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U.K. (FTSE) Water Utilities Industry Analysis

UpdatedAug 06, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies3
  • 7D3.2%
  • 3M-0.6%
  • 1Y6.6%
  • YTD5.0%

In the last week, the Water Utilities industry is up 3.2%, with all of the companies up. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 6.6%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 17% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 06 Aug 2025UK£18.4bUK£5.6bUK£436.2m32.5x42.1x3.3x
Fri, 04 Jul 2025UK£18.1bUK£5.6bUK£436.2m32.1x41.5x3.2x
Sun, 01 Jun 2025UK£18.5bUK£5.6bUK£452.9m32.8x40.9x3.3x
Tue, 29 Apr 2025UK£18.0bUK£5.4bUK£302.0m51.1x59.7x3.3x
Thu, 27 Mar 2025UK£15.4bUK£5.4bUK£302.0m45.8x51x2.8x
Sat, 22 Feb 2025UK£15.1bUK£5.4bUK£302.0m44.8x50.1x2.8x
Mon, 20 Jan 2025UK£15.8bUK£5.4bUK£302.0m46.4x52.4x2.9x
Wed, 18 Dec 2024UK£16.7bUK£5.4bUK£302.0m49x55.4x3.1x
Fri, 15 Nov 2024UK£17.0bUK£5.2bUK£257.6m57.8x66.1x3.3x
Sun, 13 Oct 2024UK£16.2bUK£5.2bUK£257.6m54.8x62.9x3.1x
Tue, 10 Sep 2024UK£17.3bUK£5.2bUK£257.6m58x67.2x3.3x
Thu, 08 Aug 2024UK£16.2bUK£5.2bUK£257.6m54.3x63x3.1x
Sat, 06 Jul 2024UK£16.2bUK£5.2bUK£257.6m54.3x63x3.1x
Mon, 03 Jun 2024UK£15.8bUK£5.1bUK£99.4m50.9x159.4x3.1x
Wed, 01 May 2024UK£16.4bUK£5.0bUK£56.9m70.3x288.3x3.3x
Fri, 29 Mar 2024UK£16.3bUK£5.0bUK£56.9m70.4x285.7x3.3x
Sun, 25 Feb 2024UK£16.5bUK£5.0bUK£56.9m72x290.6x3.3x
Tue, 23 Jan 2024UK£16.7bUK£5.0bUK£56.9m72.2x293.1x3.4x
Thu, 21 Dec 2023UK£17.5bUK£5.0bUK£56.9m76.1x307x3.5x
Sat, 18 Nov 2023UK£17.4bUK£4.8bUK£101.0m9785.4x172.4x3.6x
Mon, 16 Oct 2023UK£15.9bUK£4.8bUK£337.2m55.4x47x3.3x
Wed, 13 Sep 2023UK£14.2bUK£4.8bUK£337.2m46.3x42.1x3x
Fri, 11 Aug 2023UK£14.5bUK£4.8bUK£337.2m46.7x43x3x
Sun, 09 Jul 2023UK£14.2bUK£4.8bUK£337.2m45.7x42x3x
Tue, 06 Jun 2023UK£16.1bUK£4.8bUK£337.2m52.4x47.7x3.4x
Thu, 04 May 2023UK£17.0bUK£4.7bUK£740.0m40x23x3.6x
Sat, 01 Apr 2023UK£16.8bUK£4.7bUK£740.0m40.7x22.6x3.5x
Mon, 27 Feb 2023UK£16.1bUK£4.7bUK£740.0m39.2x21.7x3.4x
Wed, 25 Jan 2023UK£16.6bUK£4.7bUK£740.0m40.8x22.5x3.5x
Fri, 23 Dec 2022UK£15.7bUK£4.7bUK£740.0m38.9x21.2x3.3x
Sun, 20 Nov 2022UK£16.3bUK£4.6b-UK£128,600,000.00161.2x-127.1x3.6x
Tue, 18 Oct 2022UK£13.7bUK£4.6b-UK£128,600,000.00132.8x-106.2x3x
Thu, 15 Sep 2022UK£16.3bUK£4.6b-UK£128,600,000.00158.9x-126.7x3.5x
Sat, 13 Aug 2022UK£17.8bUK£4.6b-UK£128,600,000.00173x-138.3x3.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

-138.3x


Total Market Cap: UK£17.8bTotal 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 63.2x202320242025
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 Market0.27%
Utilities2.72%
Water Utilities3.22%
Water3.22%
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
UU. United Utilities GroupUK£11.564.2%
+UK£320.5m		14.3%PE29.8x
SVT Severn TrentUK£26.862.1%
+UK£175.0m		8.5%PE35.2x
PNN Pennon GroupUK£5.073.7%
+UK£84.4m		-16.7%PS2.3x

Latest News

PNN
UK£5.07
Pennon Group
7D
3.7%
1Y
-16.7%

Pennon Group (LON:PNN) Use Of Debt Could Be Considered Risky

Aug 05
Pennon Group (LON:PNN) Use Of Debt Could Be Considered Risky
UU.
UK£11.56
United Utilities Group
7D
4.2%
1Y
14.3%

Investors Could Be Concerned With United Utilities Group's (LON:UU.) Returns On Capital

Aug 02
Investors Could Be Concerned With United Utilities Group's (LON:UU.) Returns On Capital
SVT
UK£26.86
Severn Trent
7D
2.1%
1Y
8.5%