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U.K. (FTSE) Market Analysis & Valuation

UpdatedFeb 13, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies1201
  • 7D1.9%
  • 3M7.8%
  • 1Y13.2%
  • YTD5.7%

The market is up 1.9% over the last week, with the Financials sector leading the way, up 2.9%. In contrast, the Utilities sector is lagging, dropping 4.0%. As for the past 12 months, the market is up 13%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 15% per annum.

Trending IndustriesOil and GasGoldBiotechSoftware

Market Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 13 Feb 2025UK£2.5tUK£2.0tUK£121.9b16.4x20.9x1.3x
Sat, 11 Jan 2025UK£2.4tUK£2.1tUK£124.7b15.8x19.3x1.2x
Mon, 09 Dec 2024UK£2.4tUK£2.0tUK£122.3b16.5x20x1.2x
Wed, 06 Nov 2024UK£2.4tUK£2.0tUK£118.0b16.3x20.4x1.2x
Fri, 04 Oct 2024UK£2.4tUK£2.0tUK£118.5b16.6x20.5x1.2x
Sun, 01 Sep 2024UK£2.5tUK£2.0tUK£119.2b16.9x20.7x1.2x
Tue, 30 Jul 2024UK£2.4tUK£2.0tUK£127.1b16.5x19.2x1.2x
Thu, 27 Jun 2024UK£2.4tUK£2.0tUK£132.3b16.3x18.3x1.2x
Sat, 25 May 2024UK£2.5tUK£2.0tUK£126.3b17.2x19.6x1.2x
Mon, 22 Apr 2024UK£2.4tUK£2.1tUK£149.1b15.6x16x1.1x
Wed, 20 Mar 2024UK£2.3tUK£2.1tUK£145.0b15.9x16.1x1.1x
Fri, 16 Feb 2024UK£2.3tUK£2.0tUK£144.9b15.2x15.6x1.1x
Sun, 14 Jan 2024UK£2.3tUK£2.1tUK£193.4b14.9x12x1.1x
Tue, 12 Dec 2023UK£2.3tUK£2.1tUK£194.1b14.7x11.8x1.1x
Thu, 09 Nov 2023UK£2.2tUK£2.2tUK£194.8b13.8x11.5x1x
Sat, 07 Oct 2023UK£2.3tUK£2.2tUK£186.2b13.9x12.3x1.1x
Mon, 04 Sep 2023UK£2.3tUK£2.2tUK£184.9b14.5x12.5x1.1x
Wed, 02 Aug 2023UK£2.4tUK£2.2tUK£194.8b14.5x12.2x1.1x
Fri, 30 Jun 2023UK£2.3tUK£2.2tUK£209.0b14.1x11.1x1.1x
Sun, 28 May 2023UK£2.4tUK£2.2tUK£213.9b14x11.2x1.1x
Tue, 25 Apr 2023UK£2.5tUK£2.2tUK£178.6b14.2x13.9x1.1x
Thu, 23 Mar 2023UK£2.3tUK£2.2tUK£182.7b13.7x12.6x1.1x
Sat, 18 Feb 2023UK£2.6tUK£2.2tUK£202.9b13.8x12.7x1.2x
Mon, 16 Jan 2023UK£2.5tUK£2.1tUK£184.7b13.8x13.7x1.2x
Wed, 14 Dec 2022UK£2.4tUK£2.1tUK£185.1b13.3x13.1x1.2x
Fri, 11 Nov 2022UK£2.4tUK£2.3tUK£207.9b12.8x11.6x1.1x
Sun, 09 Oct 2022UK£2.3tUK£2.4tUK£209.0b11.9x11.1x1x
Tue, 06 Sep 2022UK£2.5tUK£2.3tUK£207.8b13x11.8x1.1x
Thu, 04 Aug 2022UK£2.5tUK£2.2tUK£197.6b14.2x12.8x1.1x
Sat, 02 Jul 2022UK£2.4tUK£2.3tUK£196.1b13.8x12.5x1.1x
Mon, 30 May 2022UK£2.6tUK£2.2tUK£187.6b15.4x13.9x1.2x
Wed, 27 Apr 2022UK£2.5tUK£2.1tUK£193.2b16.4x13.2x1.2x
Fri, 25 Mar 2022UK£2.6tUK£2.0tUK£192.4b16.5x13.5x1.3x
Sun, 20 Feb 2022UK£2.7tUK£1.9tUK£171.6b17.8x15.7x1.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

15.7x


Total Market Cap: UK£2.7tTotal Earnings: UK£171.6bTotal Revenue: UK£1.9tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Market Price to Earnings3Y Average 14.7x202320242025
Current Market PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the British market, and appear confident in strong long term growth rates.
  • The market is trading at a PE ratio of 20.9x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 14.7x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for British listed companies have declined 11% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 2.4% per year.
  • This means that although more sales are being generated, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased, which has decreased profits.

Sector Trends

Which sectors have driven the changes within the U.K. Market?

GB Market1.90%
Energy4.48%
Healthcare3.32%
Financials2.86%
Telecom2.22%
Materials1.83%
Consumer Staples1.14%
Industrials1.11%
Consumer Discretionary0.04%
Information Technology0%0
Financials0%0
Health Care0%0
Industrials0%0
Real Estate-0.058%
Tech-0.37%
Utilities-3.96%
Sector PE
  • Investors favour the Consumer Staples sector the most for future growth, which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 39.3x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 13.9%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 24.7% per year.
  • The Financials sector is the least preferred by investors for future growth. Although, investor sentiment seems to have improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average of 9.9x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Real Estate sector, expecting annual earnings growth of 32% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 24% per year.
  • In contrast, the Financials sector is expected to see its earnings grow by 9.7% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuationSector
AZN AstraZenecaUK£118.026.1%
+UK£10.5b		21.4%PE32.4xHealthcare
HSBA HSBC HoldingsUK£8.826.7%
+UK£9.7b		42.0%PB1xFinancials
BP. BPUK£4.6910.6%
+UK£7.0b		-1.6%PE247xEnergy
SHEL ShellUK£27.022.1%
+UK£3.5b		8.2%PE12.8xEnergy
ULVR UnileverUK£47.512.5%
+UK£2.9b		19.2%PE21.2xConsumer Staples
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7D

6.1%

1Y

21.4%

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ULVR

UK£47.51

Unilever

7D

2.5%

1Y

19.2%

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UK£33.94

British American Tobacco

7D

3.3%

1Y

41.5%

HSBA

UK£8.82

HSBC Holdings

7D

6.7%

1Y

42.0%

SSE

UK£14.98

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7D

-7.6%

1Y

-4.6%

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BP.

UK£4.69

BP

7D

10.6%

1Y

-1.6%

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PRU

UK£7.22

Prudential

7D

10.2%

1Y

-8.7%

GSK

UK£14.45

GSK

7D

-2.7%

1Y

-13.4%

DGE

UK£21.34

Diageo

7D

-4.5%

1Y

-25.6%

NG.

UK£9.54

National Grid

7D

-3.8%

1Y

-4.8%

RKT

UK£51.70

Reckitt Benckiser Group

7D

-1.6%

1Y

-9.2%

BARC

UK£3.08

Barclays

7D

4.2%

1Y

116.7%

GLEN

UK£3.41

Glencore

7D

-2.1%

1Y

-12.9%

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SHEL

UK£27.02

Shell

7D

2.1%

1Y

8.2%

WISE

UK£10.67

Wise

7D

-5.2%

1Y

28.2%

LSEG

UK£117.35

London Stock Exchange Group

7D

-3.0%

1Y

32.4%