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U.K. (FTSE) IT Consulting Industry Analysis

UpdatedFeb 11, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies14
  • 7D-9.0%
  • 3M-7.2%
  • 1Y-2.3%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the IT Consulting industry has dropped 13%, driven by Softcat declining 21%. In contrast, TPXimpact Holdings has gained 13%. The industry has fallen 3.1% in the last year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 19% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the U.K. IT Consulting Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 11 Feb 2026UK£7.3bUK£10.4bUK£329.3m18.7x22.2x0.7x
Fri, 09 Jan 2026UK£8.4bUK£10.4bUK£329.2m21.5x25.4x0.8x
Sun, 07 Dec 2025UK£8.2bUK£10.4bUK£323.4m21x25.5x0.8x
Tue, 04 Nov 2025UK£8.2bUK£10.4bUK£329.9m21.4x24.7x0.8x
Thu, 02 Oct 2025UK£7.9bUK£10.0bUK£322.4m21.1x24.5x0.8x
Sat, 30 Aug 2025UK£7.3bUK£9.1bUK£330.3m14.1x22.2x0.8x
Mon, 28 Jul 2025UK£7.4bUK£9.2bUK£335.8m13.9x22x0.8x
Wed, 25 Jun 2025UK£8.0bUK£9.2bUK£332.2m20.5x24x0.9x
Fri, 23 May 2025UK£8.1bUK£9.2bUK£322.5m18.5x25.1x0.9x
Sun, 20 Apr 2025UK£7.3bUK£9.2bUK£332.1m18.5x22.1x0.8x
Tue, 18 Mar 2025UK£7.3bUK£8.6bUK£335.1m18.8x21.7x0.8x
Thu, 13 Feb 2025UK£7.5bUK£8.6bUK£335.0m20.1x22.4x0.9x
Sat, 11 Jan 2025UK£7.3bUK£8.6bUK£337.2m24.5x21.6x0.8x
Mon, 09 Dec 2024UK£7.9bUK£8.6bUK£339.4m26.3x23.3x0.9x
Wed, 06 Nov 2024UK£7.9bUK£8.7bUK£325.7m23.1x24.3x0.9x
Fri, 04 Oct 2024UK£10.1bUK£9.3bUK£297.2m24.3x34.1x1.1x
Sun, 01 Sep 2024UK£10.9bUK£9.8bUK£365.6m27.6x29.7x1.1x
Tue, 30 Jul 2024UK£10.9bUK£9.8bUK£384.0m26.9x28.3x1.1x
Thu, 27 Jun 2024UK£11.4bUK£9.9bUK£379.8m27.4x29.9x1.2x
Sat, 25 May 2024UK£11.3bUK£9.9bUK£379.2m29.1x29.8x1.1x
Mon, 22 Apr 2024UK£9.4bUK£10.1bUK£352.9m27.3x26.5x0.9x
Wed, 20 Mar 2024UK£10.3bUK£10.4bUK£346.1m27.7x29.6x1x
Fri, 16 Feb 2024UK£10.5bUK£10.4bUK£357.8m26.7x29.4x1x
Sun, 14 Jan 2024UK£10.0bUK£12.4bUK£378.3m24.5x26.4x0.8x
Tue, 12 Dec 2023UK£9.7bUK£12.6bUK£378.9m21.6x25.6x0.8x
Thu, 09 Nov 2023UK£10.0bUK£12.5bUK£378.1m24.3x26.4x0.8x
Sat, 07 Oct 2023UK£10.2bUK£12.6bUK£370.4m25.4x27.5x0.8x
Mon, 04 Sep 2023UK£10.1bUK£11.7bUK£387.1m26.1x26.2x0.9x
Wed, 02 Aug 2023UK£10.3bUK£11.7bUK£404.8m26.1x25.3x0.9x
Fri, 30 Jun 2023UK£10.1bUK£11.7bUK£426.0m24.1x23.8x0.9x
Sun, 28 May 2023UK£10.4bUK£11.7bUK£423.2m25.3x24.5x0.9x
Tue, 25 Apr 2023UK£10.9bUK£11.7bUK£420.0m24.3x26x0.9x
Thu, 23 Mar 2023UK£10.7bUK£12.4bUK£419.8m26x25.5x0.9x
Sat, 18 Feb 2023UK£11.7bUK£12.2bUK£427.9m27.6x27.4x1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

27.4x


Total Market Cap: UK£11.7bTotal Earnings: UK£427.9mTotal Revenue: UK£12.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. IT Consulting Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 25.7x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the British IT Consulting and Other Services 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 22.0x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 25.7x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.89x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the IT Consulting and Other Services industry have declined 8.4% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 5.4% per year.
  • This means overall sales from these companies are declining and profits are subsequently falling as well.

Industry Comparison

How does U.K. IT Consulting compare with similar industries?

GB Market0.36%
Tech-1.16%
IT-8.66%
IT Consulting-9.04%
Internet Services and Infrastructure-1.41%
Data Processing Services-2.06%
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
TPX TPXimpact HoldingsUK£0.2715.2%
+UK£3.3m		0%PS0.3x
FDM FDM Group (Holdings)UK£1.601.8%
+UK£3.1m		-32.5%PE11.3x
TRD Triad GroupUK£2.951.4%
+UK£697.2k		-15.7%PE28.1x
ING IngentaUK£1.022.5%
+UK£377.5k		47.8%PE8.2x
RCGH RC365 HoldingUK£0.01717.2%
+UK£376.0k		0%PS1.4x

Latest News

CCC
UK£31.02
Computacenter
7D
-5.7%
1Y
39.7%
MTEC
UK£0.39
Made Tech Group
7D
-3.1%
1Y
18.5%
KNOS
UK£7.69
Kainos Group
7D
-8.4%
1Y
-2.2%
SCT
UK£11.46
Softcat
7D
-16.6%
1Y
-29.4%

SCT: Buybacks And Dividends Will Support Attractive Future Return Profile

Analysts have lifted their price target for Softcat to £14.50, reflecting slightly higher assumed revenue growth, a small improvement in profit margin, and a marginally lower discount rate, alongside a similar future P/E expectation. What's in the News Softcat began a share repurchase program on 8 January 2026, authorized to buy back up to 19,994,626 shares, with repurchased shares either cancelled or held in treasury (AGM resolution, 15 December 2025).
CLBS
UK£1.23
Celebrus Technologies
7D
-12.5%
1Y
-44.9%
TPX
UK£0.27
TPXimpact Holdings
7D
15.2%
1Y
0%

TPXimpact Holdings plc's (LON:TPX) Shares Bounce 26% But Its Business Still Trails The Industry

Feb 05
TPXimpact Holdings plc's (LON:TPX) Shares Bounce 26% But Its Business Still Trails The Industry
NCC
UK£1.36
NCC Group
7D
0.9%
1Y
-5.7%
FDM
UK£1.60
FDM Group (Holdings)
7D
1.8%
1Y
-32.5%
TRD
UK£2.95
Triad Group
7D
1.4%
1Y
-15.7%
ING
UK£1.02
Ingenta
7D
2.5%
1Y
47.8%
CLCO
UK£0.0011
CloudCoCo Group
7D
-23.3%
1Y
-25.8%
RCGH
UK£0.017
RC365 Holding
7D
17.2%
1Y
0%
SWC
UK£0.36
Smarter Web
7D
-12.6%
1Y
n/a