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

UpdatedMar 02, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies25
  • 7D3.9%
  • 3M18.9%
  • 1Y44.7%
  • YTD19.0%

In the last week, the Electronic Equipment and Components industry is up 3.9%, with Halma up 3.8%. This means that the industry has gained 45% over the past year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 18% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 03 Mar 2026UK£22.1bUK£6.3bUK£345.3m25.1x64x3.5x
Thu, 29 Jan 2026UK£19.3bUK£6.2bUK£354.0m23.6x54.5x3.1x
Sat, 27 Dec 2025UK£18.7bUK£6.2bUK£353.5m23x53x3x
Mon, 24 Nov 2025UK£22.4bUK£7.5bUK£412.5m24.5x54.3x3x
Wed, 22 Oct 2025UK£22.5bUK£7.4bUK£373.0m28.4x60.2x3x
Fri, 19 Sep 2025UK£22.1bUK£7.5bUK£426.9m26.9x51.7x3x
Sun, 17 Aug 2025UK£21.0bUK£7.5bUK£427.4m28.3x49.1x2.8x
Tue, 15 Jul 2025UK£21.0bUK£7.4bUK£602.3m30.2x34.9x2.8x
Thu, 12 Jun 2025UK£19.4bUK£7.3bUK£623.2m20.7x31.1x2.6x
Sat, 10 May 2025UK£17.5bUK£7.3bUK£630.1m19.1x27.8x2.4x
Mon, 07 Apr 2025UK£15.4bUK£7.4bUK£676.9m14.9x22.8x2.1x
Wed, 05 Mar 2025UK£17.9bUK£7.4bUK£681.1m19.6x26.3x2.4x
Fri, 31 Jan 2025UK£19.7bUK£7.4bUK£719.9m21.2x27.3x2.6x
Sun, 29 Dec 2024UK£18.2bUK£7.4bUK£720.1m21.6x25.3x2.5x
Tue, 26 Nov 2024UK£18.3bUK£7.5bUK£720.4m23.3x25.4x2.4x
Thu, 24 Oct 2024UK£17.2bUK£7.3bUK£707.9m24.1x24.4x2.4x
Sat, 21 Sep 2024UK£18.0bUK£7.3bUK£712.8m23.4x25.2x2.5x
Mon, 19 Aug 2024UK£18.5bUK£7.2bUK£722.9m26.1x25.6x2.6x
Wed, 17 Jul 2024UK£19.7bUK£7.4bUK£599.6m26.9x32.8x2.7x
Fri, 14 Jun 2024UK£18.8bUK£7.3bUK£567.4m26.6x33.1x2.6x
Sun, 12 May 2024UK£18.6bUK£7.2bUK£578.2m23.3x32.2x2.6x
Tue, 09 Apr 2024UK£17.6bUK£7.2bUK£559.9m21.8x31.5x2.4x
Thu, 07 Mar 2024UK£18.1bUK£7.2bUK£564.3m20.5x32x2.5x
Sat, 03 Feb 2024UK£17.3bUK£7.2bUK£571.2m21.7x30.3x2.4x
Mon, 01 Jan 2024UK£18.1bUK£7.2bUK£574.1m22.7x31.6x2.5x
Wed, 29 Nov 2023UK£16.6bUK£7.2bUK£570.1m20.9x29.1x2.3x
Fri, 27 Oct 2023UK£14.6bUK£7.1bUK£564.3m19.5x26x2.1x
Sun, 24 Sep 2023UK£16.4bUK£7.1bUK£563.7m22.6x29.1x2.3x
Tue, 22 Aug 2023UK£16.8bUK£7.1bUK£563.4m24.4x29.8x2.4x
Thu, 20 Jul 2023UK£18.6bUK£6.9bUK£536.3m25.2x34.6x2.7x
Sat, 17 Jun 2023UK£19.2bUK£6.9bUK£534.1m29.5x35.9x2.8x
Mon, 15 May 2023UK£19.4bUK£6.6bUK£507.6m28.2x38.2x2.9x
Wed, 12 Apr 2023UK£18.1bUK£6.6bUK£506.2m29.6x35.8x2.7x
Fri, 10 Mar 2023UK£18.3bUK£6.4bUK£509.4m26.5x36x2.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

36x


Total Market Cap: UK£18.3bTotal Earnings: UK£509.4mTotal Revenue: UK£6.4bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Electronic Equipment and Components Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 34.8x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the British Electronic industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 64.0x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 34.8x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 2.6x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 3.5x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Electronic industry have declined 12% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues have remained mostly flat.
  • This means that although sales have remained flat, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased, which has decreased profits.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the U.K. Tech industry?

