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U.S. Professional Services Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 04, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies148
  • 7D3.5%
  • 3M-8.3%
  • 1Y-20.1%
  • YTD-13.7%

The Professional Services industry is up 3.5% in the last week, with Automatic Data Processing up 8.6%. In the same time, FTI Consulting was down 6.0%. In contrast, the industry has lost 20% in the last 12 months. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 15% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 04 May 2026US$379.9bUS$247.5bUS$12.1b19.6x31.5x1.5x
Wed, 01 Apr 2026US$369.4bUS$245.7bUS$11.5b19x32.1x1.5x
Fri, 27 Feb 2026US$390.5bUS$245.9bUS$12.0b20.6x32.6x1.6x
Sun, 25 Jan 2026US$474.5bUS$262.7bUS$12.4b24.4x38.3x1.8x
Tue, 23 Dec 2025US$470.7bUS$251.6bUS$13.8b24.6x34x1.9x
Thu, 20 Nov 2025US$453.8bUS$249.9bUS$14.0b23.7x32.3x1.8x
Sat, 18 Oct 2025US$482.5bUS$250.1bUS$14.8b24.9x32.7x1.9x
Mon, 15 Sep 2025US$511.6bUS$251.1bUS$14.9b27x34.3x2x
Wed, 13 Aug 2025US$508.9bUS$253.9bUS$14.6b26.1x34.8x2x
Fri, 11 Jul 2025US$510.4bUS$245.0bUS$14.9b25x34.3x2.1x
Sun, 08 Jun 2025US$516.8bUS$244.8bUS$15.0b21.7x34.4x2.1x
Tue, 06 May 2025US$494.5bUS$241.9bUS$15.3b21.3x32.4x2x
Thu, 03 Apr 2025US$498.4bUS$241.7bUS$14.9b21.3x33.5x2.1x
Sat, 01 Mar 2025US$503.7bUS$241.7bUS$14.7b21.5x34.2x2.1x
Mon, 27 Jan 2025US$565.0bUS$246.5bUS$14.8b24.5x38.1x2.3x
Wed, 25 Dec 2024US$553.1bUS$245.1bUS$15.0b23.8x37x2.3x
Fri, 22 Nov 2024US$561.4bUS$242.2bUS$15.2b24.7x37x2.3x
Sun, 20 Oct 2024US$567.6bUS$241.2bUS$12.8b28.6x44.2x2.4x
Tue, 17 Sep 2024US$542.8bUS$234.8bUS$12.7b28.1x42.8x2.3x
Thu, 15 Aug 2024US$517.8bUS$234.8bUS$12.8b26.2x40.3x2.2x
Sat, 13 Jul 2024US$497.4bUS$237.9bUS$12.5b25.7x39.9x2.1x
Mon, 10 Jun 2024US$497.1bUS$238.6bUS$12.5b25.4x39.9x2.1x
Wed, 08 May 2024US$507.9bUS$238.6bUS$12.0b26.2x42.3x2.1x
Fri, 05 Apr 2024US$499.0bUS$233.7bUS$11.4b26.3x43.7x2.1x
Sun, 03 Mar 2024US$509.4bUS$232.9bUS$11.5b27x44.3x2.2x
Tue, 30 Jan 2024US$509.5bUS$238.1bUS$13.0b26.7x39.3x2.1x
Thu, 28 Dec 2023US$503.9bUS$237.0bUS$12.7b25.8x39.5x2.1x
Sat, 25 Nov 2023US$481.1bUS$237.0bUS$12.2b24.3x39.4x2x
Mon, 23 Oct 2023US$480.2bUS$239.1bUS$9.5b21.2x50.6x2x
Wed, 20 Sep 2023US$485.0bUS$230.9bUS$9.7b22.5x50.2x2.1x
Fri, 18 Aug 2023US$498.8bUS$234.3bUS$9.2b22.9x54.4x2.1x
Sun, 16 Jul 2023US$471.2bUS$230.3bUS$9.1b20.8x51.5x2x
Tue, 13 Jun 2023US$481.3bUS$231.9bUS$9.5b22.7x50.7x2.1x
Thu, 11 May 2023US$456.3bUS$231.6bUS$9.8b20.9x46.6x2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

46.6x


Total Market Cap: US$456.3bTotal Earnings: US$9.8bTotal Revenue: US$231.6bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Professional Services Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 39.6x202420252026
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 31.5x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 39.6x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 2.1x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.5x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Professional Services industry have grown 7.3% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 2.2% 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 Market0.91%
Industrials0.36%
Professional Services3.53%
HR Services6.32%
Research and Consulting Services1.95%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the HR Services industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 36.0x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 12.3%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 1.6% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Research and Consulting Services industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 141x.
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 better than its past earnings growth rate of 2.4% per year.
  • In contrast, the HR 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
ADP Automatic Data ProcessingUS$214.218.6%
+US$6.2b		-29.5%PE19.7x
PAYX PaychexUS$93.023.4%
+US$1.1b		-37.8%PE20.4x
VRSK Verisk AnalyticsUS$181.113.6%
+US$817.4m		-38.6%PE26.1x
LDOS Leidos HoldingsUS$149.233.5%
+US$628.4m		0.9%PE13x
ULS UL SolutionsUS$91.603.4%
+US$605.6m		52.8%PE56.7x

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1Y
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7D
-1.9%
1Y
17.5%
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US$149.23
Leidos Holdings
7D
3.5%
1Y
0.9%

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FCN
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FTI Consulting
7D
-6.0%
1Y
4.4%
ADP
US$214.21
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7D
8.6%
1Y
-29.5%

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VRSK
US$181.11
Verisk Analytics
7D
3.6%
1Y
-38.6%
PSN
US$50.87
Parsons
7D
-1.2%
1Y
-16.6%
ULS
US$91.60
UL Solutions
7D
3.4%
1Y
52.8%
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7D
1.9%
1Y
-33.7%

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PCTY
US$109.60
Paylocity Holding
7D
8.1%
1Y
-41.7%

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