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U.K. (FTSE) Market Analysis & Valuation

UpdatedJul 20, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies1141
  • 7D0.6%
  • 3M8.4%
  • 1Y6.9%
  • YTD7.1%

Over the last 7 days, the market has remained flat, with no particular sector making any big moves this week. More promisingly, the market is up 6.9% over the past year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 15% annually.

Trending IndustriesOil and GasGoldBiotechSoftware

Market Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 20 Jul 2025UK£2.5tUK£1.9tUK£127.4b16x19.9x1.3x
Tue, 17 Jun 2025UK£2.5tUK£1.9tUK£127.3b16.2x19.7x1.3x
Thu, 15 May 2025UK£2.4tUK£2.0tUK£131.0b16.3x18.7x1.2x
Sat, 12 Apr 2025UK£2.3tUK£2.0tUK£135.6b14.7x16.7x1.1x
Mon, 10 Mar 2025UK£2.5tUK£2.0tUK£137.5b15.5x18.1x1.2x
Wed, 05 Feb 2025UK£2.5tUK£2.0tUK£123.0b15.8x20.3x1.2x
Fri, 03 Jan 2025UK£2.4tUK£2.1tUK£123.8b16x19.6x1.2x
Sun, 01 Dec 2024UK£2.4tUK£2.0tUK£122.5b16.3x19.9x1.2x
Tue, 29 Oct 2024UK£2.4tUK£2.0tUK£123.5b16.2x19.8x1.2x
Thu, 26 Sep 2024UK£2.4tUK£2.0tUK£118.0b16.7x20.6x1.2x
Sat, 24 Aug 2024UK£2.5tUK£2.0tUK£119.5b16.9x20.5x1.2x
Mon, 22 Jul 2024UK£2.4tUK£2.0tUK£129.4b16.7x18.6x1.2x
Wed, 19 Jun 2024UK£2.4tUK£2.0tUK£130.6b16.6x18.7x1.2x
Fri, 17 May 2024UK£2.5tUK£2.0tUK£127.0b17.1x19.8x1.2x
Sun, 14 Apr 2024UK£2.4tUK£2.1tUK£148.4b16x16.3x1.1x
Tue, 12 Mar 2024UK£2.3tUK£2.1tUK£144.5b15.9x16.2x1.1x
Thu, 08 Feb 2024UK£2.3tUK£2.0tUK£169.7b14.9x13.4x1.1x
Sat, 06 Jan 2024UK£2.3tUK£2.1tUK£193.4b15x12.1x1.1x
Mon, 04 Dec 2023UK£2.3tUK£2.1tUK£192.7b14.4x11.8x1.1x
Wed, 01 Nov 2023UK£2.2tUK£2.2tUK£194.7b13.5x11.3x1x
Fri, 29 Sep 2023UK£2.3tUK£2.2tUK£187.0b14.4x12.5x1.1x
Sun, 27 Aug 2023UK£2.3tUK£2.2tUK£183.8b14.5x12.3x1.1x
Tue, 25 Jul 2023UK£2.4tUK£2.2tUK£206.9b14.2x11.6x1.1x
Thu, 22 Jun 2023UK£2.4tUK£2.2tUK£208.5b14.2x11.3x1.1x
Sat, 20 May 2023UK£2.4tUK£2.2tUK£216.4b14.3x11.3x1.1x
Mon, 17 Apr 2023UK£2.5tUK£2.2tUK£179.8b14x13.7x1.1x
Wed, 15 Mar 2023UK£2.4tUK£2.2tUK£187.6b13.3x13x1.1x
Fri, 10 Feb 2023UK£2.5tUK£2.1tUK£191.6b14x13.2x1.2x
Sun, 08 Jan 2023UK£2.5tUK£2.1tUK£185.1b13.7x13.4x1.2x
Tue, 06 Dec 2022UK£2.4tUK£2.1tUK£186.1b13.5x13.2x1.2x
Thu, 03 Nov 2022UK£2.3tUK£2.3tUK£210.9b12.5x11.1x1x
Sat, 01 Oct 2022UK£2.3tUK£2.4tUK£209.9b11.9x10.9x1x
Mon, 29 Aug 2022UK£2.5tUK£2.3tUK£205.7b13.6x12.2x1.1x
Wed, 27 Jul 2022UK£2.5tUK£2.2tUK£191.4b14x13.1x1.1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

13.1x


Total Market Cap: UK£2.5tTotal Earnings: UK£191.4bTotal Revenue: UK£2.2tTotal 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 19.9x 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 4.7% 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 Market0.55%
Utilities2.54%
Financials2.02%
Industrials1.38%
Tech1.10%
Consumer Staples0.99%
Telecom0.80%
Real Estate0.78%
Consumer Discretionary-0.081%
Materials-0.99%
Energy-1.49%
Healthcare-1.94%
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 16.7%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 10.5% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Telecom sector, expecting annual earnings growth of 26% 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
HSBA HSBC HoldingsUK£9.332.5%
+UK£3.7b		41.3%PB1.1xFinancials
NG. National GridUK£10.603.1%
+UK£2.2b		13.4%PE18.6xUtilities
EXPN ExperianUK£40.886.1%
+UK£2.1b		16.9%PE43xIndustrials
III 3i GroupUK£43.403.7%
+UK£1.5b		42.4%PE8.3xFinancials
RR. Rolls-Royce HoldingsUK£10.051.7%
+UK£1.4b		125.3%PE33.3xIndustrials
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GSK
UK£13.48
GSK
7D
-4.3%
1Y
-11.5%
HSBA
UK£9.33
HSBC Holdings
7D
2.5%
1Y
41.3%
RR.
UK£10.05
Rolls-Royce Holdings
7D
1.7%
1Y
125.3%
EXPN
UK£40.88
Experian
7D
6.1%
1Y
16.9%
STAN
UK£13.40
Standard Chartered
7D
4.5%
1Y
84.8%
AZN
UK£102.94
AstraZeneca
7D
-1.5%
1Y
-15.0%
ULVR
UK£44.40
Unilever
7D
-0.9%
1Y
-1.2%
BARC
UK£3.50
Barclays
7D
2.8%
1Y
52.9%
GLEN
UK£3.04
Glencore
7D
-2.9%
1Y
-31.3%
SHEL
UK£26.20
Shell
7D
-1.9%
1Y
-6.2%
REL
UK£39.56
RELX
7D
-0.7%
1Y
14.0%

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FRES
UK£14.45
Fresnillo
7D
-4.7%
1Y
134.6%
NG.
UK£10.60
National Grid
7D
3.1%
1Y
13.4%
HLN
UK£3.59
Haleon
7D
-2.4%
1Y
5.9%
III
UK£43.40
3i Group
7D
3.7%
1Y
42.4%
LLOY
UK£0.78
Lloyds Banking Group
7D
2.8%
1Y
31.6%