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U.K. (FTSE) IT Consulting Industry Analysis

UpdatedMar 07, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies15
  • 7D2.2%
  • 3M-8.7%
  • 1Y1.2%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the IT Consulting industry has risen 2.2%, driven by gains from Kainos Group of 8.1%. Overall in the last year, the industry is flat. Looking forward, 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
Sat, 07 Mar 2026UK£7.6bUK£10.4bUK£331.3m21.2x22.9x0.7x
Mon, 02 Feb 2026UK£8.3bUK£10.4bUK£329.3m21.6x25.2x0.8x
Wed, 31 Dec 2025UK£8.0bUK£10.4bUK£329.2m20.4x24.3x0.8x
Fri, 28 Nov 2025UK£8.0bUK£10.4bUK£323.5m20.4x24.8x0.8x
Sun, 26 Oct 2025UK£8.1bUK£10.4bUK£329.9m21.2x24.6x0.8x
Tue, 23 Sep 2025UK£7.6bUK£10.0bUK£319.7m16x23.6x0.8x
Thu, 21 Aug 2025UK£7.3bUK£9.1bUK£330.3m14.4x22.1x0.8x
Sat, 19 Jul 2025UK£7.5bUK£9.2bUK£337.5m14.1x22.2x0.8x
Mon, 16 Jun 2025UK£8.3bUK£9.2bUK£314.3m20.9x26.3x0.9x
Wed, 14 May 2025UK£8.3bUK£9.2bUK£330.7m19.4x25x0.9x
Fri, 11 Apr 2025UK£7.1bUK£9.2bUK£332.1m18.2x21.2x0.8x
Sun, 09 Mar 2025UK£7.5bUK£8.6bUK£335.1m20.6x22.4x0.9x
Tue, 04 Feb 2025UK£7.7bUK£8.6bUK£333.7m20.5x23x0.9x
Thu, 02 Jan 2025UK£7.6bUK£8.6bUK£338.9m25.5x22.3x0.9x
Sat, 30 Nov 2024UK£7.8bUK£8.6bUK£339.3m26.4x22.9x0.9x
Mon, 28 Oct 2024UK£8.3bUK£8.7bUK£325.6m24.2x25.4x1x
Wed, 25 Sep 2024UK£10.1bUK£9.3bUK£298.4m24.6x33.9x1.1x
Fri, 23 Aug 2024UK£10.8bUK£9.8bUK£365.8m27.8x29.6x1.1x
Sun, 21 Jul 2024UK£10.9bUK£9.8bUK£384.1m27.7x28.3x1.1x
Tue, 18 Jun 2024UK£11.1bUK£9.9bUK£379.8m27.2x29.3x1.1x
Thu, 16 May 2024UK£10.1bUK£9.9bUK£372.5m29x27x1x
Sat, 13 Apr 2024UK£9.7bUK£10.1bUK£352.8m28.1x27.4x1x
Mon, 11 Mar 2024UK£10.2bUK£10.4bUK£357.8m27.1x28.4x1x
Wed, 07 Feb 2024UK£10.6bUK£10.4bUK£357.7m26.9x29.7x1x
Fri, 05 Jan 2024UK£10.0bUK£12.4bUK£378.4m23.3x26.4x0.8x
Sun, 03 Dec 2023UK£9.7bUK£12.5bUK£384.3m21.4x25.1x0.8x
Tue, 31 Oct 2023UK£9.5bUK£12.5bUK£373.7m24.3x25.4x0.8x
Thu, 28 Sep 2023UK£10.1bUK£12.6bUK£386.3m25.7x26.2x0.8x
Sat, 26 Aug 2023UK£9.8bUK£11.7bUK£387.2m26x25.2x0.8x
Mon, 24 Jul 2023UK£10.6bUK£11.7bUK£400.6m25.4x26.5x0.9x
Wed, 21 Jun 2023UK£10.6bUK£11.7bUK£425.4m24.9x25x0.9x
Fri, 19 May 2023UK£10.8bUK£11.7bUK£419.2m25.6x25.7x0.9x
Sun, 16 Apr 2023UK£11.1bUK£11.7bUK£420.0m25.7x26.3x0.9x
Tue, 14 Mar 2023UK£10.8bUK£12.2bUK£425.7m28x25.4x0.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

25.4x


Total Market Cap: UK£10.8bTotal Earnings: UK£425.7mTotal Revenue: UK£12.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. IT Consulting Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 25.6x202420252026
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 22.9x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 25.6x.
  • 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 8.0% 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 Market-5.72%
Tech-3.47%
IT1.89%
IT Consulting2.17%
Data Processing Services4.99%
Internet Services and Infrastructure-3.46%
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
KNOS Kainos GroupUK£8.168.1%
+UK£71.1m		11.8%PE31.3x
CCC ComputacenterUK£32.301.8%
+UK£58.7m		34.0%PE21.2x
SCT SoftcatUK£11.672.4%
+UK£53.0m		-24.7%PE17.2x
NARF Narf IndustriesUK£0.005317.8%
+UK£1.4m		32.5%PS3.1x
CLCO CloudCoCo GroupUK£0.00114.5%
+UK£35.3k		-25.8%PE0.3x

Latest News

NCC
UK£1.32
NCC Group
7D
-0.3%
1Y
-2.4%
MTEC
UK£0.38
Made Tech Group
7D
-7.9%
1Y
44.8%
SCT
UK£11.67
Softcat
7D
2.4%
1Y
-24.7%
CCC
UK£32.30
Computacenter
7D
1.8%
1Y
34.0%
TPX
UK£0.37
TPXimpact Holdings
7D
-9.8%
1Y
57.4%
ING
UK£1.10
Ingenta
7D
-10.9%
1Y
80.3%
SWC
UK£0.30
Smarter Web
7D
-3.6%
1Y
n/a
KNOS
UK£8.16
Kainos Group
7D
8.1%
1Y
11.8%
CLBS
UK£1.28
Celebrus Technologies
7D
-2.7%
1Y
-47.8%
FDM
UK£1.36
FDM Group (Holdings)
7D
-3.7%
1Y
-39.6%
NARF
UK£0.0053
Narf Industries
7D
17.8%
1Y
32.5%
CLCO
UK£0.0011
CloudCoCo Group
7D
4.5%
1Y
-25.8%
SPA
UK£0.71
1Spatial
7D
-0.7%
1Y
13.5%

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