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U.S. Financials Sector Analysis

UpdatedJun 04, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies1342
  • 7D0.2%
  • 3M1.6%
  • 1Y23.2%
  • YTD4.4%

The Financials industry has stayed flat over the last week. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 23% over the past 12 months. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 9.4% per annum.

Sector Valuation and Performance

Has the U.S. Financials Sector valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 05 Jun 2025US$9.6tUS$3.0tUS$525.4b12.5x18.2x3.2x
Sat, 03 May 2025US$9.2tUS$3.0tUS$542.5b12.3x17x3.1x
Mon, 31 Mar 2025US$9.3tUS$3.0tUS$544.8b12.1x17.1x3.1x
Wed, 26 Feb 2025US$9.7tUS$3.0tUS$545.8b12.3x17.8x3.3x
Fri, 24 Jan 2025US$9.7tUS$2.9tUS$539.2b12.9x18x3.3x
Sun, 22 Dec 2024US$9.3tUS$2.9tUS$504.7b13.1x18.5x3.2x
Tue, 19 Nov 2024US$9.6tUS$2.9tUS$504.6b13.5x19.1x3.3x
Thu, 17 Oct 2024US$9.1tUS$2.8tUS$468.8b12.9x19.4x3.2x
Sat, 14 Sep 2024US$8.5tUS$2.8tUS$466.0b12.4x18.2x3x
Mon, 12 Aug 2024US$8.1tUS$2.8tUS$465.7b11.8x17.3x2.9x
Wed, 10 Jul 2024US$7.9tUS$2.8tUS$461.3b11x17.2x2.9x
Fri, 07 Jun 2024US$7.9tUS$2.8tUS$463.2b10.7x17x2.8x
Sun, 05 May 2024US$7.8tUS$2.8tUS$490.9b10.9x15.9x2.8x
Tue, 02 Apr 2024US$8.1tUS$2.7tUS$475.0b10.9x17x3x
Thu, 29 Feb 2024US$7.7tUS$2.7tUS$475.0b10.5x16.2x2.8x
Sat, 27 Jan 2024US$7.5tUS$2.7tUS$423.2b12.2x17.8x2.8x
Mon, 25 Dec 2023US$7.4tUS$2.7tUS$446.7b11.6x16.5x2.7x
Wed, 22 Nov 2023US$6.8tUS$2.7tUS$446.4b10.7x15.2x2.5x
Fri, 20 Oct 2023US$6.4tUS$2.7tUS$434.9b10.2x14.7x2.4x
Sun, 17 Sep 2023US$6.8tUS$2.7tUS$430.8b10.6x15.8x2.6x
Tue, 15 Aug 2023US$6.8tUS$2.7tUS$429.7b11x15.8x2.6x
Thu, 13 Jul 2023US$6.7tUS$2.6tUS$342.9b10.7x19.5x2.6x
Sat, 10 Jun 2023US$6.4tUS$2.6tUS$341.1b10.6x18.9x2.5x
Mon, 08 May 2023US$6.2tUS$2.6tUS$314.0b10.1x19.9x2.4x
Wed, 05 Apr 2023US$6.3tUS$2.6tUS$318.6b10.7x19.6x2.4x
Fri, 03 Mar 2023US$5.7tUS$2.4tUS$308.6b11.7x18.3x2.4x
Sun, 29 Jan 2023US$5.8tUS$2.4tUS$358.9b11.4x16.2x2.4x
Tue, 27 Dec 2022US$5.4tUS$2.4tUS$368.9b11.5x14.7x2.2x
Thu, 24 Nov 2022US$5.7tUS$2.4tUS$368.8b11.9x15.6x2.4x
Sat, 22 Oct 2022US$5.2tUS$2.4tUS$398.3b11.3x13.1x2.2x
Mon, 19 Sep 2022US$5.4tUS$2.4tUS$408.5b11.5x13.2x2.2x
Wed, 17 Aug 2022US$5.8tUS$2.4tUS$401.7b12.2x14.4x2.4x
Fri, 15 Jul 2022US$5.2tUS$2.4tUS$513.2b10.9x10x2.1x
Sun, 12 Jun 2022US$5.4tUS$2.4tUS$513.7b10.8x10.5x2.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

10.5x


Total Market Cap: US$5.4tTotal Earnings: US$513.7bTotal Revenue: US$2.4tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Financials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 16.5x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the American Financials 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 3-year average PS ratio of 2.7x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 3.2x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Financials industry have remained mostly flat over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 7.5% 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 and as a result, profits have held steady.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the U.S. Financials sector?

US Market0.75%
Financials0.19%
Insurance1.39%
Consumer Finance0.97%
Banks0.49%
Mortgage Finance0%0
Diversified Financial-0.054%
Mortgage REITs-0.16%
Capital Markets-0.66%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Capital Markets industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 23.7x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 13.0%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 16.0% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Banks industry, although it looks like investor sentiment has improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average of 11.4x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Mortgage REITs industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 43% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 19% per year.
  • In contrast, the Diversified Financial industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 4.3% 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$368.002.3%
+US$15.5b
34.1%PE35.1x
MA MastercardUS$584.131.4%
+US$7.5b
30.8%PE40.4x
HOOD Robinhood MarketsUS$72.2710.9%
+US$6.3b
235.0%PE40.1x
WFC Wells FargoUS$75.382.2%
+US$5.4b
28.5%PB1.5x
PGR ProgressiveUS$282.171.9%
+US$3.0b
32.7%PE19x
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V

US$368.00

Visa

7D

2.3%

1Y

34.1%

FDS

US$433.79

FactSet Research Systems

7D

-5.8%

1Y

8.1%

HOOD

US$72.27

Robinhood Markets

7D

10.9%

1Y

235.0%

BLK

US$988.97

BlackRock

7D

1.8%

1Y

25.4%

AON

US$372.62

Aon

7D

3.1%

1Y

30.5%

CME

US$277.88

CME Group

7D

-2.8%

1Y

38.6%

WFC

US$75.38

Wells Fargo

7D

2.2%

1Y

28.5%

PGR

US$282.17

Progressive

7D

1.9%

1Y

32.7%

MA

US$584.13

Mastercard

7D

1.4%

1Y

30.8%

SCHW

US$87.48

Charles Schwab

7D

-0.6%

1Y

17.6%

TW

US$138.26

Tradeweb Markets

7D

-4.1%

1Y

29.0%

GS

US$599.21

Goldman Sachs Group

7D

-1.5%

1Y

29.8%

NU

US$11.94

Nu Holdings

7D

-2.1%

1Y

2.0%

BRK.A

US$737,820.00

Berkshire Hathaway

7D

-2.3%

1Y

19.4%