The total market capitalization of all companies trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) took a large hit during the early months of 2020, due mostly part to a mass sell-off of shares caused by the fears surrounding the global coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Between December 2019 and March 2020, the total value of market capitalization decreased by more than *** billion British pounds (GBP). The overall number of companies currently trading has also been falling. The number of daily trades spiked in March 2020 and then decreased as well. As of February 2025, the total market value of all companies trading on the London Stock Exchange stood at over **** trillion British pounds. European stock exchanges While almost every country has a stock Exchange, in Europe only five exchanges are considered major, with total market capital amounting to over *** trillion euros. The London Stock Exchange is the second largest in Europe and tenth largest worldwide. As of January 2025, Europe’s largest stock exchange, Euronext had a total market capital of listed companies valued at approximately **** trillion U.S. dollars.

London Stock Exchange reported GBP47.16B in Market Capitalization this December of 2025, considering the latest stock price and the number of outstanding shares.Data for London Stock Exchange | LSE - Market Capitalization including historical, tables and charts were last updated by Trading Economics this last December in 2025.

Between the first quarter of 2007 and the fourth quarter of 2024, the lowest market capitalization of all companies listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) was recorded in the first quarter of 2009, at *** trillion British pounds. As of the fourth quarter of 2024, the market capitalization of the entire LSE amounted to *** trillion British pounds. Although the value of companies trading has fluctuated and increased overall, a downward trend can be seen in the number of companies listed on the LSE.

United Kingdom Market Capitalization: LSE: Annual: Equities data was reported at 2,624,992.105 GBP mn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 2,366,329.969 GBP mn for 2016. United Kingdom Market Capitalization: LSE: Annual: Equities data is updated yearly, averaging 855,216.150 GBP mn from Dec 1972 (Median) to 2017, with 46 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2,624,992.105 GBP mn in 2017 and a record low of 17,465.700 GBP mn in 1974. United Kingdom Market Capitalization: LSE: Annual: Equities data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by London Stock Exchange. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United Kingdom – Table UK.Z004: London Stock Exchange: Market Capitalisation.

This statistic displays the total market value of financial companies on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) from ************ to *************. During the first three months of 2020, the LSE along with other major markets took a huge hit due to the global coronavirus pandemic. In 2022, since the Russia-Ukraine war started, financial markets took another hit. As of *************, the total market capitalization of financial companies listed on the LSE amounted to ****** billion British pounds.

Key information about United Kingdom Market Capitalization

• United Kingdom Market Capitalization accounted for 3,825.441 USD bn in Oct 2025, compared with a percentage of 3,793.672 USD bn in the previous month
• UK Market Capitalization is updated monthly, available from Apr 1999 to Oct 2025
• The data reached an all-time high of 4,211.587 USD bn in Oct 2007 and a record low of 1,402.869 USD bn in Sep 2002

CEIC converts monthly Market Capitalization into USD. London Stock Exchange provides Market Capitalization in local currency. The Federal Reserve Board period end market exchange rate is used for currency conversions. Market capitalization includes only domestically listed companies. As of 2017, definitions from the revised Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II) have been introduced.

As of May 2025, the pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca was the leading company listed on the London Exchange (LSE), with a market capitalization of 159 billion British pounds. This made them the largest of all companies listed on the LSE. Seen as the heart of the global financial community, the London Stock Exchange is the second-largest stock market in Europe and ranks eighth globally. Key information The London Stock Exchange (LSE) is among the largest stock market operators globally and ranks 11th in terms of the oldest stock exchanges in existence, with 224 years of operation as of 2025. Performance after Covid The COVID-19 pandemic had a profound effect on the global economy, causing considerable volatility on the stock market. The London Stock Exchange (LSE) saw a notable decline in the market capitalization value of its listed companies, reaching its lowest value in March 2020 at approximately three trillion British pounds in correlation with a surge in the average daily number of trades, which peaked at over two billion. Following this initial reaction, the LSE observed a decrease in the average daily active traders, alongside a gradual recovery in the market capitalization of the listed companies.

United Kingdom Market Capitalization: LSE: Annual: AIM data was reported at 80,814.083 GBP mn in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 73,076.581 GBP mn for 2015. United Kingdom Market Capitalization: LSE: Annual: AIM data is updated yearly, averaging 47,164.398 GBP mn from Dec 1995 (Median) to 2016, with 22 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 97,561.046 GBP mn in 2007 and a record low of 2,382.400 GBP mn in 1995. United Kingdom Market Capitalization: LSE: Annual: AIM data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by London Stock Exchange. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United Kingdom – Table UK.Z004: London Stock Exchange: Market Capitalisation.

