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U.K. (FTSE) Aerospace & Defense Industry Analysis

UpdatedOct 30, 2023
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies14
  • 7D1.4%
  • 3M8.5%
  • 1Y25.4%
  • YTD18.7%

Over the last 7 days, the Aerospace & Defense industry has risen 1.4%, driven by gains from BAE Systems of 3.3%. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 25%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 19% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the U.K. Aerospace & Defense Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 30 Oct 2023UK£53.7bUK£40.7bUK£2.2b28.8x24.6x1.3x
Wed, 27 Sep 2023UK£51.7bUK£40.7bUK£2.2b27.9x23.7x1.3x
Fri, 25 Aug 2023UK£51.4bUK£40.4bUK£2.0b24.2x26x1.3x
Sun, 23 Jul 2023UK£50.1bUK£39.1bUK£1.6b22.8x30.9x1.3x
Tue, 20 Jun 2023UK£50.4bUK£38.7bUK£1.8b19.7x27.9x1.3x
Thu, 18 May 2023UK£51.2bUK£38.6bUK£1.8b18.4x27.9x1.3x
Sat, 15 Apr 2023UK£45.2bUK£31.0bUK£2.1b17.4x21.9x1.5x
Mon, 13 Mar 2023UK£42.7bUK£31.0bUK£2.1b17.8x20.7x1.4x
Wed, 08 Feb 2023UK£39.8bUK£29.6bUK£1.8b18.6x21.6x1.3x
Fri, 06 Jan 2023UK£40.3bUK£29.6bUK£1.8b18.9x21.9x1.4x
Sun, 04 Dec 2022UK£39.2bUK£29.5bUK£1.8b18.4x21.4x1.3x
Tue, 01 Nov 2022UK£39.4bUK£29.4bUK£1.7b20x22.7x1.3x
Thu, 29 Sep 2022UK£39.1bUK£29.4bUK£1.7b21x22.5x1.3x
Sat, 27 Aug 2022UK£39.8bUK£29.4bUK£1.7b22.5x22.9x1.4x
Mon, 25 Jul 2022UK£39.2bUK£29.1bUK£1.2b23.4x33.4x1.4x
Wed, 22 Jun 2022UK£37.9bUK£29.1bUK£1.2b21.8x32.4x1.3x
Fri, 20 May 2022UK£37.8bUK£29.0bUK£1.2b25.6x32.5x1.3x
Sun, 17 Apr 2022UK£38.1bUK£29.0bUK£1.2b24.5x32.8x1.3x
Tue, 15 Mar 2022UK£36.5bUK£29.0bUK£1.2b23.2x30.6x1.3x
Thu, 10 Feb 2022UK£31.6bUK£28.8bUK£1.2b20.4x26.9x1.1x
Sat, 08 Jan 2022UK£31.0bUK£28.8bUK£1.2b20.5x26.4x1.1x
Mon, 06 Dec 2021UK£30.3bUK£28.7bUK£311.2m26.6x97.4x1.1x
Wed, 03 Nov 2021UK£31.3bUK£28.7bUK£361.2m27.4x86.8x1.1x
Fri, 01 Oct 2021UK£32.4bUK£28.7bUK£362.3m26.7x89.4x1.1x
Sun, 29 Aug 2021UK£33.5bUK£28.7bUK£360.6m27.3x92.9x1.2x
Mon, 05 Jul 2021UK£28.0bUK£28.7bUK£354.0m24.6x79.2x1x
Thu, 08 Apr 2021UK£26.8bUK£28.8b-UK£140,183,285.0618.7x-191.5x0.9x
Sun, 10 Jan 2021UK£26.5bUK£28.8bUK£120.7m20.4x219.6x0.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

25.2x


Total Market Cap: UK£21.1bTotal Earnings: UK£837.3mTotal Revenue: UK£29.0bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Aerospace & Defense Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 31.6x202120222023
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the British Aerospace & Defense 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 24.6x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 31.6x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.2x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.3x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Aerospace & Defense industry have grown 38% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 12% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the U.K. Industrials industry?

GB Market-1.27%
Industrials-1.23%
Aerospace & Defense1.37%
Aerospace and Defense1.37%
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
BA. BAE SystemsUK£11.033.3%
+UK£1.1b		35.4%PE17.2x
MRO Melrose IndustriesUK£4.671.8%
+UK£99.8m		33.1%PS0.8x
QQ. QinetiQ GroupUK£3.330.9%
+UK£17.2m		-7.3%PE12.4x
VEL Velocity CompositesUK£0.341.5%
+UK£267.0k		81.6%PS1.4x
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1Y

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43.3%

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UK£8.20

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7D

-3.0%

1Y

-21.2%

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UK£2.02

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7D

-0.7%

1Y

158.5%

SNR

UK£1.55

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7D

-2.4%

1Y

19.2%

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7D

1.8%

1Y

33.1%

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UK£0.27

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7D

-1.9%

1Y

-20.9%

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VEL

UK£0.34

Velocity Composites

7D

1.5%

1Y

81.6%

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UK£3.33

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7D

0.9%

1Y

-7.3%

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UK£4.77

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7D

-1.9%

1Y

5.6%

MSI

UK£7.20

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7D

-3.4%

1Y

121.5%