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U.K. (FTSE) IT Consulting Industry Analysis

UpdatedMar 17, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies18
  • 7D1.3%
  • 3M6.4%
  • 1Y1.6%
  • YTDn/a

In the last week, the IT Consulting industry is up 1.3%, with Softcat up 3.1%. The industry has been flat over the past 12 months despite the gain this week. 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
Sun, 17 Mar 2024UK£10.3bUK£10.4bUK£346.1m28x29.8x1x
Tue, 13 Feb 2024UK£10.5bUK£10.4bUK£357.7m26.6x29.3x1x
Thu, 11 Jan 2024UK£9.9bUK£12.4bUK£378.4m24x26.1x0.8x
Sat, 09 Dec 2023UK£9.6bUK£12.6bUK£378.9m21.5x25.4x0.8x
Mon, 06 Nov 2023UK£10.0bUK£12.5bUK£377.9m24.3x26.4x0.8x
Wed, 04 Oct 2023UK£10.1bUK£12.6bUK£370.5m24.8x27.4x0.8x
Fri, 01 Sep 2023UK£10.2bUK£11.7bUK£387.2m26.1x26.2x0.9x
Sun, 30 Jul 2023UK£10.4bUK£11.7bUK£404.8m26.2x25.8x0.9x
Tue, 27 Jun 2023UK£10.2bUK£11.7bUK£425.5m24x23.9x0.9x
Thu, 25 May 2023UK£10.4bUK£11.7bUK£423.3m25.3x24.7x0.9x
Sat, 22 Apr 2023UK£10.9bUK£11.7bUK£419.9m24.9x25.9x0.9x
Mon, 20 Mar 2023UK£10.5bUK£12.4bUK£419.6m26.5x25.1x0.9x
Wed, 15 Feb 2023UK£11.6bUK£12.2bUK£427.6m26.9x27.2x1x
Fri, 13 Jan 2023UK£11.4bUK£12.2bUK£426.1m27.4x26.9x0.9x
Sun, 11 Dec 2022UK£11.6bUK£12.2bUK£424.6m25.7x27.3x1x
Tue, 08 Nov 2022UK£10.7bUK£12.1bUK£429.3m26.8x24.9x0.9x
Thu, 06 Oct 2022UK£10.7bUK£12.4bUK£432.8m27.4x24.7x0.9x
Sat, 03 Sep 2022UK£11.5bUK£11.9bUK£412.6m35.2x27.8x1x
Mon, 01 Aug 2022UK£12.3bUK£11.8bUK£409.7m39.2x30x1x
Wed, 29 Jun 2022UK£11.4bUK£11.6bUK£400.4m29.2x28.5x1x
Fri, 27 May 2022UK£11.9bUK£11.6bUK£399.8m37.7x29.8x1x
Sun, 24 Apr 2022UK£12.9bUK£11.6bUK£402.9m36.9x31.9x1.1x
Tue, 22 Mar 2022UK£13.6bUK£11.3bUK£391.3m35.5x34.6x1.2x
Thu, 17 Feb 2022UK£13.8bUK£10.7bUK£389.0m34.4x35.6x1.3x
Sat, 15 Jan 2022UK£14.9bUK£8.9bUK£391.3m42.8x38.2x1.7x
Mon, 13 Dec 2021UK£15.5bUK£8.9bUK£390.9m40.9x39.7x1.7x
Wed, 10 Nov 2021UK£15.4bUK£8.9bUK£387.2m43.2x39.8x1.7x
Fri, 08 Oct 2021UK£14.6bUK£8.7bUK£384.6m44.1x37.8x1.7x
Sun, 05 Sep 2021UK£16.0bUK£8.7bUK£379.8m48.7x42.1x1.8x
Tue, 03 Aug 2021UK£14.5bUK£8.7bUK£379.8m43.5x38.1x1.7x
Fri, 07 May 2021UK£13.6bUK£8.3bUK£365.2m45.3x37.1x1.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

34.8x


Total Market Cap: UK£12.7bTotal Earnings: UK£365.2mTotal Revenue: UK£8.3bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. IT Consulting Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 32x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the British IT Consulting and Other Services 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 32.0x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.2x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 0.99x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the IT Consulting and Other Services industry have remained mostly flat over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 7.9% per year.
  • This means that although more sales are being generated, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased and as a result, profits have held steady.

Industry Comparison

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

GB Market0.70%
Tech-0.65%
IT1.24%
IT Consulting1.33%
Internet Services and Infrastructure-0.40%
Data Processing Services-13.86%
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
SCT SoftcatUK£15.733.1%
+UK£95.6m
41.7%PE28x
KWS Keywords StudiosUK£14.267.2%
+UK£75.3m
-46.0%PE66x
CCC ComputacenterUK£29.041.0%
+UK£31.7m
44.8%PE17x
TRD Triad GroupUK£2.238.8%
+UK£3.0m
68.3%PS2.6x
ECK EckohUK£0.392.3%
+UK£2.6m
-0.3%PE31x
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KWS

UK£14.26

Keywords Studios

7D

7.2%

1Y

-46.0%

SPA

UK£0.59

1Spatial

7D

-4.8%

1Y

24.2%

NCC

UK£1.25

NCC Group

7D

0.6%

1Y

-19.3%

MTEC

UK£0.087

Made Tech Group

7D

-5.4%

1Y

-73.7%

KCT

UK£1.29

Kin and Carta

7D

0.3%

1Y

33.7%

TPX

UK£0.36

TPXimpact Holdings

7D

0%

1Y

46.0%

ECK

UK£0.39

Eckoh

7D

2.3%

1Y

-0.3%

KNOS

UK£10.39

Kainos Group

7D

-3.0%

1Y

-19.5%

FDM

UK£3.78

FDM Group (Holdings)

7D

-6.3%

1Y

-52.5%

NARF

UK£0.011

Narf Industries

7D

-16.7%

1Y

24.3%