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U.S. Diversified Financial Industry Analysis

UpdatedAug 15, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies133
  • 7D-0.03%
  • 3M10.3%
  • 1Y0.7%
  • YTD2.1%

Over the last 7 days, the Diversified Financial industry has remained flat, although notably Apollo Global Management gained 10%. In line with that, the industry has also been flat over the past 12 months. Earnings are forecast to grow by 6.8% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the U.S. Diversified Financial Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 15 Aug 2026US$2.8tUS$742.7bUS$148.6b17.7x19.1x3.8x
Mon, 13 Jul 2026US$2.7tUS$719.5bUS$131.2b16x20.6x3.8x
Wed, 10 Jun 2026US$2.6tUS$719.5bUS$131.2b16.6x19.5x3.6x
Fri, 08 May 2026US$2.6tUS$715.5bUS$128.8b18.5x19.9x3.6x
Sun, 05 Apr 2026US$2.5tUS$711.2bUS$123.5b15.8x20.4x3.5x
Tue, 03 Mar 2026US$2.7tUS$708.8bUS$123.1b17.8x21.6x3.7x
Thu, 29 Jan 2026US$2.7tUS$697.2bUS$127.0b14.8x21.1x3.8x
Sat, 27 Dec 2025US$2.9tUS$695.0bUS$126.9b13.8x22.6x4.1x
Mon, 24 Nov 2025US$2.7tUS$696.8bUS$127.3b13.2x21.6x3.9x
Wed, 22 Oct 2025US$2.9tUS$687.0bUS$120.0b16.5x23.8x4.2x
Fri, 19 Sep 2025US$2.9tUS$689.2bUS$120.6b16.8x24.3x4.3x
Sun, 17 Aug 2025US$2.9tUS$686.4bUS$120.7b16x23.7x4.2x
Tue, 15 Jul 2025US$2.8tUS$680.5bUS$141.3b16.4x19.9x4.1x
Thu, 12 Jun 2025US$2.9tUS$679.4bUS$141.4b15.9x20.6x4.3x
Sat, 10 May 2025US$2.9tUS$678.5bUS$141.1b15x20.4x4.2x
Mon, 07 Apr 2025US$2.7tUS$672.3bUS$151.9b13.9x17.7x4x
Wed, 05 Mar 2025US$3.0tUS$673.0bUS$152.2b16.1x19.7x4.5x
Fri, 31 Jan 2025US$2.9tUS$668.8bUS$160.7b18x18x4.3x
Sun, 29 Dec 2024US$2.8tUS$667.6bUS$160.0b17.6x17.5x4.2x
Tue, 26 Nov 2024US$2.8tUS$667.7bUS$160.1b18.7x17.5x4.2x
Thu, 24 Oct 2024US$2.7tUS$661.0bUS$127.3b15.7x21.1x4.1x
Sat, 21 Sep 2024US$2.6tUS$660.8bUS$128.0b16.1x20.6x4x
Mon, 19 Aug 2024US$2.5tUS$660.4bUS$127.8b15.7x19.6x3.8x
Wed, 17 Jul 2024US$2.5tUS$663.3bUS$131.7b15x18.9x3.8x
Fri, 14 Jun 2024US$2.4tUS$673.5bUS$131.5b13.8x18.2x3.6x
Sun, 12 May 2024US$2.5tUS$673.4bUS$131.4b15.2x18.7x3.7x
Tue, 09 Apr 2024US$2.5tUS$659.2bUS$147.9b14.8x17x3.8x
Thu, 07 Mar 2024US$2.4tUS$663.0bUS$147.4b14.7x16.5x3.7x
Sat, 03 Feb 2024US$2.4tUS$650.0bUS$107.9b16.9x22.3x3.7x
Mon, 01 Jan 2024US$2.3tUS$648.5bUS$107.0b13.9x21.2x3.5x
Wed, 29 Nov 2023US$2.2tUS$648.7bUS$107.0b13.3x20.4x3.4x
Fri, 27 Oct 2023US$2.0tUS$629.9bUS$109.6b12.2x18.2x3.2x
Sun, 24 Sep 2023US$2.1tUS$622.1bUS$106.8b12.5x19.9x3.4x
Tue, 22 Aug 2023US$2.1tUS$621.6bUS$106.8b12.9x19.9x3.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

19.9x


Total Market Cap: US$2.1tTotal Earnings: US$106.8bTotal Revenue: US$621.6bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Diversified Financial Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 20x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the American Diversified Financial 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 20.0x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 3.9x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Diversified Financial industry have grown 12% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 6.1% 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 Market0.58%
Financials1.20%
Diversified Financial-0.028%
Other Diversified Financial Services7.32%
Transaction and Payment Processing Services1.45%
Specialized Finance0.28%
Multi-Sector Holdings-3.12%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Other Diversified Financial Services industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 31.2x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 33.3%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 14.8% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Other Diversified Financial Services industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 33% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 15% per year.
  • In contrast, the Multi-Sector Holdings industry is expected to see its earnings decline by 7.1% 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
APO Apollo Global ManagementUS$140.7610.5%
+US$9.7b		1.0%PE44x
MA MastercardUS$569.291.1%
+US$5.6b		-2.1%PE30.7x
V VisaUS$364.150.5%
+US$3.0b		5.7%PE29.8x
RKT Rocket CompaniesUS$14.767.6%
+US$2.9b		-20.3%PE88.7x
XYZ BlockUS$82.884.9%
+US$2.3b		9.3%PE139.4x

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