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U.K. (FTSE) IT Consulting Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 11, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies15
  • 7D-0.7%
  • 3M-12.7%
  • 1Y3.6%
  • YTDn/a

Last week, the IT Consulting industry hasn't moved much but Smarter Web is up 35% in that time. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 3.6% in that time. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 17% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 12 Apr 2026UK£7.3bUK£12.0bUK£320.2m24.3x22.8x0.6x
Tue, 10 Mar 2026UK£7.4bUK£10.4bUK£331.3m20.7x22.5x0.7x
Thu, 05 Feb 2026UK£7.6bUK£10.4bUK£329.3m19.5x23x0.7x
Sat, 03 Jan 2026UK£7.8bUK£10.4bUK£329.3m19.9x23.7x0.8x
Mon, 01 Dec 2025UK£8.1bUK£10.4bUK£323.5m20.6x25x0.8x
Wed, 29 Oct 2025UK£8.1bUK£10.4bUK£329.9m21.4x24.6x0.8x
Fri, 26 Sep 2025UK£7.8bUK£10.0bUK£322.4m21.1x24.1x0.8x
Sun, 24 Aug 2025UK£7.4bUK£9.1bUK£330.3m14.7x22.3x0.8x
Tue, 22 Jul 2025UK£7.5bUK£9.2bUK£335.8m15.5x22.3x0.8x
Thu, 19 Jun 2025UK£8.3bUK£9.2bUK£315.2m20.8x26.4x0.9x
Sat, 17 May 2025UK£8.3bUK£9.2bUK£330.7m18.6x25.2x0.9x
Mon, 14 Apr 2025UK£7.1bUK£9.2bUK£332.1m17.8x21.3x0.8x
Wed, 12 Mar 2025UK£7.2bUK£8.6bUK£335.1m18.8x21.5x0.8x
Fri, 07 Feb 2025UK£7.6bUK£8.6bUK£335.0m20.4x22.7x0.9x
Sun, 05 Jan 2025UK£7.5bUK£8.6bUK£337.3m25.4x22.3x0.9x
Tue, 03 Dec 2024UK£7.7bUK£8.6bUK£339.3m26.2x22.8x0.9x
Thu, 31 Oct 2024UK£8.4bUK£8.7bUK£325.6m24.6x25.7x1x
Sat, 28 Sep 2024UK£10.4bUK£9.3bUK£298.4m25.6x34.7x1.1x
Mon, 26 Aug 2024UK£10.9bUK£9.8bUK£365.8m28.1x29.8x1.1x
Wed, 24 Jul 2024UK£10.9bUK£9.8bUK£384.1m27.5x28.4x1.1x
Fri, 21 Jun 2024UK£11.5bUK£9.9bUK£379.8m28.7x30.3x1.2x
Sun, 19 May 2024UK£10.2bUK£9.9bUK£372.4m29.1x27.5x1x
Tue, 16 Apr 2024UK£9.7bUK£10.1bUK£352.8m27.9x27.5x1x
Thu, 14 Mar 2024UK£10.3bUK£10.4bUK£346.1m27.6x29.7x1x
Sat, 10 Feb 2024UK£10.5bUK£10.4bUK£357.7m26.4x29.4x1x
Mon, 08 Jan 2024UK£9.9bUK£12.4bUK£378.4m23.1x26.2x0.8x
Wed, 06 Dec 2023UK£9.6bUK£12.6bUK£384.3m21.5x24.9x0.8x
Fri, 03 Nov 2023UK£9.8bUK£12.5bUK£378.0m24.3x26x0.8x
Sun, 01 Oct 2023UK£10.3bUK£12.6bUK£370.5m25.5x27.9x0.8x
Tue, 29 Aug 2023UK£9.8bUK£11.7bUK£387.3m26x25.2x0.8x
Thu, 27 Jul 2023UK£10.5bUK£11.7bUK£400.3m26.2x26.2x0.9x
Sat, 24 Jun 2023UK£10.3bUK£11.7bUK£425.5m24.1x24.2x0.9x
Mon, 22 May 2023UK£10.8bUK£11.7bUK£419.2m25.9x25.9x0.9x
Wed, 19 Apr 2023UK£11.1bUK£11.7bUK£419.9m25.6x26.5x1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

26.5x


Total Market Cap: UK£11.1bTotal Earnings: UK£419.9mTotal Revenue: UK£11.7bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. IT Consulting Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 25.5x202420252026
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 22.8x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 25.5x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.88x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the IT Consulting and Other Services industry have declined 8.6% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues have remained mostly flat.
  • This means that although sales have remained flat, 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 Market1.87%
Tech2.79%
IT-0.47%
IT Consulting-0.69%
Internet Services and Infrastructure4.30%
Data Processing Services-4.01%
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
SWC Smarter WebUK£0.3534.7%
+UK£31.8m		n/aPE76x
CCC ComputacenterUK£30.860.3%
+UK£10.6m		38.8%PE21.1x
MTEC Made Tech GroupUK£0.397.7%
+UK£4.0m		63.8%PE30.4x
ING IngentaUK£1.0915.3%
+UK£2.2m		113.7%PE8.7x
NARF Narf IndustriesUK£0.005323.5%
+UK£1.7m		5.0%PS3.1x

Latest News

CLBS
UK£0.85
Celebrus Technologies
7D
-6.6%
1Y
-60.0%
FDM
UK£0.96
FDM Group (Holdings)
7D
-4.8%
1Y
-57.1%
ING
UK£1.09
Ingenta
7D
15.3%
1Y
113.7%
CCC
UK£30.86
Computacenter
7D
0.3%
1Y
38.8%
AIQ
UK£0.05
AIQ
7D
25.0%
1Y
25.0%
SCT
UK£12.02
Softcat
7D
-3.1%
1Y
-21.3%

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CLCO
UK£0.0022
CloudCoCo Group
7D
7.1%
1Y
150.0%
SWC
UK£0.35
Smarter Web
7D
34.7%
1Y
n/a
NCC
UK£1.16
NCC Group
7D
-2.7%
1Y
-10.1%
KNOS
UK£7.54
Kainos Group
7D
-0.9%
1Y
18.6%
MTEC
UK£0.39
Made Tech Group
7D
7.7%
1Y
63.8%
NARF
UK£0.0053
Narf Industries
7D
23.5%
1Y
5.0%