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U.K. (FTSE) Water Utilities Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 13, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies3
  • 7D-3.2%
  • 3M7.4%
  • 1Y-5.1%
  • YTD0.8%

Over the last 7 days, the Water Utilities industry has dropped 1.0%, driven by a pullback from Severn Trent of 2.1%. As for the longer term, the industry's performance has been flat for the past year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 25% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 13 May 2025UK£17.6bUK£5.4bUK£302.0m49.8x58.3x3.2x
Thu, 10 Apr 2025UK£16.4bUK£5.4bUK£302.0m46.7x54.3x3x
Sat, 08 Mar 2025UK£14.8bUK£5.4bUK£302.0m44.5x49.1x2.7x
Mon, 03 Feb 2025UK£16.2bUK£5.4bUK£302.0m47.3x53.7x3x
Wed, 01 Jan 2025UK£16.4bUK£5.4bUK£302.0m48x54.3x3x
Fri, 29 Nov 2024UK£17.6bUK£5.4bUK£302.0m51.8x58.4x3.2x
Sun, 27 Oct 2024UK£16.7bUK£5.2bUK£257.6m56.4x64.7x3.2x
Tue, 24 Sep 2024UK£16.8bUK£5.2bUK£257.6m56.4x65.2x3.2x
Thu, 22 Aug 2024UK£15.7bUK£5.2bUK£257.6m52.6x61.1x3x
Sat, 20 Jul 2024UK£16.6bUK£5.2bUK£257.6m54.3x64.5x3.2x
Mon, 17 Jun 2024UK£16.2bUK£5.2bUK£257.6m54.3x63x3.1x
Wed, 15 May 2024UK£17.5bUK£5.0bUK£56.9m74.9x307.6x3.5x
Fri, 12 Apr 2024UK£15.6bUK£5.0bUK£56.9m66.9x274.6x3.1x
Sun, 10 Mar 2024UK£17.0bUK£5.0bUK£56.9m74.1x298.3x3.4x
Tue, 06 Feb 2024UK£16.7bUK£5.0bUK£56.9m72.8x294.3x3.4x
Thu, 04 Jan 2024UK£16.8bUK£5.0bUK£56.9m72.8x294.6x3.4x
Sat, 02 Dec 2023UK£17.1bUK£5.0bUK£56.9m74.5x300.7x3.4x
Mon, 30 Oct 2023UK£16.8bUK£4.8bUK£337.2m58.9x49.9x3.5x
Wed, 27 Sep 2023UK£14.2bUK£4.8bUK£337.2m45.1x42x3x
Fri, 25 Aug 2023UK£14.0bUK£4.8bUK£337.2m45.4x41.4x2.9x
Sun, 23 Jul 2023UK£15.2bUK£4.8bUK£337.2m49.1x45x3.2x
Tue, 20 Jun 2023UK£15.9bUK£4.8bUK£337.2m51.6x47.2x3.3x
Thu, 18 May 2023UK£16.7bUK£4.7bUK£740.0m39.2x22.6x3.5x
Sat, 15 Apr 2023UK£16.9bUK£4.7bUK£740.0m40.3x22.8x3.6x
Mon, 13 Mar 2023UK£16.2bUK£4.7bUK£740.0m40.1x21.9x3.4x
Wed, 08 Feb 2023UK£16.9bUK£4.7bUK£740.0m41.8x22.9x3.6x
Fri, 06 Jan 2023UK£16.4bUK£4.7bUK£740.0m40.3x22.1x3.5x
Sun, 04 Dec 2022UK£16.5bUK£4.7bUK£740.0m40.1x22.3x3.5x
Tue, 01 Nov 2022UK£14.9bUK£4.6b-UK£128,600,000.00141.9x-115.8x3.2x
Thu, 29 Sep 2022UK£14.3bUK£4.6b-UK£128,600,000.00135.4x-111.1x3.1x
Sat, 27 Aug 2022UK£17.0bUK£4.6b-UK£128,600,000.00157.8x-132.3x3.7x
Mon, 25 Jul 2022UK£17.3bUK£4.6b-UK£128,600,000.00166.7x-134.3x3.8x
Wed, 22 Jun 2022UK£16.6bUK£4.6b-UK£128,600,000.00173.8x-128.7x3.6x
Fri, 20 May 2022UK£18.2bUK£4.5bUK£40.3m91.5x451x4.1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

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Total Market Cap: UK£18.2bTotal Earnings: UK£40.3mTotal Revenue: UK£4.5bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Water Utilities Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 57.1x202320242025
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 Trends

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

GB Market0.30%
Utilities-3.00%
Water Utilities-3.23%
Water-3.23%
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
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1Y

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