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U.S. Entertainment Industry Analysis

UpdatedAug 17, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies159
  • 7D4.1%
  • 3M9.0%
  • 1Y71.1%
  • YTD35.0%

Over the last 7 days, the Entertainment industry has risen 4.0%, driven by gains from Sea of 20%. Meanwhile, Roblox actually underperformed within the industry, shrinking 8.8% in the last week. This means that the industry has gained 71% over the past year. Looking forward, 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, 17 Aug 2025US$1.4tUS$295.3bUS$22.9b35.3x60.3x4.7x
Tue, 15 Jul 2025US$1.3tUS$288.7bUS$7.3b27.9x181.7x4.6x
Thu, 12 Jun 2025US$1.3tUS$288.5bUS$7.4b24.1x174.2x4.5x
Sat, 10 May 2025US$1.2tUS$285.4bUS$7.1b20.7x167.9x4.2x
Mon, 07 Apr 2025US$939.4bUS$282.5bUS$2.5b22.5x370.8x3.3x
Wed, 05 Mar 2025US$1.1tUS$289.1bUS$2.4b21.9x460.5x3.9x
Fri, 31 Jan 2025US$1.1tUS$286.0bUS$947.5m23.5x1164x3.9x
Sun, 29 Dec 2024US$1.0tUS$284.5bUS$16.0m20x64968.4x3.7x
Tue, 26 Nov 2024US$1.0tUS$284.8bUS$27.6m20.4x37225.7x3.6x
Thu, 24 Oct 2024US$906.4bUS$284.8b-US$2,351,204,770.5723.8x-385.5x3.2x
Sat, 21 Sep 2024US$905.7bUS$299.4bUS$1.1b19.7x846.8x3x
Mon, 19 Aug 2024US$873.0bUS$298.9bUS$1.2b18.5x758.2x2.9x
Wed, 17 Jul 2024US$854.0bUS$290.7bUS$7.6b14.4x112.3x2.9x
Fri, 14 Jun 2024US$851.5bUS$291.2bUS$7.8b14.4x109.4x2.9x
Sun, 12 May 2024US$835.7bUS$290.7bUS$9.7b22.2x86.1x2.9x
Tue, 09 Apr 2024US$864.9bUS$287.9bUS$9.3b19x92.9x3x
Thu, 07 Mar 2024US$826.1bUS$286.9bUS$9.4b14.6x88x2.9x
Sat, 03 Feb 2024US$881.0bUS$297.1bUS$8.0b19.1x109.8x3x
Mon, 01 Jan 2024US$836.5bUS$297.3bUS$7.1b19.8x118.4x2.8x
Wed, 29 Nov 2023US$844.7bUS$297.1bUS$6.9b20.9x122.7x2.8x
Fri, 27 Oct 2023US$738.2bUS$288.2bUS$1.7b20.9x426.2x2.6x
Sun, 24 Sep 2023US$717.3bUS$287.6bUS$1.2b19.9x580.2x2.5x
Tue, 22 Aug 2023US$735.8bUS$287.8b-US$17,430,546.0026.2x-42212.6x2.6x
Thu, 20 Jul 2023US$814.2bUS$280.6b-US$2,057,604,223.0027.3x-395.7x2.9x
Sat, 17 Jun 2023US$780.8bUS$280.0b-US$2,206,683,547.0019.9x-353.8x2.8x
Mon, 15 May 2023US$723.6bUS$280.6b-US$2,761,772,282.0020.6x-262x2.6x
Wed, 12 Apr 2023US$758.5bUS$266.9b-US$1,083,883,660.0022.5x-699.8x2.8x
Fri, 10 Mar 2023US$701.5bUS$265.9b-US$1,716,898,716.0026.7x-408.6x2.6x
Sun, 05 Feb 2023US$766.8bUS$254.7bUS$384.7m30.3x1993.3x3x
Tue, 03 Jan 2023US$626.5bUS$252.7bUS$981.0m25.3x638.6x2.5x
Thu, 01 Dec 2022US$658.9bUS$251.4bUS$1.1b27.2x611.3x2.6x
Sat, 29 Oct 2022US$657.1bUS$237.3bUS$5.2b20.9x127.2x2.8x
Mon, 26 Sep 2022US$620.8bUS$236.5bUS$5.4b21.2x114.8x2.6x
Wed, 24 Aug 2022US$691.0bUS$238.0bUS$5.4b22.2x129x2.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

129x


Total Market Cap: US$691.0bTotal Earnings: US$5.4bTotal Revenue: US$238.0bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Entertainment Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average -68172.5x202320242025
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 60.1x 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 64% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 7.6% 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 Market1.05%
Telecom2.51%
Entertainment4.05%
Interactive Home Entertainment5.39%
Movies and Entertainment3.72%
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 13.6%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 83.6% 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
SE SeaUS$177.2820.1%
+US$17.6b		124.9%PE87.8x
NFLX NetflixUS$1.24k2.3%
+US$11.6b		83.8%PE51.4x
SPOT Spotify TechnologyUS$732.813.8%
+US$5.5b		117.2%PE159.9x
TME Tencent Music Entertainment GroupUS$25.5515.5%
+US$5.4b		142.6%PE28.4x
DIS Walt DisneyUS$115.392.6%
+US$5.3b		29.2%PE18x

Latest News

MSGE
US$36.83
Madison Square Garden Entertainment
7D
-3.1%
1Y
-9.1%

Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp. Just Missed Earnings - But Analysts Have Updated Their Models

Aug 16
Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp. Just Missed Earnings - But Analysts Have Updated Their Models
PLTK
US$3.63
Playtika Holding
7D
-4.5%
1Y
-47.5%

Some May Be Optimistic About Playtika Holding's (NASDAQ:PLTK) Earnings

Aug 15
Some May Be Optimistic About Playtika Holding's (NASDAQ:PLTK) Earnings
MPU
US$2.26
Mega Matrix
7D
-42.8%
1Y
10.2%
SE
US$177.28
Sea
7D
20.1%
1Y
124.9%
MSGS
US$197.61
Madison Square Garden Sports
7D
-0.9%
1Y
-1.7%
WBD
US$11.85
Warner Bros. Discovery
7D
8.6%
1Y
59.9%
TKO
US$188.85
TKO Group Holdings
7D
15.7%
1Y
61.7%
TME
US$25.55
Tencent Music Entertainment Group
7D
15.5%
1Y
142.6%
GCL
US$3.32
GCL Global Holdings
7D
-11.0%
1Y
-70.2%
DIS
US$115.39
Walt Disney
7D
2.6%
1Y
29.2%
TTWO
US$232.18
Take-Two Interactive Software
7D
6.8%
1Y
54.8%
RBLX
US$117.34
Roblox
7D
-8.8%
1Y
189.1%
CTW
US$2.07
CTW Cayman
7D
-23.9%
1Y
n/a
SPOT
US$732.81
Spotify Technology
7D
3.8%
1Y
117.2%
NFLX
US$1,238.95
Netflix
7D
2.3%
1Y
83.8%
KWM
US$2.64
K Wave Media
7D
-32.3%
1Y
-76.1%