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U.S. Entertainment Industry Analysis

UpdatedJan 15, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies169
  • 7D-0.8%
  • 3M-14.0%
  • 1Y15.7%
  • YTD-1.6%

The Entertainment is pretty flat in the last 7 days, but Roblox has stood out, gaining 8.4%. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 16% in that time. 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
Thu, 15 Jan 2026US$1.1tUS$281.3bUS$21.2b21.4x53.3x4x
Sat, 13 Dec 2025US$1.2tUS$281.3bUS$21.3b20.3x55.1x4.2x
Mon, 10 Nov 2025US$1.2tUS$277.3bUS$22.1b23.4x54.3x4.3x
Wed, 08 Oct 2025US$1.3tUS$274.7bUS$21.8b28.2x58.1x4.6x
Fri, 05 Sep 2025US$1.3tUS$274.5bUS$21.8b37.7x58.5x4.6x
Sun, 03 Aug 2025US$1.3tUS$291.1bUS$7.8b27.2x164.6x4.4x
Tue, 01 Jul 2025US$1.4tUS$288.9bUS$7.4b24.1x189.7x4.8x
Thu, 29 May 2025US$1.3tUS$288.1bUS$7.3b21.5x173.6x4.4x
Sat, 26 Apr 2025US$1.1tUS$284.4bUS$3.1b22.8x355.7x3.9x
Mon, 24 Mar 2025US$1.1tUS$289.4bUS$2.4b26.2x447.9x3.8x
Wed, 19 Feb 2025US$1.2tUS$288.1bUS$2.1b26.4x551.5x4.1x
Fri, 17 Jan 2025US$1.0tUS$284.3b-US$123,791.5919.6x-8174990.2x3.6x
Sun, 15 Dec 2024US$1.1tUS$284.7bUS$70.0m17.8x15250.9x3.8x
Tue, 12 Nov 2024US$933.1bUS$282.3b-US$429,949,444.8223.6x-2170.2x3.3x
Thu, 10 Oct 2024US$934.7bUS$298.9bUS$1.0b23.4x898x3.1x
Sat, 07 Sep 2024US$854.5bUS$299.2bUS$1.1b18.5x780x2.9x
Mon, 05 Aug 2024US$836.6bUS$296.4bUS$7.7b21.3x108.4x2.8x
Wed, 03 Jul 2024US$842.1bUS$291.1bUS$7.8b13.4x108.6x2.9x
Fri, 31 May 2024US$848.9bUS$291.5bUS$7.8b16.7x108.7x2.9x
Sun, 28 Apr 2024US$821.2bUS$289.5bUS$10.9b20.2x75.2x2.8x
Tue, 26 Mar 2024US$850.6bUS$288.0bUS$9.3b15.9x91.9x3x
Thu, 22 Feb 2024US$806.4bUS$284.8bUS$8.0b17.9x100.5x2.8x
Sat, 20 Jan 2024US$821.9bUS$296.0bUS$7.1b18.7x116.1x2.8x
Mon, 18 Dec 2023US$839.3bUS$296.9bUS$7.1b19.5x118.9x2.8x
Wed, 15 Nov 2023US$797.2bUS$289.9bUS$5.7b20.5x139.9x2.7x
Fri, 13 Oct 2023US$747.2bUS$287.4bUS$1.2b19.9x621.6x2.6x
Sun, 10 Sep 2023US$738.3bUS$286.2bUS$846.5m20.6x872.2x2.6x
Tue, 08 Aug 2023US$791.0bUS$285.9bUS$160.6m22x4925.6x2.8x
Thu, 06 Jul 2023US$781.7bUS$279.5b-US$2,331,758,891.0020.9x-335.2x2.8x
Sat, 03 Jun 2023US$741.5bUS$279.9b-US$2,167,851,592.0017.5x-342.1x2.6x
Mon, 01 May 2023US$740.7bUS$269.2b-US$1,551,413,501.0022x-477.4x2.8x
Wed, 29 Mar 2023US$732.7bUS$266.9b-US$965,681,089.0023.4x-758.8x2.7x
Fri, 24 Feb 2023US$720.2bUS$256.7b-US$447,715,739.0029.2x-1608.5x2.8x
Sun, 22 Jan 2023US$721.9bUS$253.6bUS$468.9m31.4x1539.5x2.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

1539.5x


Total Market Cap: US$721.9bTotal Earnings: US$468.9mTotal Revenue: US$253.6bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Entertainment Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average -68229.2x202420252026
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 53.3x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of -68kx.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 3.3x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 4.0x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Entertainment industry have grown 256% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 3.5% 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. Telecom industry?

US Market0.18%
Telecom0.53%
Entertainment-0.80%
Interactive Home Entertainment1.68%
Movies and Entertainment-1.20%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Movies and Entertainment industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 16.3%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 34.1% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Interactive Home Entertainment industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 41% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 3.0% 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
RBLX RobloxUS$82.878.4%
+US$4.5b		30.0%PS13x
TME Tencent Music Entertainment GroupUS$17.465.2%
+US$1.4b		66.3%PE17.8x
DIS Walt DisneyUS$113.530.5%
+US$1.1b		4.9%PE16.3x
WMG Warner Music GroupUS$31.275.0%
+US$773.2m		5.7%PE45.3x
LYV Live Nation EntertainmentUS$146.782.0%
+US$654.8m		10.1%PE105.8x

Latest News

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1Y
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LYV
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EA
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7D
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1Y
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WMG
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7D
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1Y
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RBLX
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7D
8.4%
1Y
30.0%
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1Y
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TME
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Tencent Music Entertainment Group
7D
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1Y
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TTWO
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7D
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1Y
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ROKU
US$107.55
Roku
7D
-2.5%
1Y
40.5%

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NFLX
US$88.55
Netflix
7D
-2.2%
1Y
5.1%

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SPOT
US$528.92
Spotify Technology
7D
-7.1%
1Y
7.8%

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-3.5%
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TKO
US$207.98
TKO Group Holdings
7D
2.5%
1Y
44.5%