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U.K. (FTSE) Entertainment Industry Analysis

UpdatedJun 01, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies17
  • 7D4.7%
  • 3M-1.7%
  • 1Y-4.5%
  • YTD-12.6%

The Entertainment industry is up 4.7% in the last week, with Celtic up 18%. In the same time, Gana Media Group was down 6.8%. However, the industry is down 4.5% over the past year. As for the next few years, earnings are forecast to decline by 6.3% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 02 Jun 2026UK£1.2bUK£899.2mUK£65.8m9.3x18.8x1.4x
Thu, 30 Apr 2026UK£1.1bUK£900.0mUK£68.5m9x16.6x1.3x
Sat, 28 Mar 2026UK£1.1bUK£887.2mUK£46.6m11.4x23.5x1.2x
Mon, 23 Feb 2026UK£1.3bUK£876.9mUK£36.7m13.9x35.4x1.5x
Wed, 21 Jan 2026UK£1.4bUK£900.5mUK£63.8m13.6x22.4x1.6x
Fri, 19 Dec 2025UK£1.3bUK£888.0mUK£62.5m13.7x21.6x1.5x
Sun, 16 Nov 2025UK£1.4bUK£889.6mUK£62.2m13.7x23.1x1.6x
Tue, 14 Oct 2025UK£1.5bUK£898.0mUK£66.8m14.8x22.2x1.7x
Thu, 11 Sep 2025UK£1.5bUK£854.0mUK£46.9m15x32.1x1.8x
Sat, 09 Aug 2025UK£1.5bUK£860.5mUK£45.8m15x33.1x1.8x
Mon, 07 Jul 2025UK£1.4bUK£859.1mUK£46.0m14.9x31.2x1.7x
Wed, 04 Jun 2025UK£1.4bUK£859.7mUK£29.8m15.5x45.6x1.6x
Fri, 02 May 2025UK£1.2bUK£848.0mUK£31.0m13.5x39.1x1.4x
Sun, 30 Mar 2025UK£1.3bUK£845.1mUK£13.5m15.5x96.5x1.5x
Tue, 25 Feb 2025UK£1.2bUK£846.7m-UK£8,690,225.7716.1x-141.3x1.5x
Thu, 23 Jan 2025UK£1.3bUK£848.8m-UK£21,501,035.5216x-60.8x1.5x
Sat, 21 Dec 2024UK£1.3bUK£847.0m-UK£65,578,338.2119.6x-20.1x1.6x
Mon, 18 Nov 2024UK£1.3bUK£846.9m-UK£66,074,635.2116.9x-19.3x1.5x
Wed, 16 Oct 2024UK£1.3bUK£842.3m-UK£64,602,122.8115.2x-20.9x1.6x
Fri, 13 Sep 2024UK£1.4bUK£807.7m-UK£82,649,023.2036.6x-16.4x1.7x
Sun, 11 Aug 2024UK£1.6bUK£814.5m-UK£124,353,314.3135.8x-12.6x1.9x
Tue, 09 Jul 2024UK£1.4bUK£814.1m-UK£124,074,766.8036.4x-11.3x1.7x
Thu, 06 Jun 2024UK£1.4bUK£800.5m-UK£123,844,167.4037.2x-10.9x1.7x
Sat, 04 May 2024UK£1.2bUK£801.0m-UK£124,841,377.0635.5x-9.6x1.5x
Mon, 01 Apr 2024UK£1.1bUK£816.7m-UK£117,448,175.5816.8x-9.2x1.3x
Wed, 28 Feb 2024UK£1.1bUK£810.0m-UK£110,934,963.0617x-9.9x1.4x
Fri, 26 Jan 2024UK£1.1bUK£818.4m-UK£109,174,855.0014.1x-10.2x1.4x
Sun, 24 Dec 2023UK£1.0bUK£827.9m-UK£69,388,858.0012.8x-15x1.3x
Tue, 21 Nov 2023UK£1.3bUK£834.3m-UK£68,848,320.0014.8x-19.4x1.6x
Thu, 19 Oct 2023UK£1.2bUK£832.6m-UK£71,316,831.0014.9x-17.1x1.5x
Sat, 16 Sep 2023UK£1.3bUK£770.4m-UK£70,984,968.0020.2x-18.3x1.7x
Mon, 14 Aug 2023UK£1.3bUK£781.1m-UK£32,174,892.0016.1x-40.9x1.7x
Wed, 12 Jul 2023UK£1.4bUK£778.7m-UK£31,170,190.0016.8x-45.6x1.8x
Fri, 09 Jun 2023UK£1.6bUK£773.1m-UK£31,659,346.0012.6x-49.4x2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