GB Market1.95%
Tech3.83%
Electronic Equipment and Components3.88%
Electronic Manufacturing Services10.82%
Electronic Equipment and Instruments3.98%
Technology Distributors-1.39%
Electronic Components-1.40%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Technology Distributors industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 24.4x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 10.5%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 69.2% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Electronic Components industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 64% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 23% per year.
  • In contrast, the Technology Distributors industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 11% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

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

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
HLMA HalmaUK£41.223.8%
+UK£566.4m		47.5%PE44.9x
GHH Gooch & HousegoUK£8.5012.1%
+UK£25.2m		77.1%PE65.8x
OXIG Oxford InstrumentsUK£26.450.6%
+UK£7.4m		37.9%PE94.1x
SOLI Solid StateUK£1.724.2%
+UK£4.0m		22.9%PE40.3x
CPX CAP-XXUK£0.002610.6%
+UK£1.4m		116.7%PS5.5x

Latest News

OXIG
UK£26.45
Oxford Instruments
7D
0.6%
1Y
37.9%
GHH
UK£8.50
Gooch & Housego
7D
12.1%
1Y
77.1%

GHH: New CFO Appointment Will Support Balanced Outlook At Current Fair Value

Analysts have raised their price target for Gooch & Housego to £8.05 from £7.33, citing updated assumptions on discount rates, revenue growth, profit margins and future P/E as the main factors behind the change. What's in the News Gooch & Housego appointed James Corte as Chief Financial Officer, bringing experience across defence, industrial and telecoms sectors.
RSW
UK£42.00
Renishaw
7D
-1.9%
1Y
44.3%
HLMA
UK£41.22
Halma
7D
3.8%
1Y
47.5%

HLMA: Steady Earnings Assumptions Will Likely Sustain Premium Future P/E

Analysts have nudged their price target for Halma higher to £38.69 from £38.38, citing modest adjustments to revenue growth, profit margin and future P/E assumptions following recent research updates, including the latest increase from Berenberg. Analyst Commentary Bullish Takeaways Bullish analysts supporting the higher £38.69 target point to incremental tweaks in revenue and margin assumptions as enough to justify a slightly richer valuation without changing the core thesis on Halma.
SNX
UK£2.23
Synectics
7D
-5.3%
1Y
-38.2%
KETL
UK£0.48
Strix Group
7D
-0.7%
1Y
-0.2%

Controls Weakness And Debt Constraints Will Shape Future Progress Yet Leave Some Upside

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NWT
UK£1.08
Newmark Security
7D
2.4%
1Y
54.7%
CPX
UK£0.0026
CAP-XX
7D
10.6%
1Y
116.7%
BIG
UK£1.08
Big Technologies
7D
-3.1%
1Y
2.4%
MIDW
UK£2.00
Midwich Group
7D
-8.3%
1Y
-16.0%

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SEE
UK£0.032
Seeing Machines
7D
-10.4%
1Y
13.2%

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Feb 03
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SOLI
UK£1.72
Solid State
7D
4.2%
1Y
22.9%

Solid State (LON:SOLI) Has Announced A Dividend Of £0.0092

Jan 21
Solid State (LON:SOLI) Has Announced A Dividend Of £0.0092
TTG
UK£1.20
TT Electronics
7D
-4.0%
1Y
48.1%
WPHO
UK£0.35
Windar Photonics
7D
-15.5%
1Y
-17.4%
VNET
UK£0.70
Vianet Group
7D
4.4%
1Y
-6.6%

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Jan 03
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SPSY
UK£1.38
Spectra Systems
7D
0.7%
1Y
-41.5%