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U.K. (FTSE) IT Consulting Industry Analysis

UpdatedAug 25, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies12
  • 7D5.2%
  • 3M23.0%
  • 1Y51.1%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the IT Consulting industry has risen 5.2%, driven by gains from Kainos Group of 29%. During this same period, the Celebrus Technologies underperformed, falling 5.7%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 51%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 17% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 25 Aug 2026UK£11.7bUK£12.0bUK£251.1m34.3x46.8x1x
Thu, 23 Jul 2026UK£10.6bUK£12.0bUK£250.0m25.9x42.2x0.9x
Sat, 20 Jun 2026UK£9.6bUK£12.0bUK£326.9m24.7x29.5x0.8x
Mon, 18 May 2026UK£8.7bUK£11.9bUK£319.2m27.1x27.4x0.7x
Wed, 15 Apr 2026UK£7.6bUK£12.0bUK£320.2m24.6x23.7x0.6x
Fri, 13 Mar 2026UK£7.3bUK£11.7bUK£325.3m20.8x22.4x0.6x
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
Price to Earnings Ratio

26.2x


Total Market Cap: UK£10.2bTotal Earnings: UK£387.2mTotal Revenue: UK£11.7bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. IT Consulting Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 26.5x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the British IT Consulting and Other Services industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 46.8x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 26.5x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.87x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the IT Consulting and Other Services industry have declined 13% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues have remained mostly flat.
  • This means that although sales have remained flat, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased, which has decreased profits.

Industry Comparison

How does U.K. IT Consulting compare with similar industries?

GB Market1.40%
Tech-0.0039%
IT5.06%
IT Consulting5.24%
Data Processing Services0%0
Internet Services and Infrastructure-0.26%
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£51.903.3%
+UK£173.2m		125.8%PE35.4x
SCT SoftcatUK£20.823.5%
+UK£137.4m		33.0%PE29x
KNOS Kainos GroupUK£12.303.7%
+UK£51.2m		76.9%PE33.7x
SWC Smarter WebUK£0.3313.2%
+UK£14.2m		-77.2%PS260.6x
NCC NCC GroupUK£1.422.9%
+UK£10.9m		-3.7%PS1.7x

Latest News

KNOS
UK£12.30
Kainos Group
7D
3.7%
1Y
76.9%
FDM
UK£1.15
FDM Group (Holdings)
7D
2.0%
1Y
-12.0%
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There May Be Reason For Hope In FDM Group (Holdings)'s (LON:FDM) Disappointing Earnings

FDM Group (Holdings) plc's ( LON:FDM ) earnings announcement last week didn't impress shareholders. However, our...
ING
UK£0.66
Ingenta
7D
2.3%
1Y
6.5%
NCC
UK£1.42
NCC Group
7D
2.9%
1Y
-3.7%
Narrative Update • Aug 05

NCC: Higher Fair Value Will Balance Listing Commitment And Profit Outlook

Analysts have raised their fair value estimate for NCC Group from £1.32 to £1.50. This change reflects updated assumptions on the discount rate, more moderate revenue growth, slightly higher profit margins and a higher future P/E multiple.
TPX
UK£0.81
TPXimpact Holdings
7D
10.3%
1Y
335.1%
SCT
UK£20.82
Softcat
7D
3.5%
1Y
33.0%
Narrative Update • Aug 04

SCT: Dividend Growth And Buybacks Will Support Balanced Fairly Valued Future Returns

Analysts have raised their Softcat price target from £18.19 to £18.84, citing updated assumptions for the discount rate, revenue growth, profit margin and future P/E as the key drivers of this change. What’s in the News for Softcat No recent Softcat specific news items were identified in the provided sources up to 29 Jul 2026.
NARF
UK£0.003
Narf Industries
7D
-7.7%
1Y
-47.8%
CCC
UK£51.90
Computacenter
7D
3.3%
1Y
125.8%
SWC
UK£0.33
Smarter Web
7D
13.2%
1Y
-77.2%
MTEC
UK£0.42
Made Tech Group
7D
-1.8%
1Y
8.4%