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U.K. (FTSE) Utilities Sector Analysis

UpdatedSep 19, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies14
  • 7D0.5%
  • 3M10.5%
  • 1Y3.1%
  • YTD1.1%

Over the last 7 days, the Utilities industry has remained flat. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 3.1% in that time. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 10% per annum.

Sector Valuation and Performance

Has the U.K. Utilities Sector valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 20 Sep 2024UK£100.5bUK£66.3bUK£6.1b12.2x16.6x1.5x
Sun, 18 Aug 2024UK£95.8bUK£66.4bUK£6.1b12.2x15.8x1.4x
Tue, 16 Jul 2024UK£92.4bUK£73.1bUK£8.8b13.1x10.5x1.3x
Thu, 13 Jun 2024UK£77.8bUK£73.8bUK£8.6b12.2x9x1.1x
Sat, 11 May 2024UK£89.9bUK£75.7bUK£7.8b14.1x11.5x1.2x
Mon, 08 Apr 2024UK£82.1bUK£75.7bUK£7.8b13.1x10.5x1.1x
Wed, 06 Mar 2024UK£84.2bUK£75.6bUK£7.8b13.6x10.8x1.1x
Fri, 02 Feb 2024UK£86.8bUK£81.4bUK£7.8b12x11.1x1.1x
Sun, 31 Dec 2023UK£89.0bUK£81.4bUK£7.8b11.4x11.4x1.1x
Tue, 28 Nov 2023UK£88.1bUK£81.4bUK£7.8b13.3x11.2x1.1x
Thu, 26 Oct 2023UK£83.7bUK£82.7bUK£7.5b12.8x11.1x1x
Sat, 23 Sep 2023UK£84.6bUK£82.6bUK£7.5b13.3x11.3x1x
Mon, 21 Aug 2023UK£79.5bUK£82.5bUK£7.5b12.9x10.6x1x
Wed, 19 Jul 2023UK£83.6bUK£75.8bUK£2.4b19.4x35.1x1.1x
Fri, 16 Jun 2023UK£85.9bUK£74.5bUK£2.3b23.4x36.9x1.2x
Sun, 14 May 2023UK£92.5bUK£71.9bUK£4.1b18.5x22.4x1.3x
Tue, 11 Apr 2023UK£91.3bUK£71.9bUK£4.1b18.3x22.1x1.3x
Thu, 09 Mar 2023UK£85.4bUK£71.8bUK£4.1b18.1x20.7x1.2x
Sat, 04 Feb 2023UK£85.5bUK£64.9bUK£4.0b14.7x21.3x1.3x
Mon, 02 Jan 2023UK£83.0bUK£64.9bUK£4.0b13.4x20.7x1.3x
Wed, 30 Nov 2022UK£83.1bUK£64.9bUK£4.0b12.6x20.8x1.3x
Fri, 28 Oct 2022UK£75.5bUK£60.1bUK£3.9b10.6x19.2x1.3x
Sun, 25 Sep 2022UK£81.6bUK£60.2bUK£4.0b12.4x20.5x1.4x
Tue, 23 Aug 2022UK£92.6bUK£60.0bUK£4.0b13.4x23.4x1.5x
Thu, 21 Jul 2022UK£86.1bUK£53.0bUK£5.3b15.6x16.3x1.6x
Sat, 18 Jun 2022UK£80.4bUK£53.0bUK£5.3b14.5x15.2x1.5x
Mon, 16 May 2022UK£91.4bUK£49.0bUK£4.9b18.2x18.6x1.9x
Wed, 13 Apr 2022UK£90.1bUK£49.0bUK£4.9b20.5x18.3x1.8x
Fri, 11 Mar 2022UK£85.1bUK£48.9bUK£4.9b25.8x17.3x1.7x
Sun, 06 Feb 2022UK£81.1bUK£46.2bUK£5.0b25.7x16.3x1.8x
Tue, 04 Jan 2022UK£82.1bUK£46.2bUK£5.0b25x16.5x1.8x
Thu, 02 Dec 2021UK£78.3bUK£46.2bUK£5.0b23.9x15.7x1.7x
Sat, 30 Oct 2021UK£75.5bUK£44.4bUK£5.4b18.1x14x1.7x
Mon, 27 Sep 2021UK£73.6bUK£44.4bUK£5.4b15.2x13.7x1.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

13.7x


Total Market Cap: UK£73.6bTotal Earnings: UK£5.4bTotal Revenue: UK£44.4bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Utilities Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 18.1x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the British Utilities 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 PE ratio of 18.1x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 1.4x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Utilities industry have grown 4.0% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 14% 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. Utilities sector?

GB Market0.77%
Utilities0.51%
Other Utilities0.81%
Electric Utilities0.45%
Renewable Energy0.027%
Gas Utilities0%
Water Utilities-0.36%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Water Utilities industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 112x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 24.0%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 16.0% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Renewable Energy industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 16.9x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Water Utilities industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 24% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 16% per year.
  • In contrast, the Renewable Energy industry is expected to see its earnings decline by 17% 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
TEP Telecom PlusUK£18.384.6%
+UK£63.2m		17.5%PE20.5x
CNA CentricaUK£1.180.9%
+UK£36.1m		-31.4%PE5.5x
PNN Pennon GroupUK£6.132.0%
+UK£34.3m		-1.9%PS1.9x
YU. Yü GroupUK£17.158.5%
+UK£22.7m		87.4%PE9.3x
UU. United Utilities GroupUK£10.560.2%
+UK£13.6m		6.9%PE56.7x
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