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U.S. Entertainment Industry Analysis

UpdatedMar 02, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies165
  • 7D8.8%
  • 3M-7.1%
  • 1Y3.5%
  • YTD-2.1%

Over the last 7 days, the Entertainment industry has risen 8.8%, driven by gains from Netflix of 27%. This means that the industry has gained 3.5% over the past year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 20% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 02 Mar 2026US$1.1tUS$288.8bUS$22.8b37x47.9x3.8x
Wed, 28 Jan 2026US$1.1tUS$283.8bUS$21.9b24.2x48.9x3.8x
Fri, 26 Dec 2025US$1.2tUS$281.5bUS$21.3b20.1x54.9x4.2x
Sun, 23 Nov 2025US$1.1tUS$279.0bUS$22.7b19.4x48.9x4x
Tue, 21 Oct 2025US$1.3tUS$274.7bUS$21.8b26.4x59.3x4.7x
Thu, 18 Sep 2025US$1.3tUS$276.8bUS$21.7b33.6x59.7x4.7x
Sat, 16 Aug 2025US$1.4tUS$295.3bUS$22.9b31.6x60.1x4.6x
Mon, 14 Jul 2025US$1.3tUS$288.7bUS$7.3b27.6x181.6x4.6x
Wed, 11 Jun 2025US$1.3tUS$288.4bUS$7.4b24x175.2x4.5x
Fri, 09 May 2025US$1.2tUS$286.4bUS$6.6b21x180.6x4.2x
Sun, 06 Apr 2025US$939.4bUS$282.5bUS$2.5b22.5x370.8x3.3x
Tue, 04 Mar 2025US$1.1tUS$287.4bUS$2.0b21.1x567.4x3.9x
Thu, 30 Jan 2025US$1.1tUS$286.0bUS$947.9m22.3x1154.4x3.8x
Sat, 28 Dec 2024US$1.1tUS$284.5bUS$16.0m20x65717.2x3.7x
Mon, 25 Nov 2024US$1.0tUS$284.7bUS$61.3m22.8x17038.6x3.7x
Wed, 23 Oct 2024US$906.6bUS$284.8b-US$2,351,127,839.1524.1x-385.6x3.2x
Fri, 20 Sep 2024US$890.4bUS$299.3bUS$1.1b19.9x840.7x3x
Sun, 18 Aug 2024US$873.0bUS$298.9bUS$1.2b18.5x758.4x2.9x
Tue, 16 Jul 2024US$852.4bUS$291.4bUS$7.7b14x111.1x2.9x
Thu, 13 Jun 2024US$851.8bUS$291.4bUS$7.8b14.5x109.3x2.9x
Sat, 11 May 2024US$838.2bUS$290.7bUS$9.7b22.2x86.4x2.9x
Mon, 08 Apr 2024US$865.0bUS$287.9bUS$9.3b19.2x93.1x3x
Wed, 06 Mar 2024US$839.3bUS$286.9bUS$9.4b14.3x89.4x2.9x
Fri, 02 Feb 2024US$881.9bUS$296.9bUS$8.0b19.2x109.6x3x
Sun, 31 Dec 2023US$837.9bUS$297.3bUS$7.1b19.8x118.6x2.8x
Tue, 28 Nov 2023US$846.1bUS$297.0bUS$6.9b20.9x123.1x2.8x
Thu, 26 Oct 2023US$740.5bUS$288.2bUS$1.7b20.9x433.2x2.6x
Sat, 23 Sep 2023US$717.3bUS$287.6bUS$1.2b19.9x580.2x2.5x
Mon, 21 Aug 2023US$735.8bUS$287.7b-US$15,290,264.0026.2x-48121.4x2.6x
Wed, 19 Jul 2023US$811.1bUS$280.3b-US$2,351,186,753.0028.3x-345x2.9x
Fri, 16 Jun 2023US$785.6bUS$280.1b-US$2,202,185,428.0019.8x-356.7x2.8x
Sun, 14 May 2023US$723.6bUS$280.6b-US$2,761,772,282.0020.6x-262x2.6x
Tue, 11 Apr 2023US$761.5bUS$266.8b-US$1,080,410,052.0022.8x-704.8x2.9x
Thu, 09 Mar 2023US$723.9bUS$265.9b-US$1,710,465,700.0028x-423.2x2.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

-423.2x


Total Market Cap: US$723.9bTotal Earnings: -US$1,710,465,700.00Total Revenue: US$265.9bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Entertainment Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average -68173x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the American Entertainment industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 47.9x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of -68kx.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 3.4x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 3.8x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • Total earnings for the Entertainment industry have gone up over the last three years, and the industry is now profitable. Revenues have grown 2.8% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by the industry overall, and subsequently profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

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

US Market-0.57%
Telecom0.49%
Entertainment8.85%
Movies and Entertainment9.42%
Interactive Home Entertainment5.16%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Movies and Entertainment industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 52.0x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 16.0%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 3.6% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Interactive Home Entertainment industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 44% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 8.3% per year.
  • In contrast, the Movies and Entertainment industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 16% 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
NFLX NetflixUS$96.2426.6%
+US$85.4b		-1.2%PE37x
SPOT Spotify TechnologyUS$514.9410.1%
+US$9.7b		-14.2%PE40.5x
RBLX RobloxUS$68.6610.0%
+US$4.4b		10.4%PS9.9x
TTWO Take-Two Interactive SoftwareUS$211.488.1%
+US$2.9b		1.6%PS6x
DIS Walt DisneyUS$106.041.6%
+US$2.9b		-6.0%PE15.3x

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