-49.4x


Total Market Cap: UK£1.6bTotal Earnings: -UK£31,659,346.00Total Revenue: UK£773.1mTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Entertainment Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average -6.3x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the British Entertainment 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 18.8x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of -6.3x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.6x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.4x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • Total earnings for the Entertainment industry have gone up over the last three years, and the industry is now profitable. Revenues have grown 5.2% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by the industry overall, and subsequently profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

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

GB Market-0.29%
Telecom-0.90%
Entertainment4.73%
Movies and Entertainment8.07%
Interactive Home Entertainment3.11%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Movies and Entertainment industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings decline of 29.2%, which is worse than the prior year's decline of 5.9%.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Interactive Home Entertainment industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average of 12.8x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Interactive Home Entertainment industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 3.9% over the next 5 years.
  • However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 25% per year.
  • In contrast, the Movies and Entertainment industry is expected to see its earnings decline by 29% 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
CCP CelticUK£2.4517.8%
+UK£35.2m		62.8%PE21.4x
FDEV Frontier DevelopmentsUK£4.455.1%
+UK£7.6m		72.3%PE7.9x
ZIN Zinc Media GroupUK£0.5618.9%
+UK£2.6m		-5.0%PS0.4x
LBG LBG MediaUK£0.362.0%
+UK£1.4m		-60.8%PE7x
EMAN Everyman Media GroupUK£0.362.8%
+UK£914.1k		-9.9%PS0.3x

Latest News

CCP
UK£2.45
Celtic
7D
17.8%
1Y
62.8%
FDEV
UK£4.45
Frontier Developments
7D
5.1%
1Y
72.3%
GANA
UK£0.0021
Gana Media Group
7D
-6.8%
1Y
n/a
LBG
UK£0.36
LBG Media
7D
2.0%
1Y
-60.8%
EMAN
UK£0.36
Everyman Media Group
7D
2.8%
1Y
-9.9%
TBLD
UK£0.073
tinyBuild
7D
-5.2%
1Y
27.8%
GMR
UK£0.32
Gaming Realms
7D
-2.4%
1Y
-32.1%
Narrative Update • Apr 25

GMR: Expanded Buyback Authorization Will Support Future Upside Potential

Analysts have raised their price target on Gaming Realms to £0.57, a modest increase supported by slightly revised assumptions for the discount rate, long-term revenue growth, profit margin and future P/E, which together leave their overall fair value assessment broadly unchanged. What's in the News On March 3, 2026, Gaming Realms increased its equity buyback authorization by £5 million to a total of £11 million, expanding the size of its existing share repurchase plan (Key Developments).
ZIN
UK£0.56
Zinc Media Group
7D
18.9%
1Y
-5.0%
ALRT
UK£0.011
Defence Holdings
7D
-0.3%
1Y
72.6%
OMIP
UK£0.046
One Media iP Group
7D
7.0%
1Y
19.5%
Analysis Article • Apr 10

One Media iP Group's (LON:OMIP) Profits May Not Reveal Underlying Issues

One Media iP Group Plc's ( LON:OMIP ) healthy profit numbers didn't contain any surprises for investors. We believe...
GFIN
UK£0.00042
Gfinity
7D
-22.7%
1Y
-46.9%