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U.S. Life Sciences Industry Analysis

UpdatedMar 14, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies64
  • 7D-4.4%
  • 3M-12.3%
  • 1Y-21.8%
  • YTD-10.3%

Over the last 7 days, the Life Sciences industry has dropped 2.5%, driven by pullbacks in Thermo Fisher Scientific and Danaher of 2.2% and 2.7%, respectively. On the other hand Stevanato Group is actually up 5.6%. However, the industry is down 22% over the past year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 16% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 14 Mar 2025US$587.4bUS$143.1bUS$9.8b37.4x60.2x4.1x
Sun, 09 Feb 2025US$658.3bUS$143.1bUS$11.1b38.1x59.3x4.6x
Tue, 07 Jan 2025US$665.5bUS$142.4bUS$10.2b43.7x65.2x4.7x
Thu, 05 Dec 2024US$673.5bUS$142.4bUS$10.2b44.4x65.9x4.7x
Sat, 02 Nov 2024US$672.6bUS$142.2bUS$8.9b39.1x75.4x4.7x
Mon, 30 Sep 2024US$748.6bUS$141.8bUS$8.5b40.1x88.1x5.3x
Wed, 28 Aug 2024US$740.9bUS$141.8bUS$8.5b37.8x87.2x5.2x
Fri, 26 Jul 2024US$709.8bUS$141.1bUS$12.5b36.3x56.7x5x
Sun, 23 Jun 2024US$694.3bUS$141.3bUS$12.2b38.6x57x4.9x
Tue, 21 May 2024US$741.0bUS$141.5bUS$12.4b38.6x59.6x5.2x
Thu, 18 Apr 2024US$690.2bUS$142.0bUS$12.8b41.9x54x4.9x
Sat, 16 Mar 2024US$745.1bUS$142.1bUS$12.8b43.9x58x5.2x
Mon, 12 Feb 2024US$708.4bUS$141.9bUS$12.7b39.7x55.7x5x
Wed, 10 Jan 2024US$692.8bUS$153.8bUS$14.2b36.3x48.9x4.5x
Fri, 08 Dec 2023US$648.0bUS$153.7bUS$14.0b35.2x46.3x4.2x
Sun, 05 Nov 2023US$597.4bUS$153.9bUS$11.0b31.5x54.2x3.9x
Tue, 03 Oct 2023US$672.6bUS$154.6bUS$11.2b32.9x60x4.4x
Thu, 31 Aug 2023US$736.8bUS$154.6bUS$11.2b33.5x65.7x4.8x
Sat, 29 Jul 2023US$734.3bUS$154.7bUS$11.6b31.5x63.2x4.7x
Mon, 26 Jun 2023US$690.9bUS$152.4bUS$12.5b29.3x55.3x4.5x
Wed, 24 May 2023US$684.3bUS$152.1bUS$12.5b29x54.9x4.5x
Fri, 21 Apr 2023US$718.9bUS$154.6bUS$10.8b29.4x66.5x4.7x
Sun, 19 Mar 2023US$701.0bUS$154.5bUS$10.8b27.3x64.8x4.5x
Tue, 14 Feb 2023US$755.9bUS$155.6bUS$8.7b31.3x86.8x4.9x
Thu, 12 Jan 2023US$762.7bUS$155.3bUS$8.5b30.5x89.5x4.9x
Sat, 10 Dec 2022US$761.9bUS$155.1bUS$8.8b28.4x86.8x4.9x
Mon, 07 Nov 2022US$707.3bUS$154.9bUS$9.1b25.8x78x4.6x
Wed, 05 Oct 2022US$750.3bUS$152.5bUS$17.0b24.5x44.1x4.9x
Fri, 02 Sep 2022US$763.7bUS$152.2bUS$17.3b29.2x44.1x5x
Sun, 31 Jul 2022US$835.9bUS$151.6bUS$18.2b34.2x45.8x5.5x
Tue, 28 Jun 2022US$729.8bUS$148.1bUS$20.1b30.9x36.3x4.9x
Thu, 26 May 2022US$721.0bUS$148.0bUS$20.0b29.9x36x4.9x
Sat, 23 Apr 2022US$806.9bUS$147.3bUS$25.4b33.7x31.8x5.5x
Mon, 21 Mar 2022US$874.2bUS$145.3bUS$25.1b37x34.8x6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

34.8x


Total Market Cap: US$874.2bTotal Earnings: US$25.1bTotal Revenue: US$145.3bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Life Sciences Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 59.4x202320242025
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 59.4x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 4.8x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 4.1x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Life Sciences industry have declined 27% 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 Market-4.06%
Healthcare-4.07%
Life Sciences-4.43%
Clinical Research and Equipment-4.43%
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
ATLN Atlantic InternationalUS$6.0063.0%
+US$133.0m
n/aPS0.8x
LFCR Lifecore BiomedicalUS$6.363.4%
+US$7.8m
-14.4%PS1.8x
ABCL AbCellera BiologicsUS$2.400.8%
+US$6.0m
-48.9%PS24.8x
CDXC ChromaDexUS$7.720.4%
+US$2.3m
276.6%PE70.4x
IPA ImmunoPrecise AntibodiesUS$0.411.3%
+US$228.8k
-74.5%PS1.1x
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TMO

US$508.90

Thermo Fisher Scientific

7D

-3.6%

1Y

-13.0%

IPA

US$0.41

ImmunoPrecise Antibodies

7D

1.3%

1Y

-74.5%

TEM

US$42.17

Tempus AI

7D

-13.7%

1Y

n/a

CDXC

US$7.72

ChromaDex

7D

0.4%

1Y

276.6%

A

US$117.33

Agilent Technologies

7D

-7.3%

1Y

-19.2%

ABCL

US$2.40

AbCellera Biologics

7D

0.8%

1Y

-48.9%

LFCR

US$6.36

Lifecore Biomedical

7D

3.4%

1Y

-14.4%

RGEN

US$142.44

Repligen

7D

-11.0%

1Y

-26.4%

DHR

US$204.09

Danaher

7D

-5.0%

1Y

-19.4%

MTD

US$1,201.99

Mettler-Toledo International

7D

-5.5%

1Y

-7.4%