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U.K. (FTSE) Media Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 18, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies29
  • 7D3.0%
  • 3M-19.9%
  • 1Y-22.7%
  • YTD-22.0%

In the last week, the Media industry is up 3.0%, with ITV up 14%. In contrast, the industry has lost 23% in the last 12 months. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 16% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 18 Apr 2025UK£23.1bUK£33.7bUK£1.1b11.5x21.2x0.7x
Sun, 16 Mar 2025UK£25.9bUK£33.8bUK£1.5b12.3x17.9x0.8x
Tue, 11 Feb 2025UK£30.9bUK£28.8bUK£1.3b15.9x24.2x1.1x
Thu, 09 Jan 2025UK£28.8bUK£28.8bUK£1.3b15.2x22.5x1x
Sat, 07 Dec 2024UK£29.6bUK£28.7bUK£1.3b16x23.2x1x
Mon, 04 Nov 2024UK£28.6bUK£28.7bUK£1.3b16.6x22.4x1x
Wed, 02 Oct 2024UK£29.6bUK£28.7bUK£1.3b18.9x22.5x1x
Fri, 30 Aug 2024UK£30.2bUK£28.8bUK£1.3b18x23.7x1x
Sun, 28 Jul 2024UK£31.2bUK£28.8bUK£1.1b21x27.9x1.1x
Tue, 25 Jun 2024UK£31.0bUK£28.7bUK£999.7m18.9x31x1.1x
Thu, 23 May 2024UK£31.5bUK£28.6bUK£983.4m21.2x32x1.1x
Sat, 20 Apr 2024UK£30.1bUK£28.7bUK£993.7m20.4x30.3x1x
Mon, 18 Mar 2024UK£30.0bUK£29.1bUK£809.0m26.7x37.1x1x
Wed, 14 Feb 2024UK£29.5bUK£28.9bUK£1.2b19.9x24x1x
Fri, 12 Jan 2024UK£31.1bUK£29.6bUK£1.2b17.6x26.3x1.1x
Sun, 10 Dec 2023UK£30.8bUK£29.6bUK£1.2b17.8x26x1x
Tue, 07 Nov 2023UK£30.2bUK£29.0bUK£1.2b18.7x25.4x1x
Thu, 05 Oct 2023UK£29.8bUK£29.0bUK£1.2b19.3x25.3x1x
Sat, 02 Sep 2023UK£31.0bUK£28.8bUK£1.1b24.2x28.5x1.1x
Mon, 31 Jul 2023UK£32.6bUK£28.3bUK£1.2b20.2x26.5x1.2x
Wed, 28 Jun 2023UK£31.6bUK£27.8bUK£1.2b42.5x27.1x1.1x
Fri, 26 May 2023UK£32.4bUK£27.8bUK£1.2b40.9x27.2x1.2x
Sun, 23 Apr 2023UK£34.4bUK£27.7bUK£1.1b30.4x30.7x1.2x
Tue, 21 Mar 2023UK£33.6bUK£27.3bUK£1.2b20.2x27.5x1.2x
Thu, 16 Feb 2023UK£35.6bUK£26.2bUK£1.3b16.7x26.5x1.4x
Sat, 14 Jan 2023UK£34.0bUK£26.1bUK£1.3b15.1x25.4x1.3x
Mon, 12 Dec 2022UK£38.8bUK£29.7bUK£1.6b17.2x24.8x1.3x
Wed, 09 Nov 2022UK£37.6bUK£29.7bUK£1.5b18.8x24.5x1.3x
Fri, 07 Oct 2022UK£35.7bUK£29.7bUK£1.5b18.9x23.3x1.2x
Sun, 04 Sep 2022UK£35.7bUK£29.1bUK£1.6b20.1x22.6x1.2x
Tue, 02 Aug 2022UK£38.8bUK£27.6bUK£1.3b20.6x29.3x1.4x
Thu, 30 Jun 2022UK£36.5bUK£27.5bUK£1.2b21.1x31.2x1.3x
Sat, 28 May 2022UK£31.2bUK£27.4bUK£1.2b25.4x26.7x1.1x
Mon, 25 Apr 2022UK£42.9bUK£26.9bUK£1.0b36.8x42.3x1.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

42.3x


Total Market Cap: UK£42.9bTotal Earnings: UK£1.0bTotal Revenue: UK£26.9bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Media Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 28.8x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the British Media 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 21.2x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 28.8x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.2x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 0.69x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Media industry have grown 2.4% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 7.9% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

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

GB Market4.66%
Telecom5.06%
Media2.98%
Broadcasting11.23%
Publishing4.72%
Advertising0.88%
Cable and Satellite0%0
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Advertising industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 42.4x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 17.2%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 10.5% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Publishing industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 23.2x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Advertising industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 17% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 10% per year.
  • In contrast, the Publishing industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 8.7% 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
ITV ITVUK£0.7613.9%
+UK£341.7m		7.9%PE6.9x
WPP WPPUK£5.372.1%
+UK£118.0m		-30.4%PE10.6x
INF InformaUK£6.911.2%
+UK£110.5m		-12.2%PE30.6x
CAN Canal+UK£1.637.1%
+UK£107.1m		n/aPS0.3x
FUTR FutureUK£7.198.1%
+UK£56.6m		13.9%PE9.9x
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