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U.K. (FTSE) Market Analysis & Valuation

UpdatedJul 18, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies1142
  • 7D-0.2%
  • 3M8.1%
  • 1Y5.8%
  • YTD6.8%

In the last week, the market has been flat. More promisingly, the market is up 5.8% 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, 18 Jul 2025UK£2.5tUK£1.9tUK£127.6b15.9x19.8x1.3x
Sun, 15 Jun 2025UK£2.5tUK£1.9tUK£127.3b16.1x19.7x1.3x
Tue, 13 May 2025UK£2.5tUK£2.0tUK£131.3b15.9x18.7x1.2x
Thu, 10 Apr 2025UK£2.2tUK£2.0tUK£137.0b14.3x16x1.1x
Sat, 08 Mar 2025UK£2.5tUK£2.0tUK£137.6b15.5x18.1x1.2x
Mon, 03 Feb 2025UK£2.5tUK£2.0tUK£124.1b15.9x20.3x1.2x
Wed, 01 Jan 2025UK£2.4tUK£2.0tUK£122.7b15.9x19.6x1.2x
Fri, 29 Nov 2024UK£2.4tUK£2.0tUK£122.9b16.4x19.8x1.2x
Sun, 27 Oct 2024UK£2.4tUK£2.0tUK£123.6b16.2x19.7x1.2x
Tue, 24 Sep 2024UK£2.4tUK£2.0tUK£118.1b16.9x19.9x1.2x
Thu, 22 Aug 2024UK£2.4tUK£2.0tUK£120.1b17x20.3x1.2x
Sat, 20 Jul 2024UK£2.4tUK£2.0tUK£129.3b16.7x18.7x1.2x
Mon, 17 Jun 2024UK£2.4tUK£2.0tUK£130.3b16.4x18.6x1.2x
Wed, 15 May 2024UK£2.5tUK£2.1tUK£135.8b17x18.5x1.2x
Fri, 12 Apr 2024UK£2.4tUK£2.1tUK£147.6b15.9x16.2x1.1x
Sun, 10 Mar 2024UK£2.3tUK£2.1tUK£144.3b15.8x16.2x1.1x
Tue, 06 Feb 2024UK£2.3tUK£2.1tUK£178.7b14.8x12.7x1.1x
Thu, 04 Jan 2024UK£2.3tUK£2.1tUK£194.1b15.1x12x1.1x
Sat, 02 Dec 2023UK£2.3tUK£2.1tUK£193.0b14.4x11.8x1.1x
Mon, 30 Oct 2023UK£2.2tUK£2.2tUK£186.2b13.4x11.8x1x
Wed, 27 Sep 2023UK£2.3tUK£2.2tUK£187.2b14.3x12.5x1.1x
Fri, 25 Aug 2023UK£2.3tUK£2.2tUK£184.8b14.4x12.2x1.1x
Sun, 23 Jul 2023UK£2.4tUK£2.2tUK£206.7b14.1x11.6x1.1x
Tue, 20 Jun 2023UK£2.4tUK£2.2tUK£207.6b14.3x11.4x1.1x
Thu, 18 May 2023UK£2.4tUK£2.2tUK£219.1b14.4x11.1x1.1x
Sat, 15 Apr 2023UK£2.5tUK£2.2tUK£179.8b14x13.7x1.1x
Mon, 13 Mar 2023UK£2.5tUK£2.2tUK£189.2b13.5x13.1x1.1x
Wed, 08 Feb 2023UK£2.5tUK£2.1tUK£192.4b13.9x13.1x1.2x
Fri, 06 Jan 2023UK£2.5tUK£2.1tUK£186.7b13.4x13.2x1.2x
Sun, 04 Dec 2022UK£2.4tUK£2.1tUK£185.6b13.6x13.2x1.2x
Tue, 01 Nov 2022UK£2.3tUK£2.3tUK£210.4b12.3x11.1x1x
Thu, 29 Sep 2022UK£2.3tUK£2.4tUK£212.8b12x10.9x1x
Sat, 27 Aug 2022UK£2.5tUK£2.3tUK£205.5b13.6x12.2x1.1x
Mon, 25 Jul 2022UK£2.5tUK£2.3tUK£191.6b14x13.1x1.1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

13.1x


Total Market Cap: UK£2.5tTotal Earnings: UK£191.6bTotal Revenue: UK£2.3tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Market Price to Earnings3Y Average 15.4x202320242025
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 19.8x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 15.4x.
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 4.9% 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-0.16%
Financials1.28%
Utilities1.15%
Tech0.81%
Industrials0.57%
Telecom0.55%
Consumer Staples0.14%
Energy-0.68%
Real Estate-0.82%
Materials-1.48%
Consumer Discretionary-1.99%
Healthcare-2.81%
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 51.7x.
    • The market's confidence is likely because analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 16.6%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 10.5% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Materials sector, expecting annual earnings growth of 23% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 5.3% 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
RR. Rolls-Royce HoldingsUK£10.103.5%
+UK£2.9b		132.4%PE33.4xIndustrials
BATS British American TobaccoUK£38.132.9%
+UK£2.3b		49.2%PE27.6xConsumer Staples
HSBA HSBC HoldingsUK£9.331.4%
+UK£2.0b		40.6%PB1.1xFinancials
EXPN ExperianUK£40.594.0%
+UK£1.4b		15.9%PE42.7xIndustrials
BP. BPUK£3.972.2%
+UK£1.3b		-13.5%PS0.4xEnergy
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UK£14.13
GSK
7D
-2.9%
1Y
-7.6%
RR.
UK£10.10
Rolls-Royce Holdings
7D
3.5%
1Y
132.4%
EXPN
UK£40.59
Experian
7D
4.0%
1Y
15.9%
AZN
UK£103.12
AstraZeneca
7D
-3.0%
1Y
-15.0%
BATS
UK£38.13
British American Tobacco
7D
2.9%
1Y
49.2%
BP.
UK£3.97
BP
7D
2.2%
1Y
-13.5%
ULVR
UK£44.32
Unilever
7D
-2.1%
1Y
-1.8%
BARC
UK£3.51
Barclays
7D
2.2%
1Y
53.6%
HSBA
UK£9.33
HSBC Holdings
7D
1.4%
1Y
40.6%
GLEN
UK£3.03
Glencore
7D
-2.1%
1Y
-32.7%
SHEL
UK£26.09
Shell
7D
-1.8%
1Y
-8.0%
NG.
UK£10.50
National Grid
7D
2.3%
1Y
11.6%
CPG
UK£24.93
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7D
-2.0%
1Y
13.6%

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HLN
UK£3.59
Haleon
7D
-3.6%
1Y
5.5%
RKT
UK£49.82
Reckitt Benckiser Group
7D
-2.3%
1Y
13.7%

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LLOY
UK£0.78
Lloyds Banking Group
7D
2.8%
1Y
32.1%