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U.S. IT Consulting Industry Analysis

UpdatedAug 28, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies77
  • 7D2.7%
  • 3M-11.6%
  • 1Y-14.6%
  • YTDn/a

The IT Consulting industry is up 2.7% in the last week, with International Business Machines up 2.2%. However, the industry is down 15% over the past year. Earnings are forecast to grow by 8.1% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 28 Aug 2026US$395.2bUS$212.3bUS$21.2b15.6x18.7x1.9x
Sun, 26 Jul 2026US$349.2bUS$211.9bUS$20.9b12.4x16.7x1.6x
Tue, 23 Jun 2026US$355.0bUS$211.6bUS$21.3b11.8x16.7x1.7x
Thu, 21 May 2026US$366.5bUS$210.7bUS$21.7b15.5x16.9x1.7x
Sat, 18 Apr 2026US$426.3bUS$215.1bUS$22.7b15.9x18.8x2x
Mon, 16 Mar 2026US$425.3bUS$213.7bUS$22.6b17.3x18.8x2x
Wed, 11 Feb 2026US$508.0bUS$213.6bUS$22.6b19.5x22.5x2.4x
Fri, 09 Jan 2026US$581.9bUS$241.4bUS$21.2b23.7x27.5x2.4x
Sun, 07 Dec 2025US$583.9bUS$240.6bUS$21.3b24.7x27.5x2.4x
Tue, 04 Nov 2025US$571.5bUS$239.9bUS$21.3b21.2x26.8x2.4x
Thu, 02 Oct 2025US$508.2bUS$208.2bUS$18.6b20.5x27.3x2.4x
Sat, 30 Aug 2025US$484.9bUS$207.0bUS$18.9b23.1x25.7x2.3x
Mon, 28 Jul 2025US$530.5bUS$206.4bUS$19.0b24.4x27.9x2.6x
Wed, 25 Jun 2025US$570.7bUS$205.3bUS$18.7b24.3x30.5x2.8x
Fri, 23 May 2025US$556.2bUS$204.0bUS$18.4b27.2x30.2x2.7x
Sun, 20 Apr 2025US$503.6bUS$203.5bUS$18.5b26.4x27.3x2.5x
Tue, 18 Mar 2025US$551.0bUS$202.6bUS$18.3b33.2x30.1x2.7x
Thu, 13 Feb 2025US$623.9bUS$202.6bUS$18.1b39.3x34.4x3.1x
Sat, 11 Jan 2025US$562.2bUS$202.4bUS$18.2b33.7x30.9x2.8x
Mon, 09 Dec 2024US$584.5bUS$201.1bUS$17.8b41.7x32.8x2.9x
Wed, 06 Nov 2024US$532.8bUS$202.5bUS$17.7b39.9x30.1x2.6x
Fri, 04 Oct 2024US$553.7bUS$202.2bUS$19.4b42x28.5x2.7x
Sun, 01 Sep 2024US$531.1bUS$202.6bUS$19.2b34.5x27.6x2.6x
Tue, 30 Jul 2024US$510.1bUS$203.2bUS$19.0b30.5x26.8x2.5x
Thu, 27 Jun 2024US$469.6bUS$203.2bUS$18.8b27.4x25x2.3x
Sat, 25 May 2024US$467.8bUS$203.3bUS$18.9b28.2x24.8x2.3x
Mon, 22 Apr 2024US$481.1bUS$199.2bUS$17.1b21.6x28.1x2.4x
Wed, 20 Mar 2024US$542.7bUS$199.1bUS$17.0b21.3x32x2.7x
Fri, 16 Feb 2024US$530.3bUS$199.2bUS$17.1b22.8x31x2.7x
Sun, 14 Jan 2024US$509.7bUS$199.8bUS$16.4b20x31x2.6x
Tue, 12 Dec 2023US$492.2bUS$199.4bUS$16.3b20.4x30.2x2.5x
Thu, 09 Nov 2023US$448.2bUS$199.2bUS$16.4b19x27.4x2.3x
Sat, 07 Oct 2023US$440.1bUS$198.8bUS$11.4b19.8x38.7x2.2x
Mon, 04 Sep 2023US$458.9bUS$198.3bUS$11.7b21.3x39.3x2.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

39.3x


Total Market Cap: US$458.9bTotal 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 27.3x202420252026
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 18.7x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 27.3x.
  • 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 Market1.16%
Tech3.01%
IT4.14%
IT Consulting2.65%
Internet Services and Infrastructure5.13%
Data Processing Services2.45%
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$189.612.3%
+US$2.6b		-27.1%PE14.9x
CTSH Cognizant Technology SolutionsUS$64.043.5%
+US$977.5m		-11.4%PE13x
EPAM EPAM SystemsUS$114.804.0%
+US$230.1m		-34.9%PE14.7x
DOX AmdocsUS$62.912.5%
+US$157.7m		-26.5%PE14.4x
IT GartnerUS$198.391.3%
+US$157.2m		-21.0%PE16.2x

Latest News

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1Y
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IT
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7D
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1Y
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7D
-11.8%
1Y
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ACN
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7D
2.3%
1Y
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7D
2.5%
1Y
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IBM
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International Business Machines
7D
-0.04%
1Y
-3.2%
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1Y
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CTSH
US$64.04
Cognizant Technology Solutions
7D
3.5%
1Y
-11.4%
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