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U.K. (FTSE) IT Consulting Industry Analysis

UpdatedJul 13, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies14
  • 7D-0.6%
  • 3M3.5%
  • 1Y-14.8%
  • YTDn/a

Last week, the IT Consulting industry hasn't moved much but Smarter Web is up 22% in that time. As for the longer term, the industry has declined 14% in the last year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 14% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 13 Jul 2025UK£7.5bUK£9.2bUK£331.6m20.7x22.6x0.8x
Tue, 10 Jun 2025UK£8.2bUK£9.2bUK£314.3m20.7x26.2x0.9x
Thu, 08 May 2025UK£8.0bUK£9.2bUK£330.7m18.5x24.2x0.9x
Sat, 05 Apr 2025UK£7.2bUK£9.2bUK£332.1m16.5x21.6x0.8x
Mon, 03 Mar 2025UK£7.1bUK£8.6bUK£335.0m20.2x21.1x0.8x
Wed, 29 Jan 2025UK£7.3bUK£8.6bUK£333.7m21x21.9x0.8x
Fri, 27 Dec 2024UK£7.6bUK£8.6bUK£338.9m25.8x22.3x0.9x
Sun, 24 Nov 2024UK£7.9bUK£8.7bUK£330.6m26.8x23.8x0.9x
Tue, 22 Oct 2024UK£10.0bUK£9.3bUK£297.7m24x33.6x1.1x
Thu, 19 Sep 2024UK£10.1bUK£9.3bUK£299.1m24.5x33.9x1.1x
Sat, 17 Aug 2024UK£10.9bUK£9.8bUK£365.8m28.8x29.9x1.1x
Mon, 15 Jul 2024UK£11.1bUK£9.8bUK£384.1m27.3x28.9x1.1x
Wed, 12 Jun 2024UK£11.1bUK£9.9bUK£378.9m29.4x29.2x1.1x
Fri, 10 May 2024UK£9.6bUK£9.9bUK£372.5m28.2x25.9x1x
Sun, 07 Apr 2024UK£9.8bUK£10.1bUK£352.9m28.4x27.9x1x
Tue, 05 Mar 2024UK£10.3bUK£10.4bUK£357.9m26.8x28.6x1x
Thu, 01 Feb 2024UK£10.7bUK£12.4bUK£369.1m25.8x28.9x0.9x
Sat, 30 Dec 2023UK£10.5bUK£12.6bUK£375.2m23.6x28.1x0.8x
Mon, 27 Nov 2023UK£9.7bUK£12.6bUK£383.1m25.2x25.3x0.8x
Wed, 25 Oct 2023UK£9.9bUK£12.6bUK£369.9m24.4x26.7x0.8x
Fri, 22 Sep 2023UK£10.3bUK£12.6bUK£386.6m26.5x26.6x0.8x
Sun, 20 Aug 2023UK£9.8bUK£11.7bUK£404.5m25.7x24.1x0.8x
Tue, 18 Jul 2023UK£10.2bUK£11.7bUK£400.5m24.5x25.4x0.9x
Thu, 15 Jun 2023UK£10.7bUK£11.7bUK£422.7m26.3x25.4x0.9x
Sat, 13 May 2023UK£10.7bUK£11.7bUK£419.3m25.5x25.6x0.9x
Mon, 10 Apr 2023UK£10.8bUK£11.7bUK£419.7m25.5x25.7x0.9x
Wed, 08 Mar 2023UK£11.5bUK£12.2bUK£426.2m28.7x26.9x0.9x
Fri, 03 Feb 2023UK£12.2bUK£12.2bUK£426.2m28.2x28.6x1x
Sun, 01 Jan 2023UK£11.3bUK£12.2bUK£426.0m26.9x26.5x0.9x
Tue, 29 Nov 2022UK£12.0bUK£12.2bUK£431.1m26.8x27.7x1x
Thu, 27 Oct 2022UK£10.6bUK£12.1bUK£429.1m26.7x24.7x0.9x
Sat, 24 Sep 2022UK£10.6bUK£12.4bUK£432.5m27.4x24.4x0.9x
Mon, 22 Aug 2022UK£12.0bUK£11.9bUK£411.5m36.5x29.2x1x
Wed, 20 Jul 2022UK£11.3bUK£11.8bUK£410.2m29.7x27.5x1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

27.5x


Total Market Cap: UK£11.3bTotal Earnings: UK£410.2mTotal Revenue: UK£11.8bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. IT Consulting Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 27.8x202320242025
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 22.7x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 27.8x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.98x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the IT Consulting and Other Services industry have declined 6.8% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 8.1% 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 Market1.17%
Tech-0.027%
IT-0.61%
IT Consulting-0.57%
Data Processing Services2.06%
Internet Services and Infrastructure-1.35%
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
SWC Smarter WebUK£3.9321.7%
+UK£169.7m		n/aPE-1885.6x
CLBS Celebrus TechnologiesUK£1.7517.8%
+UK£10.5m		-31.4%PE17x
SCT SoftcatUK£16.620.3%
+UK£10.0m		2.0%PE26.4x
NCC NCC GroupUK£1.431.0%
+UK£4.3m		-5.2%PS1.4x
MTEC Made Tech GroupUK£0.396.2%
+UK£3.3m		105.3%PS1.4x

Latest News

SWC
UK£3.93
Smarter Web
7D
21.7%
1Y
n/a
CLBS
UK£1.75
Celebrus Technologies
7D
17.8%
1Y
-31.4%
FDM
UK£2.09
FDM Group (Holdings)
7D
-3.9%
1Y
-47.0%
CCC
UK£22.56
Computacenter
7D
-1.4%
1Y
-20.7%

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7D
-5.0%
1Y
26.7%
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7D
11.4%
1Y
-42.4%
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7D
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1Y
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MTEC
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7D
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1Y
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UK£0.67
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7D
-0.7%
1Y
-42.4%
NCC
UK£1.43
NCC Group
7D
1.0%
1Y
-5.2%
SCT
UK£16.62
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7D
0.3%
1Y
2.0%

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UK£0.43
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7D
-6.5%
1Y
-38.7%
KNOS
UK£7.13
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7D
-2.9%
1Y
-34.1%

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