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U.S. IT Consulting Industry Analysis

UpdatedJan 11, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies85
  • 7D5.7%
  • 3M12.3%
  • 1Y3.1%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the IT Consulting industry has risen 5.7%, driven by gains in Accenture and International Business Machines of 8.0% and 4.4%, respectively. Meanwhile, Hitek Global actually underperformed within the industry, shrinking 8.0% in the last week. This means that the industry has gained 3.1% over the past year. Earnings are forecast to grow by 9.4% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 11 Jan 2026US$592.6bUS$241.2bUS$21.2b24x28x2.5x
Tue, 09 Dec 2025US$584.0bUS$240.6bUS$21.3b23.8x27.5x2.4x
Thu, 06 Nov 2025US$554.8bUS$240.0bUS$20.9b20.2x26.5x2.3x
Sat, 04 Oct 2025US$542.7bUS$239.6bUS$19.6b21.4x27.7x2.3x
Mon, 01 Sep 2025US$486.0bUS$207.0bUS$18.9b23.1x25.7x2.3x
Wed, 30 Jul 2025US$528.7bUS$206.4bUS$19.0b22.8x27.8x2.6x
Fri, 27 Jun 2025US$563.8bUS$205.3bUS$18.7b24.5x30.2x2.7x
Sun, 25 May 2025US$547.6bUS$204.0bUS$18.4b26.9x29.7x2.7x
Tue, 22 Apr 2025US$503.6bUS$203.5bUS$18.5b25.9x27.3x2.5x
Thu, 20 Mar 2025US$553.2bUS$202.6bUS$18.3b32.7x30.2x2.7x
Sat, 15 Feb 2025US$629.5bUS$202.6bUS$18.1b40.2x34.7x3.1x
Mon, 13 Jan 2025US$552.0bUS$202.4bUS$18.2b33.7x30.3x2.7x
Wed, 11 Dec 2024US$574.7bUS$201.1bUS$17.8b40.7x32.2x2.9x
Fri, 08 Nov 2024US$554.5bUS$202.2bUS$17.8b41.3x31.2x2.7x
Sun, 06 Oct 2024US$564.2bUS$202.2bUS$19.4b42.3x29x2.8x
Tue, 03 Sep 2024US$531.1bUS$202.6bUS$19.2b34.5x27.6x2.6x
Thu, 01 Aug 2024US$515.4bUS$203.3bUS$19.0b30.7x27.1x2.5x
Sat, 29 Jun 2024US$465.1bUS$203.2bUS$18.8b28.5x24.7x2.3x
Mon, 27 May 2024US$463.6bUS$203.3bUS$18.9b28.3x24.6x2.3x
Wed, 24 Apr 2024US$483.2bUS$199.2bUS$17.1b21.5x28.2x2.4x
Fri, 22 Mar 2024US$545.7bUS$199.1bUS$17.1b21.6x31.8x2.7x
Sun, 18 Feb 2024US$535.0bUS$199.3bUS$17.0b22.8x31.5x2.7x
Tue, 16 Jan 2024US$509.7bUS$199.8bUS$16.4b20x31x2.6x
Thu, 14 Dec 2023US$494.3bUS$199.4bUS$16.3b20.1x30.3x2.5x
Sat, 11 Nov 2023US$444.0bUS$199.3bUS$16.3b20x27.2x2.2x
Mon, 09 Oct 2023US$440.1bUS$198.8bUS$11.4b19.8x38.7x2.2x
Wed, 06 Sep 2023US$457.8bUS$198.3bUS$11.7b21.1x39.2x2.3x
Fri, 04 Aug 2023US$444.4bUS$198.4bUS$11.6b21x38.3x2.2x
Sun, 02 Jul 2023US$430.7bUS$200.6bUS$11.3b23.6x38.1x2.1x
Tue, 30 May 2023US$422.4bUS$200.1bUS$11.1b23.4x38.1x2.1x
Thu, 27 Apr 2023US$368.0bUS$133.3bUS$11.0b19.7x33.4x2.8x
Sat, 25 Mar 2023US$370.3bUS$193.7bUS$10.7b20.8x34.7x1.9x
Mon, 20 Feb 2023US$393.2bUS$192.8bUS$10.8b19.5x36.5x2x
Wed, 18 Jan 2023US$407.0bUS$192.9bUS$10.4b19.9x39x2.1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

39x


Total Market Cap: US$407.0bTotal Earnings: US$10.4bTotal Revenue: US$192.9bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. IT Consulting Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 30.9x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the American IT Consulting and Other Services industry at the moment, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates to remain steady.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 30.9x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 2.4x.
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 7.7% 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 Market1.88%
Tech0.22%
IT4.10%
IT Consulting5.72%
Data Processing Services3.07%
Internet Services and Infrastructure2.26%
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$280.678.0%
+US$12.7b
-19.8%PE22.7x
IBM International Business MachinesUS$304.224.4%
+US$11.9b
38.4%PE35.9x
CTSH Cognizant Technology SolutionsUS$85.264.9%
+US$1.9b
13.2%PE19.3x
IT GartnerUS$248.024.6%
+US$792.1m
-49.3%PE20.2x
EPAM EPAM SystemsUS$211.935.7%
+US$633.6m
-6.1%PE31.5x

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