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U.K. (FTSE) Tech Hardware Storage and Peripherals Industry Analysis

UpdatedMar 18, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies4
  • 7D8.1%
  • 3M10.1%
  • 1Y-27.7%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Tech Hardware Storage and Peripherals industry has dropped 2.1%, driven by Concurrent Technologies declining 8.9%. Overall the industry is down 35% in 12 months. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 21% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the U.K. Tech Hardware Storage and Peripherals Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 18 Mar 2026UK£1.8bUK£295.6mUK£365.7k66.4x4810.4x6x
Fri, 13 Feb 2026UK£1.7bUK£291.8mUK£220.6k62.3x7542.7x5.7x
Sun, 11 Jan 2026UK£1.7bUK£294.9mUK£337.8k60x4889.4x5.6x
Tue, 09 Dec 2025UK£1.7bUK£296.1mUK£384.6k63.8x4476.1x5.8x
Thu, 06 Nov 2025UK£1.8bUK£300.0mUK£532.6k68.1x3370x6x
Sat, 04 Oct 2025UK£1.9bUK£293.8mUK£297.6k79.4x6497x6.6x
Mon, 01 Sep 2025UK£1.9bUK£295.4mUK£1.8m63.6x1038.9x6.4x
Wed, 30 Jul 2025UK£1.9bUK£296.0mUK£2.8m64.9x692.5x6.5x
Fri, 27 Jun 2025UK£2.0bUK£290.7mUK£2.5m69x771.1x6.7x
Sun, 25 May 2025UK£2.1bUK£293.5mUK£2.7m77.1x784.8x7.1x
Tue, 22 Apr 2025UK£1.9bUK£297.0mUK£2.8m62.7x665.3x6.3x
Thu, 20 Mar 2025UK£2.1bUK£347.7mUK£25.2m37.5x83.8x6.1x
Sat, 15 Feb 2025UK£2.4bUK£355.3mUK£25.9m43.8x91.6x6.7x
Mon, 13 Jan 2025UK£2.1bUK£363.6mUK£26.7m34.5x79.5x5.8x
Wed, 11 Dec 2024UK£1.8bUK£352.3mUK£25.6m28.9x70.3x5.1x
Fri, 08 Nov 2024UK£1.6bUK£347.9mUK£25.2m24x64.3x4.7x
Sun, 06 Oct 2024UK£1.7bUK£345.2mUK£25.0m24.8x68x4.9x
Tue, 03 Sep 2024UK£1.8bUK£304.5mUK£25.7m30.2x69x5.8x
Thu, 01 Aug 2024UK£1.7bUK£309.1mUK£26.3m27.9x66.4x5.6x
Sat, 29 Jun 2024UK£1.8bUK£312.5mUK£26.7m26.9x67.3x5.7x
Mon, 27 May 2024UK£186.0mUK£102.3mUK£1.7m22.4x109.5x1.8x
Wed, 24 Apr 2024UK£167.6mUK£93.6m-UK£610,341.0050.7x-274.7x1.8x
Fri, 22 Mar 2024UK£161.0mUK£93.7mUK£1.3m47.9x122.2x1.7x
Sun, 18 Feb 2024UK£176.8mUK£93.7mUK£1.3m51.2x134.1x1.9x
Tue, 16 Jan 2024UK£148.3mUK£93.7mUK£1.3m44.4x112.5x1.6x
Thu, 14 Dec 2023UK£142.7mUK£93.7mUK£1.3m38.6x108.3x1.5x
Sat, 11 Nov 2023UK£191.4mUK£93.7mUK£1.3m37.8x145.3x2x
Mon, 09 Oct 2023UK£197.3mUK£93.7mUK£1.3m38.1x149.7x2.1x
Wed, 06 Sep 2023UK£207.5mUK£91.1mUK£2.8m71.8x74.7x2.3x
Fri, 04 Aug 2023UK£196.4mUK£91.1mUK£2.8m67.1x70.7x2.2x
Sun, 02 Jul 2023UK£178.2mUK£91.1mUK£2.8m59.6x64.1x2x
Tue, 30 May 2023UK£184.3mUK£91.3mUK£3.7m50.9x50.5x2x
Thu, 27 Apr 2023UK£185.6mUK£91.3mUK£3.7m51.3x50.8x2x
Sat, 25 Mar 2023UK£186.2mUK£88.1mUK£5.2m34x35.6x2.1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

35.6x


Total Market Cap: UK£186.2mTotal Earnings: UK£5.2mTotal Revenue: UK£88.1mTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Tech Hardware Storage and Peripherals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 1045.1x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the British Technology Hardware, Storage and Peripherals industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 4kx which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 1kx.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 4.3x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 5.6x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Technology Hardware, Storage and Peripherals industry have declined 56% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 50% 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, which has decreased profits.

Industry Comparison

How does U.K. Tech Hardware Storage and Peripherals compare with similar industries?

GB Market-0.46%
Tech-2.68%
Tech Hardware8.12%
Tech Hardware Storage and Peripherals8.12%
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
RPI Raspberry Pi HoldingsUK£3.4716.3%
+UK£94.1m		-40.1%PE94.5x
XAR XaarUK£1.154.5%
+UK£3.9m		94.6%PS1.4x

Latest News

CNC
UK£2.12
Concurrent Technologies
7D
-12.8%
1Y
29.3%
RPI
UK£3.47
Raspberry Pi Holdings
7D
16.3%
1Y
-40.1%

RPI: On-Device AI Expansion Will Meet Stable Margins And Muted Repricing

Analysts have slightly revised their fair value assumptions for Raspberry Pi Holdings, with the latest work on discount rates, revenue growth, profit margins and future P/E multiples feeding through to a modest change in the implied long term price target for the shares, expressed in £ terms. What's in the News Raspberry Pi Holdings launched the Raspberry Pi AI HAT+ 2, an add on board for Raspberry Pi 5 that expands the company's on device AI capabilities, following the earlier Pi AI HAT+ introduced in October 2024 (Key Developments).
XAR
UK£1.15
Xaar
7D
4.5%
1Y
94.6%