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U.K. (FTSE) Entertainment Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 04, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies17
  • 7D3.4%
  • 3M-20.6%
  • 1Y-11.6%
  • YTD-20.6%

Over the last 7 days, the Entertainment industry has risen 3.4%, driven by gains from everplay group of 11%. Meanwhile, LBG Media actually underperformed within the industry, shrinking 5.9% in the last week. In contrast, the industry has lost 12% in the last 12 months. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 7.5% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 05 Apr 2026UK£1.1bUK£888.2mUK£44.7m12.4x25.2x1.3x
Tue, 03 Mar 2026UK£1.3bUK£877.0mUK£36.7m14.2x35.1x1.5x
Thu, 29 Jan 2026UK£1.5bUK£898.4mUK£64.2m13.6x22.8x1.6x
Sat, 27 Dec 2025UK£1.4bUK£888.1mUK£60.2m13.6x22.8x1.5x
Mon, 24 Nov 2025UK£1.4bUK£890.0mUK£62.1m13.9x22.5x1.6x
Wed, 22 Oct 2025UK£1.5bUK£897.5mUK£66.9m14.3x22.4x1.7x
Fri, 19 Sep 2025UK£1.5bUK£867.5mUK£55.7m15.7x27.4x1.8x
Sun, 17 Aug 2025UK£1.5bUK£859.7mUK£45.9m15x32.3x1.7x
Tue, 15 Jul 2025UK£1.5bUK£860.8mUK£45.7m14.9x33.7x1.8x
Thu, 12 Jun 2025UK£1.4bUK£870.1mUK£32.3m15.4x43.4x1.6x
Sat, 10 May 2025UK£1.2bUK£861.3mUK£29.5m14.6x42x1.4x
Mon, 07 Apr 2025UK£1.2bUK£848.9mUK£14.8m13.7x83.7x1.5x
Wed, 05 Mar 2025UK£1.2bUK£846.0m-UK£8,414,320.4415.3x-142.2x1.4x
Fri, 31 Jan 2025UK£1.3bUK£850.2m-UK£19,551,722.9116.1x-68.4x1.6x
Sun, 29 Dec 2024UK£1.3bUK£846.6m-UK£63,702,394.2618.3x-20x1.5x
Tue, 26 Nov 2024UK£1.2bUK£847.3m-UK£65,708,612.3717.5x-18.7x1.5x
Thu, 24 Oct 2024UK£1.3bUK£843.4m-UK£65,009,372.7114.6x-20.1x1.5x
Sat, 21 Sep 2024UK£1.5bUK£818.9m-UK£89,463,637.0417.7x-16.3x1.8x
Mon, 19 Aug 2024UK£1.6bUK£812.9m-UK£123,490,793.0237.1x-12.6x1.9x
Wed, 17 Jul 2024UK£1.4bUK£812.7m-UK£123,305,387.1135x-11.6x1.8x
Fri, 14 Jun 2024UK£1.4bUK£800.6m-UK£123,922,289.1637.2x-11.1x1.7x
Sun, 12 May 2024UK£1.2bUK£801.1m-UK£124,952,045.7936.9x-9.8x1.5x
Tue, 09 Apr 2024UK£1.1bUK£818.0m-UK£116,028,798.9816.4x-9.4x1.3x
Thu, 07 Mar 2024UK£1.1bUK£809.3m-UK£110,565,241.5216.8x-9.8x1.3x
Sat, 03 Feb 2024UK£1.1bUK£817.6m-UK£108,046,434.0014.6x-10.6x1.4x
Mon, 01 Jan 2024UK£1.0bUK£827.4m-UK£69,514,650.0012.6x-14.9x1.3x
Wed, 29 Nov 2023UK£1.1bUK£831.8m-UK£67,418,110.0011.2x-16x1.3x
Fri, 27 Oct 2023UK£1.2bUK£833.1m-UK£71,584,567.0014.9x-17.4x1.5x
Sun, 24 Sep 2023UK£1.2bUK£798.9m-UK£52,710,254.0021.3x-23.6x1.6x
Tue, 22 Aug 2023UK£1.3bUK£780.6m-UK£31,499,335.0016.6x-41.9x1.7x
Thu, 20 Jul 2023UK£1.4bUK£778.7m-UK£31,227,832.0016.2x-45.5x1.8x
Sat, 17 Jun 2023UK£1.5bUK£769.8m-UK£30,301,207.0012.6x-50.4x2x
Mon, 15 May 2023UK£1.6bUK£774.3m-UK£32,166,707.0012.6x-50.5x2.1x
Wed, 12 Apr 2023UK£1.5bUK£747.2m-UK£4,809,981.0011.7x-311.6x2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

-311.6x


Total Market Cap: UK£1.5bTotal Earnings: -UK£4,809,981.00Total Revenue: UK£747.2mTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Entertainment Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average -11.3x202420252026
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 25.2x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of -11.4x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.6x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.3x.
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 5.9% 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 Market4.54%
Telecom3.91%
Entertainment3.36%
Interactive Home Entertainment5.93%
Movies and Entertainment-0.87%
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 20.3%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 11.1% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Interactive Home Entertainment industry, although it looks like investor sentiment has improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average of 9.3x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Interactive Home Entertainment industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 21% over the next 5 years.
  • This is roughly in line with its past earnings growth rate.
  • In contrast, the Movies and Entertainment industry is expected to see its earnings decline by 20% 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
EVPL everplay groupUK£2.3411.4%
+UK£34.6m
-9.3%PE12.4x
FDEV Frontier DevelopmentsUK£3.515.2%
+UK£5.8m
67.1%PE6.3x
GMR Gaming RealmsUK£0.326.3%
+UK£5.1m
-8.2%PE15.1x
EMAN Everyman Media GroupUK£0.3411.3%
+UK£3.2m
-8.0%PS0.3x
TBLD tinyBuildUK£0.0688.0%
+UK£2.0m
17.4%PS1x

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