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U.K. (FTSE) IT Consulting Industry Analysis

UpdatedJan 21, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies14
  • 7D2.0%
  • 3M-7.7%
  • 1Y-12.5%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the IT Consulting industry has risen 2.4%, driven by gains in Computacenter and Kainos Group of 3.4% and 6.8%, respectively. In contrast, the industry has lost 12% in the last 12 months. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 11% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 21 Jan 2025UK£7.3bUK£8.6bUK£337.2m23.5x21.7x0.8x
Thu, 19 Dec 2024UK£7.5bUK£8.6bUK£339.9m25.3x22.2x0.9x
Sat, 16 Nov 2024UK£7.9bUK£8.7bUK£330.6m27.1x24x0.9x
Mon, 14 Oct 2024UK£10.0bUK£9.3bUK£297.3m23.5x33.5x1.1x
Wed, 11 Sep 2024UK£10.0bUK£9.3bUK£338.2m26.2x29.6x1.1x
Fri, 09 Aug 2024UK£10.6bUK£9.8bUK£364.2m27x29.1x1.1x
Sun, 07 Jul 2024UK£11.3bUK£9.8bUK£381.5m26.6x29.6x1.1x
Tue, 04 Jun 2024UK£11.2bUK£9.9bUK£379.1m28.7x29.4x1.1x
Thu, 02 May 2024UK£9.3bUK£9.9bUK£372.4m27.4x25.1x0.9x
Sat, 30 Mar 2024UK£9.9bUK£10.1bUK£351.6m27.9x28x1x
Mon, 26 Feb 2024UK£10.5bUK£10.4bUK£357.8m26.7x29.2x1x
Wed, 24 Jan 2024UK£10.3bUK£12.4bUK£378.2m25.3x27.1x0.8x
Fri, 22 Dec 2023UK£10.4bUK£12.6bUK£378.4m22.4x27.5x0.8x
Sun, 19 Nov 2023UK£9.9bUK£12.5bUK£378.5m23.7x26x0.8x
Tue, 17 Oct 2023UK£10.0bUK£12.6bUK£369.7m25.3x27x0.8x
Thu, 14 Sep 2023UK£10.4bUK£12.6bUK£386.6m27.2x26.8x0.8x
Sat, 12 Aug 2023UK£10.1bUK£11.7bUK£404.8m26.1x25x0.9x
Mon, 10 Jul 2023UK£10.0bUK£11.7bUK£412.3m23.3x24.4x0.9x
Wed, 07 Jun 2023UK£10.3bUK£11.7bUK£422.9m26.1x24.4x0.9x
Fri, 05 May 2023UK£10.8bUK£11.7bUK£420.0m25.7x25.6x0.9x
Sun, 02 Apr 2023UK£11.0bUK£11.7bUK£419.7m25.8x26.1x0.9x
Tue, 28 Feb 2023UK£11.4bUK£12.2bUK£425.7m27.9x26.9x0.9x
Thu, 26 Jan 2023UK£11.3bUK£12.2bUK£425.7m26.7x26.5x0.9x
Sat, 24 Dec 2022UK£11.2bUK£12.2bUK£425.7m26.5x26.4x0.9x
Mon, 21 Nov 2022UK£11.6bUK£12.2bUK£431.0m26.7x26.9x1x
Wed, 19 Oct 2022UK£10.3bUK£12.4bUK£420.8m27.4x24.4x0.8x
Fri, 16 Sep 2022UK£11.0bUK£12.3bUK£420.5m27.6x26.2x0.9x
Sun, 14 Aug 2022UK£12.6bUK£11.9bUK£411.3m37.4x30.6x1.1x
Tue, 12 Jul 2022UK£11.4bUK£11.8bUK£410.1m30.2x27.9x1x
Thu, 09 Jun 2022UK£12.0bUK£11.6bUK£399.5m37.1x30.1x1x
Sat, 07 May 2022UK£11.5bUK£11.6bUK£404.3m33.6x28.3x1x
Mon, 04 Apr 2022UK£13.4bUK£11.6bUK£403.0m36.6x33.3x1.2x
Wed, 02 Mar 2022UK£12.8bUK£10.7bUK£388.9m34x32.8x1.2x
Fri, 28 Jan 2022UK£13.8bUK£8.9bUK£391.2m38.8x35.2x1.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

35.2x


Total Market Cap: UK£13.8bTotal Earnings: UK£391.2mTotal Revenue: UK£8.9bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. IT Consulting Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 29.1x202320242025
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 21.8x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 29.1x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.0x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 0.85x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the IT Consulting and Other Services industry have declined 4.8% 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 Market3.53%
Tech3.74%
IT1.71%
IT Consulting2.00%
Data Processing Services1.95%
Internet Services and Infrastructure-2.17%
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
CCC ComputacenterUK£20.883.2%
+UK£67.1m		-26.2%PE12.9x
KNOS Kainos GroupUK£7.906.8%
+UK£61.9m		-24.4%PE19x
SCT SoftcatUK£14.760.7%
+UK£19.9m		4.8%PE24.7x
ECK EckohUK£0.540%
UK£11.4m		34.5%PE47.4x
TRD Triad GroupUK£3.4519.0%
+UK£9.2m		106.0%PE75.4x
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