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U.K. (FTSE) IT Industry Analysis

UpdatedJan 11, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies20
  • 7D6.4%
  • 3M3.3%
  • 1Y14.6%
  • YTD6.4%

The IT industry is up 6.4% in the last week, with Computacenter up 8.5%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 15%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 17% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the U.K. IT Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 11 Jan 2026UK£8.8bUK£10.7bUK£267.3m23x32.8x0.8x
Tue, 09 Dec 2025UK£8.7bUK£10.8bUK£261.6m23.9x33.4x0.8x
Thu, 06 Nov 2025UK£8.6bUK£10.8bUK£273.8m26.5x31.4x0.8x
Sat, 04 Oct 2025UK£8.4bUK£10.4bUK£265.7m27.8x31.7x0.8x
Mon, 01 Sep 2025UK£7.8bUK£9.5bUK£272.7m23.9x28.4x0.8x
Wed, 30 Jul 2025UK£7.8bUK£9.6bUK£278.2m24.8x28x0.8x
Fri, 27 Jun 2025UK£8.5bUK£9.5bUK£329.0m25.5x25.8x0.9x
Sun, 25 May 2025UK£8.4bUK£9.5bUK£319.3m20.2x26.4x0.9x
Tue, 22 Apr 2025UK£7.8bUK£9.6bUK£330.6m20.4x23.5x0.8x
Thu, 20 Mar 2025UK£8.5bUK£9.6bUK£340.4m20.6x25.1x0.9x
Sat, 15 Feb 2025UK£8.1bUK£9.0bUK£333.3m21.6x24.4x0.9x
Mon, 13 Jan 2025UK£7.8bUK£9.0bUK£335.5m25.2x23.3x0.9x
Wed, 11 Dec 2024UK£8.3bUK£9.0bUK£337.2m27.4x24.6x0.9x
Fri, 08 Nov 2024UK£8.5bUK£9.0bUK£322.5m24.3x26.3x0.9x
Sun, 06 Oct 2024UK£10.7bUK£9.7bUK£292.6m24x36.7x1.1x
Tue, 03 Sep 2024UK£11.3bUK£10.1bUK£360.9m27.7x31.2x1.1x
Thu, 01 Aug 2024UK£11.6bUK£10.2bUK£384.6m27.8x30x1.1x
Sat, 29 Jun 2024UK£11.9bUK£10.2bUK£382.9m26.6x31.1x1.2x
Mon, 27 May 2024UK£11.8bUK£10.2bUK£380.7m29.1x31.1x1.2x
Wed, 24 Apr 2024UK£10.1bUK£10.4bUK£355.2m28.1x28.5x1x
Fri, 22 Mar 2024UK£10.3bUK£10.5bUK£352.7m27x29.1x1x
Sun, 18 Feb 2024UK£11.1bUK£10.8bUK£359.4m25.5x30.8x1x
Tue, 16 Jan 2024UK£10.5bUK£12.8bUK£376.4m25.5x28x0.8x
Thu, 14 Dec 2023UK£10.1bUK£12.8bUK£379.6m22.8x26.5x0.8x
Sat, 11 Nov 2023UK£10.7bUK£13.4bUK£380.0m24.8x28.1x0.8x
Mon, 09 Oct 2023UK£10.9bUK£13.4bUK£372.3m26.1x29.4x0.8x
Wed, 06 Sep 2023UK£11.0bUK£12.6bUK£389.5m28.4x28.2x0.9x
Fri, 04 Aug 2023UK£10.9bUK£12.5bUK£404.7m26.5x27x0.9x
Sun, 02 Jul 2023UK£11.0bUK£12.5bUK£425.6m26.3x25.9x0.9x
Tue, 30 May 2023UK£11.1bUK£12.5bUK£424.5m26.2x26.2x0.9x
Thu, 27 Apr 2023UK£11.6bUK£12.4bUK£422.7m24.7x27.5x0.9x
Sat, 25 Mar 2023UK£11.6bUK£13.2bUK£422.4m27.6x27.4x0.9x
Mon, 20 Feb 2023UK£38.8bUK£22.0bUK£1.8b28x21.1x1.8x
Wed, 18 Jan 2023UK£37.3bUK£21.9bUK£1.8b28.3x20.8x1.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

20.8x


Total Market Cap: UK£37.3bTotal Earnings: UK£1.8bTotal Revenue: UK£21.9bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. IT Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 27.7x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the British IT industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 32.8x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 27.7x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.96x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the IT industry have declined 47% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 21% per year.
  • This means overall sales from these companies are declining and profits are subsequently falling as well.

