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U.S. Consumer Services Industry Analysis

UpdatedAug 28, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies81
  • 7D1.3%
  • 3M-1.3%
  • 1Y18.4%
  • YTD-0.4%

Over the last 7 days, the Consumer Services industry has risen 1.3%, driven by gains from Service Corporation International of 4.4%. This means that the industry has gained 18% over the past year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 30% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 28 Aug 2024US$92.4bUS$46.5bUS$1.5b22.1x63.3x2x
Fri, 26 Jul 2024US$92.5bUS$46.1bUS$1.8b20.9x52.4x2x
Sun, 23 Jun 2024US$89.8bUS$46.0bUS$1.8b20x50.6x2x
Tue, 21 May 2024US$94.5bUS$43.8bUS$1.8b20.3x53.4x2.2x
Thu, 18 Apr 2024US$89.5bUS$42.3bUS$1.2b18.9x76.1x2.1x
Sat, 16 Mar 2024US$96.2bUS$42.6bUS$1.1b19.1x90.3x2.3x
Mon, 12 Feb 2024US$96.6bUS$43.8bUS$1.0b23.5x95.6x2.2x
Wed, 10 Jan 2024US$108.4bUS$47.6bUS$959.0m20.9x113x2.3x
Fri, 08 Dec 2023US$107.6bUS$47.5bUS$951.1m21.9x113.2x2.3x
Sun, 05 Nov 2023US$96.7bUS$45.5bUS$674.5m20.6x143.3x2.1x
Tue, 03 Oct 2023US$92.7bUS$44.6bUS$619.0m17.9x149.8x2.1x
Thu, 31 Aug 2023US$94.6bUS$44.5bUS$647.1m19.7x146.1x2.1x
Sat, 29 Jul 2023US$93.7bUS$43.6bUS$465.4m24.9x201.3x2.1x
Mon, 26 Jun 2023US$85.4bUS$42.9bUS$235.2m22.9x363.2x2x
Wed, 24 May 2023US$86.2bUS$42.8bUS$379.7m23.6x227x2x
Fri, 21 Apr 2023US$90.7bUS$43.3bUS$36.6m23.6x2479.3x2.1x
Sun, 19 Mar 2023US$86.4bUS$43.3b-US$134,388,604.0024x-643.2x2x
Tue, 14 Feb 2023US$90.9bUS$41.0b-US$270,771,917.0022.3x-335.6x2.2x
Thu, 12 Jan 2023US$81.8bUS$41.4b-US$1,227,573,511.0020x-66.7x2x
Sat, 10 Dec 2022US$76.7bUS$41.3b-US$1,190,918,842.0017.8x-64.4x1.9x
Mon, 07 Nov 2022US$74.8bUS$41.3b-US$1,390,769,973.0015.7x-53.8x1.8x
Wed, 05 Oct 2022US$82.3bUS$46.3b-US$1,923,363,924.0015.1x-42.8x1.8x
Fri, 02 Sep 2022US$83.9bUS$46.7b-US$2,101,281,890.0017.4x-39.9x1.8x
Sun, 31 Jul 2022US$81.1bUS$44.7b-US$2,831,321,055.0020.2x-28.7x1.8x
Tue, 28 Jun 2022US$76.5bUS$44.2b-US$2,600,868,780.0019.6x-29.4x1.7x
Thu, 26 May 2022US$73.3bUS$44.5b-US$2,889,993,417.0018.4x-25.4x1.6x
Sat, 23 Apr 2022US$83.4bUS$46.4b-US$2,858,736,959.0017.1x-29.2x1.8x
Mon, 21 Mar 2022US$81.7bUS$41.1b-US$2,839,943,031.0020.3x-28.8x2x
Wed, 16 Feb 2022US$77.6bUS$40.9b-US$2,040,321,275.0016x-38x1.9x
Fri, 14 Jan 2022US$79.2bUS$39.8b-US$1,627,642,504.0022.3x-48.7x2x
Sun, 12 Dec 2021US$84.7bUS$40.5b-US$1,509,537,055.0018.4x-56.1x2.1x
Tue, 09 Nov 2021US$92.2bUS$41.1b-US$1,060,993,207.0021.7x-86.9x2.2x
Thu, 07 Oct 2021US$102.5bUS$42.3b-US$571,889,301.0014.5x-179.2x2.4x
Sat, 04 Sep 2021US$109.1bUS$48.8bUS$125.5m15.6x869.3x2.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

869.3x


Total Market Cap: US$109.1bTotal Earnings: US$125.5mTotal Revenue: US$48.8bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Consumer Services Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 20.6x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the American Consumer Services industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 63.3x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 20.6x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 2.0x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Consumer Services industry have grown 127% 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 U.S. Consumer Discretionary industry?

US Market0.57%
Consumer Discretionary-1.59%
Consumer Services1.27%
Specialized Consumer Services2.98%
Education Services0.49%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Education Services industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 59.6x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 28.0%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 48.3% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Specialized Consumer Services industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 55.2x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Specialized Consumer Services industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 36% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 6.1% per year.
  • In contrast, the Education Services industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 28% 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
SCI Service Corporation InternationalUS$78.104.4%
+US$479.4m
22.9%PE22.1x
BFAM Bright Horizons Family SolutionsUS$139.034.0%
+US$312.3m
48.4%PE79.5x
GHC Graham HoldingsUS$781.494.8%
+US$156.8m
34.0%PE25.9x
DUOL DuolingoUS$207.371.7%
+US$154.1m
43.4%PE136.3x
ATGE Adtalem Global EducationUS$75.555.1%
+US$137.2m
74.6%PE20.7x
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