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U.S. HR Services Industry Analysis

UpdatedFeb 01, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies45
  • 7D0.9%
  • 3M4.5%
  • 1Y13.7%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the HR Services industry has risen 1.3%, driven by gains from Automatic Data Processing of 2.5%. In the same time, Robert Half was down 8.4%. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 14%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 14% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 01 Feb 2025US$250.3bUS$85.8bUS$6.8b24.6x36.6x2.9x
Mon, 30 Dec 2024US$245.3bUS$85.7bUS$6.7b24.6x36.7x2.9x
Wed, 27 Nov 2024US$256.2bUS$85.7bUS$6.6b28.1x38.8x3x
Fri, 25 Oct 2024US$233.3bUS$81.1bUS$6.2b30x37.8x2.9x
Sun, 22 Sep 2024US$224.6bUS$81.4bUS$6.2b25.5x36.2x2.8x
Tue, 20 Aug 2024US$213.3bUS$81.4bUS$6.2b23.4x34.4x2.6x
Thu, 18 Jul 2024US$213.0bUS$86.6bUS$6.6b22.5x32.4x2.5x
Sat, 15 Jun 2024US$208.9bUS$87.3bUS$6.5b20.5x32x2.4x
Mon, 13 May 2024US$216.8bUS$87.6bUS$6.5b24.1x33.5x2.5x
Wed, 10 Apr 2024US$221.4bUS$87.5bUS$6.4b23.9x34.8x2.5x
Fri, 08 Mar 2024US$219.9bUS$87.4bUS$6.3b25.8x34.6x2.5x
Sun, 04 Feb 2024US$223.0bUS$87.1bUS$6.3b26.9x35.4x2.6x
Tue, 02 Jan 2024US$217.1bUS$87.3bUS$6.4b26.3x34.1x2.5x
Thu, 30 Nov 2023US$210.0bUS$87.2bUS$5.9b25x35.9x2.4x
Sat, 28 Oct 2023US$200.5bUS$86.9bUS$5.8b19.3x34.3x2.3x
Mon, 25 Sep 2023US$220.7bUS$92.0bUS$6.3b19.7x35.3x2.4x
Wed, 23 Aug 2023US$232.8bUS$92.0bUS$6.2b20.6x37.6x2.5x
Fri, 21 Jul 2023US$238.9bUS$91.6bUS$6.2b17.1x38.2x2.6x
Sun, 18 Jun 2023US$220.8bUS$91.8bUS$6.3b16.4x35.1x2.4x
Tue, 16 May 2023US$207.9bUS$91.8bUS$6.3b15.1x33.2x2.3x
Thu, 13 Apr 2023US$173.6bUS$87.4bUS$6.0b12.4x28.8x2x
Sat, 11 Mar 2023US$46.1bUS$65.3bUS$1.4b12.7x33.2x0.7x
Mon, 06 Feb 2023US$50.3bUS$63.6bUS$1.7b13.4x28.9x0.8x
Wed, 04 Jan 2023US$43.9bUS$64.0bUS$2.1b11.8x21.4x0.7x
Fri, 02 Dec 2022US$47.5bUS$63.7bUS$2.7b12.1x17.3x0.7x
Sun, 30 Oct 2022US$42.6bUS$57.8bUS$2.5b10.5x17.4x0.7x
Tue, 27 Sep 2022US$40.4bUS$57.8bUS$2.5b10.6x16.4x0.7x
Thu, 25 Aug 2022US$46.4bUS$57.6bUS$2.5b12.4x18.9x0.8x
Sat, 23 Jul 2022US$46.7bUS$57.4bUS$2.2b11.8x21.3x0.8x
Mon, 20 Jun 2022US$42.5bUS$57.7bUS$2.3b9.9x18.9x0.7x
Wed, 18 May 2022US$53.0bUS$59.2bUS$2.3b12.6x22.6x0.9x
Fri, 15 Apr 2022US$60.3bUS$56.9bUS$2.3b16.1x26.6x1.1x
Sun, 13 Mar 2022US$58.9bUS$57.4bUS$4.9b16.6x11.9x1x
Tue, 08 Feb 2022US$65.8bUS$58.8bUS$2.1b19.5x30.8x1.1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

30.8x


Total Market Cap: US$65.8bTotal Earnings: US$2.1bTotal Revenue: US$58.8bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. HR Services Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 29.8x202320242025
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 36.5x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 29.8x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.9x 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 47% 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 Market-0.87%
Industrials-2.29%
Professional Services0.67%
HR Services0.86%
Research and Consulting Services0.37%
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$303.012.0%
+US$2.2b		21.8%PE31.3x
PAYX PaychexUS$147.671.1%
+US$561.7m		21.3%PE30.9x
FA First AdvantageUS$18.882.2%
+US$69.1m		13.9%PE664.4x
TBI TrueBlueUS$8.153.6%
+US$8.3m		-40.4%PS0.1x
HSII Heidrick & Struggles InternationalUS$46.490.8%
+US$7.6m		51.3%PE24.6x
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