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U.K. (FTSE) Entertainment Industry Analysis

UpdatedJun 17, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies17
  • 7D-0.7%
  • 3M-2.2%
  • 1Y-14.3%
  • YTD-16.8%

Last week, the Entertainment industry hasn't moved much but Defence Holdings is up 38% in that time. Unfortunately though, the industry is down 13% over the past 12 months. As for the next few years, earnings are forecast to decline by 5.8% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 17 Jun 2026UK£1.2bUK£922.0mUK£60.5m9.1x19.5x1.3x
Fri, 15 May 2026UK£1.1bUK£900.5mUK£65.8m8.6x17.4x1.3x
Sun, 12 Apr 2026UK£1.2bUK£885.1mUK£69.5m11.5x16.6x1.3x
Tue, 10 Mar 2026UK£1.2bUK£877.9mUK£36.0m12.7x34.2x1.4x
Thu, 05 Feb 2026UK£1.4bUK£899.7mUK£60.0m13.4x22.7x1.5x
Sat, 03 Jan 2026UK£1.4bUK£888.1mUK£60.2m13.7x23.1x1.6x
Mon, 01 Dec 2025UK£1.4bUK£889.0mUK£62.3m13.9x23.1x1.6x
Wed, 29 Oct 2025UK£1.5bUK£898.5mUK£67.3m13.9x22.6x1.7x
Fri, 26 Sep 2025UK£1.5bUK£898.4mUK£66.5m15.8x23x1.7x
Sun, 24 Aug 2025UK£1.5bUK£860.0mUK£45.9m15x32.1x1.7x
Tue, 22 Jul 2025UK£1.5bUK£860.3mUK£45.8m16.4x33.1x1.8x
Thu, 19 Jun 2025UK£1.5bUK£870.7mUK£35.1m14.9x41.8x1.7x
Sat, 17 May 2025UK£1.3bUK£861.6mUK£29.4m15.3x43x1.5x
Mon, 14 Apr 2025UK£1.2bUK£850.9mUK£16.1m13.5x74.9x1.4x
Wed, 12 Mar 2025UK£1.2bUK£844.1m-UK£7,782,514.4515.5x-154x1.4x
Fri, 07 Feb 2025UK£1.3bUK£850.3m-UK£19,600,278.2816.6x-66.7x1.5x
Sun, 05 Jan 2025UK£1.3bUK£848.0m-UK£64,201,227.0617.2x-20.6x1.6x
Tue, 03 Dec 2024UK£1.3bUK£846.6m-UK£65,417,220.3217.5x-19.1x1.5x
Thu, 31 Oct 2024UK£1.4bUK£843.1m-UK£64,911,768.1416.5x-20.9x1.6x
Sat, 28 Sep 2024UK£1.4bUK£832.8m-UK£84,527,814.3617.6x-17x1.7x
Mon, 26 Aug 2024UK£1.5bUK£810.8m-UK£122,303,863.1737.2x-12.5x1.9x
Wed, 24 Jul 2024UK£1.5bUK£813.3m-UK£123,630,972.4035x-12x1.8x
Fri, 21 Jun 2024UK£1.3bUK£801.5m-UK£124,418,698.6036.7x-10.5x1.6x
Sun, 19 May 2024UK£1.2bUK£801.3m-UK£124,262,478.5036.1x-10x1.6x
Tue, 16 Apr 2024UK£1.1bUK£819.8m-UK£117,784,354.7216.7x-9.5x1.4x
Thu, 14 Mar 2024UK£1.1bUK£808.7m-UK£110,201,250.1416.4x-9.8x1.3x
Sat, 10 Feb 2024UK£1.1bUK£801.9m-UK£105,846,437.9917.2x-10.6x1.4x
Mon, 08 Jan 2024UK£1.1bUK£827.7m-UK£69,669,377.0012.9x-15.2x1.3x
Wed, 06 Dec 2023UK£1.0bUK£833.1m-UK£67,238,276.0011.2x-15.1x1.2x
Fri, 03 Nov 2023UK£1.2bUK£831.9m-UK£70,905,819.0015x-17.6x1.5x
Sun, 01 Oct 2023UK£1.2bUK£832.8m-UK£69,734,901.0018.9x-17.8x1.5x
Tue, 29 Aug 2023UK£1.3bUK£782.5m-UK£32,270,033.0016.8x-40.4x1.7x
Thu, 27 Jul 2023UK£1.4bUK£778.3m-UK£31,039,197.0016.4x-45.5x1.8x
Sat, 24 Jun 2023UK£1.5bUK£771.3m-UK£30,884,184.0012.6x-50x2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

-50x


Total Market Cap: UK£1.5bTotal Earnings: -UK£30,884,184.00Total Revenue: UK£771.3mTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Entertainment Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average -5.4x202420252026
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 19.8x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of -5.5x.
  • 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 6.2% 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 Market2.65%
Telecom1.89%
Entertainment-0.75%
Movies and Entertainment0.99%
Interactive Home Entertainment-1.68%
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 26.2%, which is less than its past year's earnings decline of 47.0%.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Interactive Home Entertainment industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average of 13.5x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Interactive Home Entertainment industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 3.7% 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 26% 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
ALRT Defence HoldingsUK£0.01737.6%
+UK£11.5m		308.0%PS14.6x
LBG LBG MediaUK£0.2814.0%
+UK£7.2m		-72.5%PE8x
EVPL everplay groupUK£2.491.8%
+UK£6.5m		-19.8%PE6.9x
TBLD tinyBuildUK£0.08511.8%
+UK£3.5m		51.1%PS1.3x
CHSS World ChessUK£0.003137.8%
+UK£926.3k		-90.5%PS1.9x

Latest News

GANA
UK£0.0019
Gana Media Group
7D
-7.5%
1Y
n/a
LBG
UK£0.28
LBG Media
7D
14.0%
1Y
-72.5%
FDEV
UK£4.32
Frontier Developments
7D
-8.0%
1Y
36.7%
AEO
UK£0.66
Aeorema Communications
7D
4.8%
1Y
37.9%
ALRT
UK£0.017
Defence Holdings
7D
37.6%
1Y
308.0%
DEVO
UK£0.20
Devolver Digital
7D
-7.0%
1Y
-13.0%
ATC
UK£1.68
ATC Music Group
7D
-1.5%
1Y
81.1%
EVPL
UK£2.49
everplay group
7D
1.8%
1Y
-19.8%
EMAN
UK£0.35
Everyman Media Group
7D
-5.4%
1Y
-14.6%
CCP
UK£2.51
Celtic
7D
-0.8%
1Y
56.9%
CHSS
UK£0.0031
World Chess
7D
37.8%
1Y
-90.5%
TBLD
UK£0.085
tinyBuild
7D
11.8%
1Y
51.1%