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U.S. IT Consulting Industry Analysis

UpdatedAug 11, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies75
  • 7D4.9%
  • 3M7.5%
  • 1Y-12.9%
  • YTDn/a

The IT Consulting industry is up 4.9% in the last week, with International Business Machines up 4.4%. During this same period, the EPAM Systems underperformed, falling 9.2%. However, the industry is down 13% over the past year. Earnings are forecast to grow by 8.4% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 12 Aug 2026US$397.6bUS$211.9bUS$21.0b14.6x18.9x1.9x
Fri, 10 Jul 2026US$429.8bUS$211.7bUS$21.0b12.4x20.5x2x
Sun, 07 Jun 2026US$426.6bUS$210.6bUS$21.1b14.3x20.2x2x
Tue, 05 May 2026US$389.8bUS$216.8bUS$22.8b14.1x17.1x1.8x
Thu, 02 Apr 2026US$422.0bUS$215.1bUS$22.6b15.4x18.6x2x
Sat, 28 Feb 2026US$430.1bUS$213.7bUS$22.5b17.3x19.2x2x
Mon, 26 Jan 2026US$545.5bUS$211.0bUS$20.0b22.7x27.3x2.6x
Wed, 24 Dec 2025US$583.1bUS$241.3bUS$21.2b21.1x27.5x2.4x
Fri, 21 Nov 2025US$541.0bUS$240.1bUS$21.2b22.9x25.5x2.3x
Sun, 19 Oct 2025US$531.8bUS$239.0bUS$19.6b20.1x27.2x2.2x
Tue, 16 Sep 2025US$477.0bUS$207.0bUS$18.9b20x25.2x2.3x
Thu, 14 Aug 2025US$459.4bUS$207.0bUS$18.9b22x24.2x2.2x
Sat, 12 Jul 2025US$568.0bUS$205.3bUS$18.7b24.3x30.4x2.8x
Mon, 09 Jun 2025US$562.3bUS$204.0bUS$18.4b25.9x30.5x2.8x
Wed, 07 May 2025US$534.8bUS$204.0bUS$17.9b27.2x29.9x2.6x
Fri, 04 Apr 2025US$545.4bUS$203.4bUS$18.5b26.8x29.5x2.7x
Sun, 02 Mar 2025US$582.9bUS$202.7bUS$18.1b38.9x32.1x2.9x
Tue, 28 Jan 2025US$574.3bUS$202.4bUS$18.2b35.7x31.5x2.8x
Thu, 26 Dec 2024US$567.6bUS$202.6bUS$18.1b35.5x31.3x2.8x
Sat, 23 Nov 2024US$566.1bUS$201.1bUS$17.8b39.2x31.7x2.8x
Mon, 21 Oct 2024US$582.7bUS$202.2bUS$19.4b39.4x30x2.9x
Wed, 18 Sep 2024US$553.9bUS$202.6bUS$19.2b31x28.8x2.7x
Fri, 16 Aug 2024US$503.8bUS$202.5bUS$19.2b35.3x26.2x2.5x
Sun, 14 Jul 2024US$485.6bUS$203.0bUS$18.8b29.4x25.8x2.4x
Tue, 11 Jun 2024US$454.7bUS$203.3bUS$18.9b27.8x24.1x2.2x
Thu, 09 May 2024US$472.2bUS$203.5bUS$18.3b26.2x25.7x2.3x
Sat, 06 Apr 2024US$502.8bUS$199.2bUS$17.1b23.1x29.3x2.5x
Mon, 04 Mar 2024US$543.3bUS$199.2bUS$17.0b21.8x32x2.7x
Wed, 31 Jan 2024US$540.3bUS$200.5bUS$16.8b21.5x32.1x2.7x
Fri, 29 Dec 2023US$503.7bUS$199.9bUS$16.3b19.8x30.9x2.5x
Sun, 26 Nov 2023US$474.3bUS$199.4bUS$16.3b20x29.1x2.4x
Tue, 24 Oct 2023US$416.5bUS$198.8bUS$11.4b18.1x36.7x2.1x
Thu, 21 Sep 2023US$452.6bUS$198.3bUS$11.7b22x38.8x2.3x
Sat, 19 Aug 2023US$430.5bUS$198.3bUS$11.7b20.4x36.9x2.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

36.9x


Total Market Cap: US$430.5bTotal Earnings: US$11.7bTotal Revenue: US$198.3bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. IT Consulting Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 27.6x202420252026
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 18.9x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 27.6x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 2.4x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.9x.
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 Market2.22%
Tech4.05%
IT10.79%
IT Consulting4.92%
Internet Services and Infrastructure14.85%
Data Processing Services2.50%
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$179.825.5%
+US$5.7b		-24.4%PE14.1x
IBM International Business MachinesUS$238.421.4%
+US$3.1b		1.6%PE21x
CTSH Cognizant Technology SolutionsUS$58.604.4%
+US$1.1b		-14.8%PE11.9x
IT GartnerUS$187.270.8%
+US$93.5m		-18.4%PE15.3x
BBAI BigBear.ai HoldingsUS$3.335.7%
+US$86.3m		-44.2%PS12.1x

Latest News

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1Y
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1.4%
1Y
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-10.9%
1Y
-34.7%
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1Y
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7D
7.2%
1Y
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7D
4.4%
1Y
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Cognizant: Cognizant Of AI Fears, But Also Of The Opportunity

Summary Cognizant's share price has dropped sharply as AI disruption to the traditional consulting model and tighter H-1B visa rules spook investors. The concerns may be overblown. Cognizant does not appear to be heavily skewed towards lower-value work, the latter of which likely could be offset by AI-related services. At 12x P/E, and an 8.8% FCF yield, Cognizant appears to offer an interesting valuation relative to peers, historical valuation, and fundamentals. Cautious Buy. Read the full article on Seeking Alpha
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