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U.S. Professional Services Industry Analysis

UpdatedJul 19, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies141
  • 7D0.8%
  • 3M7.3%
  • 1Y8.1%
  • YTD1.8%

Over the last 7 days, the Professional Services industry has remained flat. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 8.1% in that time. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 16% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 20 Jul 2025US$505.2bUS$245.0bUS$14.8b23.7x34.2x2.1x
Tue, 17 Jun 2025US$499.3bUS$244.8bUS$15.0b22.8x33.3x2x
Thu, 15 May 2025US$510.5bUS$244.4bUS$15.0b23.2x34x2.1x
Sat, 12 Apr 2025US$471.3bUS$241.7bUS$14.8b20.8x31.8x2x
Mon, 10 Mar 2025US$504.0bUS$241.7bUS$14.7b21.3x34.3x2.1x
Wed, 05 Feb 2025US$567.5bUS$247.1bUS$15.0b24.5x37.9x2.3x
Fri, 03 Jan 2025US$549.3bUS$246.2bUS$14.9b23.8x36.8x2.2x
Sun, 01 Dec 2024US$582.4bUS$242.2bUS$15.2b25.6x38.4x2.4x
Tue, 29 Oct 2024US$560.7bUS$247.2bUS$13.8b28.1x40.6x2.3x
Thu, 26 Sep 2024US$546.2bUS$234.8bUS$12.7b28.2x43.1x2.3x
Sat, 24 Aug 2024US$533.6bUS$234.8bUS$12.8b27.7x41.6x2.3x
Mon, 22 Jul 2024US$513.8bUS$237.6bUS$12.5b26.6x41.2x2.2x
Wed, 19 Jun 2024US$495.1bUS$238.3bUS$12.5b24.2x39.6x2.1x
Fri, 17 May 2024US$512.6bUS$238.5bUS$12.0b25.9x42.6x2.1x
Sun, 14 Apr 2024US$501.7bUS$236.4bUS$11.7b26.2x42.9x2.1x
Tue, 12 Mar 2024US$502.9bUS$233.2bUS$11.5b26.6x43.8x2.2x
Thu, 08 Feb 2024US$498.0bUS$231.2bUS$12.1b26.9x41.1x2.2x
Sat, 06 Jan 2024US$492.1bUS$237.0bUS$12.7b24.5x38.6x2.1x
Mon, 04 Dec 2023US$493.3bUS$237.0bUS$12.2b24.5x40.4x2.1x
Wed, 01 Nov 2023US$455.6bUS$235.3bUS$8.1b21.2x56.5x1.9x
Fri, 29 Sep 2023US$479.7bUS$234.4bUS$9.4b23x50.8x2x
Sun, 27 Aug 2023US$499.4bUS$234.3bUS$9.2b23.4x54.4x2.1x
Tue, 25 Jul 2023US$474.3bUS$230.1bUS$9.0b21.1x52.6x2.1x
Thu, 22 Jun 2023US$486.0bUS$231.9bUS$9.5b22.5x51.1x2.1x
Sat, 20 May 2023US$461.1bUS$231.6bUS$9.6b20.9x47.8x2x
Mon, 17 Apr 2023US$457.5bUS$228.2bUS$10.6b22.6x43x2x
Wed, 15 Mar 2023US$249.2bUS$163.4bUS$3.2b18.6x76.9x1.5x
Fri, 10 Feb 2023US$261.5bUS$162.4bUS$3.0b21.3x86x1.6x
Sun, 08 Jan 2023US$258.9bUS$161.9bUS$3.5b21x73.9x1.6x
Tue, 06 Dec 2022US$262.2bUS$160.8bUS$4.1b21.4x63.4x1.6x
Thu, 03 Nov 2022US$247.8bUS$159.9bUS$8.4b18.8x29.6x1.5x
Sat, 01 Oct 2022US$232.4bUS$153.3bUS$8.2b16.6x28.2x1.5x
Mon, 29 Aug 2022US$257.4bUS$153.2bUS$8.3b18.4x31.2x1.7x
Wed, 27 Jul 2022US$252.9bUS$150.4bUS$7.4b17.9x34.2x1.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

34.2x


Total Market Cap: US$252.9bTotal Earnings: US$7.4bTotal Revenue: US$150.4bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Professional Services Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 44.6x202320242025
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 34.2x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 44.6x.
  • 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 26% 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 Market0.96%
Industrials1.02%
Professional Services0.82%
Research and Consulting Services1.17%
HR Services0.45%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Research and Consulting Services industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 159x.
    • Analysts expect its future annual earnings growth (18.3%) to be largely in line with prior year's earnings growth.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the HR Services industry, although it looks like investor sentiment has improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average of 32.0x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Research and Consulting Services industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 18% 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
EFX EquifaxUS$263.091.7%
+US$550.2m		1.1%PE53.4x
PAYC Paycom SoftwareUS$229.714.3%
+US$532.7m		45.3%PE32.6x
PCTY Paylocity HoldingUS$186.385.2%
+US$509.2m		30.4%PE45.3x
TRU TransUnionUS$93.612.8%
+US$497.5m		20.7%PE49.7x
DAY DayforceUS$58.255.4%
+US$479.6m		9.2%PE359.6x

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US$263.09
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7D
1.7%
1Y
1.1%

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US$56.64
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7D
-3.1%
1Y
-43.6%
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US$63.90
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7D
-7.0%
1Y
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ICFI
US$83.48
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7D
-4.7%
1Y
-40.6%

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PCTY
US$186.38
Paylocity Holding
7D
5.2%
1Y
30.4%

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PAYC
US$229.71
Paycom Software
7D
4.3%
1Y
45.3%
CRAI
US$177.26
CRA International
7D
-10.0%
1Y
-0.3%
DAY
US$58.25
Dayforce
7D
5.4%
1Y
9.2%
J
US$138.67
Jacobs Solutions
7D
2.6%
1Y
-6.2%
BR
US$239.11
Broadridge Financial Solutions
7D
1.7%
1Y
18.4%

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US$72.51
Exponent
7D
-2.4%
1Y
-30.2%

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ADP
US$301.79
Automatic Data Processing
7D
-0.3%
1Y
22.2%
ULS
US$70.23
UL Solutions
7D
-1.7%
1Y
58.9%
TRU
US$93.61
TransUnion
7D
2.8%
1Y
20.7%

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AMTM
US$25.24
Amentum Holdings
7D
6.6%
1Y
n/a
ALIT
US$5.48
Alight
7D
-3.5%
1Y
-24.7%

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