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U.S. Entertainment Industry Analysis

UpdatedJun 24, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies154
  • 7D-2.6%
  • 3M-5.4%
  • 1Y-24.6%
  • YTD-13.9%

Over the last 7 days, the Entertainment industry has dropped 2.7%, driven by a pullback from Netflix of 7.4%. On the other hand Take-Two Interactive Software is actually up 11%. However, the industry is down 24% over the past year. 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
Wed, 24 Jun 2026US$953.9bUS$292.9bUS$24.8b23.2x38.5x3.3x
Fri, 22 May 2026US$1.0tUS$293.1bUS$21.1b30.1x47.9x3.5x
Sun, 19 Apr 2026US$1.1tUS$289.9bUS$25.4b34.1x42.6x3.7x
Tue, 17 Mar 2026US$1.0tUS$287.2bUS$22.9b35.2x45.9x3.7x
Thu, 12 Feb 2026US$1.0tUS$285.9bUS$21.6b30x47.3x3.6x
Sat, 10 Jan 2026US$1.1tUS$281.2bUS$21.3b17.9x53.2x4x
Mon, 08 Dec 2025US$1.2tUS$281.1bUS$21.3b22.2x55.1x4.2x
Wed, 05 Nov 2025US$1.2tUS$276.8bUS$22.5b24.8x54.1x4.4x
Fri, 03 Oct 2025US$1.3tUS$274.8bUS$21.8b30.1x58.7x4.7x
Sun, 31 Aug 2025US$1.4tUS$293.9bUS$23.0b39.3x59.6x4.7x
Tue, 29 Jul 2025US$1.3tUS$290.1bUS$8.3b28.4x160x4.6x
Thu, 26 Jun 2025US$1.4tUS$288.7bUS$7.5b24.1x182.1x4.7x
Sat, 24 May 2025US$1.2tUS$288.3bUS$7.3b20.9x169.9x4.3x
Mon, 21 Apr 2025US$1.0tUS$284.4bUS$3.1b20.9x328.2x3.6x
Wed, 19 Mar 2025US$1.1tUS$289.6bUS$2.5b26x439.6x3.7x
Fri, 14 Feb 2025US$1.2tUS$288.0bUS$2.2b26.4x521.6x4x
Sun, 12 Jan 2025US$996.9bUS$284.2b-US$4,302,223.1119x-231716.7x3.5x
Tue, 10 Dec 2024US$1.1tUS$284.8bUS$74.9m17.9x14489.1x3.8x
Thu, 07 Nov 2024US$904.7bUS$281.9b-US$1,452,267,852.9523.7x-622.9x3.2x
Sat, 05 Oct 2024US$937.7bUS$299.1bUS$1.1b22.9x885.7x3.1x
Mon, 02 Sep 2024US$889.6bUS$299.2bUS$1.1b18.9x810.4x3x
Wed, 31 Jul 2024US$832.0bUS$292.8bUS$8.8b21.9x94.1x2.8x
Fri, 28 Jun 2024US$873.0bUS$291.1bUS$7.8b14.4x112.3x3x
Sun, 26 May 2024US$851.0bUS$291.4bUS$7.8b16.9x109.2x2.9x
Tue, 23 Apr 2024US$802.4bUS$288.7bUS$10.3b18.6x77.6x2.8x
Thu, 21 Mar 2024US$842.1bUS$288.2bUS$9.2b16.4x91x2.9x
Sat, 17 Feb 2024US$828.0bUS$284.7bUS$7.9b18.7x104.3x2.9x
Mon, 15 Jan 2024US$830.5bUS$296.9bUS$7.0b19.1x118.1x2.8x
Wed, 13 Dec 2023US$832.1bUS$296.6bUS$7.1b18.1x117.9x2.8x
Fri, 10 Nov 2023US$785.0bUS$293.4bUS$3.7b20.5x214.2x2.7x
Sun, 08 Oct 2023US$739.5bUS$287.4bUS$1.2b19.7x618.2x2.6x
Tue, 05 Sep 2023US$753.4bUS$286.6bUS$876.2m20.6x859.8x2.6x
Thu, 03 Aug 2023US$777.8bUS$282.5b-US$1,960,305,950.0027.5x-396.8x2.8x
Sat, 01 Jul 2023US$776.7bUS$279.5b-US$2,342,517,785.0021.3x-331.6x2.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

-331.6x


Total Market Cap: US$776.7bTotal Earnings: -US$2,342,517,785.00Total Revenue: US$279.5bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Entertainment Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average -68122.9x202420252026
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 38.8x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of -68kx.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 3.5x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • Total earnings for the Entertainment industry have gone up over the last three years, and the industry is now profitable.
  • Revenues have remained mostly flat. This means that the industry has become more efficient since profits are increasing while sales have been flat.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the U.S. Telecom industry?

US Market-2.31%
Telecom-9.04%
Entertainment-2.59%
Interactive Home Entertainment0.64%
Movies and Entertainment-3.09%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Movies and Entertainment industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 76.6x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 20.9%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 16.8% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Interactive Home Entertainment industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 29% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 3.1% per year.
  • In contrast, the Movies and Entertainment industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 21% 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$103.532.2%
+US$3.9b		-12.7%PE16x
TTWO Take-Two Interactive SoftwareUS$242.645.5%
+US$2.4b		-0.2%PS6.8x
WBD Warner Bros. DiscoveryUS$26.881.1%
+US$701.9m		146.6%PS1.8x
PLTK Playtika HoldingUS$3.9517.9%
+US$228.2m		-17.0%PS0.5x
TKO TKO Group HoldingsUS$202.701.3%
+US$200.2m		14.6%PE67.1x

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