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U.S. Entertainment Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 13, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies154
  • 7D5.7%
  • 3M0.6%
  • 1Y24.9%
  • YTD-2.2%

The Entertainment industry is up 5.7% in the last week, with Netflix up 7.3%. Meanwhile, Tencent Music Entertainment Group actually underperformed within the industry, shrinking 5.6% in the last week. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 25%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 23% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 14 Apr 2025US$992.6bUS$283.2bUS$2.6b21.2x385x3.5x
Wed, 12 Mar 2025US$1.0tUS$289.6bUS$2.4b20.9x425.6x3.5x
Fri, 07 Feb 2025US$1.1tUS$287.9bUS$2.2b26.5x509.6x4x
Sun, 05 Jan 2025US$1.0tUS$284.3b-US$136,892.5519.6x-7511377.4x3.6x
Tue, 03 Dec 2024US$1.0tUS$284.7bUS$56.9m19.3x18386x3.7x
Thu, 31 Oct 2024US$902.8bUS$285.0b-US$2,452,694,447.1524.6x-368.1x3.2x
Sat, 28 Sep 2024US$936.9bUS$299.5bUS$1.1b23.8x855.8x3.1x
Mon, 26 Aug 2024US$882.2bUS$299.2bUS$1.1b18.8x813.9x2.9x
Wed, 24 Jul 2024US$840.8bUS$292.0bUS$8.3b14.4x101.8x2.9x
Fri, 21 Jun 2024US$867.3bUS$291.1bUS$7.8b14.1x111.5x3x
Sun, 19 May 2024US$853.6bUS$291.2bUS$7.7b22.7x110.8x2.9x
Tue, 16 Apr 2024US$843.2bUS$287.5bUS$9.3b18.5x90.6x2.9x
Thu, 14 Mar 2024US$841.1bUS$288.0bUS$9.4b15.8x89.8x2.9x
Sat, 10 Feb 2024US$798.0bUS$284.7bUS$7.6b18.6x105.1x2.8x
Mon, 08 Jan 2024US$822.3bUS$296.9bUS$7.0b19.5x116.7x2.8x
Wed, 06 Dec 2023US$825.3bUS$296.8bUS$7.1b20.4x116.9x2.8x
Fri, 03 Nov 2023US$751.9bUS$289.2bUS$1.6b26.2x462.5x2.6x
Sun, 01 Oct 2023US$722.3bUS$287.4bUS$1.2b19.9x603.1x2.5x
Tue, 29 Aug 2023US$734.5bUS$286.5bUS$860.1m20.6x853.9x2.6x
Thu, 27 Jul 2023US$780.0bUS$281.3b-US$2,157,130,870.0022.1x-361.6x2.8x
Sat, 24 Jun 2023US$754.5bUS$279.7b-US$2,217,540,731.0018.9x-340.3x2.7x
Mon, 22 May 2023US$734.2bUS$279.7b-US$2,771,413,267.0019.5x-264.9x2.6x
Wed, 19 Apr 2023US$758.4bUS$267.0b-US$1,070,626,746.0022.1x-708.3x2.8x
Fri, 17 Mar 2023US$716.2bUS$266.8b-US$1,588,405,840.0022.7x-450.9x2.7x
Sun, 12 Feb 2023US$739.7bUS$257.0b-US$68,488,874.0029.5x-10799.6x2.9x
Tue, 10 Jan 2023US$670.4bUS$253.3bUS$1.0b28.7x660.8x2.6x
Thu, 08 Dec 2022US$643.5bUS$252.1bUS$1.1b27.8x593.5x2.6x
Sat, 05 Nov 2022US$613.6bUS$241.1bUS$3.0b22.6x201.6x2.5x
Mon, 03 Oct 2022US$612.4bUS$236.6bUS$5.4b20x113.3x2.6x
Wed, 31 Aug 2022US$682.9bUS$237.6bUS$5.5b22.1x123.7x2.9x
Fri, 29 Jul 2022US$664.1bUS$214.6bUS$9.6b24.5x69x3.1x
Sun, 26 Jun 2022US$657.2bUS$217.9bUS$9.4b24.6x70.2x3x
Tue, 24 May 2022US$663.6bUS$217.6bUS$9.4b24.1x70.4x3x
Thu, 21 Apr 2022US$753.5bUS$211.6bUS$9.8b22.8x77.1x3.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

77.1x


Total Market Cap: US$753.5bTotal Earnings: US$9.8bTotal Revenue: US$211.6bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Entertainment Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average -68186.7x202320242025
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 385x 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 3.5x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Entertainment industry have declined 36% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 10% 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 Market5.42%
Telecom6.07%
Entertainment5.67%
Interactive Home Entertainment8.42%
Movies and Entertainment5.06%
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 20.9%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 48.1% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Interactive Home Entertainment industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 34% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 2.8% per year.
  • In contrast, the Movies and Entertainment 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
NFLX NetflixUS$918.297.3%
+US$26.7b
47.4%PE45.1x
SPOT Spotify TechnologyUS$543.668.0%
+US$8.3b
80.9%PE86.2x
SE SeaUS$117.8110.5%
+US$6.4b
121.1%PE152.3x
TTWO Take-Two Interactive SoftwareUS$212.079.0%
+US$3.1b
44.0%PS6.9x
RBLX RobloxUS$57.268.1%
+US$2.9b
49.2%PS10.6x
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WBD

US$7.97

Warner Bros. Discovery

7D

-1.2%

1Y

-4.4%

IMAX

US$21.44

IMAX

7D

-11.8%

1Y

30.5%

WMG

US$29.03

Warner Music Group

7D

-1.5%

1Y

-13.2%

SPOT

US$543.66

Spotify Technology

7D

8.0%

1Y

80.9%

RBLX

US$57.26

Roblox

7D

8.1%

1Y

49.2%

FWON.K

US$77.19

Formula One Group

7D

-4.1%

1Y

14.8%

LION

US$6.30

Lionsgate Studios

7D

-4.1%

1Y

-41.4%

DIS

US$84.89

Walt Disney

7D

1.6%

1Y

-25.5%