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U.S. IT Consulting Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 10, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies74
  • 7D-5.5%
  • 3M-27.2%
  • 1Y-18.1%
  • YTDn/a

Last week, the IT Consulting industry hasn't moved much but Alpha Technology Group is up 6.9% in that time. Unfortunately though, the industry is down 19% over the past 12 months. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 7.7% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 10 Apr 2026US$417.3bUS$215.1bUS$22.6b14.8x18.4x1.9x
Sun, 08 Mar 2026US$453.2bUS$213.7bUS$22.6b16.9x20.1x2.1x
Tue, 03 Feb 2026US$543.7bUS$213.2bUS$22.7b21.6x24x2.6x
Thu, 01 Jan 2026US$580.8bUS$241.4bUS$21.2b22.3x27.4x2.4x
Sat, 29 Nov 2025US$571.1bUS$240.4bUS$21.3b23.9x26.9x2.4x
Mon, 27 Oct 2025US$564.3bUS$239.9bUS$21.6b21.1x26.1x2.4x
Wed, 24 Sep 2025US$496.0bUS$207.0bUS$18.9b21.5x26.2x2.4x
Fri, 22 Aug 2025US$479.5bUS$207.0bUS$18.9b21.7x25.4x2.3x
Sun, 20 Jul 2025US$552.5bUS$205.2bUS$18.7b22.8x29.6x2.7x
Tue, 17 Jun 2025US$562.8bUS$204.0bUS$18.4b25.6x30.5x2.8x
Thu, 15 May 2025US$560.6bUS$204.0bUS$18.0b28.4x31.2x2.7x
Sat, 12 Apr 2025US$495.8bUS$203.4bUS$18.5b26.6x26.8x2.4x
Mon, 10 Mar 2025US$583.7bUS$202.5bUS$18.3b38.8x31.9x2.9x
Wed, 05 Feb 2025US$624.5bUS$202.4bUS$18.1b40.7x34.5x3.1x
Fri, 03 Jan 2025US$555.0bUS$202.4bUS$18.2b35x30.5x2.7x
Sun, 01 Dec 2024US$573.9bUS$201.1bUS$17.8b40.7x32.2x2.9x
Tue, 29 Oct 2024US$551.7bUS$202.3bUS$17.4b38.9x31.7x2.7x
Thu, 26 Sep 2024US$547.0bUS$202.7bUS$19.2b37.9x28.5x2.7x
Sat, 24 Aug 2024US$516.6bUS$202.6bUS$19.2b34.1x26.9x2.5x
Mon, 22 Jul 2024US$501.2bUS$203.0bUS$18.8b30.5x26.7x2.5x
Wed, 19 Jun 2024US$449.8bUS$203.3bUS$18.9b26.8x23.8x2.2x
Fri, 17 May 2024US$469.0bUS$203.4bUS$18.3b25.4x25.6x2.3x
Sun, 14 Apr 2024US$498.0bUS$199.2bUS$17.1b23.2x29.1x2.5x
Tue, 12 Mar 2024US$539.6bUS$199.2bUS$17.0b22.1x31.8x2.7x
Thu, 08 Feb 2024US$529.1bUS$199.1bUS$17.1b19.7x31x2.7x
Sat, 06 Jan 2024US$485.5bUS$199.9bUS$16.4b19.3x29.7x2.4x
Mon, 04 Dec 2023US$483.9bUS$199.4bUS$16.3b20.4x29.7x2.4x
Wed, 01 Nov 2023US$423.9bUS$199.4bUS$16.3b18.6x26x2.1x
Fri, 29 Sep 2023US$432.3bUS$198.8bUS$11.4b21.5x38x2.2x
Sun, 27 Aug 2023US$447.1bUS$198.3bUS$11.7b18.4x38.3x2.3x
Tue, 25 Jul 2023US$441.4bUS$200.5bUS$11.4b24.7x38.6x2.2x
Thu, 22 Jun 2023US$431.8bUS$200.2bUS$11.1b22.7x38.9x2.2x
Sat, 20 May 2023US$410.1bUS$201.4bUS$10.4b21.8x39.4x2x
Mon, 17 Apr 2023US$380.4bUS$193.9bUS$10.7b22.4x35.4x2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

35.4x


Total Market Cap: US$380.4bTotal Earnings: US$10.7bTotal Revenue: US$193.9bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. IT Consulting Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 29.8x202420252026
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 29.8x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 2.5x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.0x.
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.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 3.5% 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 Market3.43%
Tech3.65%
IT-5.42%
IT Consulting-5.51%
Data Processing Services-1.80%
Internet Services and Infrastructure-5.32%
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
ATGL Alpha Technology GroupUS$16.006.9%
+US$17.0m		-51.9%PS278.9x
BNAI Brand Engagement NetworkUS$42.582.2%
+US$5.4m		1,370.8%PS3320.5x
CHOW ChowChow Cloud International HoldingsUS$0.5337.7%
+US$5.1m		n/aPE8.5x
CSPI CSPUS$8.915.4%
+US$4.6m		-38.8%PS1.6x
CLPS CLPS IncorporationUS$1.0014.3%
+US$3.7m		1.0%PS0.2x

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CHOW
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ChowChow Cloud International Holdings
7D
37.7%
1Y
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US$16.00
Alpha Technology Group
7D
6.9%
1Y
-51.9%
CSPI
US$8.91
CSP
7D
5.4%
1Y
-38.8%