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Dutch (AEX) Professional Services Industry Analysis

UpdatedJan 21, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies6
  • 7D5.2%
  • 3M4.1%
  • 1Y14.4%
  • YTD4.8%

In the last week, the Professional Services industry is up 5.2%, with all of the companies up. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 14%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 9.2% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the Dutch Professional Services Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 21 Jan 2025€53.9b€36.5b€1.7b17x32.2x1.5x
Thu, 19 Dec 2024€52.1b€36.5b€1.7b16.5x31.1x1.4x
Sat, 16 Nov 2024€49.7b€36.5b€1.7b17.1x29.7x1.4x
Mon, 14 Oct 2024€51.0b€36.8b€1.7b15.6x29.4x1.4x
Wed, 11 Sep 2024€49.9b€36.8b€1.7b15x28.7x1.4x
Fri, 09 Aug 2024€48.7b€36.7b€1.7b15.3x28.1x1.3x
Sun, 07 Jul 2024€50.2b€36.9b€1.7b16.7x29.2x1.4x
Tue, 04 Jun 2024€49.6b€36.9b€1.7b17.5x28.8x1.3x
Thu, 02 May 2024€47.9b€36.8b€1.7b16.2x27.8x1.3x
Sat, 30 Mar 2024€49.2b€37.4b€1.8b16.2x27.6x1.3x
Mon, 26 Feb 2024€50.2b€37.4b€1.8b16.9x28x1.3x
Wed, 24 Jan 2024€52.0b€40.6b€2.1b19.9x24.6x1.3x
Fri, 22 Dec 2023€51.4b€40.6b€2.1b19.9x24.3x1.3x
Sun, 19 Nov 2023€48.8b€40.6b€2.1b19.9x23.1x1.2x
Tue, 17 Oct 2023€47.6b€41.3b€2.2b20.1x21.9x1.2x
Thu, 14 Sep 2023€46.5b€41.3b€2.2b20x21.4x1.1x
Sat, 12 Aug 2023€46.4b€41.3b€2.2b17.4x21.1x1.1x
Mon, 10 Jul 2023€44.7b€40.8b€2.2b20.4x20x1.1x
Wed, 07 Jun 2023€45.4b€40.8b€2.2b21x20.4x1.1x
Fri, 05 May 2023€45.0b€40.8b€2.2b25.9x20.2x1.1x
Sun, 02 Apr 2023€46.7b€40.9b€2.3b25x20.5x1.1x
Tue, 28 Feb 2023€44.2b€38.8b€2.1b26.6x20.9x1.1x
Thu, 26 Jan 2023€41.1b€37.6b€1.9b24.8x21.7x1.1x
Sat, 24 Dec 2022€37.8b€34.0b€1.7b30.2x22x1.1x
Mon, 21 Nov 2022€38.1b€34.0b€1.7b31.1x22.2x1.1x
Wed, 19 Oct 2022€36.0b€33.3b€1.7b17.2x21.4x1.1x
Fri, 16 Sep 2022€36.0b€33.3b€1.7b17.4x21.4x1.1x
Sun, 14 Aug 2022€37.9b€33.3b€1.7b19.4x22.4x1.1x
Tue, 12 Jul 2022€35.9b€32.0b€1.6b17x22.6x1.1x
Thu, 09 Jun 2022€35.0b€32.0b€1.6b18x22x1.1x
Sat, 07 May 2022€35.3b€32.0b€1.6b17.4x22.2x1.1x
Mon, 04 Apr 2022€36.9b€31.0b€1.6b15.3x23.5x1.2x
Wed, 02 Mar 2022€36.8b€31.0b€1.6b15.2x23.4x1.2x
Fri, 28 Jan 2022€36.0b€29.7b€1.5b18.2x23.9x1.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

23.9x


Total Market Cap: €36.0bTotal Earnings: €1.5bTotal Revenue: €29.7bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Dutch Professional Services Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 24.3x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Dutch Professional Services industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 32.2x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 24.3x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.2x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.5x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Professional Services industry have grown 3.6% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 7.1% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the Dutch Industrials industry?

NL Market4.42%
Industrials4.75%
Professional Services5.23%
HR Services6.46%
Research and Consulting Services5.03%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Research and Consulting Services industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 32.9x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 8.1%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 38.2% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the HR Services industry, although it looks like investor sentiment has improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average of 13.0x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the HR Services industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 16% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 22% per year.
  • In contrast, the Research and Consulting Services industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 8.1% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
WKL Wolters Kluwer€171.905.0%
+€1.9b
24.4%PE39.4x
RAND Randstad€41.386.7%
+€455.4m
-19.1%PE17x
ARCAD Arcadis€56.305.5%
+€266.1m
14.9%PE25x
BRNL Brunel International€9.533.0%
+€14.1m
-9.1%PE15.7x
AVTX Avantium€1.842.4%
+€3.8m
-48.5%PS7.4x
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