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U.S. Entertainment Industry Analysis

UpdatedFeb 01, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies158
  • 7D1.7%
  • 3M23.1%
  • 1Y50.7%
  • YTD7.9%

In the last week, the Entertainment industry is up 1.7%, with Spotify Technology up 7.5%. This means that the industry has gained 51% over the past year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 26% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 01 Feb 2025US$1.1tUS$285.9bUS$944.5m22.9x1174.6x3.9x
Mon, 30 Dec 2024US$1.0tUS$284.5bUS$16.0m20x64968.4x3.7x
Wed, 27 Nov 2024US$1.0tUS$284.7bUS$107.1m20.6x9494.2x3.6x
Fri, 25 Oct 2024US$894.9bUS$284.8b-US$2,349,412,241.2823.6x-380.9x3.1x
Sun, 22 Sep 2024US$903.1bUS$299.4bUS$1.1b19.7x844.4x3x
Tue, 20 Aug 2024US$873.0bUS$299.1bUS$1.2b18.8x744.6x2.9x
Thu, 18 Jul 2024US$858.7bUS$290.8bUS$7.6b14.4x112.9x3x
Sat, 15 Jun 2024US$851.5bUS$291.1bUS$7.8b14.5x109.4x2.9x
Mon, 13 May 2024US$835.7bUS$290.7bUS$9.7b22.2x86x2.9x
Wed, 10 Apr 2024US$862.0bUS$287.9bUS$9.3b19.3x92.6x3x
Fri, 08 Mar 2024US$830.9bUS$287.0bUS$9.4b14.8x88.2x2.9x
Sun, 04 Feb 2024US$881.0bUS$297.1bUS$8.0b19.1x109.8x3x
Tue, 02 Jan 2024US$836.5bUS$297.3bUS$7.1b19.8x118.4x2.8x
Thu, 30 Nov 2023US$839.9bUS$297.1bUS$6.9b20.8x121.9x2.8x
Sat, 28 Oct 2023US$731.4bUS$288.2bUS$1.7b20.9x422.8x2.5x
Mon, 25 Sep 2023US$717.3bUS$287.6bUS$1.2b19.9x580.2x2.5x
Wed, 23 Aug 2023US$740.8bUS$286.5bUS$361.0m21x2052x2.6x
Fri, 21 Jul 2023US$789.9bUS$281.5b-US$2,056,139,805.0027.2x-384.2x2.8x
Sun, 18 Jun 2023US$780.8bUS$280.0b-US$2,206,683,547.0019.9x-353.8x2.8x
Tue, 16 May 2023US$733.0bUS$280.6b-US$2,729,681,964.0021.1x-268.5x2.6x
Thu, 13 Apr 2023US$743.2bUS$265.0b-US$987,264,829.0022.3x-752.8x2.8x
Sat, 11 Mar 2023US$690.4bUS$266.2b-US$1,707,402,788.0026.6x-404.3x2.6x
Mon, 06 Feb 2023US$766.7bUS$254.7bUS$359.6m30.5x2132x3x
Wed, 04 Jan 2023US$635.4bUS$252.5bUS$981.2m25.4x647.6x2.5x
Fri, 02 Dec 2022US$668.4bUS$251.8bUS$1.1b27.5x617.9x2.7x
Sun, 30 Oct 2022US$657.2bUS$237.3bUS$5.2b24.4x127.3x2.8x
Tue, 27 Sep 2022US$614.3bUS$236.3bUS$5.4b20.8x113.6x2.6x
Thu, 25 Aug 2022US$700.7bUS$237.9bUS$5.4b22.4x130.8x2.9x
Sat, 23 Jul 2022US$681.1bUS$214.6bUS$9.6b25x70.8x3.2x
Mon, 20 Jun 2022US$620.2bUS$217.7bUS$9.4b23.6x66.3x2.8x
Wed, 18 May 2022US$655.0bUS$216.0bUS$9.7b24.8x67.8x3x
Fri, 15 Apr 2022US$777.0bUS$198.9bUS$9.0b24.1x86.6x3.9x
Sun, 13 Mar 2022US$751.6bUS$200.2bUS$9.2b23.5x81.8x3.8x
Tue, 08 Feb 2022US$898.8bUS$190.2bUS$7.6b33.8x117.5x4.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

117.5x


Total Market Cap: US$898.8bTotal Earnings: US$7.6bTotal Revenue: US$190.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Entertainment Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average -68213.5x202320242025
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 1kx which is higher than its 3-year average PE of -68kx.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 3.0x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 3.9x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Entertainment industry have declined 50% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 15% per year.
  • This means that although more sales are being generated, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased, which has decreased profits.

Industry Trends

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

US Market-0.87%
Telecom2.78%
Entertainment1.74%
Interactive Home Entertainment3.49%
Movies and Entertainment1.39%
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 23.8%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 6.0% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Interactive Home Entertainment industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 38% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 42% per year.
  • In contrast, the Movies and Entertainment industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 24% 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
SPOT Spotify TechnologyUS$548.557.5%
+US$7.7b
146.6%PE152.5x
RBLX RobloxUS$71.076.0%
+US$2.6b
74.7%PS13.9x
SE SeaUS$121.793.4%
+US$2.3b
189.8%PE719.1x
EA Electronic ArtsUS$122.915.4%
+US$1.7b
-10.0%PE30.8x
DIS Walt DisneyUS$113.060.8%
+US$1.6b
16.4%PE41.1x
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NFLX

US$976.76

Netflix

7D

-0.08%

1Y

73.0%

AMC

US$3.11

AMC Entertainment Holdings

7D

-9.1%

1Y

-22.4%

DIS

US$113.06

Walt Disney

7D

0.8%

1Y

16.4%

EDR

US$30.58

Endeavor Group Holdings

7D

-3.3%

1Y

23.6%

FWON.K

US$95.70

Formula One Group

7D

3.1%

1Y

43.8%

RBLX

US$71.07

Roblox

7D

6.0%

1Y

74.7%

SPOT

US$548.55

Spotify Technology

7D

7.5%

1Y

146.6%

WMG

US$31.80

Warner Music Group

7D

6.7%

1Y

-13.3%

LION

US$7.17

Lionsgate Studios

7D

-3.8%

1Y

-32.5%

LYV

US$144.68

Live Nation Entertainment

7D

2.8%

1Y

64.0%

HUYA

US$3.50

HUYA

7D

-7.7%

1Y

9.4%

NIPG

US$3.79

NIP Group

7D

-33.6%

1Y

n/a