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U.S. Professional Services Industry Analysis

UpdatedDec 11, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies146
  • 7D-0.6%
  • 3M-8.8%
  • 1Y-10.3%
  • YTD-5.9%

The Professional Services is pretty flat in the last 7 days, but Booz Allen Hamilton Holding has stood out, gaining 11%. Unfortunately though, the industry is down 11% over the past 12 months. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 15% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 11 Dec 2025US$463.0bUS$250.6bUS$13.8b24.5x33.5x1.8x
Sat, 08 Nov 2025US$457.6bUS$249.7bUS$14.1b24.5x32.5x1.8x
Mon, 06 Oct 2025US$503.4bUS$251.4bUS$14.9b26.8x33.7x2x
Wed, 03 Sep 2025US$515.5bUS$251.5bUS$14.7b26.4x35x2x
Fri, 01 Aug 2025US$509.8bUS$251.0bUS$15.3b23.3x33.3x2x
Sun, 29 Jun 2025US$495.9bUS$245.0bUS$14.9b24.8x33.3x2x
Tue, 27 May 2025US$508.3bUS$244.7bUS$15.0b22.5x33.8x2.1x
Thu, 24 Apr 2025US$474.7bUS$240.7bUS$15.0b19.8x31.6x2x
Sat, 22 Mar 2025US$487.4bUS$241.8bUS$14.8b21.3x33x2x
Mon, 17 Feb 2025US$557.5bUS$244.5bUS$14.8b23.2x37.7x2.3x
Wed, 15 Jan 2025US$552.2bUS$246.0bUS$14.8b24.4x37.2x2.2x
Fri, 13 Dec 2024US$568.0bUS$242.3bUS$15.3b25.6x37.2x2.3x
Sun, 10 Nov 2024US$599.6bUS$247.7bUS$15.2b27.5x39.4x2.4x
Tue, 08 Oct 2024US$557.2bUS$235.5bUS$12.6b27.5x44.2x2.4x
Thu, 05 Sep 2024US$540.3bUS$234.8bUS$12.8b27.8x42.1x2.3x
Sat, 03 Aug 2024US$520.9bUS$234.2bUS$12.9b26.2x40.3x2.2x
Mon, 01 Jul 2024US$492.0bUS$237.9bUS$12.4b24.6x39.5x2.1x
Wed, 29 May 2024US$500.7bUS$238.7bUS$12.5b24.3x40.2x2.1x
Fri, 26 Apr 2024US$493.9bUS$236.5bUS$11.5b26.1x42.9x2.1x
Sun, 24 Mar 2024US$504.1bUS$232.9bUS$11.4b26.7x44.1x2.2x
Tue, 20 Feb 2024US$508.7bUS$232.6bUS$12.8b27x39.8x2.2x
Thu, 18 Jan 2024US$498.1bUS$237.0bUS$12.8b25.1x38.9x2.1x
Sat, 16 Dec 2023US$500.8bUS$237.0bUS$12.7b25.7x39.4x2.1x
Mon, 13 Nov 2023US$465.4bUS$236.4bUS$12.2b24.1x38.3x2x
Wed, 11 Oct 2023US$500.0bUS$239.1bUS$9.6b23.4x52.3x2.1x
Fri, 08 Sep 2023US$495.4bUS$234.3bUS$9.2b22.7x54x2.1x
Sun, 06 Aug 2023US$498.3bUS$234.5bUS$9.1b23.3x54.8x2.1x
Tue, 04 Jul 2023US$453.8bUS$229.7bUS$9.1b22.2x49.7x2x
Thu, 01 Jun 2023US$456.0bUS$231.8bUS$9.5b20.9x48.1x2x
Sat, 29 Apr 2023US$462.7bUS$228.7bUS$10.5b21.9x44x2x
Mon, 27 Mar 2023US$448.4bUS$228.4bUS$10.7b22.8x42x2x
Wed, 22 Feb 2023US$260.2bUS$162.1bUS$3.0b21.9x85.7x1.6x
Fri, 20 Jan 2023US$256.0bUS$161.9bUS$3.5b20.5x73.1x1.6x
Sun, 18 Dec 2022US$251.3bUS$161.1bUS$3.4b21x72.9x1.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

72.9x


Total Market Cap: US$251.3bTotal Earnings: US$3.4bTotal Revenue: US$161.1bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Professional Services Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 44x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the American Professional 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 33.4x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 44.0x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 2.1x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.8x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Professional Services industry have grown 59% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 16% 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 Market0.42%
Industrials1.13%
Professional Services-0.55%
HR Services-0.41%
Research and Consulting Services-0.61%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the HR Services industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 34.6x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 15.3%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 1.7% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Research and Consulting Services industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 155x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Research and Consulting Services industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 17% over the next 5 years.
  • This is roughly in line with its past earnings growth rate.
  • In contrast, the HR Services industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 15% 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
BAH Booz Allen Hamilton HoldingUS$93.0212.8%
+US$1.3b		-31.1%PE13.7x
EFX EquifaxUS$215.182.6%
+US$664.6m		-18.1%PE40x
AMTM Amentum HoldingsUS$29.603.6%
+US$253.3m		24.1%PE109.3x
G GenpactUS$46.362.6%
+US$200.0m		2.8%PE14.5x
UPWK UpworkUS$20.484.6%
+US$117.6m		20.3%PE10.8x

