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U.S. IT Consulting Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 20, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies77
  • 7D2.5%
  • 3M-18.0%
  • 1Y-31.3%
  • YTDn/a

The IT Consulting industry is up 2.5% in the last week, with Accenture up 4.1%. In the same time, BigBear.ai Holdings was down 8.4%. In the past year, the industry is down 31%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 8.0% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 20 May 2026US$367.5bUS$210.7bUS$21.7b15x17x1.7x
Fri, 17 Apr 2026US$420.3bUS$215.1bUS$22.7b15.6x18.6x2x
Sun, 15 Mar 2026US$425.2bUS$213.7bUS$22.6b16x18.8x2x
Tue, 10 Feb 2026US$516.7bUS$213.4bUS$22.8b19.1x22.7x2.4x
Thu, 08 Jan 2026US$588.6bUS$241.4bUS$21.2b23.2x27.8x2.4x
Sat, 06 Dec 2025US$585.6bUS$240.6bUS$21.3b24.7x27.5x2.4x
Mon, 03 Nov 2025US$571.5bUS$239.9bUS$21.3b21.4x26.8x2.4x
Wed, 01 Oct 2025US$506.4bUS$208.2bUS$18.6b20.8x27.2x2.4x
Fri, 29 Aug 2025US$484.9bUS$207.0bUS$18.9b22.9x25.7x2.3x
Sun, 27 Jul 2025US$530.5bUS$206.4bUS$19.0b24.4x27.9x2.6x
Tue, 24 Jun 2025US$553.2bUS$205.3bUS$18.7b24.1x29.6x2.7x
Thu, 22 May 2025US$564.9bUS$204.0bUS$18.4b27.2x30.7x2.8x
Sat, 19 Apr 2025US$503.6bUS$203.5bUS$18.5b26.4x27.3x2.5x
Mon, 17 Mar 2025US$551.0bUS$202.6bUS$18.3b33x30.1x2.7x
Wed, 12 Feb 2025US$617.0bUS$202.6bUS$18.1b39.2x34x3x
Fri, 10 Jan 2025US$562.2bUS$202.4bUS$18.2b34.2x30.9x2.8x
Sun, 08 Dec 2024US$584.5bUS$201.1bUS$17.8b41.7x32.8x2.9x
Tue, 05 Nov 2024US$535.1bUS$202.4bUS$17.4b43.8x30.7x2.6x
Thu, 03 Oct 2024US$564.1bUS$203.1bUS$19.5b38.3x28.9x2.8x
Sat, 31 Aug 2024US$526.1bUS$202.6bUS$19.2b34.5x27.4x2.6x
Mon, 29 Jul 2024US$510.1bUS$203.2bUS$19.0b30.6x26.8x2.5x
Wed, 26 Jun 2024US$471.9bUS$203.2bUS$18.8b29.2x25.1x2.3x
Fri, 24 May 2024US$472.5bUS$203.3bUS$18.9b26.2x25x2.3x
Sun, 21 Apr 2024US$481.1bUS$199.2bUS$17.1b21.6x28.1x2.4x
Tue, 19 Mar 2024US$537.4bUS$199.1bUS$17.0b21.9x31.6x2.7x
Thu, 15 Feb 2024US$523.3bUS$199.2bUS$17.1b22.4x30.6x2.6x
Sat, 13 Jan 2024US$509.7bUS$199.8bUS$16.4b20x31x2.6x
Mon, 11 Dec 2023US$486.1bUS$199.4bUS$16.3b20.4x29.8x2.4x
Wed, 08 Nov 2023US$446.5bUS$199.4bUS$16.2b19.1x27.6x2.2x
Fri, 06 Oct 2023US$436.7bUS$198.8bUS$11.4b18.9x38.4x2.2x
Sun, 03 Sep 2023US$458.9bUS$198.3bUS$11.7b21.3x39.3x2.3x
Tue, 01 Aug 2023US$445.8bUS$200.5bUS$11.4b21.6x39x2.2x
Thu, 29 Jun 2023US$422.1bUS$200.6bUS$11.3b22.7x37.3x2.1x
Sat, 27 May 2023US$422.4bUS$201.4bUS$10.4b23.4x40.5x2.1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

40.5x


Total Market Cap: US$422.4bTotal 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 17.0x 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 1.7x.
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-1.01%
Tech-0.55%
IT2.23%
IT Consulting2.54%
Internet Services and Infrastructure1.99%
Data Processing Services-0.41%
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$176.804.1%
+US$4.3b		-44.8%PE14.2x
IBM International Business MachinesUS$222.331.4%
+US$2.9b		-16.7%PE19.5x
CTSH Cognizant Technology SolutionsUS$50.886.6%
+US$1.5b		-37.2%PE10.8x
EPAM EPAM SystemsUS$100.515.6%
+US$280.6m		-45.9%PE13.6x
GLOB GlobantUS$40.2512.7%
+US$196.0m		-62.2%PE15.9x

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