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U.K. (FTSE) Market Analysis & Valuation

UpdatedApr 09, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies1186
  • 7D-8.0%
  • 3M-5.1%
  • 1Y-3.0%
  • YTD-5.5%

Over the last 7 days, the market has dropped 8.0%, driven by pullbacks in every sector, especially the Financials sector. Although the market performance has been flat 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
Wed, 09 Apr 2025UK£2.3tUK£2.0tUK£137.0b14.4x16.5x1.1x
Fri, 07 Mar 2025UK£2.5tUK£2.0tUK£137.6b15.6x18.1x1.2x
Sun, 02 Feb 2025UK£2.5tUK£2.0tUK£124.1b15.9x20.3x1.2x
Tue, 31 Dec 2024UK£2.4tUK£2.0tUK£122.8b15.9x19.4x1.2x
Thu, 28 Nov 2024UK£2.4tUK£2.0tUK£122.7b16.3x19.8x1.2x
Sat, 26 Oct 2024UK£2.4tUK£2.0tUK£123.5b16.2x19.7x1.2x
Mon, 23 Sep 2024UK£2.4tUK£2.0tUK£118.1b16.9x19.9x1.2x
Wed, 21 Aug 2024UK£2.4tUK£2.0tUK£121.4b17x20.1x1.2x
Fri, 19 Jul 2024UK£2.4tUK£2.0tUK£129.2b16.7x18.8x1.2x
Sun, 16 Jun 2024UK£2.4tUK£2.1tUK£130.6b16.4x18.6x1.2x
Tue, 14 May 2024UK£2.5tUK£2.1tUK£136.0b16.9x18.4x1.2x
Thu, 11 Apr 2024UK£2.4tUK£2.1tUK£147.3b16x16.3x1.1x
Sat, 09 Mar 2024UK£2.3tUK£2.1tUK£145.3b16x16.1x1.1x
Mon, 05 Feb 2024UK£2.3tUK£2.1tUK£183.3b14.8x12.5x1.1x
Wed, 03 Jan 2024UK£2.4tUK£2.1tUK£194.3b15.1x12.2x1.1x
Fri, 01 Dec 2023UK£2.3tUK£2.1tUK£193.6b14.3x11.7x1.1x
Sun, 29 Oct 2023UK£2.2tUK£2.2tUK£186.2b13.4x11.8x1x
Tue, 26 Sep 2023UK£2.3tUK£2.2tUK£186.8b14.4x12.5x1.1x
Thu, 24 Aug 2023UK£2.3tUK£2.1tUK£184.2b14.4x12.3x1.1x
Sat, 22 Jul 2023UK£2.4tUK£2.2tUK£206.7b14.1x11.6x1.1x
Mon, 19 Jun 2023UK£2.4tUK£2.2tUK£207.5b14.3x11.5x1.1x
Wed, 17 May 2023UK£2.4tUK£2.2tUK£218.8b14.4x11.1x1.1x
Fri, 14 Apr 2023UK£2.5tUK£2.2tUK£179.3b13.9x13.7x1.1x
Sun, 12 Mar 2023UK£2.5tUK£2.2tUK£189.2b13.5x13.1x1.1x
Tue, 07 Feb 2023UK£2.5tUK£2.1tUK£185.7b14x13.5x1.2x
Thu, 05 Jan 2023UK£2.5tUK£2.1tUK£185.5b13.6x13.2x1.2x
Sat, 03 Dec 2022UK£2.4tUK£2.1tUK£185.6b13.6x13.2x1.2x
Mon, 31 Oct 2022UK£2.3tUK£2.3tUK£209.8b12.4x11x1x
Wed, 28 Sep 2022UK£2.3tUK£2.4tUK£212.4b12x10.8x1x
Fri, 26 Aug 2022UK£2.5tUK£2.3tUK£205.5b13.7x12.2x1.1x
Sun, 24 Jul 2022UK£2.5tUK£2.3tUK£191.5b14x13.1x1.1x
Tue, 21 Jun 2022UK£2.4tUK£2.3tUK£194.8b14.2x12.6x1.1x
Thu, 19 May 2022UK£2.5tUK£2.2tUK£182.8b15.4x13.8x1.2x
Sat, 16 Apr 2022UK£2.6tUK£2.0tUK£188.0b16.7x14x1.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

14x


Total Market Cap: UK£2.6tTotal Earnings: UK£188.0bTotal Revenue: UK£2.0tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Market Price to Earnings3Y Average 14.9x202320242025
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 16.5x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 14.9x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for British listed companies have declined 10.0% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues have been flat.
  • This means that either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses is increasing since sales have remained steady while profits have fallen.

Sector Trends

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

GB Market-8.03%
Consumer Staples-0.87%
Utilities-2.27%
Consumer Discretionary-4.18%
Real Estate-5.65%
Industrials-6.54%
Tech-7.47%
Healthcare-8.34%
Telecom-8.55%
Financials-10.83%
Materials-11.72%
Energy-15.63%
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 55.1x.
    • The market's confidence is likely because analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 15.9%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 10.7% per year.
  • The Financials sector is the least preferred by investors for future growth, which is trading close to its 3-year average of 9.9x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Materials sector, expecting annual earnings growth of 22% 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
QQ. QinetiQ GroupUK£3.70-6.9%
UK£1.9b		6.0%PE29.4xIndustrials
TSCO TescoUK£3.372.2%
+UK£495.6m		17.4%PE11.9xConsumer Staples
DGE DiageoUK£20.431.0%
+UK£444.4m		-27.3%PE16.1xConsumer Staples
ABF Associated British FoodsUK£19.591.6%
+UK£227.1m		-19.2%PE9.7xConsumer Staples
MKS Marks and Spencer GroupUK£3.683.1%
+UK£226.5m		44.3%PE14.7xConsumer Staples
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2.6%

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1.0%

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UK£19.59

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1.6%

1Y

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1.3%

1Y

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