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U.S. IT Consulting Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 29, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies75
  • 7D-8.7%
  • 3M-26.9%
  • 1Y-24.5%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the IT Consulting industry has dropped 9.6%, driven by a pullback from International Business Machines of 10%. On the other hand Youxin Technology is actually up 140%. Overall the industry is down 24% in 12 months. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 7.6% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 29 Apr 2026US$388.7bUS$216.5bUS$22.8b14.1x17x1.8x
Fri, 27 Mar 2026US$416.1bUS$215.1bUS$22.6b15.2x18.4x1.9x
Sun, 22 Feb 2026US$448.4bUS$213.7bUS$22.5b17.4x20x2.1x
Tue, 20 Jan 2026US$561.3bUS$211.0bUS$20.0b23.1x28.1x2.7x
Thu, 18 Dec 2025US$583.9bUS$240.5bUS$21.3b24.8x27.5x2.4x
Sat, 15 Nov 2025US$562.7bUS$239.9bUS$21.0b22.1x26.8x2.3x
Mon, 13 Oct 2025US$527.1bUS$238.8bUS$19.6b19.8x26.9x2.2x
Wed, 10 Sep 2025US$493.1bUS$207.0bUS$18.9b20.3x26.1x2.4x
Fri, 08 Aug 2025US$482.8bUS$206.8bUS$19.2b22x25.2x2.3x
Sun, 06 Jul 2025US$575.7bUS$205.3bUS$18.7b25.1x30.8x2.8x
Tue, 03 Jun 2025US$553.4bUS$204.0bUS$18.4b26.4x30x2.7x
Thu, 01 May 2025US$516.2bUS$203.4bUS$18.0b26.4x28.7x2.5x
Sat, 29 Mar 2025US$537.6bUS$203.4bUS$18.4b30.2x29.1x2.6x
Mon, 24 Feb 2025US$602.1bUS$202.7bUS$18.1b39.5x33.2x3x
Wed, 22 Jan 2025US$563.7bUS$202.4bUS$18.2b35.3x31x2.8x
Fri, 20 Dec 2024US$552.4bUS$201.1bUS$17.8b37.5x31x2.7x
Sun, 17 Nov 2024US$541.9bUS$201.1bUS$17.8b40x30.4x2.7x
Tue, 15 Oct 2024US$570.0bUS$202.2bUS$19.4b41.7x29.3x2.8x
Thu, 12 Sep 2024US$542.9bUS$202.6bUS$19.2b34.7x28.3x2.7x
Sat, 10 Aug 2024US$500.2bUS$202.5bUS$19.2b28.5x26x2.5x
Mon, 08 Jul 2024US$467.6bUS$203.0bUS$18.8b30.1x24.9x2.3x
Wed, 05 Jun 2024US$442.5bUS$203.3bUS$18.9b27.4x23.4x2.2x
Fri, 03 May 2024US$454.9bUS$203.8bUS$17.8b21.3x25.5x2.2x
Sun, 31 Mar 2024US$519.1bUS$199.2bUS$17.1b22.6x30.3x2.6x
Tue, 27 Feb 2024US$538.6bUS$199.3bUS$17.0b22.4x31.7x2.7x
Thu, 25 Jan 2024US$526.0bUS$199.8bUS$16.4b21.2x32x2.6x
Sat, 23 Dec 2023US$501.8bUS$199.9bUS$16.3b20.2x30.7x2.5x
Mon, 20 Nov 2023US$466.3bUS$199.4bUS$16.3b20x28.6x2.3x
Wed, 18 Oct 2023US$433.8bUS$198.8bUS$11.4b19.4x38.2x2.2x
Fri, 15 Sep 2023US$447.1bUS$198.3bUS$11.7b21.2x38.3x2.3x
Sun, 13 Aug 2023US$437.8bUS$198.2bUS$11.7b21.3x37.4x2.2x
Tue, 11 Jul 2023US$431.6bUS$200.6bUS$11.3b24.8x38.1x2.2x
Thu, 08 Jun 2023US$424.6bUS$200.1bUS$11.1b24.2x38.2x2.1x
Sat, 06 May 2023US$387.6bUS$201.7bUS$11.7b19.8x33x1.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

33x


Total Market Cap: US$387.6bTotal Earnings: US$11.7bTotal Revenue: US$201.7bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. IT Consulting Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 29.5x202420252026
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 17.3x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 29.5x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 2.5x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.8x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the IT Consulting and Other Services industry have grown 25% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 2.4% 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 Market-0.028%
Tech0.32%
IT-7.13%
IT Consulting-8.68%
Data Processing Services-3.50%
Internet Services and Infrastructure-5.74%
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
BBAI BigBear.ai HoldingsUS$4.128.7%
+US$157.1m		15.1%PS15.4x
TSSI TSSUS$15.215.0%
+US$20.3m		109.2%PE27.9x
WYY WidePointUS$6.1723.6%
+US$11.4m		47.3%PS0.4x
CSPI CSPUS$10.2911.6%
+US$10.6m		-38.2%PS1.9x
YAAS Youxin TechnologyUS$1.5465.1%
+US$7.9m		-99.3%PS37.2x

Latest News

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Cognizant Technology Solutions
7D
-8.8%
1Y
-24.8%
RPGL
US$1.00
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7D
6.8%
1Y
n/a
EFOR
US$22.12
Everforth
7D
-45.5%
1Y
-56.5%
IT
US$150.12
Gartner
7D
-5.6%
1Y
-64.3%
GLOB
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Globant
7D
-18.5%
1Y
-65.5%
IBM
US$233.04
International Business Machines
7D
-8.9%
1Y
-2.7%
TSSI
US$15.21
TSS
7D
5.0%
1Y
109.2%
ACN
US$177.75
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7D
-8.6%
1Y
-40.4%

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DXC
US$11.53
DXC Technology
7D
-12.1%
1Y
-26.7%

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EPAM
US$114.15
EPAM Systems
7D
-13.6%
1Y
-28.6%

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BBAI
US$4.12
BigBear.ai Holdings
7D
8.7%
1Y
15.1%
UIS
US$2.66
Unisys
7D
1.9%
1Y
-32.8%
WYY
US$6.17
WidePoint
7D
23.6%
1Y
47.3%

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Analysts have modestly adjusted their price target on WidePoint, keeping it around $9.33 as they fine tune assumptions on discount rate, revenue growth, profit margins and future P/E to reflect updated views on the company’s risk and earnings profile. What's in the News WidePoint has been selected by a leading national bottler to outsource its Procurement & Vendor Management, giving WidePoint exclusive responsibility for certain IT procurement workflows, inventory data coordination, third party vendor performance management, and support for system enhancements and process automation (Key Developments).
YAAS
US$1.54
Youxin Technology
7D
65.1%
1Y
-99.3%
CSPI
US$10.29
CSP
7D
11.6%
1Y
-38.2%
TGHL
US$0.39
Growhub
7D
11.5%
1Y
n/a