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U.K. (FTSE) IT Consulting Industry Analysis

UpdatedOct 31, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies14
  • 7D6.8%
  • 3M-4.7%
  • 1Y6.9%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the IT Consulting industry has risen 6.2%, driven by gains from Softcat of 16%. This means that the industry has gained 8.2% over the past year. Looking forward, 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
Thu, 31 Oct 2024UK£8.4bUK£8.7bUK£325.6m24.6x25.7x1x
Sat, 28 Sep 2024UK£10.4bUK£9.3bUK£298.4m25.6x34.7x1.1x
Mon, 26 Aug 2024UK£10.9bUK£9.8bUK£365.8m28.1x29.8x1.1x
Wed, 24 Jul 2024UK£10.9bUK£9.8bUK£384.1m27.5x28.4x1.1x
Fri, 21 Jun 2024UK£11.5bUK£9.9bUK£379.8m28.7x30.3x1.2x
Sun, 19 May 2024UK£10.2bUK£9.9bUK£372.4m29.1x27.5x1x
Tue, 16 Apr 2024UK£9.7bUK£10.1bUK£352.8m27.9x27.5x1x
Thu, 14 Mar 2024UK£10.3bUK£10.4bUK£346.1m27.6x29.7x1x
Sat, 10 Feb 2024UK£10.5bUK£10.4bUK£357.7m26.4x29.4x1x
Mon, 08 Jan 2024UK£9.9bUK£12.4bUK£378.4m23.1x26.2x0.8x
Wed, 06 Dec 2023UK£9.6bUK£12.6bUK£384.3m21.5x24.9x0.8x
Fri, 03 Nov 2023UK£9.8bUK£12.5bUK£378.0m24.3x26x0.8x
Sun, 01 Oct 2023UK£10.3bUK£12.6bUK£370.5m25.5x27.9x0.8x
Tue, 29 Aug 2023UK£9.8bUK£11.7bUK£387.3m26x25.2x0.8x
Thu, 27 Jul 2023UK£10.5bUK£11.7bUK£400.3m26.2x26.2x0.9x
Sat, 24 Jun 2023UK£10.3bUK£11.7bUK£425.5m24.1x24.2x0.9x
Mon, 22 May 2023UK£10.8bUK£11.7bUK£419.2m25.9x25.9x0.9x
Wed, 19 Apr 2023UK£11.1bUK£11.7bUK£419.9m25.6x26.5x1x
Fri, 17 Mar 2023UK£10.6bUK£12.3bUK£417.2m27.5x25.5x0.9x
Sun, 12 Feb 2023UK£11.7bUK£12.2bUK£427.8m27.2x27.3x1x
Tue, 10 Jan 2023UK£11.6bUK£12.2bUK£425.8m27x27.2x0.9x
Thu, 08 Dec 2022UK£11.5bUK£12.2bUK£424.2m25.5x27.1x0.9x
Sat, 05 Nov 2022UK£10.5bUK£12.1bUK£429.5m26.4x24.6x0.9x
Mon, 03 Oct 2022UK£10.4bUK£12.4bUK£433.0m27.3x24x0.8x
Wed, 31 Aug 2022UK£11.7bUK£11.9bUK£411.8m35x28.3x1x
Fri, 29 Jul 2022UK£11.8bUK£11.8bUK£409.8m37.1x28.7x1x
Sun, 26 Jun 2022UK£11.3bUK£11.6bUK£398.7m33.8x28.4x1x
Tue, 24 May 2022UK£11.8bUK£11.6bUK£404.2m35.7x29.3x1x
Thu, 21 Apr 2022UK£13.0bUK£11.6bUK£402.7m37.1x32.2x1.1x
Sat, 19 Mar 2022UK£13.6bUK£11.3bUK£391.4m35.7x34.6x1.2x
Mon, 14 Feb 2022UK£13.8bUK£10.7bUK£389.1m36.1x35.5x1.3x
Wed, 12 Jan 2022UK£15.1bUK£8.9bUK£391.3m43.6x38.6x1.7x
Fri, 10 Dec 2021UK£15.8bUK£8.9bUK£390.9m41.2x40.4x1.8x
Sun, 07 Nov 2021UK£15.4bUK£8.9bUK£387.3m43.2x39.8x1.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

39.8x


Total Market Cap: UK£15.4bTotal Earnings: UK£387.3mTotal Revenue: UK£8.9bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. IT Consulting Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 30.4x202220232024
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 25.9x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 30.4x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.1x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 0.97x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the IT Consulting and Other Services industry have declined 5.6% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues have remained mostly flat.
  • This means that although sales have remained flat, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased, which has decreased profits.

Industry Comparison

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

GB Market-1.06%
Tech1.80%
IT6.59%
IT Consulting6.75%
Internet Services and Infrastructure4.09%
Data Processing Services-3.42%
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
SCT SoftcatUK£17.7716.0%
+UK£488.0m		38.6%PE29.7x
KNOS Kainos GroupUK£8.557.4%
+UK£74.2m		-23.1%PE22.1x
ECK EckohUK£0.5325.0%
+UK£30.2m		29.6%PE33.3x
MTEC Made Tech GroupUK£0.1813.8%
+UK£3.3m		72.1%PS0.7x
TPX TPXimpact HoldingsUK£0.3411.3%
+UK£3.2m		-11.5%PS0.4x
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7D

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7D

0.2%

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