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U.S. Consumer Finance Industry Analysis

UpdatedJun 18, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies56
  • 7D8.7%
  • 3M13.4%
  • 1Y9.6%
  • YTD-11.9%

The Consumer Finance industry is up 8.7% in the last week, with American Express up 8.7%. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 9.6%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 19% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 18 Jun 2026US$508.5bUS$184.5bUS$27.9b8.4x18.2x2.8x
Sat, 16 May 2026US$477.2bUS$184.4bUS$28.1b9.3x17x2.6x
Mon, 13 Apr 2026US$474.8bUS$175.9bUS$25.5b8.5x18.6x2.7x
Wed, 11 Mar 2026US$467.1bUS$176.4bUS$26.2b8.1x17.8x2.6x
Fri, 06 Feb 2026US$536.6bUS$175.3bUS$25.7b8.2x20.9x3.1x
Sun, 04 Jan 2026US$585.2bUS$168.3bUS$24.4b9.5x24x3.5x
Tue, 02 Dec 2025US$555.9bUS$168.1bUS$24.4b10x22.8x3.3x
Thu, 30 Oct 2025US$557.9bUS$165.6bUS$23.9b10.1x23.3x3.4x
Sat, 27 Sep 2025US$549.1bUS$157.0bUS$21.3b10.5x25.8x3.5x
Mon, 25 Aug 2025US$523.8bUS$156.6bUS$21.2b10.3x24.7x3.3x
Wed, 23 Jul 2025US$444.2bUS$158.8bUS$25.2b9.8x17.6x2.8x
Fri, 20 Jun 2025US$417.9bUS$156.4bUS$24.9b8.9x16.8x2.7x
Sun, 18 May 2025US$467.7bUS$169.3bUS$29.4b9.6x15.9x2.8x
Tue, 15 Apr 2025US$389.4bUS$166.3bUS$29.4b9.3x13.2x2.3x
Thu, 13 Mar 2025US$405.1bUS$166.7bUS$29.3b10.6x13.8x2.4x
Sat, 08 Feb 2025US$496.6bUS$168.5bUS$28.8b11.3x17.3x2.9x
Mon, 06 Jan 2025US$462.5bUS$161.0bUS$26.8b11.5x17.3x2.9x
Wed, 04 Dec 2024US$469.9bUS$161.1bUS$26.4b12.6x17.8x2.9x
Fri, 01 Nov 2024US$410.7bUS$160.9bUS$26.3b10.8x15.6x2.6x
Sun, 29 Sep 2024US$398.2bUS$158.7bUS$25.7b9.8x15.5x2.5x
Tue, 27 Aug 2024US$385.9bUS$158.4bUS$25.7b10.9x15x2.4x
Thu, 25 Jul 2024US$384.8bUS$158.4bUS$25.9b9.9x14.9x2.4x
Sat, 22 Jun 2024US$359.6bUS$156.6bUS$25.1b9x14.3x2.3x
Mon, 20 May 2024US$371.9bUS$156.7bUS$25.3b9.7x14.7x2.4x
Wed, 17 Apr 2024US$346.4bUS$154.9bUS$24.4b10.2x14.2x2.2x
Fri, 15 Mar 2024US$333.1bUS$150.6bUS$22.7b9.7x14.7x2.2x
Sun, 11 Feb 2024US$315.4bUS$153.7bUS$22.9b8.8x13.8x2.1x
Tue, 09 Jan 2024US$298.7bUS$150.0bUS$23.2b8.9x12.9x2x
Thu, 07 Dec 2023US$265.4bUS$149.9bUS$23.1b8x11.5x1.8x
Sat, 04 Nov 2023US$245.0bUS$150.0bUS$23.2b7.6x10.6x1.6x
Mon, 02 Oct 2023US$241.7bUS$149.1bUS$23.1b7.6x10.4x1.6x
Wed, 30 Aug 2023US$256.0bUS$149.0bUS$23.1b8.1x11.1x1.7x
Fri, 28 Jul 2023US$279.8bUS$150.0bUS$23.7b8.5x11.8x1.9x
Sun, 25 Jun 2023US$271.5bUS$150.3bUS$24.6b7.3x11x1.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

11x


Total Market Cap: US$271.5bTotal Earnings: US$24.6bTotal Revenue: US$150.3bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Consumer Finance Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 16.5x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the American Consumer Finance industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 18.2x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 16.5x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 2.5x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Consumer Finance industry have grown 4.2% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 7.1% 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 Market1.98%
Financials3.31%
Consumer Finance8.72%
Consumer Finance8.72%
Industry PEThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.
Forecasted GrowthThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
AXP American ExpressUS$340.548.7%
+US$18.6b		14.9%PE21x
COF Capital One FinancialUS$200.8713.1%
+US$14.3b		1.9%PE48x
SOFI SoFi TechnologiesUS$17.429.8%
+US$2.0b		13.4%PE38.7x
SYF Synchrony FinancialUS$74.116.5%
+US$1.5b		20.6%PE7.1x
ALLY Ally FinancialUS$45.508.6%
+US$1.1b		23.5%PE10.8x

Latest News

ALLY
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1Y
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1Y
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SOFI
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7D
9.8%
1Y
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7D
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1Y
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1Y
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1Y
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1Y
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COF
US$200.87
Capital One Financial
7D
13.1%
1Y
1.9%
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MFIN
US$9.52
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7D
-3.8%
1Y
4.6%
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7D
-6.5%
1Y
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TREE
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1Y
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