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U.S. Capital Markets Industry Analysis

UpdatedJun 20, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies433
  • 7D1.1%
  • 3M13.8%
  • 1Y11.7%
  • YTD-1.3%

Over the last 7 days, the Capital Markets industry has risen 1.1%, driven by gains in Morgan Stanley and Robinhood Markets of 4.3% and 16%, respectively. In the same time, CME Group was down 8.6%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 12%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 12% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the U.S. Capital Markets Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 20 Jun 2026US$2.8tUS$759.0bUS$113.2b40.6x24.6x3.7x
Mon, 18 May 2026US$2.7tUS$757.6bUS$113.6b40x23.7x3.5x
Wed, 15 Apr 2026US$2.6tUS$736.4bUS$106.4b40.1x24.4x3.5x
Fri, 13 Mar 2026US$2.5tUS$731.9bUS$106.9b22x23.1x3.4x
Sun, 08 Feb 2026US$2.7tUS$735.6bUS$107.8b23.3x25.1x3.7x
Tue, 06 Jan 2026US$2.9tUS$656.6bUS$105.5b25.7x27.7x4.4x
Thu, 04 Dec 2025US$2.7tUS$656.1bUS$105.4b23.9x25.6x4.1x
Sat, 01 Nov 2025US$2.7tUS$649.8bUS$105.9b25.1x25.5x4.2x
Mon, 29 Sep 2025US$2.8tUS$874.9bUS$100.9b27.2x27.6x3.2x
Wed, 27 Aug 2025US$2.7tUS$866.4bUS$101.0b27.1x27.1x3.2x
Fri, 25 Jul 2025US$2.7tUS$597.2bUS$99.2b29.2x27.6x4.6x
Sun, 22 Jun 2025US$2.4tUS$590.7bUS$97.1b26.7x24.6x4.1x
Tue, 20 May 2025US$2.5tUS$590.0bUS$96.0b27.8x25.5x4.2x
Thu, 17 Apr 2025US$2.1tUS$562.0bUS$95.9b23.5x22.2x3.8x
Sat, 15 Mar 2025US$2.1tUS$557.5bUS$94.9b22.7x22.6x3.8x
Mon, 10 Feb 2025US$2.5tUS$551.8bUS$91.9b22.6x27.5x4.6x
Wed, 08 Jan 2025US$2.4tUS$526.1bUS$81.6b23.2x29.3x4.5x
Fri, 06 Dec 2024US$2.5tUS$524.3bUS$81.7b23.8x30.5x4.7x
Sun, 03 Nov 2024US$2.2tUS$506.7bUS$81.6b23.1x27.3x4.4x
Tue, 01 Oct 2024US$2.1tUS$492.0bUS$77.9b21.9x27.2x4.3x
Thu, 29 Aug 2024US$2.1tUS$492.2bUS$78.0b20.2x26.3x4.2x
Sat, 27 Jul 2024US$2.0tUS$476.1bUS$77.2b20.8x26.1x4.2x
Mon, 24 Jun 2024US$1.9tUS$467.1bUS$73.2b21.2x26x4.1x
Wed, 22 May 2024US$2.0tUS$466.8bUS$73.2b22.4x27x4.2x
Fri, 19 Apr 2024US$1.8tUS$446.1bUS$69.4b19.1x26.3x4.1x
Sun, 17 Mar 2024US$1.8tUS$440.4bUS$67.2b19.4x27.5x4.2x
Tue, 13 Feb 2024US$1.8tUS$438.3bUS$65.5b19.2x27.5x4.1x
Thu, 11 Jan 2024US$1.8tUS$432.7bUS$70.6b27.1x25.8x4.2x
Sat, 09 Dec 2023US$1.7tUS$432.8bUS$70.6b27.1x24.2x4x
Mon, 06 Nov 2023US$1.6tUS$430.1bUS$69.6b27.1x22.7x3.7x
Wed, 04 Oct 2023US$1.6tUS$425.5bUS$68.1b28.2x23.1x3.7x
Fri, 01 Sep 2023US$1.7tUS$430.8bUS$72.2b28.2x23.4x3.9x
Sun, 30 Jul 2023US$1.7tUS$424.0bUS$62.5b31.6x26.7x3.9x
Tue, 27 Jun 2023US$1.5tUS$419.6bUS$64.4b31.4x23.6x3.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

23.6x


Total Market Cap: US$1.5tTotal Earnings: US$64.4bTotal Revenue: US$419.6bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Capital Markets Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 25.8x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the American Capital Markets industry at the moment, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates to remain steady.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 25.8x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 4.0x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Capital Markets industry have grown 21% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 22% 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. Financials industry?

US Market1.40%
Financials0.51%
Capital Markets1.07%
Investment Banking and Brokerage4.10%
Asset Management0.25%
Diversified Capital Markets-4.34%
Financial Exchanges and Data-4.39%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Financial Exchanges and Data industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 38.1x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 11.1%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 18.5% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Diversified Capital Markets industry, although it looks like investor sentiment has improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Asset Management industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 17% over the next 5 years.
  • However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 58% per year.
  • In contrast, the Investment Banking and Brokerage industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 8.8% 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
MS Morgan StanleyUS$223.174.3%
+US$14.4b		68.2%PE20.1x
HOOD Robinhood MarketsUS$108.1516.1%
+US$13.5b		37.8%PE51.3x
GS Goldman Sachs GroupUS$1.10k3.2%
+US$10.4b		71.1%PE19.7x
BLK BlackRockUS$1.05k1.8%
+US$2.8b		7.8%PE26.1x
IBKR Interactive Brokers GroupUS$96.005.7%
+US$2.3b		87.0%PE41.2x

Latest News

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1Y
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7D
-4.7%
1Y
-25.0%
GS
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7D
3.2%
1Y
71.1%
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7D
2.2%
1Y
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CME
US$246.38
CME Group
7D
-8.6%
1Y
-10.1%
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1Y
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BLK
US$1,050.09
BlackRock
7D
1.8%
1Y
7.8%
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MS
US$223.17
Morgan Stanley
7D
4.3%
1Y
68.2%
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Cboe Global Markets
7D
-15.5%
1Y
10.3%
HOOD
US$108.15
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7D
16.1%
1Y
37.8%
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BX
US$123.79
Blackstone
7D
0.8%
1Y
-10.1%
IBKR
US$96.00
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7D
5.7%
1Y
87.0%
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SCHW
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Charles Schwab
7D
0.7%
1Y
2.8%
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SPGI
US$410.92
S&P Global
7D
-1.9%
1Y
-18.5%
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