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U.K. (FTSE) IT Consulting Industry Analysis

UpdatedMar 05, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies15
  • 7D4.8%
  • 3M-11.3%
  • 1Y1.9%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the IT Consulting industry has risen 5.0%, driven by gains from Computacenter of 5.9%. This means that the industry has gained 3.1% over the past year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 18% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 05 Mar 2026UK£7.4bUK£10.4bUK£331.3m21x22.5x0.7x
Sat, 31 Jan 2026UK£8.3bUK£10.4bUK£329.3m21.6x25.2x0.8x
Mon, 29 Dec 2025UK£7.9bUK£10.4bUK£329.2m20.2x24.1x0.8x
Wed, 26 Nov 2025UK£7.9bUK£10.4bUK£323.4m20.2x24.5x0.8x
Fri, 24 Oct 2025UK£8.1bUK£10.4bUK£329.9m21.1x24.5x0.8x
Sun, 21 Sep 2025UK£7.5bUK£10.0bUK£319.8m16x23.5x0.8x
Tue, 19 Aug 2025UK£7.2bUK£9.1bUK£330.3m14.5x21.9x0.8x
Thu, 17 Jul 2025UK£7.5bUK£9.2bUK£335.2m17.7x22.4x0.8x
Sat, 14 Jun 2025UK£8.3bUK£9.2bUK£314.3m20.9x26.3x0.9x
Mon, 12 May 2025UK£8.2bUK£9.2bUK£330.7m19.5x24.9x0.9x
Wed, 09 Apr 2025UK£7.1bUK£9.2bUK£332.0m17.7x21.3x0.8x
Fri, 07 Mar 2025UK£7.4bUK£8.6bUK£335.0m20.1x22.2x0.9x
Sun, 02 Feb 2025UK£7.7bUK£8.6bUK£333.7m20.8x23x0.9x
Tue, 31 Dec 2024UK£7.5bUK£8.6bUK£338.9m25.4x22.1x0.9x
Thu, 28 Nov 2024UK£7.8bUK£8.7bUK£333.4m26.6x23.3x0.9x
Sat, 26 Oct 2024UK£8.3bUK£8.7bUK£325.6m24.2x25.4x1x
Mon, 23 Sep 2024UK£10.2bUK£9.3bUK£298.3m24.9x34.3x1.1x
Wed, 21 Aug 2024UK£10.9bUK£9.8bUK£365.8m28.3x29.9x1.1x
Fri, 19 Jul 2024UK£11.0bUK£9.8bUK£384.1m27.8x28.5x1.1x
Sun, 16 Jun 2024UK£11.1bUK£9.9bUK£379.7m26.6x29.3x1.1x
Tue, 14 May 2024UK£9.7bUK£9.9bUK£372.4m27.9x26.1x1x
Thu, 11 Apr 2024UK£9.9bUK£10.1bUK£352.9m28.7x28.1x1x
Sat, 09 Mar 2024UK£10.2bUK£10.4bUK£357.8m27.1x28.4x1x
Mon, 05 Feb 2024UK£10.7bUK£12.4bUK£369.1m25.2x29x0.9x
Wed, 03 Jan 2024UK£10.2bUK£12.4bUK£378.6m23.5x26.8x0.8x
Fri, 01 Dec 2023UK£9.6bUK£12.6bUK£384.6m21.3x25.1x0.8x
Sun, 29 Oct 2023UK£9.4bUK£12.5bUK£373.7m24.2x25.2x0.8x
Tue, 26 Sep 2023UK£10.4bUK£12.6bUK£386.5m26.1x26.9x0.8x
Thu, 24 Aug 2023UK£9.8bUK£11.7bUK£404.1m26x24.2x0.8x
Sat, 22 Jul 2023UK£10.6bUK£11.7bUK£400.6m25.4x26.5x0.9x
Mon, 19 Jun 2023UK£10.8bUK£11.7bUK£425.3m24.9x25.4x0.9x
Wed, 17 May 2023UK£10.8bUK£11.7bUK£419.3m25.5x25.7x0.9x
Fri, 14 Apr 2023UK£11.0bUK£11.7bUK£419.9m25.5x26.3x0.9x
Sun, 12 Mar 2023UK£11.2bUK£12.2bUK£425.9m28.4x26.2x0.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

26.2x


Total Market Cap: UK£11.2bTotal Earnings: UK£425.9mTotal 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 22.4x 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-2.48%
Tech0.25%
IT4.33%
IT Consulting4.77%
Data Processing Services5.88%
Internet Services and Infrastructure-3.42%
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£31.985.9%
+UK£186.7m		38.7%PE21x
SCT SoftcatUK£11.424.2%
+UK£90.3m		-25.1%PE16.9x
KNOS Kainos GroupUK£7.526.7%
+UK£55.5m		7.6%PE28.9x
SWC Smarter WebUK£0.3618.0%
+UK£19.4m		n/aPE78.2x
MTEC Made Tech GroupUK£0.3910.6%
+UK£5.5m		47.2%PE30.8x

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UK£1.29
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7D
-1.8%
1Y
-4.9%

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MTEC
UK£0.39
Made Tech Group
7D
10.6%
1Y
47.2%
SCT
UK£11.42
Softcat
7D
4.2%
1Y
-25.1%
RCGH
UK£0.014
RC365 Holding
7D
-12.5%
1Y
21.7%
CCC
UK£31.98
Computacenter
7D
5.9%
1Y
38.7%
TPX
UK£0.38
TPXimpact Holdings
7D
-12.8%
1Y
56.3%
ING
UK£1.18
Ingenta
7D
-7.8%
1Y
92.6%
SWC
UK£0.36
Smarter Web
7D
18.0%
1Y
n/a
KNOS
UK£7.52
Kainos Group
7D
6.7%
1Y
7.6%
CLBS
UK£1.33
Celebrus Technologies
7D
1.1%
1Y
-44.6%
FDM
UK£1.35
FDM Group (Holdings)
7D
-5.2%
1Y
-38.5%
NARF
UK£0.006
Narf Industries
7D
33.3%
1Y
50.0%