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U.K. (FTSE) Telecom Sector Analysis

UpdatedFeb 21, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies70
  • 7D-2.9%
  • 3M0.9%
  • 1Y13.4%
  • YTD0.8%

Over the last 7 days, the Telecom industry has dropped 2.9%, driven by Vodafone Group declining 3.3%. In contrast, MONY Group has gained 5.1%. In the past year, the industry has gained 13%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 12% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

Has the U.K. Telecom Sector valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 21 Feb 2025UK£88.8bUK£86.9bUK£4.6b18x19.4x1x
Sun, 19 Jan 2025UK£87.7bUK£88.0bUK£4.5b16.9x19.5x1x
Tue, 17 Dec 2024UK£85.8bUK£87.1bUK£4.4b19.3x19.5x1x
Thu, 14 Nov 2024UK£83.6bUK£87.2bUK£4.4b16.9x18.9x1x
Sat, 12 Oct 2024UK£87.5bUK£86.9bUK£3.7b20.1x23.9x1x
Mon, 09 Sep 2024UK£89.3bUK£87.4bUK£3.6b19.8x24.8x1x
Wed, 07 Aug 2024UK£85.3bUK£88.2bUK£3.5b20.8x24.3x1x
Fri, 05 Jul 2024UK£86.7bUK£87.7bUK£3.2b18.4x27.3x1x
Sun, 02 Jun 2024UK£89.4bUK£87.7bUK£3.2b21.3x28.3x1x
Tue, 30 Apr 2024UK£81.9bUK£94.8bUK£12.4b19.3x6.6x0.9x
Thu, 28 Mar 2024UK£82.0bUK£95.1bUK£12.3b21.2x6.6x0.9x
Sat, 24 Feb 2024UK£80.2bUK£94.9bUK£12.2b21.1x6.6x0.8x
Mon, 22 Jan 2024UK£83.5bUK£97.2bUK£12.9b17.1x6.5x0.9x
Wed, 20 Dec 2023UK£85.2bUK£97.3bUK£12.9b17.6x6.6x0.9x
Fri, 17 Nov 2023UK£83.2bUK£97.5bUK£13.1b16.5x6.4x0.9x
Sun, 15 Oct 2023UK£83.1bUK£98.0bUK£14.2b17.1x5.9x0.8x
Tue, 12 Sep 2023UK£82.9bUK£97.3bUK£14.0b17.8x5.9x0.9x
Thu, 10 Aug 2023UK£83.7bUK£97.2bUK£13.7b19.6x6.1x0.9x
Sat, 08 Jul 2023UK£81.9bUK£95.7bUK£13.9b20.5x5.9x0.9x
Mon, 05 Jun 2023UK£88.0bUK£96.3bUK£13.9b21x6.3x0.9x
Wed, 03 May 2023UK£95.8bUK£97.5bUK£5.4b22.1x17.8x1x
Fri, 31 Mar 2023UK£92.4bUK£97.3bUK£5.4b19.7x17.2x0.9x
Sun, 26 Feb 2023UK£97.2bUK£97.6bUK£5.6b16.2x17.3x1x
Tue, 24 Jan 2023UK£92.0bUK£96.3bUK£5.5b16.9x16.7x1x
Thu, 22 Dec 2022UK£92.0bUK£100.0bUK£5.8b17.9x15.9x0.9x
Sat, 19 Nov 2022UK£98.6bUK£99.9bUK£5.6b19.6x17.6x1x
Mon, 17 Oct 2022UK£93.9bUK£99.5bUK£5.2b17.9x18x0.9x
Wed, 14 Sep 2022UK£106.2bUK£98.7bUK£5.3b21.8x20.1x1.1x
Fri, 12 Aug 2022UK£113.4bUK£97.7bUK£4.9b21.7x23.2x1.2x
Sun, 10 Jul 2022UK£115.4bUK£95.8bUK£4.1b21x28.2x1.2x
Tue, 07 Jun 2022UK£118.0bUK£95.9bUK£4.1b24.3x29x1.2x
Thu, 05 May 2022UK£119.3bUK£94.2bUK£2.0b25.5x60.3x1.3x
Sat, 02 Apr 2022UK£123.4bUK£93.1bUK£2.7b24.4x46.4x1.3x
Mon, 28 Feb 2022UK£129.9bUK£92.8bUK£2.2b29.7x59.9x1.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

59.9x


Total Market Cap: UK£129.9bTotal Earnings: UK£2.2bTotal Revenue: UK£92.8bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Telecom Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 20.4x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the British Communication 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 20.4x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 1.1x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Communication Services industry have grown 28% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have declined 2.2% per year.
  • This means that less sales are being generated overall, but since cost of doing business is lower, profits have been increasing.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the U.K. Telecom sector?

GB Market-1.18%
Telecom-2.88%
Entertainment-2.01%
Media-2.07%
Telecom Services and Carriers-2.65%
Interactive Media and Services-2.82%
Wireless Telecom-4.28%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Interactive Media and Services industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 99x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 9.6%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 14.8% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Media industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 14% over the next 5 years.
  • However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 44% per year.
  • In contrast, the Interactive Media and Services industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 9.6% 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
MONY MONY GroupUK£2.036.9%
+UK£70.4m		-17.9%PE13.5x
YOU YouGovUK£3.997.3%
+UK£31.5m		-65.3%PS1.4x
FUTR FutureUK£9.892.7%
+UK£28.2m		46.6%PE14x
HTWS Helios TowersUK£0.961.8%
+UK£17.9m		24.5%PS1.7x
RCH ReachUK£0.853.7%
+UK£9.5m		33.2%PE6.5x
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