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U.S. Diversified Financial Industry Analysis

UpdatedFeb 11, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies131
  • 7D0.7%
  • 3M-3.3%
  • 1Y-6.2%
  • YTD-3.2%

In the last week, Diversified Financial has been flat. As for the longer term, the industry has declined 6.2% in the last year. Earnings are forecast to grow by 10% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 12 Feb 2026US$2.7tUS$701.3bUS$126.7b15.2x21.3x3.9x
Sat, 10 Jan 2026US$2.9tUS$695.3bUS$127.0b15x22.6x4.1x
Mon, 08 Dec 2025US$2.8tUS$695.5bUS$127.1b13.6x21.9x4x
Wed, 05 Nov 2025US$2.7tUS$694.4bUS$127.0b15x21.5x3.9x
Fri, 03 Oct 2025US$2.9tUS$686.8bUS$120.0b16.5x24x4.2x
Sun, 31 Aug 2025US$3.0tUS$686.6bUS$120.8b16.9x24.4x4.3x
Tue, 29 Jul 2025US$2.9tUS$681.1bUS$141.4b18.8x20.4x4.2x
Thu, 26 Jun 2025US$2.9tUS$681.2bUS$141.4b16.2x20.4x4.2x
Sat, 24 May 2025US$2.9tUS$679.2bUS$141.3b14.5x20.3x4.2x
Mon, 21 Apr 2025US$2.8tUS$672.3bUS$152.0b14x18.5x4.2x
Wed, 19 Mar 2025US$2.9tUS$672.5bUS$152.5b15.4x19.1x4.3x
Fri, 14 Feb 2025US$2.9tUS$669.0bUS$165.8b16.7x17.6x4.4x
Sun, 12 Jan 2025US$2.7tUS$667.5bUS$160.1b18.4x16.8x4x
Tue, 10 Dec 2024US$2.8tUS$667.6bUS$160.1b18.6x17.8x4.3x
Thu, 07 Nov 2024US$2.6tUS$666.4bUS$163.2b17.1x16.2x4x
Sat, 05 Oct 2024US$2.6tUS$660.8bUS$128.0b16x20.3x3.9x
Mon, 02 Sep 2024US$2.6tUS$660.6bUS$128.0b16.6x20.6x4x
Wed, 31 Jul 2024US$2.4tUS$664.6bUS$132.7b15.5x18.4x3.7x
Fri, 28 Jun 2024US$2.4tUS$673.4bUS$131.5b13.5x18.4x3.6x
Sun, 26 May 2024US$2.4tUS$673.7bUS$131.6b14x18.4x3.6x
Tue, 23 Apr 2024US$2.4tUS$659.1bUS$147.8b14.6x16.3x3.7x
Thu, 21 Mar 2024US$2.5tUS$663.4bUS$147.6b15.4x17x3.8x
Sat, 17 Feb 2024US$2.5tUS$652.7bUS$110.6b14.3x22.2x3.8x
Mon, 15 Jan 2024US$2.3tUS$648.5bUS$107.0b13.3x21.3x3.5x
Wed, 13 Dec 2023US$2.2tUS$648.5bUS$107.0b13.2x20.9x3.4x
Fri, 10 Nov 2023US$2.1tUS$646.2bUS$108.5b12.4x19.3x3.2x
Sun, 08 Oct 2023US$2.1tUS$622.5bUS$106.8b12.4x19.5x3.4x
Tue, 05 Sep 2023US$2.2tUS$595.0bUS$106.4b12.8x20.3x3.6x
Thu, 03 Aug 2023US$2.2tUS$600.6bUS$26.8b13.4x80.4x3.6x
Sat, 01 Jul 2023US$2.1tUS$598.0bUS$31.2b11.2x67.5x3.5x
Mon, 29 May 2023US$2.0tUS$597.8bUS$31.2b10.5x63.4x3.3x
Wed, 26 Apr 2023US$2.0tUS$583.6bUS$7.6b9.4x265.6x3.5x
Fri, 24 Mar 2023US$1.9tUS$583.2bUS$7.4b10.7x257.6x3.3x
Sun, 19 Feb 2023US$764.6bUS$384.3bUS$16.1b7x47.4x2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

47.4x


Total Market Cap: US$764.6bTotal Earnings: US$16.1bTotal Revenue: US$384.3bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Diversified Financial Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 32.8x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the American Diversified Financial industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 21.3x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 32.8x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 3.8x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Diversified Financial industry have grown 99% 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 Market0.99%
Financials0.21%
Diversified Financial0.75%
Other Diversified Financial Services3.71%
Specialized Finance1.43%
Multi-Sector Holdings1.33%
Transaction and Payment Processing Services0.059%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Other Diversified Financial Services industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 17.5x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 29.3%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 1.8% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Multi-Sector Holdings industry, although it looks like investor sentiment has improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average of 11.3x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Other Diversified Financial Services industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 29% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 1.8% per year.
  • In contrast, the Multi-Sector Holdings industry is expected to see its earnings growth to stay flat over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

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

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
CPAY CorpayUS$346.6115.4%
+US$3.2b		-5.7%PE22.7x
FISV FiservUS$62.114.0%
+US$1.3b		-72.7%PE9.6x
WEX WEXUS$165.6711.3%
+US$574.7m		9.8%PE18.7x
GPN Global PaymentsUS$72.222.0%
+US$397.6m		-33.6%PE12.4x
STNE StoneCoUS$17.678.2%
+US$351.5m		91.4%PS1.7x

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