United Kingdom Market Capitalization: LSE: Annual: Equities: Foreign Co data was reported at 1,788,304.358 GBP mn in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 2,131,206.611 GBP mn for 2016. United Kingdom Market Capitalization: LSE: Annual: Equities: Foreign Co data is updated yearly, averaging 1,504,466.150 GBP mn from Dec 1966 (Median) to 2017, with 52 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3,577,483.780 GBP mn in 1999 and a record low of 29,123.600 GBP mn in 1966. United Kingdom Market Capitalization: LSE: Annual: Equities: Foreign Co data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by London Stock Exchange. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United Kingdom – Table UK.Z004: London Stock Exchange: Market Capitalisation.

Disclaimer

This dataset was compiled from publicly available financial data sourced from Yahoo Finance for research and educational purposes only. Redistribution of raw data may be subject to Yahoo Finance’s terms of service. Users are responsible for complying with all applicable data usage policies and regulations.

Description

This dataset contains two CSV files for companies listed on the London Stock Exchange (next, LSE) * raw_financial_metrics_2025_march.csv - latest available financial data (as of March 2025) including metrics such as revenue, net income, P/E ratio, total debt, market capitalisation and industry classification. * historical_stock_prices_2015_2025.csv - 10 years of daily closing stock prices (2015 April 1st - 2025 March 28) for the same set of companies

The dataset is designed to support: * Financial valuation research * Time-series forecasting (e.g., LSTM ARIMA) * Multi-modal learning (e.g., combining static metrics and price trends) * Exploratory analysis by sector, market capitalisation, etc.

Columns Overview

Financial Metrics:

General Company Information

• Ticker: Unique stock symbol used to identify the company on the stock exchange.
• Name: Full name of the company.
• Website: Official company website.
• Address, City, Postcode, Country: Headquarters location details.
• Exchange: Stock exchange where the company is listed (e.g. LSE for London Stock Exchange).

Market & Share Information

• Market Cap: Total market value of a company’s outstanding shares.
• Shares Outstanding: Total number of shares currently issued and held by shareholders.
• Float Shares: Shares available for public trading (excludes insider holdings).

Stock Performance

• Regular Market Price: Latest trading price during regular market hours.
• Regular Market Change / (%): Absolute and percentage change in price from the previous trading day.
• 50 Day Average / 200 Day Average: Average stock prices over the past 50 and 200 days, respectively.
• 52 Week Change: Percentage change in stock price over the past year.
• 52 Week High / Low: Highest and lowest stock prices over the past year.

Valuation Ratios

• Enterprise to Revenue / EBITDA: Valuation multiples showing how the company is priced relative to its revenue or earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization.
• P/E Ratio (Price-to-Earnings): Valuation based on earnings per share.
• P/B Ratio (Price-to-Book): Compares market value to book value.
• Price to Sales (TTM): Market cap divided by total sales over the trailing twelve months.
• PEG Ratio: Price/Earnings ratio adjusted for expected earnings growth.

Financial Strength

• Book Value: Total company equity per share.
• Beta: A Measure of stock volatility relative to the market.
• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: Leverage ratio comparing total debt to shareholder equity.
• Quick Ratio / Current Ratio: Liquidity indicators for meeting short-term obligations.

Cash Flows & Liquidity

• Operating Cash Flow: Cash generated from core business operations.
• Free Cash Flow: Cash available after capital expenditures.
• Total Cash: The Company’s total cash reserves.
• Total Debt: Total liabilities in the form of debt.
• Current Total Assets: Total assets expected to be converted into cash within a year.
• Total Cash Per Share: Cash reserves divided by the number of outstanding shares.

Earnings & Profitability

• Gross Profits: Revenue minus cost of goods sold.
• EBITDA: Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization.
• Operating Margins / Profit Margins: Efficiency and profitability ratios.
• Forward EPS / Trailing EPS: Projected vs actual earnings per share.
• Earnings Quarterly Growth: Year-over-year change in earnings.
• Revenue Growth: Year-over-year change in revenue.

Dividends

• Dividend Rate: Annual dividend per share.
• Dividend Yield: Dividend as a percentage of the share price.
• Payout Ratio: Proportion of earnings paid out as dividends.

Analyst Sentiment

• Recommendation: Consensus recommendation from financial analysts (e.g., Buy, Hold, Sell).
• Recommendation Mean: Average numerical value of analyst ratings (lower means more favorable).
• Number of Analyst Opinions: Number of analyst reports used to generate recommendation scores.

