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U.S. Professional Services Industry Analysis

UpdatedMar 17, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies137
  • 7D-2.8%
  • 3M-7.0%
  • 1Y3.7%
  • YTD-3.7%

Over the last 7 days, the Professional Services industry has dropped 2.8%, driven by a pullback from Automatic Data Processing of 3.7%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 3.7%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 16% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 17 Mar 2025US$482.3bUS$241.7bUS$14.7b21.2x32.8x2x
Wed, 12 Feb 2025US$567.1bUS$249.2bUS$14.9b24.1x38x2.3x
Fri, 10 Jan 2025US$547.6bUS$246.0bUS$14.8b24x36.9x2.2x
Sun, 08 Dec 2024US$575.8bUS$242.3bUS$15.3b24.9x37.7x2.4x
Tue, 05 Nov 2024US$567.2bUS$247.8bUS$14.9b27.5x38.1x2.3x
Thu, 03 Oct 2024US$545.6bUS$235.6bUS$12.6b28.4x43.2x2.3x
Sat, 31 Aug 2024US$542.0bUS$234.8bUS$12.8b28.1x42.2x2.3x
Mon, 29 Jul 2024US$518.8bUS$233.1bUS$12.7b27.6x40.9x2.2x
Wed, 26 Jun 2024US$502.4bUS$237.8bUS$12.4b24.7x40.4x2.1x
Fri, 24 May 2024US$507.6bUS$238.4bUS$12.3b25x41.4x2.1x
Sun, 21 Apr 2024US$485.4bUS$236.1bUS$11.5b26.2x42.3x2.1x
Tue, 19 Mar 2024US$496.5bUS$233.1bUS$11.5b26.1x43.3x2.1x
Thu, 15 Feb 2024US$495.8bUS$232.1bUS$12.4b27x40x2.1x
Sat, 13 Jan 2024US$501.0bUS$237.0bUS$12.8b26x39.1x2.1x
Mon, 11 Dec 2023US$488.2bUS$237.0bUS$12.7b25.7x38.4x2.1x
Wed, 08 Nov 2023US$457.4bUS$236.4bUS$7.7b22.6x59.2x1.9x
Fri, 06 Oct 2023US$483.5bUS$239.1bUS$9.6b22.4x50.6x2x
Sun, 03 Sep 2023US$506.8bUS$234.3bUS$9.2b23.7x55.2x2.2x
Tue, 01 Aug 2023US$476.2bUS$230.6bUS$8.5b21.6x56.2x2.1x
Thu, 29 Jun 2023US$483.9bUS$231.8bUS$9.5b21.8x51x2.1x
Sat, 27 May 2023US$459.9bUS$231.8bUS$9.5b20.7x48.5x2x
Mon, 24 Apr 2023US$458.8bUS$227.7bUS$10.5b22.4x43.7x2x
Wed, 22 Mar 2023US$454.7bUS$228.2bUS$10.7b23.1x42.6x2x
Fri, 17 Feb 2023US$264.8bUS$162.9bUS$3.0b22x87.5x1.6x
Sun, 15 Jan 2023US$263.6bUS$161.9bUS$3.5b21.5x75.2x1.6x
Tue, 13 Dec 2022US$259.2bUS$161.1bUS$3.5b20.8x74.9x1.6x
Thu, 10 Nov 2022US$248.1bUS$160.3bUS$4.1b17.7x60.4x1.5x
Sat, 08 Oct 2022US$237.4bUS$153.3bUS$8.3b16.7x28.8x1.5x
Mon, 05 Sep 2022US$248.4bUS$153.2bUS$8.2b17.6x30.1x1.6x
Wed, 03 Aug 2022US$260.1bUS$152.9bUS$7.5b18x34.6x1.7x
Fri, 01 Jul 2022US$246.5bUS$151.5bUS$7.5b16.1x33.1x1.6x
Sun, 29 May 2022US$266.2bUS$152.8bUS$7.8b17x34.3x1.7x
Tue, 26 Apr 2022US$283.3bUS$148.6bUS$7.3b19.6x38.8x1.9x
Thu, 24 Mar 2022US$331.0bUS$152.6bUS$10.9b21.3x30.3x2.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

30.3x


Total Market Cap: US$331.0bTotal Earnings: US$10.9bTotal Revenue: US$152.6bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Professional Services Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 44.7x202320242025
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 32.8x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 44.7x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 2.0x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Professional Services industry have grown 10% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 17% 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 Market0.32%
Industrials-0.76%
Professional Services-2.80%
Research and Consulting Services-2.18%
HR Services-3.61%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the HR Services industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 30.4x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 13.8%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 8.0% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Research and Consulting Services industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 159x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Research and Consulting Services industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 20% 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 14% 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
TRU TransUnionUS$82.381.9%
+US$296.6m		5.8%PE56.5x
KFY Korn FerryUS$67.357.7%
+US$253.4m		5.0%PE14.3x
INOD InnodataUS$48.1817.2%
+US$221.6m		655.2%PE52.6x
ULS UL SolutionsUS$52.241.8%
+US$188.2m		n/aPE32.1x
PL Planet Labs PBCUS$4.1614.3%
+US$155.5m		88.2%PS5.1x
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