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

UpdatedNov 20, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies19
  • 7D3.6%
  • 3M7.3%
  • 1Y31.0%
  • YTDn/a

The Electronic Equipment and Instruments industry is up 3.6% in the last week, with Halma up 7.0%. Meanwhile, Oxford Instruments actually underperformed within the industry, shrinking 7.3% in the last week. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 31%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 20% 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
Fri, 21 Nov 2025UK£20.9bUK£5.1bUK£411.0m20.8x50.8x4.1x
Sun, 19 Oct 2025UK£21.7bUK£5.2bUK£428.6m22.4x50.5x4.2x
Tue, 16 Sep 2025UK£20.9bUK£5.2bUK£469.4m26.2x44.6x4x
Thu, 14 Aug 2025UK£20.6bUK£5.2bUK£460.5m25.5x44.6x4x
Sat, 12 Jul 2025UK£20.3bUK£5.1bUK£635.5m24.8x32x4x
Mon, 09 Jun 2025UK£17.1bUK£5.0bUK£651.7m19.8x26.3x3.4x
Wed, 07 May 2025UK£16.2bUK£5.0bUK£661.9m17.3x24.4x3.2x
Fri, 04 Apr 2025UK£15.2bUK£5.0bUK£664.8m16x22.9x3x
Sun, 02 Mar 2025UK£17.5bUK£5.0bUK£660.0m21.2x26.6x3.5x
Tue, 28 Jan 2025UK£18.7bUK£5.0bUK£700.0m22.2x26.6x3.7x
Thu, 26 Dec 2024UK£17.5bUK£5.0bUK£700.1m22.5x25x3.5x
Sat, 23 Nov 2024UK£17.2bUK£5.0bUK£699.2m23.2x24.5x3.4x
Mon, 21 Oct 2024UK£16.6bUK£4.9bUK£686.1m24.7x24.2x3.4x
Wed, 18 Sep 2024UK£17.3bUK£4.9bUK£690.6m24.4x25.1x3.6x
Fri, 16 Aug 2024UK£17.5bUK£4.8bUK£687.5m26.4x25.4x3.6x
Sun, 14 Jul 2024UK£18.4bUK£4.9bUK£558.4m28.4x32.9x3.7x
Tue, 11 Jun 2024UK£17.3bUK£4.8bUK£536.0m26.5x32.3x3.6x
Thu, 09 May 2024UK£17.3bUK£4.8bUK£535.6m24x32.3x3.6x
Sat, 06 Apr 2024UK£16.5bUK£4.8bUK£517.2m22.1x32x3.5x
Mon, 04 Mar 2024UK£17.0bUK£4.8bUK£530.9m23.3x32.1x3.6x
Wed, 31 Jan 2024UK£16.4bUK£4.8bUK£540.9m27.1x30.3x3.4x
Fri, 29 Dec 2023UK£17.0bUK£4.8bUK£542.3m25.1x31.3x3.5x
Sun, 26 Nov 2023UK£15.6bUK£4.8bUK£544.5m23x28.6x3.3x
Tue, 24 Oct 2023UK£13.8bUK£4.7bUK£538.9m21.8x25.7x2.9x
Thu, 21 Sep 2023UK£15.8bUK£4.7bUK£538.4m26.3x29.3x3.3x
Sat, 19 Aug 2023UK£15.5bUK£4.7bUK£538.0m26.4x28.8x3.3x
Mon, 17 Jul 2023UK£17.2bUK£4.6bUK£519.0m29.1x33.2x3.8x
Wed, 14 Jun 2023UK£18.4bUK£4.3bUK£493.1m32.9x37.2x4.2x
Fri, 12 May 2023UK£18.1bUK£4.3bUK£494.9m31.1x36.6x4.2x
Sun, 09 Apr 2023UK£16.8bUK£4.3bUK£493.5m29.7x34x3.9x
Tue, 07 Mar 2023UK£17.1bUK£4.3bUK£489.3m32.6x35x4x
Thu, 02 Feb 2023UK£16.4bUK£4.3bUK£578.0m23.4x28.4x3.8x
Sat, 31 Dec 2022UK£15.2bUK£4.3bUK£577.2m26.3x26.3x3.5x
Mon, 28 Nov 2022UK£16.9bUK£4.3bUK£576.7m24.5x29.3x3.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

