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U.S. Entertainment Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 22, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies156
  • 7D1.3%
  • 3M8.6%
  • 1Y55.8%
  • YTD22.8%

In the last week, the Entertainment industry is up 3.9%, with Netflix up 3.8%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 56%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 21% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 22 May 2025US$1.3tUS$288.3bUS$7.4b20.4x170.5x4.4x
Sat, 19 Apr 2025US$1.0tUS$283.2bUS$2.6b20.9x399.6x3.6x
Mon, 17 Mar 2025US$1.1tUS$289.5bUS$2.3b24x448.9x3.6x
Wed, 12 Feb 2025US$1.2tUS$287.8bUS$2.2b25.7x524.9x4x
Fri, 10 Jan 2025US$1.0tUS$284.3b-US$612,637.6719.2x-1673175x3.6x
Sun, 08 Dec 2024US$1.1tUS$284.8bUS$83.9m18.3x12940.1x3.8x
Tue, 05 Nov 2024US$895.8bUS$282.1b-US$1,441,953,115.4118.9x-621.2x3.2x
Thu, 03 Oct 2024US$936.6bUS$299.4bUS$1.1b23.5x862.2x3.1x
Sat, 31 Aug 2024US$882.5bUS$299.2bUS$1.1b18.9x807.8x2.9x
Mon, 29 Jul 2024US$828.3bUS$292.8bUS$8.8b21.9x93.6x2.8x
Wed, 26 Jun 2024US$865.3bUS$291.1bUS$7.8b14.2x111.3x3x
Fri, 24 May 2024US$856.7bUS$291.1bUS$7.7b16.9x111.4x2.9x
Sun, 21 Apr 2024US$802.4bUS$288.7bUS$10.3b18.6x77.6x2.8x
Tue, 19 Mar 2024US$840.0bUS$288.3bUS$9.2b16.2x91.3x2.9x
Thu, 15 Feb 2024US$794.5bUS$284.5bUS$7.6b18.9x104.8x2.8x
Sat, 13 Jan 2024US$831.0bUS$296.9bUS$7.0b19.1x118.2x2.8x
Mon, 11 Dec 2023US$816.3bUS$296.6bUS$7.1b17.7x115.6x2.8x
Wed, 08 Nov 2023US$781.4bUS$291.9bUS$1.9b20.9x416.3x2.7x
Fri, 06 Oct 2023US$722.8bUS$287.4bUS$1.2b19.7x602.3x2.5x
Sun, 03 Sep 2023US$753.2bUS$286.6bUS$876.2m20.6x859.6x2.6x
Tue, 01 Aug 2023US$800.3bUS$282.5b-US$2,046,681,022.0027.8x-391x2.8x
Thu, 29 Jun 2023US$769.3bUS$279.6b-US$2,343,284,342.0021.7x-328.3x2.8x
Sat, 27 May 2023US$726.7bUS$280.0b-US$2,388,670,033.0019.3x-304.2x2.6x
Mon, 24 Apr 2023US$746.1bUS$267.2b-US$1,368,444,321.0021.4x-545.2x2.8x
Wed, 22 Mar 2023US$722.1bUS$266.9b-US$1,457,529,208.0022.7x-495.4x2.7x
Fri, 17 Feb 2023US$752.8bUS$256.8b-US$484,379,887.0030.5x-1554.1x2.9x
Sun, 15 Jan 2023US$707.7bUS$253.7bUS$1.0b30.1x677.3x2.8x
Tue, 13 Dec 2022US$661.3bUS$252.1bUS$1.1b27.8x613x2.6x
Thu, 10 Nov 2022US$572.6bUS$249.7bUS$560.5m25x1021.5x2.3x
Sat, 08 Oct 2022US$622.9bUS$236.6bUS$5.4b19.6x115.2x2.6x
Mon, 05 Sep 2022US$678.3bUS$237.6bUS$5.5b21.9x122.8x2.9x
Wed, 03 Aug 2022US$676.0bUS$214.7bUS$8.7b22.4x77.4x3.1x
Fri, 01 Jul 2022US$619.3bUS$217.8bUS$9.4b24.5x66.1x2.8x
Sun, 29 May 2022US$688.3bUS$217.9bUS$9.6b25.2x72x3.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

72x


Total Market Cap: US$688.3bTotal Earnings: US$9.6bTotal Revenue: US$217.9bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Entertainment Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average -68179.1x202320242025
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 171x 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 4.4x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Entertainment industry have declined 8.2% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 9.8% 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 Market-1.15%
Telecom-0.04%
Entertainment1.31%
Movies and Entertainment1.47%
Interactive Home Entertainment0.63%
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 18.8%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 28.8% 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 33% 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
NFLX NetflixUS$1.19k3.8%
+US$18.6b
86.5%PE54.8x
SPOT Spotify TechnologyUS$643.001.5%
+US$2.0b
115.2%PE99.8x
RBLX RobloxUS$81.162.2%
+US$1.2b
145.0%PS14.4x
EA Electronic ArtsUS$150.502.2%
+US$820.0m
11.4%PE33.7x
LYV Live Nation EntertainmentUS$144.171.4%
+US$452.0m
42.2%PE48.2x
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LYV

US$144.17

Live Nation Entertainment

7D

1.4%

1Y

42.2%

TTWO

US$226.76

Take-Two Interactive Software

7D

-1.2%

1Y

50.6%

EA

US$150.50

Electronic Arts

7D

2.2%

1Y

11.4%

WBD

US$8.95

Warner Bros. Discovery

7D

-2.8%

1Y

11.0%

IQ

US$1.71

iQIYI

7D

-13.6%

1Y

-65.5%

PLTK

US$4.63

Playtika Holding

7D

-6.8%

1Y

-46.8%

FWON.K

US$97.69

Formula One Group

7D

0.8%

1Y

36.8%

MSGS

US$191.13

Madison Square Garden Sports

7D

-2.5%

1Y

2.9%