Stock Prices

• Company Name - the name of the company
• Date (daily) - the dates in the "yyyy-mm-dd" format

Potential Use Cases

• Stock price prediction
• Deep learning models combining tabular and time-series data
• Graham-style intrinsic value estimation
• Sector-wise performance benchmarking
• Feature engineering and data preprocessing experiments

Inspiration

This dataset was created as part of a Data Science research project exploring the use of financial fundamentals and historical price movements to evaluate company value and predict future performance.

United Kingdom Market Capitalisation: UK Main Market: Total data was reported at 2,499,251.385 GBP mn in Mar 2025. This records a decrease from the previous number of 2,527,274.100 GBP mn for Feb 2025. United Kingdom Market Capitalisation: UK Main Market: Total data is updated monthly, averaging 2,256,749.813 GBP mn from Feb 2017 (Median) to Mar 2025, with 98 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2,527,274.100 GBP mn in Feb 2025 and a record low of 1,618,175.400 GBP mn in Oct 2020. United Kingdom Market Capitalisation: UK Main Market: Total data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by London Stock Exchange. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United Kingdom – Table UK.Z004: London Stock Exchange: Market Capitalisation: Main Market.

This statistic illustrates the monthly market capitalization value of HSBC Holdings PLC on the London Stock Exchange from January 2010 to February 2025. HSBC Holdings PLC is a British multinational banking and financial services holding company among the leading largest banks in the world. As of February 2025, HSBC had the highest market capital of any bank trading on the LSE.

London Stock Exchange is one of the world's oldest exchanges, hosting 1,300+ companies. It has a market cap of $4.59T and raises billions annually.

London Stock Exchange stock price, live market quote, shares value, historical data, intraday chart, earnings per share and news.

United Kingdom Market Capitalisation: AIM: Basic Materials data was reported at 5,260.048 GBP mn in Oct 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 5,688.683 GBP mn for Sep 2018. United Kingdom Market Capitalisation: AIM: Basic Materials data is updated monthly, averaging 7,985.973 GBP mn from Jan 2006 (Median) to Oct 2018, with 154 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 20,688.600 GBP mn in Mar 2007 and a record low of 3,683.827 GBP mn in Jan 2016. United Kingdom Market Capitalisation: AIM: Basic Materials data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by London Stock Exchange. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United Kingdom – Table UK.Z006: London Stock Exchange: Market Capitalisation: AIM Market.

The market value of banks trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) fluctuated between June 2007 and December 2023. The lowest value during this period was observed in June 2020 at ****** billion British pounds, while the highest value was recorded in December 2016 at *** billion British pounds. As of December 2023, the market capitalization of banks listed on the LSE was over *** billion British pounds.

United Kingdom Market Capitalisation: UK Main Market: Telecommunications data was reported at 68,415.360 GBP mn in Oct 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 71,463.440 GBP mn for Sep 2018. United Kingdom Market Capitalisation: UK Main Market: Telecommunications data is updated monthly, averaging 90,263.125 GBP mn from Feb 2017 (Median) to Oct 2018, with 21 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 99,678.650 GBP mn in May 2017 and a record low of 68,415.360 GBP mn in Oct 2018. United Kingdom Market Capitalisation: UK Main Market: Telecommunications data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by London Stock Exchange. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United Kingdom – Table UK.Z005: London Stock Exchange: Market Capitalisation: Main Market.

United Kingdom Market Capitalisation: UK Main Market: Consumer Services data was reported at 266,815.360 GBP mn in Oct 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 284,424.390 GBP mn for Sep 2018. United Kingdom Market Capitalisation: UK Main Market: Consumer Services data is updated monthly, averaging 246,913.436 GBP mn from Feb 2017 (Median) to Oct 2018, with 21 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 284,424.390 GBP mn in Sep 2018 and a record low of 236,458.395 GBP mn in Feb 2017. United Kingdom Market Capitalisation: UK Main Market: Consumer Services data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by London Stock Exchange. The data is categorized under Global Database’s UK – Table UK.Z005: London Stock Exchange: Market Capitalisation: Main Market.

The Brent Stock Market Index, also known as the FTSE 100 Index, is a market capitalization-weighted index of the top 100 companies listed on the London Stock Exchange. It is widely used as a benchmark for the performance of the UK stock market.

London Stock Exchange القيمة السوقية - القيم الحالية، والبيانات التاريخية، والتنبؤات والإحصاءات والرسوم البيانية والتقويم الاقتصادي - Nov 2025.Data for London Stock Exchange | القيمة السوقية including historical, tables and charts were last updated by Trading Economics this last November in 2025.