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U.S. IT Consulting Industry Analysis

UpdatedAug 02, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies76
  • 7D7.8%
  • 3M-4.1%
  • 1Y-22.3%
  • YTDn/a

In the last week, the IT Consulting industry is up 7.8%, with Accenture up 13%. During this same period, the Trident Digital Tech Holdings underperformed, falling 21%. In contrast, the industry has lost 22% in the last 12 months. Earnings are forecast to grow by 8.0% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 02 Aug 2026US$375.3bUS$212.0bUS$21.2b14.4x17.7x1.8x
Tue, 30 Jun 2026US$375.7bUS$211.6bUS$21.3b11.9x17.7x1.8x
Thu, 28 May 2026US$394.1bUS$210.6bUS$21.1b15.3x18.7x1.9x
Sat, 25 Apr 2026US$392.9bUS$216.5bUS$22.8b14.3x17.2x1.8x
Mon, 23 Mar 2026US$422.6bUS$215.1bUS$22.6b15.8x18.7x2x
Wed, 18 Feb 2026US$461.4bUS$213.6bUS$22.5b17.8x20.5x2.2x
Fri, 16 Jan 2026US$568.9bUS$211.0bUS$20.0b23.3x28.5x2.7x
Sun, 14 Dec 2025US$589.2bUS$240.5bUS$21.3b23.3x27.7x2.4x
Tue, 11 Nov 2025US$565.2bUS$240.2bUS$21.0b19.2x26.9x2.4x
Thu, 09 Oct 2025US$521.5bUS$208.2bUS$18.6b21x28x2.5x
Sat, 06 Sep 2025US$482.1bUS$207.0bUS$18.9b20.4x25.5x2.3x
Mon, 04 Aug 2025US$494.5bUS$206.8bUS$19.1b21.3x25.9x2.4x
Wed, 02 Jul 2025US$564.2bUS$205.3bUS$18.7b24.7x30.2x2.7x
Fri, 30 May 2025US$553.6bUS$204.0bUS$18.4b26.7x30.1x2.7x
Sun, 27 Apr 2025US$505.1bUS$203.4bUS$17.9b25.6x28.2x2.5x
Tue, 25 Mar 2025US$534.5bUS$203.4bUS$18.4b31.9x29x2.6x
Thu, 20 Feb 2025US$630.4bUS$202.5bUS$18.2b40.4x34.7x3.1x
Sat, 18 Jan 2025US$560.2bUS$202.4bUS$18.2b35x30.8x2.8x
Mon, 16 Dec 2024US$573.4bUS$201.1bUS$17.8b39.7x32.1x2.9x
Wed, 13 Nov 2024US$562.0bUS$202.0bUS$17.7b42.6x31.7x2.8x
Fri, 11 Oct 2024US$574.4bUS$202.2bUS$19.4b41.7x29.6x2.8x
Sun, 08 Sep 2024US$525.8bUS$202.6bUS$19.2b32.1x27.4x2.6x
Tue, 06 Aug 2024US$503.1bUS$202.8bUS$19.3b28.3x26.1x2.5x
Thu, 04 Jul 2024US$471.6bUS$203.1bUS$18.8b30.2x25.1x2.3x
Sat, 01 Jun 2024US$444.4bUS$203.3bUS$18.9b28.3x23.5x2.2x
Mon, 29 Apr 2024US$461.8bUS$199.4bUS$17.8b20.4x26x2.3x
Wed, 27 Mar 2024US$507.3bUS$199.2bUS$17.1b22.2x29.6x2.5x
Fri, 23 Feb 2024US$520.3bUS$199.3bUS$17.0b22.4x30.6x2.6x
Sun, 21 Jan 2024US$518.3bUS$199.8bUS$16.4b20.4x31.5x2.6x
Tue, 19 Dec 2023US$495.1bUS$199.4bUS$16.3b19.2x30.3x2.5x
Thu, 16 Nov 2023US$456.1bUS$199.3bUS$16.3b20.2x27.9x2.3x
Sat, 14 Oct 2023US$427.0bUS$198.8bUS$11.4b19.3x37.6x2.1x
Mon, 11 Sep 2023US$456.9bUS$198.3bUS$11.7b20.4x39.1x2.3x
Wed, 09 Aug 2023US$443.7bUS$198.2bUS$11.7b21.2x37.8x2.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

37.8x


Total Market Cap: US$443.7bTotal Earnings: US$11.7bTotal Revenue: US$198.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. IT Consulting Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 27.8x202420252026
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 17.7x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 27.8x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 2.4x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.8x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the IT Consulting and Other Services industry have grown 22% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 2.3% 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 Market0.97%
Tech0.14%
IT5.90%
IT Consulting7.81%
Data Processing Services6.73%
Internet Services and Infrastructure4.61%
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
ACN AccentureUS$165.9212.9%
+US$11.6b		-35.0%PE13x
IBM International Business MachinesUS$223.654.4%
+US$8.9b		-10.6%PE19.7x
CTSH Cognizant Technology SolutionsUS$55.3521.8%
+US$3.4b		-21.6%PE11.2x
EPAM EPAM SystemsUS$105.5617.5%
+US$820.8m		-30.1%PE14.3x
IT GartnerUS$151.027.5%
+US$704.3m		-54.0%PE13.7x

Latest News

ACN
US$165.92
Accenture
7D
12.9%
1Y
-35.0%
DOX
US$55.72
Amdocs
7D
6.9%
1Y
-34.1%
CTSH
US$55.35
Cognizant Technology Solutions
7D
21.8%
1Y
-21.6%
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EFOR
US$28.44
Everforth
7D
38.1%
1Y
-41.5%
UIS
US$2.87
Unisys
7D
-8.0%
1Y
-26.6%
IBM
US$223.65
International Business Machines
7D
4.4%
1Y
-10.6%
WYY
US$10.17
WidePoint
7D
-3.0%
1Y
236.8%
KD
US$13.55
Kyndryl Holdings
7D
12.4%
1Y
-62.8%
EPAM
US$105.56
EPAM Systems
7D
17.5%
1Y
-30.1%
IT
US$151.02
Gartner
7D
7.5%
1Y
-54.0%
QNT
US$51.41
Quantinuum
7D
-1.7%
1Y
n/a
FUSE
US$0.78
Fusemachines
7D
-11.0%
1Y
-93.5%
TDTH
US$2.33
Trident Digital Tech Holdings
7D
-21.0%
1Y
n/a
HKIT
US$3.03
Hitek Global
7D
-14.9%
1Y
-99.9%
YAAS
US$2.31
Youxin Technology
7D
-36.7%
1Y
-98.5%
ATGL
US$8.36
Alpha Technology Group
7D
-17.3%
1Y
-59.3%