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U.S. Entertainment Industry Analysis

UpdatedMar 14, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies156
  • 7D-4.5%
  • 3M-4.9%
  • 1Y28.3%
  • YTD-0.9%

Over the last 7 days, the Entertainment industry has dropped 4.5%, driven by Walt Disney declining 8.1%. Over the past 12 months, the industry was up 28%. 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
Fri, 14 Mar 2025US$1.0tUS$289.4bUS$2.4b23.7x442.9x3.6x
Sun, 09 Feb 2025US$1.1tUS$287.8bUS$2.2b26.2x521.2x4x
Tue, 07 Jan 2025US$1.0tUS$284.4bUS$5.1m19.7x202500.6x3.6x
Thu, 05 Dec 2024US$1.1tUS$284.7bUS$81.1m20.3x13089x3.7x
Sat, 02 Nov 2024US$905.2bUS$285.4b-US$2,009,053,200.6918.8x-450.6x3.2x
Mon, 30 Sep 2024US$936.3bUS$299.5bUS$1.1b23.8x855.3x3.1x
Wed, 28 Aug 2024US$889.7bUS$299.2bUS$1.1b19.2x821.2x3x
Fri, 26 Jul 2024US$831.5bUS$292.9bUS$8.9b22x93.8x2.8x
Sun, 23 Jun 2024US$871.6bUS$291.1bUS$7.8b13.9x112.1x3x
Tue, 21 May 2024US$933.9bUS$291.2bUS$7.7b27.3x121.3x3.2x
Thu, 18 Apr 2024US$831.2bUS$287.6bUS$9.3b18.6x89.3x2.9x
Sat, 16 Mar 2024US$839.0bUS$288.3bUS$9.2b16.4x91.2x2.9x
Mon, 12 Feb 2024US$798.5bUS$284.7bUS$7.6b18.6x105.2x2.8x
Wed, 10 Jan 2024US$824.6bUS$296.9bUS$7.0b19.4x117.1x2.8x
Fri, 08 Dec 2023US$816.0bUS$296.7bUS$7.1b17.8x115.4x2.8x
Sun, 05 Nov 2023US$786.7bUS$291.7bUS$1.8b20.9x428.9x2.7x
Tue, 03 Oct 2023US$722.6bUS$287.3bUS$1.2b20x599x2.5x
Thu, 31 Aug 2023US$757.4bUS$286.7bUS$849.3m20.6x891.9x2.6x
Sat, 29 Jul 2023US$766.5bUS$282.5b-US$2,052,656,490.0027.8x-373.4x2.7x
Mon, 26 Jun 2023US$755.1bUS$279.7b-US$2,229,573,831.0018.9x-338.7x2.7x
Wed, 24 May 2023US$718.4bUS$279.7b-US$2,737,101,688.0019.7x-262.5x2.6x
Fri, 21 Apr 2023US$743.7bUS$267.3b-US$1,362,240,752.0021.7x-545.9x2.8x
Sun, 19 Mar 2023US$708.3bUS$266.9b-US$1,586,329,408.0026.2x-446.5x2.7x
Tue, 14 Feb 2023US$749.1bUS$257.0b-US$75,595,554.0029.9x-9909.7x2.9x
Thu, 12 Jan 2023US$690.9bUS$253.3bUS$1.0b29.1x681x2.7x
Sat, 10 Dec 2022US$658.7bUS$252.2bUS$1.1b27.9x607.5x2.6x
Mon, 07 Nov 2022US$613.6bUS$247.8bUS$885.7m23x692.7x2.5x
Wed, 05 Oct 2022US$648.1bUS$236.8bUS$5.4b21x120x2.7x
Fri, 02 Sep 2022US$687.2bUS$237.5bUS$5.5b22x124.4x2.9x
Sun, 31 Jul 2022US$676.8bUS$215.4bUS$9.3b23x72.5x3.1x
Tue, 28 Jun 2022US$649.0bUS$218.0bUS$9.4b24.2x69.3x3x
Thu, 26 May 2022US$653.9bUS$217.9bUS$9.4b24.3x69.5x3x
Sat, 23 Apr 2022US$714.6bUS$211.1bUS$9.8b22.7x73.2x3.4x
Mon, 21 Mar 2022US$833.2bUS$200.8bUS$9.2b24.8x90.2x4.1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

90.2x


Total Market Cap: US$833.2bTotal Earnings: US$9.2bTotal Revenue: US$200.8bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Entertainment Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average -68196.1x202320242025
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 443x 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 3.6x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Entertainment industry have declined 37% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 13% 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-4.06%
Telecom-5.18%
Entertainment-4.53%
Movies and Entertainment-4.29%
Interactive Home Entertainment-5.59%
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 23.6%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 43.4% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Interactive Home Entertainment industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 36% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 1.5% 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
EA Electronic ArtsUS$137.720.7%
+US$242.4m
2.0%PE34.2x
HUYA HUYAUS$4.222.7%
+US$25.0m
-6.6%PS1.1x
IH iHumanUS$2.5921.0%
+US$23.5m
32.8%PE9.3x
CURI CuriosityStreamUS$2.5211.5%
+US$17.2m
383.7%PS2.8x
CNK Cinemark HoldingsUS$23.860.5%
+US$14.4m
26.6%PE9.4x
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IH

US$2.59

iHuman

7D

21.0%

1Y

32.8%

HUYA

US$4.22

HUYA

7D

2.7%

1Y

-6.6%

CURI

US$2.52

CuriosityStream

7D

11.5%

1Y

383.7%

SE

US$124.81

Sea

7D

-10.3%

1Y

105.4%

CNK

US$23.86

Cinemark Holdings

7D

0.5%

1Y

26.6%

DOYU

US$7.96

DouYu International Holdings

7D

4.7%

1Y

6.6%

EA

US$137.72

Electronic Arts

7D

0.7%

1Y

2.0%

ROKU

US$67.63

Roku

7D

-15.0%

1Y

4.6%

RBLX

US$55.73

Roblox

7D

-4.8%

1Y

37.1%

SJ

US$0.95

Scienjoy Holding

7D

13.1%

1Y

-9.1%