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U.K. (FTSE) IT Consulting Industry Analysis

UpdatedSep 20, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies12
  • 7D3.6%
  • 3M21.7%
  • 1Y53.1%
  • YTDn/a

The IT Consulting industry is up 3.6% in the last week, with Computacenter up 4.0%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 53%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 16% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 20 Sep 2026UK£11.8bUK£14.8bUK£301.7m33.6x39.1x0.8x
Tue, 18 Aug 2026UK£11.2bUK£12.0bUK£251.1m30.2x44.4x0.9x
Thu, 16 Jul 2026UK£10.3bUK£12.0bUK£250.1m26.5x41.2x0.9x
Sat, 13 Jun 2026UK£9.7bUK£12.0bUK£320.1m25x30.2x0.8x
Mon, 11 May 2026UK£8.8bUK£11.9bUK£320.0m27.1x27.6x0.7x
Wed, 08 Apr 2026UK£7.3bUK£12.0bUK£320.2m24.2x22.9x0.6x
Fri, 06 Mar 2026UK£7.5bUK£10.4bUK£331.3m21x22.6x0.7x
Sun, 01 Feb 2026UK£8.3bUK£10.4bUK£329.3m21.6x25.2x0.8x
Tue, 30 Dec 2025UK£8.0bUK£10.4bUK£329.2m20.3x24.2x0.8x
Thu, 27 Nov 2025UK£7.9bUK£10.4bUK£323.5m20.2x24.5x0.8x
Sat, 25 Oct 2025UK£8.1bUK£10.4bUK£329.9m21.2x24.6x0.8x
Mon, 22 Sep 2025UK£7.5bUK£10.0bUK£319.8m16x23.5x0.8x
Wed, 20 Aug 2025UK£7.3bUK£9.1bUK£330.3m14.5x22x0.8x
Fri, 18 Jul 2025UK£7.6bUK£9.2bUK£337.5m14x22.4x0.8x
Sun, 15 Jun 2025UK£8.3bUK£9.2bUK£314.3m20.9x26.3x0.9x
Tue, 13 May 2025UK£8.3bUK£9.2bUK£330.7m19.8x25x0.9x
Thu, 10 Apr 2025UK£6.8bUK£9.2bUK£332.0m17.1x20.6x0.7x
Sat, 08 Mar 2025UK£7.5bUK£8.6bUK£335.0m20.6x22.4x0.9x
Mon, 03 Feb 2025UK£7.7bUK£8.6bUK£333.7m20.8x23x0.9x
Wed, 01 Jan 2025UK£7.6bUK£8.6bUK£338.9m25.5x22.3x0.9x
Fri, 29 Nov 2024UK£7.8bUK£8.7bUK£333.4m26.5x23.4x0.9x
Sun, 27 Oct 2024UK£8.3bUK£8.7bUK£325.6m24.2x25.4x1x
Tue, 24 Sep 2024UK£10.2bUK£9.3bUK£298.3m24.9x34.3x1.1x
Thu, 22 Aug 2024UK£11.0bUK£9.8bUK£365.8m28.5x30x1.1x
Sat, 20 Jul 2024UK£11.0bUK£9.8bUK£384.1m27.7x28.5x1.1x
Mon, 17 Jun 2024UK£11.1bUK£9.9bUK£379.7m26.6x29.3x1.1x
Wed, 15 May 2024UK£9.9bUK£9.9bUK£372.5m28.6x26.6x1x
Fri, 12 Apr 2024UK£9.8bUK£10.1bUK£352.9m28.6x27.9x1x
Sun, 10 Mar 2024UK£10.2bUK£10.4bUK£357.8m27.1x28.4x1x
Tue, 06 Feb 2024UK£10.4bUK£10.4bUK£357.8m26.3x29x1x
Thu, 04 Jan 2024UK£10.0bUK£12.4bUK£378.4m23.3x26.4x0.8x
Sat, 02 Dec 2023UK£9.7bUK£12.6bUK£384.4m21.4x25.1x0.8x
Mon, 30 Oct 2023UK£9.4bUK£12.5bUK£373.7m24.2x25.2x0.8x
Wed, 27 Sep 2023UK£10.1bUK£12.6bUK£386.4m25.8x26.2x0.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

26.2x


Total Market Cap: UK£10.1bTotal Earnings: UK£386.4mTotal Revenue: UK£12.6bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. IT Consulting Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 27x202420252026
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 39.1x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 27.0x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.87x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the IT Consulting and Other Services industry have declined 7.9% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 5.7% 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 Market0.038%
Tech1.04%
IT3.51%
IT Consulting3.61%
Data Processing Services0%0
Internet Services and Infrastructure-0.21%
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
CCC ComputacenterUK£54.304.0%
+UK£220.4m		123.5%PE27.9x
SCT SoftcatUK£18.952.0%
+UK£74.6m		22.5%PE26.4x
SWC Smarter WebUK£0.5339.4%
+UK£56.2m		-45.7%PS424.8x
KNOS Kainos GroupUK£12.253.3%
+UK£45.4m		41.4%PE33.6x
NCC NCC GroupUK£1.313.3%
+UK£11.4m		-9.9%PS1.5x

Latest News

SCT
UK£18.95
Softcat
7D
2.0%
1Y
22.5%
TRD
UK£3.85
Triad Group
7D
-2.5%
1Y
18.5%
KNOS
UK£12.25
Kainos Group
7D
3.3%
1Y
41.4%
RCGH
UK£0.039
RC365 Holding
7D
12.0%
1Y
106.3%
MTEC
UK£0.49
Made Tech Group
7D
-1.5%
1Y
29.8%
CCC
UK£54.30
Computacenter
7D
4.0%
1Y
123.5%
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NCC
UK£1.31
NCC Group
7D
3.3%
1Y
-9.9%
FDM
UK£1.06
FDM Group (Holdings)
7D
3.1%
1Y
-15.8%
ING
UK£0.82
Ingenta
7D
16.3%
1Y
21.5%
SWC
UK£0.53
Smarter Web
7D
39.4%
1Y
-45.7%