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U.K. (FTSE) IT Consulting Industry Analysis

UpdatedSep 20, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies15
  • 7D3.1%
  • 3M-8.4%
  • 1Y8.0%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the IT Consulting industry has risen 3.1%, driven by gains from Softcat of 5.7%. During this same period, the 1Spatial underperformed, falling 7.8%. This means that the industry has gained 8.0% over the past year. Earnings are forecast to grow by 23% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 20 Sep 2024UK£10.4bUK£9.3bUK£298.2m25.4x34.9x1.1x
Sun, 18 Aug 2024UK£10.9bUK£9.8bUK£365.8m28.8x29.9x1.1x
Tue, 16 Jul 2024UK£11.0bUK£9.8bUK£384.1m27.6x28.7x1.1x
Thu, 13 Jun 2024UK£11.1bUK£9.9bUK£379.8m27.1x29.1x1.1x
Sat, 11 May 2024UK£9.8bUK£9.9bUK£372.4m28.2x26.2x1x
Mon, 08 Apr 2024UK£9.8bUK£10.1bUK£352.9m28.4x27.9x1x
Wed, 06 Mar 2024UK£10.2bUK£10.4bUK£357.9m26.6x28.4x1x
Fri, 02 Feb 2024UK£10.7bUK£12.4bUK£369.1m25.3x29x0.9x
Sun, 31 Dec 2023UK£10.5bUK£12.6bUK£375.1m23.6x28.1x0.8x
Tue, 28 Nov 2023UK£9.6bUK£12.6bUK£383.1m25x25.1x0.8x
Thu, 26 Oct 2023UK£9.5bUK£12.5bUK£373.7m24.3x25.4x0.8x
Sat, 23 Sep 2023UK£10.4bUK£12.6bUK£386.7m26.1x26.8x0.8x
Mon, 21 Aug 2023UK£9.8bUK£11.7bUK£404.5m25.7x24.1x0.8x
Wed, 19 Jul 2023UK£10.2bUK£11.7bUK£400.6m24.7x25.5x0.9x
Fri, 16 Jun 2023UK£10.7bUK£11.7bUK£425.5m25.3x25.1x0.9x
Sun, 14 May 2023UK£10.7bUK£11.7bUK£419.3m25.5x25.6x0.9x
Tue, 11 Apr 2023UK£10.8bUK£11.7bUK£419.7m25.5x25.7x0.9x
Thu, 09 Mar 2023UK£11.4bUK£12.2bUK£426.2m28.8x26.8x0.9x
Sat, 04 Feb 2023UK£12.3bUK£12.2bUK£428.2m28.1x28.6x1x
Mon, 02 Jan 2023UK£11.3bUK£12.2bUK£426.0m26.9x26.5x0.9x
Wed, 30 Nov 2022UK£11.8bUK£12.2bUK£431.1m26.5x27.4x1x
Fri, 28 Oct 2022UK£10.6bUK£12.1bUK£428.8m26.9x24.6x0.9x
Sun, 25 Sep 2022UK£10.6bUK£12.4bUK£432.5m27.4x24.4x0.9x
Tue, 23 Aug 2022UK£11.7bUK£11.9bUK£411.4m34.8x28.5x1x
Thu, 21 Jul 2022UK£11.6bUK£11.8bUK£413.0m35.7x28x1x
Sat, 18 Jun 2022UK£11.1bUK£11.6bUK£398.6m32.7x28x1x
Mon, 16 May 2022UK£11.6bUK£11.6bUK£404.1m33.4x28.6x1x
Wed, 13 Apr 2022UK£12.9bUK£11.6bUK£402.7m35.7x32.1x1.1x
Fri, 11 Mar 2022UK£12.1bUK£10.7bUK£388.1m32.3x31.1x1.1x
Sun, 06 Feb 2022UK£13.8bUK£10.7bUK£389.3m37.3x35.5x1.3x
Tue, 04 Jan 2022UK£16.4bUK£8.9bUK£391.4m43.2x41.9x1.8x
Thu, 02 Dec 2021UK£15.8bUK£8.9bUK£388.2m42.6x40.6x1.8x
Sat, 30 Oct 2021UK£14.6bUK£8.7bUK£391.2m44.1x37.4x1.7x
Mon, 27 Sep 2021UK£15.4bUK£8.7bUK£384.3m48.4x40.1x1.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

40.1x


Total Market Cap: UK£15.4bTotal Earnings: UK£384.3mTotal Revenue: UK£8.7bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. IT Consulting Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 30.6x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the British IT Consulting and Other Services industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 34.9x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 30.6x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 1.1x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the IT Consulting and Other Services industry have declined 8.1% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 2.3% per year.
  • This means that although more sales are being generated, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased, which has decreased profits.

Industry Comparison

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

GB Market1.14%
Tech1.23%
IT2.93%
IT Consulting3.11%
Data Processing Services4.63%
Internet Services and Infrastructure-0.27%
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
SCT SoftcatUK£15.292.5%
+UK£75.7m		5.0%PE26.9x
NCC NCC GroupUK£1.775.8%
+UK£30.7m		68.0%PS1.7x
KNOS Kainos GroupUK£8.861.8%
+UK£20.1m		-28.4%PE22.9x
KWS Keywords StudiosUK£24.300.2%
+UK£3.2m		58.3%PS2.9x
CLBS Celebrus TechnologiesUK£2.851.8%
+UK£2.0m		61.5%PE27.8x
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-5.0%

1Y

31.0%

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UK£0.017

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7D

-5.6%

1Y

-94.3%

FDM

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7D

-1.9%

1Y

-23.0%

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7D

0.2%

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58.3%

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0.2%

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