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U.S. Semiconductors Industry Analysis

UpdatedJun 23, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies129
  • 7D1.8%
  • 3M54.2%
  • 1Y105.5%
  • YTD51.0%

The Semiconductors industry is up 1.8% in the last week, with Intel up 13%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 106%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 27% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 24 Jun 2026US$8.7tUS$755.3bUS$266.0b75.8x32.6x11.5x
Fri, 22 May 2026US$7.1tUS$747.2bUS$261.8b63.6x27.3x9.6x
Sun, 19 Apr 2026US$10.6tUS$697.4bUS$215.4b45.2x49.2x15.2x
Tue, 17 Mar 2026US$8.9tUS$682.0bUS$203.5b41.7x43.7x13x
Thu, 12 Feb 2026US$9.3tUS$646.9bUS$177.9b46.4x52.5x14.4x
Sat, 10 Jan 2026US$8.9tUS$640.8bUS$176.4b42x50.6x13.9x
Mon, 08 Dec 2025US$8.9tUS$631.8bUS$168.7b38x53x14.2x
Wed, 05 Nov 2025US$4.4tUS$601.6bUS$156.8b35.8x28x7.3x
Fri, 03 Oct 2025US$8.5tUS$597.4bUS$137.3b37.7x61.9x14.2x
Sun, 31 Aug 2025US$7.6tUS$590.8bUS$129.0b33x59.3x12.9x
Tue, 29 Jul 2025US$7.7tUS$566.9bUS$117.0b28.8x65.6x13.5x
Thu, 26 Jun 2025US$6.8tUS$563.9bUS$116.8b29.2x58.3x12.1x
Sat, 24 May 2025US$6.0tUS$542.4bUS$109.6b24x54.9x11.1x
Mon, 21 Apr 2025US$4.7tUS$537.4bUS$108.9b22.6x43x8.7x
Wed, 19 Mar 2025US$5.5tUS$537.2bUS$108.1b29.4x50.5x10.2x
Fri, 14 Feb 2025US$6.2tUS$515.1bUS$95.0b32.8x64.9x12x
Sun, 12 Jan 2025US$6.2tUS$512.3bUS$96.7b30.7x64.2x12.1x
Tue, 10 Dec 2024US$6.2tUS$504.8bUS$92.9b32.5x67x12.3x
Thu, 07 Nov 2024US$6.2tUS$487.1bUS$83.9b30.6x73.5x12.7x
Sat, 05 Oct 2024US$5.9tUS$489.2bUS$101.8b28.6x57.7x12x
Mon, 02 Sep 2024US$5.7tUS$481.2bUS$104.2b29.5x54.7x11.8x
Wed, 31 Jul 2024US$5.5tUS$466.4bUS$95.6b26.2x57.5x11.8x
Fri, 28 Jun 2024US$6.1tUS$464.9bUS$94.3b30.1x64.3x13x
Sun, 26 May 2024US$5.5tUS$462.6bUS$95.6b29.9x57.1x11.8x
Tue, 23 Apr 2024US$4.3tUS$447.5bUS$81.6b25.1x52.3x9.5x
Thu, 21 Mar 2024US$4.8tUS$446.1bUS$78.1b29.3x61.3x10.7x
Sat, 17 Feb 2024US$4.4tUS$428.8bUS$71.1b28.6x61.7x10.2x
Mon, 15 Jan 2024US$3.7tUS$433.1bUS$69.5b25x52.7x8.5x
Wed, 13 Dec 2023US$3.4tUS$432.6bUS$70.6b24.7x47.6x7.8x
Fri, 10 Nov 2023US$3.1tUS$420.8bUS$62.5b22.9x49x7.3x
Sun, 08 Oct 2023US$3.0tUS$428.2bUS$65.8b25x46x7.1x
Tue, 05 Sep 2023US$3.1tUS$428.2bUS$68.7b26.5x45.8x7.3x
Thu, 03 Aug 2023US$3.1tUS$423.7bUS$68.1b22.9x45.1x7.3x
Sat, 01 Jul 2023US$3.0tUS$429.0bUS$67.3b23.9x44.7x7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

44.7x


Total Market Cap: US$3.0tTotal Earnings: US$67.3bTotal Revenue: US$429.0bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Semiconductors Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 54.1x202420252026
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 32.6x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 54.2x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 11.3x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Semiconductor industry have grown 58% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 21% 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-1.82%
Tech-0.54%
Semiconductors1.79%
Semiconductor Equipment6.39%
Semiconductors1.21%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Semiconductor Equipment industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 33.2x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 21.4%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 25.6% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Semiconductors industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 58.7x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Semiconductors industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 28% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 14% per year.
  • In contrast, the Semiconductor Equipment industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 21% 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
INTC IntelUS$132.2813.0%
+US$76.5b		486.6%PS12.4x
MU Micron TechnologyUS$1.05k3.0%
+US$35.0b		722.3%PE49.2x
AMD Advanced Micro DevicesUS$519.852.5%
+US$20.5b		275.5%PE171.9x
AVGO BroadcomUS$380.150.9%
+US$16.4b		44.1%PE61.7x
AMAT Applied MaterialsUS$585.883.1%
+US$14.0b		225.2%PE54.7x

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