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U.S. IT Consulting Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 16, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies77
  • 7D-5.4%
  • 3M-20.4%
  • 1Y-32.8%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the IT Consulting industry has dropped 7.3%, driven by a pullback from International Business Machines of 4.6%. On the other hand WidePoint is actually up 30%. The industry has fallen 34% in the last year. 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
Sat, 16 May 2026US$351.8bUS$210.7bUS$21.6b14.5x16.3x1.7x
Mon, 13 Apr 2026US$394.8bUS$215.1bUS$22.6b14.4x17.4x1.8x
Wed, 11 Mar 2026US$443.1bUS$213.7bUS$22.6b15.8x19.6x2.1x
Fri, 06 Feb 2026US$504.2bUS$213.4bUS$22.8b18.9x22.1x2.4x
Sun, 04 Jan 2026US$560.5bUS$241.4bUS$21.2b21.6x26.5x2.3x
Tue, 02 Dec 2025US$571.1bUS$240.4bUS$21.3b23.1x26.9x2.4x
Thu, 30 Oct 2025US$574.4bUS$239.9bUS$21.6b21.1x26.6x2.4x
Sat, 27 Sep 2025US$499.2bUS$208.2bUS$18.6b20.9x26.8x2.4x
Mon, 25 Aug 2025US$484.2bUS$207.0bUS$18.9b22.6x25.6x2.3x
Wed, 23 Jul 2025US$550.8bUS$205.3bUS$18.7b22.9x29.5x2.7x
Fri, 20 Jun 2025US$564.2bUS$204.0bUS$18.4b24.7x30.6x2.8x
Sun, 18 May 2025US$563.4bUS$204.0bUS$18.4b27.5x30.6x2.8x
Tue, 15 Apr 2025US$502.1bUS$203.4bUS$18.5b26.9x27.2x2.5x
Thu, 13 Mar 2025US$559.9bUS$202.5bUS$18.3b36.8x30.6x2.8x
Sat, 08 Feb 2025US$622.7bUS$202.6bUS$18.2b35.8x34.3x3.1x
Mon, 06 Jan 2025US$559.4bUS$202.4bUS$18.2b35.2x30.7x2.8x
Wed, 04 Dec 2024US$573.2bUS$201.1bUS$17.8b40.6x32.1x2.9x
Fri, 01 Nov 2024US$532.3bUS$202.4bUS$17.4b41.9x30.5x2.6x
Sun, 29 Sep 2024US$560.0bUS$203.1bUS$19.5b37.3x28.7x2.8x
Tue, 27 Aug 2024US$518.9bUS$202.6bUS$19.2b34.4x27x2.6x
Thu, 25 Jul 2024US$503.1bUS$203.0bUS$18.8b30.6x26.8x2.5x
Sat, 22 Jun 2024US$469.4bUS$203.2bUS$18.8b29.5x25x2.3x
Mon, 20 May 2024US$465.7bUS$203.3bUS$18.9b26.2x24.7x2.3x
Wed, 17 Apr 2024US$482.0bUS$199.2bUS$17.1b21.9x28.1x2.4x
Fri, 15 Mar 2024US$548.2bUS$199.1bUS$17.0b21.9x32.3x2.8x
Sun, 11 Feb 2024US$535.9bUS$199.2bUS$17.1b22.7x31.3x2.7x
Tue, 09 Jan 2024US$483.3bUS$199.9bUS$16.4b19.2x29.6x2.4x
Thu, 07 Dec 2023US$481.7bUS$199.4bUS$16.3b20.3x29.5x2.4x
Sat, 04 Nov 2023US$444.8bUS$199.4bUS$16.2b19.4x27.4x2.2x
Mon, 02 Oct 2023US$434.7bUS$198.8bUS$11.4b21.4x38.3x2.2x
Wed, 30 Aug 2023US$453.5bUS$198.3bUS$11.7b20.4x38.8x2.3x
Fri, 28 Jul 2023US$445.3bUS$200.5bUS$11.4b22.8x39x2.2x
Sun, 25 Jun 2023US$415.7bUS$200.6bUS$11.3b21.9x36.7x2.1x
Tue, 23 May 2023US$412.9bUS$201.4bUS$10.4b22.8x39.7x2.1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

39.7x


Total Market Cap: US$412.9bTotal Earnings: US$10.4bTotal Revenue: US$201.4bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. IT Consulting Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 29.2x202420252026
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 16.0x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 29.2x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 2.4x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.6x.
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, while revenues have remained mostly flat.
  • This means that companies overall are more efficiently conducting business since profits are increasing while sales have been flat.

Industry Comparison

How does U.S. IT Consulting compare with similar industries?

US Market-0.92%
Tech0.94%
IT-4.08%
IT Consulting-5.42%
Internet Services and Infrastructure-3.02%
Data Processing Services-6.16%
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
WYY WidePointUS$10.3029.7%
+US$22.8m		144.1%PS0.7x
III Information Services GroupUS$4.122.0%
+US$4.5m		-15.9%PE18.6x
FUSE FusemachinesUS$1.627.3%
+US$3.2m		-86.3%PS6.1x
GGRP Glimpse GroupUS$0.6528.2%
+US$3.0m		-51.5%PS2x
MLGO MicroAlgoUS$4.344.6%
+US$2.1m		-91.2%PE2.8x

Latest News

III
US$4.12
Information Services Group
7D
2.0%
1Y
-15.9%
KD
US$11.32
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7D
-7.7%
1Y
-72.0%
GGRP
US$0.65
Glimpse Group
7D
28.2%
1Y
-51.5%
WYY
US$10.30
WidePoint
7D
29.7%
1Y
144.1%
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US$219.30
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7D
-4.6%
1Y
-17.8%
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-5.0%
1Y
-33.7%
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7D
-6.4%
1Y
-46.9%
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-8.8%
1Y
-42.1%
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7D
-6.3%
1Y
-49.3%
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1Y
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1Y
-67.4%
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7D
1.4%
1Y
-35.9%
EFOR
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-11.6%
1Y
-68.3%
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MLGO
US$4.34
MicroAlgo
7D
4.6%
1Y
-91.2%
FUSE
US$1.62
Fusemachines
7D
7.3%
1Y
-86.3%
BNAI
US$22.34
Brand Engagement Network
7D
0.4%
1Y
659.9%