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U.S. Communications Equipment Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 13, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies76
  • 7D6.9%
  • 3M-13.9%
  • 1Y18.4%
  • YTDn/a

In the last week, the Communications Equipment industry is up 6.9%, with Cisco Systems leading the way, up 5.1%. During this same period, the Viasat underperformed, falling 5.8%. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 18%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 15% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the U.S. Communications Equipment Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 13 Apr 2025US$463.5bUS$102.8bUS$12.4b24.8x37.3x4.5x
Tue, 11 Mar 2025US$509.6bUS$103.1bUS$12.4b25.8x41.2x4.9x
Thu, 06 Feb 2025US$559.8bUS$102.5bUS$12.2b26.4x45.8x5.5x
Sat, 04 Jan 2025US$539.5bUS$102.5bUS$12.1b24.5x44.7x5.3x
Mon, 02 Dec 2024US$531.7bUS$102.5bUS$12.1b24.4x43.9x5.2x
Wed, 30 Oct 2024US$494.5bUS$103.0bUS$12.0b24.6x41.2x4.8x
Fri, 27 Sep 2024US$478.1bUS$103.0bUS$12.0b26.5x39.9x4.6x
Sun, 25 Aug 2024US$455.5bUS$103.1bUS$12.0b28.5x38.1x4.4x
Tue, 23 Jul 2024US$345.5bUS$92.6bUS$12.6b27.6x27.4x3.7x
Thu, 20 Jun 2024US$340.3bUS$92.7bUS$12.6b27x27x3.7x
Sat, 18 May 2024US$345.7bUS$92.4bUS$12.7b27.3x27.2x3.7x
Mon, 15 Apr 2024US$388.2bUS$104.8bUS$16.3b33.5x23.9x3.7x
Wed, 13 Mar 2024US$397.9bUS$104.8bUS$16.3b31.3x24.4x3.8x
Fri, 09 Feb 2024US$339.3bUS$95.6bUS$14.8b27.5x22.9x3.6x
Sun, 07 Jan 2024US$326.6bUS$96.1bUS$15.1b25x21.6x3.4x
Tue, 05 Dec 2023US$313.3bUS$96.0bUS$14.9b25.1x21x3.3x
Thu, 02 Nov 2023US$318.3bUS$95.1bUS$14.8b23x21.6x3.3x
Sat, 30 Sep 2023US$326.0bUS$94.7bUS$14.6b24.6x22.3x3.4x
Mon, 28 Aug 2023US$334.6bUS$94.5bUS$14.6b29.4x22.9x3.5x
Wed, 26 Jul 2023US$328.1bUS$91.5bUS$13.5b26.1x24.3x3.6x
Fri, 23 Jun 2023US$310.3bUS$91.4bUS$13.5b20x23x3.4x
Sun, 21 May 2023US$297.6bUS$91.2bUS$13.5b25.1x22.1x3.3x
Tue, 18 Apr 2023US$310.7bUS$89.0bUS$13.2b26.5x23.6x3.5x
Thu, 16 Mar 2023US$302.3bUS$89.0bUS$13.1b25.7x23x3.4x
Sat, 11 Feb 2023US$291.7bUS$87.2bUS$12.9b31x22.6x3.3x
Mon, 09 Jan 2023US$291.9bUS$86.7bUS$13.0b28x22.4x3.4x
Wed, 07 Dec 2022US$297.4bUS$86.8bUS$13.1b29.3x22.7x3.4x
Fri, 04 Nov 2022US$281.0bUS$85.7bUS$13.5b25.9x20.8x3.3x
Sun, 02 Oct 2022US$252.9bUS$84.9bUS$13.5b22.9x18.8x3x
Tue, 30 Aug 2022US$288.2bUS$85.3bUS$13.7b22.6x21.1x3.4x
Thu, 28 Jul 2022US$277.8bUS$84.7bUS$14.0b23.4x19.9x3.3x
Sat, 25 Jun 2022US$262.8bUS$84.6bUS$14.0b21.9x18.8x3.1x
Mon, 23 May 2022US$266.9bUS$84.4bUS$14.1b21.4x19x3.2x
Wed, 20 Apr 2022US$319.9bUS$84.2bUS$14.2b24.8x22.6x3.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

22.6x


Total Market Cap: US$319.9bTotal Earnings: US$14.2bTotal Revenue: US$84.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Communications Equipment Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 26.9x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the American Communications Equipment industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 37.1x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 26.9x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 3.8x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 4.5x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Communications Equipment industry have declined 4.2% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 6.9% per year.
  • This means that although more sales are being generated, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased, which has decreased profits.

Industry Comparison

How does U.S. Communications Equipment compare with similar industries?

US Market5.42%
Tech9.36%
Communications6.93%
Communications Equipment6.93%
Industry PEThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.
Forecasted GrowthThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
CSCO Cisco SystemsUS$57.335.1%
+US$11.1b		18.2%PE24.8x
ANET Arista NetworksUS$72.6712.9%
+US$10.5b		7.2%PE32.1x
MSI Motorola SolutionsUS$422.375.0%
+US$3.4b		22.8%PE44.7x
UI UbiquitiUS$308.1712.7%
+US$2.1b		184.6%PE41.9x
FFIV F5US$261.689.4%
+US$1.3b		39.2%PE25.4x
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