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U.S. Consumer Services Industry Analysis

UpdatedJun 23, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies90
  • 7D0.2%
  • 3M-2.7%
  • 1Y-24.6%
  • YTD-8.4%

Last week, the Consumer Services industry hasn't moved much but Laureate Education is up 5.1% in that time. Unfortunately though, the industry is down 25% over the past 12 months. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 12% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the U.S. Consumer Services Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 23 Jun 2026US$88.6bUS$56.7bUS$5.5b14.3x16.2x1.6x
Thu, 21 May 2026US$91.0bUS$56.5bUS$5.5b16.2x16.5x1.6x
Sat, 18 Apr 2026US$99.4bUS$58.5bUS$5.2b17.3x19x1.7x
Mon, 16 Mar 2026US$93.7bUS$58.5bUS$5.3b17.7x17.8x1.6x
Wed, 11 Feb 2026US$100.3bUS$58.0bUS$5.6b17.4x17.8x1.7x
Fri, 09 Jan 2026US$102.9bUS$57.9bUS$5.5b17x18.6x1.8x
Sun, 07 Dec 2025US$101.4bUS$58.4bUS$5.5b16.2x18.4x1.7x
Tue, 04 Nov 2025US$115.8bUS$58.0bUS$4.9b18.4x23.8x2x
Thu, 02 Oct 2025US$120.8bUS$53.9bUS$4.9b18.5x24.9x2.2x
Sat, 30 Aug 2025US$109.9bUS$52.0bUS$5.0b20.2x22.2x2.1x
Mon, 28 Jul 2025US$105.8bUS$50.7bUS$2.9b18.9x36.1x2.1x
Wed, 25 Jun 2025US$113.1bUS$50.6bUS$2.9b20.3x39.3x2.2x
Fri, 23 May 2025US$115.8bUS$50.6bUS$2.9b19.6x40.3x2.3x
Sun, 20 Apr 2025US$99.1bUS$48.1bUS$2.9b19x34.4x2.1x
Tue, 18 Mar 2025US$101.0bUS$48.3bUS$3.0b18.2x33.3x2.1x
Thu, 13 Feb 2025US$111.0bUS$48.1bUS$1.7b20.5x63.9x2.3x
Sat, 11 Jan 2025US$102.8bUS$47.5bUS$1.6b20.5x64.2x2.2x
Mon, 09 Dec 2024US$107.3bUS$47.6bUS$1.6b19.9x67.9x2.3x
Wed, 06 Nov 2024US$100.6bUS$47.5bUS$1.8b17.8x54.6x2.1x
Fri, 04 Oct 2024US$98.3bUS$44.0bUS$1.4b18.3x71.8x2.2x
Sun, 01 Sep 2024US$91.6bUS$46.7bUS$1.5b21.4x62.3x2x
Tue, 30 Jul 2024US$95.0bUS$46.1bUS$1.8b21.7x53.5x2.1x
Thu, 27 Jun 2024US$90.9bUS$46.0bUS$1.8b20.2x51.3x2x
Sat, 25 May 2024US$93.5bUS$46.5bUS$1.8b22.3x52.2x2x
Mon, 22 Apr 2024US$90.0bUS$42.3bUS$1.2b18.8x75.6x2.1x
Wed, 20 Mar 2024US$95.6bUS$42.6bUS$1.1b18.7x88.9x2.2x
Fri, 16 Feb 2024US$98.6bUS$44.0bUS$1.1b23.3x93.5x2.2x
Sun, 14 Jan 2024US$109.8bUS$47.6bUS$960.0m21.6x114.4x2.3x
Tue, 12 Dec 2023US$109.6bUS$47.5bUS$950.7m22.1x115.3x2.3x
Thu, 09 Nov 2023US$97.5bUS$45.6bUS$678.1m20.5x143.8x2.1x
Sat, 07 Oct 2023US$93.0bUS$44.6bUS$617.6m17.9x150.6x2.1x
Mon, 04 Sep 2023US$96.0bUS$44.5bUS$632.8m19.6x151.7x2.2x
Wed, 02 Aug 2023US$96.9bUS$43.6bUS$435.7m25.3x222.4x2.2x
Fri, 30 Jun 2023US$86.9bUS$42.8bUS$238.3m23.2x364.9x2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

364.9x


Total Market Cap: US$86.9bTotal Earnings: US$238.3mTotal Revenue: US$42.8bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Consumer Services Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 70.2x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the American Consumer 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 16.2x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 70.2x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 2.0x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.6x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Consumer Services industry have grown 184% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 9.8% 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.S. Consumer Discretionary industry?

US Market-1.82%
Consumer Discretionary-2.91%
Consumer Services0.21%
Education Services0.66%
Specialized Consumer Services-0.67%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Education Services industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 117x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 13.3%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 11.7% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Specialized Consumer Services industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 33.4x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Education Services industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 13% over the next 5 years.
  • This is roughly in line with its past earnings growth rate.
  • In contrast, the Specialized Consumer Services industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 8.4% 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
LAUR Laureate EducationUS$37.195.1%
+US$250.6m		61.5%PE18.6x
UTI Universal Technical InstituteUS$40.029.0%
+US$182.8m		15.1%PE51.6x
FTDR FrontdoorUS$71.873.0%
+US$146.1m		21.8%PE19.5x
LINC Lincoln Educational ServicesUS$49.3310.1%
+US$143.7m		113.6%PE69.8x
OSW OneSpaWorld HoldingsUS$27.103.5%
+US$93.4m		36.9%PE35.4x

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