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U.S. Entertainment Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 23, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies157
  • 7D-0.3%
  • 3M10.4%
  • 1Y57.7%
  • YTD22.3%

The Entertainment industry has stayed flat over the last week. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 58% over the past 12 months. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 21% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 23 May 2025US$1.3tUS$288.1bUS$7.3b21.4x170.8x4.3x
Sun, 20 Apr 2025US$1.0tUS$283.2bUS$2.6b20.9x399.6x3.6x
Tue, 18 Mar 2025US$1.0tUS$289.5bUS$2.3b24.9x447.5x3.6x
Thu, 13 Feb 2025US$1.1tUS$287.8bUS$2.2b26.5x520.3x4x
Sat, 11 Jan 2025US$1.0tUS$284.2b-US$4,303,405.9819x-238195x3.6x
Mon, 09 Dec 2024US$1.1tUS$284.8bUS$83.9m18.3x12940.1x3.8x
Wed, 06 Nov 2024US$895.4bUS$282.3b-US$1,427,263,074.8621.3x-627.4x3.2x
Fri, 04 Oct 2024US$946.9bUS$299.3bUS$1.1b22.8x872.2x3.2x
Sun, 01 Sep 2024US$889.6bUS$299.2bUS$1.1b18.9x814.4x3x
Tue, 30 Jul 2024US$828.3bUS$292.7bUS$8.8b21.8x93.7x2.8x
Thu, 27 Jun 2024US$868.7bUS$291.1bUS$7.8b14.4x111.7x3x
Sat, 25 May 2024US$842.8bUS$291.4bUS$7.8b16.9x108.2x2.9x
Mon, 22 Apr 2024US$802.4bUS$288.7bUS$10.3b18.6x77.6x2.8x
Wed, 20 Mar 2024US$842.1bUS$288.3bUS$9.2b16.1x91.6x2.9x
Fri, 16 Feb 2024US$815.2bUS$284.7bUS$7.6b19.1x107.3x2.9x
Sun, 14 Jan 2024US$831.0bUS$296.9bUS$7.0b19.1x118.2x2.8x
Tue, 12 Dec 2023US$828.3bUS$296.5bUS$7.1b17.8x117.4x2.8x
Thu, 09 Nov 2023US$783.8bUS$292.1bUS$1.8b22.9x439x2.7x
Sat, 07 Oct 2023US$739.5bUS$287.4bUS$1.2b19.7x618.2x2.6x
Mon, 04 Sep 2023US$753.4bUS$286.6bUS$876.2m20.6x859.8x2.6x
Wed, 02 Aug 2023US$798.9bUS$282.4b-US$2,058,760,358.0027.8x-388x2.8x
Fri, 30 Jun 2023US$767.5bUS$279.5b-US$2,340,489,452.0021.3x-327.9x2.7x
Sun, 28 May 2023US$726.7bUS$280.0b-US$2,388,670,033.0019.3x-304.2x2.6x
Tue, 25 Apr 2023US$744.3bUS$267.3b-US$1,372,135,417.0021.5x-542.4x2.8x
Thu, 23 Mar 2023US$706.2bUS$266.9b-US$1,492,212,226.0022.8x-473.3x2.6x
Sat, 18 Feb 2023US$746.0bUS$256.8b-US$488,093,914.0030.2x-1528.3x2.9x
Mon, 16 Jan 2023US$707.5bUS$253.7bUS$1.0b30.1x677.1x2.8x
Wed, 14 Dec 2022US$665.0bUS$252.4bUS$1.1b24.9x612.1x2.6x
Fri, 11 Nov 2022US$605.8bUS$250.2bUS$313.3m24.7x1933.5x2.4x
Sun, 09 Oct 2022US$622.9bUS$236.6bUS$5.4b19.6x115.2x2.6x
Tue, 06 Sep 2022US$678.3bUS$237.4bUS$5.5b22x122.9x2.9x
Thu, 04 Aug 2022US$696.8bUS$214.9bUS$8.8b24.4x78.9x3.2x
Sat, 02 Jul 2022US$632.5bUS$217.7bUS$9.4b23.7x67.5x2.9x
Mon, 30 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 -68179x202320242025
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 4.3x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Entertainment industry have declined 8.5% 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-1.37%
Telecom0.65%
Entertainment-0.29%
Movies and Entertainment-0.00068%
Interactive Home Entertainment-1.52%
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 18.7%, 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 32% 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$1.19k0.8%
+US$4.3b
86.9%PE54.5x
TME Tencent Music Entertainment GroupUS$16.933.5%
+US$901.9m
16.8%PE20.3x
RBLX RobloxUS$81.811.3%
+US$705.4m
155.9%PS14.5x
AMC AMC Entertainment HoldingsUS$3.2415.3%
+US$186.3m
-28.8%PS0.3x
FWON.K Formula One GroupUS$97.210.5%
+US$124.7m
37.4%PE1865.3x
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CNK

US$32.44

Cinemark Holdings

7D

1.8%

1Y

82.8%

EA

US$146.63

Electronic Arts

7D

-2.0%

1Y

9.1%

STRZ

US$16.81

Starz Entertainment

7D

37.6%

1Y

n/a

WBD

US$9.02

Warner Bros. Discovery

7D

-1.3%

1Y

17.1%

AMC

US$3.24

AMC Entertainment Holdings

7D

15.3%

1Y

-28.8%

FWON.K

US$97.21

Formula One Group

7D

0.5%

1Y

37.4%