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U.S. IT Consulting Industry Analysis

UpdatedAug 19, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies71
  • 7D2.5%
  • 3M-17.1%
  • 1Y-8.3%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the IT Consulting industry has risen 2.5%, driven by gains from Accenture of 4.4%. In the same time, BigBear.ai Holdings was down 17%. However, the industry is down 8.3% over the past year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 10% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 19 Aug 2025US$470.9bUS$207.0bUS$18.9b21.8x24.9x2.3x
Thu, 17 Jul 2025US$540.9bUS$205.2bUS$18.7b23x28.9x2.6x
Sat, 14 Jun 2025US$572.8bUS$204.0bUS$18.4b25.4x31.1x2.8x
Mon, 12 May 2025US$538.8bUS$204.0bUS$18.0b28.5x30x2.6x
Wed, 09 Apr 2025US$489.4bUS$203.4bUS$18.5b25.4x26.5x2.4x
Fri, 07 Mar 2025US$580.7bUS$202.7bUS$18.2b37.4x32x2.9x
Sun, 02 Feb 2025US$619.3bUS$202.6bUS$17.9b39.3x34.7x3.1x
Tue, 31 Dec 2024US$562.2bUS$202.4bUS$18.2b35.2x30.9x2.8x
Thu, 28 Nov 2024US$576.7bUS$201.1bUS$17.8b40.8x32.3x2.9x
Sat, 26 Oct 2024US$557.8bUS$202.3bUS$17.4b38.9x32.1x2.8x
Mon, 23 Sep 2024US$541.4bUS$202.7bUS$19.2b37.8x28.2x2.7x
Wed, 21 Aug 2024US$514.9bUS$202.6bUS$19.2b35.3x26.8x2.5x
Fri, 19 Jul 2024US$503.5bUS$203.0bUS$18.8b30.5x26.8x2.5x
Sun, 16 Jun 2024US$449.0bUS$203.3bUS$18.9b27.6x23.8x2.2x
Tue, 14 May 2024US$466.4bUS$203.4bUS$18.3b25.6x25.5x2.3x
Thu, 11 Apr 2024US$508.3bUS$199.2bUS$17.1b23.3x29.6x2.6x
Sat, 09 Mar 2024US$546.3bUS$199.2bUS$17.0b23.2x32.2x2.7x
Mon, 05 Feb 2024US$538.5bUS$200.3bUS$16.9b21.1x31.8x2.7x
Wed, 03 Jan 2024US$494.6bUS$199.9bUS$16.3b20.2x30.3x2.5x
Fri, 01 Dec 2023US$475.4bUS$199.4bUS$16.3b20.3x29.1x2.4x
Sun, 29 Oct 2023US$414.9bUS$199.5bUS$16.3b17.5x25.5x2.1x
Tue, 26 Sep 2023US$449.7bUS$198.3bUS$11.7b22.5x38.5x2.3x
Thu, 24 Aug 2023US$443.7bUS$198.3bUS$11.7b18.3x38x2.2x
Sat, 22 Jul 2023US$441.6bUS$200.5bUS$11.4b24.3x38.6x2.2x
Mon, 19 Jun 2023US$441.8bUS$200.2bUS$11.1b24.4x39.8x2.2x
Wed, 17 May 2023US$396.4bUS$201.7bUS$11.7b21.7x33.9x2x
Fri, 14 Apr 2023US$384.9bUS$193.9bUS$10.7b22.6x35.8x2x
Sun, 12 Mar 2023US$359.8bUS$192.9bUS$10.8b20.1x33.4x1.9x
Tue, 07 Feb 2023US$400.9bUS$192.5bUS$10.7b20.6x37.4x2.1x
Thu, 05 Jan 2023US$389.6bUS$192.8bUS$10.4b20.2x37.4x2x
Sat, 03 Dec 2022US$420.6bUS$192.0bUS$10.3b25.6x41x2.2x
Mon, 31 Oct 2022US$401.6bUS$191.7bUS$9.9b19.4x40.6x2.1x
Wed, 28 Sep 2022US$363.0bUS$190.8bUS$14.1b17.6x25.7x1.9x
Fri, 26 Aug 2022US$424.5bUS$188.7bUS$13.9b20.6x30.6x2.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

30.6x


Total Market Cap: US$424.5bTotal Earnings: US$13.9bTotal Revenue: US$188.7bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. IT Consulting Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 31.9x202320242025
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 24.9x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 31.9x.
  • 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 11% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 3.1% 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 Market1.26%
Tech0.33%
IT-0.72%
IT Consulting2.51%
Data Processing Services0.73%
Internet Services and Infrastructure-3.75%
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$249.134.4%
+US$6.6b		-24.4%PE19.6x
IBM International Business MachinesUS$239.451.3%
+US$2.9b		23.0%PE38.1x
IT GartnerUS$238.945.7%
+US$981.5m		-50.7%PE14.3x
EPAM EPAM SystemsUS$164.608.4%
+US$712.9m		-18.6%PE22.9x
CTSH Cognizant Technology SolutionsUS$70.101.4%
+US$464.0m		-7.8%PE14.1x

Latest News

BBAI
US$5.85
BigBear.ai Holdings
7D
-17.5%
1Y
327.0%

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ACN
US$249.13
Accenture
7D
4.4%
1Y
-24.4%
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US$8.88
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7D
-15.4%
1Y
-97.3%

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US$15.24
TSS
7D
-19.0%
1Y
250.3%

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DXC
US$13.92
DXC Technology
7D
8.3%
1Y
-29.8%
GLOB
US$68.28
Globant
7D
-8.4%
1Y
-66.2%

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CINT
US$5.20
CI&T
7D
-0.4%
1Y
-28.4%
ASGN
US$52.77
ASGN
7D
7.8%
1Y
-42.9%
CTM
US$1.08
Castellum
7D
-8.5%
1Y
553.4%
KD
US$30.35
Kyndryl Holdings
7D
4.2%
1Y
28.9%

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EPAM
US$164.60
EPAM Systems
7D
8.4%
1Y
-18.6%
TDTH
US$0.87
Trident Digital Tech Holdings
7D
-3.0%
1Y
n/a
IT
US$238.94
Gartner
7D
5.7%
1Y
-50.7%

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CTSH
US$70.10
Cognizant Technology Solutions
7D
1.4%
1Y
-7.8%
IBM
US$239.45
International Business Machines
7D
1.3%
1Y
23.0%
GLE
US$0.72
Global Engine Group Holding
7D
-23.8%
1Y
n/a