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U.K. (FTSE) Advertising Industry Analysis

UpdatedAug 10, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies21
  • 7D9.6%
  • 3M23.2%
  • 1Y9.2%
  • YTDn/a

In the last week, the Advertising industry is up 11%, with WPP up 38%. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 8.7%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 34% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 10 Aug 2026UK£18.8bUK£21.3b-UK£28,629,055.8016.4x-656.8x0.9x
Wed, 08 Jul 2026UK£16.8bUK£21.6b-UK£222,525,677.9010.1x-75.5x0.8x
Fri, 05 Jun 2026UK£15.8bUK£21.7b-UK£206,739,864.5014.5x-76.3x0.7x
Sun, 03 May 2026UK£15.4bUK£21.8b-UK£221,199,976.6614.9x-69.5x0.7x
Tue, 31 Mar 2026UK£14.0bUK£21.8b-UK£208,730,313.8914.2x-67.2x0.6x
Thu, 26 Feb 2026UK£15.8bUK£22.3bUK£176.9m15.3x89.5x0.7x
Sat, 24 Jan 2026UK£17.7bUK£22.3bUK£176.8m18x100.4x0.8x
Mon, 22 Dec 2025UK£17.2bUK£22.3bUK£177.7m15.9x96.9x0.8x
Wed, 19 Nov 2025UK£17.4bUK£22.3bUK£177.6m15.1x97.8x0.8x
Fri, 17 Oct 2025UK£17.9bUK£22.3bUK£175.9m17.5x102x0.8x
Sun, 14 Sep 2025UK£18.2bUK£22.5bUK£219.8m12.4x82.9x0.8x
Tue, 12 Aug 2025UK£17.5bUK£22.6bUK£238.4m13x73.5x0.8x
Thu, 10 Jul 2025UK£17.9bUK£22.8bUK£621.3m14x28.7x0.8x
Sat, 07 Jun 2025UK£18.9bUK£22.8bUK£621.1m14.2x30.4x0.8x
Mon, 05 May 2025UK£18.7bUK£22.8bUK£661.5m15.7x28.3x0.8x
Wed, 02 Apr 2025UK£18.6bUK£22.9bUK£682.5m16x27.2x0.8x
Fri, 28 Feb 2025UK£21.5bUK£22.9bUK£1.0b18.3x21.1x0.9x
Sun, 26 Jan 2025UK£22.9bUK£23.3bUK£691.5m20.4x33.1x1x
Tue, 24 Dec 2024UK£23.3bUK£23.3bUK£691.1m24.9x33.6x1x
Thu, 21 Nov 2024UK£23.6bUK£23.2bUK£688.8m24.3x34.3x1x
Sat, 19 Oct 2024UK£23.5bUK£23.1bUK£699.3m22.5x33.7x1x
Mon, 16 Sep 2024UK£24.5bUK£23.4bUK£698.9m24.5x35x1x
Wed, 14 Aug 2024UK£23.9bUK£23.5bUK£694.1m27.9x34.5x1x
Fri, 12 Jul 2024UK£24.8bUK£23.2bUK£668.4m23.2x37.2x1.1x
Sun, 09 Jun 2024UK£25.7bUK£23.2bUK£669.1m26.8x38.5x1.1x
Tue, 07 May 2024UK£26.4bUK£23.3bUK£655.4m26.4x40.2x1.1x
Thu, 04 Apr 2024UK£25.8bUK£23.3bUK£628.1m37.7x41.1x1.1x
Sat, 02 Mar 2024UK£25.5bUK£23.3bUK£386.4m40.6x65.9x1.1x
Mon, 29 Jan 2024UK£26.4bUK£23.6bUK£751.3m35.6x35.1x1.1x
Wed, 27 Dec 2023UK£25.8bUK£23.6bUK£751.3m30.8x34.4x1.1x
Fri, 24 Nov 2023UK£24.2bUK£23.0bUK£747.3m29x32.4x1.1x
Sun, 22 Oct 2023UK£22.6bUK£23.0bUK£749.2m26.8x30.2x1x
Tue, 19 Sep 2023UK£24.5bUK£22.9bUK£694.7m36.2x35.3x1.1x
Thu, 17 Aug 2023UK£24.5bUK£22.8bUK£635.8m49.9x38.5x1.1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

38.5x


Total Market Cap: UK£24.5bTotal Earnings: UK£635.8mTotal Revenue: UK£22.8bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Advertising Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 16.2x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the British Advertising industry at the moment, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates to remain steady.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.92x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • Total earnings for the Advertising industry have declined over the last three years, with the industry now making a loss overall.
  • Revenues have also declined 2.2% per year, which is driving profits down.

Industry Comparison

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

GB Market0.96%
Telecom2.62%
Media7.12%
Advertising9.61%
Publishing3.39%
Cable and Satellite0%0
Broadcasting-0.18%
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
WPP WPPUK£4.1137.7%
+UK£1.2b		11.9%PS0.3x
FOUR 4imprint GroupUK£49.2415.1%
+UK£181.2m		52.9%PE18.3x
INF InformaUK£9.040.9%
+UK£100.4m		4.6%PE51.3x
SFOR S4 CapitalUK£0.5239.2%
+UK£97.3m		147.2%PS0.5x
NFG Next 15 GroupUK£3.2710.7%
+UK£31.8m		24.6%PS0.5x

Latest News

WPP
UK£4.11
WPP
7D
37.7%
1Y
11.9%
YOU
UK£2.78
YouGov
7D
7.7%
1Y
-18.3%
FOUR
UK£49.24
4imprint Group
7D
15.1%
1Y
52.9%
SFOR
UK£0.52
S4 Capital
7D
39.2%
1Y
147.2%
INF
UK£9.04
Informa
7D
0.9%
1Y
4.6%
SCGL
UK£0.004
Sealand Capital Galaxy
7D
14.3%
1Y
6.7%
TIG
UK£0.41
Team Internet Group
7D
-2.4%
1Y
-34.4%
EYE
UK£4.78
Eagle Eye Solutions Group
7D
-3.7%
1Y
105.8%
NFG
UK£3.27
Next 15 Group
7D
10.7%
1Y
24.6%
SAA
UK£1.40
M&C Saatchi
7D
1.1%
1Y
-19.1%
MDZ
UK£0.00072
MediaZest
7D
-12.2%
1Y
-10.0%