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U.K. (FTSE) Market Analysis & Valuation

UpdatedMay 02, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies1179
  • 7D1.2%
  • 3M-2.4%
  • 1Y1.5%
  • YTD1.7%

The market is up 1.2% over the last week, with the Industrials sector leading the way, up 3.2%. In contrast, the Materials sector is lagging, dropping 3.3%. The market has been flat overall in the last year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 14% annually.

Trending IndustriesOil and GasGoldBiotechSoftware

Market Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 03 May 2025UK£2.4tUK£2.0tUK£131.5b15.7x18.4x1.2x
Mon, 31 Mar 2025UK£2.5tUK£2.0tUK£135.5b15.5x18.2x1.2x
Wed, 26 Feb 2025UK£2.5tUK£2.0tUK£137.3b16x18.2x1.2x
Fri, 24 Jan 2025UK£2.5tUK£2.1tUK£124.0b15.9x20.1x1.2x
Sun, 22 Dec 2024UK£2.4tUK£2.0tUK£122.8b16x19.4x1.2x
Tue, 19 Nov 2024UK£2.4tUK£2.0tUK£121.9b16.4x19.6x1.2x
Thu, 17 Oct 2024UK£2.4tUK£2.0tUK£119.0b16.7x20.4x1.2x
Sat, 14 Sep 2024UK£2.4tUK£2.0tUK£119.3b16.5x20.4x1.2x
Mon, 12 Aug 2024UK£2.4tUK£2.0tUK£123.3b16.4x19.6x1.2x
Wed, 10 Jul 2024UK£2.4tUK£2.0tUK£131.6b16.7x18.3x1.2x
Fri, 07 Jun 2024UK£2.5tUK£2.0tUK£129.4b16.7x19.1x1.2x
Sun, 05 May 2024UK£2.4tUK£2.1tUK£141.9b16.5x17.3x1.2x
Tue, 02 Apr 2024UK£2.4tUK£2.1tUK£146.0b16.4x16.5x1.1x
Thu, 29 Feb 2024UK£2.3tUK£2.0tUK£140.8b15.1x16.3x1.1x
Sat, 27 Jan 2024UK£2.3tUK£2.1tUK£193.0b15x11.9x1.1x
Mon, 25 Dec 2023UK£2.3tUK£2.1tUK£193.7b15.2x12.1x1.1x
Wed, 22 Nov 2023UK£2.3tUK£2.1tUK£194.2b14.1x11.7x1.1x
Fri, 20 Oct 2023UK£2.3tUK£2.2tUK£187.3b13.6x12.2x1x
Sun, 17 Sep 2023UK£2.4tUK£2.2tUK£185.6b14.8x12.8x1.1x
Tue, 15 Aug 2023UK£2.3tUK£2.1tUK£184.6b14.4x12.6x1.1x
Thu, 13 Jul 2023UK£2.3tUK£2.2tUK£205.6b14x11.2x1.1x
Sat, 10 Jun 2023UK£2.4tUK£2.2tUK£210.0b14.3x11.3x1.1x
Mon, 08 May 2023UK£2.4tUK£2.2tUK£209.8b14.4x11.6x1.1x
Wed, 05 Apr 2023UK£2.4tUK£2.2tUK£180.2b13.6x13.3x1.1x
Fri, 03 Mar 2023UK£2.5tUK£2.2tUK£192.0b13.7x13.3x1.2x
Sun, 29 Jan 2023UK£2.5tUK£2.1tUK£183.5b14x13.6x1.2x
Tue, 27 Dec 2022UK£2.4tUK£2.1tUK£185.7b13.3x13x1.1x
Thu, 24 Nov 2022UK£2.4tUK£2.1tUK£186.7b13.3x13x1.1x
Sat, 22 Oct 2022UK£2.3tUK£2.3tUK£208.3b12x11.1x1x
Mon, 19 Sep 2022UK£2.4tUK£2.3tUK£207.3b12.7x11.6x1x
Wed, 17 Aug 2022UK£2.5tUK£2.2tUK£202.4b14.4x12.6x1.1x
Fri, 15 Jul 2022UK£6.9tUK£2.3tUK£191.7b13.7x35.9x3.1x
Sun, 12 Jun 2022UK£2.5tUK£2.2tUK£193.0b14.9x13.1x1.1x
Tue, 10 May 2022UK£2.5tUK£2.2tUK£177.3b15.2x13.9x1.1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

13.9x


Total Market Cap: UK£2.5tTotal Earnings: UK£177.3bTotal Revenue: UK£2.2tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Market Price to Earnings3Y Average 15x202320242025
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 18.4x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 15.0x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the British industry have declined 9.6% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues have also declined 3.2% 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 Market1.19%
Tech4.49%
Telecom3.42%
Consumer Discretionary3.40%
Industrials3.21%
Healthcare2.80%
Real Estate2.70%
Utilities1.54%
Financials0.74%
Consumer Staples0.28%
Energy-0.78%
Materials-3.26%
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 15.6%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 9.8% 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 10.0x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Materials sector, expecting annual earnings growth of 21% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 7.3% per year.
  • In contrast, the Consumer Staples sector is expected to see its earnings grow by 11% 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£107.543.4%
+UK£5.5b		-10.8%PE28.5xHealthcare
BA. BAE SystemsUK£17.795.7%
+UK£2.9b		30.7%PE27.3xIndustrials
RR. Rolls-Royce HoldingsUK£7.843.8%
+UK£2.4b		87.5%PE26xIndustrials
GSK GSKUK£14.494.3%
+UK£2.4b		-16.4%PE22.8xHealthcare
RKT Reckitt Benckiser GroupUK£49.767.4%
+UK£2.3b		11.2%PE23.7xConsumer Staples
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UK£107.54

AstraZeneca

7D

3.4%

1Y

-10.8%

LLOY

UK£0.71

Lloyds Banking Group

7D

-3.3%

1Y

35.3%

GSK

UK£14.49

GSK

7D

4.3%

1Y

-16.4%

ULVR

UK£47.66

Unilever

7D

1.7%

1Y

13.8%

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GLEN

UK£2.47

Glencore

7D

-8.0%

1Y

-45.7%

HSBK

US$22.90

Halyk Bank of Kazakhstan

7D

-5.8%

1Y

23.4%

NG.

UK£10.67

National Grid

7D

-0.5%

1Y

-0.7%

ABF

UK£20.50

Associated British Foods

7D

-6.9%

1Y

-23.2%

BP.

UK£3.50

BP

7D

-3.9%

1Y

-31.4%

RR.

UK£7.84

Rolls-Royce Holdings

7D

3.8%

1Y

87.5%

REL

UK£41.21

RELX

7D

2.9%

1Y

22.7%

BA.

UK£17.79

BAE Systems

7D

5.7%

1Y

30.7%

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MKS

UK£3.78

Marks and Spencer Group

7D

-2.1%

1Y

46.3%

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EXPN

UK£38.54

Experian

7D

6.3%

1Y

17.6%

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RKT

UK£49.76

Reckitt Benckiser Group

7D

7.4%

1Y

11.2%

RIO

UK£45.02

Rio Tinto Group

7D

-1.1%

1Y

-17.7%