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U.S. Media Industry Analysis

UpdatedJun 21, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies134
  • 7D1.0%
  • 3M0.05%
  • 1Y-2.9%
  • YTD-10.0%

Over the last 7 days, the Media industry has remained flat, although notably EchoStar gained 49%. Furthermore, the industry has been flat for the past year as well. 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
Sun, 22 Jun 2025US$367.3bUS$331.6bUS$19.6b16.6x18.8x1.1x
Tue, 20 May 2025US$383.5bUS$330.6bUS$19.5b19.1x19.6x1.2x
Thu, 17 Apr 2025US$343.8bUS$334.4bUS$20.4b13.9x16.9x1x
Sat, 15 Mar 2025US$350.7bUS$334.2bUS$20.5b13.9x17.1x1x
Mon, 10 Feb 2025US$388.2bUS$332.0bUS$17.2b13.4x22.6x1.2x
Wed, 08 Jan 2025US$403.0bUS$329.9bUS$15.2b13.8x26.5x1.2x
Fri, 06 Dec 2024US$446.7bUS$329.7bUS$15.2b15.9x29.3x1.4x
Sun, 03 Nov 2024US$429.2bUS$329.5bUS$14.7b13.5x29.3x1.3x
Tue, 01 Oct 2024US$403.3bUS$318.4bUS$16.6b13.7x24.3x1.3x
Thu, 29 Aug 2024US$404.2bUS$327.3bUS$17.5b13x23.1x1.2x
Sat, 27 Jul 2024US$379.3bUS$328.4bUS$22.8b13.7x16.6x1.2x
Mon, 24 Jun 2024US$374.1bUS$329.3bUS$23.3b12x16.1x1.1x
Wed, 22 May 2024US$380.2bUS$329.4bUS$23.1b11x16.4x1.2x
Fri, 19 Apr 2024US$360.2bUS$330.7bUS$21.7b13.7x16.6x1.1x
Sun, 17 Mar 2024US$383.0bUS$330.7bUS$21.6b14.2x17.7x1.2x
Tue, 13 Feb 2024US$384.9bUS$318.5bUS$22.6b12.9x17x1.2x
Thu, 11 Jan 2024US$406.6bUS$332.3bUS$23.2b13.3x17.6x1.2x
Sat, 09 Dec 2023US$394.0bUS$332.8bUS$23.1b12.6x17x1.2x
Mon, 06 Nov 2023US$412.5bUS$334.5bUS$23.9b11.5x17.3x1.2x
Wed, 04 Oct 2023US$422.3bUS$334.1bUS$15.7b15.7x27x1.3x
Fri, 01 Sep 2023US$443.0bUS$334.3bUS$15.7b15.9x28.1x1.3x
Sun, 30 Jul 2023US$437.6bUS$335.4bUS$18.0b14.6x24.3x1.3x
Tue, 27 Jun 2023US$400.7bUS$334.8bUS$17.3b14.3x23.1x1.2x
Thu, 25 May 2023US$389.1bUS$334.8bUS$17.3b13.5x22.5x1.2x
Sat, 22 Apr 2023US$394.6bUS$341.5bUS$22.7b14.9x17.4x1.2x
Mon, 20 Mar 2023US$386.4bUS$341.5bUS$22.6b13.8x17.1x1.1x
Wed, 15 Feb 2023US$421.8bUS$340.2bUS$26.4b12.2x16x1.2x
Fri, 13 Jan 2023US$415.3bUS$339.1bUS$26.7b13.2x15.5x1.2x
Sun, 11 Dec 2022US$394.4bUS$339.0bUS$26.8b11.7x14.7x1.2x
Tue, 08 Nov 2022US$359.3bUS$338.0bUS$27.0b11.2x13.3x1.1x
Thu, 06 Oct 2022US$373.2bUS$338.3bUS$36.4b10.8x10.2x1.1x
Sat, 03 Sep 2022US$392.6bUS$336.9bUS$36.5b11.8x10.8x1.2x
Mon, 01 Aug 2022US$412.7bUS$335.5bUS$36.2b12.6x11.4x1.2x
Wed, 29 Jun 2022US$427.1bUS$333.0bUS$36.1b13x11.8x1.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

11.8x


Total Market Cap: US$427.1bTotal Earnings: US$36.1bTotal Revenue: US$333.0bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Media Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 19.1x202320242025
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 19.1x.
  • 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 18% 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 Market0.00049%
Telecom-1.37%
Media1.00%
Broadcasting3.26%
Publishing2.41%
Advertising1.59%
Cable and Satellite0.16%
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 24.7%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 14.9% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Advertising industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 25% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 15% per year.
  • In contrast, the Cable and Satellite industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 3.8% 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
SATS EchoStarUS$25.1249.2%
+US$2.4b		46.0%PS0.5x
FOXA FoxUS$55.252.9%
+US$701.4m		60.3%PE13.3x
NWSA NewsUS$28.353.4%
+US$524.0m		5.6%PE34.3x
LZMH LZ Technology HoldingsUS$19.0018.0%
+US$440.2m		n/aPE3732.8x
PARA Paramount GlobalUS$12.353.9%
+US$310.1m		21.7%PS0.3x

Latest News

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7D
-1.0%
1Y
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7D
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1Y
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MGNI
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9.5%
1Y
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LZMH
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1Y
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-8.0%
1Y
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7D
-2.6%
1Y
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NXST
US$171.79
Nexstar Media Group
7D
3.2%
1Y
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CRTO
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Criteo
7D
-2.2%
1Y
-34.3%
CMCSA
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Comcast
7D
-1.4%
1Y
-10.3%
NWSA
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News
7D
3.4%
1Y
5.6%

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US$1.99
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7D
-2.9%
1Y
-8.7%

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PARA
US$12.35
Paramount Global
7D
3.9%
1Y
21.7%
FOXA
US$55.25
Fox
7D
2.9%
1Y
60.3%
SATS
US$25.12
EchoStar
7D
49.2%
1Y
46.0%
NYT
US$54.49
New York Times
7D
-2.0%
1Y
7.0%
CHTR
US$386.37
Charter Communications
7D
-0.6%
1Y
33.1%