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Irish (ISEQ) Market Analysis & Valuation

UpdatedFeb 27, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies19
  • 7D5.3%
  • 3M14.6%
  • 1Y11.8%
  • YTD11.7%

Over the last 7 days, the market has risen 5.3%, driven by gains of 8.2% in the Industrials sector. The market is up 12% over the last 12 months. Earnings are forecast to grow by 4.6% annually.

Market Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 27 Feb 2025€88.2b€50.0b€7.4b12.1x11.9x1.8x
Sat, 25 Jan 2025€82.3b€50.0b€7.2b12.7x11.4x1.6x
Mon, 23 Dec 2024€79.0b€50.0b€7.2b12.1x11x1.6x
Wed, 20 Nov 2024€78.6b€50.0b€7.2b13.3x10.9x1.6x
Fri, 18 Oct 2024€80.9b€49.7b€7.3b14.3x11.1x1.6x
Sun, 15 Sep 2024€79.8b€49.7b€7.3b14.4x11x1.6x
Tue, 13 Aug 2024€78.3b€50.4b€7.4b13.4x10.6x1.6x
Thu, 11 Jul 2024€81.3b€50.2b€7.4b14.4x11x1.6x
Sat, 08 Jun 2024€94.1b€61.5b€8.1b14.9x11.6x1.5x
Mon, 06 May 2024€98.2b€61.2b€8.2b14.3x11.9x1.6x
Wed, 03 Apr 2024€96.3b€61.2b€8.2b14.4x11.7x1.6x
Fri, 01 Mar 2024€92.5b€59.9b€7.5b11.1x12.3x1.5x
Sun, 28 Jan 2024€88.2b€61.7b€7.7b11.1x11.5x1.4x
Tue, 26 Dec 2023€88.1b€61.6b€7.7b11.2x11.4x1.4x
Thu, 23 Nov 2023€83.5b€61.7b€7.7b10.2x10.8x1.4x
Sat, 21 Oct 2023€77.8b€60.9b€7.3b9.6x10.7x1.3x
Mon, 18 Sep 2023€85.3b€61.1b€7.3b10.2x11.6x1.4x
Wed, 16 Aug 2023€87.3b€61.2b€7.3b10.4x12x1.4x
Fri, 14 Jul 2023€85.8b€59.3b€5.8b12.4x14.7x1.4x
Sun, 11 Jun 2023€84.9b€59.2b€5.8b13.3x14.6x1.4x
Tue, 09 May 2023€84.8b€58.6b€5.9b12.3x14.4x1.4x
Thu, 06 Apr 2023€80.9b€58.6b€5.9b11.9x13.7x1.4x
Sat, 04 Mar 2023€87.1b€58.4b€5.8b12.8x15x1.5x
Mon, 30 Jan 2023€84.5b€53.7b€5.7b13.2x14.7x1.6x
Wed, 28 Dec 2022€76.0b€53.7b€5.7b12.4x13.2x1.4x
Fri, 25 Nov 2022€76.7b€53.7b€5.7b13.3x13.4x1.4x
Sun, 23 Oct 2022€70.1b€51.5b€4.9b13.4x14.3x1.4x
Tue, 20 Sep 2022€73.7b€51.1b€4.9b14.8x15.2x1.4x
Thu, 18 Aug 2022€57.1b€41.0b€3.8b19.6x14.9x1.4x
Sat, 16 Jul 2022€52.8b€36.8b€3.0b17.7x17.7x1.4x
Mon, 13 Jun 2022€60.6b€36.9b€3.0b18.8x20x1.6x
Wed, 11 May 2022€105.6b€72.6b€6.0b18.1x17.5x1.5x
Fri, 08 Apr 2022€107.0b€71.6b€6.0b20.6x17.9x1.5x
Sun, 06 Mar 2022€106.0b€71.1b€6.0b14.4x17.6x1.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

17.6x


Total Market Cap: €106.0bTotal Earnings: €6.0bTotal Revenue: €71.1bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Irish Market Price to Earnings3Y Average 13.3x202320242025
Current Market PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the Irish market, indicating that they anticipate earnings will not grow as fast as they have historically.
  • The market is trading at a PE ratio of 11.9x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 13.3x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for Irish listed companies have grown 7.1% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have declined 11% 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 Market5.28%
Healthcare9.86%
Industrials8.20%
Financials8.20%
Energy0%0
Materials0%0
Tech0%0
Telecom0%0
Information Technology0%0
Financials0%0
Health Care0%0
Industrials0%0
Real Estate-0.10%
Consumer Discretionary-0.34%
Utilities-1.89%
Consumer Staples-2.55%
Sector PE
  • Investors favour the Consumer Staples sector the most for future growth, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 19.5x.
    • The market's confidence is likely because analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 10.0%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 2.7% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Real Estate sector, expecting annual earnings growth of 84% over the next 5 years.
  • In contrast, the Financials sector is expected to see its earnings decline by 9.1% 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
KRX Kingspan Group€78.5017.5%
+€2.1b
-6.0%PE21.5xIndustrials
BIRG Bank of Ireland Group€11.3912.8%
+€1.3b
41.4%PB0.9xFinancials
RYA Ryanair Holdings€20.954.5%
+€966.3m
3.9%PE13.5xIndustrials
A5G AIB Group€6.544.8%
+€698.5m
52.5%PB1.1xFinancials
KRZ Kerry Group€99.953.1%
+€479.3m
23.2%PE24.6xConsumer Staples
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