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U.S. Consumer Services Industry Analysis

UpdatedAug 13, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies86
  • 7D2.7%
  • 3M-8.2%
  • 1Y19.5%
  • YTD5.7%

In the last week, the Consumer Services industry is up 2.7%, with Stride up 23%. Meanwhile, Duolingo actually underperformed within the industry, shrinking 5.1% in the last week. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 19%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 21% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 13 Aug 2025US$107.2bUS$52.2bUS$4.8b17.2x22.3x2.1x
Fri, 11 Jul 2025US$109.6bUS$50.6bUS$2.9b19.1x38.2x2.2x
Sun, 08 Jun 2025US$116.1bUS$50.6bUS$2.9b19.9x40.4x2.3x
Tue, 06 May 2025US$112.7bUS$50.4bUS$2.8b19.5x40.5x2.2x
Thu, 03 Apr 2025US$104.8bUS$48.1bUS$2.9b19.1x36.2x2.2x
Sat, 01 Mar 2025US$108.4bUS$48.3bUS$2.9b18.5x37x2.2x
Mon, 27 Jan 2025US$103.9bUS$47.9bUS$1.6b21.3x63x2.2x
Wed, 25 Dec 2024US$102.8bUS$47.7bUS$1.6b19.3x64.4x2.2x
Fri, 22 Nov 2024US$101.9bUS$47.6bUS$1.7b19x59.7x2.1x
Sun, 20 Oct 2024US$97.3bUS$46.5bUS$1.4b20x67.5x2.1x
Tue, 17 Sep 2024US$89.6bUS$43.9bUS$1.4b20.1x66.2x2x
Thu, 15 Aug 2024US$90.9bUS$46.4bUS$1.4b20.3x63.1x2x
Sat, 13 Jul 2024US$91.4bUS$46.1bUS$1.8b19.9x51.7x2x
Mon, 10 Jun 2024US$91.0bUS$46.4bUS$1.8b20.2x50.9x2x
Wed, 08 May 2024US$96.5bUS$43.7bUS$1.6b20.3x58.7x2.2x
Fri, 05 Apr 2024US$93.6bUS$42.5bUS$1.1b19.6x84.4x2.2x
Sun, 03 Mar 2024US$100.2bUS$42.7bUS$1.0b19.4x96.1x2.3x
Tue, 30 Jan 2024US$110.7bUS$48.0bUS$1.0b21.3x106.8x2.3x
Thu, 28 Dec 2023US$111.5bUS$47.6bUS$958.8m21.8x116.3x2.3x
Sat, 25 Nov 2023US$105.6bUS$47.6bUS$929.4m20.8x113.6x2.2x
Mon, 23 Oct 2023US$92.2bUS$44.6bUS$616.0m17.9x149.7x2.1x
Wed, 20 Sep 2023US$92.9bUS$44.6bUS$667.8m18.6x139.1x2.1x
Fri, 18 Aug 2023US$91.2bUS$44.2bUS$657.0m18.7x138.8x2.1x
Sun, 16 Jul 2023US$91.6bUS$43.1bUS$230.3m23.1x398x2.1x
Tue, 13 Jun 2023US$88.5bUS$42.9bUS$329.9m23.5x268.2x2.1x
Thu, 11 May 2023US$87.3bUS$42.8bUS$370.0m25x235.9x2x
Sat, 08 Apr 2023US$88.5bUS$43.2b-US$147,963,710.0025.4x-597.9x2x
Mon, 06 Mar 2023US$93.2bUS$43.4b-US$232,170,453.0027.5x-401.4x2.1x
Wed, 01 Feb 2023US$84.6bUS$41.0b-US$276,744,174.0020x-305.8x2.1x
Fri, 30 Dec 2022US$76.1bUS$41.3b-US$1,206,997,963.0020.1x-63.1x1.8x
Sun, 27 Nov 2022US$76.0bUS$41.3b-US$1,282,188,536.0017.2x-59.3x1.8x
Tue, 25 Oct 2022US$80.1bUS$46.3b-US$1,910,287,691.0015x-41.9x1.7x
Thu, 22 Sep 2022US$81.0bUS$46.3b-US$1,921,798,388.0016.8x-42.1x1.7x
Sat, 20 Aug 2022US$86.4bUS$46.6b-US$2,068,333,247.0018.9x-41.8x1.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

-41.8x


Total Market Cap: US$86.4bTotal Earnings: -US$2,068,333,247.00Total Revenue: US$46.6bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Consumer Services Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 50.8x202320242025
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 22.3x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 50.8x.
  • 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 Market2.21%
Consumer Discretionary3.04%
Consumer Services2.65%
Education Services3.05%
Specialized Consumer Services1.70%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Education Services industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 89.8x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 24.1%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 41.7% 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 42% 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$157.3822.7%
+US$1.3b		91.1%PE23.5x
LOPE Grand Canyon EducationUS$198.0018.1%
+US$802.9m		38.5%PE23.2x
LAUR Laureate EducationUS$26.5712.1%
+US$422.9m		79.3%PE15.4x
ATGE Adtalem Global EducationUS$126.9910.1%
+US$422.4m		73.7%PE19.6x
GHC Graham HoldingsUS$1.05k10.1%
+US$418.2m		44.0%PE6.7x

Latest News

LRN
US$157.38
Stride
7D
22.7%
1Y
91.1%
SCI
US$80.78
Service Corporation International
7D
2.6%
1Y
8.5%
LINC
US$20.19
Lincoln Educational Services
7D
-10.8%
1Y
70.1%
UDMY
US$6.86
Udemy
7D
-6.2%
1Y
-3.5%
HRB
US$51.50
H&R Block
7D
-5.7%
1Y
-8.7%
WW
US$33.12
WW International
7D
-19.4%
1Y
n/a
DUOL
US$322.93
Duolingo
7D
-5.1%
1Y
68.6%
ATGE
US$126.99
Adtalem Global Education
7D
10.1%
1Y
73.7%
PRDO
US$31.97
Perdoceo Education
7D
9.1%
1Y
42.0%
TAL
US$11.38
TAL Education Group
7D
2.2%
1Y
24.0%
UTI
US$26.54
Universal Technical Institute
7D
-16.9%
1Y
57.6%
LOPE
US$198.00
Grand Canyon Education
7D
18.1%
1Y
38.5%
LAUR
US$26.57
Laureate Education
7D
12.1%
1Y
79.3%

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COUR
US$11.77
Coursera
7D
-3.4%
1Y
46.6%
GHC
US$1,048.09
Graham Holdings
7D
10.1%
1Y
44.0%
QSG
US$7.13
QuantaSing Group
7D
-16.3%
1Y
340.1%

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