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U.S. Entertainment Industry Analysis

UpdatedSep 30, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies163
  • 7D0.3%
  • 3M2.5%
  • 1Y61.9%
  • YTD36.3%

The Entertainment is pretty flat in the last 7 days, but Electronic Arts has stood out, gaining 17%. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 62% in that time. Earnings are forecast to grow by 18% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 30 Sep 2025US$1.3tUS$274.8bUS$21.8b31.2x59.7x4.7x
Thu, 28 Aug 2025US$1.4tUS$293.7bUS$23.0b36.9x60.1x4.7x
Sat, 26 Jul 2025US$1.3tUS$290.3bUS$8.3b28.3x159.5x4.6x
Mon, 23 Jun 2025US$1.3tUS$288.4bUS$7.5b23.7x176.9x4.6x
Wed, 21 May 2025US$1.3tUS$288.2bUS$7.4b20.4x170.9x4.4x
Fri, 18 Apr 2025US$1.0tUS$283.2bUS$2.6b20.9x393.2x3.6x
Sun, 16 Mar 2025US$1.0tUS$289.5bUS$2.3b24x448.3x3.6x
Tue, 11 Feb 2025US$1.1tUS$287.7bUS$2.2b26.2x522.1x4x
Thu, 09 Jan 2025US$1.0tUS$284.3b-US$41,286.4419.2x-24830315x3.6x
Sat, 07 Dec 2024US$1.1tUS$284.8bUS$83.9m18.3x12811.3x3.8x
Mon, 04 Nov 2024US$897.2bUS$282.0b-US$1,446,639,489.9018.8x-620.2x3.2x
Wed, 02 Oct 2024US$936.6bUS$299.4bUS$1.1b23.5x862.2x3.1x
Fri, 30 Aug 2024US$879.3bUS$299.2bUS$1.1b18.9x802.4x2.9x
Sun, 28 Jul 2024US$828.3bUS$292.8bUS$8.8b21.9x93.6x2.8x
Tue, 25 Jun 2024US$871.6bUS$291.2bUS$7.8b14x112.1x3x
Thu, 23 May 2024US$862.1bUS$291.1bUS$7.7b17.5x112.1x3x
Sat, 20 Apr 2024US$829.7bUS$287.5bUS$9.3b18.7x89.1x2.9x
Mon, 18 Mar 2024US$832.8bUS$288.3bUS$9.2b16.4x90.5x2.9x
Wed, 14 Feb 2024US$794.5bUS$284.5bUS$7.6b18.6x104.9x2.8x
Fri, 12 Jan 2024US$821.9bUS$297.0bUS$7.0b19.6x116.8x2.8x
Sun, 10 Dec 2023US$816.3bUS$296.6bUS$7.1b17.7x115.6x2.8x
Tue, 07 Nov 2023US$786.7bUS$292.0bUS$1.9b20.9x418.6x2.7x
Thu, 05 Oct 2023US$725.9bUS$287.3bUS$1.2b19.9x603x2.5x
Sat, 02 Sep 2023US$753.2bUS$286.6bUS$876.2m20.6x859.6x2.6x
Mon, 31 Jul 2023US$785.9bUS$282.5b-US$2,051,828,490.0027.8x-383x2.8x
Wed, 28 Jun 2023US$765.1bUS$279.8b-US$2,337,025,051.0021.9x-327.4x2.7x
Fri, 26 May 2023US$719.5bUS$279.6b-US$2,736,290,031.0019.9x-263x2.6x
Sun, 23 Apr 2023US$746.2bUS$267.2b-US$1,368,444,321.0021.4x-545.3x2.8x
Tue, 21 Mar 2023US$711.2bUS$267.0b-US$1,586,464,473.0025.6x-448.3x2.7x
Thu, 16 Feb 2023US$766.2bUS$256.9b-US$221,507,713.0030.8x-3458.9x3x
Sat, 14 Jan 2023US$707.7bUS$253.7bUS$1.0b30.1x677.3x2.8x
Mon, 12 Dec 2022US$658.8bUS$252.2bUS$1.1b27.9x607.5x2.6x
Wed, 09 Nov 2022US$616.4bUS$247.7bUS$876.2m24.1x703.4x2.5x
Fri, 07 Oct 2022US$644.3bUS$236.6bUS$5.4b21x119.2x2.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

119.2x


Total Market Cap: US$644.3bTotal Earnings: US$5.4bTotal Revenue: US$236.6bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Entertainment Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average -68175.1x202320242025
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 59.7x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of -68kx.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 3.2x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 4.7x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Entertainment industry have grown 59% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 5.1% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

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

US Market-0.37%
Telecom-2.11%
Entertainment0.26%
Interactive Home Entertainment6.34%
Movies and Entertainment-0.73%
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 13.4%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 53.3% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Interactive Home Entertainment industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 43% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 10% per year.
  • In contrast, the Movies and Entertainment industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 13% 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
EA Electronic ArtsUS$202.0516.5%
+US$7.2b		40.9%PE48.5x
DIS Walt DisneyUS$114.782.0%
+US$4.0b		19.3%PE17.9x
RBLX RobloxUS$141.563.4%
+US$3.3b		219.8%PS24.4x
TTWO Take-Two Interactive SoftwareUS$259.963.3%
+US$1.5b		69.1%PS8.3x
TKO TKO Group HoldingsUS$205.332.8%
+US$464.9m		66.0%PE80x

Latest News

EA
US$202.05
Electronic Arts
7D
16.5%
1Y
40.9%
LYV
US$164.36
Live Nation Entertainment
7D
-0.5%
1Y
50.1%
WBD
US$18.87
Warner Bros. Discovery
7D
-3.8%
1Y
128.7%

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SPOT
US$728.47
Spotify Technology
7D
-1.4%
1Y
97.7%
WMG
US$33.79
Warner Music Group
7D
1.4%
1Y
7.6%

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TME
US$23.73
Tencent Music Entertainment Group
7D
-2.3%
1Y
96.9%
GDEV
US$28.24
GDEV
7D
-10.4%
1Y
15.2%

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MSGS
US$230.03
Madison Square Garden Sports
7D
6.8%
1Y
10.5%
RBLX
US$141.56
Roblox
7D
3.4%
1Y
219.8%
DIS
US$114.78
Walt Disney
7D
2.0%
1Y
19.3%
NFLX
US$1,206.41
Netflix
7D
-1.7%
1Y
70.1%
TKO
US$205.33
TKO Group Holdings
7D
2.8%
1Y
66.0%
TTWO
US$259.96
Take-Two Interactive Software
7D
3.3%
1Y
69.1%
IQ
US$2.62
iQIYI
7D
-2.2%
1Y
-8.4%

Premium Content And Global Expansion Will Open New Markets

iQIYI’s fundamentals appear to be stabilizing with industry tailwinds from a more favorable regulatory environment—such as faster, less restrictive content approvals and a stronger content pipeline—driving improving revenue outlook and prompting a modest consensus price target increase from $2.38 to $2.44. Analyst Commentary Bullish analysts point to iQIYI’s fundamentals potentially bottoming out, supported by a more favorable regulatory environment.
FWON.K
US$104.28
Formula One Group
7D
1.4%
1Y
34.7%

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LLYV.K
US$96.66
Liberty Live Group
7D
-0.9%
1Y
88.3%