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U.S. Media Industry Analysis

UpdatedJun 02, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies130
  • 7D-0.08%
  • 3M0.5%
  • 1Y-3.1%
  • YTD-8.4%

Last week, the Media industry hasn't moved much but LZ Technology Holdings is up 54% in that time. Unfortunately though, the industry is down 3.1% over the past 12 months. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 10% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 02 Jun 2025US$371.5bUS$330.9bUS$19.4b17.4x19.1x1.1x
Wed, 30 Apr 2025US$350.0bUS$334.1bUS$19.9b16.8x17.6x1x
Fri, 28 Mar 2025US$381.2bUS$334.2bUS$20.5b14.4x18.6x1.1x
Sun, 23 Feb 2025US$374.9bUS$331.9bUS$16.8b16.4x22.3x1.1x
Tue, 21 Jan 2025US$397.3bUS$329.9bUS$15.2b14x26.1x1.2x
Thu, 19 Dec 2024US$418.4bUS$329.9bUS$15.2b14.2x27.4x1.3x
Sat, 16 Nov 2024US$440.6bUS$330.0bUS$15.1b14.8x29.1x1.3x
Mon, 14 Oct 2024US$403.4bUS$318.4bUS$16.6b13.8x24.3x1.3x
Wed, 11 Sep 2024US$389.3bUS$327.2bUS$17.6b12.9x22.1x1.2x
Fri, 09 Aug 2024US$383.0bUS$328.4bUS$22.2b12.9x17.3x1.2x
Sun, 07 Jul 2024US$377.0bUS$329.1bUS$23.3b13.1x16.2x1.1x
Tue, 04 Jun 2024US$383.1bUS$329.4bUS$23.2b11.2x16.5x1.2x
Thu, 02 May 2024US$359.4bUS$330.4bUS$22.4b13.9x16.1x1.1x
Sat, 30 Mar 2024US$393.5bUS$330.6bUS$21.6b14.3x18.2x1.2x
Mon, 26 Feb 2024US$385.5bUS$319.7bUS$22.1b13.1x17.5x1.2x
Wed, 24 Jan 2024US$410.5bUS$332.3bUS$23.2b13.4x17.7x1.2x
Fri, 22 Dec 2023US$413.0bUS$332.7bUS$23.2b13.5x17.8x1.2x
Sun, 19 Nov 2023US$397.6bUS$332.7bUS$23.2b12.5x17.2x1.2x
Tue, 17 Oct 2023US$427.6bUS$334.1bUS$15.7b16x27.3x1.3x
Thu, 14 Sep 2023US$432.8bUS$334.3bUS$15.7b15.6x27.6x1.3x
Sat, 12 Aug 2023US$438.5bUS$334.1bUS$15.7b14.9x28x1.3x
Mon, 10 Jul 2023US$415.0bUS$334.8bUS$17.3b14.7x23.9x1.2x
Wed, 07 Jun 2023US$396.2bUS$334.8bUS$17.3b13.8x22.9x1.2x
Fri, 05 May 2023US$389.6bUS$334.4bUS$18.7b13.7x20.8x1.2x
Sun, 02 Apr 2023US$400.9bUS$341.5bUS$22.6b14.9x17.7x1.2x
Tue, 28 Feb 2023US$405.9bUS$341.5bUS$24.2b14.8x16.7x1.2x
Thu, 26 Jan 2023US$428.1bUS$339.1bUS$26.7b13.5x16x1.3x
Sat, 24 Dec 2022US$378.7bUS$339.1bUS$26.7b12.6x14.2x1.1x
Mon, 21 Nov 2022US$391.9bUS$339.0bUS$26.8b12.3x14.6x1.2x
Wed, 19 Oct 2022US$370.0bUS$338.3bUS$36.4b11.5x10.2x1.1x
Fri, 16 Sep 2022US$378.8bUS$336.9bUS$36.5b11.3x10.4x1.1x
Sun, 14 Aug 2022US$443.3bUS$336.9bUS$36.5b12.5x12.1x1.3x
Tue, 12 Jul 2022US$417.9bUS$333.0bUS$36.1b12.5x11.6x1.3x
Thu, 09 Jun 2022US$461.1bUS$333.0bUS$36.1b15.2x12.8x1.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

12.8x


Total Market Cap: US$461.1bTotal Earnings: US$36.1bTotal Revenue: US$333.0bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Media Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 19x202320242025
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 19.0x.
  • 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 Market1.70%
Telecom1.86%
Media-0.078%
Advertising2.82%
Publishing1.44%
Cable and Satellite-1.08%
Broadcasting-1.24%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Advertising industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 104x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 23.2%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 8.5% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Advertising industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 23% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 8.5% per year.
  • In contrast, the Cable and Satellite industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 3.9% 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
LZMH LZ Technology HoldingsUS$26.5053.6%
+US$1.4b		n/aPS35x
TTD Trade DeskUS$75.221.8%
+US$663.4m		-19.2%PE89.7x
NYT New York TimesUS$57.123.1%
+US$278.8m		12.1%PE30.7x
NWSA NewsUS$28.241.2%
+US$190.8m		3.5%PE34.2x
CMCSA ComcastUS$34.570.1%
+US$186.7m		-12.7%PE8.2x
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