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Norwegian (OSEAX) Telecom Sector Analysis

UpdatedFeb 26, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies6
  • 7D-1.9%
  • 3M8.7%
  • 1Y7.3%
  • YTD9.5%

Last week, the Telecom industry hasn't moved much but Polaris Media is up 3.7% in that time. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 8.8% over the past 12 months. Earnings are forecast to grow by 18% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

Has the Norwegian Telecom Sector valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 26 Feb 2026NOK 287.0bNOK 86.5bNOK 10.2b57.5x28x3.3x
Sat, 24 Jan 2026NOK 276.9bNOK 92.7bNOK 11.6b44.9x23.8x3x
Mon, 22 Dec 2025NOK 256.8bNOK 92.7bNOK 11.6b41.9x22.1x2.8x
Wed, 19 Nov 2025NOK 264.4bNOK 92.7bNOK 11.6b62.2x22.8x2.9x
Fri, 17 Oct 2025NOK 302.5bNOK 92.5bNOK 17.5b24.3x17.3x3.3x
Sun, 14 Sep 2025NOK 315.6bNOK 92.5bNOK 17.5b27.1x18x3.4x
Tue, 12 Aug 2025NOK 308.2bNOK 92.5bNOK 18.1b12x17x3.3x
Thu, 10 Jul 2025NOK 294.7bNOK 92.2bNOK 12.4b23x23.7x3.2x
Sat, 07 Jun 2025NOK 293.6bNOK 92.2bNOK 12.5b13.6x23.5x3.2x
Mon, 05 May 2025NOK 289.7bNOK 91.9bNOK 24.0b8.9x12.1x3.2x
Wed, 02 Apr 2025NOK 275.7bNOK 91.9bNOK 24.0b8.6x11.5x3x
Fri, 28 Feb 2025NOK 272.3bNOK 91.9bNOK 24.7b8.2x11x3x
Sun, 26 Jan 2025NOK 262.0bNOK 100.0bNOK 30.6b5.5x8.6x2.6x
Tue, 24 Dec 2024NOK 254.3bNOK 100.0bNOK 30.6b5.5x8.3x2.5x
Thu, 21 Nov 2024NOK 263.6bNOK 100.0bNOK 30.7b7.1x8.6x2.6x
Sat, 19 Oct 2024NOK 261.8bNOK 99.8bNOK 26.4b6.2x9.9x2.6x
Mon, 16 Sep 2024NOK 261.1bNOK 99.8bNOK 26.4b7x9.9x2.6x
Wed, 14 Aug 2024NOK 248.7bNOK 99.9bNOK 25.8b6.1x9.6x2.5x
Fri, 12 Jul 2024NOK 245.4bNOK 100.1bNOK 24.0b6.8x10.2x2.5x
Sun, 09 Jun 2024NOK 247.6bNOK 100.1bNOK 24.0b7.1x10.3x2.5x
Tue, 07 May 2024NOK 397.8bNOK 121.5bNOK 22.3b8.4x17.8x3.3x
Thu, 04 Apr 2024NOK 388.8bNOK 121.1bNOK 10.4b4.6x37.5x3.2x
Sat, 02 Mar 2024NOK 370.3bNOK 120.7bNOK 10.5b21.6x35.4x3.1x
Mon, 29 Jan 2024NOK 398.8bNOK 145.3bNOK 3.1b36.8x128x2.7x
Wed, 27 Dec 2023NOK 384.1bNOK 145.1bNOK 3.2b39.3x121x2.6x
Fri, 24 Nov 2023NOK 369.0bNOK 146.1bNOK 2.4b15x156.8x2.5x
Sun, 22 Oct 2023NOK 358.5bNOK 144.9b-NOK 18,184,554,235.0025.1x-19.7x2.5x
Tue, 19 Sep 2023NOK 329.6bNOK 144.6b-NOK 17,901,000,623.0026.2x-18.4x2.3x
Thu, 17 Aug 2023NOK 312.0bNOK 143.8b-NOK 18,398,860,330.0090.6x-17x2.2x
Sat, 15 Jul 2023NOK 293.8bNOK 142.2b-NOK 24,403,794,281.00165.4x-12x2.1x
Mon, 12 Jun 2023NOK 308.0bNOK 142.8b-NOK 24,978,774,501.00167x-12.3x2.2x
Wed, 10 May 2023NOK 333.7bNOK 142.3b-NOK 23,506,415,310.00157.3x-14.2x2.3x
Fri, 07 Apr 2023NOK 318.7bNOK 140.9b-NOK 32,120,531,095.0049.3x-9.9x2.3x
Sun, 05 Mar 2023NOK 329.8bNOK 140.3b-NOK 31,313,317,412.0054x-10.5x2.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

-10.5x


Total Market Cap: NOK 329.8bTotal Earnings: -NOK 31,313,317,412.00Total Revenue: NOK 140.3bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Norwegian Telecom Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 24.4x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Norwegian Communication Services industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 28.4x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 24.3x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 2.8x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 3.4x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • Total earnings for the Communication Services industry have gone up over the last three years and the industry is now profitable.
  • Revenues have declined 15% per year.
  • This means that less sales are being generated overall, but since the cost of doing business is lower, profits have been increasing.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the Norwegian Telecom sector?

NO Market1.25%
Telecom-1.94%
Media3.64%
Entertainment0.20%
Wireless Telecom0%0
Telecom Services and Carriers-1.88%
Interactive Media and Services-2.58%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Media industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 333x.
    • 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 Interactive Media and Services industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 61% over the next 5 years.
  • In contrast, the Telecom Services and Carriers industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 9.4% 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
POL Polaris MediaNOK 55.503.7%
+NOK 97.8m		-35.5%PE3390.7x
5PG 5th Planet GamesNOK 0.990.2%
+NOK 536.8k		-10.0%PE57.5x

Latest News

POL
NOK 55.50
Polaris Media
7D
3.7%
1Y
-35.5%
TEL
NOK 172.50
Telenor
7D
-1.9%
1Y
18.7%
5PG
NOK 0.99
5th Planet Games
7D
0.2%
1Y
-10.0%
VEND
NOK 226.20
Vend Marketplaces
7D
-2.6%
1Y
-25.0%