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U.S. HR Services Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 13, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies44
  • 7D4.2%
  • 3M-0.2%
  • 1Y12.6%
  • YTDn/a

In the last week, the HR Services industry is up 4.2%, with Automatic Data Processing up 4.7%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 13%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 13% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 13 Apr 2025US$236.0bUS$80.1bUS$6.7b26.3x35.2x2.9x
Tue, 11 Mar 2025US$244.0bUS$80.0bUS$6.7b23x36.4x3x
Thu, 06 Feb 2025US$251.6bUS$85.8bUS$6.8b24.4x37x2.9x
Sat, 04 Jan 2025US$240.0bUS$85.7bUS$6.7b24.2x35.9x2.8x
Mon, 02 Dec 2024US$256.4bUS$85.7bUS$6.6b27.6x38.9x3x
Wed, 30 Oct 2024US$235.8bUS$86.1bUS$6.5b27x36x2.7x
Fri, 27 Sep 2024US$222.8bUS$81.4bUS$6.2b25.2x35.9x2.7x
Sun, 25 Aug 2024US$218.9bUS$81.4bUS$6.2b23.8x35.3x2.7x
Tue, 23 Jul 2024US$211.5bUS$86.3bUS$6.6b22.5x32.3x2.5x
Thu, 20 Jun 2024US$208.8bUS$87.3bUS$6.5b20.6x32x2.4x
Sat, 18 May 2024US$220.7bUS$87.6bUS$6.5b23.4x34.1x2.5x
Mon, 15 Apr 2024US$218.1bUS$87.5bUS$6.4b23.2x34.3x2.5x
Wed, 13 Mar 2024US$220.2bUS$87.4bUS$6.3b26.1x34.7x2.5x
Fri, 09 Feb 2024US$222.6bUS$87.1bUS$6.3b27.4x35.1x2.6x
Sun, 07 Jan 2024US$214.0bUS$87.3bUS$6.4b26x33.6x2.5x
Tue, 05 Dec 2023US$216.1bUS$87.2bUS$5.9b25.6x36.9x2.5x
Thu, 02 Nov 2023US$203.2bUS$87.1bUS$5.9b21.3x34.6x2.3x
Sat, 30 Sep 2023US$225.0bUS$92.1bUS$6.3b19.8x35.7x2.4x
Mon, 28 Aug 2023US$236.0bUS$92.0bUS$6.2b20.6x38.1x2.6x
Wed, 26 Jul 2023US$239.7bUS$91.5bUS$6.2b17.5x38.6x2.6x
Fri, 23 Jun 2023US$218.9bUS$91.8bUS$6.3b16.5x34.8x2.4x
Sun, 21 May 2023US$210.2bUS$91.8bUS$6.3b15.5x33.3x2.3x
Tue, 18 Apr 2023US$176.1bUS$87.1bUS$6.0b13.3x29.3x2x
Thu, 16 Mar 2023US$45.1bUS$65.3bUS$1.5b12.3x30.8x0.7x
Sat, 11 Feb 2023US$48.9bUS$63.9bUS$1.7b14x28.1x0.8x
Mon, 09 Jan 2023US$45.2bUS$64.0bUS$2.1b12.2x22x0.7x
Wed, 07 Dec 2022US$46.1bUS$63.7bUS$2.7b12x16.8x0.7x
Fri, 04 Nov 2022US$45.3bUS$63.6bUS$2.6b10.4x17.4x0.7x
Sun, 02 Oct 2022US$40.6bUS$57.8bUS$2.5b10.8x16.5x0.7x
Tue, 30 Aug 2022US$45.4bUS$57.6bUS$2.5b12.2x18.5x0.8x
Thu, 28 Jul 2022US$45.1bUS$57.8bUS$2.2b11.6x20.3x0.8x
Sat, 25 Jun 2022US$43.8bUS$57.9bUS$2.3b10.4x19.2x0.8x
Mon, 23 May 2022US$51.9bUS$59.2bUS$2.3b12.1x22.1x0.9x
Wed, 20 Apr 2022US$62.2bUS$56.2bUS$2.3b16.6x26.9x1.1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

26.9x


Total Market Cap: US$62.2bTotal Earnings: US$2.3bTotal Revenue: US$56.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. HR Services Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 30.8x202320242025
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 35.2x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 30.8x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 2.0x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.9x.
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 13% 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 Market5.42%
Industrials5.90%
Professional Services3.75%
HR Services4.20%
Research and Consulting Services3.93%
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$299.544.7%
+US$5.5b		22.8%PE31x
PAYX PaychexUS$146.752.4%
+US$1.2b		19.3%PE30.4x
PAYC Paycom SoftwareUS$215.728.9%
+US$996.3m		8.9%PE24.3x
PCTY Paylocity HoldingUS$187.277.1%
+US$692.4m		11.4%PE47.3x
DAY DayforceUS$55.097.0%
+US$569.7m		-9.2%PE481.7x
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1Y

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1Y

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BIYA

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7D

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1Y

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PCTY

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7D

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1Y

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TBI

US$4.17

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7D

-16.9%

1Y

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8.0%

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KELY.A

US$11.50

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7D

-6.1%

1Y

-50.9%

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