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U.K. (FTSE) IT Consulting Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 28, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies13
  • 7D-1.2%
  • 3M10.3%
  • 1Y-9.9%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the IT Consulting industry has dropped 3.2%, driven by Softcat declining 4.2%. Meanwhile, Smarter Web actually outperformed within the industry, gaining 134% in the last week. However, the industry is down 13% 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
Wed, 28 May 2025UK£8.1bUK£9.2bUK£314.3m21.1x25.8x0.9x
Fri, 25 Apr 2025UK£7.4bUK£9.2bUK£332.1m16.9x22.3x0.8x
Sun, 23 Mar 2025UK£7.9bUK£9.2bUK£332.1m18.9x23.7x0.9x
Tue, 18 Feb 2025UK£7.6bUK£8.6bUK£335.0m20.4x22.8x0.9x
Thu, 16 Jan 2025UK£7.3bUK£8.6bUK£337.2m23.3x21.6x0.8x
Sat, 14 Dec 2024UK£7.7bUK£8.6bUK£339.9m25.5x22.6x0.9x
Mon, 11 Nov 2024UK£7.9bUK£8.7bUK£327.4m28x24.2x0.9x
Wed, 09 Oct 2024UK£10.0bUK£9.3bUK£297.3m23.9x33.6x1.1x
Fri, 06 Sep 2024UK£10.4bUK£9.8bUK£365.7m26.6x28.4x1.1x
Sun, 04 Aug 2024UK£10.7bUK£9.8bUK£363.3m27.1x29.4x1.1x
Tue, 02 Jul 2024UK£11.3bUK£9.8bUK£381.5m26.6x29.7x1.2x
Thu, 30 May 2024UK£11.0bUK£9.9bUK£379.0m28.7x29.1x1.1x
Sat, 27 Apr 2024UK£9.3bUK£9.9bUK£372.5m27.7x25.1x0.9x
Mon, 25 Mar 2024UK£9.7bUK£10.1bUK£350.4m26.6x27.7x1x
Wed, 21 Feb 2024UK£10.3bUK£10.4bUK£357.8m26.2x28.8x1x
Fri, 19 Jan 2024UK£10.0bUK£12.4bUK£378.2m25.1x26.5x0.8x
Sun, 17 Dec 2023UK£10.0bUK£12.6bUK£379.0m21.8x26.3x0.8x
Tue, 14 Nov 2023UK£9.5bUK£12.5bUK£378.1m24x25.2x0.8x
Thu, 12 Oct 2023UK£10.1bUK£12.6bUK£369.6m25.2x27.4x0.8x
Sat, 09 Sep 2023UK£10.6bUK£11.7bUK£386.9m27.6x27.3x0.9x
Mon, 07 Aug 2023UK£10.1bUK£11.7bUK£404.9m25.8x25x0.9x
Wed, 05 Jul 2023UK£10.3bUK£11.7bUK£427.8m24.2x24.1x0.9x
Fri, 02 Jun 2023UK£10.5bUK£11.7bUK£422.7m25.9x24.8x0.9x
Sun, 30 Apr 2023UK£11.0bUK£11.7bUK£420.1m25.6x26.2x0.9x
Tue, 28 Mar 2023UK£10.8bUK£12.4bUK£419.7m26x25.8x0.9x
Thu, 23 Feb 2023UK£11.5bUK£12.2bUK£426.9m27.6x26.9x0.9x
Sat, 21 Jan 2023UK£11.3bUK£12.2bUK£425.5m27.1x26.6x0.9x
Mon, 19 Dec 2022UK£11.4bUK£12.2bUK£425.3m26.1x26.7x0.9x
Wed, 16 Nov 2022UK£11.5bUK£12.2bUK£431.2m26.7x26.6x0.9x
Fri, 14 Oct 2022UK£12.1bUK£12.4bUK£420.4m26.5x28.7x1x
Sun, 11 Sep 2022UK£11.4bUK£12.3bUK£421.8m27.2x27x0.9x
Tue, 09 Aug 2022UK£12.4bUK£11.9bUK£411.3m35x30.1x1x
Thu, 07 Jul 2022UK£11.2bUK£11.6bUK£399.3m28.8x28.1x1x
Sat, 04 Jun 2022UK£11.9bUK£11.6bUK£399.7m37.3x29.9x1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

29.9x


Total Market Cap: UK£11.9bTotal Earnings: UK£399.7mTotal Revenue: UK£11.6bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. IT Consulting Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 28x202320242025
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 24.7x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 28.0x.
  • 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 6.9% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 7.5% 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 Market-0.21%
Tech-0.40%
IT-1.14%
IT Consulting-1.22%
Data Processing Services1.44%
Internet Services and Infrastructure0.32%
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£0.88114.6%
+UK£69.0m		n/aPE-256.1x
CCC ComputacenterUK£25.741.8%
+UK£48.2m		-6.9%PE15.8x
SCT SoftcatUK£17.931.1%
+UK£37.9m		7.4%PE28.5x
CLBS Celebrus TechnologiesUK£1.754.5%
+UK£3.0m		-18.6%PE17x
ELEG Electric GuitarUK£0.00114.8%
+UK£60.0k		-94.2%PS23.2x
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