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U.S. Life Sciences Industry Analysis

UpdatedJun 02, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies63
  • 7D2.1%
  • 3M-14.2%
  • 1Y-28.0%
  • YTD-21.8%

In the last week, the Life Sciences industry is up 2.1%, with Danaher leading the way, up 2.9%. In the same time, Tempus AI was down 12%. However, the industry is down 28% over the past year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 17% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the U.S. Life Sciences Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 02 Jun 2025US$504.6bUS$142.9bUS$9.2b32.4x54.6x3.5x
Wed, 30 Apr 2025US$518.0bUS$142.5bUS$10.0b37.8x51.8x3.6x
Fri, 28 Mar 2025US$589.1bUS$143.0bUS$9.9b38.5x59.5x4.1x
Sun, 23 Feb 2025US$619.6bUS$143.3bUS$9.7b38.8x63.8x4.3x
Tue, 21 Jan 2025US$681.4bUS$142.4bUS$10.2b43.8x66.8x4.8x
Thu, 19 Dec 2024US$664.1bUS$142.4bUS$10.2b43.3x65x4.7x
Sat, 16 Nov 2024US$667.9bUS$142.4bUS$10.4b41.8x64.4x4.7x
Mon, 14 Oct 2024US$731.7bUS$141.8bUS$8.5b37.7x86.1x5.2x
Wed, 11 Sep 2024US$739.9bUS$141.8bUS$8.5b38.3x87.1x5.2x
Fri, 09 Aug 2024US$714.4bUS$141.6bUS$8.4b38.7x84.7x5x
Sun, 07 Jul 2024US$664.6bUS$141.3bUS$12.2b38.8x54.6x4.7x
Tue, 04 Jun 2024US$702.1bUS$141.3bUS$12.4b38.5x56.5x5x
Thu, 02 May 2024US$706.3bUS$141.5bUS$12.7b39.4x55.8x5x
Sat, 30 Mar 2024US$744.3bUS$142.1bUS$12.8b44x58.1x5.2x
Mon, 26 Feb 2024US$729.9bUS$142.1bUS$12.4b43.7x58.9x5.1x
Wed, 24 Jan 2024US$697.0bUS$153.8bUS$14.2b35.8x49.2x4.5x
Fri, 22 Dec 2023US$687.0bUS$153.8bUS$14.2b37.5x48.2x4.5x
Sun, 19 Nov 2023US$614.3bUS$153.9bUS$13.9b33.5x44.2x4x
Tue, 17 Oct 2023US$632.5bUS$154.6bUS$11.2b33.2x56.5x4.1x
Thu, 14 Sep 2023US$692.7bUS$154.6bUS$11.2b33.1x61.8x4.5x
Sat, 12 Aug 2023US$725.3bUS$154.7bUS$11.5b32x63.1x4.7x
Mon, 10 Jul 2023US$685.3bUS$152.4bUS$12.5b29.6x54.8x4.5x
Wed, 07 Jun 2023US$682.6bUS$152.4bUS$12.5b29.1x54.6x4.5x
Fri, 05 May 2023US$699.3bUS$152.7bUS$9.6b28.3x72.5x4.6x
Sun, 02 Apr 2023US$728.9bUS$154.6bUS$10.8b27x67.5x4.7x
Tue, 28 Feb 2023US$711.1bUS$154.3bUS$11.2b29.8x63.5x4.6x
Thu, 26 Jan 2023US$755.4bUS$155.5bUS$9.0b30.9x84x4.9x
Sat, 24 Dec 2022US$743.5bUS$155.2bUS$8.8b28.8x84.7x4.8x
Mon, 21 Nov 2022US$749.5bUS$154.9bUS$8.8b27.8x84.7x4.8x
Wed, 19 Oct 2022US$727.4bUS$152.5bUS$17.0b26x42.8x4.8x
Fri, 16 Sep 2022US$767.7bUS$152.3bUS$17.3b29.3x44.4x5x
Sun, 14 Aug 2022US$845.8bUS$152.1bUS$17.3b32.6x49x5.6x
Tue, 12 Jul 2022US$745.5bUS$148.1bUS$20.1b30.6x37.1x5x
Thu, 09 Jun 2022US$764.0bUS$148.1bUS$20.1b31.9x38x5.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

38x


Total Market Cap: US$764.0bTotal Earnings: US$20.1bTotal Revenue: US$148.1bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Life Sciences Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 60.9x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the American Life Sciences 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 54.6x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 60.9x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 4.7x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 3.5x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Life Sciences industry have declined 23% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues have remained mostly flat.
  • This means that although sales have remained flat, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased, which has decreased profits.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the U.S. Healthcare industry?

US Market1.70%
Healthcare1.83%
Life Sciences2.09%
Clinical Research and Equipment2.09%
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
DHR DanaherUS$189.902.9%
+US$3.8b
-26.1%PE36.1x
TMO Thermo Fisher ScientificUS$402.822.3%
+US$3.5b
-29.1%PE23.3x
MTD Mettler-Toledo InternationalUS$1.16k3.7%
+US$860.0m
-17.7%PE28.3x
A Agilent TechnologiesUS$111.923.1%
+US$835.9m
-14.2%PE27.3x
QGEN QiagenUS$45.137.3%
+US$667.0m
1.4%PE104.3x
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TEM

US$55.18

Tempus AI

7D

-11.8%

1Y

n/a

ILMN

US$82.24

Illumina

7D

2.3%

1Y

-21.1%

MTD

US$1,155.52

Mettler-Toledo International

7D

3.7%

1Y

-17.7%

A

US$111.92

Agilent Technologies

7D

3.1%

1Y

-14.2%

STVN

US$22.21

Stevanato Group

7D

-0.4%

1Y

9.3%

MLAB

US$100.62

Mesa Laboratories

7D

-8.4%

1Y

5.1%

TMO

US$402.82

Thermo Fisher Scientific

7D

2.3%

1Y

-29.1%

IQV

US$140.33

IQVIA Holdings

7D

2.4%

1Y

-35.9%

APDN

US$5.06

Applied DNA Sciences

7D

-38.0%

1Y

-98.9%

QGEN

US$45.13

Qiagen

7D

7.3%

1Y

1.4%

PSNL

US$4.63

Personalis

7D

-3.1%

1Y

256.2%

QSI

US$1.68

Quantum-Si

7D

-13.4%

1Y

10.5%