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U.S. Capital Markets Industry Analysis

UpdatedJun 05, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies329
  • 7D-0.008%
  • 3M5.8%
  • 1Y25.1%
  • YTD1.2%

Last week, the Capital Markets industry hasn't moved much but Robinhood Markets is up 11% in that time. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 27% in that time. Earnings are forecast to grow by 13% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 05 Jun 2025US$2.4tUS$590.4bUS$97.3b28.1x24.7x4.1x
Sat, 03 May 2025US$2.2tUS$566.0bUS$97.1b25.5x22.9x3.9x
Mon, 31 Mar 2025US$2.2tUS$559.0bUS$94.9b24.1x23.4x4x
Wed, 26 Feb 2025US$2.4tUS$554.9bUS$95.4b20.2x25.2x4.3x
Fri, 24 Jan 2025US$2.5tUS$536.7bUS$88.9b23x28.3x4.7x
Sun, 22 Dec 2024US$2.4tUS$526.2bUS$81.7b23.6x28.9x4.5x
Tue, 19 Nov 2024US$2.4tUS$509.8bUS$81.6b23.7x29.8x4.8x
Thu, 17 Oct 2024US$2.3tUS$497.6bUS$80.9b22.3x27.9x4.5x
Sat, 14 Sep 2024US$2.0tUS$491.4bUS$77.8b20.5x26.1x4.1x
Mon, 12 Aug 2024US$2.0tUS$491.5bUS$77.9b21x25.1x4x
Wed, 10 Jul 2024US$1.9tUS$467.8bUS$73.1b20.5x26.2x4.1x
Fri, 07 Jun 2024US$1.9tUS$467.1bUS$73.1b21.1x26.2x4.1x
Sun, 05 May 2024US$1.9tUS$460.1bUS$72.5b19.7x25.9x4.1x
Tue, 02 Apr 2024US$1.9tUS$441.2bUS$67.3b20.4x28.6x4.4x
Thu, 29 Feb 2024US$1.8tUS$440.2bUS$67.4b19.2x26.9x4.1x
Sat, 27 Jan 2024US$1.8tUS$433.2bUS$67.6b28.2x27.2x4.2x
Mon, 25 Dec 2023US$1.9tUS$432.9bUS$70.6b27.9x26.3x4.3x
Wed, 22 Nov 2023US$1.6tUS$432.7bUS$70.5b26.8x23.3x3.8x
Fri, 20 Oct 2023US$1.5tUS$425.4bUS$66.5b27.8x22.8x3.6x
Sun, 17 Sep 2023US$1.7tUS$427.0bUS$68.1b28.2x24.6x3.9x
Tue, 15 Aug 2023US$1.6tUS$426.3bUS$68.2b29.3x24.1x3.9x
Thu, 13 Jul 2023US$1.6tUS$421.0bUS$64.3b31x24.9x3.8x
Sat, 10 Jun 2023US$1.6tUS$419.4bUS$64.5b31x24.1x3.7x
Mon, 08 May 2023US$1.5tUS$419.1bUS$64.6b27.3x23.3x3.6x
Wed, 05 Apr 2023US$1.5tUS$423.7bUS$68.0b29.7x22.7x3.7x
Fri, 03 Mar 2023US$1.7tUS$424.0bUS$69.4b27.9x24.2x4x
Sun, 29 Jan 2023US$1.7tUS$434.1bUS$79.4b28.1x21.8x4x
Tue, 27 Dec 2022US$1.6tUS$443.6bUS$85.8b27.5x18.7x3.6x
Thu, 24 Nov 2022US$1.7tUS$443.4bUS$85.8b27.2x19.8x3.8x
Sat, 22 Oct 2022US$1.5tUS$446.4bUS$91.2b25.1x16.6x3.4x
Mon, 19 Sep 2022US$1.6tUS$454.7bUS$96.5b25.5x16.7x3.5x
Wed, 17 Aug 2022US$1.8tUS$454.4bUS$96.6b26.6x18.3x3.9x
Fri, 15 Jul 2022US$1.5tUS$471.2bUS$111.6b29.8x13.7x3.2x
Sun, 12 Jun 2022US$1.6tUS$472.2bUS$111.9b28.7x14.2x3.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

14.2x


Total Market Cap: US$1.6tTotal Earnings: US$111.9bTotal Revenue: US$472.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Capital Markets Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 23.7x202320242025
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 23.7x.
  • 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 declined 4.5% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 7.7% per year.
  • This means that although more sales are being generated, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased, which has decreased profits.

Industry Trends

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

US Market1.40%
Financials0.33%
Capital Markets-0.0079%
Asset Management0.23%
Investment Banking and Brokerage-0.086%
Financial Exchanges and Data-0.21%
Diversified Capital Markets-1.82%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Financial Exchanges and Data industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 38.7x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 9.4%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 11.6% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Diversified Capital Markets industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 34% over the next 5 years.
  • In contrast, the Investment Banking and Brokerage industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 7.9% 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
HOOD Robinhood MarketsUS$72.2710.9%
+US$6.3b
235.0%PE40.1x
BLK BlackRockUS$988.971.8%
+US$2.7b
25.4%PE24.3x
MCO Moody'sUS$485.521.5%
+US$1.3b
18.4%PE41.5x
ARES Ares ManagementUS$169.013.1%
+US$1.1b
21.1%PE103.9x
MS Morgan StanleyUS$128.160.5%
+US$1.0b
32.6%PE15x
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