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U.K. (FTSE) Electronic Equipment and Instruments Industry Analysis

UpdatedJun 14, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies20
  • 7D9.7%
  • 3M11.8%
  • 1Y0.4%
  • YTDn/a

In the last week, the Electronic Equipment and Instruments industry is up 11%, with Spectris up 59%. In the same time, Big Technologies was down 5.8%. The industry has been flat over the past 12 months despite the gain this week. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 7.4% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the U.K. Electronic Equipment and Instruments Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 14 Jun 2025UK£18.8bUK£5.1bUK£661.5m20x28.4x3.7x
Mon, 12 May 2025UK£16.8bUK£5.0bUK£661.8m19.1x25.4x3.3x
Wed, 09 Apr 2025UK£14.5bUK£5.0bUK£661.1m15.4x21.9x2.9x
Fri, 07 Mar 2025UK£17.0bUK£5.0bUK£660.6m20x25.7x3.4x
Sun, 02 Feb 2025UK£19.3bUK£5.0bUK£699.5m21.6x27.6x3.8x
Tue, 31 Dec 2024UK£17.3bUK£5.0bUK£700.0m22.3x24.7x3.4x
Thu, 28 Nov 2024UK£17.1bUK£5.0bUK£699.4m23.4x24.4x3.4x
Sat, 26 Oct 2024UK£16.5bUK£4.9bUK£685.0m24.5x24.1x3.4x
Mon, 23 Sep 2024UK£17.0bUK£4.9bUK£690.8m24.3x24.7x3.5x
Wed, 21 Aug 2024UK£17.4bUK£4.8bUK£687.7m26.3x25.2x3.6x
Fri, 19 Jul 2024UK£18.1bUK£4.9bUK£558.4m27.9x32.5x3.7x
Sun, 16 Jun 2024UK£18.5bUK£4.9bUK£557.9m29.7x33.2x3.7x
Tue, 14 May 2024UK£17.2bUK£4.8bUK£535.7m23.1x32.1x3.6x
Thu, 11 Apr 2024UK£16.5bUK£4.8bUK£517.1m22.2x31.9x3.5x
Sat, 09 Mar 2024UK£17.0bUK£4.8bUK£531.0m23.3x31.9x3.6x
Mon, 05 Feb 2024UK£16.2bUK£4.8bUK£540.8m27x29.9x3.4x
Wed, 03 Jan 2024UK£16.6bUK£4.8bUK£542.2m24.6x30.6x3.5x
Fri, 01 Dec 2023UK£15.5bUK£4.8bUK£544.5m23x28.5x3.2x
Sun, 29 Oct 2023UK£13.5bUK£4.7bUK£538.9m21.4x25.1x2.9x
Tue, 26 Sep 2023UK£15.2bUK£4.7bUK£538.4m26.8x28.3x3.2x
Thu, 24 Aug 2023UK£15.6bUK£4.7bUK£538.0m26.5x28.9x3.3x
Sat, 22 Jul 2023UK£17.3bUK£4.6bUK£519.3m28.6x33.3x3.8x
Mon, 19 Jun 2023UK£17.9bUK£4.6bUK£519.0m28.4x34.4x3.9x
Wed, 17 May 2023UK£18.3bUK£4.3bUK£494.9m31x36.9x4.2x
Fri, 14 Apr 2023UK£17.1bUK£4.3bUK£493.4m31.1x34.6x3.9x
Sun, 12 Mar 2023UK£16.7bUK£4.3bUK£492.2m32.2x33.9x3.8x
Tue, 07 Feb 2023UK£17.1bUK£4.3bUK£573.7m25x29.8x3.9x
Thu, 05 Jan 2023UK£15.7bUK£4.3bUK£577.1m26.4x27.2x3.6x
Sat, 03 Dec 2022UK£16.6bUK£4.3bUK£576.8m23.3x28.7x3.8x
Mon, 31 Oct 2022UK£15.7bUK£4.1bUK£594.6m21.7x26.3x3.8x
Wed, 28 Sep 2022UK£14.9bUK£4.1bUK£596.6m21.5x24.9x3.6x
Fri, 26 Aug 2022UK£15.7bUK£4.1bUK£603.6m21.8x25.9x3.8x
Sun, 24 Jul 2022UK£16.7bUK£4.1bUK£750.3m24.1x22.3x4.1x
Tue, 21 Jun 2022UK£14.9bUK£4.0bUK£749.4m22.3x19.8x3.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

19.8x


Total Market Cap: UK£14.9bTotal Earnings: UK£749.4mTotal Revenue: UK£4.0bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Electronic Equipment and Instruments Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 28.9x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the British Electronic Equipment and Instruments industry at the moment, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates to remain steady.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 28.9x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 3.7x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Electronic Equipment and Instruments industry have declined 4.6% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 7.4% per year.
  • This means that although more sales are being generated, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased, which has decreased profits.

Industry Comparison

How does U.K. Electronic Equipment and Instruments compare with similar industries?

GB Market0.14%
Tech3.66%
Electronic Equipment and Components9.37%
Electronic Equipment and Instruments9.69%
Electronic Manufacturing Services4.40%
Electronic Components2.80%
Technology Distributors-0.062%
Industry PEThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.
Forecasted GrowthThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
SXS SpectrisUK£31.5855.0%
+UK£1.1b		1.0%PE13.4x
HLMA HalmaUK£31.124.5%
+UK£506.1m		17.7%PE39.7x
RSW RenishawUK£27.052.9%
+UK£54.5m		-32.1%PE20.1x
WPHO Windar PhotonicsUK£0.5312.8%
+UK£5.8m		3.9%PS10.5x
SPSY Spectra SystemsUK£2.105.0%
+UK£4.8m		-10.6%PE16.1x
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-0.3%

1Y

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4.5%

1Y

17.7%

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UK£0.84

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UK£0.81

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7D

4.2%

1Y

23.5%

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SPSY

UK£2.10

Spectra Systems

7D

5.0%

1Y

-10.6%

WPHO

UK£0.53

Windar Photonics

7D

12.8%

1Y

3.9%

SXS

UK£31.58

Spectris

7D

55.0%

1Y

1.0%

SNX

UK£3.15

Synectics

7D

-2.3%

1Y

79.0%

BIG

UK£0.93

Big Technologies

7D

-7.5%

1Y

-42.4%

LST

UK£0.036

Light Science Technologies Holdings

7D

-6.5%

1Y

38.5%

ONDO

UK£0.23

Ondo InsurTech

7D

-2.2%

1Y

47.5%

RSW

UK£27.05

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7D

2.9%

1Y

-32.1%

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QUBE

UK£0.23

Quantum Base Holdings

7D

-6.1%

1Y

n/a

SEE

UK£0.022

Seeing Machines

7D

-4.8%

1Y

-55.5%

WSG

UK£0.022

Westminster Group

7D

-6.4%

1Y

-10.2%

NWT

UK£0.74

Newmark Security

7D

2.8%

1Y

-23.6%