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U.K. (FTSE) Market Analysis & Valuation

UpdatedJun 19, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies1162
  • 7D-0.3%
  • 3M2.0%
  • 1Y5.6%
  • YTD5.7%

The Energy sector gained 3.5% while the market remained flat over the last week. More promisingly, the market is up 5.6% over the past year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 14% 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
Fri, 20 Jun 2025UK£2.5tUK£1.9tUK£127.8b16.4x19.6x1.3x
Sun, 18 May 2025UK£2.5tUK£2.0tUK£133.0b16.5x18.6x1.3x
Tue, 15 Apr 2025UK£2.3tUK£2.0tUK£135.1b14.9x17.1x1.2x
Thu, 13 Mar 2025UK£2.5tUK£2.0tUK£137.3b15.1x17.8x1.2x
Sat, 08 Feb 2025UK£2.5tUK£2.0tUK£124.0b16x20.3x1.2x
Mon, 06 Jan 2025UK£2.4tUK£2.1tUK£123.5b15.9x19.6x1.2x
Wed, 04 Dec 2024UK£2.5tUK£2.0tUK£122.8b16.3x20x1.2x
Fri, 01 Nov 2024UK£2.4tUK£2.0tUK£118.5b16.2x20.4x1.2x
Sun, 29 Sep 2024UK£2.5tUK£2.0tUK£117.8b17x20.8x1.2x
Tue, 27 Aug 2024UK£2.5tUK£2.0tUK£119.6b16.9x20.5x1.2x
Thu, 25 Jul 2024UK£2.4tUK£2.0tUK£129.6b16.4x18.5x1.2x
Sat, 22 Jun 2024UK£2.4tUK£2.0tUK£132.0b16.6x18.4x1.2x
Mon, 20 May 2024UK£2.5tUK£2.0tUK£125.9b17x20x1.2x
Wed, 17 Apr 2024UK£2.4tUK£2.1tUK£148.4b16.1x16.3x1.1x
Fri, 15 Mar 2024UK£2.3tUK£2.1tUK£144.9b16.3x16.1x1.1x
Sun, 11 Feb 2024UK£2.3tUK£2.0tUK£144.7b15.2x15.6x1.1x
Tue, 09 Jan 2024UK£2.3tUK£2.1tUK£193.2b15.1x12.1x1.1x
Thu, 07 Dec 2023UK£2.3tUK£2.1tUK£193.5b14.6x11.8x1.1x
Sat, 04 Nov 2023UK£2.2tUK£2.1tUK£193.8b14x11.6x1x
Mon, 02 Oct 2023UK£2.3tUK£2.2tUK£186.2b14.6x12.6x1.1x
Wed, 30 Aug 2023UK£2.3tUK£2.2tUK£184.0b14.6x12.5x1.1x
Fri, 28 Jul 2023UK£2.4tUK£2.2tUK£206.4b14.3x11.7x1.1x
Sun, 25 Jun 2023UK£2.3tUK£2.2tUK£208.4b14.1x11.1x1.1x
Tue, 23 May 2023UK£2.4tUK£2.2tUK£216.8b14.4x11.3x1.1x
Thu, 20 Apr 2023UK£2.5tUK£2.2tUK£179.2b14x13.9x1.1x
Sat, 18 Mar 2023UK£2.3tUK£2.2tUK£185.7b13.2x12.5x1.1x
Mon, 13 Feb 2023UK£2.5tUK£2.1tUK£195.5b13.8x12.9x1.2x
Wed, 11 Jan 2023UK£2.5tUK£2.1tUK£185.2b13.5x13.4x1.2x
Fri, 09 Dec 2022UK£2.4tUK£2.1tUK£185.5b13.4x13x1.1x
Sun, 06 Nov 2022UK£2.4tUK£2.3tUK£210.5b12.5x11.3x1x
Tue, 04 Oct 2022UK£2.3tUK£2.3tUK£208.7b12x11x1x
Thu, 01 Sep 2022UK£2.5tUK£2.3tUK£207.3b13.3x11.9x1.1x
Sat, 30 Jul 2022UK£2.5tUK£2.2tUK£184.9b14.1x13.8x1.1x
Mon, 27 Jun 2022UK£2.5tUK£2.3tUK£195.5b14.3x12.7x1.1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

12.7x


Total Market Cap: UK£2.5tTotal Earnings: UK£195.5bTotal Revenue: UK£2.3tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Market Price to Earnings3Y Average 15.2x202320242025
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 19.6x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 15.2x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the British industry have declined 13% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues have also declined 5.0% per year.
  • This means overall sales from these companies are declining and profits are subsequently falling as well.

Sector Trends

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

GB Market-0.27%
Energy3.47%
Telecom1.30%
Tech0.72%
Real Estate0.62%
Consumer Staples0.48%
Industrials0.19%
Utilities0.11%
Financials-0.31%
Materials-1.70%
Consumer Discretionary-1.90%
Healthcare-3.64%
Sector PE
  • Investors favour the Tech sector the most for future growth even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 54.9x.
    • The market's confidence is likely because analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 16.2%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 9.0% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Telecom sector, expecting annual earnings growth of 27% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 10% per year.
  • In contrast, the Utilities sector is expected to see its earnings grow by 10% 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
SHEL ShellUK£26.983.2%
+UK£4.8b		-2.5%PE15.9xEnergy
BATS British American TobaccoUK£36.522.8%
+UK£2.1b		48.5%PE26.4xConsumer Staples
BP. BPUK£3.933.2%
+UK£1.9b		-16.5%PS0.4xEnergy
BA. BAE SystemsUK£19.201.9%
+UK£1.0b		42.6%PE29.4xIndustrials
TSCO TescoUK£4.022.7%
+UK£639.1m		30.2%PE16.5xConsumer Staples
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