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U.K. (FTSE) IT Consulting Industry Analysis

UpdatedFeb 25, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies15
  • 7D-1.5%
  • 3M-11.8%
  • 1Y-4.1%
  • YTDn/a

In the last week, the IT Consulting industry is flat overall, with Softcat standing out by going down 3.4%. As for the longer term, the industry has declined 3.7% in the last 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
Wed, 25 Feb 2026UK£7.0bUK£10.4bUK£330.9m19.6x21.3x0.7x
Fri, 23 Jan 2026UK£8.3bUK£10.4bUK£329.3m21.5x25.2x0.8x
Sun, 21 Dec 2025UK£8.1bUK£10.4bUK£329.2m20.5x24.5x0.8x
Tue, 18 Nov 2025UK£7.9bUK£10.4bUK£325.1m20.4x24.4x0.8x
Thu, 16 Oct 2025UK£8.0bUK£10.0bUK£322.3m21.5x24.8x0.8x
Sat, 13 Sep 2025UK£7.5bUK£10.0bUK£319.1m15.2x23.6x0.8x
Mon, 11 Aug 2025UK£7.3bUK£9.1bUK£330.3m14.3x22.1x0.8x
Wed, 09 Jul 2025UK£7.6bUK£9.2bUK£331.6m21.4x23.1x0.8x
Fri, 06 Jun 2025UK£8.2bUK£9.2bUK£314.3m20.7x26.1x0.9x
Sun, 04 May 2025UK£7.9bUK£9.2bUK£332.0m18.5x23.9x0.9x
Tue, 01 Apr 2025UK£7.5bUK£9.2bUK£332.1m17.7x22.6x0.8x
Thu, 27 Feb 2025UK£7.4bUK£8.6bUK£335.0m20.6x22x0.9x
Sat, 25 Jan 2025UK£7.3bUK£8.6bUK£333.8m21.6x22x0.9x
Mon, 23 Dec 2024UK£7.5bUK£8.6bUK£338.9m25.5x22x0.9x
Wed, 20 Nov 2024UK£8.0bUK£8.7bUK£330.6m27.4x24.1x0.9x
Fri, 18 Oct 2024UK£10.1bUK£9.3bUK£297.7m24.2x33.9x1.1x
Sun, 15 Sep 2024UK£10.1bUK£9.3bUK£338.3m26.2x30x1.1x
Tue, 13 Aug 2024UK£10.7bUK£9.8bUK£365.8m27.3x29.1x1.1x
Thu, 11 Jul 2024UK£11.1bUK£9.8bUK£384.1m26.6x28.8x1.1x
Sat, 08 Jun 2024UK£11.1bUK£9.9bUK£379.0m29.1x29.2x1.1x
Mon, 06 May 2024UK£9.5bUK£9.9bUK£372.4m28.3x25.6x1x
Wed, 03 Apr 2024UK£9.8bUK£10.1bUK£351.6m27.8x27.9x1x
Fri, 01 Mar 2024UK£10.2bUK£10.4bUK£357.9m26.1x28.5x1x
Sun, 28 Jan 2024UK£10.5bUK£12.4bUK£368.8m25.7x28.4x0.8x
Tue, 26 Dec 2023UK£10.4bUK£12.6bUK£375.1m22.8x27.8x0.8x
Thu, 23 Nov 2023UK£9.7bUK£12.5bUK£377.4m25.6x25.8x0.8x
Sat, 21 Oct 2023UK£9.8bUK£12.6bUK£369.9m25.9x26.6x0.8x
Mon, 18 Sep 2023UK£10.4bUK£12.6bUK£386.5m26.9x26.9x0.8x
Wed, 16 Aug 2023UK£10.0bUK£11.7bUK£404.7m25.3x24.8x0.9x
Fri, 14 Jul 2023UK£10.3bUK£11.7bUK£400.3m24.5x25.8x0.9x
Sun, 11 Jun 2023UK£10.4bUK£11.7bUK£422.6m26.1x24.7x0.9x
Tue, 09 May 2023UK£10.8bUK£11.7bUK£419.9m25.8x25.6x0.9x
Thu, 06 Apr 2023UK£10.7bUK£11.7bUK£419.6m25.5x25.5x0.9x
Sat, 04 Mar 2023UK£11.5bUK£12.2bUK£425.9m28.4x27x0.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

27x


Total Market Cap: UK£11.5bTotal 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 25.7x202420252026
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 21.4x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 25.7x.
  • 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 8.1% 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 Market1.22%
Tech0.81%
IT-1.41%
IT Consulting-1.46%
Internet Services and Infrastructure-0.49%
Data Processing Services-2.56%
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£0.4322.9%
+UK£7.5m		75.5%PS0.5x
ING IngentaUK£1.2811.8%
+UK£2.0m		97.7%PE10.2x
NARF Narf IndustriesUK£0.00452.3%
+UK£169.7k		12.5%PS2.7x

Latest News

CCC
UK£30.20
Computacenter
7D
-0.4%
1Y
36.8%
TPX
UK£0.43
TPXimpact Holdings
7D
22.9%
1Y
75.5%
ING
UK£1.28
Ingenta
7D
11.8%
1Y
97.7%
SWC
UK£0.31
Smarter Web
7D
-12.5%
1Y
n/a
SCT
UK£10.96
Softcat
7D
-3.7%
1Y
-30.9%

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NCC
UK£1.32
NCC Group
7D
-2.9%
1Y
1.9%

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MTEC
UK£0.35
Made Tech Group
7D
-2.1%
1Y
27.0%
KNOS
UK£7.05
Kainos Group
7D
-2.2%
1Y
-5.9%
CLBS
UK£1.32
Celebrus Technologies
7D
0%
1Y
-45.0%
FDM
UK£1.42
FDM Group (Holdings)
7D
-2.7%
1Y
-37.2%
NARF
UK£0.0045
Narf Industries
7D
2.3%
1Y
12.5%