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U.K. (FTSE) Aerospace & Defense Industry Analysis

UpdatedJun 02, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies11
  • 7D0.4%
  • 3M8.9%
  • 1Y43.4%
  • YTD23.0%

The Aerospace & Defense industry has stayed flat over the last week. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 43% over the past 12 months. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 18% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the U.K. Aerospace & Defense Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 03 Jun 2024UK£57.9bUK£34.8bUK£2.1b24x27.6x1.7x
Wed, 01 May 2024UK£55.5bUK£34.6bUK£2.1b22.2x26.8x1.6x
Fri, 29 Mar 2024UK£56.7bUK£34.6bUK£2.1b22.6x27.4x1.6x
Sun, 25 Feb 2024UK£52.6bUK£39.1bUK£2.0b20.3x25.8x1.3x
Tue, 23 Jan 2024UK£58.5bUK£41.0bUK£2.2b25.9x26.7x1.4x
Thu, 21 Dec 2023UK£55.3bUK£41.0bUK£2.2b25.5x25.2x1.3x
Sat, 18 Nov 2023UK£53.8bUK£40.9bUK£2.2b31x24.4x1.3x
Mon, 16 Oct 2023UK£53.9bUK£40.7bUK£2.2b28.7x24.7x1.3x
Wed, 13 Sep 2023UK£52.8bUK£40.7bUK£2.2b27.7x24.2x1.3x
Fri, 11 Aug 2023UK£52.9bUK£40.4bUK£2.0b24.2x26.8x1.3x
Sun, 09 Jul 2023UK£49.6bUK£38.7bUK£1.8b20.9x27.5x1.3x
Tue, 06 Jun 2023UK£49.5bUK£38.7bUK£1.8b17.7x27.3x1.3x
Thu, 04 May 2023UK£51.3bUK£38.6bUK£1.8b17x27.9x1.3x
Sat, 01 Apr 2023UK£44.1bUK£31.0bUK£2.1b17.4x21.3x1.4x
Mon, 27 Feb 2023UK£42.5bUK£30.9bUK£2.1b17.6x20.7x1.4x
Wed, 25 Jan 2023UK£40.6bUK£29.6bUK£1.8b19.2x22.1x1.4x
Fri, 23 Dec 2022UK£40.8bUK£29.6bUK£1.8b18.5x22.2x1.4x
Sun, 20 Nov 2022UK£37.9bUK£29.5bUK£1.8b18x20.7x1.3x
Tue, 18 Oct 2022UK£38.5bUK£29.4bUK£1.7b21x22.2x1.3x
Thu, 15 Sep 2022UK£38.2bUK£29.4bUK£1.7b20.9x22x1.3x
Sat, 13 Aug 2022UK£39.0bUK£29.4bUK£1.7b22.9x22.4x1.3x
Mon, 11 Jul 2022UK£39.9bUK£29.1bUK£1.2b22.2x34x1.4x
Wed, 08 Jun 2022UK£39.6bUK£29.0bUK£1.2b24.3x33.9x1.4x
Fri, 06 May 2022UK£38.1bUK£29.0bUK£1.2b25.8x32.8x1.3x
Sun, 03 Apr 2022UK£36.3bUK£29.0bUK£1.2b22.9x31.2x1.3x
Tue, 01 Mar 2022UK£36.3bUK£28.9bUK£1.2b22.6x31.1x1.3x
Thu, 27 Jan 2022UK£32.2bUK£28.8bUK£1.2b21.9x27.4x1.1x
Sat, 25 Dec 2021UK£30.4bUK£28.8bUK£1.2b20.4x25.9x1.1x
Mon, 22 Nov 2021UK£31.1bUK£28.7bUK£311.1m26.9x100x1.1x
Wed, 20 Oct 2021UK£32.8bUK£28.7bUK£361.2m26.2x90.9x1.1x
Fri, 17 Sep 2021UK£31.8bUK£28.7bUK£360.6m26.4x88.3x1.1x
Sun, 15 Aug 2021UK£33.5bUK£28.7bUK£360.6m27.6x93x1.2x
Thu, 10 Jun 2021UK£28.7bUK£28.8b-UK£130,935,285.0621.7x-219.4x1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

-219.4x


Total Market Cap: UK£28.7bTotal Earnings: -UK£130,935,285.06Total Revenue: UK£28.8bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Aerospace & Defense Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 35.9x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the British Aerospace & Defense industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 27.6x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 35.9x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.3x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.7x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • Total earnings for the Aerospace & Defense industry have gone up over the last three years, and the industry is now profitable. Revenues have grown 6.5% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by the industry overall, and subsequently profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the U.K. Industrials industry?

GB Market-0.56%
Industrials-1.39%
Aerospace & Defense0.40%
Aerospace and Defense0.40%
Industry PEThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.
Forecasted GrowthThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

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

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
RR. Rolls-Royce HoldingsUK£4.531.9%
+UK£719.3m		202.3%PE15.7x
QQ. QinetiQ GroupUK£4.478.1%
+UK£190.3m		25.3%PE18.2x
BA. BAE SystemsUK£13.920.4%
+UK£172.5m		47.7%PE22.6x
BAB Babcock International GroupUK£5.661.9%
+UK£53.1m		80.9%PE86.9x
MSI MS INTERNATIONALUK£10.153.6%
+UK£5.7m		88.0%PE22.9x
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UK£4.47

QinetiQ Group

7D

8.1%

1Y

25.3%

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PEN

UK£0.26

Pennant International Group

7D

-1.9%

1Y

-29.7%

RR.

UK£4.53

Rolls-Royce Holdings

7D

1.9%

1Y

202.3%

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AVON

UK£13.20

Avon Protection

7D

-2.7%

1Y

48.3%

MRO

UK£6.16

Melrose Industries

7D

-1.3%

1Y

25.0%

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SNR

UK£1.60

Senior

7D

-6.8%

1Y

-7.0%

BAB

UK£5.66

Babcock International Group

7D

1.9%

1Y

80.9%

BA.

UK£13.92

BAE Systems

7D

0.4%

1Y

47.7%

VEL

UK£0.39

Velocity Composites

7D

-2.5%

1Y

-21.4%

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May 03
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MSI

UK£10.15

MS INTERNATIONAL

7D

3.6%

1Y

88.0%

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Apr 27
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CHG

UK£3.86

Chemring Group

7D

-2.5%

1Y

42.2%

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Apr 17
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CHRT

UK£8.20

Cohort

7D

-1.2%

1Y

70.1%