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U.S. Interactive Media and Services Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 25, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies125
  • 7D-2.8%
  • 3M14.3%
  • 1Y67.7%
  • YTD11.8%

Over the last 7 days, the Interactive Media and Services industry has dropped 2.8%, driven by a pullback from Alphabet of 3.5%. On the other hand Rumble is actually up 9.3%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 68%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 12% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 25 May 2026US$6.3tUS$708.0bUS$231.0b12.3x27.3x8.9x
Wed, 22 Apr 2026US$5.9tUS$674.9bUS$194.8b16x30.4x8.8x
Fri, 20 Mar 2026US$5.4tUS$674.6bUS$194.8b15.2x27.8x8x
Sun, 15 Feb 2026US$5.5tUS$674.8bUS$196.3b11.2x27.8x8.1x
Tue, 13 Jan 2026US$5.8tUS$643.2bUS$187.9b16.1x31x9.1x
Thu, 11 Dec 2025US$5.7tUS$642.9bUS$187.7b17.9x30.3x8.8x
Sat, 08 Nov 2025US$5.1tUS$643.4bUS$190.3b17x26.9x7.9x
Mon, 06 Oct 2025US$4.9tUS$618.0bUS$193.3b17x25.6x8x
Wed, 03 Sep 2025US$4.6tUS$617.9bUS$193.3b16.7x23.8x7.5x
Fri, 01 Aug 2025US$4.3tUS$618.3bUS$192.7b17.1x22.3x7x
Sun, 29 Jun 2025US$4.2tUS$598.3bUS$183.1b16.4x22.8x7x
Tue, 27 May 2025US$3.8tUS$598.4bUS$181.1b16.5x20.9x6.3x
Thu, 24 Apr 2025US$3.4tUS$582.8bUS$164.3b17.1x20.4x5.8x
Sat, 22 Mar 2025US$3.6tUS$583.0bUS$164.7b20x22.1x6.2x
Mon, 17 Feb 2025US$4.3tUS$582.7bUS$164.5b21.3x26.3x7.4x
Wed, 15 Jan 2025US$4.0tUS$572.0bUS$150.5b25.8x26.6x7x
Fri, 13 Dec 2024US$4.2tUS$572.4bUS$150.7b24.9x27.7x7.3x
Sun, 10 Nov 2024US$3.9tUS$572.9bUS$150.2b26.2x25.6x6.7x
Tue, 08 Oct 2024US$3.7tUS$542.6bUS$139.7b24.3x26.5x6.8x
Thu, 05 Sep 2024US$3.4tUS$542.2bUS$139.6b25.5x24.1x6.2x
Sat, 03 Aug 2024US$3.5tUS$541.8bUS$139.6b22.9x25.2x6.5x
Mon, 01 Jul 2024US$3.7tUS$523.9bUS$128.5b24.9x28.8x7.1x
Wed, 29 May 2024US$3.5tUS$522.8bUS$128.6b24.7x27.6x6.8x
Fri, 26 Apr 2024US$3.2tUS$511.3bUS$121.1b22x26.5x6.3x
Sun, 24 Mar 2024US$3.3tUS$503.5bUS$114.1b23.4x29.1x6.6x
Tue, 20 Feb 2024US$3.1tUS$502.8bUS$114.1b22.8x27.2x6.2x
Thu, 18 Jan 2024US$2.9tUS$490.6bUS$96.9b14.5x30x5.9x
Sat, 16 Dec 2023US$2.8tUS$492.0bUS$96.8b24.2x29.1x5.7x
Mon, 13 Nov 2023US$2.7tUS$490.0bUS$96.1b17.7x28x5.5x
Wed, 11 Oct 2023US$2.8tUS$476.8bUS$83.2b16.8x33.2x5.8x
Fri, 08 Sep 2023US$2.7tUS$476.6bUS$83.2b15.5x32.1x5.6x
Sun, 06 Aug 2023US$2.6tUS$477.2bUS$82.0b13.9x31.9x5.5x
Tue, 04 Jul 2023US$2.5tUS$468.7bUS$78.2b20.1x31.5x5.2x
Thu, 01 Jun 2023US$2.4tUS$469.2bUS$78.5b15.5x31x5.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

31x


Total Market Cap: US$2.4tTotal Earnings: US$78.5bTotal Revenue: US$469.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Interactive Media and Services Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 27.2x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the American Interactive Media and Services industry at the moment, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates to remain steady.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 27.2x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 6.8x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 8.9x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Interactive Media and Services industry have grown 43% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 15% 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 Market1.11%
Telecom-1.71%
Interactive Media and Services-2.76%
Interactive Media and Services-2.76%
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
RUM RumbleUS$8.209.3%
+US$238.1m		-10.5%PS27.2x
WBTN WEBTOON EntertainmentUS$12.186.5%
+US$100.1m		40.6%PS1.2x
IAC IACUS$42.033.2%
+US$98.2m		15.8%PE22.7x
ZD Ziff DavisUS$43.706.2%
+US$93.6m		41.4%PE43.8x
SNAP SnapUS$5.720.9%
+US$82.9m		-30.5%PS1.6x

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