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U.S. IT Consulting Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 22, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies73
  • 7D4.6%
  • 3M-21.4%
  • 1Y-14.5%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the IT Consulting industry has risen 4.5%, driven by gains from International Business Machines of 6.7%. In contrast, the industry has lost 13% in the last 12 months. Earnings are forecast to grow by 7.7% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 22 Apr 2026US$429.8bUS$215.1bUS$22.7b15.6x19x2x
Fri, 20 Mar 2026US$428.0bUS$215.1bUS$22.6b15.7x18.9x2x
Sun, 15 Feb 2026US$461.4bUS$213.6bUS$22.5b18.1x20.5x2.2x
Tue, 13 Jan 2026US$592.6bUS$241.2bUS$21.2b23.9x28x2.5x
Thu, 11 Dec 2025US$589.0bUS$240.5bUS$21.3b24.4x27.7x2.4x
Sat, 08 Nov 2025US$564.2bUS$240.3bUS$21.0b19.3x26.9x2.3x
Mon, 06 Oct 2025US$545.4bUS$239.6bUS$19.6b21.4x27.8x2.3x
Wed, 03 Sep 2025US$486.0bUS$207.0bUS$18.9b22.9x25.7x2.3x
Fri, 01 Aug 2025US$520.6bUS$206.8bUS$19.1b22x27.2x2.5x
Sun, 29 Jun 2025US$564.2bUS$205.3bUS$18.7b24.4x30.2x2.7x
Tue, 27 May 2025US$547.6bUS$204.0bUS$18.4b26.9x29.7x2.7x
Thu, 24 Apr 2025US$506.8bUS$203.4bUS$18.5b27.4x27.4x2.5x
Sat, 22 Mar 2025US$530.7bUS$203.4bUS$18.4b32.3x28.8x2.6x
Mon, 17 Feb 2025US$630.4bUS$202.5bUS$18.2b40.2x34.7x3.1x
Wed, 15 Jan 2025US$552.0bUS$202.4bUS$18.2b33.9x30.3x2.7x
Fri, 13 Dec 2024US$578.3bUS$201.1bUS$17.8b39.1x32.4x2.9x
Sun, 10 Nov 2024US$559.0bUS$202.0bUS$17.7b41.6x31.5x2.8x
Tue, 08 Oct 2024US$564.2bUS$202.2bUS$19.4b42.7x29x2.8x
Thu, 05 Sep 2024US$527.7bUS$202.6bUS$19.2b34x27.5x2.6x
Sat, 03 Aug 2024US$509.6bUS$202.8bUS$19.3b29.1x26.4x2.5x
Mon, 01 Jul 2024US$468.0bUS$203.2bUS$18.8b28.5x24.9x2.3x
Wed, 29 May 2024US$463.6bUS$203.3bUS$18.9b27.2x24.6x2.3x
Fri, 26 Apr 2024US$463.9bUS$199.4bUS$17.8b20x26.1x2.3x
Sun, 24 Mar 2024US$511.9bUS$199.1bUS$17.1b21.3x29.9x2.6x
Tue, 20 Feb 2024US$535.0bUS$199.3bUS$17.0b22.8x31.5x2.7x
Thu, 18 Jan 2024US$505.2bUS$199.8bUS$16.4b20.2x30.7x2.5x
Sat, 16 Dec 2023US$495.1bUS$199.4bUS$16.3b19.2x30.3x2.5x
Mon, 13 Nov 2023US$451.1bUS$199.3bUS$16.3b19.6x27.6x2.3x
Wed, 11 Oct 2023US$440.9bUS$198.8bUS$11.4b20.2x38.8x2.2x
Fri, 08 Sep 2023US$458.5bUS$198.3bUS$11.7b20.6x39.3x2.3x
Sun, 06 Aug 2023US$441.5bUS$198.4bUS$11.6b21.9x38x2.2x
Tue, 04 Jul 2023US$432.3bUS$200.6bUS$11.3b23.3x38.2x2.2x
Thu, 01 Jun 2023US$423.4bUS$200.1bUS$11.1b22.7x38.1x2.1x
Sat, 29 Apr 2023US$376.4bUS$193.9bUS$11.0b20.5x34.2x1.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

34.2x


Total Market Cap: US$376.4bTotal Earnings: US$11.0bTotal Revenue: US$193.9bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. IT Consulting Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 29.6x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the American IT Consulting and Other 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 19.0x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 29.6x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 2.5x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.0x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the IT Consulting and Other Services industry have grown 27% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 3.5% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Comparison

How does U.S. IT Consulting compare with similar industries?

US Market1.31%
Tech4.29%
IT5.81%
IT Consulting4.59%
Internet Services and Infrastructure6.97%
Data Processing Services2.41%
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
IBM International Business MachinesUS$255.686.4%
+US$14.5b		6.1%PE22.7x
ACN AccentureUS$194.422.1%
+US$2.5b		-31.5%PE15.6x
KD Kyndryl HoldingsUS$14.5310.4%
+US$308.9m		-51.3%PE13.1x
EPAM EPAM SystemsUS$132.123.7%
+US$248.5m		-10.4%PE18.5x
IT GartnerUS$158.976.6%
+US$228.0m		-60.3%PE14.7x

Latest News

IT
US$158.97
Gartner
7D
6.6%
1Y
-60.3%
ACN
US$194.42
Accenture
7D
2.1%
1Y
-31.5%

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CTSH
US$60.45
Cognizant Technology Solutions
7D
0.7%
1Y
-13.3%
EPAM
US$132.12
EPAM Systems
7D
3.7%
1Y
-10.4%

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GLOB
US$50.34
Globant
7D
8.7%
1Y
-52.0%
IBM
US$255.68
International Business Machines
7D
6.4%
1Y
6.1%
KD
US$14.53
Kyndryl Holdings
7D
10.4%
1Y
-51.3%
DOX
US$66.37
Amdocs
7D
2.1%
1Y
-20.9%

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DXC
US$13.12
DXC Technology
7D
6.1%
1Y
-9.7%

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TDTH
US$0.075
Trident Digital Tech Holdings
7D
-25.1%
1Y
-67.9%
BNAI
US$32.69
Brand Engagement Network
7D
-38.0%
1Y
866.3%
HUBC
US$2.53
HUB Cyber Security
7D
-60.2%
1Y
-99.9%
CISO
US$0.31
CISO Global
7D
-14.3%
1Y
-38.3%
CLPS
US$0.87
CLPS Incorporation
7D
-11.4%
1Y
-11.8%

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ATGL
US$14.15
Alpha Technology Group
7D
-11.6%
1Y
-46.2%
YAAS
US$0.93
Youxin Technology
7D
-8.5%
1Y
-99.4%