Industry Trends

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

GB Market1.88%
Tech3.92%
IT6.36%
IT Consulting6.76%
Data Processing Services0.50%
Internet Services and Infrastructure-1.05%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Data Processing Services industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 6.5x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 59.6% and investors are willing to pay a premium for that growth.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Data Processing Services industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 60% over the next 5 years.
  • In contrast, the Internet Services and Infrastructure industry is expected to see its earnings decline by 2.4% 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
CCC ComputacenterUK£31.688.5%
+UK£260.1m		54.7%PE20.8x
SCT SoftcatUK£14.827.9%
+UK£214.1m		-0.9%PE22.2x
KNOS Kainos GroupUK£10.223.0%
+UK£33.9m		36.4%PE39.7x
SWC Smarter WebUK£0.4022.1%
+UK£21.8m		n/aPE-238x
NCC NCC GroupUK£1.393.7%
+UK£15.3m		0.7%PS1.8x

Latest News

CLBS
UK£1.50
Celebrus Technologies
7D
11.1%
1Y
-40.6%

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Jan 10
Celebrus Technologies plc's (LON:CLBS) Business Is Trailing The Market But Its Shares Aren't
TIA
UK£0.77
Tialis Essential IT
7D
-3.8%
1Y
136.9%

Further Upside For Tialis Essential IT PLC (LON:TIA) Shares Could Introduce Price Risks After 28% Bounce

Jan 09
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SCT
UK£14.82
Softcat
7D
7.9%
1Y
-0.9%

SCT: Dividend Returns And Steady Outlook Will Shape Future Share Appeal

Analysts have raised their Softcat price target from £14.00 to £14.50, reflecting updated assumptions on discount rates, revenue growth, profit margins and future price-to-earnings (P/E) expectations. What's in the News Approval of a final dividend of 20.4 pence per ordinary share at the 15 December 2025 AGM.
CCC
UK£31.68
Computacenter
7D
8.5%
1Y
54.7%
FDM
UK£1.30
FDM Group (Holdings)
7D
-1.4%
1Y
-53.6%
ING
UK£1.11
Ingenta
7D
-2.6%
1Y
51.4%

Ingenta plc (LON:ING) Surges 25% Yet Its Low P/E Is No Reason For Excitement

Jan 04
Ingenta plc (LON:ING) Surges 25% Yet Its Low P/E Is No Reason For Excitement
GST
UK£0.0061
GSTechnologies
7D
35.6%
1Y
-77.3%
NCC
UK£1.39
NCC Group
7D
3.7%
1Y
0.7%
RCGH
UK£0.017
RC365 Holding
7D
54.5%
1Y
-19.0%
KNOS
UK£10.22
Kainos Group
7D
3.0%
1Y
36.4%

Kainos Group plc's (LON:KNOS) 28% Jump Shows Its Popularity With Investors

Dec 10
Kainos Group plc's (LON:KNOS) 28% Jump Shows Its Popularity With Investors
BKS
UK£2.22
Beeks Financial Cloud Group
7D
-4.9%
1Y
-18.6%
TPX
UK£0.20
TPXimpact Holdings
7D
-4.7%
1Y
-49.4%
TRD
UK£2.50
Triad Group
7D
-3.8%
1Y
-13.8%
SWC
UK£0.40
Smarter Web
7D
22.1%
1Y
n/a
NARF
UK£0.005
Narf Industries
7D
-4.8%
1Y
5.3%
CLCO
UK£0.0014
CloudCoCo Group
7D
-6.7%
1Y
-12.5%