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U.S. Entertainment Industry Analysis

UpdatedAug 24, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies158
  • 7D-0.7%
  • 3M9.4%
  • 1Y65.9%
  • YTD34.0%

Last week, the Entertainment industry hasn't moved much but Walt Disney is up 3.0% in that time. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 66% over the past 12 months. Earnings are forecast to grow by 18% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 24 Aug 2025US$1.4tUS$295.2bUS$22.8b37.9x59.9x4.6x
Tue, 22 Jul 2025US$1.4tUS$290.2bUS$8.3b26.8x162.7x4.7x
Thu, 19 Jun 2025US$1.3tUS$288.3bUS$7.4b23.8x176.6x4.6x
Sat, 17 May 2025US$1.3tUS$288.0bUS$7.2b21.1x174.5x4.3x
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
Price to Earnings Ratio

123.7x


Total Market Cap: US$682.9bTotal Earnings: US$5.5bTotal Revenue: US$237.6bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Entertainment Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average -68172.9x202320242025
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 59.9x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of -68kx.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 3.1x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 4.6x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Entertainment industry have grown 61% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 7.5% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

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

US Market0.48%
Telecom-0.79%
Entertainment-0.67%
Interactive Home Entertainment1.30%
Movies and Entertainment-1.16%
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 13.9%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 73.0% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Interactive Home Entertainment industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 35% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 31% per year.
  • In contrast, the Movies and Entertainment industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 14% 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
DIS Walt DisneyUS$118.863.0%
+US$6.2b		31.3%PE18.5x
SE SeaUS$185.534.7%
+US$4.9b		123.0%PE91.9x
LYV Live Nation EntertainmentUS$165.723.0%
+US$1.1b		71.2%PE70.2x
FWON.K Formula One GroupUS$102.943.5%
+US$875.5m		32.8%PE69.2x
WMG Warner Music GroupUS$33.773.8%
+US$646.4m		16.0%PE60.1x

Latest News

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Warner Music Group
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1Y
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