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U.S. IT Consulting Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 26, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies74
  • 7D-8.8%
  • 3M-28.3%
  • 1Y-22.5%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the IT Consulting industry has dropped 8.8%, driven by International Business Machines declining 8.5%. Meanwhile, TSS actually outperformed within the industry, gaining 5.6% in the last week. Overall the industry is down 22% in 12 months. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 7.8% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 26 Apr 2026US$393.9bUS$216.5bUS$22.8b14.1x17.3x1.8x
Tue, 24 Mar 2026US$422.6bUS$215.1bUS$22.6b15.9x18.7x2x
Thu, 19 Feb 2026US$453.8bUS$213.6bUS$22.5b18.1x20.2x2.1x
Sat, 17 Jan 2026US$556.0bUS$211.0bUS$20.0b23.1x27.8x2.6x
Mon, 15 Dec 2025US$589.2bUS$240.5bUS$21.3b23.3x27.7x2.4x
Wed, 12 Nov 2025US$565.7bUS$240.1bUS$21.0b19.2x26.9x2.4x
Fri, 10 Oct 2025US$551.8bUS$238.5bUS$19.6b20.9x28.2x2.3x
Sun, 07 Sep 2025US$482.1bUS$207.0bUS$18.9b20.4x25.5x2.3x
Tue, 05 Aug 2025US$494.5bUS$206.8bUS$19.1b21.5x25.9x2.4x
Thu, 03 Jul 2025US$572.8bUS$205.3bUS$18.7b24.5x30.6x2.8x
Sat, 31 May 2025US$553.4bUS$204.0bUS$18.4b26.8x30x2.7x
Mon, 28 Apr 2025US$505.1bUS$203.4bUS$17.9b25.6x28.2x2.5x
Wed, 26 Mar 2025US$541.2bUS$203.4bUS$18.4b32.2x29.3x2.7x
Fri, 21 Feb 2025US$632.1bUS$202.6bUS$18.2b40.7x34.8x3.1x
Sun, 19 Jan 2025US$563.7bUS$202.4bUS$18.2b35x31x2.8x
Tue, 17 Dec 2024US$573.4bUS$201.1bUS$17.8b39.2x32.1x2.9x
Thu, 14 Nov 2024US$560.5bUS$201.0bUS$17.8b42x31.4x2.8x
Sat, 12 Oct 2024US$568.8bUS$202.2bUS$19.4b41.7x29.3x2.8x
Mon, 09 Sep 2024US$525.8bUS$202.6bUS$19.2b32.1x27.4x2.6x
Wed, 07 Aug 2024US$487.6bUS$202.7bUS$19.3b28.7x25.3x2.4x
Fri, 05 Jul 2024US$471.6bUS$203.1bUS$18.8b30.2x25.1x2.3x
Sun, 02 Jun 2024US$444.7bUS$203.3bUS$18.9b28.3x23.6x2.2x
Tue, 30 Apr 2024US$461.8bUS$199.4bUS$17.8b20.7x26x2.3x
Thu, 28 Mar 2024US$515.7bUS$199.1bUS$17.1b21.3x30.1x2.6x
Sat, 24 Feb 2024US$540.1bUS$199.3bUS$17.0b21.3x31.7x2.7x
Mon, 22 Jan 2024US$519.3bUS$199.8bUS$16.4b21x31.6x2.6x
Wed, 20 Dec 2023US$494.2bUS$199.9bUS$16.3b19.3x30.3x2.5x
Fri, 17 Nov 2023US$464.1bUS$199.3bUS$16.3b20.3x28.5x2.3x
Sun, 15 Oct 2023US$427.0bUS$198.8bUS$11.4b19.3x37.6x2.1x
Tue, 12 Sep 2023US$457.2bUS$198.3bUS$11.7b20.3x39.2x2.3x
Thu, 10 Aug 2023US$438.0bUS$197.9bUS$11.7b21.4x37.3x2.2x
Sat, 08 Jul 2023US$427.4bUS$200.6bUS$11.3b24.2x37.8x2.1x
Mon, 05 Jun 2023US$431.9bUS$200.1bUS$11.1b24x38.9x2.2x
Wed, 03 May 2023US$372.5bUS$193.9bUS$11.0b20.1x33.9x1.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

33.9x


Total Market Cap: US$372.5bTotal 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 29.5x202420252026
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 17.2x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 29.5x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 2.5x 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 28% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 3.7% 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 Market0.39%
Tech3.33%
IT-5.25%
IT Consulting-8.78%
Internet Services and Infrastructure-1.91%
Data Processing Services-5.60%
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
TSSI TSSUS$15.755.6%
+US$23.3m		109.2%PE28.9x
CSPI CSPUS$10.2012.6%
+US$11.3m		-38.0%PS1.8x
RPGL Republic Power GroupUS$0.7151.1%
+US$10.3m		n/aPE108x
UIS UnisysUS$2.652.7%
+US$5.1m		-35.0%PS0.1x
UBXG U-BX TechnologyUS$1.157.5%
+US$2.4m		-70.9%PS1.4x

Latest News

IBM
US$231.98
International Business Machines
7D
-8.5%
1Y
-0.2%
GLOB
US$42.84
Globant
7D
-14.3%
1Y
-64.0%
TSSI
US$15.75
TSS
7D
5.6%
1Y
109.2%
EFOR
US$18.97
Everforth
7D
-51.9%
1Y
-63.1%
ACN
US$178.36
Accenture
7D
-9.8%
1Y
-39.2%

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EPAM
US$118.98
EPAM Systems
7D
-9.4%
1Y
-25.2%

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CTSH
US$55.11
Cognizant Technology Solutions
7D
-10.1%
1Y
-23.6%
IT
US$150.55
Gartner
7D
-2.6%
1Y
-63.8%
UIS
US$2.65
Unisys
7D
2.7%
1Y
-35.0%
DOX
US$65.31
Amdocs
7D
-3.4%
1Y
-24.1%

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Apr 16
UBXG
US$1.15
U-BX Technology
7D
7.5%
1Y
-70.9%

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RPGL
US$0.71
Republic Power Group
7D
51.1%
1Y
n/a
FUSE
US$1.87
Fusemachines
7D
2.2%
1Y
-84.0%
ATGL
US$14.10
Alpha Technology Group
7D
0.7%
1Y
-46.8%
ARBB
US$4.73
ARB IOT Group
7D
14.9%
1Y
-58.5%
CSPI
US$10.20
CSP
7D
12.6%
1Y
-38.0%