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U.S. Life Sciences Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 23, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies61
  • 7D-1.3%
  • 3M1.1%
  • 1Y10.0%
  • YTD5.0%

Over the last 7 days, the Life Sciences industry has dropped 1.3%, driven by Thermo Fisher Scientific declining 1.4%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 10%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 17% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 23 May 2024US$736.1bUS$141.5bUS$12.4b38.4x59.2x5.2x
Sat, 20 Apr 2024US$682.0bUS$142.0bUS$12.8b41x53.3x4.8x
Mon, 18 Mar 2024US$741.1bUS$142.1bUS$12.8b43.9x57.7x5.2x
Wed, 14 Feb 2024US$697.5bUS$142.2bUS$12.8b40.3x54.3x4.9x
Fri, 12 Jan 2024US$692.4bUS$153.9bUS$14.2b35.5x48.9x4.5x
Sun, 10 Dec 2023US$644.8bUS$153.7bUS$14.0b35.2x46x4.2x
Tue, 07 Nov 2023US$595.2bUS$153.9bUS$11.0b30.3x54x3.9x
Thu, 05 Oct 2023US$640.4bUS$154.6bUS$11.2b32.8x57.2x4.1x
Sat, 02 Sep 2023US$735.8bUS$154.6bUS$11.2b33.1x65.7x4.8x
Mon, 31 Jul 2023US$739.7bUS$154.7bUS$11.6b31.5x63.6x4.8x
Wed, 28 Jun 2023US$677.2bUS$152.4bUS$12.5b29.3x54.2x4.4x
Fri, 26 May 2023US$671.4bUS$152.2bUS$12.5b27.8x53.7x4.4x
Sun, 23 Apr 2023US$728.5bUS$154.6bUS$10.8b29.9x67.4x4.7x
Tue, 21 Mar 2023US$700.7bUS$154.5bUS$10.8b26.2x64.8x4.5x
Thu, 16 Feb 2023US$749.3bUS$154.2bUS$8.6b32.1x87x4.9x
Sat, 14 Jan 2023US$761.4bUS$155.3bUS$8.5b30.6x89.3x4.9x
Mon, 12 Dec 2022US$761.9bUS$155.1bUS$8.8b28.4x86.8x4.9x
Wed, 09 Nov 2022US$707.8bUS$154.9bUS$9.1b26.4x78.1x4.6x
Fri, 07 Oct 2022US$749.3bUS$152.5bUS$17.0b24.9x44.1x4.9x
Sun, 04 Sep 2022US$753.3bUS$152.3bUS$17.3b28.7x43.5x4.9x
Tue, 02 Aug 2022US$829.5bUS$151.6bUS$18.2b33.7x45.5x5.5x
Thu, 30 Jun 2022US$718.3bUS$148.1bUS$20.1b30.5x35.7x4.9x
Sat, 28 May 2022US$773.5bUS$148.1bUS$20.1b31.8x38.5x5.2x
Mon, 25 Apr 2022US$806.5bUS$147.3bUS$25.4b33.7x31.8x5.5x
Wed, 23 Mar 2022US$873.3bUS$145.0bUS$25.3b36.9x34.5x6x
Fri, 18 Feb 2022US$832.6bUS$144.4bUS$25.3b37.6x32.9x5.8x
Sun, 16 Jan 2022US$878.1bUS$138.0bUS$27.3b39.9x32.1x6.4x
Tue, 14 Dec 2021US$963.9bUS$138.0bUS$27.3b43.1x35.3x7x
Thu, 11 Nov 2021US$952.9bUS$137.6bUS$27.1b45.8x35.1x6.9x
Sat, 09 Oct 2021US$709.0bUS$105.9bUS$18.6b46x38.2x6.7x
Mon, 06 Sep 2021US$755.0bUS$106.0bUS$18.6b51.1x40.6x7.1x
Wed, 04 Aug 2021US$714.4bUS$105.8bUS$18.7b47.1x38.3x6.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

34.4x


Total Market Cap: US$601.2bTotal Earnings: US$17.5bTotal Revenue: US$97.3bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Life Sciences Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 50.5x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the American Life Sciences industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 59.2x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 50.5x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 5.3x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Life Sciences industry have declined 11% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 13% 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, which has decreased profits.

Industry Trends

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

US Market-0.19%
Healthcare-0.012%
Life Sciences-1.26%
Clinical Research and Equipment-1.26%
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$267.191.4%
+US$2.8b
17.3%PE48.6x
RVTY RevvityUS$112.675.0%
+US$661.4m
-3.8%PE75.8x
BRKR BrukerUS$78.291.0%
+US$113.4m
10.3%PE28.3x
ABCL AbCellera BiologicsUS$3.864.3%
+US$47.0m
-45.0%PS31.7x
SYNH Syneos HealthUS$42.980.6%
+US$24.9m
-8.8%PE62.6x
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APDN

US$1.95

Applied DNA Sciences

7D

-29.1%

1Y

-91.1%

TMO

US$590.80

Thermo Fisher Scientific

7D

-1.4%

1Y

15.7%

ILMN

US$107.39

Illumina

7D

-6.6%

1Y

-49.5%

BRKR

US$78.29

Bruker

7D

1.0%

1Y

10.3%

WAT

US$348.80

Waters

7D

-3.6%

1Y

35.7%

PSNL

US$1.56

Personalis

7D

8.7%

1Y

-23.4%

CRL

US$219.00

Charles River Laboratories International

7D

-5.8%

1Y

9.8%

IQV

US$226.03

IQVIA Holdings

7D

-3.3%

1Y

14.1%

LAB

US$2.59

Standard BioTools

7D

2.4%

1Y

3.2%

RGEN

US$165.13

Repligen

7D

-6.2%

1Y

-0.08%

RVTY

US$112.67

Revvity

7D

5.0%

1Y

-3.8%

SYNH

US$42.98

Syneos Health

7D

0.6%

1Y

-8.8%