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U.K. (FTSE) Telecom Sector Analysis

UpdatedOct 31, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies59
  • 7D2.2%
  • 3M3.3%
  • 1Y20.7%
  • YTD18.4%

The Telecom industry is up 2.2% in the last week, with Airtel Africa up 19%. In the same time, WPP was down 17%. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 21%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 34% per annum.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 31 Oct 2025UK£102.1bUK£96.2b-UK£1,375,373,177.5715.8x-74.2x1.1x
Sun, 28 Sep 2025UK£100.0bUK£95.5b-UK£1,440,971,703.3916.5x-69.4x1x
Tue, 26 Aug 2025UK£103.7bUK£95.3b-UK£1,383,715,756.5716.5x-75x1.1x
Thu, 24 Jul 2025UK£97.1bUK£95.4b-UK£913,137,005.1016.4x-106.4x1x
Sat, 21 Jun 2025UK£94.2bUK£93.2b-UK£637,107,836.1916.9x-147.8x1x
Mon, 19 May 2025UK£91.9bUK£92.5bUK£4.6b15.5x19.9x1x
Wed, 16 Apr 2025UK£86.9bUK£92.9bUK£4.6b16.9x19.1x0.9x
Fri, 14 Mar 2025UK£87.8bUK£87.1bUK£4.9b15.1x17.9x1x
Sun, 09 Feb 2025UK£91.0bUK£87.4bUK£4.6b18.7x19.8x1x
Tue, 07 Jan 2025UK£88.0bUK£87.3bUK£4.4b18.9x19.9x1x
Thu, 05 Dec 2024UK£88.9bUK£87.1bUK£4.4b20.4x20.1x1x
Sat, 02 Nov 2024UK£86.4bUK£87.2bUK£3.6b16.9x24.1x1x
Mon, 30 Sep 2024UK£91.4bUK£86.9bUK£3.7b19.9x24.8x1.1x
Wed, 28 Aug 2024UK£88.4bUK£87.4bUK£3.6b20.7x24.6x1x
Fri, 26 Jul 2024UK£88.0bUK£87.7bUK£3.1b19.5x28.6x1x
Sun, 23 Jun 2024UK£87.9bUK£87.7bUK£3.2b19.2x27.8x1x
Tue, 21 May 2024UK£89.3bUK£87.9bUK£3.1b21.2x28.6x1x
Thu, 18 Apr 2024UK£79.5bUK£95.1bUK£12.4b19.3x6.4x0.8x
Sat, 16 Mar 2024UK£81.6bUK£95.3bUK£12.2b20.9x6.7x0.9x
Mon, 12 Feb 2024UK£79.2bUK£94.9bUK£12.7b18.7x6.3x0.8x
Wed, 10 Jan 2024UK£86.0bUK£97.3bUK£12.9b16.5x6.7x0.9x
Fri, 08 Dec 2023UK£85.7bUK£97.3bUK£12.9b16.9x6.6x0.9x
Sun, 05 Nov 2023UK£84.3bUK£98.0bUK£14.1b18.7x6x0.9x
Tue, 03 Oct 2023UK£83.9bUK£98.0bUK£14.2b18.1x5.9x0.9x
Thu, 31 Aug 2023UK£82.6bUK£97.2bUK£14.0b18.3x5.9x0.8x
Sat, 29 Jul 2023UK£86.8bUK£96.3bUK£14.0b19.3x6.2x0.9x
Mon, 26 Jun 2023UK£83.5bUK£95.9bUK£13.9b21.1x6x0.9x
Wed, 24 May 2023UK£91.7bUK£96.6bUK£14.0b21.9x6.5x0.9x
Fri, 21 Apr 2023UK£94.3bUK£97.4bUK£5.3b22.6x17.7x1x
Sun, 19 Mar 2023UK£91.2bUK£96.8bUK£5.4b17.7x16.8x0.9x
Tue, 14 Feb 2023UK£95.6bUK£96.5bUK£5.6b16.4x17.2x1x
Thu, 12 Jan 2023UK£89.1bUK£96.8bUK£5.5b18x16.1x0.9x
Sat, 10 Dec 2022UK£94.0bUK£99.1bUK£5.7b18.1x16.6x0.9x
Mon, 07 Nov 2022UK£97.4bUK£100.0bUK£5.2b18.5x18.6x1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

