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U.K. (FTSE) IT Consulting Industry Analysis

UpdatedFeb 20, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies14
  • 7D2.7%
  • 3M-8.6%
  • 1Y-2.3%
  • YTDn/a

In the last week, the IT Consulting industry is up 2.7%, with Computacenter up 6.3%. During this same period, the FDM Group (Holdings) underperformed, falling 11%. Despite this gain, the industry's performance has been flat over 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
Fri, 20 Feb 2026UK£7.1bUK£10.4bUK£329.3m19x21.6x0.7x
Sun, 18 Jan 2026UK£8.3bUK£10.4bUK£329.2m21.3x25.1x0.8x
Tue, 16 Dec 2025UK£8.2bUK£10.4bUK£329.2m20.8x24.8x0.8x
Thu, 13 Nov 2025UK£7.9bUK£10.4bUK£325.1m20.3x24.3x0.8x
Sat, 11 Oct 2025UK£7.9bUK£10.0bUK£322.4m21.3x24.7x0.8x
Mon, 08 Sep 2025UK£7.5bUK£9.1bUK£330.3m14.1x22.7x0.8x
Wed, 06 Aug 2025UK£7.3bUK£9.1bUK£330.3m14.1x22x0.8x
Fri, 04 Jul 2025UK£7.5bUK£9.2bUK£331.6m19.6x22.6x0.8x
Sun, 01 Jun 2025UK£8.2bUK£9.2bUK£314.3m21x26x0.9x
Tue, 29 Apr 2025UK£7.6bUK£9.2bUK£332.2m17.2x22.8x0.8x
Thu, 27 Mar 2025UK£7.8bUK£9.2bUK£332.1m18.6x23.5x0.8x
Sat, 22 Feb 2025UK£7.4bUK£8.6bUK£335.0m20.5x22x0.9x
Mon, 20 Jan 2025UK£7.4bUK£8.6bUK£337.2m23.8x21.8x0.9x
Wed, 18 Dec 2024UK£7.5bUK£8.6bUK£339.9m25.2x22.1x0.9x
Fri, 15 Nov 2024UK£8.1bUK£8.7bUK£330.6m27.7x24.4x0.9x
Sun, 13 Oct 2024UK£10.0bUK£9.3bUK£297.3m23.5x33.5x1.1x
Tue, 10 Sep 2024UK£10.0bUK£9.3bUK£338.3m26x29.5x1.1x
Thu, 08 Aug 2024UK£10.6bUK£9.8bUK£364.3m26.9x29.1x1.1x
Sat, 06 Jul 2024UK£11.3bUK£9.8bUK£381.5m26.6x29.6x1.1x
Mon, 03 Jun 2024UK£11.1bUK£9.9bUK£379.0m28.7x29.2x1.1x
Wed, 01 May 2024UK£9.4bUK£9.9bUK£372.4m27.6x25.3x1x
Fri, 29 Mar 2024UK£9.9bUK£10.1bUK£351.6m27.9x28x1x
Sun, 25 Feb 2024UK£10.5bUK£10.4bUK£357.8m26.7x29.2x1x
Tue, 23 Jan 2024UK£10.3bUK£12.4bUK£378.2m25.5x27.1x0.8x
Thu, 21 Dec 2023UK£10.4bUK£12.6bUK£379.2m22.4x27.4x0.8x
Sat, 18 Nov 2023UK£9.9bUK£12.5bUK£378.5m23.7x26x0.8x
Mon, 16 Oct 2023UK£9.9bUK£12.6bUK£369.7m25.1x26.8x0.8x
Wed, 13 Sep 2023UK£10.3bUK£12.5bUK£398.5m27.2x25.8x0.8x
Fri, 11 Aug 2023UK£10.0bUK£11.7bUK£405.0m25.9x24.7x0.9x
Sun, 09 Jul 2023UK£10.0bUK£11.7bUK£412.3m23.3x24.4x0.9x
Tue, 06 Jun 2023UK£10.4bUK£11.7bUK£422.9m26x24.6x0.9x
Thu, 04 May 2023UK£10.9bUK£11.7bUK£420.3m25.7x26x0.9x
Sat, 01 Apr 2023UK£11.0bUK£12.3bUK£417.5m25.8x26.3x0.9x
Mon, 27 Feb 2023UK£11.3bUK£12.2bUK£425.8m27.6x26.5x0.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

26.5x


Total Market Cap: UK£11.3bTotal Earnings: UK£425.8mTotal 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 21.6x 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 8.2% 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 Market1.89%
Tech2.65%
IT2.41%
IT Consulting2.70%
Data Processing Services4.00%
Internet Services and Infrastructure-2.50%
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£30.626.3%
+UK£190.9m		39.3%PE20.1x
KNOS Kainos GroupUK£7.121.8%
+UK£13.1m		-5.4%PE27.4x
TPX TPXimpact HoldingsUK£0.359.2%
+UK£2.8m		29.1%PS0.4x
CLBS Celebrus TechnologiesUK£1.325.2%
+UK£2.5m		-45.8%PE17.9x
ING IngentaUK£1.115.2%
+UK£830.4k		63.2%PE8.9x

Latest News

NCC
UK£1.32
NCC Group
7D
-0.6%
1Y
1.1%

Cyber Demand And Escode Regulation Will Support Resilient Earnings And Balance Sheet

Catalysts About NCC Group NCC Group provides cyber security and software resilience services to help clients improve operational resilience across sectors and regions. What are the underlying business or industry changes driving this perspective?
TPX
UK£0.35
TPXimpact Holdings
7D
9.2%
1Y
29.1%

TPX: Higher Profit Margins And Lower Required Return Will Support Future Upside

Analysts have nudged their price target on TPXimpact Holdings to £0.59 per share, reflecting updated assumptions around the discount rate, profit margins and future P/E. These changes leave their fair value estimate broadly unchanged.
CCC
UK£30.62
Computacenter
7D
6.3%
1Y
39.3%
MTEC
UK£0.36
Made Tech Group
7D
-0.7%
1Y
22.9%
KNOS
UK£7.12
Kainos Group
7D
1.8%
1Y
-5.4%
SCT
UK£11.31
Softcat
7D
-0.2%
1Y
-29.0%

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£1.32
Celebrus Technologies
7D
5.2%
1Y
-45.8%
FDM
UK£1.43
FDM Group (Holdings)
7D
-10.6%
1Y
-36.7%
NARF
UK£0.0045
Narf Industries
7D
9.8%
1Y
28.6%
ING
UK£1.11
Ingenta
7D
5.2%
1Y
63.2%
SWC
UK£0.34
Smarter Web
7D
-0.1%
1Y
n/a