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U.S. Life Sciences Industry Analysis

UpdatedAug 15, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies64
  • 7D6.4%
  • 3M11.9%
  • 1Y-20.1%
  • YTD-9.7%

In the last week, the Life Sciences industry is up 6.4%, with Thermo Fisher Scientific up 6.7%. Meanwhile, Stevanato Group actually underperformed within the industry, shrinking 8.4% in the last week. However, the industry is down 20% over the past year. Earnings are forecast to grow by 14% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 15 Aug 2025US$581.6bUS$144.2bUS$14.4b29.9x40.4x4x
Sun, 13 Jul 2025US$551.6bUS$142.9bUS$9.1b36.9x60.4x3.9x
Tue, 10 Jun 2025US$518.8bUS$142.9bUS$9.2b35.7x56.6x3.6x
Thu, 08 May 2025US$501.3bUS$142.7bUS$9.6b34.6x52.2x3.5x
Sat, 05 Apr 2025US$545.7bUS$142.5bUS$9.9b33.4x54.9x3.8x
Mon, 03 Mar 2025US$605.3bUS$143.3bUS$9.7b38.1x62.3x4.2x
Wed, 29 Jan 2025US$709.3bUS$142.4bUS$10.2b45.5x69.5x5x
Fri, 27 Dec 2024US$658.4bUS$142.4bUS$10.2b44.8x64.4x4.6x
Sun, 24 Nov 2024US$656.8bUS$142.4bUS$10.4b44.1x63.4x4.6x
Tue, 22 Oct 2024US$736.3bUS$141.8bUS$8.5b37x86.7x5.2x
Thu, 19 Sep 2024US$739.5bUS$141.8bUS$8.5b37.5x87x5.2x
Sat, 17 Aug 2024US$737.8bUS$141.5bUS$8.4b38.8x88.2x5.2x
Mon, 15 Jul 2024US$685.9bUS$141.2bUS$12.2b40.7x56.2x4.9x
Wed, 12 Jun 2024US$712.9bUS$141.3bUS$12.2b37.4x58.5x5x
Fri, 10 May 2024US$713.4bUS$141.6bUS$12.6b39.3x56.4x5x
Sun, 07 Apr 2024US$727.9bUS$142.1bUS$12.8b43.1x56.9x5.1x
Tue, 05 Mar 2024US$747.1bUS$142.2bUS$12.8b44.5x58.3x5.3x
Thu, 01 Feb 2024US$719.4bUS$148.2bUS$12.5b38.4x57.6x4.9x
Sat, 30 Dec 2023US$706.1bUS$153.8bUS$14.2b37.8x49.6x4.6x
Mon, 27 Nov 2023US$642.9bUS$153.8bUS$14.0b34.7x45.9x4.2x
Wed, 25 Oct 2023US$604.8bUS$154.6bUS$11.2b31.1x54x3.9x
Fri, 22 Sep 2023US$671.1bUS$154.6bUS$11.2b31.3x59.9x4.3x
Sun, 20 Aug 2023US$702.8bUS$154.6bUS$11.2b32.5x62.7x4.5x
Tue, 18 Jul 2023US$706.1bUS$155.5bUS$12.7b29.5x55.7x4.5x
Thu, 15 Jun 2023US$690.5bUS$152.4bUS$12.5b29.2x55.2x4.5x
Sat, 13 May 2023US$676.5bUS$152.4bUS$12.7b28.7x53.2x4.4x
Mon, 10 Apr 2023US$719.8bUS$154.6bUS$10.8b30x66.6x4.7x
Wed, 08 Mar 2023US$717.2bUS$154.5bUS$10.9b30.4x65.9x4.6x
Fri, 03 Feb 2023US$780.5bUS$155.8bUS$9.1b32.6x86x5x
Sun, 01 Jan 2023US$761.5bUS$155.2bUS$8.8b29.1x86.7x4.9x
Tue, 29 Nov 2022US$752.4bUS$155.1bUS$8.8b28x85.6x4.9x
Thu, 27 Oct 2022US$722.5bUS$154.5bUS$17.1b27.6x42.3x4.7x
Sat, 24 Sep 2022US$713.7bUS$152.2bUS$17.3b25.5x41.2x4.7x
Mon, 22 Aug 2022US$817.8bUS$152.3bUS$17.3b31.1x47.2x5.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

47.2x


Total Market Cap: US$817.8bTotal Earnings: US$17.3bTotal Revenue: US$152.3bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Life Sciences Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 62x202320242025
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 40.4x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 62.0x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 4.6x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 4.0x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Life Sciences industry have declined 6.0% 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 Market1.65%
Healthcare4.18%
Life Sciences6.40%
Clinical Research and Equipment6.40%
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
TMO Thermo Fisher ScientificUS$485.046.7%
+US$11.4b		-19.7%PE27.8x
DHR DanaherUS$210.225.9%
+US$8.4b		-21.9%PE44.1x
TEM Tempus AIUS$71.5921.9%
+US$2.3b		51.7%PS13.1x
IQV IQVIA HoldingsUS$189.405.8%
+US$1.8b		-21.4%PE26x
MTD Mettler-Toledo InternationalUS$1.31k6.2%
+US$1.6b		-8.4%PE32.6x

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MTD
US$1,313.64
Mettler-Toledo International
7D
6.2%
1Y
-8.4%
DNA
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7D
-4.2%
1Y
26.7%
RPID
US$2.82
Rapid Micro Biosystems
7D
-15.8%
1Y
239.5%
LAB
US$1.22
Standard BioTools
7D
-5.4%
1Y
-32.2%
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US$15.76
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7D
40.5%
1Y
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US$485.04
Thermo Fisher Scientific
7D
6.7%
1Y
-19.7%
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US$175.36
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7D
11.1%
1Y
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DHR
US$210.22
Danaher
7D
5.9%
1Y
-21.9%
LFCR
US$7.42
Lifecore Biomedical
7D
-4.4%
1Y
24.1%
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US$4.54
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7D
-17.6%
1Y
-60.0%

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US$1.23
Pacific Biosciences of California
7D
-2.4%
1Y
-27.2%
TEM
US$71.59
Tempus AI
7D
21.9%
1Y
51.7%
STVN
US$22.17
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7D
-8.4%
1Y
10.9%

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A
US$118.87
Agilent Technologies
7D
4.3%
1Y
-15.0%

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US$189.40
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7D
5.8%
1Y
-21.4%
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1Y
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