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U.S. Professional Services Industry Analysis

UpdatedAug 16, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies149
  • 7D0.5%
  • 3M15.0%
  • 1Y-11.3%
  • YTD-1.4%

Last week, the Professional Services industry hasn't moved much but Leidos Holdings is up 4.6% in that time. As for the longer term, the industry has declined 11% in the last year. 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
Sun, 16 Aug 2026US$440.1bUS$259.2bUS$13.7b21.8x32.1x1.7x
Tue, 14 Jul 2026US$384.9bUS$249.6bUS$12.5b20.2x30.8x1.5x
Thu, 11 Jun 2026US$382.8bUS$247.6bUS$12.1b20.1x31.6x1.5x
Sat, 09 May 2026US$378.5bUS$249.1bUS$12.2b19.2x31.1x1.5x
Mon, 06 Apr 2026US$378.0bUS$245.7bUS$11.5b19.3x32.8x1.5x
Wed, 04 Mar 2026US$402.4bUS$245.9bUS$11.8b20.4x34.1x1.6x
Fri, 30 Jan 2026US$461.0bUS$263.3bUS$12.5b23x36.9x1.8x
Sun, 28 Dec 2025US$473.9bUS$251.6bUS$13.8b24x34.3x1.9x
Tue, 25 Nov 2025US$456.6bUS$250.1bUS$13.9b23.8x32.9x1.8x
Thu, 23 Oct 2025US$492.2bUS$250.3bUS$14.8b25.9x33.3x2x
Sat, 20 Sep 2025US$510.0bUS$251.1bUS$14.9b26.2x34.1x2x
Mon, 18 Aug 2025US$513.0bUS$253.9bUS$14.6b27.4x35x2x
Wed, 16 Jul 2025US$503.7bUS$245.0bUS$14.9b24x33.8x2.1x
Fri, 13 Jun 2025US$506.1bUS$244.8bUS$15.0b23.1x33.7x2.1x
Sun, 11 May 2025US$504.6bUS$244.4bUS$15.1b22x33.4x2.1x
Tue, 08 Apr 2025US$460.1bUS$241.7bUS$14.8b20.1x31.1x1.9x
Thu, 06 Mar 2025US$500.2bUS$241.7bUS$14.7b21.4x34x2.1x
Sat, 01 Feb 2025US$569.6bUS$247.0bUS$15.1b24.6x37.7x2.3x
Mon, 30 Dec 2024US$551.2bUS$245.1bUS$15.0b23.9x36.8x2.2x
Wed, 27 Nov 2024US$582.2bUS$242.2bUS$15.2b25.7x38.4x2.4x
Fri, 25 Oct 2024US$560.9bUS$241.6bUS$13.3b28.2x42.1x2.3x
Sun, 22 Sep 2024US$543.7bUS$234.8bUS$12.7b28.2x42.9x2.3x
Tue, 20 Aug 2024US$524.0bUS$234.8bUS$12.8b26.9x40.8x2.2x
Thu, 18 Jul 2024US$521.0bUS$237.9bUS$12.5b27x41.8x2.2x
Sat, 15 Jun 2024US$494.3bUS$238.3bUS$12.5b23.9x39.5x2.1x
Mon, 13 May 2024US$507.6bUS$238.5bUS$12.0b26.1x42.2x2.1x
Wed, 10 Apr 2024US$500.9bUS$233.7bUS$11.4b26.5x43.8x2.1x
Fri, 08 Mar 2024US$506.0bUS$233.1bUS$11.5b26.6x44.1x2.2x
Sun, 04 Feb 2024US$513.3bUS$238.1bUS$12.8b26.3x40x2.2x
Tue, 02 Jan 2024US$503.7bUS$237.0bUS$12.8b25.7x39.5x2.1x
Thu, 30 Nov 2023US$480.0bUS$237.0bUS$12.2b24.7x39.3x2x
Sat, 28 Oct 2023US$446.6bUS$234.9bUS$8.6b19.9x51.7x1.9x
Mon, 25 Sep 2023US$475.7bUS$234.3bUS$9.4b22.3x50.5x2x
Wed, 23 Aug 2023US$492.3bUS$234.3bUS$9.2b22.9x53.6x2.1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

53.6x


Total Market Cap: US$492.3bTotal Earnings: US$9.2bTotal Revenue: US$234.3bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Professional Services Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 37.7x202420252026
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 32.1x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 37.7x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 2.0x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.7x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Professional Services industry have grown 14% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 3.4% 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 Market0.63%
Industrials0.58%
Professional Services0.49%
Research and Consulting Services0.57%
HR Services0.26%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the HR Services industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 36.2x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 11.4%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 12.9% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Research and Consulting Services industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 86.2x.
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 better than its past earnings growth rate of 6.0% per year.
  • In contrast, the HR Services industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 11% 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$143.834.6%
+US$785.6m		-19.0%PE13.1x
PAYX PaychexUS$122.021.6%
+US$704.3m		-11.7%PE24.7x
ADP Automatic Data ProcessingUS$272.960.6%
+US$651.5m		-9.6%PE24.6x
CACI CACI InternationalUS$670.544.1%
+US$577.0m		37.2%PE27.7x
SSNC SS&C Technologies HoldingsUS$81.502.9%
+US$532.7m		-6.1%PE22.1x

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