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U.K. (FTSE) IT Industry Analysis

UpdatedJan 29, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies20
  • 7D4.5%
  • 3M1.1%
  • 1Y9.8%
  • YTD5.9%

Over the last 7 days, the IT industry has risen 4.5%, driven by gains from Computacenter of 7.5%. In the same time, Smarter Web was down 5.6%. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 9.8%. 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
Thu, 29 Jan 2026UK£8.7bUK£10.7bUK£267.4m24.6x32.6x0.8x
Sat, 27 Dec 2025UK£8.3bUK£10.7bUK£267.3m23x31.2x0.8x
Mon, 24 Nov 2025UK£8.3bUK£10.8bUK£267.3m24.3x31x0.8x
Wed, 22 Oct 2025UK£8.3bUK£10.4bUK£266.2m27.3x31.1x0.8x
Fri, 19 Sep 2025UK£8.1bUK£10.4bUK£261.0m25.2x31x0.8x
Sun, 17 Aug 2025UK£7.7bUK£9.5bUK£272.7m23.4x28.2x0.8x
Tue, 15 Jul 2025UK£7.9bUK£9.5bUK£331.9m21.1x23.9x0.8x
Thu, 12 Jun 2025UK£8.8bUK£9.5bUK£311.1m26.2x28.3x0.9x
Sat, 10 May 2025UK£8.7bUK£9.6bUK£329.2m20.1x26.4x0.9x
Mon, 07 Apr 2025UK£7.6bUK£9.6bUK£330.5m18.2x23x0.8x
Wed, 05 Mar 2025UK£7.5bUK£9.0bUK£333.3m24.3x22.5x0.8x
Fri, 31 Jan 2025UK£8.0bUK£9.0bUK£332.0m23.2x24x0.9x
Sun, 29 Dec 2024UK£8.1bUK£9.0bUK£337.2m26.2x24x0.9x
Tue, 26 Nov 2024UK£8.5bUK£9.0bUK£331.5m28.5x25.6x0.9x
Thu, 24 Oct 2024UK£10.3bUK£9.7bUK£294.6m23.6x35x1.1x
Sat, 21 Sep 2024UK£10.8bUK£9.7bUK£293.5m24.9x36.7x1.1x
Mon, 19 Aug 2024UK£11.5bUK£10.1bUK£361.0m28.8x31.9x1.1x
Wed, 17 Jul 2024UK£11.6bUK£10.2bUK£385.5m27.7x30.1x1.1x
Fri, 14 Jun 2024UK£11.7bUK£10.2bUK£381.1m26.6x30.8x1.2x
Sun, 12 May 2024UK£10.3bUK£10.2bUK£374.7m28.2x27.4x1x
Tue, 09 Apr 2024UK£10.4bUK£10.4bUK£355.3m28.5x29.2x1x
Thu, 07 Mar 2024UK£10.8bUK£10.8bUK£359.5m25.7x29.9x1x
Sat, 03 Feb 2024UK£11.3bUK£12.8bUK£367.2m24.9x30.8x0.9x
Mon, 01 Jan 2024UK£10.9bUK£12.8bUK£376.6m24.2x29.1x0.9x
Wed, 29 Nov 2023UK£10.4bUK£13.4bUK£389.7m24x26.8x0.8x
Fri, 27 Oct 2023UK£10.1bUK£13.4bUK£375.5m25.4x26.9x0.8x
Sun, 24 Sep 2023UK£11.1bUK£13.4bUK£389.2m26.4x28.6x0.8x
Tue, 22 Aug 2023UK£10.6bUK£12.5bUK£406.7m25.8x26x0.8x
Thu, 20 Jul 2023UK£11.6bUK£12.5bUK£400.6m27.2x28.9x0.9x
Sat, 17 Jun 2023UK£11.6bUK£12.5bUK£425.2m26.4x27.2x0.9x
Mon, 15 May 2023UK£11.5bUK£12.4bUK£421.5m26.8x27.3x0.9x
Wed, 12 Apr 2023UK£11.6bUK£12.4bUK£422.4m26.8x27.6x0.9x
Fri, 10 Mar 2023UK£37.0bUK£22.3bUK£2.1b27.6x17.9x1.7x
Sun, 05 Feb 2023UK£38.5bUK£21.9bUK£1.8b28.1x21.2x1.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

21.2x


Total Market Cap: UK£38.5bTotal Earnings: UK£1.8bTotal Revenue: UK£21.9bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. IT Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 27.9x202420252026
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 32.6x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 27.9x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.94x.
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 Market0.52%
Tech-0.11%
IT4.46%
IT Consulting4.55%
Internet Services and Infrastructure2.80%
Data Processing Services1.44%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Data Processing Services industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 6.7x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 56.6% 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 57% 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£32.887.5%
+UK£239.1m		44.6%PE21.6x
SCT SoftcatUK£14.302.4%
+UK£59.0m		-6.5%PE21.3x
FDM FDM Group (Holdings)UK£1.6215.0%
+UK£23.2m		-29.0%PE11.4x
NCC NCC GroupUK£1.412.3%
+UK£9.8m		-0.1%PS1.8x
BKS Beeks Financial Cloud GroupUK£2.315.2%
+UK£7.8m		-14.8%PE52.9x

Latest News

FDM
UK£1.62
FDM Group (Holdings)
7D
15.0%
1Y
-29.0%
NCC
UK£1.41
NCC Group
7D
2.3%
1Y
-0.1%
NARF
UK£0.0043
Narf Industries
7D
-9.6%
1Y
0%
TRD
UK£2.91
Triad Group
7D
16.4%
1Y
-19.2%
KNOS
UK£9.22
Kainos Group
7D
0.7%
1Y
14.0%

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SCT
UK£14.30
Softcat
7D
2.4%
1Y
-6.5%

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CCC
UK£32.88
Computacenter
7D
7.5%
1Y
44.6%
ING
UK£1.02
Ingenta
7D
-2.9%
1Y
46.8%
GST
UK£0.0051
GSTechnologies
7D
-15.0%
1Y
-73.8%

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MTEC
UK£0.38
Made Tech Group
7D
10.1%
1Y
40.7%

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SYS
UK£0.15
SysGroup
7D
-6.3%
1Y
-16.7%
BKS
UK£2.31
Beeks Financial Cloud Group
7D
5.2%
1Y
-14.8%
SWC
UK£0.47
Smarter Web
7D
-5.6%
1Y
n/a