18.6x


Total Market Cap: UK£97.4bTotal Earnings: UK£5.2bTotal Revenue: UK£100.0bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Telecom Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average -2.5x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the British Communication Services industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 0.96x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.1x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • Total earnings for the Communication Services industry have declined over the last three years, with the industry now making a loss overall.
  • Meanwhile revenues have remained mostly flat.
  • This means that although sales have remained flat, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased, which has decreased profits.

Industry Trends

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

GB Market1.73%
Telecom2.15%
Wireless Telecom8.23%
Entertainment0.62%
Telecom Services and Carriers0.24%
Media-0.62%
Interactive Media and Services-1.27%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Media industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 28.6x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 35.2%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 6.2% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Wireless Telecom industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 49% over the next 5 years.
  • In contrast, the Entertainment industry is expected to see its earnings growth to stay flat over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

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

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
AAF Airtel AfricaUK£2.7721.3%
+UK£1.8b		169.6%PE26.9x
VOD Vodafone GroupUK£0.923.8%
+UK£803.9m		27.4%PS0.7x
INF InformaUK£9.681.7%
+UK£210.5m		18.8%PE170.6x
ZEG Zegona CommunicationsUK£12.301.7%
+UK£151.8m		275.0%PS4.4x
HTWS Helios TowersUK£1.502.2%
+UK£33.7m		35.5%PE24.4x

Latest News

WPP
UK£2.88
WPP
7D
-20.4%
1Y
-65.3%
AUTO
UK£7.80
Auto Trader Group
7D
-4.2%
1Y
-7.6%
AAF
UK£2.77
Airtel Africa
7D
21.3%
1Y
169.6%
VOD
UK£0.92
Vodafone Group
7D
3.8%
1Y
27.4%
ITV
UK£0.70
ITV
7D
-1.6%
1Y
-6.1%

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Oct 27
ITV (LON:ITV) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly
FDEV
UK£5.21
Frontier Developments
7D
5.7%
1Y
93.0%
INF
UK£9.68
Informa
7D
1.7%
1Y
18.8%

Analysts Lift Informa Fair Value Estimate Following Revenue Growth and Discount Rate Adjustments

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RMV
UK£6.68
Rightmove
7D
-2.9%
1Y
11.1%
BT.A
UK£1.86
BT Group
7D
-0.6%
1Y
32.4%

UK Fiber And 5G Expansion Will Drive Future Customer Acquisition

BT Group’s updated analyst price targets reflect a modest range of downward and upward revisions, now spanning from £1.40 to £2.25 per share. Analysts cite imminent telecom sector mergers and declining Openreach performance among the key factors behind these changed outlooks.
BCG
UK£2.95
Baltic Classifieds Group
7D
-4.5%
1Y
-6.9%

Digital Adoption And European Expansion Will Create Future Value

Baltic Classifieds Group's analyst price target has slightly decreased from €3.69 to €3.66. Analysts cite modest downward revisions to revenue growth and profit margin expectations as key factors behind the adjustment.
HTWS
UK£1.50
Helios Towers
7D
2.2%
1Y
35.5%

Urbanization And Mobile Demand Will Transform Telecom Infrastructure

Analysts have slightly reduced their price target for Helios Towers from £2.55 to £2.45 per share. They cite updated discount rate assumptions and current market conditions as the reasons for this adjustment.
SAA
UK£1.36
M&C Saatchi
7D
5.4%
1Y
-33.0%
NFG
UK£4.14
Next 15 Group
7D
4.8%
1Y
5.1%
ZEG
UK£12.30
Zegona Communications
7D
1.7%
1Y
275.0%

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Oct 07
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FUTR
UK£6.14
Future
7D
-5.5%
1Y
-30.4%

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Sep 25
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TRST
UK£2.05
Trustpilot Group
7D
-3.9%
1Y
-18.5%