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U.S. Publishing Industry Analysis

UpdatedSep 03, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies13
  • 7D-1.9%
  • 3M5.3%
  • 1Y4.6%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Publishing industry has dropped 1.2%, driven by declines from every company within the industry. Over the last year, the industry has been flat overall. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 13% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 03 Sep 2025US$30.9bUS$17.0bUS$992.3m25.2x31.1x1.8x
Fri, 01 Aug 2025US$29.3bUS$18.8bUS$897.2m24.5x32.7x1.6x
Sun, 29 Jun 2025US$30.3bUS$18.8bUS$952.7m28.6x31.8x1.6x
Tue, 27 May 2025US$29.1bUS$18.8bUS$909.5m24.5x32x1.6x
Thu, 24 Apr 2025US$27.5bUS$18.8bUS$753.2m35.1x36.6x1.5x
Sat, 22 Mar 2025US$27.8bUS$18.8bUS$753.2m35.8x36.9x1.5x
Mon, 17 Feb 2025US$30.0bUS$18.9bUS$546.9m33.9x54.8x1.6x
Wed, 15 Jan 2025US$28.5bUS$18.7bUS$456.4m37.1x62.4x1.5x
Fri, 13 Dec 2024US$30.5bUS$18.7bUS$489.6m32.4x62.3x1.6x
Sun, 10 Nov 2024US$31.1bUS$18.8bUS$432.2m33x72x1.7x
Tue, 08 Oct 2024US$28.7bUS$18.7bUS$345.3m33.2x83.2x1.5x
Thu, 05 Sep 2024US$28.8bUS$18.8bUS$242.8m58.1x118.7x1.5x
Sat, 03 Aug 2024US$28.7bUS$18.6bUS$165.8m70.8x173.2x1.5x
Mon, 01 Jul 2024US$28.4bUS$18.7bUS$178.8m26.4x158.8x1.5x
Wed, 29 May 2024US$27.5bUS$18.8bUS$221.9m26.3x123.8x1.5x
Fri, 26 Apr 2024US$24.8bUS$18.8bUS$317.6m25.1x78.1x1.3x
Sun, 24 Mar 2024US$26.4bUS$18.9bUS$333.8m30.9x79.1x1.4x
Tue, 20 Feb 2024US$26.5bUS$19.0bUS$439.5m24.3x60.3x1.4x
Thu, 18 Jan 2024US$25.3bUS$18.9bUS$316.6m19.6x79.8x1.3x
Sat, 16 Dec 2023US$25.1bUS$18.9bUS$278.1m19.2x90.2x1.3x
Mon, 13 Nov 2023US$23.1bUS$18.9bUS$334.1m20.9x69x1.2x
Wed, 11 Oct 2023US$22.8bUS$18.9bUS$272.5m39.6x83.8x1.2x
Fri, 08 Sep 2023US$23.8bUS$19.0bUS$375.6m61.2x63.3x1.3x
Sun, 06 Aug 2023US$22.5bUS$19.2bUS$498.3m38.6x45.2x1.2x
Tue, 04 Jul 2023US$21.9bUS$19.2bUS$432.1m38.1x50.7x1.1x
Thu, 01 Jun 2023US$20.9bUS$19.3bUS$406.6m30.5x51.5x1.1x
Sat, 29 Apr 2023US$21.0bUS$19.4bUS$370.5m33.8x56.7x1.1x
Mon, 27 Mar 2023US$19.4bUS$19.4bUS$370.4m31.2x52.4x1x
Wed, 22 Feb 2023US$22.3bUS$20.3bUS$433.0m30x51.5x1.1x
Fri, 20 Jan 2023US$21.2bUS$20.4bUS$588.1m23.7x36x1x
Sun, 18 Dec 2022US$20.1bUS$20.4bUS$631.5m21.9x31.8x1x
Tue, 15 Nov 2022US$21.4bUS$20.3bUS$653.4m22.4x32.8x1.1x
Thu, 13 Oct 2022US$17.9bUS$20.4bUS$900.4m17.9x19.9x0.9x
Sat, 10 Sep 2022US$20.6bUS$20.4bUS$921.6m19.1x22.3x1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

22.3x


Total Market Cap: US$20.6bTotal Earnings: US$921.6mTotal Revenue: US$20.4bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Publishing Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 65.5x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the American Publishing 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 31.1x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 65.5x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.3x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.8x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Publishing industry have grown 2.5% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have declined 6.0% per year.
  • This means that less sales are being generated overall, but since cost of doing business is lower, profits have been increasing.

Industry Comparison

How does U.S. Publishing compare with similar industries?

US Market-0.67%
Telecom0.18%
Media1.19%
Publishing-1.91%
Cable and Satellite2.61%
Advertising0.91%
Broadcasting-1.76%
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
No data available

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7D
-0.5%
1Y
10.1%

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US$25.28
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7D
-1.0%
1Y
-19.0%
WLY
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7D
-0.5%
1Y
-16.3%
NWSA
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7D
-3.0%
1Y
7.0%

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7D
-0.2%
1Y
-19.0%
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7D
-0.8%
1Y
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