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U.S. Life Sciences Industry Analysis

UpdatedDec 04, 2023
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies77
  • 7D1.4%
  • 3M-11.1%
  • 1Y-13.3%
  • YTD-9.7%

In the last week, the Life Sciences industry is up 1.4%, with Danaher leading the way with a 1.6% gain. In the same time, Fortrea Holdings was down 7.2%. However, the industry is down 13% over the past year. Earnings are forecast to grow by 15% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 04 Dec 2023US$651.8bUS$153.8bUS$14.0b35.5x46.5x4.2x
Wed, 01 Nov 2023US$572.6bUS$153.7bUS$11.2b29.7x51.3x3.7x
Fri, 29 Sep 2023US$670.3bUS$154.6bUS$11.2b33.1x59.8x4.3x
Sun, 27 Aug 2023US$712.7bUS$154.6bUS$11.2b32.9x63.6x4.6x
Tue, 25 Jul 2023US$744.7bUS$155.5bUS$12.7b29.5x58.7x4.8x
Thu, 22 Jun 2023US$691.0bUS$152.4bUS$12.5b29.2x55.3x4.5x
Sat, 20 May 2023US$683.0bUS$152.1bUS$12.5b29x54.8x4.5x
Mon, 17 Apr 2023US$737.3bUS$154.6bUS$10.8b30.5x68.2x4.8x
Wed, 15 Mar 2023US$711.8bUS$154.5bUS$10.9b30.4x65.5x4.6x
Fri, 10 Feb 2023US$743.6bUS$155.6bUS$8.8b30.9x84.1x4.8x
Sun, 08 Jan 2023US$705.6bUS$155.2bUS$8.8b27.6x80.4x4.5x
Tue, 06 Dec 2022US$765.6bUS$155.1bUS$8.8b28.2x87.3x4.9x
Thu, 03 Nov 2022US$699.1bUS$154.7bUS$13.0b26.2x53.8x4.5x
Sat, 01 Oct 2022US$700.3bUS$152.2bUS$17.3b23.2x40.5x4.6x
Mon, 29 Aug 2022US$782.5bUS$152.3bUS$17.3b29.9x45.2x5.1x
Wed, 27 Jul 2022US$793.7bUS$148.8bUS$20.2b32.4x39.3x5.3x
Fri, 24 Jun 2022US$722.6bUS$148.1bUS$20.1b29.6x35.9x4.9x
Sun, 22 May 2022US$736.5bUS$148.0bUS$20.0b31.9x36.7x5x
Tue, 19 Apr 2022US$832.4bUS$146.5bUS$25.3b34.7x32.9x5.7x
Thu, 17 Mar 2022US$835.1bUS$145.3bUS$25.1b35.4x33.2x5.7x
Sat, 12 Feb 2022US$866.1bUS$143.8bUS$24.9b38.2x34.8x6x
Mon, 10 Jan 2022US$894.4bUS$138.0bUS$27.3b41.7x32.7x6.5x
Wed, 08 Dec 2021US$931.3bUS$138.0bUS$27.3b42.4x34.1x6.7x
Fri, 05 Nov 2021US$1.0tUS$139.5bUS$27.9b48.2x36.5x7.3x
Sun, 03 Oct 2021US$710.3bUS$105.9bUS$18.6b47x38.1x6.7x
Tue, 31 Aug 2021US$733.6bUS$105.8bUS$18.7b51.9x39.3x6.9x
Wed, 07 Jul 2021US$656.3bUS$101.0bUS$17.6b39.3x37.2x6.5x
Sat, 10 Apr 2021US$569.5bUS$92.3bUS$15.4b38.8x37x6.2x
Fri, 01 Jan 2021US$553.9bUS$89.0bUS$14.2b39x39x6.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

41.6x


Total Market Cap: US$495.2bTotal Earnings: US$11.9bTotal Revenue: US$80.4bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Life Sciences Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 48.2x202120222023
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the American Life Sciences 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 48.2x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 5.5x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 4.2x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Life Sciences industry have grown 5.6% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 24% 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. Healthcare industry?

US Market1.15%
Healthcare0.82%
Life Sciences1.39%
Clinical Research and Equipment1.39%
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
ILMN IlluminaUS$114.3420.8%
+US$3.1b
-46.5%PS4.1x
TMO Thermo Fisher ScientificUS$495.341.1%
+US$2.0b
-11.1%PE32.2x
DHR DanaherUS$222.131.0%
+US$1.6b
-17.1%PE27.9x
A Agilent TechnologiesUS$128.883.1%
+US$1.1b
-15.6%PE30.4x
IQV IQVIA HoldingsUS$216.272.6%
+US$1.0b
2.0%PE35.4x
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A

US$128.88

Agilent Technologies

7D

3.1%

1Y

-15.6%

CDXC

US$1.40

ChromaDex

7D

-2.8%

1Y

-17.6%

FTRE

US$31.64

Fortrea Holdings

7D

-5.7%

1Y

n/a

ICLR

US$266.61

ICON

7D

-1.0%

1Y

30.2%

OLK

US$25.84

Olink Holding

7D

-0.08%

1Y

17.5%

MTD

US$1,102.84

Mettler-Toledo International

7D

2.1%

1Y

-24.2%