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U.K. (FTSE) Semiconductors Industry Analysis

UpdatedMar 15, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies6
  • 7D6.3%
  • 3M88.0%
  • 1Y38.3%
  • YTD65.8%

Over the last 7 days, the Semiconductors industry has risen 6.3%, driven by gains from IQE of 18%. Meanwhile, CML Microsystems actually underperformed within the industry, shrinking 8.5% in the last week. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 38%. As for the next few years, earnings are forecast to decline by 40% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 15 Mar 2026UK£423.0mUK£199.9m-UK£44,513,000.0018.5x-9.5x2.1x
Tue, 10 Feb 2026UK£271.5mUK£199.9m-UK£44,513,000.0020.7x-6.1x1.4x
Thu, 08 Jan 2026UK£258.1mUK£185.1m-UK£53,963,000.0029.6x-4.8x1.4x
Sat, 06 Dec 2025UK£1.9bUK£423.2m-UK£184,092,287.0129.2x-10.4x4.5x
Mon, 03 Nov 2025UK£1.7bUK£436.5m-UK£188,116,445.9711.7x-9.2x4x
Wed, 01 Oct 2025UK£1.7bUK£430.8m-UK£185,028,828.4511x-9.2x4x
Fri, 29 Aug 2025UK£1.7bUK£431.1m-UK£85,349,461.52n/a-19.5x3.9x
Sun, 27 Jul 2025UK£1.6bUK£432.3m-UK£85,523,364.23n/a-19.2x3.8x
Tue, 24 Jun 2025UK£1.6bUK£437.2m-UK£84,257,745.5628x-19x3.7x
Thu, 22 May 2025UK£1.4bUK£439.1m-UK£84,517,111.4632.7x-16.2x3.1x
Sat, 19 Apr 2025UK£1.1bUK£452.5m-UK£69,766,271.9329.6x-16.2x2.5x
Mon, 17 Mar 2025UK£1.1bUK£395.9m-UK£98,424,081.8329.8x-11.2x2.8x
Wed, 12 Feb 2025UK£1.4bUK£403.1m-UK£101,047,827.7631.8x-14x3.5x
Fri, 10 Jan 2025UK£1.1bUK£408.6m-UK£97,357,814.2435.2x-11.2x2.7x
Sun, 08 Dec 2024UK£1.3bUK£402.3m-UK£95,059,061.5532.7x-14.2x3.3x
Tue, 05 Nov 2024UK£1.1bUK£393.8m-UK£74,637,088.6920.8x-14.9x2.8x
Thu, 03 Oct 2024UK£1.2bUK£387.8m-UK£73,880,136.3122x-15.7x3x
Sat, 31 Aug 2024UK£1.5bUK£448.9m-UK£57,174,512.9820.4x-26.3x3.4x
Mon, 29 Jul 2024UK£1.6bUK£453.8m-UK£57,952,803.5024.1x-27.4x3.5x
Wed, 26 Jun 2024UK£1.5bUK£472.1m-UK£57,992,787.0612.6x-26.4x3.2x
Fri, 24 May 2024UK£1.5bUK£472.0m-UK£58,001,526.5414.1x-26.5x3.3x
Sun, 21 Apr 2024UK£1.3bUK£473.6m-UK£42,693,340.6313x-31.4x2.8x
Tue, 19 Mar 2024UK£1.7bUK£482.1m-UK£104,011,422.7513.6x-16.4x3.5x
Thu, 15 Feb 2024UK£1.6bUK£484.4m-UK£104,518,881.9315.1x-15.2x3.3x
Sat, 13 Jan 2024UK£1.2bUK£480.5m-UK£106,173,577.0015.4x-11.4x2.5x
Mon, 11 Dec 2023UK£1.3bUK£479.9m-UK£106,792,959.0013.7x-11.7x2.6x
Wed, 08 Nov 2023UK£1.1bUK£484.6m-UK£106,902,032.0012x-10.6x2.3x
Fri, 06 Oct 2023UK£1.2bUK£462.4m-UK£120,659,502.0048.6x-10x2.6x
Sun, 03 Sep 2023UK£1.5bUK£384.4m-UK£83,137,881.0049.5x-17.5x3.8x
Tue, 01 Aug 2023UK£1.6bUK£381.3m-UK£83,119,832.0047.2x-19.7x4.3x
Thu, 29 Jun 2023UK£1.5bUK£375.7m-UK£84,323,450.0048.9x-17.8x4x
Sat, 27 May 2023UK£1.4bUK£383.0m-UK£80,726,112.0082.9x-17.4x3.7x
Mon, 24 Apr 2023UK£1.4bUK£316.3m-UK£27,449,168.0040x-49.3x4.3x
Wed, 22 Mar 2023UK£1.3bUK£317.6m-UK£27,051,816.0038.2x-47.4x4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

-47.4x


Total Market Cap: UK£1.3bTotal Earnings: -UK£27,051,816.00Total Revenue: UK£317.6mTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Semiconductors Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average -17.4x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the British Semiconductor industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 3.2x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.1x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Semiconductor industry have deteriorated over the last three years.
  • Revenues have also declined 14% per year.
  • This means overall sales from these companies are declining and losses are subsequently expanding as well.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the U.K. Tech industry?

GB Market-0.58%
Tech-1.58%
Semiconductors6.28%
Semiconductor Equipment18.26%
Semiconductors-4.93%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Semiconductors industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings decline of 40.1%, which is worse than the prior year's decline of 12.6%.
Forecasted Growth
  • Despite it being negative, analysts are least pessimistic on the Semiconductors industry since they expect its earnings to decline by only 40% per year over the next 5 years, which isn't as bad as the other industries.
  • This is even lower than its past earnings decline of 13% per year.
  • In contrast, the Semiconductors industry is expected to see its earnings decline by 40% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
IQE IQEUK£0.2318.3%
+UK£35.2m
78.3%PS2.3x
ENSI EnSilicaUK£0.49-4.1%
UK£2.7m
25.4%PS2.4x