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U.S. Commercial Services Industry Analysis

UpdatedJul 02, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies159
  • 7D0.5%
  • 3M-1.8%
  • 1Y-10.9%
  • YTD-2.8%

The Commercial Services industry has been flat over the last week, but Copart has lost 5.3%. As for the longer term, the industry has declined 11% in the last year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 14% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the U.S. Commercial Services Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 02 Jul 2026US$440.1bUS$151.8bUS$13.4b20.6x32.9x2.9x
Sat, 30 May 2026US$430.3bUS$152.3bUS$13.2b21.4x32.7x2.8x
Mon, 27 Apr 2026US$450.7bUS$150.4bUS$13.0b23.1x34.8x3x
Wed, 25 Mar 2026US$446.5bUS$149.8bUS$12.9b22.9x34.7x3x
Fri, 20 Feb 2026US$474.1bUS$150.1bUS$13.0b25x36.6x3.2x
Sun, 18 Jan 2026US$475.0bUS$149.2bUS$12.3b26x38.6x3.2x
Tue, 16 Dec 2025US$458.7bUS$148.8bUS$12.2b24.9x37.5x3.1x
Thu, 13 Nov 2025US$445.3bUS$150.3bUS$12.4b23.3x36x3x
Sat, 11 Oct 2025US$483.9bUS$144.3bUS$12.2b27.2x39.7x3.4x
Mon, 08 Sep 2025US$491.1bUS$146.4bUS$11.8b26.4x41.7x3.4x
Wed, 06 Aug 2025US$505.4bUS$147.2bUS$11.5b27.8x44x3.4x
Fri, 04 Jul 2025US$504.8bUS$145.2bUS$11.2b26.7x45x3.5x
Sun, 01 Jun 2025US$522.5bUS$145.4bUS$11.1b24.8x46.9x3.6x
Tue, 29 Apr 2025US$506.9bUS$145.8bUS$10.9b28.6x46.6x3.5x
Thu, 27 Mar 2025US$492.8bUS$145.5bUS$11.0b29.7x44.9x3.4x
Sat, 22 Feb 2025US$501.1bUS$151.3bUS$11.6b29.2x43.3x3.3x
Mon, 20 Jan 2025US$494.2bUS$149.5bUS$11.6b33.4x42.7x3.3x
Wed, 18 Dec 2024US$503.2bUS$149.1bUS$11.6b31x43.4x3.4x
Fri, 15 Nov 2024US$517.7bUS$149.8bUS$11.6b29.1x44.5x3.5x
Sun, 13 Oct 2024US$497.5bUS$151.0bUS$10.4b25.9x47.7x3.3x
Tue, 10 Sep 2024US$483.7bUS$151.0bUS$10.3b26.8x47x3.2x
Thu, 08 Aug 2024US$466.3bUS$151.5bUS$10.2b25x45.7x3.1x
Sat, 06 Jul 2024US$465.9bUS$150.1bUS$9.9b26.3x47x3.1x
Mon, 03 Jun 2024US$454.5bUS$150.1bUS$9.8b27x46.3x3x
Wed, 01 May 2024US$448.0bUS$149.9bUS$9.9b26.3x45.2x3x
Fri, 29 Mar 2024US$464.6bUS$149.2bUS$9.5b28.7x48.7x3.1x
Sun, 25 Feb 2024US$438.3bUS$148.1bUS$9.2b28.1x47.4x3x
Tue, 23 Jan 2024US$415.6bUS$150.3bUS$9.8b26.6x42.5x2.8x
Thu, 21 Dec 2023US$406.3bUS$150.2bUS$9.7b26.4x41.9x2.7x
Sat, 18 Nov 2023US$389.3bUS$149.9bUS$9.4b25.3x41.2x2.6x
Mon, 16 Oct 2023US$351.0bUS$140.0bUS$9.2b25.9x38.1x2.5x
Wed, 13 Sep 2023US$351.1bUS$139.9bUS$9.1b25.4x38.6x2.5x
Fri, 11 Aug 2023US$353.3bUS$139.6bUS$8.9b24x39.8x2.5x
Sun, 09 Jul 2023US$358.3bUS$136.8bUS$9.0b26.2x40x2.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

40x


Total Market Cap: US$358.3bTotal Earnings: US$9.0bTotal Revenue: US$136.8bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Commercial Services Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 41.9x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the American Commercial Services 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 32.9x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 41.9x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 3.1x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Commercial Services industry have grown 14% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 3.5% 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. Industrials industry?

US Market1.64%
Industrials0.39%
Commercial Services0.51%
Office Services and Supplies6.03%
Commercial Printing4.11%
Security and Alarm Services3.78%
Diversified Support Services0.29%
Environmental and Facilities Services0.13%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Diversified Support Services industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 49.6x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 16.4%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 5.0% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Commercial Printing industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 32.6x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Office Services and Supplies industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 23% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 12% per year.
  • In contrast, the Environmental and Facilities Services industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 12% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
CTAS CintasUS$174.231.9%
+US$1.3b		-19.2%PE36.1x
VLTO VeraltoUS$90.344.7%
+US$987.3m		-12.1%PE22.9x
RSG Republic ServicesUS$214.710.5%
+US$347.7m		-9.7%PE30.5x
CMPR CimpressUS$103.9215.2%
+US$332.5m		108.3%PE55.3x
WM Waste ManagementUS$224.080.4%
+US$329.3m		0.3%PE32.2x

Latest News

CTAS
US$174.23
Cintas
7D
1.9%
1Y
-19.2%
RSG
US$214.71
Republic Services
7D
0.5%
1Y
-9.7%
CWST
US$95.36
Casella Waste Systems
7D
4.5%
1Y
-14.5%
MLKN
US$21.18
MillerKnoll
7D
22.9%
1Y
0.5%
CPRT
US$28.79
Copart
7D
-5.3%
1Y
-41.3%
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WCN
US$164.71
Waste Connections
7D
-1.0%
1Y
-7.5%
CMPR
US$103.92
Cimpress
7D
15.2%
1Y
108.3%
VLTO
US$90.34
Veralto
7D
4.7%
1Y
-12.1%
WM
US$224.08
Waste Management
7D
0.4%
1Y
0.3%
CIX
US$26.27
CompX International
7D
-1.9%
1Y
2.7%
BEEP
US$1.39
Mobile Infrastructure
7D
-19.7%
1Y
-69.5%
HNI
US$40.64
HNI
7D
8.9%
1Y
-21.4%
LQDT
US$38.70
Liquidity Services
7D
-0.5%
1Y
60.4%
ROL
US$42.14
Rollins
7D
-5.4%
1Y
-24.3%
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CLH
US$290.74
Clean Harbors
7D
-2.7%
1Y
26.2%
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ROMA
US$7.80
Roma Green Finance
7D
-1.4%
1Y
137.8%