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U.S. Media Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 09, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies127
  • 7D3.5%
  • 3M-7.0%
  • 1Y-1.9%
  • YTD-10.4%

Over the last 7 days, the Media industry has risen 3.5%, driven by gains in Trade Desk and Charter Communications of 13% and 5.6%, respectively. During this same period, the Cable One underperformed, falling 34%. Overall in the last year, the industry is flat. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 9.4% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 10 May 2025US$361.8bUS$334.0bUS$19.8b15.3x18.3x1.1x
Mon, 07 Apr 2025US$340.3bUS$334.3bUS$20.4b13.5x16.7x1x
Wed, 05 Mar 2025US$372.8bUS$335.5bUS$20.1b14.6x18.6x1.1x
Fri, 31 Jan 2025US$404.4bUS$330.5bUS$15.9b13.4x25.4x1.2x
Sun, 29 Dec 2024US$401.7bUS$329.9bUS$15.2b13.9x26.4x1.2x
Tue, 26 Nov 2024US$434.0bUS$330.0bUS$15.2b15.6x28.5x1.3x
Thu, 24 Oct 2024US$405.7bUS$318.6bUS$16.4b13.9x24.7x1.3x
Sat, 21 Sep 2024US$394.5bUS$318.4bUS$16.6b13.9x23.7x1.2x
Mon, 19 Aug 2024US$395.1bUS$327.3bUS$17.5b12.7x22.5x1.2x
Wed, 17 Jul 2024US$389.6bUS$329.1bUS$23.3b12.6x16.7x1.2x
Fri, 14 Jun 2024US$366.8bUS$329.4bUS$23.2b11.8x15.8x1.1x
Sun, 12 May 2024US$374.1bUS$329.4bUS$23.1b11.4x16.2x1.1x
Tue, 09 Apr 2024US$374.4bUS$330.5bUS$21.6b14.1x17.3x1.1x
Thu, 07 Mar 2024US$378.1bUS$330.7bUS$21.5b14.4x17.6x1.1x
Sat, 03 Feb 2024US$406.3bUS$333.1bUS$23.3b13.7x17.5x1.2x
Mon, 01 Jan 2024US$413.7bUS$332.3bUS$23.2b12.9x17.9x1.2x
Wed, 29 Nov 2023US$398.6bUS$332.8bUS$23.2b12.4x17.2x1.2x
Fri, 27 Oct 2023US$389.4bUS$334.6bUS$24.3b12.4x16x1.2x
Sun, 24 Sep 2023US$425.5bUS$334.2bUS$15.6b15.1x27.2x1.3x
Tue, 22 Aug 2023US$430.1bUS$334.2bUS$15.7b15.7x27.3x1.3x
Thu, 20 Jul 2023US$435.3bUS$334.9bUS$17.4b15x25.1x1.3x
Sat, 17 Jun 2023US$408.4bUS$334.8bUS$17.3b14.7x23.6x1.2x
Mon, 15 May 2023US$388.7bUS$334.7bUS$17.3b13.9x22.4x1.2x
Wed, 12 Apr 2023US$404.9bUS$341.5bUS$22.6b14.4x17.9x1.2x
Fri, 10 Mar 2023US$381.9bUS$341.3bUS$22.6b14.3x16.9x1.1x
Sun, 05 Feb 2023US$439.1bUS$340.2bUS$26.2b13.1x16.8x1.3x
Tue, 03 Jan 2023US$379.2bUS$339.1bUS$26.7b12.5x14.2x1.1x
Thu, 01 Dec 2022US$411.7bUS$339.0bUS$26.8b12x15.4x1.2x
Sat, 29 Oct 2022US$381.7bUS$338.2bUS$27.7b11.4x13.8x1.1x
Mon, 26 Sep 2022US$344.7bUS$336.9bUS$36.4b10.3x9.5x1x
Wed, 24 Aug 2022US$411.1bUS$336.9bUS$36.5b11.9x11.3x1.2x
Fri, 22 Jul 2022US$451.3bUS$333.0bUS$36.1b14.6x12.5x1.4x
Sun, 19 Jun 2022US$413.8bUS$333.0bUS$36.1b12.7x11.5x1.2x
Tue, 17 May 2022US$449.8bUS$333.3bUS$35.9b16.3x12.5x1.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

12.5x


Total Market Cap: US$449.8bTotal Earnings: US$35.9bTotal Revenue: US$333.3bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Media Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 18.8x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the American Media 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 18.8x.
  • 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 19% 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 Market1.33%
Telecom0.013%
Media3.55%
Advertising6.06%
Publishing3.89%
Broadcasting3.50%
Cable and Satellite2.76%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Advertising industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 103x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 21.4%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 43.4% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Advertising industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 21% over the next 5 years.
  • However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 43% per year.
  • In contrast, the Cable and Satellite industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 4.0% 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
TTD Trade DeskUS$71.0431.3%
+US$8.3b		-18.6%PE84.7x
CHTR Charter CommunicationsUS$401.734.3%
+US$2.3b		45.8%PE10.9x
NXST Nexstar Media GroupUS$164.3113.6%
+US$592.6m		-7.7%PE7.1x
LBRD.K Liberty BroadbandUS$92.973.8%
+US$494.7m		75.2%PE14.9x
MGNI MagniteUS$15.1024.7%
+US$418.7m		66.9%PE68.9x
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