Latest News

G
US$46.36
Genpact
7D
2.6%
1Y
2.8%
ADP
US$259.34
Automatic Data Processing
7D
-0.3%
1Y
-13.8%
EFX
US$215.18
Equifax
7D
2.6%
1Y
-18.1%
BR
US$226.91
Broadridge Financial Solutions
7D
-1.5%
1Y
-3.7%

BR: Blockchain Settlement Capabilities Will Drive Strong Shareholder Returns

Analysts have modestly revised their price target for Broadridge Financial Solutions upward to approximately 269.38 dollars per share, reflecting slightly lower discount rate assumptions and steady long term expectations for revenue growth, profit margins, and future valuation multiples. What's in the News Partnered with Xceptor to launch a unified digital platform that automates global tax relief, tax reclaim, and regulatory filing across multiple jurisdictions, aiming to reduce operational risk and costs while improving compliance efficiency and client outcomes (Key Developments).
SSNC
US$85.96
SS&C Technologies Holdings
7D
-2.1%
1Y
11.8%

SSNC: AI Workflow Adoption Will Drive Strong Future Shareholder Returns

Analysts have modestly lifted their price target on SS&C Technologies Holdings, reflecting incremental improvements in modeled discount rates and long term profitability assumptions that support a slightly higher fair value assessment in the low $100s per share. What's in the News Launched an AI agent catalogue for financial services and healthcare, offering managed AI agents for credit processing, contract validation, trade reconciliation, and other complex workflows, backed by the SS&C AI Gateway for secure, compliant access to large language models (Key Developments) American Life, a fast growing annuity and retirement carrier, is piloting SS&C's Credit Agreement Document Agent to automate private credit document review and significantly reduce processing times and errors (Key Developments) Expanded European footprint by establishing SS&C Wealth Services Europe Ltd in Dublin, securing MiFID authorization from the Central Bank of Ireland to deliver fully integrated wealth management solutions across the EU (Key Developments) Announced a series of new client wins, including Boothbay Fund Management, Voss Capital, Axcelus Financial, and The Trust Company of Tennessee, reinforcing SS&C's role as a key outsourcing and technology partner across asset management, insurance, and retirement services (Key Developments) Completed a buyback tranche totaling 3,052,257 shares, or 1.25 percent of shares outstanding, for $260.4 million under the repurchase program announced on May 22, 2025 (Key Developments) Valuation Changes Fair Value Estimate remains unchanged at approximately $101 per share, indicating no material revision to the intrinsic value assessment.
PSN
US$67.02
Parsons
7D
-20.6%
1Y
-30.9%

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TIC
US$10.01
TIC Solutions
7D
5.3%
1Y
n/a

TIC: Index Inclusion Will Drive Future Share Momentum

Analysts have modestly raised their price target on TIC Solutions to $13.90, citing a slightly lower discount rate and stable growth and margin assumptions that support a marginally higher justified valuation multiple. What's in the News TIC Solutions reaffirmed its full year 2025 revenue guidance, projecting $1,530 million to $1,565 million in sales (company guidance filing).
LDOS
US$188.31
Leidos Holdings
7D
-2.1%
1Y
23.1%
VRSK
US$214.48
Verisk Analytics
7D
-3.4%
1Y
-24.8%
ULS
US$77.09
UL Solutions
7D
-2.9%
1Y
50.7%
UPWK
US$20.48
Upwork
7D
4.6%
1Y
20.3%

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The analyst price target for Upwork has inched higher to approximately $22.90 per share, up from about $22.60, as analysts factor in stronger multi year revenue growth and margin expansion expectations following upbeat Investor Day targets and a series of upward Street revisions. Analyst Commentary Street research has turned incrementally more constructive on Upwork as recent results and Investor Day targets point to a healthier long term growth and profitability profile.
BAH
US$93.02
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding
7D
12.8%
1Y
-31.1%

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Analysts have lowered their price targets for Booz Allen Hamilton Holding significantly, with new estimates clustered around $90 to $106 per share, citing tough recent earnings, reduced guidance, and persistent uncertainty in public sector demand. Analyst Commentary Recent commentary from Wall Street highlights a shift in sentiment toward Booz Allen Hamilton Holding.
AMTM
US$29.60
Amentum Holdings
7D
3.6%
1Y
24.1%
J
US$135.25
Jacobs Solutions
7D
-2.5%
1Y
0.1%
RHLD
US$207.98
Resolute Holdings Management
7D
5.5%
1Y
n/a
CNXC
US$38.71
Concentrix
7D
4.8%
1Y
-12.2%

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