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

UpdatedJul 03, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies20
  • 7D0.2%
  • 3M36.8%
  • 1Y10.6%
  • YTDn/a

The Electronic Equipment and Instruments is pretty flat in the last 7 days, but Spectris has stood out, gaining 4.3%. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 11% over the past 12 months. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 9.8% 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
Sun, 06 Jul 2025UK£20.1bUK£5.1bUK£635.0m24.2x31.6x3.9x
Tue, 03 Jun 2025UK£16.8bUK£5.0bUK£651.7m19.7x25.7x3.3x
Thu, 01 May 2025UK£15.7bUK£5.0bUK£661.8m17.7x23.8x3.1x
Sat, 29 Mar 2025UK£15.9bUK£5.0bUK£663.2m17.4x24x3.2x
Mon, 24 Feb 2025UK£18.2bUK£5.1bUK£700.6m21.6x26x3.6x
Wed, 22 Jan 2025UK£18.0bUK£5.0bUK£699.7m23.1x25.7x3.6x
Fri, 20 Dec 2024UK£17.4bUK£5.0bUK£698.8m22.4x25x3.5x
Sun, 17 Nov 2024UK£16.5bUK£4.9bUK£681.5m23.3x24.2x3.3x
Tue, 15 Oct 2024UK£16.7bUK£4.9bUK£686.1m25.2x24.3x3.4x
Thu, 12 Sep 2024UK£16.8bUK£4.8bUK£690.7m24.5x24.4x3.5x
Sat, 10 Aug 2024UK£17.2bUK£4.8bUK£687.3m26.2x25x3.6x
Mon, 08 Jul 2024UK£18.1bUK£4.9bUK£557.3m27.4x32.5x3.7x
Wed, 05 Jun 2024UK£17.2bUK£4.8bUK£536.0m27.3x32x3.6x
Fri, 03 May 2024UK£16.8bUK£4.8bUK£534.5m24.1x31.5x3.5x
Sun, 31 Mar 2024UK£17.1bUK£4.8bUK£517.2m22.8x33x3.6x
Tue, 27 Feb 2024UK£17.5bUK£4.8bUK£522.0m32.3x33.6x3.7x
Thu, 25 Jan 2024UK£16.1bUK£4.8bUK£541.4m25.1x29.8x3.4x
Sat, 23 Dec 2023UK£17.0bUK£4.8bUK£542.3m25.3x31.4x3.6x
Mon, 20 Nov 2023UK£15.2bUK£4.8bUK£544.1m23x28x3.2x
Wed, 18 Oct 2023UK£14.4bUK£4.7bUK£541.4m23.1x26.7x3.1x
Fri, 15 Sep 2023UK£16.2bUK£4.7bUK£538.2m26.3x30.1x3.4x
Sun, 13 Aug 2023UK£16.2bUK£4.7bUK£542.3m24.2x29.8x3.4x
Tue, 11 Jul 2023UK£16.6bUK£4.6bUK£518.7m29.7x32x3.6x
Thu, 08 Jun 2023UK£18.3bUK£4.3bUK£493.0m32.9x37.2x4.2x
Sat, 06 May 2023UK£17.9bUK£4.3bUK£495.0m31.5x36.2x4.1x
Mon, 03 Apr 2023UK£17.3bUK£4.3bUK£493.3m30.4x35x4x
Wed, 01 Mar 2023UK£16.9bUK£4.3bUK£489.3m32x34.5x3.9x
Fri, 27 Jan 2023UK£16.2bUK£4.3bUK£576.8m27.1x28x3.7x
Sun, 25 Dec 2022UK£15.1bUK£4.3bUK£577.4m25.5x26.2x3.5x
Tue, 22 Nov 2022UK£16.5bUK£4.3bUK£576.8m24x28.6x3.8x
Thu, 20 Oct 2022UK£15.0bUK£4.1bUK£600.6m21.2x24.9x3.6x
Sat, 17 Sep 2022UK£14.8bUK£4.1bUK£596.5m22.1x24.8x3.6x
Mon, 15 Aug 2022UK£16.7bUK£4.1bUK£603.4m23.9x27.7x4.1x
Wed, 13 Jul 2022UK£15.7bUK£4.1bUK£749.5m20.7x21x3.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

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Total Market Cap: UK£15.7bTotal Earnings: UK£749.5mTotal Revenue: UK£4.1bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Electronic Equipment and Instruments Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 29.2x202320242025
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 29.1x.
  • 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 5.4% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 8.1% 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 Market0.12%
Tech-1.83%
Electronic Equipment and Components0.26%
Electronic Equipment and Instruments0.20%
Technology Distributors4.48%
Electronic Components1.31%
Electronic Manufacturing Services-1.61%
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£40.184.3%
+UK£160.7m		37.1%PE17.1x
OXIG Oxford InstrumentsUK£20.053.5%
+UK£39.0m		-19.8%PE44.8x
SEE Seeing MachinesUK£0.03111.4%
+UK£15.5m		-33.3%PS3.1x
BIG Big TechnologiesUK£0.942.2%
+UK£5.8m		-34.5%PE111.3x
SDI SDI GroupUK£0.922.8%
+UK£2.6m		38.2%PE27.6x

Latest News

WPHO
UK£0.49
Windar Photonics
7D
-8.4%
1Y
-1.0%
HLMA
UK£31.82
Halma
7D
-1.1%
1Y
18.9%
OXIG
UK£20.05
Oxford Instruments
7D
3.5%
1Y
-19.8%
SXS
UK£40.18
Spectris
7D
4.3%
1Y
37.1%
RSW
UK£28.80
Renishaw
7D
-2.5%
1Y
-21.4%
QUBE
UK£0.25
Quantum Base Holdings
7D
-2.0%
1Y
n/a
ONDO
UK£0.23
Ondo InsurTech
7D
5.9%
1Y
48.8%
SEE
UK£0.031
Seeing Machines
7D
11.4%
1Y
-33.3%
LST
UK£0.035
Light Science Technologies Holdings
7D
-2.8%
1Y
25.5%
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UK£0.92
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7D
2.8%
1Y
38.2%
VNET
UK£0.94
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7D
-2.1%
1Y
-28.2%

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SNX
UK£3.30
Synectics
7D
4.8%
1Y
80.8%
SPSY
UK£2.25
Spectra Systems
7D
-1.3%
1Y
0%
PIP
UK£0.014
PipeHawk
7D
-17.9%
1Y
-34.5%
BIG
UK£0.94
Big Technologies
7D
2.2%
1Y
-34.5%
WSG
UK£0.026
Westminster Group
7D
20.5%
1Y
-5.4%