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U.K. (FTSE) IT Consulting Industry Analysis

UpdatedDec 31, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies14
  • 7D0.8%
  • 3M1.6%
  • 1Y8.8%
  • YTDn/a

In the last week, IT Consulting has been flat. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 9.4% over the past 12 months. 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, 31 Dec 2025UK£8.0bUK£10.4bUK£329.2m20.4x24.3x0.8x
Fri, 28 Nov 2025UK£8.0bUK£10.4bUK£323.5m20.4x24.8x0.8x
Sun, 26 Oct 2025UK£8.1bUK£10.4bUK£329.9m21.2x24.6x0.8x
Tue, 23 Sep 2025UK£7.6bUK£10.0bUK£319.7m16x23.6x0.8x
Thu, 21 Aug 2025UK£7.3bUK£9.1bUK£330.3m14.4x22.1x0.8x
Sat, 19 Jul 2025UK£7.5bUK£9.2bUK£337.5m14.1x22.2x0.8x
Mon, 16 Jun 2025UK£8.3bUK£9.2bUK£314.3m20.9x26.3x0.9x
Wed, 14 May 2025UK£8.3bUK£9.2bUK£330.7m19.4x25x0.9x
Fri, 11 Apr 2025UK£7.1bUK£9.2bUK£332.1m18.2x21.2x0.8x
Sun, 09 Mar 2025UK£7.5bUK£8.6bUK£335.1m20.6x22.4x0.9x
Tue, 04 Feb 2025UK£7.7bUK£8.6bUK£333.7m20.5x23x0.9x
Thu, 02 Jan 2025UK£7.6bUK£8.6bUK£338.9m25.5x22.3x0.9x
Sat, 30 Nov 2024UK£7.8bUK£8.6bUK£339.3m26.4x22.9x0.9x
Mon, 28 Oct 2024UK£8.3bUK£8.7bUK£325.6m24.2x25.4x1x
Wed, 25 Sep 2024UK£10.1bUK£9.3bUK£298.4m24.6x33.9x1.1x
Fri, 23 Aug 2024UK£10.8bUK£9.8bUK£365.8m27.8x29.6x1.1x
Sun, 21 Jul 2024UK£10.9bUK£9.8bUK£384.1m27.7x28.3x1.1x
Tue, 18 Jun 2024UK£11.1bUK£9.9bUK£379.8m27.2x29.3x1.1x
Thu, 16 May 2024UK£10.1bUK£9.9bUK£372.5m29x27x1x
Sat, 13 Apr 2024UK£9.7bUK£10.1bUK£352.8m28.1x27.4x1x
Mon, 11 Mar 2024UK£10.2bUK£10.4bUK£357.8m27.1x28.4x1x
Wed, 07 Feb 2024UK£10.6bUK£10.4bUK£357.7m26.9x29.7x1x
Fri, 05 Jan 2024UK£10.0bUK£12.4bUK£378.4m23.3x26.4x0.8x
Sun, 03 Dec 2023UK£9.7bUK£12.5bUK£384.3m21.4x25.1x0.8x
Tue, 31 Oct 2023UK£9.5bUK£12.5bUK£373.7m24.3x25.4x0.8x
Thu, 28 Sep 2023UK£10.1bUK£12.6bUK£386.3m25.7x26.2x0.8x
Sat, 26 Aug 2023UK£9.8bUK£11.7bUK£387.2m26x25.2x0.8x
Mon, 24 Jul 2023UK£10.6bUK£11.7bUK£400.6m25.4x26.5x0.9x
Wed, 21 Jun 2023UK£10.6bUK£11.7bUK£425.4m24.9x25x0.9x
Fri, 19 May 2023UK£10.8bUK£11.7bUK£419.2m25.6x25.7x0.9x
Sun, 16 Apr 2023UK£11.1bUK£11.7bUK£420.0m25.7x26.3x0.9x
Tue, 14 Mar 2023UK£10.8bUK£12.2bUK£425.7m28x25.4x0.9x
Thu, 09 Feb 2023UK£11.9bUK£12.2bUK£427.9m27.8x27.8x1x
Sat, 07 Jan 2023UK£11.6bUK£12.2bUK£425.7m26.9x27.3x1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

27.3x


Total Market Cap: UK£11.6bTotal Earnings: UK£425.7mTotal Revenue: UK£12.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. IT Consulting Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 25.8x20242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the British IT Consulting and Other Services industry at the moment, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates to remain steady.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio 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 8.2% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 5.3% 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 Market0.71%
Tech0.22%
IT0.95%
IT Consulting0.81%
Internet Services and Infrastructure3.53%
Data Processing Services2.54%
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£29.741.8%
+UK£54.5m		40.0%PE19.5x
SCT SoftcatUK£14.250.4%
+UK£10.0m		-6.5%PE21.4x
ING IngentaUK£1.0625.6%
+UK£3.2m		45.5%PE8.5x
FDM FDM Group (Holdings)UK£1.351.5%
+UK£2.2m		-57.2%PE9.5x

Latest News

ING
UK£1.06
Ingenta
7D
25.6%
1Y
45.5%
CCC
UK£29.74
Computacenter
7D
1.8%
1Y
40.0%

Computacenter (LON:CCC) Might Become A Compounding Machine

Dec 29
Computacenter (LON:CCC) Might Become A Compounding Machine
SCT
UK£14.25
Softcat
7D
0.4%
1Y
-6.5%

SCT: Rising Dividends Will Drive Attractive Future Shareholder Returns

Narrative Update on Analyst Price Target Analysts have modestly increased their price target for Softcat, citing a slightly higher expected future price-to-earnings multiple and broadly unchanged growth and profitability assumptions that together support an updated valuation of approximately £18.27 per share. What's in the News Softcat confirmed earnings guidance for fiscal 2026, reiterating that underlying operating profit growth is expected to be weighted toward the first half due to the timing of large projects in FY2025 and FY2026 (company guidance).
NCC
UK£1.40
NCC Group
7D
-1.0%
1Y
-7.0%
RCGH
UK£0.011
RC365 Holding
7D
-4.3%
1Y
-15.4%
TPX
UK£0.21
TPXimpact Holdings
7D
-4.5%
1Y
-51.2%
FDM
UK£1.35
FDM Group (Holdings)
7D
1.5%
1Y
-57.2%
SWC
UK£0.34
Smarter Web
7D
-5.0%
1Y
n/a