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U.S. Entertainment Industry Analysis

UpdatedAug 01, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies149
  • 7D1.7%
  • 3M-0.3%
  • 1Y19.7%
  • YTD17.8%

The Entertainment industry is up 1.7% in the last week, with Walt Disney up 5.0%. This means that the industry has gained 20% over the past year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 29% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
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
Fri, 29 Apr 2022US$680.9bUS$210.1bUS$9.8b24.2x69.4x3.2x
Sun, 27 Mar 2022US$829.1bUS$200.6bUS$9.1b23x91.6x4.1x
Tue, 22 Feb 2022US$874.5bUS$196.8bUS$8.7b33x100.5x4.4x
Thu, 20 Jan 2022US$994.2bUS$188.6bUS$7.6b31.7x131.3x5.3x
Sat, 18 Dec 2021US$1.1tUS$188.3bUS$7.6b32x139.2x5.6x
Mon, 15 Nov 2021US$1.3tUS$185.3bUS$7.4b37.5x169.1x6.8x
Wed, 13 Oct 2021US$1.2tUS$177.2bUS$5.3b31.2x226.9x6.8x
Fri, 10 Sep 2021US$1.2tUS$177.5bUS$4.9b25.4x246.3x6.9x
Sun, 08 Aug 2021US$1.1tUS$176.4bUS$6.0b30.6x189.8x6.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

189.8x


Total Market Cap: US$1.1tTotal Earnings: US$6.0bTotal Revenue: US$176.4bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Entertainment Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average -110.5x202220232024
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 96.3x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of -110x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 3.5x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.9x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Entertainment industry have grown 13% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 18% 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 Market2.08%
Telecom3.06%
Entertainment1.71%
Movies and Entertainment1.93%
Interactive Home Entertainment0.85%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Interactive Home Entertainment industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 207x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 32.1%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 28.9% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Movies and Entertainment industry, although it looks like investor sentiment has improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average.
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 roughly in line with its past earnings growth rate.
  • In contrast, the Movies and Entertainment industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 28% 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$93.695.0%
+US$8.2b
9.6%PE100.8x
SPOT Spotify TechnologyUS$343.944.6%
+US$3.0b
136.5%PE136.9x
EA Electronic ArtsUS$150.946.4%
+US$2.4b
21.9%PE34.8x
WBD Warner Bros. DiscoveryUS$8.658.3%
+US$1.6b
-32.9%PS0.5x
LYV Live Nation EntertainmentUS$96.194.3%
+US$967.4m
11.5%PE86.6x
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EA

US$150.94

Electronic Arts

7D

6.4%

1Y

21.9%

LYV

US$96.19

Live Nation Entertainment

7D

4.3%

1Y

11.5%

SPOT

US$343.94

Spotify Technology

7D

4.6%

1Y

136.5%

BLMZ

US$1.59

BloomZ

7D

-51.2%

1Y

n/a

GMGI

US$2.23

Golden Matrix Group

7D

-7.9%

1Y

10.4%