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U.S. HR Services Industry Analysis

UpdatedJun 04, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies45
  • 7D-0.2%
  • 3M3.5%
  • 1Y26.3%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the HR Services industry has remained flat. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 26% over the past 12 months. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 13% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 04 Jun 2025US$249.0bUS$79.7bUS$6.8b32.8x36.5x3.1x
Fri, 02 May 2025US$231.8bUS$79.3bUS$6.9b23.7x33.6x2.9x
Sun, 30 Mar 2025US$240.5bUS$80.1bUS$6.7b27.8x35.8x3x
Tue, 25 Feb 2025US$247.1bUS$79.8bUS$6.8b24.1x36.1x3.1x
Thu, 23 Jan 2025US$248.5bUS$85.7bUS$6.7b24.8x37.2x2.9x
Sat, 21 Dec 2024US$241.6bUS$85.7bUS$6.7b23.8x36.1x2.8x
Mon, 18 Nov 2024US$247.4bUS$85.7bUS$6.6b26.2x37.4x2.9x
Wed, 16 Oct 2024US$234.0bUS$81.4bUS$6.2b24.3x37.7x2.9x
Fri, 13 Sep 2024US$222.5bUS$81.4bUS$6.2b25.5x35.9x2.7x
Sun, 11 Aug 2024US$210.8bUS$81.4bUS$6.2b21.5x33.9x2.6x
Tue, 09 Jul 2024US$201.0bUS$86.6bUS$6.6b20.7x30.6x2.3x
Thu, 06 Jun 2024US$209.3bUS$87.6bUS$6.5b21.8x32.4x2.4x
Sat, 04 May 2024US$212.8bUS$87.9bUS$6.5b23.3x32.9x2.4x
Mon, 01 Apr 2024US$224.8bUS$87.4bUS$6.3b24.4x35.5x2.6x
Wed, 28 Feb 2024US$224.1bUS$87.3bUS$6.4b26.7x35.2x2.6x
Fri, 26 Jan 2024US$218.1bUS$87.3bUS$6.4b26.7x33.9x2.5x
Sun, 24 Dec 2023US$216.1bUS$87.3bUS$6.4b27x33.9x2.5x
Tue, 21 Nov 2023US$209.1bUS$87.2bUS$5.8b25.3x35.7x2.4x
Thu, 19 Oct 2023US$230.3bUS$92.1bUS$6.3b20.4x36.6x2.5x
Sat, 16 Sep 2023US$226.8bUS$88.7bUS$6.5b20.9x34.9x2.6x
Mon, 14 Aug 2023US$238.8bUS$92.0bUS$6.2b20.1x38.6x2.6x
Wed, 12 Jul 2023US$228.4bUS$91.8bUS$6.3b16.3x36.3x2.5x
Fri, 09 Jun 2023US$216.2bUS$91.8bUS$6.3b16.7x34.4x2.4x
Sun, 07 May 2023US$207.5bUS$91.7bUS$6.3b13.9x32.7x2.3x
Tue, 04 Apr 2023US$176.3bUS$87.4bUS$6.0b13x29.2x2x
Thu, 02 Mar 2023US$48.5bUS$65.3bUS$1.4b13.7x33.5x0.7x
Sat, 28 Jan 2023US$47.0bUS$64.0bUS$1.9b13.1x24.7x0.7x
Mon, 26 Dec 2022US$43.5bUS$64.0bUS$2.1b11.8x21.2x0.7x
Wed, 23 Nov 2022US$46.7bUS$63.7bUS$2.7b11.8x17x0.7x
Fri, 21 Oct 2022US$42.7bUS$57.8bUS$2.5b11.2x17.4x0.7x
Sun, 18 Sep 2022US$42.5bUS$57.8bUS$2.5b12.1x17.3x0.7x
Tue, 16 Aug 2022US$48.8bUS$57.6bUS$2.4b11.5x20.1x0.8x
Thu, 14 Jul 2022US$43.6bUS$57.6bUS$2.2b11.2x19.9x0.8x
Sat, 11 Jun 2022US$50.1bUS$58.4bUS$2.3b11.4x21.4x0.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

21.4x


Total Market Cap: US$50.1bTotal Earnings: US$2.3bTotal Revenue: US$58.4bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. HR Services Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 31.3x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the American Human Resource and Employment Services industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 36.6x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 31.3x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 2.1x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 3.1x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Human Resource and Employment Services industry have grown 43% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 11% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Comparison

How does U.S. HR Services compare with similar industries?

US Market0.75%
Industrials-0.0058%
Professional Services-0.81%
HR Services-0.17%
Research and Consulting Services-1.90%
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
ADP Automatic Data ProcessingUS$326.530.3%
+US$332.9m		32.9%PE33.2x
PAYC Paycom SoftwareUS$263.801.0%
+US$142.3m		79.9%PE37.5x
FA First AdvantageUS$18.104.0%
+US$121.6m		8.6%PS3x
DAY DayforceUS$58.940.9%
+US$81.5m		18.4%PE363.8x
KFY Korn FerryUS$69.491.2%
+US$41.8m		6.3%PE14.7x
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ADP

US$326.53

Automatic Data Processing

7D

0.3%

1Y

32.9%

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PAYC

US$263.80

Paycom Software

7D

1.0%

1Y

79.9%

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May 30
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DAY

US$58.94

Dayforce

7D

0.9%

1Y

18.4%

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May 26
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NSP

US$63.77

Insperity

7D

-2.1%

1Y

-32.7%

Insperity (NYSE:NSP) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of $0.60

May 26
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MAN

US$40.88

ManpowerGroup

7D

-4.5%

1Y

-43.9%

ALIT

US$5.43

Alight

7D

-1.8%

1Y

-26.7%

UPWK

US$15.10

Upwork

7D

-4.6%

1Y

47.3%

PCTY

US$190.72

Paylocity Holding

7D

-3.4%

1Y

36.4%

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May 23
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HQI

US$10.23

HireQuest

7D

4.7%

1Y

-21.2%

HireQuest (NASDAQ:HQI) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of $0.06

May 22
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RHI

US$44.85

Robert Half

7D

-3.6%

1Y

-29.6%

KFY

US$69.49

Korn Ferry

7D

1.2%

1Y

6.3%

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May 18
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FA

US$18.10

First Advantage

7D

4.0%

1Y

8.6%

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May 16
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KELY.A

US$11.72

Kelly Services

7D

-2.5%

1Y

-46.8%

Kelly Services (NASDAQ:KELY.A) Will Pay A Dividend Of $0.075

May 11
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PAYX

US$158.25

Paychex

7D

-0.5%

1Y

30.2%

Paychex's (NASDAQ:PAYX) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's

May 07
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BIYA

US$5.00

Baiya International Group

7D

7.8%

1Y

n/a

LGCL

US$0.55

Lucas GC

7D

16.4%

1Y

-75.7%