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U.S. Professional Services Industry Analysis

UpdatedOct 04, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies146
  • 7D0.06%
  • 3M-2.5%
  • 1Y-3.0%
  • YTD0.8%

Last week, the Professional Services industry hasn't moved much but Leidos Holdings is up 5.8% in that time. As for the longer term, the industry has declined 4.1% in the last year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 15% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 04 Oct 2025US$499.5bUS$251.4bUS$14.9b26.8x33.4x2x
Mon, 01 Sep 2025US$516.7bUS$251.5bUS$14.7b26.4x35.1x2.1x
Wed, 30 Jul 2025US$511.7bUS$250.4bUS$14.9b23.9x34.3x2x
Fri, 27 Jun 2025US$488.7bUS$244.9bUS$14.9b23.9x32.7x2x
Sun, 25 May 2025US$508.3bUS$244.7bUS$15.0b22.5x33.8x2.1x
Tue, 22 Apr 2025US$470.2bUS$240.7bUS$15.0b19.7x31.3x2x
Thu, 20 Mar 2025US$490.7bUS$241.8bUS$14.8b21.7x33.2x2x
Sat, 15 Feb 2025US$560.5bUS$244.5bUS$14.8b23.5x37.9x2.3x
Mon, 13 Jan 2025US$541.3bUS$245.7bUS$14.8b24x36.5x2.2x
Wed, 11 Dec 2024US$568.5bUS$242.3bUS$15.3b24.8x37.2x2.3x
Fri, 08 Nov 2024US$593.2bUS$247.6bUS$15.3b27x38.9x2.4x
Sun, 06 Oct 2024US$557.2bUS$235.5bUS$12.6b27.8x44.2x2.4x
Tue, 03 Sep 2024US$546.0bUS$234.8bUS$12.8b28.1x42.5x2.3x
Thu, 01 Aug 2024US$526.8bUS$233.9bUS$12.9b27.3x40.8x2.3x
Sat, 29 Jun 2024US$492.5bUS$238.6bUS$12.4b24.6x39.6x2.1x
Mon, 27 May 2024US$500.8bUS$238.7bUS$12.5b24.8x40.2x2.1x
Wed, 24 Apr 2024US$493.6bUS$236.1bUS$11.5b26.5x43x2.1x
Fri, 22 Mar 2024US$506.6bUS$232.9bUS$11.4b26.7x44.3x2.2x
Sun, 18 Feb 2024US$508.7bUS$232.6bUS$12.8b27x39.8x2.2x
Tue, 16 Jan 2024US$501.1bUS$237.0bUS$12.8b26x39.1x2.1x
Thu, 14 Dec 2023US$497.9bUS$237.0bUS$12.7b26.1x39.2x2.1x
Sat, 11 Nov 2023US$461.5bUS$236.3bUS$12.2b23.8x38x2x
Mon, 09 Oct 2023US$491.1bUS$239.1bUS$9.6b23.1x51.4x2.1x
Wed, 06 Sep 2023US$501.0bUS$234.3bUS$9.2b23x54.6x2.1x
Fri, 04 Aug 2023US$500.9bUS$233.9bUS$9.0b22.2x55.7x2.1x
Sun, 02 Jul 2023US$492.0bUS$232.0bUS$9.5b22.3x51.8x2.1x
Tue, 30 May 2023US$459.1bUS$231.8bUS$9.5b20.7x48.4x2x
Thu, 27 Apr 2023US$447.5bUS$227.7bUS$10.5b21.1x42.7x2x
Sat, 25 Mar 2023US$448.3bUS$228.2bUS$10.7b22.8x42x2x
Mon, 20 Feb 2023US$265.4bUS$162.1bUS$3.0b22.1x87.4x1.6x
Wed, 18 Jan 2023US$262.1bUS$161.9bUS$3.5b21.4x74.8x1.6x
Fri, 16 Dec 2022US$253.1bUS$161.1bUS$3.4b21x73.5x1.6x
Sun, 13 Nov 2022US$261.1bUS$160.4bUS$4.2b18.9x62.8x1.6x
Tue, 11 Oct 2022US$236.6bUS$153.3bUS$8.3b16.7x28.7x1.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

28.7x


Total Market Cap: US$236.6bTotal Earnings: US$8.3bTotal Revenue: US$153.3bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Professional Services Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 44.8x202320242025
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 33.7x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 44.8x.
  • 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 22% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 18% 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 Market1.16%
Industrials1.95%
Professional Services0.062%
Research and Consulting Services1.94%
HR Services-1.21%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the HR Services industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 33.3x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 13.7%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 8.7% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Research and Consulting Services industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 158x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Research and Consulting Services industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 17% over the next 5 years.
  • However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 27% per year.
  • 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
LDOS Leidos HoldingsUS$195.585.8%
+US$1.4b		17.5%PE17.9x
CACI CACI InternationalUS$530.239.2%
+US$981.8m		3.6%PE23.3x
PL Planet Labs PBCUS$15.3125.5%
+US$957.6m		583.5%PS18x
AMTM Amentum HoldingsUS$25.9515.0%
+US$822.5m		-2.0%PE121.4x
J Jacobs SolutionsUS$154.604.6%
+US$805.7m		10.4%PE38.1x

Latest News

CACI
US$530.23
CACI International
7D
9.2%
1Y
3.6%
PSN
US$87.48
Parsons
7D
7.4%
1Y
-18.0%
PAYX
US$124.61
Paychex
7D
-2.8%
1Y
-10.1%
UPWK
US$17.27
Upwork
7D
-9.8%
1Y
59.3%
PL
US$15.31
Planet Labs PBC
7D
25.5%
1Y
583.5%
LDOS
US$195.58
Leidos Holdings
7D
5.8%
1Y
17.5%
PAYC
US$201.86
Paycom Software
7D
-7.2%
1Y
20.2%

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AMTM
US$25.95
Amentum Holdings
7D
15.0%
1Y
-2.0%
G
US$41.21
Genpact
7D
-2.4%
1Y
4.0%
TRU
US$77.34
TransUnion
7D
-9.2%
1Y
-26.1%
PCTY
US$155.65
Paylocity Holding
7D
-4.9%
1Y
-8.6%
FOFO
US$15.87
Hang Feng Technology Innovation
7D
-64.7%
1Y
n/a
BAH
US$104.02
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding
7D
5.0%
1Y
-35.3%
J
US$154.60
Jacobs Solutions
7D
4.6%
1Y
10.4%

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EFX
US$236.67
Equifax
7D
-6.9%
1Y
-16.5%
ULS
US$72.21
UL Solutions
7D
4.0%
1Y
42.4%

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