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U.S. IT Consulting Industry Analysis

UpdatedJun 10, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies74
  • 7D-12.6%
  • 3M-0.2%
  • 1Y-23.1%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the IT Consulting industry has dropped 13%, driven by a pullback from International Business Machines of 16%. Meanwhile, AIAI Holdings actually outperformed within the industry, gaining 14% in the last week. Overall the industry is down 23% in 12 months. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 7.8% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 10 Jun 2026US$420.2bUS$210.6bUS$21.1b13.8x19.9x2x
Fri, 08 May 2026US$376.2bUS$210.3bUS$22.0b14.9x17.1x1.8x
Sun, 05 Apr 2026US$430.2bUS$215.1bUS$22.7b15.9x19x2x
Tue, 03 Mar 2026US$429.1bUS$213.7bUS$22.5b17.2x19.1x2x
Thu, 29 Jan 2026US$543.3bUS$211.1bUS$20.0b19.5x27.2x2.6x
Sat, 27 Dec 2025US$584.3bUS$241.5bUS$21.2b21.2x27.6x2.4x
Mon, 24 Nov 2025US$559.6bUS$240.4bUS$21.3b23.5x26.3x2.3x
Wed, 22 Oct 2025US$532.3bUS$238.7bUS$19.6b20.9x27.2x2.2x
Fri, 19 Sep 2025US$485.0bUS$207.0bUS$18.9b21.6x25.6x2.3x
Sun, 17 Aug 2025US$470.8bUS$207.1bUS$18.9b21.5x24.9x2.3x
Tue, 15 Jul 2025US$544.7bUS$205.2bUS$18.7b23.1x29.1x2.7x
Thu, 12 Jun 2025US$571.9bUS$204.0bUS$18.4b26x31x2.8x
Sat, 10 May 2025US$544.6bUS$204.0bUS$18.0b28.5x30.3x2.7x
Mon, 07 Apr 2025US$492.8bUS$203.4bUS$18.5b26.1x26.7x2.4x
Wed, 05 Mar 2025US$577.0bUS$202.7bUS$18.1b38.9x31.8x2.8x
Fri, 31 Jan 2025US$586.0bUS$202.6bUS$17.9b39.7x32.8x2.9x
Sun, 29 Dec 2024US$562.3bUS$202.6bUS$18.1b35.3x31x2.8x
Tue, 26 Nov 2024US$566.5bUS$201.1bUS$17.8b40.3x31.8x2.8x
Thu, 24 Oct 2024US$576.9bUS$202.2bUS$19.4b38.9x29.7x2.9x
Sat, 21 Sep 2024US$537.5bUS$202.7bUS$19.2b37.8x28x2.7x
Mon, 19 Aug 2024US$512.0bUS$202.6bUS$19.2b35.3x26.6x2.5x
Wed, 17 Jul 2024US$491.4bUS$203.0bUS$18.8b29.3x26.1x2.4x
Fri, 14 Jun 2024US$446.7bUS$203.3bUS$18.9b27.8x23.7x2.2x
Sun, 12 May 2024US$464.5bUS$203.4bUS$18.3b24.7x25.4x2.3x
Tue, 09 Apr 2024US$505.6bUS$199.2bUS$17.1b23.1x29.5x2.5x
Thu, 07 Mar 2024US$541.7bUS$199.2bUS$17.0b21.6x31.9x2.7x
Sat, 03 Feb 2024US$538.7bUS$200.3bUS$16.9b21.1x31.8x2.7x
Mon, 01 Jan 2024US$501.7bUS$199.9bUS$16.3b19.7x30.7x2.5x
Wed, 29 Nov 2023US$473.8bUS$199.4bUS$16.3b20x29x2.4x
Fri, 27 Oct 2023US$418.5bUS$199.5bUS$16.3b17.7x25.7x2.1x
Sun, 24 Sep 2023US$448.8bUS$198.3bUS$11.7b21.8x38.5x2.3x
Tue, 22 Aug 2023US$430.3bUS$198.3bUS$11.7b18.5x36.8x2.2x
Thu, 20 Jul 2023US$444.9bUS$200.6bUS$11.3b26.3x39.3x2.2x
Sat, 17 Jun 2023US$441.8bUS$200.2bUS$11.1b24.4x39.8x2.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

39.8x


Total Market Cap: US$441.8bTotal Earnings: US$11.1bTotal Revenue: US$200.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. IT Consulting Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 28.8x202420252026
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 19.9x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 28.8x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 2.4x 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 24% 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-3.33%
Tech-9.37%
IT-11.40%
IT Consulting-12.60%
Data Processing Services-1.28%
Internet Services and Infrastructure-10.42%
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
AIAI AIAI HoldingsUS$14.7613.5%
+US$123.4m		n/aPE-266.1x
BNAI Brand Engagement NetworkUS$19.1829.5%
+US$28.4m		297.9%PS337.9x
CINT CI&TUS$3.953.1%
+US$15.4m		-32.8%PE12.5x
WYY WidePointUS$11.651.8%
+US$2.0m		247.8%PS0.7x
RSSS Research SolutionsUS$2.212.8%
+US$1.9m		-21.1%PE15.8x

Latest News

IBM
US$277.49
International Business Machines
7D
-15.7%
1Y
0.5%
ACN
US$173.47
Accenture
7D
-6.8%
1Y
-45.9%
WYY
US$11.65
WidePoint
7D
1.8%
1Y
247.8%
Narrative Update • Jun 08

WYY: New Bottler Outsourcing Win Will Likely Mask Future Equity Dilution

Analysts have raised their price target on WidePoint to $9.50 from $9.33, citing updated assumptions for the discount rate, revenue growth, profit margin, and future P/E as the key factors behind this revision. What's in the News WidePoint has been selected by a leading national bottler to outsource Procurement and Vendor Management, becoming the bottler's exclusive provider for these services.
RSSS
US$2.21
Research Solutions
7D
2.8%
1Y
-21.1%
CTSH
US$52.94
Cognizant Technology Solutions
7D
-4.0%
1Y
-34.7%
KD
US$11.53
Kyndryl Holdings
7D
-8.5%
1Y
-71.4%
EPAM
US$95.65
EPAM Systems
7D
-7.3%
1Y
-47.1%
IT
US$157.40
Gartner
7D
-7.7%
1Y
-62.7%
GGRP
US$0.78
Glimpse Group
7D
8.2%
1Y
-47.3%
BBAI
US$3.99
BigBear.ai Holdings
7D
-21.9%
1Y
5.8%
DOX
US$57.98
Amdocs
7D
-8.0%
1Y
-37.9%
Narrative Update • Jun 05

DOX: Future Share Repurchases And EPS Recovery Will Support Multiple Rerating

Analysts have trimmed their price target for Amdocs to about $81 from about $90, citing lower sector P/E multiples, even as projections for profit margin and discount rate assumptions have been adjusted. Analyst Commentary Bullish and bearish analysts are looking at the same set of inputs for Amdocs and reaching very different conclusions, which is why you see both Buy ratings and a Sell rating alongside lower price targets clustered in the low to high US$70s.
CINT
US$3.95
CI&T
7D
3.1%
1Y
-32.8%
AIAI
US$14.76
AIAI Holdings
7D
13.5%
1Y
n/a
ARBB
US$5.67
ARB IOT Group
7D
9.4%
1Y
-11.3%
TAOP
US$1.39
Taoping
7D
3.3%
1Y
-80.0%
BNAI
US$19.18
Brand Engagement Network
7D
29.5%
1Y
297.9%