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U.S. Consumer Services Industry Analysis

UpdatedAug 16, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies86
  • 7D0.01%
  • 3M-7.7%
  • 1Y18.6%
  • YTD6.7%

The Consumer Services is pretty flat in the last 7 days, but Stride has stood out, gaining 7.2%. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 19% over the past 12 months. Earnings are forecast to grow by 20% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 16 Aug 2025US$108.9bUS$52.2bUS$4.8b19.1x22.6x2.1x
Mon, 14 Jul 2025US$107.8bUS$50.6bUS$2.9b19.6x37.5x2.1x
Wed, 11 Jun 2025US$114.4bUS$50.6bUS$2.9b19.4x39.8x2.3x
Fri, 09 May 2025US$113.6bUS$50.5bUS$2.8b19.2x40.5x2.2x
Sun, 06 Apr 2025US$98.3bUS$48.1bUS$2.9b17.8x33.9x2x
Tue, 04 Mar 2025US$106.3bUS$48.3bUS$2.9b18.7x36.3x2.2x
Thu, 30 Jan 2025US$107.6bUS$48.0bUS$1.7b20x64x2.2x
Sat, 28 Dec 2024US$103.5bUS$47.7bUS$1.6b19.3x64.8x2.2x
Mon, 25 Nov 2024US$104.6bUS$47.6bUS$1.7b19.4x61.5x2.2x
Wed, 23 Oct 2024US$97.0bUS$46.6bUS$1.5b20.5x66.9x2.1x
Fri, 20 Sep 2024US$90.9bUS$44.0bUS$1.4b20.1x67x2.1x
Sun, 18 Aug 2024US$92.6bUS$46.4bUS$1.4b20x64.1x2x
Tue, 16 Jul 2024US$92.0bUS$46.1bUS$1.8b20.3x52.1x2x
Thu, 13 Jun 2024US$90.2bUS$46.1bUS$1.8b21x50.8x2x
Sat, 11 May 2024US$96.3bUS$43.8bUS$1.7b19.3x55.7x2.2x
Mon, 08 Apr 2024US$92.6bUS$42.5bUS$1.1b19.8x83.5x2.2x
Wed, 06 Mar 2024US$98.6bUS$42.6bUS$1.0b19.5x94.4x2.3x
Fri, 02 Feb 2024US$108.7bUS$48.0bUS$1.0b21.1x103.6x2.3x
Sun, 31 Dec 2023US$111.1bUS$47.6bUS$958.2m21.2x116x2.3x
Tue, 28 Nov 2023US$105.6bUS$47.6bUS$929.1m20.9x113.7x2.2x
Thu, 26 Oct 2023US$92.9bUS$44.7bUS$644.1m18x144.2x2.1x
Sat, 23 Sep 2023US$91.3bUS$44.6bUS$666.8m18.2x136.8x2x
Mon, 21 Aug 2023US$90.8bUS$44.2bUS$640.5m18.8x141.7x2.1x
Wed, 19 Jul 2023US$91.4bUS$43.1bUS$231.0m24.1x395.6x2.1x
Fri, 16 Jun 2023US$88.6bUS$42.9bUS$309.4m23.1x286.3x2.1x
Sun, 14 May 2023US$86.7bUS$42.8bUS$379.0m24.7x228.7x2x
Tue, 11 Apr 2023US$88.4bUS$43.2b-US$150,354,824.0023.2x-588.2x2x
Thu, 09 Mar 2023US$91.3bUS$43.4b-US$227,512,279.0027.3x-401.4x2.1x
Sat, 04 Feb 2023US$85.4bUS$41.0b-US$275,368,585.0020.3x-310x2.1x
Mon, 02 Jan 2023US$75.5bUS$41.3b-US$1,213,425,955.0019.4x-62.2x1.8x
Wed, 30 Nov 2022US$76.2bUS$41.3b-US$1,282,734,368.0017x-59.4x1.8x
Fri, 28 Oct 2022US$80.8bUS$45.7b-US$1,934,967,881.0013.9x-41.7x1.8x
Sun, 25 Sep 2022US$78.1bUS$46.3b-US$1,912,477,799.0016.5x-40.8x1.7x
Tue, 23 Aug 2022US$85.0bUS$46.6b-US$2,073,900,799.0018.5x-41x1.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

-41x


Total Market Cap: US$85.0bTotal Earnings: -US$2,073,900,799.00Total Revenue: US$46.6bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Consumer Services Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 51x202320242025
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 22.6x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 51.0x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 2.1x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • Total earnings for the Consumer Services industry have gone up over the last three years, and the industry is now profitable. Revenues have grown 3.8% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by the industry overall, and subsequently profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

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

US Market1.01%
Consumer Discretionary2.71%
Consumer Services0.013%
Specialized Consumer Services2.13%
Education Services-0.85%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Education Services industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 90.0x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 23.6%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 33.8% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Specialized Consumer Services industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 42.1x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Education Services industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 24% over the next 5 years.
  • However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 34% per year.
  • In contrast, the Specialized Consumer Services industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 12% 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
LRN StrideUS$160.197.2%
+US$462.4m		94.1%PE24x
EDU New Oriental Education & Technology GroupUS$48.406.2%
+US$461.2m		-32.2%PE21.3x
GHC Graham HoldingsUS$1.07k9.4%
+US$399.9m		41.1%PE6.9x
FTDR FrontdoorUS$58.897.3%
+US$292.1m		27.1%PE16.7x
ATGE Adtalem Global EducationUS$128.805.7%
+US$250.3m		76.6%PE19.9x

Latest News

COUR
US$11.91
Coursera
7D
-1.8%
1Y
44.4%
HRB
US$50.15
H&R Block
7D
-9.4%
1Y
-22.2%
DAO
US$10.05
Youdao
7D
14.5%
1Y
194.7%
UTI
US$26.03
Universal Technical Institute
7D
-3.1%
1Y
49.2%
KLC
US$7.50
KinderCare Learning Companies
7D
-22.8%
1Y
n/a
LRN
US$160.19
Stride
7D
7.2%
1Y
94.1%
FTDR
US$58.89
Frontdoor
7D
7.3%
1Y
27.1%
LINC
US$19.02
Lincoln Educational Services
7D
-19.9%
1Y
58.9%
WW
US$31.74
WW International
7D
-17.0%
1Y
n/a
DUOL
US$326.93
Duolingo
7D
-11.7%
1Y
60.9%
CSV
US$45.89
Carriage Services
7D
-4.7%
1Y
46.0%

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ATGE
US$128.80
Adtalem Global Education
7D
5.7%
1Y
76.6%
LAUR
US$25.91
Laureate Education
7D
3.5%
1Y
74.0%

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Aug 05
EDU
US$48.40
New Oriental Education & Technology Group
7D
6.2%
1Y
-32.2%
GHC
US$1,065.09
Graham Holdings
7D
9.4%
1Y
41.1%
ADT
US$8.68
ADT
7D
3.1%
1Y
16.0%

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