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U.K. (FTSE) Water Industry Analysis

UpdatedMar 14, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies3
  • 7D3.5%
  • 3M-10.5%
  • 1Y-10.0%
  • YTDn/a

In the last week, the Water industry is up 1.1%, with United Utilities Group up 1.9%. However, the industry is down 11% over the past year. Earnings are forecast to grow by 28% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 14 Mar 2025UK£15.2bUK£5.4bUK£302.0m45.5x50.4x2.8x
Sun, 09 Feb 2025UK£15.5bUK£5.4bUK£302.0m46.1x51.2x2.8x
Tue, 07 Jan 2025UK£16.1bUK£5.4bUK£302.0m47.2x53.2x3x
Thu, 05 Dec 2024UK£17.5bUK£5.4bUK£302.0m51.5x57.9x3.2x
Sat, 02 Nov 2024UK£16.4bUK£5.2bUK£257.6m55.5x63.6x3.2x
Mon, 30 Sep 2024UK£16.9bUK£5.2bUK£257.6m56.8x65.5x3.2x
Wed, 28 Aug 2024UK£16.0bUK£5.2bUK£257.6m53.7x62.3x3.1x
Fri, 26 Jul 2024UK£16.1bUK£5.2bUK£257.6m53.8x62.5x3.1x
Sun, 23 Jun 2024UK£16.0bUK£5.2bUK£257.6m53.5x62.2x3.1x
Tue, 21 May 2024UK£17.4bUK£5.0bUK£56.9m75x305.4x3.5x
Thu, 18 Apr 2024UK£15.7bUK£5.0bUK£56.9m67.5x276.3x3.2x
Sat, 16 Mar 2024UK£16.9bUK£5.0bUK£56.9m73.3x296.7x3.4x
Mon, 12 Feb 2024UK£16.2bUK£5.0bUK£56.9m70.3x284.6x3.3x
Wed, 10 Jan 2024UK£17.0bUK£5.0bUK£56.9m74.5x298.3x3.4x
Fri, 08 Dec 2023UK£17.6bUK£5.0bUK£56.9m77.5x309.7x3.5x
Sun, 05 Nov 2023UK£17.4bUK£4.8bUK£337.2m60.9x51.6x3.6x
Tue, 03 Oct 2023UK£15.1bUK£4.8bUK£337.2m53.1x44.7x3.1x
Thu, 31 Aug 2023UK£14.2bUK£4.8bUK£337.2m46.1x42.1x3x
Sat, 29 Jul 2023UK£15.1bUK£4.8bUK£337.2m48.6x44.7x3.1x
Mon, 26 Jun 2023UK£15.5bUK£4.8bUK£337.2m51.2x45.9x3.2x
Wed, 24 May 2023UK£16.2bUK£4.7bUK£740.0m37.3x21.9x3.4x
Fri, 21 Apr 2023UK£16.9bUK£4.7bUK£740.0m39.9x22.8x3.6x
Sun, 19 Mar 2023UK£16.4bUK£4.7bUK£740.0m40.1x22.2x3.5x
Tue, 14 Feb 2023UK£16.9bUK£4.7bUK£740.0m41.7x22.8x3.6x
Thu, 12 Jan 2023UK£16.6bUK£4.7bUK£740.0m40.6x22.4x3.5x
Sat, 10 Dec 2022UK£16.4bUK£4.7bUK£740.0m40.2x22.2x3.5x
Mon, 07 Nov 2022UK£15.2bUK£4.6b-UK£128,600,000.00146.7x-118x3.3x
Wed, 05 Oct 2022UK£14.5bUK£4.6b-UK£128,600,000.00138.8x-112.5x3.1x
Fri, 02 Sep 2022UK£16.6bUK£4.6b-UK£128,600,000.00159.5x-128.8x3.6x
Sun, 31 Jul 2022UK£17.5bUK£4.6b-UK£128,600,000.00169.9x-135.8x3.8x
Tue, 28 Jun 2022UK£17.0bUK£4.6b-UK£128,600,000.00181.8x-132.4x3.7x
Thu, 26 May 2022UK£18.1bUK£4.5bUK£40.3m91.2x449x4.1x
Sat, 23 Apr 2022UK£18.1bUK£4.5bUK£40.3m91.9x450.1x4.1x
Mon, 21 Mar 2022UK£17.6bUK£4.5bUK£40.3m90x436.6x3.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

436.6x


Total Market Cap: UK£17.6bTotal Earnings: UK£40.3mTotal Revenue: UK£4.5bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Water Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 78.6x202320242025
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
  • The earnings for companies in the Water Utilities industry have grown 96% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 6.8% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Comparison

How does U.K. Water compare with similar industries?

GB Market-1.51%
Utilities2.80%
Water Utilities3.53%
Water3.53%
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£9.923.5%
+UK£231.8m		-6.3%PE59.8x
SVT Severn TrentUK£24.622.9%
+UK£207.1m		-4.4%PE32.1x
PNN Pennon GroupUK£4.166.0%
+UK£66.9m		-39.4%PS1.2x
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Latest News

UU.

UK£9.92

United Utilities Group

7D

3.5%

1Y

-6.3%

PNN

UK£4.16

Pennon Group

7D

6.0%

1Y

-39.4%

SVT

UK£24.62

Severn Trent

7D

2.9%

1Y

-4.4%

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