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

UpdatedNov 15, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies19
  • 7D0.4%
  • 3M4.6%
  • 1Y28.7%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Electronic Equipment and Instruments industry has remained flat, although notably Oxford Instruments gained 16%. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 29% in that time. Earnings are forecast to grow by 20% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 17 Nov 2025UK£21.2bUK£5.1bUK£411.0m20.5x51.5x4.1x
Wed, 15 Oct 2025UK£21.6bUK£5.2bUK£428.5m23x50.5x4.2x
Fri, 12 Sep 2025UK£21.0bUK£5.2bUK£469.7m26.6x44.7x4.1x
Sun, 10 Aug 2025UK£20.6bUK£5.2bUK£460.4m25.5x44.8x4x
Tue, 08 Jul 2025UK£20.3bUK£5.1bUK£634.3m24.1x31.9x4x
Thu, 05 Jun 2025UK£17.0bUK£5.0bUK£651.7m19.7x26x3.4x
Sat, 03 May 2025UK£16.2bUK£5.0bUK£661.8m18.2x24.4x3.2x
Mon, 31 Mar 2025UK£15.9bUK£5.0bUK£663.2m17.4x24x3.2x
Wed, 26 Feb 2025UK£17.7bUK£5.1bUK£700.7m21.2x25.3x3.5x
Fri, 24 Jan 2025UK£18.7bUK£5.0bUK£699.8m22.8x26.8x3.7x
Sun, 22 Dec 2024UK£17.4bUK£5.0bUK£698.9m22.3x24.9x3.5x
Tue, 19 Nov 2024UK£16.6bUK£4.9bUK£681.5m23.1x24.3x3.4x
Thu, 17 Oct 2024UK£16.5bUK£4.9bUK£686.0m24.8x24x3.4x
Sat, 14 Sep 2024UK£17.2bUK£4.9bUK£690.5m25.1x24.9x3.5x
Mon, 12 Aug 2024UK£17.2bUK£4.8bUK£687.3m26.2x25x3.6x
Wed, 10 Jul 2024UK£18.0bUK£4.9bUK£557.3m26.9x32.3x3.6x
Fri, 07 Jun 2024UK£17.4bUK£4.8bUK£536.1m26.6x32.5x3.6x
Sun, 05 May 2024UK£17.1bUK£4.8bUK£534.6m24.5x31.9x3.5x
Tue, 02 Apr 2024UK£17.1bUK£4.8bUK£517.2m22.8x33x3.6x
Thu, 29 Feb 2024UK£17.1bUK£4.8bUK£523.4m26.4x32.7x3.6x
Sat, 27 Jan 2024UK£16.3bUK£4.8bUK£540.9m26.4x30.2x3.4x
Mon, 25 Dec 2023UK£17.0bUK£4.8bUK£542.3m25.3x31.4x3.6x
Wed, 22 Nov 2023UK£15.3bUK£4.8bUK£544.5m22.5x28.1x3.2x
Fri, 20 Oct 2023UK£14.0bUK£4.7bUK£538.9m22.6x26x3x
Sun, 17 Sep 2023UK£16.3bUK£4.7bUK£538.2m26.4x30.3x3.4x
Tue, 15 Aug 2023UK£16.2bUK£4.7bUK£542.3m24.4x29.8x3.4x
Thu, 13 Jul 2023UK£16.9bUK£4.6bUK£518.9m29.1x32.5x3.7x
Sat, 10 Jun 2023UK£17.9bUK£4.3bUK£493.1m32.6x36.4x4.1x
Mon, 08 May 2023UK£17.9bUK£4.3bUK£495.0m31.5x36.2x4.1x
Wed, 05 Apr 2023UK£17.0bUK£4.3bUK£493.3m30.4x34.5x3.9x
Fri, 03 Mar 2023UK£17.1bUK£4.3bUK£489.3m32.6x35x4x
Sun, 29 Jan 2023UK£16.1bUK£4.3bUK£576.8m27.1x28x3.7x
Tue, 27 Dec 2022UK£15.1bUK£4.3bUK£577.4m25.5x26.2x3.5x
Thu, 24 Nov 2022UK£16.8bUK£4.3bUK£576.7m24.5x29.1x3.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

29.1x


Total Market Cap: UK£16.8bTotal 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 30.9x202320242025
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 51.5x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 30.9x.
  • 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-0.85%
Tech0.068%
Electronic Equipment and Components0.30%
Electronic Equipment and Instruments0.39%
Electronic Manufacturing Services-0.75%
Electronic Components-2.25%
Technology Distributors-2.56%
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
OXIG Oxford InstrumentsUK£20.7515.8%
+UK£160.2m		0.2%PE74.8x
SEE Seeing MachinesUK£0.04311.3%
+UK£21.0m		24.4%PS4.4x
RSW RenishawUK£34.200.7%
+UK£18.2m		7.7%PE29.7x
BIG Big TechnologiesUK£0.691.2%
+UK£2.3m		-49.4%PS4.1x
ONDO Ondo InsurTechUK£0.334.8%
+UK£2.1m		18.2%PS11.7x

Latest News

SDI
UK£0.69
SDI Group
7D
-11.5%
1Y
19.8%
SEE
UK£0.043
Seeing Machines
7D
11.3%
1Y
24.4%
OXIG
UK£20.75
Oxford Instruments
7D
15.8%
1Y
0.2%
LST
UK£0.049
Light Science Technologies Holdings
7D
-3.9%
1Y
92.2%

Light Science Technologies Holdings Plc (LON:LST) Soars 37% But It's A Story Of Risk Vs Reward

Nov 09
Light Science Technologies Holdings Plc (LON:LST) Soars 37% But It's A Story Of Risk Vs Reward
BIG
UK£0.69
Big Technologies
7D
1.2%
1Y
-49.4%
HLMA
UK£33.64
Halma
7D
-1.3%
1Y
32.8%

Returns At Halma (LON:HLMA) Appear To Be Weighed Down

Nov 05
Returns At Halma (LON:HLMA) Appear To Be Weighed Down
RSW
UK£34.20
Renishaw
7D
0.7%
1Y
7.7%
VNET
UK£0.60
Vianet Group
7D
-4.0%
1Y
-42.4%
THRU
UK£0.0088
Thruvision Group
7D
-14.2%
1Y
-91.3%
WPHO
UK£0.54
Windar Photonics
7D
-4.5%
1Y
25.9%
SPSY
UK£1.39
Spectra Systems
7D
-3.1%
1Y
-44.6%
SNX
UK£2.63
Synectics
7D
-7.1%
1Y
-16.7%
SXS
UK£41.12
Spectris
7D
0.05%
1Y
61.1%

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£0.33
Ondo InsurTech
7D
4.8%
1Y
18.2%
IGE
UK£0.016
Image Scan Holdings
7D
10.3%
1Y
-43.9%