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U.K. (FTSE) IT Consulting Industry Analysis

UpdatedJul 09, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies14
  • 7D-2.8%
  • 3M12.2%
  • 1Y-12.3%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the IT Consulting industry has dropped 2.8%, driven by Computacenter declining 4.8%. In contrast, Smarter Web has gained 19%. Overall the industry is down 15% in 12 months. Earnings are forecast to grow by 14% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 09 Jul 2025UK£7.6bUK£9.2bUK£331.6m21.4x23.1x0.8x
Fri, 06 Jun 2025UK£8.2bUK£9.2bUK£314.3m20.7x26.1x0.9x
Sun, 04 May 2025UK£7.9bUK£9.2bUK£332.0m18.5x23.9x0.9x
Tue, 01 Apr 2025UK£7.5bUK£9.2bUK£332.1m17.7x22.6x0.8x
Thu, 27 Feb 2025UK£7.4bUK£8.6bUK£335.0m20.6x22x0.9x
Sat, 25 Jan 2025UK£7.3bUK£8.6bUK£333.8m21.6x22x0.9x
Mon, 23 Dec 2024UK£7.5bUK£8.6bUK£338.9m25.5x22x0.9x
Wed, 20 Nov 2024UK£8.0bUK£8.7bUK£330.6m27.4x24.1x0.9x
Fri, 18 Oct 2024UK£10.1bUK£9.3bUK£297.7m24.2x33.9x1.1x
Sun, 15 Sep 2024UK£10.1bUK£9.3bUK£338.3m26.2x30x1.1x
Tue, 13 Aug 2024UK£10.7bUK£9.8bUK£365.8m27.3x29.1x1.1x
Thu, 11 Jul 2024UK£11.1bUK£9.8bUK£384.1m26.6x28.8x1.1x
Sat, 08 Jun 2024UK£11.1bUK£9.9bUK£379.0m29.1x29.2x1.1x
Mon, 06 May 2024UK£9.5bUK£9.9bUK£372.4m28.3x25.6x1x
Wed, 03 Apr 2024UK£9.8bUK£10.1bUK£351.6m27.8x27.9x1x
Fri, 01 Mar 2024UK£10.2bUK£10.4bUK£357.9m26.1x28.5x1x
Sun, 28 Jan 2024UK£10.5bUK£12.4bUK£368.8m25.7x28.4x0.8x
Tue, 26 Dec 2023UK£10.4bUK£12.6bUK£375.1m22.8x27.8x0.8x
Thu, 23 Nov 2023UK£9.7bUK£12.5bUK£377.4m25.6x25.8x0.8x
Sat, 21 Oct 2023UK£9.8bUK£12.6bUK£369.9m25.9x26.6x0.8x
Mon, 18 Sep 2023UK£10.4bUK£12.6bUK£386.5m26.9x26.9x0.8x
Wed, 16 Aug 2023UK£10.0bUK£11.7bUK£404.7m25.3x24.8x0.9x
Fri, 14 Jul 2023UK£10.3bUK£11.7bUK£400.3m24.5x25.8x0.9x
Sun, 11 Jun 2023UK£10.4bUK£11.7bUK£422.6m26.1x24.7x0.9x
Tue, 09 May 2023UK£10.8bUK£11.7bUK£419.9m25.8x25.6x0.9x
Thu, 06 Apr 2023UK£10.7bUK£11.7bUK£419.6m25.5x25.5x0.9x
Sat, 04 Mar 2023UK£11.5bUK£12.2bUK£425.9m28.4x27x0.9x
Mon, 30 Jan 2023UK£11.4bUK£12.2bUK£425.6m26.7x26.7x0.9x
Wed, 28 Dec 2022UK£11.2bUK£12.2bUK£425.8m26.5x26.4x0.9x
Fri, 25 Nov 2022UK£12.0bUK£12.2bUK£430.8m27.1x28x1x
Sun, 23 Oct 2022UK£10.1bUK£12.4bUK£421.0m26.6x24x0.8x
Tue, 20 Sep 2022UK£10.9bUK£12.3bUK£420.8m27.8x26x0.9x
Thu, 18 Aug 2022UK£12.1bUK£11.9bUK£411.3m36.7x29.5x1x
Sat, 16 Jul 2022UK£11.3bUK£11.8bUK£410.2m29.7x27.5x1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

27.5x


Total Market Cap: UK£11.3bTotal Earnings: UK£410.2mTotal Revenue: UK£11.8bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. IT Consulting Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 27.8x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the British IT Consulting and Other Services industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 22.8x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 27.8x.
  • 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 Consulting and Other Services industry have declined 6.8% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 8.1% per year.
  • This means overall sales from these companies are declining and profits are subsequently falling as well.

Industry Comparison

How does U.K. IT Consulting compare with similar industries?

GB Market0.55%
Tech-0.64%
IT-2.71%
IT Consulting-2.78%
Data Processing Services4.06%
Internet Services and Infrastructure-1.50%
Industry PEThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.
Forecasted GrowthThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

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

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
SWC Smarter WebUK£3.3034.7%
+UK£206.1m		n/aPE-1585.4x
CLBS Celebrus TechnologiesUK£1.8024.1%
+UK£13.9m		-27.3%PE17.5x
NCC NCC GroupUK£1.471.5%
+UK£6.7m		-3.9%PS1.4x
FDM FDM Group (Holdings)UK£2.191.4%
+UK£3.3m		-45.3%PE11.7x
TPX TPXimpact HoldingsUK£0.2311.9%
+UK£2.3m		-44.7%PS0.3x

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7D
1.4%
1Y
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7D
24.1%
1Y
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CCC
UK£23.08
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7D
-5.9%
1Y
-18.1%

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UK£0.0026
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7D
-1.9%
1Y
-5.5%
TPX
UK£0.23
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7D
11.9%
1Y
-44.7%
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7D
0.8%
1Y
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UK£1.47
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7D
1.5%
1Y
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UK£3.30
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7D
34.7%
1Y
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1Y
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7D
-2.6%
1Y
-36.4%
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UK£7.41
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7D
-1.0%
1Y
-29.5%

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