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U.S. Semiconductors Industry Analysis

UpdatedMar 18, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies130
  • 7D-1.6%
  • 3M9.0%
  • 1Y64.6%
  • YTD0.2%

Over the last 7 days, the Semiconductors industry has dropped 1.6%, driven by pullbacks in Broadcom and NVIDIA of 6.2% and 2.2%, respectively. Meanwhile, Micron Technology actually outperformed within the industry, gaining 15% in the last week. Over the past 12 months, the industry was up 65%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 25% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 18 Mar 2026US$9.0tUS$682.0bUS$203.4b43.6x44.3x13.2x
Fri, 13 Feb 2026US$9.4tUS$647.0bUS$178.8b43.2x52.7x14.6x
Sun, 11 Jan 2026US$9.1tUS$640.8bUS$176.4b42x51.3x14.1x
Tue, 09 Dec 2025US$9.0tUS$631.8bUS$168.7b38x53.5x14.3x
Thu, 06 Nov 2025US$9.1tUS$601.6bUS$156.8b36.9x57.8x15.1x
Sat, 04 Oct 2025US$8.6tUS$597.4bUS$137.3b37x62.4x14.3x
Mon, 01 Sep 2025US$7.6tUS$590.8bUS$129.0b33x59.3x12.9x
Wed, 30 Jul 2025US$7.7tUS$567.1bUS$116.8b27.9x66.2x13.6x
Fri, 27 Jun 2025US$7.0tUS$566.4bUS$118.3b28.4x59x12.3x
Sun, 25 May 2025US$5.9tUS$542.4bUS$109.5b25x54.3x11x
Tue, 22 Apr 2025US$4.7tUS$537.4bUS$108.9b21.4x43x8.7x
Thu, 20 Mar 2025US$5.4tUS$537.2bUS$108.1b29.8x50.3x10.1x
Sat, 15 Feb 2025US$6.3tUS$515.6bUS$94.1b32.2x66.9x12.2x
Mon, 13 Jan 2025US$6.2tUS$512.3bUS$96.7b30.7x64.2x12.1x
Wed, 11 Dec 2024US$6.1tUS$504.9bUS$92.9b31.2x65.5x12.1x
Fri, 08 Nov 2024US$6.4tUS$488.2bUS$83.9b30.6x76.2x13.1x
Sun, 06 Oct 2024US$5.9tUS$489.2bUS$101.8b28.6x58.1x12.1x
Tue, 03 Sep 2024US$5.7tUS$481.2bUS$104.2b29.5x54.7x11.8x
Thu, 01 Aug 2024US$5.7tUS$467.1bUS$95.9b27.5x59.7x12.2x
Sat, 29 Jun 2024US$6.0tUS$467.9bUS$96.6b29.5x62x12.8x
Mon, 27 May 2024US$5.5tUS$462.6bUS$95.6b29.9x57.1x11.8x
Wed, 24 Apr 2024US$4.5tUS$447.5bUS$81.6b25.5x55.2x10.1x
Fri, 22 Mar 2024US$4.9tUS$446.1bUS$78.1b28.9x62.4x10.9x
Sun, 18 Feb 2024US$4.4tUS$428.8bUS$71.0b29x61.5x10.2x
Tue, 16 Jan 2024US$3.7tUS$433.2bUS$69.5b25x52.7x8.5x
Thu, 14 Dec 2023US$3.4tUS$432.6bUS$70.6b25.1x47.6x7.8x
Sat, 11 Nov 2023US$3.1tUS$420.7bUS$61.9b23.9x49.4x7.3x
Mon, 09 Oct 2023US$3.0tUS$428.2bUS$65.8b25x46x7.1x
Wed, 06 Sep 2023US$3.1tUS$428.1bUS$68.7b26.4x45.8x7.3x
Fri, 04 Aug 2023US$3.1tUS$420.3bUS$63.5b22.6x48.4x7.3x
Sun, 02 Jul 2023US$3.0tUS$429.0bUS$67.3b23.9x44.7x7x
Tue, 30 May 2023US$2.9tUS$433.7bUS$71.0b23x40.3x6.6x
Thu, 27 Apr 2023US$2.3tUS$443.2bUS$85.0b18.2x26.8x5.1x
Sat, 25 Mar 2023US$2.4tUS$447.9bUS$90.3b17.8x26.4x5.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

26.4x


Total Market Cap: US$2.4tTotal Earnings: US$90.3bTotal Revenue: US$447.9bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Semiconductors Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 53.7x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the American Semiconductor 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 44.3x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 53.7x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 10.7x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 13.2x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Semiconductor industry have grown 31% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 15% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the U.S. Tech industry?

US Market-0.97%
Tech-1.09%
Semiconductors-1.59%
Semiconductor Equipment2.69%
Semiconductors-2.05%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Semiconductor Equipment industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 29.9x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 18.3%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 3.2% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Semiconductors industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 58.9x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Semiconductors industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 26% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 9.2% per year.
  • In contrast, the Semiconductor Equipment industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 18% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
MU Micron TechnologyUS$461.6914.5%
+US$65.9b		353.9%PE43.6x
LRCX Lam ResearchUS$226.475.2%
+US$14.0b		192.7%PE45.5x
ARM Arm HoldingsUS$127.315.6%
+US$7.2b		6.3%PE168.8x
AMAT Applied MaterialsUS$352.461.9%
+US$5.2b		129.6%PE35.7x
KLAC KLAUS$1.48k2.0%
+US$3.7b		108.6%PE42.6x

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7D
-2.2%
1Y
54.8%
AMAT
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7D
1.9%
1Y
129.6%
AVGO
US$321.31
Broadcom
7D
-6.2%
1Y
70.3%
QCOM
US$131.59
QUALCOMM
7D
-2.7%
1Y
-15.8%
TSEM
US$137.86
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7D
18.0%
1Y
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7D
-5.8%
1Y
70.0%

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TXN
US$194.45
Texas Instruments
7D
-1.5%
1Y
8.4%

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KLAC
US$1,481.35
KLA
7D
2.0%
1Y
108.6%

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MU
US$461.69
Micron Technology
7D
14.5%
1Y
353.9%

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AMD
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NXPI
US$194.02
NXP Semiconductors
7D
-4.4%
1Y
-6.3%
ALAB
US$127.57
Astera Labs
7D
9.5%
1Y
85.2%
AMKR
US$46.34
Amkor Technology
7D
5.5%
1Y
137.0%

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ADI
US$313.66
Analog Devices
7D
-1.6%
1Y
50.0%

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ARM
US$127.31
Arm Holdings
7D
5.6%
1Y
6.3%

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LRCX
US$226.47
Lam Research
7D
5.2%
1Y
192.7%

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