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U.K. (FTSE) Advertising Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 11, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies21
  • 7D1.1%
  • 3M-19.3%
  • 1Y-25.4%
  • YTDn/a

In the last week, the Advertising industry is up 1.1%, with Informa up 2.1%. In contrast, the industry has lost 25% in the last 12 months. 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
Mon, 12 May 2025UK£18.9bUK£22.8bUK£621.2m15.2x30.5x0.8x
Wed, 09 Apr 2025UK£16.7bUK£22.9bUK£683.4m15.4x24.4x0.7x
Fri, 07 Mar 2025UK£20.0bUK£23.0bUK£1.0b17.5x20x0.9x
Sun, 02 Feb 2025UK£23.9bUK£23.3bUK£692.3m20.4x34.5x1x
Tue, 31 Dec 2024UK£23.1bUK£23.3bUK£691.2m24.8x33.4x1x
Thu, 28 Nov 2024UK£24.4bUK£23.2bUK£688.6m24x35.5x1.1x
Sat, 26 Oct 2024UK£23.6bUK£23.1bUK£699.8m22.9x33.7x1x
Mon, 23 Sep 2024UK£24.5bUK£23.3bUK£733.8m23.8x33.5x1.1x
Wed, 21 Aug 2024UK£24.4bUK£23.4bUK£692.8m26.9x35.2x1x
Fri, 19 Jul 2024UK£25.0bUK£23.2bUK£668.2m24.2x37.4x1.1x
Sun, 16 Jun 2024UK£25.2bUK£23.3bUK£669.1m27x37.6x1.1x
Tue, 14 May 2024UK£27.0bUK£23.3bUK£656.3m27.4x41.2x1.2x
Thu, 11 Apr 2024UK£26.2bUK£23.3bUK£627.5m39.8x41.7x1.1x
Sat, 09 Mar 2024UK£25.2bUK£23.3bUK£383.8m39.4x65.7x1.1x
Mon, 05 Feb 2024UK£26.5bUK£23.6bUK£751.6m36x35.3x1.1x
Wed, 03 Jan 2024UK£25.7bUK£23.6bUK£751.6m30.2x34.2x1.1x
Fri, 01 Dec 2023UK£24.1bUK£23.0bUK£746.6m28.8x32.2x1x
Sun, 29 Oct 2023UK£23.1bUK£23.0bUK£749.4m27.4x30.9x1x
Tue, 26 Sep 2023UK£24.3bUK£23.0bUK£713.9m51.6x34x1.1x
Thu, 24 Aug 2023UK£24.2bUK£22.8bUK£626.8m49.9x38.6x1.1x
Sat, 22 Jul 2023UK£26.2bUK£21.7bUK£553.4m53x47.3x1.2x
Mon, 19 Jun 2023UK£26.7bUK£21.7bUK£555.4m54.3x48.1x1.2x
Wed, 17 May 2023UK£26.1bUK£21.7bUK£581.9m56.1x44.9x1.2x
Fri, 14 Apr 2023UK£26.6bUK£21.6bUK£512.2m35.2x51.9x1.2x
Sun, 12 Mar 2023UK£27.7bUK£21.2bUK£561.2m30.4x49.4x1.3x
Tue, 07 Feb 2023UK£28.3bUK£20.1bUK£626.0m25.1x45.2x1.4x
Thu, 05 Jan 2023UK£25.2bUK£20.1bUK£625.1m18.7x40.3x1.3x
Sat, 03 Dec 2022UK£25.4bUK£20.0bUK£605.4m17.9x41.9x1.3x
Mon, 31 Oct 2022UK£22.6bUK£20.1bUK£622.2m19.1x36.3x1.1x
Wed, 28 Sep 2022UK£21.9bUK£20.2bUK£625.1m19.6x35x1.1x
Fri, 26 Aug 2022UK£23.2bUK£19.7bUK£693.2m20.3x33.4x1.2x
Sun, 24 Jul 2022UK£25.3bUK£18.4bUK£554.5m19.9x45.5x1.4x
Tue, 21 Jun 2022UK£24.3bUK£18.4bUK£554.6m15.5x43.8x1.3x
Thu, 19 May 2022UK£27.0bUK£18.3bUK£583.8m16.6x46.2x1.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

46.2x


Total Market Cap: UK£27.0bTotal Earnings: UK£583.8mTotal Revenue: UK£18.3bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Advertising Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 41.7x202320242025
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 30.5x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 41.7x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.2x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 0.83x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Advertising industry have grown 2.1% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 7.7% 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-0.29%
Telecom-1.84%
Media0.58%
Advertising1.15%
Publishing2.05%
Cable and Satellite0%0
Broadcasting-2.16%
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
INF InformaUK£7.812.1%
+UK£211.7m		-8.2%PE34.3x
WPP WPPUK£5.930.4%
+UK£27.9m		-29.9%PE11.7x
SAA M&C SaatchiUK£1.612.2%
+UK£4.2m		-22.8%PE16.6x
TIG Team Internet GroupUK£0.642.6%
+UK£3.8m		-58.2%PS0.3x
TMG Mission GroupUK£0.2613.3%
+UK£2.7m		12.3%PE29.4x
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