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U.K. (FTSE) IT Industry Analysis

UpdatedMar 07, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies21
  • 7D1.9%
  • 3M-8.7%
  • 1Y-0.2%
  • YTD-3.7%

Over the last 7 days, the IT industry has risen 1.9%, driven by gains from Kainos Group of 8.1%. Overall in the last year, the industry is flat. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 14% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 07 Mar 2026UK£8.0bUK£10.7bUK£269.4m28.5x29.6x0.7x
Mon, 02 Feb 2026UK£8.7bUK£10.7bUK£267.3m24.8x32.6x0.8x
Wed, 31 Dec 2025UK£8.4bUK£10.7bUK£267.3m23x31.6x0.8x
Fri, 28 Nov 2025UK£8.4bUK£10.8bUK£261.9m24x32.2x0.8x
Sun, 26 Oct 2025UK£8.6bUK£10.8bUK£273.8m27.1x31.2x0.8x
Tue, 23 Sep 2025UK£8.0bUK£10.4bUK£260.9m24.9x30.6x0.8x
Thu, 21 Aug 2025UK£7.7bUK£9.5bUK£272.7m24.1x28.2x0.8x
Sat, 19 Jul 2025UK£7.9bUK£9.5bUK£334.2m19.6x23.7x0.8x
Mon, 16 Jun 2025UK£8.7bUK£9.5bUK£311.1m26x28x0.9x
Wed, 14 May 2025UK£8.7bUK£9.6bUK£327.5m19.6x26.6x0.9x
Fri, 11 Apr 2025UK£7.5bUK£9.6bUK£330.5m21.3x22.7x0.8x
Sun, 09 Mar 2025UK£8.0bUK£9.0bUK£333.4m23.8x23.9x0.9x
Tue, 04 Feb 2025UK£8.2bUK£9.0bUK£332.0m23x24.7x0.9x
Thu, 02 Jan 2025UK£8.1bUK£9.0bUK£337.2m25.7x24.1x0.9x
Sat, 30 Nov 2024UK£8.3bUK£9.0bUK£337.2m29.6x24.7x0.9x
Mon, 28 Oct 2024UK£8.7bUK£9.0bUK£322.5m24.2x27.1x1x
Wed, 25 Sep 2024UK£10.7bUK£9.7bUK£293.7m24.6x36.4x1.1x
Fri, 23 Aug 2024UK£11.4bUK£10.1bUK£361.0m27.8x31.7x1.1x
Sun, 21 Jul 2024UK£11.4bUK£10.2bUK£385.5m27.7x29.6x1.1x
Tue, 18 Jun 2024UK£11.6bUK£10.2bUK£381.2m27.2x30.5x1.1x
Thu, 16 May 2024UK£10.6bUK£10.2bUK£374.0m29x28.3x1x
Sat, 13 Apr 2024UK£10.2bUK£10.4bUK£355.1m28.1x28.7x1x
Mon, 11 Mar 2024UK£10.7bUK£10.8bUK£359.4m25.6x29.7x1x
Wed, 07 Feb 2024UK£11.1bUK£10.8bUK£359.3m25.6x30.9x1x
Fri, 05 Jan 2024UK£10.6bUK£12.8bUK£376.5m23.7x28.2x0.8x
Sun, 03 Dec 2023UK£10.1bUK£12.8bUK£385.2m22.7x26.3x0.8x
Tue, 31 Oct 2023UK£10.2bUK£13.4bUK£375.6m25.2x27.3x0.8x
Thu, 28 Sep 2023UK£10.9bUK£13.4bUK£388.8m25.7x28.1x0.8x
Sat, 26 Aug 2023UK£10.5bUK£12.6bUK£389.8m27.4x27.1x0.8x
Mon, 24 Jul 2023UK£11.4bUK£12.5bUK£400.4m27x28.6x0.9x
Wed, 21 Jun 2023UK£11.4bUK£12.5bUK£425.3m26x26.8x0.9x
Fri, 19 May 2023UK£11.5bUK£12.5bUK£420.4m26.7x27.4x0.9x
Sun, 16 Apr 2023UK£11.8bUK£12.4bUK£422.8m27x27.9x0.9x
Tue, 14 Mar 2023UK£35.1bUK£22.2bUK£2.0b26.1x17.4x1.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

17.4x


Total Market Cap: UK£35.1bTotal Earnings: UK£2.0bTotal Revenue: UK£22.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. IT Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 28.2x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the British IT 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 28.2x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.91x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the IT industry have declined 49% 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-5.72%
Tech-3.47%
IT1.89%
Data Processing Services4.99%
IT Consulting2.17%
Internet Services and Infrastructure-3.46%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Data Processing Services industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 7.0x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 59.2% 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 59% over the next 5 years.
  • In contrast, the Internet Services and Infrastructure industry is expected to see its earnings decline by 29% 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
KNOS Kainos GroupUK£8.168.1%
+UK£71.1m		11.8%PE31.3x
CCC ComputacenterUK£32.301.8%
+UK£58.7m		34.0%PE21.2x
SCT SoftcatUK£11.672.4%
+UK£53.0m		-24.7%PE17.2x
NARF Narf IndustriesUK£0.005317.8%
+UK£1.4m		32.5%PS3.1x
CLCO CloudCoCo GroupUK£0.00114.5%
+UK£35.3k		-25.8%PE0.3x

Latest News

NCC
UK£1.32
NCC Group
7D
-0.3%
1Y
-2.4%
MTEC
UK£0.38
Made Tech Group
7D
-7.9%
1Y
44.8%
SCT
UK£11.67
Softcat
7D
2.4%
1Y
-24.7%
CCC
UK£32.30
Computacenter
7D
1.8%
1Y
34.0%
TPX
UK£0.37
TPXimpact Holdings
7D
-9.8%
1Y
57.4%
ING
UK£1.10
Ingenta
7D
-10.9%
1Y
80.3%
SWC
UK£0.30
Smarter Web
7D
-3.6%
1Y
n/a
BKS
UK£2.04
Beeks Financial Cloud Group
7D
-4.0%
1Y
-27.7%
KNOS
UK£8.16
Kainos Group
7D
8.1%
1Y
11.8%
FDM
UK£1.36
FDM Group (Holdings)
7D
-3.7%
1Y
-39.6%
NARF
UK£0.0053
Narf Industries
7D
17.8%
1Y
32.5%
CLCO
UK£0.0011
CloudCoCo Group
7D
4.5%
1Y
-25.8%
RCN
UK£1.17
Redcentric
7D
-2.7%
1Y
-3.1%