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U.K. (FTSE) IT Consulting Industry Analysis

UpdatedFeb 09, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies14
  • 7D-13.5%
  • 3M-7.5%
  • 1Y-3.2%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the IT Consulting industry has dropped 14%, driven by a pullback from Softcat of 19%. Meanwhile, TPXimpact Holdings actually outperformed within the industry, gaining 11% in the last week. However, the industry is down 3.2% over the past year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 19% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 10 Feb 2026UK£7.2bUK£10.4bUK£329.3m18.6x22x0.7x
Thu, 08 Jan 2026UK£8.1bUK£10.4bUK£329.2m20.6x24.5x0.8x
Sat, 06 Dec 2025UK£8.2bUK£10.4bUK£323.4m21x25.5x0.8x
Mon, 03 Nov 2025UK£8.1bUK£10.4bUK£329.9m21.4x24.7x0.8x
Wed, 01 Oct 2025UK£8.0bUK£10.0bUK£322.4m21.4x24.7x0.8x
Fri, 29 Aug 2025UK£7.4bUK£9.1bUK£330.3m14.2x22.3x0.8x
Sun, 27 Jul 2025UK£7.4bUK£9.2bUK£335.8m13.9x22x0.8x
Tue, 24 Jun 2025UK£8.0bUK£9.2bUK£325.1m20.4x24.6x0.9x
Thu, 22 May 2025UK£8.1bUK£9.2bUK£322.5m18.5x25.1x0.9x
Sat, 19 Apr 2025UK£7.3bUK£9.2bUK£332.1m18.5x22.1x0.8x
Mon, 17 Mar 2025UK£7.2bUK£8.6bUK£335.1m19x21.6x0.8x
Wed, 12 Feb 2025UK£7.6bUK£8.6bUK£335.0m20.2x22.6x0.9x
Fri, 10 Jan 2025UK£7.2bUK£8.6bUK£337.2m24.8x21.5x0.8x
Sun, 08 Dec 2024UK£7.9bUK£8.6bUK£339.4m26.3x23.3x0.9x
Tue, 05 Nov 2024UK£7.9bUK£8.7bUK£325.6m23.1x24.4x0.9x
Thu, 03 Oct 2024UK£10.2bUK£9.3bUK£297.4m24.7x34.2x1.1x
Sat, 31 Aug 2024UK£10.9bUK£9.8bUK£365.6m27.6x29.7x1.1x
Mon, 29 Jul 2024UK£10.9bUK£9.8bUK£384.1m27.3x28.3x1.1x
Wed, 26 Jun 2024UK£11.4bUK£9.9bUK£379.8m27.6x30x1.2x
Fri, 24 May 2024UK£11.3bUK£9.9bUK£379.1m29.1x29.7x1.1x
Sun, 21 Apr 2024UK£9.4bUK£10.1bUK£352.9m27.3x26.5x0.9x
Tue, 19 Mar 2024UK£10.3bUK£10.4bUK£346.1m27.9x29.9x1x
Thu, 15 Feb 2024UK£10.5bUK£10.4bUK£357.7m27.1x29.5x1x
Sat, 13 Jan 2024UK£10.0bUK£12.4bUK£378.3m24.5x26.4x0.8x
Mon, 11 Dec 2023UK£9.6bUK£12.6bUK£378.9m21.5x25.4x0.8x
Wed, 08 Nov 2023UK£9.9bUK£12.5bUK£378.0m24.1x26.2x0.8x
Fri, 06 Oct 2023UK£10.0bUK£12.6bUK£370.4m24.7x27x0.8x
Sun, 03 Sep 2023UK£10.1bUK£11.7bUK£387.1m26.1x26.2x0.9x
Tue, 01 Aug 2023UK£10.4bUK£11.7bUK£404.8m26x25.8x0.9x
Thu, 29 Jun 2023UK£10.1bUK£11.7bUK£425.8m24.2x23.7x0.9x
Sat, 27 May 2023UK£10.4bUK£11.7bUK£423.2m25.3x24.5x0.9x
Mon, 24 Apr 2023UK£10.9bUK£11.7bUK£419.9m24.9x25.9x0.9x
Wed, 22 Mar 2023UK£10.7bUK£12.4bUK£419.8m26.1x25.6x0.9x
Fri, 17 Feb 2023UK£11.9bUK£12.2bUK£427.9m27.8x27.7x1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

27.7x


Total Market Cap: UK£11.9bTotal Earnings: UK£427.9mTotal Revenue: UK£12.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. IT Consulting Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 25.7x202420252026
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 22.0x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 25.8x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.90x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the IT Consulting and Other Services industry have declined 8.4% 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 Market0.18%
Tech-6.06%
IT-12.86%
IT Consulting-13.53%
Internet Services and Infrastructure0.19%
Data Processing Services-4.68%
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
TPX TPXimpact HoldingsUK£0.2610.6%
+UK£2.3m		-3.7%PS0.3x
ING IngentaUK£1.033.0%
+UK£452.9k		48.6%PE8.2x
RCGH RC365 HoldingUK£0.01511.1%
+UK£218.1k		-9.4%PS1.2x

Latest News

MTEC
UK£0.39
Made Tech Group
7D
-2.5%
1Y
21.3%
KNOS
UK£7.49
Kainos Group
7D
-18.4%
1Y
-5.3%
SCT
UK£11.47
Softcat
7D
-20.5%
1Y
-29.3%

SCT: Buybacks And Dividends Will Support Attractive Future Return Profile

Analysts have lifted their price target for Softcat to £14.50, reflecting slightly higher assumed revenue growth, a small improvement in profit margin, and a marginally lower discount rate, alongside a similar future P/E expectation. What's in the News Softcat began a share repurchase program on 8 January 2026, authorized to buy back up to 19,994,626 shares, with repurchased shares either cancelled or held in treasury (AGM resolution, 15 December 2025).
CLBS
UK£1.23
Celebrus Technologies
7D
-14.0%
1Y
-44.9%
TPX
UK£0.26
TPXimpact Holdings
7D
10.6%
1Y
-3.7%

TPXimpact Holdings plc's (LON:TPX) Shares Bounce 26% But Its Business Still Trails The Industry

Feb 05
TPXimpact Holdings plc's (LON:TPX) Shares Bounce 26% But Its Business Still Trails The Industry
CCC
UK£30.88
Computacenter
7D
-8.5%
1Y
38.6%

Some Shareholders Feeling Restless Over Computacenter plc's (LON:CCC) P/E Ratio

Feb 05
Some Shareholders Feeling Restless Over Computacenter plc's (LON:CCC) P/E Ratio
NCC
UK£1.35
NCC Group
7D
-4.8%
1Y
-6.0%
FDM
UK£1.56
FDM Group (Holdings)
7D
-3.7%
1Y
-33.6%
ING
UK£1.03
Ingenta
7D
3.0%
1Y
48.6%
RCGH
UK£0.015
RC365 Holding
7D
11.1%
1Y
-9.4%
SWC
UK£0.35
Smarter Web
7D
-17.4%
1Y
n/a