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U.S. Movies and Entertainment Industry Analysis

UpdatedJun 21, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies120
  • 7D-1.5%
  • 3M-4.4%
  • 1Y-20.8%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Movies and Entertainment industry has dropped 1.5%, driven by a pullback from Netflix of 3.7%. However, the industry is down 21% over the past year. Earnings are forecast to grow by 21% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 22 Jun 2026US$845.5bUS$269.2bUS$25.1b41.2x33.7x3.1x
Wed, 20 May 2026US$890.8bUS$269.3bUS$25.1b39.4x35.5x3.3x
Fri, 17 Apr 2026US$980.0bUS$265.1bUS$27.0b43.6x36.3x3.7x
Sun, 15 Mar 2026US$917.2bUS$264.1bUS$26.8b40x34.2x3.5x
Tue, 10 Feb 2026US$863.1bUS$262.9bUS$25.5b51.1x33.9x3.3x
Thu, 08 Jan 2026US$988.9bUS$259.1bUS$25.1b43.1x39.3x3.8x
Sat, 06 Dec 2025US$979.1bUS$258.9bUS$25.2b40.7x38.9x3.8x
Mon, 03 Nov 2025US$1.1tUS$254.8bUS$26.0b44.2x40.5x4.1x
Wed, 01 Oct 2025US$1.1tUS$253.4bUS$25.7b49.7x43.1x4.4x
Fri, 29 Aug 2025US$1.1tUS$253.0bUS$25.8b47.1x42.4x4.3x
Sun, 27 Jul 2025US$1.1tUS$251.3bUS$11.5b36.4x93.1x4.3x
Tue, 24 Jun 2025US$1.1tUS$249.5bUS$10.7b31.4x102.3x4.4x
Thu, 22 May 2025US$1.0tUS$249.3bUS$10.6b22.3x96.9x4.1x
Sat, 19 Apr 2025US$840.3bUS$245.8bUS$5.7b27.3x147.1x3.4x
Mon, 17 Mar 2025US$861.9bUS$252.1bUS$5.5b32.8x158.1x3.4x
Wed, 12 Feb 2025US$963.0bUS$251.8bUS$5.6b34.9x171.7x3.8x
Fri, 10 Jan 2025US$847.9bUS$248.6bUS$3.5b29x242.9x3.4x
Sun, 08 Dec 2024US$898.6bUS$249.1bUS$3.6b39.1x252.2x3.6x
Tue, 05 Nov 2024US$734.8bUS$247.4bUS$2.5b33.6x288.3x3x
Thu, 03 Oct 2024US$714.6bUS$246.3bUS$1.5b33x485.2x2.9x
Sat, 31 Aug 2024US$679.7bUS$246.2bUS$1.5b27.5x451.3x2.8x
Mon, 29 Jul 2024US$655.4bUS$244.3bUS$7.8b31.1x84.1x2.7x
Wed, 26 Jun 2024US$685.8bUS$242.6bUS$6.7b30.1x101.9x2.8x
Fri, 24 May 2024US$677.8bUS$242.7bUS$6.7b27.7x100.9x2.8x
Sun, 21 Apr 2024US$646.1bUS$240.8bUS$7.2b22.4x90.2x2.7x
Tue, 19 Mar 2024US$672.0bUS$240.1bUS$6.1b20.8x110.1x2.8x
Thu, 15 Feb 2024US$634.5bUS$236.8bUS$4.7b21.9x136.3x2.7x
Sat, 13 Jan 2024US$578.4bUS$237.0bUS$3.2b20.5x182.1x2.4x
Mon, 11 Dec 2023US$553.8bUS$236.7bUS$3.2b17.7x172.6x2.3x
Wed, 08 Nov 2023US$520.9bUS$232.8b-US$1,305,551,949.0019.4x-399x2.2x
Fri, 06 Oct 2023US$476.7bUS$229.0b-US$1,938,315,764.0017.5x-245.9x2.1x
Sun, 03 Sep 2023US$506.2bUS$228.1b-US$2,319,997,296.0015.7x-218.2x2.2x
Tue, 01 Aug 2023US$519.4bUS$224.4b-US$3,462,601,647.0020.2x-150x2.3x
Thu, 29 Jun 2023US$513.0bUS$222.3b-US$3,419,933,683.0020.3x-150x2.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

-150x


Total Market Cap: US$513.0bTotal Earnings: -US$3,419,933,683.00Total Revenue: US$222.3bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Movies and Entertainment Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 76.3x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the American Movies and Entertainment industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 33.7x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 76.1x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 3.2x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • Total earnings for the Movies and Entertainment industry have gone up over the last three years, and the industry is now profitable. Revenues have grown 6.6% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by the industry overall, and subsequently profits are increasing too.

Industry Comparison

How does U.S. Movies and Entertainment compare with similar industries?

US Market1.39%
Telecom3.87%
Entertainment-0.22%
Movies and Entertainment-1.49%
Interactive Home Entertainment8.57%
Industry PEThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.
Forecasted GrowthThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
DIS Walt DisneyUS$103.893.8%
+US$6.7b		-11.7%PE16.1x
FWON.K Formula One GroupUS$90.762.1%
+US$458.6m		-12.3%PE102.5x
AMC AMC Entertainment HoldingsUS$2.8320.9%
+US$369.5m		-6.0%PS0.4x
LION Lionsgate StudiosUS$15.498.2%
+US$340.0m		168.9%PS1.7x
CAST FreeCastUS$8.07420.6%
+US$269.5m		n/aPS590.3x

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7D
-3.7%
1Y
-37.2%
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1Y
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AMC
US$2.83
AMC Entertainment Holdings
7D
20.9%
1Y
-6.0%
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-2.9%
1Y
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7D
-2.3%
1Y
13.6%
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US$44.33
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7D
4.9%
1Y
55.9%
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DIS
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Walt Disney
7D
3.8%
1Y
-11.7%
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7D
8.2%
1Y
168.9%
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-5.3%
1Y
-52.8%
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