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U.S. Entertainment Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 03, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies150
  • 7D4.4%
  • 3M6.9%
  • 1Y48.7%
  • YTD15.4%

In the last week, the Entertainment industry is up 4.4%, with Netflix up 5.0%. This means that the industry has gained 49% over the past year. Earnings are forecast to grow by 24% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 04 May 2025US$1.2tUS$284.9bUS$3.3b24.8x354.1x4.1x
Tue, 01 Apr 2025US$1.1tUS$282.3bUS$2.5b24.9x415.2x3.7x
Thu, 27 Feb 2025US$1.1tUS$288.2bUS$2.6b24.8x427.4x3.9x
Sat, 25 Jan 2025US$1.1tUS$286.1bUS$954.2m20x1136.6x3.8x
Mon, 23 Dec 2024US$1.0tUS$284.6bUS$18.7m17.4x55977.7x3.7x
Wed, 20 Nov 2024US$1.0tUS$285.0bUS$187.4m21.6x5372.4x3.5x
Fri, 18 Oct 2024US$930.9bUS$298.6bUS$1.0b23.5x922.2x3.1x
Sun, 15 Sep 2024US$884.4bUS$299.1bUS$1.0b16.7x850.5x3x
Tue, 13 Aug 2024US$839.7bUS$297.9bUS$1.8b18.3x479.3x2.8x
Thu, 11 Jul 2024US$867.0bUS$291.2bUS$7.7b13.9x111.9x3x
Sat, 08 Jun 2024US$857.7bUS$291.3bUS$7.8b14.7x110.2x2.9x
Mon, 06 May 2024US$843.7bUS$290.3bUS$10.9b20.4x77.5x2.9x
Wed, 03 Apr 2024US$851.4bUS$287.8bUS$9.3b18.7x91.5x3x
Fri, 01 Mar 2024US$826.7bUS$292.4bUS$9.9b13.3x83.5x2.8x
Sun, 28 Jan 2024US$884.5bUS$297.0bUS$8.0b20.1x111x3x
Tue, 26 Dec 2023US$831.0bUS$297.1bUS$7.0b19.5x118x2.8x
Thu, 23 Nov 2023US$841.6bUS$296.8bUS$6.9b20.9x122x2.8x
Sat, 21 Oct 2023US$741.3bUS$287.9bUS$1.5b20.9x506.5x2.6x
Mon, 18 Sep 2023US$742.8bUS$286.4bUS$874.9m20.7x849x2.6x
Wed, 16 Aug 2023US$758.3bUS$287.8b-US$84,318,746.0033x-8993.3x2.6x
Fri, 14 Jul 2023US$807.5bUS$280.4b-US$2,329,097,998.0022.5x-346.7x2.9x
Sun, 11 Jun 2023US$764.6bUS$279.8b-US$2,186,936,749.0018.6x-349.6x2.7x
Tue, 09 May 2023US$749.6bUS$278.0b-US$3,261,193,589.0022.2x-229.8x2.7x
Thu, 06 Apr 2023US$757.4bUS$266.8b-US$1,067,883,199.0024.1x-709.3x2.8x
Sat, 04 Mar 2023US$727.4bUS$266.0b-US$2,752,320,259.0028.4x-264.3x2.7x
Mon, 30 Jan 2023US$759.7bUS$253.6bUS$468.6m30.5x1621.4x3x
Wed, 28 Dec 2022US$614.9bUS$252.4bUS$976.0m25.1x630.1x2.4x
Fri, 25 Nov 2022US$645.4bUS$251.1bUS$921.7m26.4x700.2x2.6x
Sun, 23 Oct 2022US$649.4bUS$236.6bUS$5.3b21x121.6x2.7x
Tue, 20 Sep 2022US$674.4bUS$237.2bUS$5.4b22.1x125.4x2.8x
Thu, 18 Aug 2022US$735.1bUS$236.6bUS$5.5b22.2x133.6x3.1x
Sat, 16 Jul 2022US$605.8bUS$213.9bUS$9.5b23.6x63.6x2.8x
Mon, 13 Jun 2022US$649.9bUS$217.8bUS$9.4b25.2x69.5x3x
Wed, 11 May 2022US$625.1bUS$211.2bUS$9.8b21.7x64x3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

64x


Total Market Cap: US$625.1bTotal Earnings: US$9.8bTotal Revenue: US$211.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Entertainment Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average -68181.5x202320242025
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 339x 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 4.0x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Entertainment industry have declined 30% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 11% 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 Market2.93%
Telecom4.15%
Entertainment4.39%
Interactive Home Entertainment6.56%
Movies and Entertainment3.92%
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 21.7%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 39.5% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Interactive Home Entertainment industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 34% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 2.8% per year.
  • In contrast, the Movies and Entertainment industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 22% 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
NFLX NetflixUS$1.16k5.0%
+US$23.4b
99.6%PE53.1x
SE SeaUS$141.7811.0%
+US$8.3b
112.7%PE188.9x
RBLX RobloxUS$74.0911.3%
+US$5.1b
88.8%PS13.1x
SPOT Spotify TechnologyUS$644.003.8%
+US$5.0b
117.5%PE100.2x
DIS Walt DisneyUS$92.492.4%
+US$4.0b
-18.6%PE29.8x
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ROKU

US$61.55

Roku

7D

-6.3%

1Y

4.1%

EA

US$151.10

Electronic Arts

7D

3.1%

1Y

16.6%

RBLX

US$74.09

Roblox

7D

11.3%

1Y

88.8%

SPHR

US$28.06

Sphere Entertainment

7D

-2.8%

1Y

-30.7%

AMC

US$2.68

AMC Entertainment Holdings

7D

-1.1%

1Y

-18.8%

NIPG

US$1.72

NIP Group

7D

-7.5%

1Y

n/a

SE

US$141.78

Sea

7D

11.0%

1Y

112.7%

MSGS

US$187.36

Madison Square Garden Sports

7D

-2.5%

1Y

1.5%

FWON.K

US$91.40

Formula One Group

7D

4.3%

1Y

29.6%