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U.S. Interactive Media and Services Industry Analysis

UpdatedAug 07, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies125
  • 7D7.5%
  • 3M-9.0%
  • 1Y33.6%
  • YTD5.6%

The Interactive Media and Services industry is up 7.5% in the last week, with Alphabet up 7.2%. Meanwhile, Reddit actually underperformed within the industry, shrinking 15% in the last week. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 34%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 3.6% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the U.S. Interactive Media and Services Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 07 Aug 2026US$6.1tUS$745.9bUS$312.0b17.1x19.4x8.1x
Sun, 05 Jul 2026US$6.0tUS$708.0bUS$230.9b14.4x25.9x8.5x
Tue, 02 Jun 2026US$6.3tUS$708.2bUS$229.0b12.1x27.7x8.9x
Thu, 30 Apr 2026US$6.1tUS$674.7bUS$194.8b17.7x31.2x9x
Sat, 28 Mar 2026US$4.8tUS$674.4bUS$194.9b13.7x24.5x7.1x
Mon, 23 Feb 2026US$5.6tUS$674.7bUS$196.3b12.6x28.6x8.3x
Wed, 21 Jan 2026US$5.7tUS$646.1bUS$187.6b15.5x30.6x8.9x
Fri, 19 Dec 2025US$5.4tUS$643.0bUS$187.7b16.7x28.8x8.4x
Sun, 16 Nov 2025US$5.0tUS$643.5bUS$190.3b16.9x26.5x7.8x
Tue, 14 Oct 2025US$4.8tUS$617.9bUS$193.3b15.5x25x7.8x
Thu, 11 Sep 2025US$5.0tUS$618.0bUS$193.3b16.7x25.9x8.1x
Sat, 09 Aug 2025US$4.5tUS$617.9bUS$192.7b16.5x23.5x7.3x
Mon, 07 Jul 2025US$4.2tUS$598.3bUS$183.2b16.9x22.7x7x
Wed, 04 Jun 2025US$3.9tUS$598.2bUS$183.0b16.8x21.3x6.5x
Fri, 02 May 2025US$3.5tUS$596.8bUS$179.9b16.7x19.3x5.8x
Sun, 30 Mar 2025US$3.5tUS$582.9bUS$164.3b18.4x21.3x6x
Tue, 25 Feb 2025US$4.1tUS$582.8bUS$165.0b21.8x24.9x7x
Thu, 23 Jan 2025US$4.2tUS$572.2bUS$150.6b25.8x27.7x7.3x
Sat, 21 Dec 2024US$4.0tUS$572.2bUS$150.7b24.9x26.5x7x
Mon, 18 Nov 2024US$3.7tUS$572.7bUS$150.6b22.4x24.4x6.4x
Wed, 16 Oct 2024US$3.7tUS$542.2bUS$139.7b23.2x26.3x6.8x
Fri, 13 Sep 2024US$3.3tUS$542.2bUS$139.6b25.1x23.6x6.1x
Sun, 11 Aug 2024US$3.5tUS$542.0bUS$139.5b24.9x24.8x6.4x
Tue, 09 Jul 2024US$3.9tUS$523.9bUS$128.5b25.2x30.3x7.4x
Thu, 06 Jun 2024US$3.5tUS$522.7bUS$128.6b24.7x27.4x6.7x
Sat, 04 May 2024US$3.4tUS$522.6bUS$130.0b25.1x26x6.5x
Mon, 01 Apr 2024US$3.3tUS$503.5bUS$114.5b23.7x28.6x6.5x
Wed, 28 Feb 2024US$3.1tUS$502.7bUS$113.9b23.5x27.1x6.1x
Fri, 26 Jan 2024US$3.1tUS$490.7bUS$96.9b21x31.6x6.2x
Sun, 24 Dec 2023US$2.9tUS$492.0bUS$96.8b21x29.8x5.9x
Tue, 21 Nov 2023US$2.7tUS$490.3bUS$96.3b18.2x28.5x5.6x
Thu, 19 Oct 2023US$2.7tUS$476.7bUS$83.2b15.6x32.9x5.7x
Sat, 16 Sep 2023US$2.7tUS$476.8bUS$83.3b16.6x32.4x5.7x
Mon, 14 Aug 2023US$2.6tUS$476.3bUS$82.8b15.4x31.5x5.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

31.5x


Total Market Cap: US$2.6tTotal Earnings: US$82.8bTotal Revenue: US$476.3bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Interactive Media and Services Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 26.7x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the American Interactive Media and Services industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 19.4x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 26.7x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 7.0x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 8.1x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Interactive Media and Services industry have grown 56% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 16% 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 Market3.47%
Telecom5.10%
Interactive Media and Services7.49%
Interactive Media and Services7.49%
Industry PEThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.
Forecasted GrowthThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
GOOGL AlphabetUS$357.757.2%
+US$294.6b		82.0%PE17.9x
META Meta PlatformsUS$589.909.4%
+US$129.6b		-22.6%PE22.1x
SNAP SnapUS$5.2211.3%
+US$938.2m		-30.8%PS1.4x
BIDU BaiduUS$109.331.7%
+US$627.5m		25.0%PE640.1x
GTM ZoomInfo TechnologiesUS$4.1424.7%
+US$241.7m		-60.2%PS1x

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