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U.S. Entertainment Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 08, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies150
  • 7D4.3%
  • 3M5.8%
  • 1Y53.2%
  • YTD18.0%

The Entertainment industry is up 4.3% in the last week, with Walt Disney up 12%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 53%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 22% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 09 May 2025US$1.2tUS$286.4bUS$6.6b21x180.6x4.2x
Sun, 06 Apr 2025US$939.4bUS$282.5bUS$2.5b22.5x370.8x3.3x
Tue, 04 Mar 2025US$1.1tUS$287.4bUS$2.0b21.1x567.4x3.9x
Thu, 30 Jan 2025US$1.1tUS$286.0bUS$947.9m22.3x1154.4x3.8x
Sat, 28 Dec 2024US$1.1tUS$284.5bUS$16.0m20x65717.2x3.7x
Mon, 25 Nov 2024US$1.0tUS$284.7bUS$61.3m22.8x17038.6x3.7x
Wed, 23 Oct 2024US$906.6bUS$284.8b-US$2,351,127,839.1524.1x-385.6x3.2x
Fri, 20 Sep 2024US$890.4bUS$299.3bUS$1.1b19.9x840.7x3x
Sun, 18 Aug 2024US$873.0bUS$298.9bUS$1.2b18.5x758.4x2.9x
Tue, 16 Jul 2024US$852.4bUS$291.4bUS$7.7b14x111.1x2.9x
Thu, 13 Jun 2024US$851.8bUS$291.4bUS$7.8b14.5x109.3x2.9x
Sat, 11 May 2024US$838.2bUS$290.7bUS$9.7b22.2x86.4x2.9x
Mon, 08 Apr 2024US$865.0bUS$287.9bUS$9.3b19.2x93.1x3x
Wed, 06 Mar 2024US$839.3bUS$286.9bUS$9.4b14.3x89.4x2.9x
Fri, 02 Feb 2024US$881.9bUS$296.9bUS$8.0b19.2x109.6x3x
Sun, 31 Dec 2023US$837.9bUS$297.3bUS$7.1b19.8x118.6x2.8x
Tue, 28 Nov 2023US$846.1bUS$297.0bUS$6.9b20.9x123.1x2.8x
Thu, 26 Oct 2023US$740.5bUS$288.2bUS$1.7b20.9x433.2x2.6x
Sat, 23 Sep 2023US$717.3bUS$287.6bUS$1.2b19.9x580.2x2.5x
Mon, 21 Aug 2023US$735.8bUS$287.7b-US$15,290,264.0026.2x-48121.4x2.6x
Wed, 19 Jul 2023US$811.1bUS$280.3b-US$2,351,186,753.0028.3x-345x2.9x
Fri, 16 Jun 2023US$785.6bUS$280.1b-US$2,202,185,428.0019.8x-356.7x2.8x
Sun, 14 May 2023US$723.6bUS$280.6b-US$2,761,772,282.0020.6x-262x2.6x
Tue, 11 Apr 2023US$761.5bUS$266.8b-US$1,080,410,052.0022.8x-704.8x2.9x
Thu, 09 Mar 2023US$723.9bUS$265.9b-US$1,710,465,700.0028x-423.2x2.7x
Sat, 04 Feb 2023US$766.7bUS$254.7bUS$384.7m30.3x1993.2x3x
Mon, 02 Jan 2023US$626.5bUS$252.7bUS$981.0m25.3x638.6x2.5x
Wed, 30 Nov 2022US$630.5bUS$251.0bUS$922.3m26.5x683.6x2.5x
Fri, 28 Oct 2022US$657.4bUS$237.4bUS$5.2b20.4x127.2x2.8x
Sun, 25 Sep 2022US$620.8bUS$236.5bUS$5.4b21.2x114.8x2.6x
Tue, 23 Aug 2022US$695.5bUS$237.1bUS$5.2b22.1x134.8x2.9x
Thu, 21 Jul 2022US$669.4bUS$214.7bUS$9.6b24.7x69.6x3.1x
Sat, 18 Jun 2022US$614.1bUS$217.7bUS$9.4b23.6x65.7x2.8x
Mon, 16 May 2022US$658.0bUS$215.6bUS$9.8b23.1x67.4x3.1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

67.4x


Total Market Cap: US$658.0bTotal Earnings: US$9.8bTotal Revenue: US$215.6bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Entertainment Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average -68180.3x202320242025
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 177x 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 4.1x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Entertainment industry have declined 12% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 10.0% 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 Market1.22%
Telecom1.42%
Entertainment4.33%
Movies and Entertainment4.35%
Interactive Home Entertainment4.26%
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 19.8%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 35.0% 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 12% per year.
  • In contrast, the Movies and Entertainment industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 20% 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$105.1215.8%
+US$24.8b
-0.6%PE21.2x
SPOT Spotify TechnologyUS$655.268.8%
+US$10.9b
119.4%PE102.7x
SE SeaUS$145.826.2%
+US$5.0b
121.0%PE194.3x
NFLX NetflixUS$1.14k1.0%
+US$4.7b
87.0%PE52.5x
EA Electronic ArtsUS$155.667.3%
+US$2.8b
22.5%PE36.2x
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