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Irish (ISEQ) Market Analysis & Valuation

UpdatedMay 18, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies18
  • 7D1.8%
  • 3M6.5%
  • 1Y10.0%
  • YTD14.1%

The market is up 1.8% over the last week, with the Financials sector leading the way, up 4.8%. In the last year, the market has climbed 10%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 5.8% annually.

Market Valuation and Performance

Has the Irish Market valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 18 May 2025€88.1b€49.6b€7.4b11.5x11.9x1.8x
Tue, 15 Apr 2025€80.5b€49.5b€7.4b10.8x10.9x1.6x
Thu, 13 Mar 2025€88.1b€49.4b€7.4b11.4x12x1.8x
Sat, 08 Feb 2025€83.1b€50.4b€7.3b12.7x11.3x1.7x
Mon, 06 Jan 2025€78.6b€50.1b€7.2b12.4x10.9x1.6x
Wed, 04 Dec 2024€79.3b€50.0b€7.2b13.3x11x1.6x
Fri, 01 Nov 2024€79.4b€49.7b€7.3b13.2x10.9x1.6x
Sun, 29 Sep 2024€83.3b€49.6b€7.3b14.9x11.5x1.7x
Tue, 27 Aug 2024€79.9b€49.6b€7.3b14x11x1.6x
Thu, 25 Jul 2024€78.2b€50.2b€7.1b14.6x11.1x1.6x
Sat, 22 Jun 2024€89.9b€61.6b€8.1b14.6x11.1x1.5x
Mon, 20 May 2024€96.1b€61.2b€8.2b14.8x11.7x1.6x
Wed, 17 Apr 2024€96.3b€61.3b€8.2b14x11.7x1.6x
Fri, 15 Mar 2024€94.3b€61.2b€8.3b14x11.4x1.5x
Sun, 11 Feb 2024€90.0b€61.1b€7.5b11.6x12.1x1.5x
Tue, 09 Jan 2024€88.1b€61.6b€7.7b10.9x11.4x1.4x
Thu, 07 Dec 2023€86.6b€61.7b€7.7b10.6x11.2x1.4x
Sat, 04 Nov 2023€81.4b€60.8b€7.3b10.1x11.2x1.3x
Mon, 02 Oct 2023€84.1b€60.9b€7.3b10.3x11.6x1.4x
Wed, 30 Aug 2023€88.3b€60.8b€7.3b10.3x12x1.5x
Fri, 28 Jul 2023€86.7b€60.3b€6.3b12x13.7x1.4x
Sun, 25 Jun 2023€81.4b€59.3b€5.8b12.2x13.9x1.4x
Tue, 23 May 2023€85.8b€59.2b€5.8b12.7x14.7x1.4x
Thu, 20 Apr 2023€85.8b€58.6b€5.9b12.7x14.6x1.5x
Sat, 18 Mar 2023€80.7b€58.6b€5.9b11.7x13.7x1.4x
Mon, 13 Feb 2023€82.3b€55.6b€6.0b12.7x13.6x1.5x
Wed, 11 Jan 2023€81.5b€53.7b€5.7b12.9x14.2x1.5x
Fri, 09 Dec 2022€75.0b€53.7b€5.7b12.5x13.1x1.4x
Sun, 06 Nov 2022€72.7b€51.5b€4.9b14.2x14.9x1.4x
Tue, 04 Oct 2022€67.4b€51.5b€4.9b13.7x13.8x1.3x
Thu, 01 Sep 2022€55.6b€43.1b€4.0b17x14x1.3x
Sat, 30 Jul 2022€56.6b€40.8b€3.7b18.9x15.3x1.4x
Mon, 27 Jun 2022€55.4b€36.8b€3.0b17.4x18.5x1.5x
Wed, 25 May 2022€107.5b€73.1b€6.2b18.3x17.4x1.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

17.4x


Total Market Cap: €107.5bTotal Earnings: €6.2bTotal Revenue: €73.1bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Irish Market Price to Earnings3Y Average 12.8x202320242025
Current Market PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the Irish market at the moment, indicating that they expect earnings will grow in line with historical growth rates.
  • The market is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 12.8x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for Irish listed companies have grown 6.2% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have declined 12% per year.
  • This means that less sales are being generated overall, but since the cost of doing business is lower, profits are increasing.

Sector Trends

Which sectors have driven the changes within the Irish Market?

IE Market1.81%
Financials4.82%
Consumer Discretionary2.56%
Healthcare2.52%
Industrials0.92%
Real Estate0.75%
Energy0%0
Materials0%0
Tech0%0
Consumer Staples-0.36%
Utilities-2.00%
Sector PE
  • Investors favour the Consumer Staples sector the most for future growth, which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 19.4x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 10.5%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 12.1% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Utilities sector, expecting annual earnings growth of 19% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 27% per year.
  • In contrast, the Financials sector is expected to see its earnings decline by 4.7% 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
A5G AIB Group€6.544.7%
+€630.3m
27.5%PB0.9xFinancials
BIRG Bank of Ireland Group€11.605.4%
+€582.8m
11.8%PB0.9xFinancials
RYA Ryanair Holdings€22.411.9%
+€435.6m
22.2%PE14.3xIndustrials
GL9 Glanbia€11.802.5%
+€73.7m
-34.8%PE20.3xConsumer Staples
DHG Dalata Hotel Group€5.402.9%
+€31.7m
25.4%PE14.5xConsumer Discretionary
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