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U.K. (FTSE) Water Utilities Industry Analysis

UpdatedNov 09, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies3
  • 7D1.0%
  • 3M7.0%
  • 1Y8.8%
  • YTD9.7%

Severn Trent is up 1.4%, leading the way for the Water Utilities industry, which has gained 1.2%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 10%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 18% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 09 Nov 2025UK£19.2bUK£5.6bUK£436.2m34.1x44x3.4x
Tue, 07 Oct 2025UK£17.9bUK£5.6bUK£436.2m31.9x41.1x3.2x
Thu, 04 Sep 2025UK£17.1bUK£5.6bUK£436.2m30.6x39.3x3x
Sat, 02 Aug 2025UK£18.1bUK£5.6bUK£436.2m32.1x41.5x3.2x
Mon, 30 Jun 2025UK£18.4bUK£5.6bUK£436.2m32.7x42.2x3.3x
Wed, 28 May 2025UK£18.5bUK£5.6bUK£452.9m32.8x40.9x3.3x
Fri, 25 Apr 2025UK£18.0bUK£5.4bUK£302.0m51x59.6x3.3x
Sun, 23 Mar 2025UK£15.3bUK£5.4bUK£302.0m45.5x50.7x2.8x
Tue, 18 Feb 2025UK£15.5bUK£5.4bUK£302.0m46x51.4x2.9x
Thu, 16 Jan 2025UK£15.5bUK£5.4bUK£302.0m45.6x51.5x2.9x
Sat, 14 Dec 2024UK£17.0bUK£5.4bUK£302.0m49.6x56.3x3.1x
Mon, 11 Nov 2024UK£16.6bUK£5.2bUK£257.6m56.2x64.4x3.2x
Wed, 09 Oct 2024UK£16.0bUK£5.2bUK£257.6m53.9x62.1x3.1x
Fri, 06 Sep 2024UK£17.0bUK£5.2bUK£257.6m57x66.1x3.3x
Sun, 04 Aug 2024UK£17.0bUK£5.2bUK£257.6m56.8x65.9x3.3x
Tue, 02 Jul 2024UK£15.6bUK£5.2bUK£257.6m52.1x60.5x3x
Thu, 30 May 2024UK£15.6bUK£5.1bUK£99.4m50.8x156.8x3x
Sat, 27 Apr 2024UK£16.3bUK£5.0bUK£56.9m70x287.1x3.3x
Mon, 25 Mar 2024UK£16.8bUK£5.0bUK£56.9m73.1x294.8x3.4x
Wed, 21 Feb 2024UK£16.8bUK£5.0bUK£56.9m73.7x296.1x3.4x
Fri, 19 Jan 2024UK£16.5bUK£5.0bUK£56.9m71.5x289.1x3.3x
Sun, 17 Dec 2023UK£17.2bUK£5.0bUK£56.9m74.6x302.2x3.5x
Tue, 14 Nov 2023UK£17.1bUK£4.8bUK£337.2m59.7x50.7x3.6x
Thu, 12 Oct 2023UK£15.6bUK£4.8bUK£337.2m54.8x46.2x3.3x
Sat, 09 Sep 2023UK£14.2bUK£4.8bUK£337.2m46.3x42.1x3x
Mon, 07 Aug 2023UK£14.7bUK£4.8bUK£337.2m47.6x43.6x3.1x
Wed, 05 Jul 2023UK£14.8bUK£4.8bUK£337.2m48.4x43.9x3.1x
Fri, 02 Jun 2023UK£15.9bUK£4.8bUK£393.1m36.5x40.5x3.3x
Sun, 30 Apr 2023UK£17.0bUK£4.7bUK£740.0m40.1x23x3.6x
Tue, 28 Mar 2023UK£16.3bUK£4.7bUK£740.0m39.3x22.1x3.5x
Thu, 23 Feb 2023UK£16.3bUK£4.7bUK£740.0m39.7x22.1x3.5x
Sat, 21 Jan 2023UK£16.7bUK£4.7bUK£740.0m41.3x22.6x3.5x
Mon, 19 Dec 2022UK£16.0bUK£4.7bUK£740.0m39.5x21.7x3.4x
Wed, 16 Nov 2022UK£16.1bUK£4.6b-UK£128,600,000.00158.7x-125x3.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

-125x


Total Market Cap: UK£16.1bTotal Earnings: -UK£128,600,000.00Total Revenue: UK£4.6bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Water Utilities Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 86.9x202320242025
Current Industry PE
    There are only 3 companies in the British Water Utilities industry, so there is insufficient data to make an industry-wide assessment of both the PE and PS ratio.
Past Earnings Growth
  • Total earnings for the Water Utilities industry have gone up over the last three years, and the industry is now profitable. Revenues have grown 6.9% 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 Market-0.67%
Utilities0.82%
Water Utilities0.99%
Water0.99%
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
SVT Severn TrentUK£28.191.4%
+UK£114.4m		7.4%PE37x
UU. United Utilities GroupUK£12.151.2%
+UK£95.5m		16.1%PE31.3x

Latest News

UU.
UK£12.15
United Utilities Group
7D
1.2%
1Y
16.1%

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Nov 07
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SVT
UK£28.19
Severn Trent
7D
1.4%
1Y
7.4%

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PNN
UK£5.14
Pennon Group
7D
-0.9%
1Y
-7.1%

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