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U.S. IT Consulting Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 27, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies75
  • 7D7.5%
  • 3M-1.4%
  • 1Y-25.2%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the IT Consulting industry has risen 8.6%, driven by gains from International Business Machines of 13%. In contrast, the industry has lost 23% in the last 12 months. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 7.9% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 27 May 2026US$399.1bUS$210.6bUS$21.1b15.2x18.9x1.9x
Fri, 24 Apr 2026US$423.9bUS$215.1bUS$22.7b14.3x18.7x2x
Sun, 22 Mar 2026US$422.6bUS$215.1bUS$22.6b15.8x18.7x2x
Tue, 17 Feb 2026US$461.4bUS$213.6bUS$22.5b18.1x20.5x2.2x
Thu, 15 Jan 2026US$553.8bUS$211.0bUS$20.0b23.3x27.7x2.6x
Sat, 13 Dec 2025US$591.2bUS$240.5bUS$21.3b22.6x27.8x2.5x
Mon, 10 Nov 2025US$565.1bUS$240.3bUS$21.0b19.3x26.9x2.4x
Wed, 08 Oct 2025US$551.9bUS$238.7bUS$19.6b20.8x28.2x2.3x
Fri, 05 Sep 2025US$481.8bUS$207.0bUS$18.9b21.9x25.5x2.3x
Sun, 03 Aug 2025US$494.5bUS$206.8bUS$19.1b21.3x25.9x2.4x
Tue, 01 Jul 2025US$564.2bUS$205.3bUS$18.7b24.7x30.2x2.7x
Thu, 29 May 2025US$557.5bUS$204.0bUS$18.4b26.7x30.3x2.7x
Sat, 26 Apr 2025US$500.9bUS$203.4bUS$17.9b28.6x27.9x2.5x
Mon, 24 Mar 2025US$534.5bUS$203.4bUS$18.4b32.3x29x2.6x
Wed, 19 Feb 2025US$630.4bUS$202.5bUS$18.2b40.4x34.7x3.1x
Fri, 17 Jan 2025US$556.9bUS$202.4bUS$18.2b34.7x30.6x2.8x
Sun, 15 Dec 2024US$573.4bUS$201.1bUS$17.8b39.7x32.1x2.9x
Tue, 12 Nov 2024US$559.0bUS$202.0bUS$17.7b41.9x31.5x2.8x
Thu, 10 Oct 2024US$565.5bUS$202.2bUS$19.4b41.4x29.1x2.8x
Sat, 07 Sep 2024US$525.8bUS$202.6bUS$19.2b32.1x27.4x2.6x
Mon, 05 Aug 2024US$503.1bUS$202.8bUS$19.3b29.1x26.1x2.5x
Wed, 03 Jul 2024US$468.3bUS$203.1bUS$18.8b30.6x24.9x2.3x
Fri, 31 May 2024US$443.7bUS$203.3bUS$18.9b28.3x23.5x2.2x
Sun, 28 Apr 2024US$461.8bUS$199.4bUS$17.8b20.4x26x2.3x
Tue, 26 Mar 2024US$511.9bUS$199.1bUS$17.1b21.5x29.9x2.6x
Thu, 22 Feb 2024US$525.2bUS$199.3bUS$17.0b21.9x30.9x2.6x
Sat, 20 Jan 2024US$518.3bUS$199.8bUS$16.4b20.4x31.5x2.6x
Mon, 18 Dec 2023US$495.1bUS$199.4bUS$16.3b19.2x30.3x2.5x
Wed, 15 Nov 2023US$447.4bUS$199.3bUS$16.3b20.1x27.4x2.2x
Fri, 13 Oct 2023US$442.4bUS$198.8bUS$11.4b20.1x38.9x2.2x
Sun, 10 Sep 2023US$456.9bUS$198.3bUS$11.7b20.4x39.1x2.3x
Tue, 08 Aug 2023US$446.1bUS$198.4bUS$11.6b21.8x38.4x2.2x
Thu, 06 Jul 2023US$432.0bUS$200.6bUS$11.3b23.8x38.2x2.2x
Sat, 03 Jun 2023US$431.9bUS$200.1bUS$11.1b23.9x38.9x2.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

38.9x


Total Market Cap: US$431.9bTotal Earnings: US$11.1bTotal Revenue: US$200.1bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. IT Consulting Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 29x202420252026
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 18.9x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 29.0x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 2.4x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.9x.
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 Market2.46%
Tech4.59%
IT5.27%
IT Consulting7.49%
Internet Services and Infrastructure3.46%
Data Processing Services-0.06%
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
IBM International Business MachinesUS$250.6912.8%
+US$26.7b		-4.8%PE22x
CTSH Cognizant Technology SolutionsUS$51.811.8%
+US$440.7m		-35.8%PE11x
IT GartnerUS$157.892.4%
+US$251.1m		-64.5%PE14.3x
BBAI BigBear.ai HoldingsUS$4.188.9%
+US$162.8m		-6.9%PS15.7x
ACN AccentureUS$177.000.1%
+US$122.8m		-43.9%PE14.2x

Latest News

WYY
US$9.46
WidePoint
7D
-4.9%
1Y
211.2%
GLOB
US$38.42
Globant
7D
-4.5%
1Y
-62.2%
EPAM
US$99.69
EPAM Systems
7D
-0.8%
1Y
-43.6%
DAVA
US$3.24
Endava
7D
-18.0%
1Y
-78.5%
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CTSH
US$51.81
Cognizant Technology Solutions
7D
1.8%
1Y
-35.8%
DXC
US$9.25
DXC Technology
7D
3.6%
1Y
-39.8%
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ACN
US$177.00
Accenture
7D
0.1%
1Y
-43.9%
IBM
US$250.69
International Business Machines
7D
12.8%
1Y
-4.8%
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BBAI
US$4.18
BigBear.ai Holdings
7D
8.9%
1Y
-6.9%
AIAI
US$13.92
AIAI Holdings
7D
5.7%
1Y
n/a
CINT
US$3.23
CI&T
7D
-11.5%
1Y
-44.6%
IT
US$157.89
Gartner
7D
2.4%
1Y
-64.5%
TSSI
US$12.98
TSS
7D
18.2%
1Y
1.3%
ATGL
US$15.00
Alpha Technology Group
7D
-3.0%
1Y
-45.3%
CHOW
US$0.37
ChowChow Cloud International Holdings
7D
-8.6%
1Y
n/a
BNAI
US$19.54
Brand Engagement Network
7D
-1.8%
1Y
682.2%