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U.S. Communications Industry Analysis

UpdatedAug 16, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies78
  • 7D-4.5%
  • 3M14.2%
  • 1Y39.6%
  • YTD14.2%

Over the last 7 days, the Communications industry has dropped 4.5%, driven by Cisco Systems declining 7.8%. Over the past 12 months, the industry was up 40%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 14% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 16 Aug 2025US$611.6bUS$102.8bUS$16.1b25.1x38.1x5.9x
Mon, 14 Jul 2025US$555.2bUS$100.5bUS$14.0b28.6x39.7x5.5x
Wed, 11 Jun 2025US$541.2bUS$105.7bUS$14.3b26.7x37.7x5.1x
Fri, 09 May 2025US$496.1bUS$103.8bUS$13.4b22.3x37x4.8x
Sun, 06 Apr 2025US$433.4bUS$102.8bUS$12.4b23.2x34.9x4.2x
Tue, 04 Mar 2025US$531.1bUS$103.1bUS$12.3b27.5x43.1x5.1x
Thu, 30 Jan 2025US$538.4bUS$102.5bUS$12.0b25.3x45x5.3x
Sat, 28 Dec 2024US$551.6bUS$102.5bUS$12.1b25.3x45.7x5.4x
Mon, 25 Nov 2024US$529.9bUS$102.5bUS$12.1b24.2x43.7x5.2x
Wed, 23 Oct 2024US$507.8bUS$103.0bUS$12.0b27.9x42.3x4.9x
Fri, 20 Sep 2024US$456.9bUS$103.0bUS$12.0b25.4x38.1x4.4x
Sun, 18 Aug 2024US$435.2bUS$101.2bUS$11.6b24.5x37.5x4.3x
Tue, 16 Jul 2024US$355.8bUS$92.6bUS$12.6b26.9x28.2x3.8x
Thu, 13 Jun 2024US$328.2bUS$92.7bUS$12.6b27.7x26x3.5x
Sat, 11 May 2024US$334.9bUS$94.4bUS$14.1b27.2x23.7x3.5x
Mon, 08 Apr 2024US$399.9bUS$104.8bUS$16.3b34.3x24.6x3.8x
Wed, 06 Mar 2024US$400.4bUS$104.8bUS$16.4b32.3x24.5x3.8x
Fri, 02 Feb 2024US$340.1bUS$95.9bUS$15.0b23.7x22.7x3.5x
Sun, 31 Dec 2023US$331.3bUS$96.1bUS$15.1b24.6x21.9x3.4x
Tue, 28 Nov 2023US$312.6bUS$96.2bUS$14.9b23.7x21x3.2x
Thu, 26 Oct 2023US$314.1bUS$94.8bUS$14.7b20.5x21.4x3.3x
Sat, 23 Sep 2023US$323.6bUS$94.7bUS$14.6b28.3x22.1x3.4x
Mon, 21 Aug 2023US$332.0bUS$94.5bUS$14.6b25.6x22.7x3.5x
Wed, 19 Jul 2023US$317.9bUS$91.4bUS$13.5b27.5x23.5x3.5x
Fri, 16 Jun 2023US$317.5bUS$91.4bUS$13.5b20.8x23.5x3.5x
Sun, 14 May 2023US$283.8bUS$89.8bUS$13.5b25.5x21.1x3.2x
Tue, 11 Apr 2023US$317.0bUS$89.0bUS$13.2b25.5x24.1x3.6x
Thu, 09 Mar 2023US$303.4bUS$89.0bUS$13.1b28.9x23.1x3.4x
Sat, 04 Feb 2023US$299.1bUS$87.0bUS$13.0b30.9x23x3.4x
Mon, 02 Jan 2023US$290.8bUS$86.7bUS$13.0b27.9x22.3x3.4x
Wed, 30 Nov 2022US$297.6bUS$86.8bUS$13.1b29.6x22.7x3.4x
Fri, 28 Oct 2022US$279.2bUS$85.1bUS$13.3b25.5x20.9x3.3x
Sun, 25 Sep 2022US$254.0bUS$84.9bUS$13.5b23x18.9x3x
Tue, 23 Aug 2022US$303.6bUS$85.3bUS$13.7b23.1x22.2x3.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

22.2x


Total Market Cap: US$303.6bTotal Earnings: US$13.7bTotal Revenue: US$85.3bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Communications Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 29x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the American Communications industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 38.1x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 29.0x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 4.0x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 5.9x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Communications industry have grown 5.5% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 6.4% 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. Tech industry?

US Market1.01%
Tech-0.30%
Communications-4.54%
Communications Equipment-4.54%
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
MSI Motorola SolutionsUS$460.311.5%
+US$1.1b
9.2%PE36.2x
ONDS Ondas HoldingsUS$3.868.7%
+US$403.8m
443.7%PS63.5x
VSAT ViasatUS$27.105.8%
+US$198.7m
54.2%PS0.8x
BKTI BK TechnologiesUS$65.2862.8%
+US$100.9m
269.4%PE20.9x
NTCT NetScout SystemsUS$22.413.8%
+US$58.9m
13.6%PE22.1x

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