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U.S. Life Sciences Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 09, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies62
  • 7D0.1%
  • 3M0.5%
  • 1Y4.3%
  • YTD1.8%

In the last week, the Life Sciences industry is flat overall, with Illumina standing out by going down 11%. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 4.3% in that time. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 16% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the U.S. Life Sciences Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 09 May 2024US$715.1bUS$141.5bUS$12.8b38.4x56x5.1x
Sat, 06 Apr 2024US$719.2bUS$142.1bUS$12.8b43.1x56.2x5.1x
Mon, 04 Mar 2024US$744.0bUS$142.2bUS$12.8b44.2x58.1x5.2x
Wed, 31 Jan 2024US$707.1bUS$148.2bUS$12.5b39.5x56.6x4.8x
Fri, 29 Dec 2023US$704.8bUS$153.8bUS$14.2b38.1x49.5x4.6x
Sun, 26 Nov 2023US$642.9bUS$153.8bUS$14.0b34.7x45.9x4.2x
Tue, 24 Oct 2023US$604.8bUS$154.6bUS$11.2b31.1x54x3.9x
Thu, 21 Sep 2023US$684.3bUS$154.6bUS$11.2b32.1x61.1x4.4x
Sat, 19 Aug 2023US$707.9bUS$154.6bUS$11.2b32.5x63.2x4.6x
Mon, 17 Jul 2023US$706.1bUS$155.5bUS$12.7b29.3x55.7x4.5x
Wed, 14 Jun 2023US$698.2bUS$152.4bUS$12.5b29.2x55.8x4.6x
Fri, 12 May 2023US$682.7bUS$152.1bUS$12.6b30.6x54.3x4.5x
Sun, 09 Apr 2023US$719.8bUS$154.6bUS$10.8b30x66.6x4.7x
Tue, 07 Mar 2023US$733.8bUS$154.5bUS$10.9b31x67.4x4.7x
Thu, 02 Feb 2023US$771.1bUS$155.5bUS$9.0b31.2x85.7x5x
Sat, 31 Dec 2022US$761.5bUS$155.2bUS$8.8b29.1x86.7x4.9x
Mon, 28 Nov 2022US$767.3bUS$155.1bUS$8.8b28.6x87.3x4.9x
Wed, 26 Oct 2022US$722.8bUS$152.9bUS$17.4b27x41.4x4.7x
Fri, 23 Sep 2022US$717.1bUS$152.2bUS$17.3b25.8x41.4x4.7x
Sun, 21 Aug 2022US$817.8bUS$152.3bUS$17.3b31.1x47.2x5.4x
Tue, 19 Jul 2022US$747.8bUS$148.1bUS$20.1b30.8x37.2x5.1x
Thu, 16 Jun 2022US$693.9bUS$148.1bUS$20.1b28.3x34.5x4.7x
Sat, 14 May 2022US$726.2bUS$148.0bUS$20.0b30.4x36.2x4.9x
Mon, 11 Apr 2022US$896.9bUS$146.5bUS$25.3b37.3x35.4x6.1x
Wed, 09 Mar 2022US$805.2bUS$146.2bUS$25.3b33.7x31.9x5.5x
Fri, 04 Feb 2022US$864.9bUS$139.7bUS$26.9b39.1x32.2x6.2x
Sun, 02 Jan 2022US$999.2bUS$138.0bUS$27.3b44.9x36.6x7.2x
Tue, 30 Nov 2021US$970.9bUS$138.0bUS$27.3b46.5x35.6x7x
Thu, 28 Oct 2021US$742.3bUS$106.6bUS$18.7b47.5x39.7x7x
Sat, 25 Sep 2021US$766.7bUS$105.9bUS$18.6b53.1x41.1x7.2x
Mon, 23 Aug 2021US$721.6bUS$105.8bUS$18.7b50.9x38.7x6.8x
Sat, 10 Jul 2021US$656.3bUS$101.0bUS$17.6b39.3x37.2x6.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

34.4x


Total Market Cap: US$601.2bTotal Earnings: US$17.5bTotal Revenue: US$97.3bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Life Sciences Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 50.4x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the American Life Sciences industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 56.0x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 50.4x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 5.3x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Life Sciences industry have declined 9.9% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 13% per year.
  • This means that although more sales are being generated, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased, which has decreased profits.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the U.S. Healthcare industry?

US Market3.30%
Healthcare0.69%
Life Sciences0.11%
Clinical Research and Equipment0.11%
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
DHR DanaherUS$249.551.1%
+US$2.0b
6.9%PE45.4x
A Agilent TechnologiesUS$142.803.0%
+US$1.2b
11.5%PE33.9x
ICLR ICONUS$311.753.4%
+US$838.4m
62.5%PE37.7x
BRKR BrukerUS$73.705.2%
+US$524.7m
-3.7%PE26.7x
WAT WatersUS$323.802.5%
+US$470.6m
18.9%PE31.8x
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CYRX

US$13.20

Cryoport

7D

-23.1%

1Y

-39.3%

BIO

US$268.26

Bio-Rad Laboratories

7D

-2.1%

1Y

-26.6%

DHR

US$249.55

Danaher

7D

1.1%

1Y

6.9%

WAT

US$323.80

Waters

7D

2.5%

1Y

18.9%

TECH

US$77.05

Bio-Techne

7D

1.9%

1Y

-6.0%

IQV

US$227.88

IQVIA Holdings

7D

-2.2%

1Y

21.2%

TXG

US$25.36

10x Genomics

7D

-5.8%

1Y

-53.4%

MEDP

US$387.61

Medpace Holdings

7D

-2.6%

1Y

84.4%

WST

US$366.66

West Pharmaceutical Services

7D

0.9%

1Y

1.1%