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U.K. (FTSE) IT Industry Analysis

UpdatedDec 13, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies20
  • 7D-1.2%
  • 3M7.6%
  • 1Y6.5%
  • YTD7.8%

Over the last 7 days, the IT industry has dropped 1.2%, driven by a pullback from Computacenter of 1.6%. In contrast, 1Spatial has gained 45%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 6.5%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 17% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 13 Dec 2025UK£8.6bUK£10.7bUK£267.5m23.2x32x0.8x
Mon, 10 Nov 2025UK£8.2bUK£10.8bUK£273.8m25.5x30.1x0.8x
Wed, 08 Oct 2025UK£8.5bUK£10.4bUK£266.3m27.9x31.8x0.8x
Fri, 05 Sep 2025UK£7.9bUK£9.5bUK£272.7m25.3x29.1x0.8x
Sun, 03 Aug 2025UK£7.7bUK£9.5bUK£272.7m24.4x28.1x0.8x
Tue, 01 Jul 2025UK£8.2bUK£9.5bUK£328.4m25.5x25.1x0.9x
Thu, 29 May 2025UK£8.6bUK£9.5bUK£311.1m24.9x27.6x0.9x
Sat, 26 Apr 2025UK£7.9bUK£9.6bUK£330.6m17.2x23.8x0.8x
Mon, 24 Mar 2025UK£8.3bUK£9.6bUK£330.5m20.9x25.2x0.9x
Wed, 19 Feb 2025UK£8.1bUK£9.0bUK£333.3m21.8x24.2x0.9x
Fri, 17 Jan 2025UK£7.8bUK£9.0bUK£335.5m24.6x23.4x0.9x
Sun, 15 Dec 2024UK£8.2bUK£9.0bUK£337.7m28.3x24.3x0.9x
Tue, 12 Nov 2024UK£8.6bUK£9.0bUK£324.2m28.3x26.6x1x
Thu, 10 Oct 2024UK£10.6bUK£9.7bUK£294.1m24x36x1.1x
Sat, 07 Sep 2024UK£10.8bUK£10.1bUK£360.9m26.3x29.8x1.1x
Mon, 05 Aug 2024UK£11.2bUK£10.2bUK£358.5m27.1x31.3x1.1x
Wed, 03 Jul 2024UK£11.9bUK£10.2bUK£382.9m26.3x31x1.2x
Fri, 31 May 2024UK£11.6bUK£10.2bUK£380.6m28.7x30.4x1.1x
Sun, 28 Apr 2024UK£9.9bUK£10.2bUK£374.8m27.7x26.3x1x
Tue, 26 Mar 2024UK£10.1bUK£10.5bUK£352.7m26.4x28.7x1x
Thu, 22 Feb 2024UK£10.7bUK£10.8bUK£359.4m25x29.8x1x
Sat, 20 Jan 2024UK£10.7bUK£12.8bUK£376.3m25.9x28.3x0.8x
Mon, 18 Dec 2023UK£10.4bUK£12.8bUK£379.5m23.5x27.4x0.8x
Wed, 15 Nov 2023UK£10.5bUK£13.4bUK£384.1m25.1x27.4x0.8x
Fri, 13 Oct 2023UK£10.9bUK£13.4bUK£371.5m26.2x29.3x0.8x
Sun, 10 Sep 2023UK£11.4bUK£12.6bUK£389.5m28x29.2x0.9x
Tue, 08 Aug 2023UK£10.9bUK£12.5bUK£404.8m26.6x26.9x0.9x
Thu, 06 Jul 2023UK£11.0bUK£12.5bUK£427.5m26x25.8x0.9x
Sat, 03 Jun 2023UK£11.4bUK£12.5bUK£424.1m26.6x26.8x0.9x
Mon, 01 May 2023UK£11.8bUK£12.4bUK£422.8m26.6x27.8x0.9x
Wed, 29 Mar 2023UK£11.6bUK£13.2bUK£422.4m27.4x27.4x0.9x
Fri, 24 Feb 2023UK£37.1bUK£22.0bUK£1.8b28.6x20.2x1.7x
Sun, 22 Jan 2023UK£36.2bUK£21.9bUK£1.8b28x20.2x1.7x
Tue, 20 Dec 2022UK£36.3bUK£21.7bUK£1.8b27.1x20.6x1.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

20.6x


Total Market Cap: UK£36.3bTotal Earnings: UK£1.8bTotal Revenue: UK£21.7bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. IT Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 27.4x202320242025
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 32.0x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 27.4x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.98x.
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 Market-0.46%
Tech-2.64%
IT-1.20%
Data Processing Services10.73%
Internet Services and Infrastructure2.20%
IT Consulting-1.38%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Data Processing Services industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 6.3x.
    • 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 growth to stay flat over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

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

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
SPA 1SpatialUK£0.6845.2%
+UK£23.5m		-2.9%PE2602.7x
MTEC Made Tech GroupUK£0.3531.5%
+UK£12.4m		57.8%PE37.1x
BKS Beeks Financial Cloud GroupUK£2.435.4%
+UK£8.5m		-18.1%PE55.3x
TIA Tialis Essential ITUK£0.683.8%
+UK£997.7k		80.0%PS1.4x
CLBS Celebrus TechnologiesUK£1.371.1%
+UK£590.1k		-54.0%PE18.5x

Latest News

SPA
UK£0.68
1Spatial
7D
45.2%
1Y
-2.9%
NCC
UK£1.39
NCC Group
7D
-4.0%
1Y
-2.0%
SCT
UK£14.50
Softcat
7D
-1.4%
1Y
-5.0%

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MTEC
UK£0.35
Made Tech Group
7D
31.5%
1Y
57.8%
KNOS
UK£10.60
Kainos Group
7D
-2.1%
1Y
30.4%

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CLBS
UK£1.37
Celebrus Technologies
7D
1.1%
1Y
-54.0%
BKS
UK£2.43
Beeks Financial Cloud Group
7D
5.4%
1Y
-18.1%
TPX
UK£0.22
TPXimpact Holdings
7D
-5.1%
1Y
-49.3%
IOM
UK£0.19
iomart Group
7D
0.1%
1Y
-77.6%

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CCC
UK£29.84
Computacenter
7D
-1.6%
1Y
33.3%

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Nov 28
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TRD
UK£2.60
Triad Group
7D
-5.5%
1Y
-8.8%
TIA
UK£0.68
Tialis Essential IT
7D
3.8%
1Y
80.0%

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FDM
UK£1.32
FDM Group (Holdings)
7D
-5.3%
1Y
-57.7%
SWC
UK£0.40
Smarter Web
7D
-8.1%
1Y
n/a