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U.S. Entertainment Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 13, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies151
  • 7D1.7%
  • 3M4.7%
  • 1Y52.7%
  • YTD17.0%

Over the last 7 days, the Entertainment industry has risen 1.4%, driven by gains from Walt Disney of 20%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 53%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 22% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 13 May 2025US$1.2tUS$285.1bUS$7.1b21.6x167.2x4.2x
Thu, 10 Apr 2025US$948.2bUS$282.5bUS$2.5b22x374.6x3.4x
Sat, 08 Mar 2025US$1.1tUS$289.4bUS$2.4b23.4x447.8x3.7x
Mon, 03 Feb 2025US$1.1tUS$285.9bUS$944.5m24.6x1171.8x3.9x
Wed, 01 Jan 2025US$1.0tUS$284.4bUS$10.9m18.1x95083.2x3.6x
Fri, 29 Nov 2024US$1.0tUS$284.8bUS$64.1m18.9x16262.2x3.7x
Sun, 27 Oct 2024US$895.2bUS$284.8b-US$2,350,261,712.8323.9x-380.9x3.1x
Tue, 24 Sep 2024US$903.1bUS$299.4bUS$1.1b19.7x844.4x3x
Thu, 22 Aug 2024US$892.9bUS$299.3bUS$1.2b18.6x758.8x3x
Sat, 20 Jul 2024US$844.2bUS$292.0bUS$8.3b14.1x102.2x2.9x
Mon, 17 Jun 2024US$858.8bUS$291.1bUS$7.8b14.5x110.4x2.9x
Wed, 15 May 2024US$841.2bUS$290.7bUS$9.8b22x86.2x2.9x
Fri, 12 Apr 2024US$857.3bUS$287.7bUS$9.3b19.1x92.1x3x
Sun, 10 Mar 2024US$827.6bUS$287.0bUS$9.4b15.1x87.8x2.9x
Tue, 06 Feb 2024US$791.4bUS$286.4bUS$5.5b16.9x143.6x2.8x
Thu, 04 Jan 2024US$825.2bUS$296.9bUS$7.0b19.7x117.2x2.8x
Sat, 02 Dec 2023US$834.9bUS$296.9bUS$6.9b20.9x120.6x2.8x
Mon, 30 Oct 2023US$731.5bUS$288.3bUS$1.8b20.9x403.7x2.5x
Wed, 27 Sep 2023US$714.2bUS$287.4bUS$1.2b19.5x577x2.5x
Fri, 25 Aug 2023US$728.4bUS$286.5bUS$372.5m20.6x1955.3x2.5x
Sun, 23 Jul 2023US$785.2bUS$281.5b-US$2,045,674,272.0020.8x-383.8x2.8x
Tue, 20 Jun 2023US$780.7bUS$280.0b-US$2,206,683,547.0019.9x-353.8x2.8x
Thu, 18 May 2023US$728.7bUS$280.3b-US$1,969,251,388.0019.6x-370x2.6x
Sat, 15 Apr 2023US$757.6bUS$267.1b-US$1,066,227,981.0022.4x-710.5x2.8x
Mon, 13 Mar 2023US$690.2bUS$266.2b-US$1,707,402,788.0026.6x-404.2x2.6x
Wed, 08 Feb 2023US$762.6bUS$255.2b-US$101,217,952.0030.5x-7534.1x3x
Fri, 06 Jan 2023US$662.5bUS$252.5bUS$991.1m26.3x668.5x2.6x
Sun, 04 Dec 2022US$677.1bUS$251.8bUS$1.1b28.5x622.2x2.7x
Tue, 01 Nov 2022US$653.4bUS$237.0bUS$5.2b24.3x126.7x2.8x
Thu, 29 Sep 2022US$634.3bUS$236.1bUS$5.4b21.4x117.5x2.7x
Sat, 27 Aug 2022US$694.4bUS$237.9bUS$5.4b22.2x129.7x2.9x
Mon, 25 Jul 2022US$670.3bUS$214.7bUS$9.6b24.1x69.7x3.1x
Wed, 22 Jun 2022US$622.6bUS$217.9bUS$9.4b24x66.5x2.9x
Fri, 20 May 2022US$649.5bUS$217.2bUS$9.4b30x69x3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

69x


Total Market Cap: US$649.5bTotal Earnings: US$9.4bTotal Revenue: US$217.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Entertainment Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average -68179.9x202320242025
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 167x 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 4.2x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Entertainment industry have declined 8.8% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 9.5% 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 Market3.92%
Telecom1.13%
Entertainment1.71%
Movies and Entertainment2.12%
Interactive Home Entertainment-0.11%
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 19.1%, 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 33% 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 19% 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$110.4920.0%
+US$32.1b
4.4%PE22.3x
WBD Warner Bros. DiscoveryUS$9.2310.3%
+US$2.1b
10.1%PS0.6x
ROKU RokuUS$68.7813.8%
+US$1.2b
14.3%PS2.4x
RBLX RobloxUS$73.492.3%
+US$1.1b
137.4%PS13x
LYV Live Nation EntertainmentUS$140.833.5%
+US$1.1b
47.3%PE47.1x
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GIBO

US$5.20

GIBO Holdings

7D

-66.7%

1Y

-50.9%

ROKU

US$68.78

Roku

7D

13.8%

1Y

14.3%

FWON.K

US$94.11

Formula One Group

7D

2.4%

1Y

36.5%

RBLX

US$73.49

Roblox

7D

2.3%

1Y

137.4%

EA

US$149.27

Electronic Arts

7D

-3.5%

1Y

17.9%

SPHR

US$35.74

Sphere Entertainment

7D

27.9%

1Y

-7.3%

SOHU

US$10.47

Sohu.com

7D

-12.6%

1Y

-12.1%

LYV

US$140.83

Live Nation Entertainment

7D

3.5%

1Y

47.3%

DIS

US$110.49

Walt Disney

7D

20.0%

1Y

4.4%