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U.S. Media Industry Analysis

UpdatedFeb 21, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies116
  • 7D0.3%
  • 3M-14.0%
  • 1Y-1.9%
  • YTD-4.1%

In the last week, the Media industry is flat overall, with Trade Desk standing out by going down 7.6%. In line with that, the industry has also been flat over the past 12 months. Earnings are forecast to grow by 11% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 21 Feb 2025US$381.8bUS$331.9bUS$16.8b15.8x22.7x1.2x
Sun, 19 Jan 2025US$397.3bUS$329.9bUS$15.2b14x26.1x1.2x
Tue, 17 Dec 2024US$424.5bUS$329.7bUS$15.3b15x27.7x1.3x
Thu, 14 Nov 2024US$444.9bUS$333.7bUS$15.0b14.6x29.6x1.3x
Sat, 12 Oct 2024US$401.4bUS$318.4bUS$16.6b13.8x24.2x1.3x
Mon, 09 Sep 2024US$390.3bUS$327.2bUS$17.6b12.9x22.1x1.2x
Wed, 07 Aug 2024US$382.6bUS$328.5bUS$22.2b13.8x17.2x1.2x
Fri, 05 Jul 2024US$377.8bUS$329.1bUS$23.3b13.4x16.2x1.1x
Sun, 02 Jun 2024US$383.1bUS$329.4bUS$23.2b11.2x16.5x1.2x
Tue, 30 Apr 2024US$357.3bUS$329.6bUS$21.7b14.1x16.4x1.1x
Thu, 28 Mar 2024US$392.1bUS$330.6bUS$21.6b15x18.1x1.2x
Sat, 24 Feb 2024US$385.5bUS$320.0bUS$22.6b12.9x17.1x1.2x
Mon, 22 Jan 2024US$406.1bUS$332.3bUS$23.2b13.3x17.5x1.2x
Wed, 20 Dec 2023US$419.0bUS$332.7bUS$23.2b13.4x18.1x1.3x
Fri, 17 Nov 2023US$397.9bUS$332.7bUS$23.2b11.5x17.2x1.2x
Sun, 15 Oct 2023US$421.5bUS$334.1bUS$15.7b15.8x26.9x1.3x
Tue, 12 Sep 2023US$434.4bUS$334.3bUS$15.7b15x27.7x1.3x
Thu, 10 Aug 2023US$429.7bUS$325.8bUS$14.9b15.7x28.9x1.3x
Sat, 08 Jul 2023US$415.0bUS$334.8bUS$17.3b14.7x23.9x1.2x
Mon, 05 Jun 2023US$392.7bUS$334.8bUS$17.3b13.9x22.7x1.2x
Wed, 03 May 2023US$404.9bUS$335.2bUS$23.0b14.7x17.6x1.2x
Fri, 31 Mar 2023US$392.7bUS$341.5bUS$22.6b14.7x17.4x1.1x
Sun, 26 Feb 2023US$406.4bUS$341.1bUS$24.0b14.9x16.9x1.2x
Tue, 24 Jan 2023US$426.9bUS$339.1bUS$26.7b13.2x16x1.3x
Thu, 22 Dec 2022US$376.3bUS$339.1bUS$26.7b12.3x14.1x1.1x
Sat, 19 Nov 2022US$392.1bUS$339.1bUS$26.8b12.3x14.6x1.2x
Mon, 17 Oct 2022US$357.1bUS$338.3bUS$36.4b10.7x9.8x1.1x
Wed, 14 Sep 2022US$399.1bUS$336.9bUS$36.5b11.8x10.9x1.2x
Fri, 12 Aug 2022US$436.8bUS$337.5bUS$36.6b12.4x11.9x1.3x
Sun, 10 Jul 2022US$427.3bUS$333.0bUS$36.1b13x11.8x1.3x
Tue, 07 Jun 2022US$459.7bUS$333.0bUS$36.1b15.3x12.7x1.4x
Thu, 05 May 2022US$463.7bUS$337.2bUS$34.3b17.4x13.5x1.4x
Sat, 02 Apr 2022US$573.2bUS$332.7bUS$34.2b19.2x16.7x1.7x
Mon, 28 Feb 2022US$575.8bUS$335.0bUS$34.7b15.3x16.6x1.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

16.6x


Total Market Cap: US$575.8bTotal Earnings: US$34.7bTotal Revenue: US$335.0bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Media Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 18.7x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the American Media industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 22.7x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 18.7x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 1.2x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Media industry have declined 21% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues have remained mostly flat.
  • This means that although sales have remained flat, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased, which has decreased profits.

Industry Trends

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

US Market-0.41%
Telecom-1.78%
Media0.32%
Broadcasting3.31%
Cable and Satellite1.92%
Publishing-2.70%
Advertising-4.08%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Advertising industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 102x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 25.0%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 33.2% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Advertising industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 25% over the next 5 years.
  • However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 33% per year.
  • In contrast, the Cable and Satellite industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 3.5% 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
CMCSA ComcastUS$36.412.9%
+US$3.9b		-13.1%PE8.5x
FOXA FoxUS$57.383.5%
+US$875.1m		92.2%PE11.9x
PARA Paramount GlobalUS$11.476.1%
+US$440.2m		-2.0%PS0.3x
SATS EchoStarUS$30.174.2%
+US$346.2m		126.5%PS0.5x
OMC Omnicom GroupUS$83.602.0%
+US$326.2m		-5.3%PE11.1x
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7D

-7.6%

1Y

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7D

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1Y

12.9%

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US$11.47

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7D

6.1%

1Y

-2.0%

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US$363.01

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0.6%

1Y

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NXST

US$154.58

Nexstar Media Group

7D

2.5%

1Y

-9.2%

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-6.3%

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US$27.56

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7D

2.2%

1Y

-15.1%

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US$1.88

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7D

-72.4%

1Y

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US$57.38

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7D

3.5%

1Y

92.2%

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US$30.17

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7D

4.2%

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126.5%

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-6.9%

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