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U.S. Movies and Entertainment Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 13, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies117
  • 7D5.1%
  • 3M-0.1%
  • 1Y20.2%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Movies and Entertainment industry has risen 5.1%, driven by gains from Netflix of 7.3%. Meanwhile, Tencent Music Entertainment Group actually underperformed within the industry, shrinking 5.6% in the last week. This means that the industry has gained 20% over the past year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 21% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 14 Apr 2025US$808.7bUS$245.7bUS$5.7b28.6x141.6x3.3x
Wed, 12 Mar 2025US$834.3bUS$252.1bUS$5.5b27.4x152.2x3.3x
Fri, 07 Feb 2025US$949.9bUS$251.9bUS$5.6b34.3x169.2x3.8x
Sun, 05 Jan 2025US$852.4bUS$248.6bUS$3.5b29x244.2x3.4x
Tue, 03 Dec 2024US$868.5bUS$249.0bUS$3.6b38.8x243.9x3.5x
Thu, 31 Oct 2024US$739.8bUS$247.2bUS$2.1b33.4x345.8x3x
Sat, 28 Sep 2024US$715.5bUS$246.5bUS$1.5b33.2x484.4x2.9x
Mon, 26 Aug 2024US$675.3bUS$246.4bUS$1.5b28x446x2.7x
Wed, 24 Jul 2024US$666.7bUS$243.5bUS$7.2b31.2x92.4x2.7x
Fri, 21 Jun 2024US$690.3bUS$242.6bUS$6.7b28.6x102.6x2.8x
Sun, 19 May 2024US$672.5bUS$242.9bUS$6.7b28.3x100x2.8x
Tue, 16 Apr 2024US$687.2bUS$239.6bUS$6.1b22.3x111.9x2.9x
Thu, 14 Mar 2024US$669.7bUS$239.8bUS$6.4b20.8x104.7x2.8x
Sat, 10 Feb 2024US$635.2bUS$236.9bUS$4.7b21x136.5x2.7x
Mon, 08 Jan 2024US$569.1bUS$237.0bUS$3.2b20.2x178.9x2.4x
Wed, 06 Dec 2023US$563.5bUS$236.8bUS$3.2b17.1x175.7x2.4x
Fri, 03 Nov 2023US$499.2bUS$230.2b-US$1,540,850,195.0025.3x-324x2.2x
Sun, 01 Oct 2023US$474.9bUS$229.0b-US$1,940,476,859.0017.9x-244.7x2.1x
Tue, 29 Aug 2023US$494.3bUS$228.1b-US$2,324,946,631.0015.1x-212.6x2.2x
Thu, 27 Jul 2023US$503.7bUS$223.2b-US$3,572,043,524.0019.1x-141x2.3x
Sat, 24 Jun 2023US$504.0bUS$222.3b-US$3,419,975,216.0019.5x-147.4x2.3x
Mon, 22 May 2023US$481.7bUS$222.0b-US$3,445,504,494.0020x-139.8x2.2x
Wed, 19 Apr 2023US$490.8bUS$210.3b-US$1,611,778,556.0025.8x-304.5x2.3x
Fri, 17 Mar 2023US$462.8bUS$209.9b-US$2,134,574,479.0030.3x-216.8x2.2x
Sun, 12 Feb 2023US$505.8bUS$200.9bUS$208.5m32.5x2425.8x2.5x
Tue, 10 Jan 2023US$444.2bUS$197.7bUS$746.2m29.7x595.2x2.2x
Thu, 08 Dec 2022US$425.5bUS$197.1bUS$801.8m28.3x530.7x2.2x
Sat, 05 Nov 2022US$406.2bUS$187.8bUS$2.6b24x154.2x2.2x
Mon, 03 Oct 2022US$393.8bUS$183.1bUS$4.9b20.6x81x2.2x
Wed, 31 Aug 2022US$439.5bUS$183.6bUS$4.8b22.1x91.3x2.4x
Fri, 29 Jul 2022US$406.1bUS$161.1bUS$7.7b27.9x52.5x2.5x
Sun, 26 Jun 2022US$387.2bUS$160.9bUS$7.7b29x50.4x2.4x
Tue, 24 May 2022US$406.1bUS$161.1bUS$7.5b32.7x54x2.5x
Thu, 21 Apr 2022US$479.9bUS$155.7bUS$7.2b25.1x66.8x3.1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

66.8x


Total Market Cap: US$479.9bTotal Earnings: US$7.2bTotal Revenue: US$155.7bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Movies and Entertainment Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average -32.3x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the American Movies and Entertainment industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 142x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of -32.3x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 2.6x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 3.3x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Movies and Entertainment industry have declined 7.8% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 17% 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 Comparison

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

US Market5.42%
Telecom6.07%
Entertainment5.67%
Movies and Entertainment5.06%
Interactive Home Entertainment8.42%
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
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
DIS Walt DisneyUS$84.891.6%
+US$2.5b		-25.5%PE27.3x
LYV Live Nation EntertainmentUS$129.607.2%
+US$2.0b		28.3%PE46.9x
ROKU RokuUS$60.228.9%
+US$721.0m		0.5%PS2.1x
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