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U.S. Semiconductors Industry Analysis

UpdatedMar 30, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies120
  • 7D-7.0%
  • 3M-19.0%
  • 1Y2.7%
  • YTD-19.1%

Over the last 7 days, the Semiconductors industry has dropped 7.0%, driven by a pullback from NVIDIA of 6.8%. Over the last year, the industry has been flat overall. Earnings are forecast to grow by 23% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 30 Mar 2025US$5.1tUS$537.3bUS$108.9b24.8x46.6x9.4x
Tue, 25 Feb 2025US$6.2tUS$515.3bUS$93.8b32.2x66.1x12x
Thu, 23 Jan 2025US$6.5tUS$513.6bUS$96.7b33.2x67.6x12.7x
Sat, 21 Dec 2024US$6.0tUS$513.5bUS$96.7b29.1x61.9x11.7x
Mon, 18 Nov 2024US$6.1tUS$488.4bUS$83.4b30.5x72.8x12.4x
Wed, 16 Oct 2024US$6.0tUS$489.1bUS$101.8b28.5x59.3x12.3x
Fri, 13 Sep 2024US$5.5tUS$485.4bUS$99.5b27x55.6x11.4x
Sun, 11 Aug 2024US$5.1tUS$467.2bUS$94.7b26.6x54x10.9x
Tue, 09 Jul 2024US$6.2tUS$467.9bUS$96.6b31.2x64.7x13.4x
Thu, 06 Jun 2024US$5.6tUS$461.2bUS$95.7b30x58.5x12.1x
Sat, 04 May 2024US$4.7tUS$446.9bUS$84.0b27.4x56.2x10.6x
Mon, 01 Apr 2024US$5.0tUS$447.4bUS$81.7b29.2x60.6x11.1x
Wed, 28 Feb 2024US$4.6tUS$443.5bUS$81.1b31.1x56.4x10.3x
Fri, 26 Jan 2024US$4.1tUS$431.1bUS$68.4b28.2x59.4x9.4x
Sun, 24 Dec 2023US$3.6tUS$433.3bUS$69.5b27.4x51.5x8.3x
Tue, 21 Nov 2023US$3.3tUS$420.6bUS$62.5b24.5x52.3x7.8x
Thu, 19 Oct 2023US$2.9tUS$427.9bUS$65.8b24.8x44.5x6.8x
Sat, 16 Sep 2023US$3.1tUS$430.8bUS$68.7b25.9x44.8x7.1x
Mon, 14 Aug 2023US$2.9tUS$419.7bUS$62.9b25.1x45.9x6.9x
Wed, 12 Jul 2023US$3.0tUS$429.1bUS$67.3b23.3x44.5x7x
Fri, 09 Jun 2023US$2.8tUS$434.3bUS$71.9b23.4x39.5x6.5x
Sun, 07 May 2023US$2.4tUS$434.2bUS$70.7b19.1x33.3x5.4x
Tue, 04 Apr 2023US$2.5tUS$443.8bUS$85.6b18.6x28.7x5.5x
Thu, 02 Mar 2023US$2.2tUS$443.9bUS$88.7b17.8x24.9x5x
Sat, 28 Jan 2023US$2.2tUS$442.5bUS$91.5b17.9x23.6x4.9x
Mon, 26 Dec 2022US$1.9tUS$447.3bUS$96.4b15.7x19.3x4.2x
Wed, 23 Nov 2022US$2.0tUS$448.8bUS$97.5b16.9x20.4x4.4x
Fri, 21 Oct 2022US$1.6tUS$440.5bUS$104.0b14.7x15.6x3.7x
Sun, 18 Sep 2022US$1.8tUS$441.7bUS$105.0b16.6x17.5x4.2x
Tue, 16 Aug 2022US$2.2tUS$436.8bUS$104.9b21.7x21.4x5.2x
Thu, 14 Jul 2022US$1.9tUS$429.2bUS$106.9b17.4x17.6x4.4x
Sat, 11 Jun 2022US$2.1tUS$427.9bUS$106.0b20.2x19.4x4.8x
Mon, 09 May 2022US$2.2tUS$419.6bUS$103.8b19.8x21.1x5.2x
Wed, 06 Apr 2022US$2.5tUS$408.9bUS$95.6b22x26.1x6.1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

26.1x


Total Market Cap: US$2.5tTotal Earnings: US$95.6bTotal Revenue: US$408.9bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Semiconductors Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 42.6x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the American Semiconductor industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 46.6x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 42.6x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 8.0x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 9.4x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Semiconductor industry have grown 4.4% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 9.5% 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-1.74%
Tech-3.93%
Semiconductors-7.04%
Semiconductor Equipment-4.93%
Semiconductors-7.21%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Semiconductors industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 47.2x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 23.8%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 18.4% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Semiconductor Equipment industry, although it looks like investor sentiment has improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average of 24.0x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Semiconductors industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 24% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 18% per year.
  • In contrast, the Semiconductor Equipment industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 13% 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
PI ImpinjUS$91.801.7%
+US$44.2m
-28.5%PE64.2x
ENPH Enphase EnergyUS$61.650.2%
+US$14.6m
-49.0%PE79.6x
SELX Semilux InternationalUS$1.428.7%
+US$4.2m
-10.1%PS52.2x
LEDS SemiLEDsUS$2.267.2%
+US$1.2m
54.8%PS3.9x
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