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U.K. (FTSE) Publishing Industry Analysis

UpdatedSep 12, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies5
  • 7D-1.3%
  • 3M-0.3%
  • 1Y-32.5%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Publishing industry has dropped 1.3%, driven by a pullback from Future of 2.7%. On the other hand Centaur Media is actually up 17%. However, the industry is down 32% over the past year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 11% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 12 Sep 2025UK£1.5bUK£1.8bUK£144.5m8.5x10x0.8x
Sun, 10 Aug 2025UK£1.5bUK£1.8bUK£144.5m8.8x10.2x0.8x
Tue, 08 Jul 2025UK£1.5bUK£1.8bUK£148.2m8.8x10x0.8x
Thu, 05 Jun 2025UK£1.5bUK£1.8bUK£148.2m8.4x10.3x0.8x
Sat, 03 May 2025UK£1.6bUK£1.8bUK£152.2m10.1x10.8x0.9x
Mon, 31 Mar 2025UK£1.7bUK£1.8bUK£152.2m10.8x11.3x0.9x
Wed, 26 Feb 2025UK£2.0bUK£1.9bUK£154.2m11x13.1x1.1x
Fri, 24 Jan 2025UK£2.0bUK£1.9bUK£156.0m11.3x13x1.1x
Sun, 22 Dec 2024UK£2.1bUK£1.9bUK£156.0m10.5x13.4x1.1x
Tue, 19 Nov 2024UK£2.0bUK£1.9bUK£169.9m9.2x11.9x1.1x
Thu, 17 Oct 2024UK£2.1bUK£1.8bUK£151.4m11.8x14x1.2x
Sat, 14 Sep 2024UK£2.3bUK£1.8bUK£151.4m13x15.1x1.3x
Mon, 12 Aug 2024UK£2.3bUK£1.8bUK£151.4m12.9x15.2x1.3x
Wed, 10 Jul 2024UK£2.3bUK£1.8bUK£128.8m13.8x18x1.3x
Fri, 07 Jun 2024UK£2.3bUK£1.8bUK£128.8m13.8x18.2x1.3x
Sun, 05 May 2024UK£1.8bUK£1.8bUK£140.5m13x12.6x1x
Tue, 02 Apr 2024UK£1.6bUK£1.8bUK£140.5m11.1x11.6x0.9x
Thu, 29 Feb 2024UK£1.6bUK£1.8bUK£141.5m10.1x11.3x0.9x
Sat, 27 Jan 2024UK£3.3bUK£2.3bUK£156.4m10.7x21.1x1.4x
Mon, 25 Dec 2023UK£3.4bUK£2.3bUK£156.3m12.2x21.5x1.5x
Wed, 22 Nov 2023UK£3.5bUK£2.3bUK£158.4m11.8x22.4x1.5x
Fri, 20 Oct 2023UK£3.4bUK£2.3bUK£160.9m11.3x21.2x1.5x
Sun, 17 Sep 2023UK£3.4bUK£2.3bUK£160.7m11.1x21x1.5x
Tue, 15 Aug 2023UK£3.4bUK£2.3bUK£164.4m11.5x20.6x1.5x
Thu, 13 Jul 2023UK£3.4bUK£2.3bUK£183.5m13.3x18.6x1.5x
Sat, 10 Jun 2023UK£3.4bUK£2.3bUK£183.9m12.9x18.3x1.4x
Mon, 08 May 2023UK£3.8bUK£2.3bUK£187.5m15.1x20.5x1.6x
Wed, 05 Apr 2023UK£3.8bUK£2.3bUK£187.6m15.3x20.3x1.6x
Fri, 03 Mar 2023UK£4.1bUK£2.3bUK£197.7m16x20.5x1.7x
Sun, 29 Jan 2023UK£4.4bUK£2.3bUK£197.3m17.7x22.2x1.9x
Tue, 27 Dec 2022UK£10.7bUK£6.0bUK£470.6m19.9x22.7x1.8x
Thu, 24 Nov 2022UK£11.5bUK£5.8bUK£414.6m21.4x27.7x2x
Sat, 22 Oct 2022UK£10.2bUK£5.8bUK£413.9m19.6x24.8x1.8x
Mon, 19 Sep 2022UK£10.9bUK£5.8bUK£413.7m22.9x26.4x1.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

26.4x


Total Market Cap: UK£10.9bTotal Earnings: UK£413.7mTotal Revenue: UK£5.8bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Publishing Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 19.4x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the British Publishing 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 10.0x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 19.4x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.5x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 0.81x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Publishing industry have declined 30% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 32% per year.
  • This means overall sales from these companies are declining and profits are subsequently falling as well.

Industry Comparison

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

GB Market0.82%
Telecom0.57%
Media0.094%
Publishing-1.27%
Advertising0.23%
Broadcasting0.019%
Cable and Satellite0%0
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
CAU Centaur MediaUK£0.4015.9%
+UK£8.1m		25.0%PS1.7x
BMY Bloomsbury PublishingUK£5.091.8%
+UK£7.3m		-23.3%PE16.3x

Latest News

CAU
UK£0.40
Centaur Media
7D
15.9%
1Y
25.0%
RCH
UK£0.67
Reach
7D
-7.5%
1Y
-33.2%
BMY
UK£5.09
Bloomsbury Publishing
7D
1.8%
1Y
-23.3%
FUTR
UK£7.18
Future
7D
-6.1%
1Y
-32.4%

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