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U.S. Capital Markets Industry Analysis

UpdatedSep 27, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies280
  • 7D-0.5%
  • 3M11.1%
  • 1Y40.3%
  • YTD19.3%

Last week, the Capital Markets industry hasn't moved much but Morgan Stanley is up 3.8% in that time. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 40% in that time. Earnings are forecast to grow by 15% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 27 Sep 2024US$2.1tUS$492.0bUS$77.9b21.2x27x4.3x
Sun, 25 Aug 2024US$2.0tUS$492.3bUS$78.0b20.3x25.5x4x
Tue, 23 Jul 2024US$2.0tUS$473.3bUS$76.5b20.5x26.1x4.2x
Thu, 20 Jun 2024US$1.9tUS$467.1bUS$73.1b20.8x26x4.1x
Sat, 18 May 2024US$2.0tUS$466.8bUS$73.2b22.7x26.8x4.2x
Mon, 15 Apr 2024US$1.8tUS$441.7bUS$67.7b19.9x27.2x4.2x
Wed, 13 Mar 2024US$1.9tUS$472.4bUS$72.1b19.4x26.4x4x
Fri, 09 Feb 2024US$1.8tUS$437.9bUS$65.2b19.2x27.2x4.1x
Sun, 07 Jan 2024US$1.8tUS$435.2bUS$70.5b27.1x25.9x4.2x
Tue, 05 Dec 2023US$1.7tUS$432.8bUS$70.6b27.1x24.4x4x
Thu, 02 Nov 2023US$1.5tUS$428.7bUS$67.5b27.1x22.1x3.5x
Sat, 30 Sep 2023US$1.6tUS$426.0bUS$67.9b28.2x23.5x3.7x
Mon, 28 Aug 2023US$1.6tUS$426.4bUS$68.1b28.2x23.5x3.8x
Wed, 26 Jul 2023US$1.7tUS$480.9bUS$63.0b31.1x26.9x3.5x
Fri, 23 Jun 2023US$1.6tUS$419.6bUS$64.4b31.1x24.1x3.7x
Sun, 21 May 2023US$1.5tUS$416.8bUS$63.9b31x23.5x3.6x
Tue, 18 Apr 2023US$1.6tUS$423.2bUS$67.8b28.5x23.3x3.7x
Thu, 16 Mar 2023US$1.5tUS$423.9bUS$69.1b28.7x22.3x3.6x
Sat, 11 Feb 2023US$1.7tUS$427.4bUS$72.0b28x24.1x4.1x
Mon, 09 Jan 2023US$1.6tUS$443.6bUS$85.8b27.8x19.2x3.7x
Wed, 07 Dec 2022US$1.7tUS$443.4bUS$85.8b27.6x19.3x3.7x
Fri, 04 Nov 2022US$1.6tUS$446.3bUS$88.8b25.1x18.1x3.6x
Sun, 02 Oct 2022US$1.5tUS$454.3bUS$96.3b24.9x15.4x3.3x
Tue, 30 Aug 2022US$1.6tUS$454.8bUS$96.5b25.1x17x3.6x
Thu, 28 Jul 2022US$1.6tUS$460.7bUS$106.5b30.6x15x3.5x
Sat, 25 Jun 2022US$1.6tUS$471.8bUS$111.7b28.6x14x3.3x
Mon, 23 May 2022US$1.6tUS$472.4bUS$112.3b30.7x14.4x3.4x
Wed, 20 Apr 2022US$1.9tUS$473.3bUS$115.1b38.7x16.2x3.9x
Fri, 18 Mar 2022US$2.0tUS$493.3bUS$114.6b17.7x17.8x4.1x
Sun, 13 Feb 2022US$2.0tUS$479.0bUS$109.3b15x18.6x4.2x
Tue, 11 Jan 2022US$2.1tUS$458.8bUS$101.9b15.8x20.6x4.6x
Thu, 09 Dec 2021US$2.2tUS$464.7bUS$104.0b15x21x4.7x
Sat, 06 Nov 2021US$2.3tUS$462.1bUS$100.8b15.9x22.4x4.9x
Mon, 04 Oct 2021US$2.0tUS$442.4bUS$95.2b14.9x20.7x4.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

20.7x


Total Market Cap: US$2.0tTotal Earnings: US$95.2bTotal Revenue: US$442.4bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Capital Markets Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 21.9x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the American Capital Markets industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 27.0x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 21.9x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 3.9x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Capital Markets industry have declined 6.5% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 3.6% 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 Market0.60%
Financials-1.22%
Capital Markets-0.50%
Investment Banking and Brokerage0.56%
Financial Exchanges and Data-0.88%
Asset Management-1.06%
Diversified Capital Markets-2.73%
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 37.6x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 8.5%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 18.1% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Diversified Capital Markets industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 45% over the next 5 years.
  • In contrast, the Financial Exchanges and Data industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 8.5% 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$104.603.8%
+US$6.3b
27.3%PE17.2x
COIN Coinbase GlobalUS$179.936.9%
+US$2.9b
139.4%PE30.2x
FUTU Futu HoldingsUS$81.4720.1%
+US$1.9b
40.6%PE20.7x
BLK BlackRockUS$945.021.1%
+US$1.5b
46.5%PE23.1x
CME CME GroupUS$218.471.7%
+US$1.3b
8.3%PE24.1x
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