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U.K. (FTSE) IT Consulting Industry Analysis

UpdatedFeb 08, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies14
  • 7D-12.5%
  • 3M-6.8%
  • 1Y-2.3%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the IT Consulting industry has dropped 12%, driven by a pullback from Softcat of 18%. On the other hand TPXimpact Holdings is actually up 13%. As for the longer term, the industry's performance has been flat for the past year. 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
Sun, 08 Feb 2026UK£7.2bUK£10.4bUK£329.3m18.6x22x0.7x
Tue, 06 Jan 2026UK£8.0bUK£10.4bUK£329.3m20.4x24.2x0.8x
Thu, 04 Dec 2025UK£8.1bUK£10.4bUK£323.4m20.7x25.2x0.8x
Sat, 01 Nov 2025UK£8.1bUK£10.4bUK£329.9m21.4x24.7x0.8x
Mon, 29 Sep 2025UK£7.7bUK£10.0bUK£322.4m20.9x24x0.8x
Wed, 27 Aug 2025UK£7.2bUK£9.1bUK£330.3m14.2x21.9x0.8x
Fri, 25 Jul 2025UK£7.4bUK£9.2bUK£335.8m14.2x22x0.8x
Sun, 22 Jun 2025UK£8.2bUK£9.2bUK£325.1m20.5x25.3x0.9x
Tue, 20 May 2025UK£8.2bUK£9.2bUK£322.5m19.4x25.6x0.9x
Thu, 17 Apr 2025UK£7.4bUK£9.2bUK£332.1m18.5x22.3x0.8x
Sat, 15 Mar 2025UK£7.2bUK£8.6bUK£335.1m19x21.6x0.8x
Mon, 10 Feb 2025UK£7.5bUK£8.6bUK£335.0m20x22.4x0.9x
Wed, 08 Jan 2025UK£7.6bUK£8.6bUK£337.3m25.7x22.5x0.9x
Fri, 06 Dec 2024UK£7.9bUK£8.6bUK£339.4m26.4x23.3x0.9x
Sun, 03 Nov 2024UK£8.0bUK£8.7bUK£325.6m23.1x24.6x0.9x
Tue, 01 Oct 2024UK£10.2bUK£9.3bUK£298.4m25.1x34.3x1.1x
Thu, 29 Aug 2024UK£10.8bUK£9.8bUK£365.7m28.1x29.6x1.1x
Sat, 27 Jul 2024UK£10.9bUK£9.8bUK£384.1m27.3x28.4x1.1x
Mon, 24 Jun 2024UK£11.5bUK£9.9bUK£379.8m28.4x30.3x1.2x
Wed, 22 May 2024UK£11.3bUK£9.9bUK£379.2m29.9x29.7x1.1x
Fri, 19 Apr 2024UK£9.4bUK£10.1bUK£352.8m27.4x26.7x0.9x
Sun, 17 Mar 2024UK£10.3bUK£10.4bUK£346.1m28x29.8x1x
Tue, 13 Feb 2024UK£10.5bUK£10.4bUK£357.7m26.6x29.3x1x
Thu, 11 Jan 2024UK£9.9bUK£12.4bUK£378.4m24x26.1x0.8x
Sat, 09 Dec 2023UK£9.6bUK£12.6bUK£378.9m21.5x25.4x0.8x
Mon, 06 Nov 2023UK£10.0bUK£12.5bUK£377.9m24.3x26.4x0.8x
Wed, 04 Oct 2023UK£10.1bUK£12.6bUK£370.5m24.8x27.4x0.8x
Fri, 01 Sep 2023UK£10.2bUK£11.7bUK£387.2m26.1x26.2x0.9x
Sun, 30 Jul 2023UK£10.4bUK£11.7bUK£404.8m26.2x25.8x0.9x
Tue, 27 Jun 2023UK£10.2bUK£11.7bUK£425.5m24x23.9x0.9x
Thu, 25 May 2023UK£10.4bUK£11.7bUK£423.3m25.3x24.7x0.9x
Sat, 22 Apr 2023UK£10.9bUK£11.7bUK£419.9m24.9x25.9x0.9x
Mon, 20 Mar 2023UK£10.5bUK£12.4bUK£419.6m26.5x25.1x0.9x
Wed, 15 Feb 2023UK£11.6bUK£12.2bUK£427.6m26.9x27.2x1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

27.2x


Total Market Cap: UK£11.6bTotal Earnings: UK£427.6mTotal Revenue: UK£12.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. IT Consulting Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 25.8x202420252026
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 8.3% 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 Market1.13%
Tech-5.60%
IT-11.80%
IT Consulting-12.45%
Internet Services and Infrastructure0.90%
Data Processing Services0.13%
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£0.2613.0%
+UK£2.8m		-3.7%PS0.3x
MTEC Made Tech GroupUK£0.392.6%
+UK£1.5m		26.8%PE40.7x
AIQ AIQUK£0.0414.3%
+UK£323.8k		0%PS17.2x
RCGH RC365 HoldingUK£0.01610.3%
+UK£225.6k		-3.0%PS1.3x

Latest News

SCT
UK£11.67
Softcat
7D
-18.4%
1Y
-27.2%

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
-44.3%
TPX
UK£0.26
TPXimpact Holdings
7D
13.0%
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£30.22
Computacenter
7D
-9.2%
1Y
36.4%

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
KNOS
UK£7.70
Kainos Group
7D
-14.4%
1Y
-1.4%
NCC
UK£1.32
NCC Group
7D
-6.0%
1Y
-7.0%
FDM
UK£1.55
FDM Group (Holdings)
7D
-3.8%
1Y
-34.0%
TRD
UK£2.89
Triad Group
7D
-0.7%
1Y
-17.4%
MTEC
UK£0.39
Made Tech Group
7D
2.6%
1Y
26.8%

Made Tech Group Plc's (LON:MTEC) Shares Leap 27% Yet They're Still Not Telling The Full Story

Jan 04
Made Tech Group Plc's (LON:MTEC) Shares Leap 27% Yet They're Still Not Telling The Full Story
RCGH
UK£0.016
RC365 Holding
7D
10.3%
1Y
-3.0%
AIQ
UK£0.04
AIQ
7D
14.3%
1Y
0%
SWC
UK£0.37
Smarter Web
7D
-14.5%
1Y
n/a