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U.K. (FTSE) Renewable Energy Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 12, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies3
  • 7D1.0%
  • 3M-6.8%
  • 1Y8.8%
  • YTD-8.3%

In the last week, the Renewable Energy industry is up 1.0%, with Drax Group up 1.2%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 8.8%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to decline by 22% per year.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 12 May 2025UK£2.4bUK£6.8bUK£555.5m5.8x4.4x0.4x
Wed, 09 Apr 2025UK£2.3bUK£7.0bUK£560.1m6.9x4.1x0.3x
Fri, 07 Mar 2025UK£2.4bUK£6.9bUK£553.7m5.2x4.4x0.4x
Sun, 02 Feb 2025UK£2.6bUK£8.2bUK£680.7m5.3x3.9x0.3x
Tue, 31 Dec 2024UK£2.7bUK£8.2bUK£680.7m5.7x4x0.3x
Thu, 28 Nov 2024UK£2.8bUK£8.2bUK£680.8m5.9x4.1x0.3x
Sat, 26 Oct 2024UK£2.8bUK£8.2bUK£680.9m5.5x4.1x0.3x
Mon, 23 Sep 2024UK£2.7bUK£8.0bUK£669.3m6.2x4x0.3x
Wed, 21 Aug 2024UK£2.8bUK£8.1bUK£677.9m7.8x4.2x0.3x
Fri, 19 Jul 2024UK£2.6bUK£8.8bUK£586.3m10.3x4.4x0.3x
Sun, 16 Jun 2024UK£2.2bUK£8.8bUK£585.1m9x3.8x0.3x
Tue, 14 May 2024UK£2.5bUK£8.8bUK£585.1m9.4x4.2x0.3x
Thu, 11 Apr 2024UK£2.2bUK£8.8bUK£585.1m9.9x3.8x0.3x
Sat, 09 Mar 2024UK£2.2bUK£8.8bUK£576.1m3.3x3.7x0.2x
Mon, 05 Feb 2024UK£4.0bUK£11.1bUK£336.8m10.6x11.8x0.4x
Wed, 03 Jan 2024UK£4.0bUK£11.1bUK£336.8m10.6x11.8x0.4x
Fri, 01 Dec 2023UK£3.8bUK£11.1bUK£336.8m10.1x11.2x0.3x
Sun, 29 Oct 2023UK£3.7bUK£11.1bUK£336.7m10x10.9x0.3x
Tue, 26 Sep 2023UK£3.7bUK£11.0bUK£334.8m10.2x11.2x0.3x
Thu, 24 Aug 2023UK£4.2bUK£11.0bUK£323.6m11.5x13.1x0.4x
Sat, 22 Jul 2023UK£4.3bUK£10.4bUK£224.4m18x19.3x0.4x
Mon, 19 Jun 2023UK£4.3bUK£10.4bUK£192.8m17.6x22.1x0.4x
Wed, 17 May 2023UK£4.4bUK£10.4bUK£192.1m15.7x22.8x0.4x
Fri, 14 Apr 2023UK£4.5bUK£10.4bUK£192.1m16.9x23.6x0.4x
Sun, 12 Mar 2023UK£4.6bUK£10.3bUK£184.0m15.9x25x0.4x
Tue, 07 Feb 2023UK£4.6bUK£9.0bUK£309.5m12.3x14.8x0.5x
Thu, 05 Jan 2023UK£4.5bUK£9.0bUK£309.5m11.8x14.5x0.5x
Sat, 03 Dec 2022UK£4.4bUK£9.0bUK£307.9m11.1x14.3x0.5x
Mon, 31 Oct 2022UK£3.9bUK£9.1bUK£315.3m9.7x12.5x0.4x
Wed, 28 Sep 2022UK£4.4bUK£9.3bUK£357.1m9.8x12.3x0.5x
Fri, 26 Aug 2022UK£4.8bUK£8.9bUK£341.9m12.2x13.9x0.5x
Sun, 24 Jul 2022UK£3.2bUK£5.4bUK£32.6m18.8x96.7x0.6x
Tue, 21 Jun 2022UK£2.8bUK£5.4bUK£50.4m20.9x54.8x0.5x
Thu, 19 May 2022UK£3.4bUK£5.4bUK£47.2m18.2x72.7x0.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

72.7x


Total Market Cap: UK£3.4bTotal Earnings: UK£47.2mTotal Revenue: UK£5.4bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Renewable Energy Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 15.7x202320242025
Current Industry PE
    There are only 3 companies in the British Renewable Energy industry, so there is insufficient data to make an industry-wide assessment of both the PE and PS ratio.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Renewable Energy industry have grown 127% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 8.1% 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 industry?

GB Market-0.29%
Utilities-1.12%
Renewable Energy1.04%
Renewable Energy1.24%
Independent Power Producers and Energy Traders-0.66%
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 18.8x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 7.6%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 8.6% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Renewable Energy industry, although it looks like investor sentiment has improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average of 1.8x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Independent Power Producers and Energy Traders industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 7.6% over the next 5 years.
  • This is roughly in line with its past earnings growth rate.
  • In contrast, the Renewable Energy industry is expected to see its earnings decline by 26% 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£6.110.8%
+UK£16.6m		12.3%PE4.1x
YU. Yü GroupUK£15.604.0%
+UK£10.1m		-10.1%PE7.8x
BCE Beacon EnergyUK£0.0000412.5%
+UK£18.5k		-93.2%PS0.8x
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