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U.K. (FTSE) Advertising Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 28, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies21
  • 7D-1.6%
  • 3M-15.4%
  • 1Y-23.3%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Advertising industry has dropped 1.7%, driven by a pullback from Informa of 1.8%. However, the industry is down 24% over the past year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 16% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 29 May 2025UK£19.3bUK£22.8bUK£621.2m15.6x31.1x0.8x
Sat, 26 Apr 2025UK£17.6bUK£22.8bUK£661.2m15.6x26.7x0.8x
Mon, 24 Mar 2025UK£19.8bUK£23.0bUK£1.0b13.4x19.6x0.9x
Wed, 19 Feb 2025UK£24.1bUK£23.3bUK£690.3m19.6x35x1x
Fri, 17 Jan 2025UK£22.6bUK£23.3bUK£693.8m19.7x32.5x1x
Sun, 15 Dec 2024UK£24.6bUK£23.2bUK£690.2m24.8x35.6x1.1x
Tue, 12 Nov 2024UK£24.2bUK£23.2bUK£675.6m23.3x35.8x1x
Thu, 10 Oct 2024UK£23.2bUK£23.1bUK£699.1m22.2x33.1x1x
Sat, 07 Sep 2024UK£24.2bUK£23.4bUK£698.6m24.2x34.6x1x
Mon, 05 Aug 2024UK£24.7bUK£23.4bUK£598.6m24.5x41.3x1.1x
Wed, 03 Jul 2024UK£24.4bUK£23.3bUK£669.3m21.6x36.4x1x
Fri, 31 May 2024UK£26.6bUK£23.2bUK£665.8m27.1x40x1.1x
Sun, 28 Apr 2024UK£26.3bUK£23.3bUK£654.5m35.7x40.1x1.1x
Tue, 26 Mar 2024UK£26.2bUK£23.4bUK£549.1m36.6x47.7x1.1x
Thu, 22 Feb 2024UK£26.2bUK£23.3bUK£812.9m37.2x32.2x1.1x
Sat, 20 Jan 2024UK£25.1bUK£23.6bUK£751.3m30x33.5x1.1x
Mon, 18 Dec 2023UK£25.5bUK£23.6bUK£751.4m29.6x33.9x1.1x
Wed, 15 Nov 2023UK£24.2bUK£23.0bUK£747.6m28.8x32.4x1.1x
Fri, 13 Oct 2023UK£24.1bUK£23.0bUK£748.6m28.4x32.2x1x
Sun, 10 Sep 2023UK£24.7bUK£22.8bUK£634.0m52x38.9x1.1x
Tue, 08 Aug 2023UK£25.8bUK£22.7bUK£623.1m49.2x41.3x1.1x
Thu, 06 Jul 2023UK£25.8bUK£21.7bUK£554.1m50.4x46.7x1.2x
Sat, 03 Jun 2023UK£26.3bUK£21.7bUK£558.0m56x47.2x1.2x
Mon, 01 May 2023UK£27.1bUK£21.7bUK£581.4m61x46.5x1.2x
Wed, 29 Mar 2023UK£26.4bUK£21.3bUK£591.6m32.5x44.7x1.2x
Fri, 24 Feb 2023UK£28.5bUK£20.1bUK£626.0m25x45.5x1.4x
Sun, 22 Jan 2023UK£26.4bUK£20.0bUK£623.0m19.5x42.4x1.3x
Tue, 20 Dec 2022UK£23.9bUK£20.1bUK£625.5m17.5x38.2x1.2x
Thu, 17 Nov 2022UK£24.4bUK£20.1bUK£609.1m21x40.1x1.2x
Sat, 15 Oct 2022UK£39.0bUK£20.2bUK£625.3m18.7x62.4x1.9x
Mon, 12 Sep 2022UK£23.0bUK£19.8bUK£683.8m22x33.7x1.2x
Wed, 10 Aug 2022UK£24.0bUK£19.5bUK£681.8m19.6x35.2x1.2x
Fri, 08 Jul 2022UK£23.5bUK£18.4bUK£556.4m16.4x42.2x1.3x
Sun, 05 Jun 2022UK£26.3bUK£18.3bUK£551.7m18.7x47.7x1.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

47.7x


Total Market Cap: UK£26.3bTotal Earnings: UK£551.7mTotal Revenue: UK£18.3bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Advertising Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 41.5x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the British Advertising 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 30.7x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 41.5x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.2x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 0.84x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Advertising industry have grown 3.9% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 7.5% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Comparison

How does U.K. Advertising compare with similar industries?

GB Market-0.21%
Telecom-0.33%
Media-1.03%
Advertising-1.62%
Broadcasting2.72%
Cable and Satellite0%0
Publishing-5.37%
Industry PEThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.
Forecasted GrowthThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

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

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
TIG Team Internet GroupUK£0.692.4%
+UK£3.8m		-63.3%PS0.3x
SAA M&C SaatchiUK£1.701.5%
+UK£3.0m		-16.5%PE17.5x
TMG Mission GroupUK£0.2911.5%
+UK£2.7m		22.4%PE33.4x
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