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U.K. (FTSE) IT Consulting Industry Analysis

UpdatedJan 19, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies14
  • 7D-1.0%
  • 3M4.4%
  • 1Y16.2%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the IT Consulting industry has remained flat, although notably Smarter Web gained 43%. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 16% over the past 12 months. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 18% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 19 Jan 2026UK£8.3bUK£10.4bUK£329.2m21.3x25.1x0.8x
Wed, 17 Dec 2025UK£8.1bUK£10.4bUK£329.2m20.5x24.5x0.8x
Fri, 14 Nov 2025UK£7.8bUK£10.4bUK£325.1m20.1x24.1x0.8x
Sun, 12 Oct 2025UK£7.9bUK£10.0bUK£322.4m21.3x24.7x0.8x
Tue, 09 Sep 2025UK£7.6bUK£9.1bUK£330.2m14.3x22.9x0.8x
Thu, 07 Aug 2025UK£7.2bUK£9.1bUK£330.3m14x21.8x0.8x
Sat, 05 Jul 2025UK£7.5bUK£9.2bUK£331.7m19.7x22.7x0.8x
Mon, 02 Jun 2025UK£8.2bUK£9.2bUK£314.3m21x26x0.9x
Wed, 30 Apr 2025UK£7.6bUK£9.2bUK£332.1m17.6x23x0.8x
Fri, 28 Mar 2025UK£7.7bUK£9.2bUK£332.1m18.5x23.2x0.8x
Sun, 23 Feb 2025UK£7.4bUK£8.6bUK£335.0m20.5x22x0.9x
Tue, 21 Jan 2025UK£7.3bUK£8.6bUK£337.2m23.5x21.7x0.8x
Thu, 19 Dec 2024UK£7.5bUK£8.6bUK£339.9m25.3x22.2x0.9x
Sat, 16 Nov 2024UK£7.9bUK£8.7bUK£330.6m27.1x24x0.9x
Mon, 14 Oct 2024UK£10.0bUK£9.3bUK£297.3m23.5x33.5x1.1x
Wed, 11 Sep 2024UK£10.0bUK£9.3bUK£338.2m26.2x29.6x1.1x
Fri, 09 Aug 2024UK£10.6bUK£9.8bUK£364.2m27x29.1x1.1x
Sun, 07 Jul 2024UK£11.3bUK£9.8bUK£381.5m26.6x29.6x1.1x
Tue, 04 Jun 2024UK£11.2bUK£9.9bUK£379.1m28.7x29.4x1.1x
Thu, 02 May 2024UK£9.3bUK£9.9bUK£372.4m27.4x25.1x0.9x
Sat, 30 Mar 2024UK£9.9bUK£10.1bUK£351.6m27.9x28x1x
Mon, 26 Feb 2024UK£10.5bUK£10.4bUK£357.8m26.7x29.2x1x
Wed, 24 Jan 2024UK£10.3bUK£12.4bUK£378.2m25.3x27.1x0.8x
Fri, 22 Dec 2023UK£10.4bUK£12.6bUK£378.4m22.4x27.5x0.8x
Sun, 19 Nov 2023UK£9.9bUK£12.5bUK£378.5m23.7x26x0.8x
Tue, 17 Oct 2023UK£10.0bUK£12.6bUK£369.7m25.3x27x0.8x
Thu, 14 Sep 2023UK£10.4bUK£12.6bUK£386.6m27.2x26.8x0.8x
Sat, 12 Aug 2023UK£10.1bUK£11.7bUK£404.8m26.1x25x0.9x
Mon, 10 Jul 2023UK£10.0bUK£11.7bUK£412.3m23.3x24.4x0.9x
Wed, 07 Jun 2023UK£10.3bUK£11.7bUK£422.9m26.1x24.4x0.9x
Fri, 05 May 2023UK£10.8bUK£11.7bUK£420.0m25.7x25.6x0.9x
Sun, 02 Apr 2023UK£11.0bUK£11.7bUK£419.7m25.8x26.1x0.9x
Tue, 28 Feb 2023UK£11.4bUK£12.2bUK£425.7m27.9x26.9x0.9x
Thu, 26 Jan 2023UK£11.3bUK£12.2bUK£425.7m26.7x26.5x0.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

26.5x


Total Market Cap: UK£11.3bTotal 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 25.8x202420252026
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 Market1.03%
Tech-0.31%
IT-0.98%
IT Consulting-1.04%
Internet Services and Infrastructure0.29%
Data Processing Services-1.38%
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£0.5742.5%
+UK£51.0m		n/aPE-339.1x
NCC NCC GroupUK£1.401.7%
+UK£7.4m		2.8%PS1.8x
FDM FDM Group (Holdings)UK£1.365.1%
+UK£7.2m		-47.9%PE9.6x
MTEC Made Tech GroupUK£0.376.5%
+UK£3.3m		47.0%PE38.4x

Latest News

CCC
UK£31.48
Computacenter
7D
-1.3%
1Y
50.8%
CLBS
UK£1.43
Celebrus Technologies
7D
-5.0%
1Y
-41.2%

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SCT
UK£14.61
Softcat
7D
-1.5%
1Y
-1.0%

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FDM
UK£1.36
FDM Group (Holdings)
7D
5.1%
1Y
-47.9%
MTEC
UK£0.37
Made Tech Group
7D
6.5%
1Y
47.0%

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Jan 04
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ING
UK£1.07
Ingenta
7D
-4.0%
1Y
56.2%

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Jan 04
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NCC
UK£1.40
NCC Group
7D
1.7%
1Y
2.8%
RCGH
UK£0.015
RC365 Holding
7D
-14.7%
1Y
-40.8%
KNOS
UK£10.00
Kainos Group
7D
-1.0%
1Y
26.6%

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Dec 10
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TRD
UK£2.45
Triad Group
7D
-2.0%
1Y
-29.0%
SWC
UK£0.57
Smarter Web
7D
42.5%
1Y
n/a