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U.K. (FTSE) IT Consulting Industry Analysis

UpdatedFeb 06, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies14
  • 7D-9.7%
  • 3M-4.9%
  • 1Y-1.7%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the IT Consulting industry has dropped 8.6%, driven by Softcat declining 14%. Meanwhile, TPXimpact Holdings actually outperformed within the industry, gaining 11% in the last week. 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
Fri, 06 Feb 2026UK£7.4bUK£10.4bUK£329.3m19.1x22.4x0.7x
Sun, 04 Jan 2026UK£7.8bUK£10.4bUK£329.2m19.9x23.7x0.8x
Tue, 02 Dec 2025UK£8.1bUK£10.4bUK£323.5m20.6x25x0.8x
Thu, 30 Oct 2025UK£8.0bUK£10.4bUK£329.9m20.9x24.2x0.8x
Sat, 27 Sep 2025UK£7.7bUK£10.0bUK£322.4m20.9x24x0.8x
Mon, 25 Aug 2025UK£7.4bUK£9.1bUK£330.3m14.7x22.3x0.8x
Wed, 23 Jul 2025UK£7.4bUK£9.2bUK£335.8m15.2x22x0.8x
Fri, 20 Jun 2025UK£8.1bUK£9.2bUK£315.3m20.4x25.8x0.9x
Sun, 18 May 2025UK£8.3bUK£9.2bUK£330.7m18.6x25.2x0.9x
Tue, 15 Apr 2025UK£7.2bUK£9.2bUK£332.1m18.3x21.8x0.8x
Thu, 13 Mar 2025UK£7.2bUK£8.6bUK£335.1m19x21.4x0.8x
Sat, 08 Feb 2025UK£7.5bUK£8.6bUK£334.9m20x22.4x0.9x
Mon, 06 Jan 2025UK£7.5bUK£8.6bUK£337.3m25.4x22.3x0.9x
Wed, 04 Dec 2024UK£7.8bUK£8.6bUK£339.3m26.3x22.9x0.9x
Fri, 01 Nov 2024UK£8.4bUK£8.7bUK£325.6m24.6x25.7x1x
Sun, 29 Sep 2024UK£10.4bUK£9.3bUK£298.4m25.6x34.7x1.1x
Tue, 27 Aug 2024UK£10.9bUK£9.8bUK£365.7m28.1x29.8x1.1x
Thu, 25 Jul 2024UK£10.8bUK£9.8bUK£384.0m27x28.2x1.1x
Sat, 22 Jun 2024UK£11.5bUK£9.9bUK£379.8m28.4x30.3x1.2x
Mon, 20 May 2024UK£10.2bUK£9.9bUK£372.4m29.1x27.5x1x
Wed, 17 Apr 2024UK£9.7bUK£10.1bUK£352.8m27.9x27.5x1x
Fri, 15 Mar 2024UK£10.4bUK£10.4bUK£346.1m28.1x30x1x
Sun, 11 Feb 2024UK£10.5bUK£10.4bUK£357.7m26.4x29.4x1x
Tue, 09 Jan 2024UK£10.1bUK£12.4bUK£378.4m24.4x26.6x0.8x
Thu, 07 Dec 2023UK£9.6bUK£12.6bUK£378.9m21.6x25.4x0.8x
Sat, 04 Nov 2023UK£10.0bUK£12.5bUK£378.0m24.3x26.4x0.8x
Mon, 02 Oct 2023UK£10.3bUK£12.6bUK£370.5m25.5x27.9x0.8x
Wed, 30 Aug 2023UK£10.0bUK£11.7bUK£387.4m26.1x25.9x0.9x
Fri, 28 Jul 2023UK£10.5bUK£11.7bUK£404.6m25.9x26x0.9x
Sun, 25 Jun 2023UK£10.3bUK£11.7bUK£425.4m24.1x24.2x0.9x
Tue, 23 May 2023UK£10.9bUK£11.7bUK£423.3m25.8x25.8x0.9x
Thu, 20 Apr 2023UK£10.9bUK£11.7bUK£419.8m25.1x26x0.9x
Sat, 18 Mar 2023UK£10.5bUK£12.4bUK£419.5m26.5x25.1x0.9x
Mon, 13 Feb 2023UK£11.7bUK£12.2bUK£427.8m27.2x27.3x1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

27.3x


Total Market Cap: UK£11.7bTotal Earnings: UK£427.8mTotal 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 23.0x 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 Market0.74%
Tech-4.33%
IT-9.15%
IT Consulting-9.71%
Internet Services and Infrastructure1.52%
Data Processing Services-1.95%
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
MTEC Made Tech GroupUK£0.392.6%
+UK£1.5m		25.8%PE40.7x
ING IngentaUK£1.053.4%
+UK£528.4k		47.9%PE8.4x
AIQ AIQUK£0.0414.3%
+UK£323.8k		0%PS17.2x
RCGH RC365 HoldingUK£0.01610.3%
+UK£225.6k		-7.0%PS1.3x

Latest News

CLBS
UK£1.23
Celebrus Technologies
7D
-15.5%
1Y
-44.3%
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£30.72
Computacenter
7D
-6.6%
1Y
35.9%

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£7.72
Kainos Group
7D
-14.4%
1Y
-4.7%
NCC
UK£1.33
NCC Group
7D
-5.5%
1Y
-7.3%
FDM
UK£1.55
FDM Group (Holdings)
7D
-5.0%
1Y
-35.4%
SCT
UK£12.11
Softcat
7D
-13.6%
1Y
-24.5%

SCT: Buybacks And Dividends Will Shape Future Fairly Valued Share Appeal

Analysts have nudged their price target on Softcat slightly higher to reflect modest adjustments to the discount rate, revenue growth assumptions, profit margin and future P/E expectations, indicating a marginally more constructive view on the company’s valuation drivers. What's in the News Softcat began a share repurchase program on January 8, 2026, following shareholder approval at the December 15, 2025 AGM.
ING
UK£1.05
Ingenta
7D
3.4%
1Y
47.9%
CLCO
UK£0.0013
CloudCoCo Group
7D
-16.7%
1Y
-19.4%
MTEC
UK£0.39
Made Tech Group
7D
2.6%
1Y
25.8%

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
-7.0%
AIQ
UK£0.04
AIQ
7D
14.3%
1Y
0%
SWC
UK£0.31
Smarter Web
7D
-27.3%
1Y
n/a