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U.S. Entertainment Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 25, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies157
  • 7D-0.9%
  • 3M10.9%
  • 1Y55.8%
  • YTD22.6%

In the last week, the Entertainment industry is flat overall, with Walt Disney standing out by going down 3.3%. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 56% in that time. 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
Sun, 25 May 2025US$1.2tUS$288.3bUS$7.3b20.9x170.3x4.3x
Tue, 22 Apr 2025US$1.0tUS$284.6bUS$3.2b19.3x326.8x3.6x
Thu, 20 Mar 2025US$1.1tUS$289.6bUS$2.4b25.3x434x3.7x
Sat, 15 Feb 2025US$1.2tUS$288.3bUS$2.3b26.2x514.7x4.1x
Mon, 13 Jan 2025US$996.9bUS$284.2b-US$4,302,223.1119x-231718x3.5x
Wed, 11 Dec 2024US$1.1tUS$284.8bUS$74.3m16.5x14329.5x3.7x
Fri, 08 Nov 2024US$923.1bUS$282.3b-US$1,221,620,229.7423.3x-755.6x3.3x
Sun, 06 Oct 2024US$948.8bUS$299.1bUS$1.1b22.9x896.2x3.2x
Tue, 03 Sep 2024US$889.6bUS$299.1bUS$1.1b18.9x822.7x3x
Thu, 01 Aug 2024US$842.2bUS$293.0bUS$8.7b22x96.3x2.9x
Sat, 29 Jun 2024US$874.0bUS$291.1bUS$7.8b14.3x112.4x3x
Mon, 27 May 2024US$851.0bUS$291.4bUS$7.8b16.9x109.2x2.9x
Wed, 24 Apr 2024US$826.9bUS$288.8bUS$10.3b19.4x80.1x2.9x
Fri, 22 Mar 2024US$855.2bUS$288.1bUS$9.3b16.4x92.3x3x
Sun, 18 Feb 2024US$817.1bUS$284.7bUS$8.0b18.1x101.9x2.9x
Tue, 16 Jan 2024US$830.5bUS$296.9bUS$7.0b19.1x118x2.8x
Thu, 14 Dec 2023US$832.2bUS$296.7bUS$7.1b18.1x118x2.8x
Sat, 11 Nov 2023US$789.5bUS$289.6bUS$5.7b20.5x138.3x2.7x
Mon, 09 Oct 2023US$739.5bUS$287.4bUS$1.2b19.7x618.3x2.6x
Wed, 06 Sep 2023US$752.1bUS$286.4bUS$860.1m20.6x874.4x2.6x
Fri, 04 Aug 2023US$778.6bUS$283.1bUS$217.2m27.7x3585.4x2.8x
Sun, 02 Jul 2023US$776.7bUS$279.5b-US$2,342,517,785.0021.3x-331.6x2.8x
Tue, 30 May 2023US$726.8bUS$280.0b-US$2,388,670,033.0019.3x-304.3x2.6x
Thu, 27 Apr 2023US$714.7bUS$268.0b-US$1,380,034,967.0022.4x-517.9x2.7x
Sat, 25 Mar 2023US$731.7bUS$266.8b-US$1,484,331,628.0024.3x-493x2.7x
Mon, 20 Feb 2023US$746.0bUS$256.8b-US$488,673,266.0030.2x-1526.6x2.9x
Wed, 18 Jan 2023US$705.7bUS$253.4bUS$1.0b30.2x687.7x2.8x
Fri, 16 Dec 2022US$631.2bUS$252.3bUS$1.0b25x603.7x2.5x
Sun, 13 Nov 2022US$634.6bUS$250.6bUS$262.7m25.6x2415.7x2.5x
Tue, 11 Oct 2022US$614.7bUS$236.3bUS$5.4b19.1x113.8x2.6x
Thu, 08 Sep 2022US$667.3bUS$237.3bUS$5.5b22.3x121x2.8x
Sat, 06 Aug 2022US$711.2bUS$233.4bUS$4.7b24.1x150.4x3x
Mon, 04 Jul 2022US$633.0bUS$217.7bUS$9.3b23.7x68x2.9x
Wed, 01 Jun 2022US$689.1bUS$218.0bUS$9.6b25.1x72.1x3.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

72.1x


Total Market Cap: US$689.1bTotal Earnings: US$9.6bTotal Revenue: US$218.0bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Entertainment Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average -68178.8x202320242025
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 170x 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-2.65%
Telecom-0.71%
Entertainment-0.89%
Interactive Home Entertainment0.27%
Movies and Entertainment-1.16%
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 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
SE SeaUS$164.061.6%
+US$1.5b
127.9%PE111.5x
TME Tencent Music Entertainment GroupUS$17.525.4%
+US$1.4b
18.4%PE20.9x
TTWO Take-Two Interactive SoftwareUS$224.99-0.8%
US$992.2m
45.5%PS7.3x
RBLX RobloxUS$82.261.2%
+US$671.5m
151.8%PS14.5x
FWON.K Formula One GroupUS$97.290.6%
+US$144.7m
36.6%PE1866.8x
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TKO

US$157.72

TKO Group Holdings

7D

-3.5%

1Y

46.7%

RBLX

US$82.26

Roblox

7D

1.2%

1Y

151.8%

CNK

US$32.45

Cinemark Holdings

7D

1.9%

1Y

81.5%

LYV

US$145.01

Live Nation Entertainment

7D

-1.8%

1Y

51.1%

EA

US$146.89

Electronic Arts

7D

-3.1%

1Y

8.8%

STRZ

US$16.86

Starz Entertainment

7D

29.6%

1Y

n/a

WBD

US$9.00

Warner Bros. Discovery

7D

-1.7%

1Y

16.5%

AMC

US$3.24

AMC Entertainment Holdings

7D

9.8%

1Y

-33.1%

FWON.K

US$97.29

Formula One Group

7D

0.6%

1Y

36.6%