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U.K. (FTSE) IT Consulting Industry Analysis

UpdatedMar 16, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies15
  • 7D-2.0%
  • 3M-10.0%
  • 1Y0.5%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the IT Consulting industry has dropped 2.0%, driven by Computacenter declining 5.5%. Meanwhile, Smarter Web actually outperformed within the industry, gaining 10% in the last week. Over the last year, the industry has been flat overall. Earnings are forecast to grow by 17% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 17 Mar 2026UK£7.3bUK£11.7bUK£325.3m20.6x22.4x0.6x
Thu, 12 Feb 2026UK£7.1bUK£10.4bUK£329.3m18.3x21.6x0.7x
Sat, 10 Jan 2026UK£8.3bUK£10.4bUK£329.2m21.5x25.3x0.8x
Mon, 08 Dec 2025UK£8.2bUK£10.4bUK£323.4m21x25.5x0.8x
Wed, 05 Nov 2025UK£8.1bUK£10.4bUK£329.9m21.1x24.5x0.8x
Fri, 03 Oct 2025UK£8.0bUK£10.0bUK£322.4m21.6x24.9x0.8x
Sun, 31 Aug 2025UK£7.3bUK£9.1bUK£330.3m14.1x22.2x0.8x
Tue, 29 Jul 2025UK£7.4bUK£9.2bUK£335.8m13.9x22.1x0.8x
Thu, 26 Jun 2025UK£8.0bUK£9.2bUK£332.2m20.6x24x0.9x
Sat, 24 May 2025UK£8.0bUK£9.2bUK£322.5m18.2x24.7x0.9x
Mon, 21 Apr 2025UK£7.3bUK£9.2bUK£332.1m18.5x22.1x0.8x
Wed, 19 Mar 2025UK£7.8bUK£9.1bUK£335.7m19x23.3x0.9x
Fri, 14 Feb 2025UK£7.6bUK£8.6bUK£335.0m20.2x22.7x0.9x
Sun, 12 Jan 2025UK£7.3bUK£8.6bUK£337.2m24.5x21.6x0.8x
Tue, 10 Dec 2024UK£7.9bUK£8.6bUK£339.4m26.3x23.3x0.9x
Thu, 07 Nov 2024UK£7.9bUK£8.7bUK£325.6m23.5x24.3x0.9x
Sat, 05 Oct 2024UK£10.2bUK£9.3bUK£297.3m24x34.3x1.1x
Mon, 02 Sep 2024UK£10.9bUK£9.8bUK£365.6m27.6x29.7x1.1x
Wed, 31 Jul 2024UK£10.9bUK£9.8bUK£384.1m26.9x28.4x1.1x
Fri, 28 Jun 2024UK£11.3bUK£9.9bUK£379.4m27.4x29.9x1.1x
Sun, 26 May 2024UK£11.3bUK£9.9bUK£379.2m29.1x29.8x1.1x
Tue, 23 Apr 2024UK£9.4bUK£10.1bUK£352.9m27.3x26.5x0.9x
Thu, 21 Mar 2024UK£9.8bUK£10.1bUK£350.4m27x28x1x
Sat, 17 Feb 2024UK£10.6bUK£10.4bUK£357.8m26.9x29.5x1x
Mon, 15 Jan 2024UK£10.0bUK£12.4bUK£378.3m24.5x26.4x0.8x
Wed, 13 Dec 2023UK£9.7bUK£12.6bUK£379.0m21.7x25.6x0.8x
Fri, 10 Nov 2023UK£10.0bUK£12.5bUK£378.1m24.2x26.5x0.8x
Sun, 08 Oct 2023UK£10.2bUK£12.6bUK£370.4m25.4x27.5x0.8x
Tue, 05 Sep 2023UK£10.1bUK£11.7bUK£387.1m26.1x26.2x0.9x
Thu, 03 Aug 2023UK£10.2bUK£11.7bUK£404.7m25.8x25.1x0.9x
Sat, 01 Jul 2023UK£10.3bUK£11.7bUK£425.9m24.7x24.1x0.9x
Mon, 29 May 2023UK£10.4bUK£11.7bUK£423.2m25.3x24.5x0.9x
Wed, 26 Apr 2023UK£10.9bUK£11.7bUK£420.0m24x25.9x0.9x
Fri, 24 Mar 2023UK£10.9bUK£12.4bUK£419.8m26.2x25.9x0.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

25.9x


Total Market Cap: UK£10.9bTotal Earnings: UK£419.8mTotal Revenue: UK£12.4bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. IT Consulting Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 25.6x202420252026
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 22.4x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 25.6x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.89x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the IT Consulting and Other Services industry have declined 8.2% 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-0.10%
Tech0.03%
IT-2.14%
IT Consulting-1.99%
Data Processing Services0%0
Internet Services and Infrastructure-4.86%
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£0.3310.1%
+UK£10.7m		n/aPE71.7x
CLCO CloudCoCo GroupUK£0.001960.9%
+UK£494.4k		19.4%PE0.4x

Latest News

CCC
UK£29.78
Computacenter
7D
-5.5%
1Y
27.6%
KNOS
UK£7.58
Kainos Group
7D
-4.9%
1Y
7.7%
CLCO
UK£0.0019
CloudCoCo Group
7D
60.9%
1Y
19.4%
SCT
UK£11.56
Softcat
7D
-0.3%
1Y
-23.0%

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NCC
UK£1.20
NCC Group
7D
-8.6%
1Y
-11.9%
TPX
UK£0.33
TPXimpact Holdings
7D
-9.6%
1Y
50.0%
ING
UK£0.97
Ingenta
7D
-4.9%
1Y
72.6%
SWC
UK£0.33
Smarter Web
7D
10.1%
1Y
n/a
FDM
UK£1.24
FDM Group (Holdings)
7D
-6.6%
1Y
-43.6%
NARF
UK£0.0049
Narf Industries
7D
-7.6%
1Y
29.3%