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U.K. (FTSE) Renewable Energy Industry Analysis

UpdatedFeb 08, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies4
  • 7D1.2%
  • 3M-1.1%
  • 1Y42.6%
  • YTD-4.2%

The Renewable Energy industry is up 3.4% in the last week, with Drax Group up 3.3%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 31%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to decline by 29% per year.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 08 Feb 2025UK£2.7bUK£8.2bUK£680.7m5.1x3.9x0.3x
Mon, 06 Jan 2025UK£2.9bUK£8.2bUK£680.7m6x4.2x0.3x
Wed, 04 Dec 2024UK£2.8bUK£8.2bUK£680.8m5.7x4.1x0.3x
Fri, 01 Nov 2024UK£2.7bUK£8.2bUK£680.9m5.5x4x0.3x
Sun, 29 Sep 2024UK£2.7bUK£8.2bUK£685.6m5.1x4x0.3x
Tue, 27 Aug 2024UK£2.8bUK£8.1bUK£677.9m8x4.2x0.3x
Thu, 25 Jul 2024UK£2.5bUK£8.8bUK£586.3m7.9x4.2x0.3x
Sat, 22 Jun 2024UK£2.3bUK£8.8bUK£585.1m8.9x4x0.3x
Mon, 20 May 2024UK£2.5bUK£8.8bUK£585.1m9.1x4.3x0.3x
Wed, 17 Apr 2024UK£2.3bUK£8.8bUK£585.0m10x4x0.3x
Fri, 15 Mar 2024UK£2.1bUK£8.8bUK£579.4m3.2x3.6x0.2x
Sun, 11 Feb 2024UK£1.9bUK£9.0bUK£198.1m9.2x9.8x0.2x
Tue, 09 Jan 2024UK£4.2bUK£11.1bUK£336.8m11.1x12.4x0.4x
Thu, 07 Dec 2023UK£3.9bUK£11.1bUK£336.8m10.3x11.5x0.3x
Sat, 04 Nov 2023UK£3.7bUK£11.1bUK£336.7m10.1x11.1x0.3x
Mon, 02 Oct 2023UK£3.7bUK£11.1bUK£336.6m10.1x11.1x0.3x
Wed, 30 Aug 2023UK£4.2bUK£11.0bUK£323.6m11.4x12.9x0.4x
Fri, 28 Jul 2023UK£4.4bUK£10.4bUK£224.4m19.3x19.6x0.4x
Sun, 25 Jun 2023UK£4.1bUK£10.4bUK£192.7m17.2x21.2x0.4x
Tue, 23 May 2023UK£4.5bUK£10.4bUK£192.0m15.5x23.2x0.4x
Thu, 20 Apr 2023UK£4.6bUK£10.4bUK£192.0m16.7x23.8x0.4x
Sat, 18 Mar 2023UK£4.3bUK£10.4bUK£180.8m20.6x23.9x0.4x
Mon, 13 Feb 2023UK£4.5bUK£9.0bUK£309.5m12x14.6x0.5x
Wed, 11 Jan 2023UK£4.5bUK£9.0bUK£309.7m11x14.6x0.5x
Fri, 09 Dec 2022UK£4.4bUK£9.0bUK£308.1m11x14.2x0.5x
Sun, 06 Nov 2022UK£4.1bUK£9.1bUK£318.6m10.3x12.7x0.4x
Tue, 04 Oct 2022UK£4.3bUK£9.1bUK£350.5m10.3x12.2x0.5x
Thu, 01 Sep 2022UK£4.5bUK£9.0bUK£344.2m11.5x13x0.5x
Sat, 30 Jul 2022UK£3.3bUK£6.8bUK£187.7m14.9x17.7x0.5x
Mon, 27 Jun 2022UK£2.8bUK£5.4bUK£50.4m20.9x55.7x0.5x
Wed, 25 May 2022UK£3.0bUK£5.4bUK£47.2m18.2x63.4x0.6x
Fri, 22 Apr 2022UK£3.3bUK£5.4bUK£47.4m18.8x70.5x0.6x
Sun, 20 Mar 2022UK£3.1bUK£5.3bUK£47.0m27.4x66.2x0.6x
Tue, 15 Feb 2022UK£2.7bUK£4.6b-UK£133,463,128.0026.5x-20.4x0.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

-20.4x


Total Market Cap: UK£2.7bTotal Earnings: -UK£133,463,128.00Total Revenue: UK£4.6bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Renewable Energy Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 19.8x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the British Renewable Energy 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 3.9x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 19.6x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.44x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • Total earnings for the Renewable Energy industry have gone up over the last three years, and the industry is now profitable. Revenues have grown 21% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by the industry overall, and subsequently profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the U.K. Utilities industry?

GB Market0.30%
Utilities-1.77%
Renewable Energy1.19%
Renewable Energy2.01%
Independent Power Producers and Energy Traders-3.95%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Independent Power Producers and Energy Traders industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 21.9x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings decline of 1.7%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 400.4% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Renewable Energy industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 21.2x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Despite it being negative, analysts are least pessimistic on the Independent Power Producers and Energy Traders industry since they expect its earnings to decline by only 1.7% per year over the next 5 years, which isn't as bad as the other industries.
  • This is a reversal from its past annual earnings growth rate of 400% per year.
  • In contrast, the Renewable Energy industry is expected to see its earnings decline by 32% 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
DRX Drax GroupUK£6.352.0%
+UK£45.7m		44.1%PE3.5x
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