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U.S. Diversified Financial Industry Analysis

UpdatedJun 28, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies135
  • 7D1.8%
  • 3M6.7%
  • 1Y-6.7%
  • YTD-5.1%

Visa is up 2.7%, leading the way for the Diversified Financial industry, which has gained 1.8%. In the same time, Apollo Global Management was down 14%. In contrast, the industry has lost 6.7% in the last 12 months. Earnings are forecast to grow by 8.2% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 28 Jun 2026US$2.7tUS$719.5bUS$131.2b15.4x20.2x3.7x
Tue, 26 May 2026US$2.6tUS$719.5bUS$131.2b17.9x19.8x3.6x
Thu, 23 Apr 2026US$2.6tUS$711.5bUS$123.6b17.4x21x3.6x
Sat, 21 Mar 2026US$2.5tUS$710.0bUS$118.6b17.6x21.4x3.6x
Mon, 16 Feb 2026US$2.6tUS$706.2bUS$126.0b15.8x20.9x3.7x
Wed, 14 Jan 2026US$2.8tUS$695.3bUS$127.0b14.4x22.4x4.1x
Fri, 12 Dec 2025US$2.8tUS$695.1bUS$126.9b13.6x21.7x4x
Sun, 09 Nov 2025US$2.8tUS$696.6bUS$127.6b13.1x21.8x4x
Tue, 07 Oct 2025US$2.9tUS$687.5bUS$120.0b16.1x24.2x4.2x
Thu, 04 Sep 2025US$2.9tUS$686.6bUS$120.8b16.4x24.2x4.3x
Sat, 02 Aug 2025US$2.8tUS$684.2bUS$142.4b17.2x19.9x4.1x
Mon, 30 Jun 2025US$2.8tUS$681.2bUS$141.4b16.3x19.9x4.1x
Wed, 28 May 2025US$2.9tUS$679.2bUS$141.4b14.9x20.2x4.2x
Fri, 25 Apr 2025US$2.9tUS$672.6bUS$151.9b14x18.9x4.3x
Sun, 23 Mar 2025US$2.9tUS$672.5bUS$151.8b15.5x19.2x4.3x
Tue, 18 Feb 2025US$2.9tUS$669.0bUS$165.8b16.8x17.8x4.4x
Thu, 16 Jan 2025US$2.7tUS$667.6bUS$160.1b19.3x17x4.1x
Sat, 14 Dec 2024US$2.8tUS$667.6bUS$160.1b18x17.6x4.2x
Mon, 11 Nov 2024US$2.8tUS$668.0bUS$160.3b17.7x17.2x4.1x
Wed, 09 Oct 2024US$2.6tUS$660.7bUS$128.0b15.9x20.3x3.9x
Fri, 06 Sep 2024US$2.6tUS$660.7bUS$128.0b16x20.6x4x
Sun, 04 Aug 2024US$2.4tUS$658.2bUS$133.1b14.7x18.2x3.7x
Tue, 02 Jul 2024US$2.4tUS$673.2bUS$131.5b13.4x18.1x3.5x
Thu, 30 May 2024US$2.4tUS$673.6bUS$131.5b13.8x18.2x3.6x
Sat, 27 Apr 2024US$2.4tUS$660.4bUS$148.6b14.4x16.4x3.7x
Mon, 25 Mar 2024US$2.5tUS$663.3bUS$147.6b15.6x17x3.8x
Wed, 21 Feb 2024US$2.4tUS$652.9bUS$110.6b14.3x21.9x3.7x
Fri, 19 Jan 2024US$2.3tUS$648.6bUS$107.0b13.5x21.3x3.5x
Sun, 17 Dec 2023US$2.2tUS$648.6bUS$107.0b14.5x21x3.5x
Tue, 14 Nov 2023US$2.1tUS$647.4bUS$108.6b12.9x19.3x3.2x
Thu, 12 Oct 2023US$2.1tUS$622.6bUS$106.8b12.7x19.7x3.4x
Sat, 09 Sep 2023US$2.2tUS$622.7bUS$106.8b12.4x20.6x3.5x
Mon, 07 Aug 2023US$2.1tUS$610.2bUS$28.3b13.8x75.7x3.5x
Wed, 05 Jul 2023US$2.1tUS$598.0bUS$31.2b11.2x67.8x3.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

67.8x


Total Market Cap: US$2.1tTotal Earnings: US$31.2bTotal Revenue: US$598.0bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Diversified Financial Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 21.8x202420252026
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 21.8x.
  • 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 61% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 6.4% 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 Market-2.52%
Financials0.55%
Diversified Financial1.84%
Transaction and Payment Processing Services2.93%
Multi-Sector Holdings1.57%
Specialized Finance-1.46%
Other Diversified Financial Services-9.44%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Other Diversified Financial Services industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 26.6x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 33.6%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 13.2% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Specialized Finance industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 35% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 8.6% per year.
  • In contrast, the Multi-Sector Holdings industry is expected to see its earnings decline by 2.2% 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
V VisaUS$336.232.7%
+US$16.9b		-3.6%PE28.7x
BRK.A Berkshire HathawayUS$745.14k1.6%
+US$16.6b		1.9%PE14.8x
MA MastercardUS$499.021.9%
+US$8.2b		-9.3%PE28.3x
AFRM Affirm HoldingsUS$79.497.5%
+US$1.9b		16.8%PE69.6x
XYZ BlockUS$77.824.1%
+US$1.8b		16.8%PE57.9x

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APO
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