29.3x


Total Market Cap: UK£16.9bTotal Earnings: UK£576.7mTotal Revenue: UK£4.3bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Electronic Equipment and Instruments Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 31x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the British Electronic Equipment and Instruments industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 50.8x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 31.0x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 3.6x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 4.1x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Electronic Equipment and Instruments industry have declined 11% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 6.1% 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 Market-2.81%
Tech0.78%
Electronic Equipment and Components3.36%
Electronic Equipment and Instruments3.60%
Technology Distributors-0.88%
Electronic Components-4.04%
Electronic Manufacturing Services-5.81%
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
HLMA HalmaUK£36.187.0%
+UK£888.2m		36.8%PE46.1x
SEE Seeing MachinesUK£0.0449.6%
+UK£18.6m		30.6%PS4.5x
SNX SynecticsUK£2.753.8%
+UK£1.7m		-12.1%PE10.7x
SNT Sabien Technology GroupUK£0.08317.9%
+UK£334.9k		-15.4%PS2.6x
IGE Image Scan HoldingsUK£0.01812.1%
+UK£273.7k		-31.5%PS1.2x

Latest News

OXIG
UK£19.38
Oxford Instruments
7D
-7.3%
1Y
-4.1%

There May Be Some Bright Spots In Oxford Instruments' (LON:OXIG) Earnings

Nov 20
There May Be Some Bright Spots In Oxford Instruments' (LON:OXIG) Earnings
SPSY
UK£1.28
Spectra Systems
7D
-7.6%
1Y
-49.4%
HLMA
UK£36.18
Halma
7D
7.0%
1Y
36.8%

Halma plc's (LON:HLMA) Business Is Yet to Catch Up With Its Share Price

Nov 18
Halma plc's (LON:HLMA) Business Is Yet to Catch Up With Its Share Price
RSW
UK£33.95
Renishaw
7D
-1.6%
1Y
8.8%

RSW: Margin Improvement Efforts And Dividend Outlook Will Drive Measured Upside

Analysts have increased their price target for Renishaw, citing improved margin outlook and stronger than expected EBITA forecasts. Recent revisions have lifted expectations by over £1,000 to a new range between £3,340 and £3,530 per share.
SDI
UK£0.67
SDI Group
7D
-3.6%
1Y
12.0%
SEE
UK£0.044
Seeing Machines
7D
9.6%
1Y
30.6%
SNT
UK£0.083
Sabien Technology Group
7D
17.9%
1Y
-15.4%
BIG
UK£0.67
Big Technologies
7D
-0.9%
1Y
-50.1%
WPHO
UK£0.51
Windar Photonics
7D
-7.3%
1Y
22.9%
SNX
UK£2.75
Synectics
7D
3.8%
1Y
-12.1%
SXS
UK£41.08
Spectris
7D
-0.1%
1Y
65.9%

Overvaluation Will Collapse As GB Electronic Industry Faces Uncertainty

Spectris’s future P/E multiple has increased while its net profit margin has declined slightly, resulting in a marginal upward revision of the consensus analyst price target from £33.52 to £34.06. What's in the News Spectris received competing acquisition offers from Advent International and KKR, with the board ultimately recommending a revised higher cash offer from KKR at £41.75 per share, including a 28p interim dividend, and withdrawing support for Advent's offer.
ONDO
UK£0.31
Ondo InsurTech
7D
-7.5%
1Y
2.5%
IGE
UK£0.018
Image Scan Holdings
7D
12.1%
1Y
-31.5%