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

UpdatedJun 11, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies20
  • 7D10.1%
  • 3M12.1%
  • 1Y6.3%
  • YTDn/a

The Electronic Equipment and Instruments industry is up 10% in the last week, with Spectris up 58%. This means that the industry has gained 6.3% over the past year. Earnings are forecast to grow by 8.1% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 11 Jun 2025UK£18.5bUK£5.0bUK£651.6m20.6x28.4x3.7x
Fri, 09 May 2025UK£16.8bUK£5.0bUK£661.7m18.8x25.3x3.3x
Sun, 06 Apr 2025UK£14.8bUK£5.0bUK£661.3m14.9x22.4x2.9x
Tue, 04 Mar 2025UK£17.3bUK£5.0bUK£660.2m21.2x26.2x3.5x
Thu, 30 Jan 2025UK£18.9bUK£5.0bUK£699.9m22.2x27x3.8x
Sat, 28 Dec 2024UK£17.4bUK£5.0bUK£700.1m22.6x24.9x3.5x
Mon, 25 Nov 2024UK£17.2bUK£5.0bUK£699.2m23.2x24.5x3.4x
Wed, 23 Oct 2024UK£16.5bUK£4.9bUK£686.0m24.3x24x3.4x
Fri, 20 Sep 2024UK£17.4bUK£4.9bUK£690.7m24.4x25.2x3.6x
Sun, 18 Aug 2024UK£17.4bUK£4.8bUK£687.6m26.3x25.3x3.6x
Tue, 16 Jul 2024UK£18.3bUK£4.9bUK£558.4m28.1x32.7x3.7x
Thu, 13 Jun 2024UK£17.2bUK£4.8bUK£526.6m29.8x32.7x3.6x
Sat, 11 May 2024UK£17.4bUK£4.8bUK£535.6m24.2x32.5x3.6x
Mon, 08 Apr 2024UK£16.5bUK£4.8bUK£517.2m22.1x32x3.5x
Wed, 06 Mar 2024UK£16.8bUK£4.8bUK£531.0m23x31.7x3.5x
Fri, 02 Feb 2024UK£16.3bUK£4.8bUK£540.9m27.4x30.2x3.4x
Sun, 31 Dec 2023UK£16.9bUK£4.8bUK£542.3m25.1x31.2x3.5x
Tue, 28 Nov 2023UK£15.5bUK£4.8bUK£544.5m22.8x28.5x3.2x
Thu, 26 Oct 2023UK£13.7bUK£4.7bUK£538.9m21.7x25.3x2.9x
Sat, 23 Sep 2023UK£15.2bUK£4.7bUK£538.4m26.3x28.3x3.2x
Mon, 21 Aug 2023UK£15.5bUK£4.7bUK£538.0m26.4x28.8x3.3x
Wed, 19 Jul 2023UK£16.9bUK£4.6bUK£518.9m28.6x32.6x3.7x
Fri, 16 Jun 2023UK£17.8bUK£4.4bUK£508.0m28.4x35.1x4.1x
Sun, 14 May 2023UK£18.1bUK£4.3bUK£494.9m30.9x36.6x4.2x
Tue, 11 Apr 2023UK£16.8bUK£4.3bUK£493.5m29.7x34x3.9x
Thu, 09 Mar 2023UK£17.2bUK£4.3bUK£492.1m33.2x34.9x4x
Sat, 04 Feb 2023UK£17.2bUK£4.3bUK£573.6m25.3x29.9x4x
Mon, 02 Jan 2023UK£15.2bUK£4.3bUK£577.2m26.3x26.3x3.5x
Wed, 30 Nov 2022UK£15.9bUK£4.3bUK£576.7m23.3x27.5x3.7x
Fri, 28 Oct 2022UK£15.9bUK£4.1bUK£594.4m21.7x26.7x3.8x
Sun, 25 Sep 2022UK£14.9bUK£4.1bUK£596.5m21.4x25x3.6x
Tue, 23 Aug 2022UK£16.0bUK£4.1bUK£603.7m22.2x26.4x3.9x
Thu, 21 Jul 2022UK£16.1bUK£4.1bUK£750.3m23.3x21.5x4x
Sat, 18 Jun 2022UK£14.7bUK£4.0bUK£749.5m22.1x19.6x3.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

19.6x


Total Market Cap: UK£14.7bTotal Earnings: UK£749.5mTotal 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 Market0.99%
Tech4.99%
Electronic Equipment and Components10.03%
Electronic Equipment and Instruments10.12%
Electronic Manufacturing Services17.39%
Electronic Components7.47%
Technology Distributors3.24%
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£32.0458.0%
+UK£1.2b
-0.5%PE13.6x
HLMA HalmaUK£30.023.3%
+UK£362.6m
32.0%PE39.6x
RSW RenishawUK£27.155.2%
+UK£98.2m
-31.4%PE20.2x
OXIG Oxford InstrumentsUK£18.945.1%
+UK£53.5m
-28.1%PE21x
BIG Big TechnologiesUK£1.022.2%
+UK£6.3m
-38.1%PE121.3x
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Latest News

OXIG

UK£18.94

Oxford Instruments

7D

5.1%

1Y

-28.1%

SXS

UK£32.04

Spectris

7D

58.0%

1Y

-0.5%

SNX

UK£3.30

Synectics

7D

6.5%

1Y

87.5%

WPHO

UK£0.52

Windar Photonics

7D

10.0%

1Y

5.6%

SDI

UK£0.78

SDI Group

7D

5.6%

1Y

17.4%

BIG

UK£1.02

Big Technologies

7D

2.2%

1Y

-38.1%

LST

UK£0.037

Light Science Technologies Holdings

7D

-2.6%

1Y

38.9%

ONDO

UK£0.23

Ondo InsurTech

7D

-3.4%

1Y

55.2%

THRU

UK£0.012

Thruvision Group

7D

-19.0%

1Y

-93.1%

QUBE

UK£0.23

Quantum Base Holdings

7D

-2.1%

1Y

n/a

SEE

UK£0.023

Seeing Machines

7D

-2.4%

1Y

-52.7%

WSG

UK£0.022

Westminster Group

7D

-8.3%

1Y

-12.0%