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Australian (ASX) Commercial Services Industry Analysis

UpdatedJan 25, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies20
  • 7D-1.8%
  • 3M-5.8%
  • 1Y16.5%
  • YTD-0.02%

Over the last 7 days, the Commercial Services industry has dropped 1.8%, driven by a pullback from Brambles of 1.9%. Meanwhile, Mader Group actually outperformed within the industry, gaining 8.6% in the last week. Over the past 12 months, the industry was up 17%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 12% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the Australian Commercial Services Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 25 Jan 2026AU$45.5bAU$27.0bAU$1.5b38.3x29.7x1.7x
Tue, 23 Dec 2025AU$45.6bAU$27.4bAU$1.6b36x28.8x1.7x
Thu, 20 Nov 2025AU$46.0bAU$27.7bAU$1.6b35x28.6x1.7x
Sat, 18 Oct 2025AU$48.5bAU$27.7bAU$1.6b34.5x30.1x1.8x
Mon, 15 Sep 2025AU$49.3bAU$27.4bAU$1.6b34.5x31.3x1.8x
Wed, 13 Aug 2025AU$45.6bAU$27.6bAU$1.5b24.8x29.8x1.7x
Fri, 11 Jul 2025AU$45.7bAU$27.5bAU$1.5b25.6x30.2x1.7x
Sun, 08 Jun 2025AU$44.5bAU$27.6bAU$1.5b23.1x29.1x1.6x
Tue, 06 May 2025AU$41.2bAU$27.6bAU$1.5b22.6x26.9x1.5x
Thu, 03 Apr 2025AU$41.8bAU$29.1bAU$1.7b17.9x25.2x1.4x
Sat, 01 Mar 2025AU$42.2bAU$29.3bAU$1.7b17.9x25.1x1.4x
Mon, 27 Jan 2025AU$40.8bAU$29.1bAU$1.6b23.1x25.2x1.4x
Wed, 25 Dec 2024AU$40.3bAU$29.2bAU$1.6b21.3x24.5x1.4x
Fri, 22 Nov 2024AU$40.5bAU$29.0bAU$1.6b22.1x25.2x1.4x
Sun, 20 Oct 2024AU$40.5bAU$28.9bAU$1.6b22.8x25.6x1.4x
Tue, 17 Sep 2024AU$39.5bAU$28.8bAU$1.6b21x25x1.4x
Thu, 15 Aug 2024AU$34.7bAU$28.7bAU$758.9m16.7x45.8x1.2x
Sat, 13 Jul 2024AU$33.1bAU$28.5bAU$727.5m16.7x45.5x1.2x
Mon, 10 Jun 2024AU$34.1bAU$28.8bAU$748.6m17.9x45.5x1.2x
Wed, 08 May 2024AU$33.8bAU$28.8bAU$741.6m18.3x45.6x1.2x
Fri, 05 Apr 2024AU$35.5bAU$29.1bAU$725.5m20.5x48.9x1.2x
Sun, 03 Mar 2024AU$34.8bAU$29.2bAU$737.7m19.5x47.1x1.2x
Tue, 30 Jan 2024AU$33.2bAU$28.9bAU$501.5m24x66.1x1.1x
Thu, 28 Dec 2023AU$32.0bAU$28.5bAU$466.9m23.5x68.5x1.1x
Sat, 25 Nov 2023AU$30.9bAU$28.9bAU$508.5m18.6x60.8x1.1x
Mon, 23 Oct 2023AU$31.6bAU$29.3bAU$548.7m19.4x57.5x1.1x
Wed, 20 Sep 2023AU$32.7bAU$29.1bAU$525.5m20.7x62.2x1.1x
Fri, 18 Aug 2023AU$32.6bAU$28.1bAU$500.2m30.7x65.1x1.2x
Sun, 16 Jul 2023AU$32.3bAU$27.1bAU$967.7m27.4x33.3x1.2x
Tue, 13 Jun 2023AU$30.6bAU$27.2bAU$975.7m24.5x31.4x1.1x
Thu, 11 May 2023AU$31.6bAU$27.3bAU$979.9m22.1x32.2x1.2x
Sat, 08 Apr 2023AU$30.1bAU$27.3bAU$990.8m25.4x30.4x1.1x
Mon, 06 Mar 2023AU$29.5bAU$27.1bAU$984.8m25.4x30x1.1x
Wed, 01 Feb 2023AU$28.7bAU$25.6bAU$846.1m27.7x33.9x1.1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

33.9x


Total Market Cap: AU$28.7bTotal Earnings: AU$846.1mTotal Revenue: AU$25.6bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Australian Commercial Services Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 37.6x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the Australian Commercial Services 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 29.7x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 37.6x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.3x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.7x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Commercial Services industry have grown 22% per year over the last three years, while revenues have remained mostly flat.
  • This means that companies overall are more efficiently conducting business since profits are increasing while sales have been flat.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the Australian Industrials industry?

AU Market-0.29%
Industrials-1.22%
Commercial Services-1.76%
Commercial Printing23.26%
Office Services and Supplies0%0
Security and Alarm Services-0.60%
Diversified Support Services-1.75%
Environmental and Facilities Services-1.96%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Commercial Printing industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 12.5x.
    • It looks like they are confident that earnings will grow faster in the future than they have historically.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Security and Alarm Services industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 85% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 21% per year.
  • In contrast, the Diversified Support Services industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 10% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
MAD Mader GroupAU$8.448.6%
+AU$136.3m		38.6%PE30x
AMA AMA GroupAU$0.785.4%
+AU$19.1m		50.0%PS0.4x
CNQ Clean TeQ WaterAU$0.399.9%
+AU$3.6m		39.3%PS3x
PET Phoslock Environmental TechnologiesAU$0.01828.6%
+AU$2.5m		n/aPS7x
SSH SSH GroupAU$0.2011.1%
+AU$2.2m		110.5%PE41.1x

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7D
-4.5%
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41.7%

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AMA
AU$0.78
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7D
5.4%
1Y
50.0%

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IMB
AU$0.72
Intelligent Monitoring Group
7D
-1.4%
1Y
48.5%
MAD
AU$8.44
Mader Group
7D
8.6%
1Y
38.6%
BXB
AU$22.97
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7D
-1.9%
1Y
18.2%

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1Y
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ECT
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7D
-5.7%
1Y
450.0%
PKD
AU$0.04
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7D
11.1%
1Y
73.9%
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1Y
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SSH
AU$0.20
SSH Group
7D
11.1%
1Y
110.5%
IFN
AU$0.69
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7D
-9.8%
1Y
n/a

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CWY
AU$2.49
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7D
-2.0%
1Y
-10.4%

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PET
AU$0.018
Phoslock Environmental Technologies
7D
28.6%
1Y
n/a
CNQ
AU$0.39
Clean TeQ Water
7D
9.9%
1Y
39.3%
T3D
AU$0.053
333D
7D
23.3%
1Y
430.0%
SUG
AU$0.93
Sugar Terminals
7D
-1.1%
1Y
-11.8%