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U.S. Media Industry Analysis

UpdatedJul 20, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies130
  • 7D-0.6%
  • 3M13.6%
  • 1Y-5.0%
  • YTD-8.3%

Last week, the Media industry hasn't moved much but Trade Desk is up 6.3% in that time. As for the longer term, the industry has declined 5.0% in the last year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 9.5% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 21 Jul 2025US$370.9bUS$331.8bUS$18.9b17.8x19.6x1.1x
Wed, 18 Jun 2025US$367.7bUS$331.6bUS$19.6b15.9x18.8x1.1x
Fri, 16 May 2025US$377.0bUS$330.6bUS$19.5b14.8x19.3x1.1x
Sun, 13 Apr 2025US$337.0bUS$334.3bUS$20.4b13.6x16.5x1x
Tue, 11 Mar 2025US$381.9bUS$334.2bUS$20.0b14.7x19.1x1.1x
Thu, 06 Feb 2025US$383.1bUS$331.9bUS$17.1b13.5x22.4x1.2x
Sat, 04 Jan 2025US$397.3bUS$329.9bUS$15.2b14.2x26.1x1.2x
Mon, 02 Dec 2024US$443.5bUS$330.0bUS$15.2b15.8x29.1x1.3x
Wed, 30 Oct 2024US$408.5bUS$318.6bUS$16.4b13.6x24.9x1.3x
Fri, 27 Sep 2024US$394.5bUS$318.4bUS$16.6b13.4x23.7x1.2x
Sun, 25 Aug 2024US$395.5bUS$327.3bUS$17.5b13.1x22.6x1.2x
Tue, 23 Jul 2024US$390.1bUS$329.3bUS$23.2b13.6x16.8x1.2x
Thu, 20 Jun 2024US$364.7bUS$329.3bUS$23.2b12x15.8x1.1x
Sat, 18 May 2024US$380.2bUS$329.4bUS$23.1b11.1x16.4x1.2x
Mon, 15 Apr 2024US$362.7bUS$330.5bUS$21.6b13.7x16.8x1.1x
Wed, 13 Mar 2024US$390.8bUS$330.7bUS$21.4b15.5x18.3x1.2x
Fri, 09 Feb 2024US$378.3bUS$316.9bUS$22.1b13.1x17.1x1.2x
Sun, 07 Jan 2024US$404.3bUS$332.3bUS$23.2b13.1x17.5x1.2x
Tue, 05 Dec 2023US$404.2bUS$332.8bUS$23.2b12.6x17.4x1.2x
Thu, 02 Nov 2023US$389.6bUS$334.6bUS$24.4b11.7x16x1.2x
Sat, 30 Sep 2023US$425.1bUS$334.1bUS$15.7b16.1x27.1x1.3x
Mon, 28 Aug 2023US$428.1bUS$334.3bUS$15.7b15x27.2x1.3x
Wed, 26 Jul 2023US$430.5bUS$334.8bUS$17.4b14.5x24.7x1.3x
Fri, 23 Jun 2023US$401.2bUS$334.8bUS$17.3b14.3x23.1x1.2x
Sun, 21 May 2023US$398.0bUS$334.7bUS$17.3b14x23x1.2x
Tue, 18 Apr 2023US$400.5bUS$341.5bUS$22.6b14.6x17.7x1.2x
Thu, 16 Mar 2023US$376.9bUS$341.4bUS$22.6b13.6x16.6x1.1x
Sat, 11 Feb 2023US$415.7bUS$330.8bUS$26.4b12.5x15.8x1.3x
Mon, 09 Jan 2023US$404.4bUS$339.1bUS$26.7b13.5x15.1x1.2x
Wed, 07 Dec 2022US$390.3bUS$339.0bUS$26.8b11.7x14.6x1.2x
Fri, 04 Nov 2022US$365.8bUS$338.4bUS$27.7b11.3x13.2x1.1x
Sun, 02 Oct 2022US$325.5bUS$336.9bUS$36.4b10.1x8.9x1x
Tue, 30 Aug 2022US$401.7bUS$336.9bUS$36.5b12.2x11x1.2x
Thu, 28 Jul 2022US$452.0bUS$333.2bUS$36.1b13.7x12.5x1.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

12.5x


Total Market Cap: US$452.0bTotal Earnings: US$36.1bTotal Revenue: US$333.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Media Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 19.3x202320242025
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 19.3x.
  • 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 Market0.93%
Telecom0.72%
Media-0.55%
Advertising3.41%
Broadcasting1.48%
Publishing-1.59%
Cable and Satellite-2.31%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Advertising industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 106x.
    • 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 growth to stay flat 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$80.216.3%
+US$2.3b		-20.1%PE95.7x
LZMH LZ Technology HoldingsUS$7.8776.9%
+US$519.2m		n/aPE1547.5x
MNTN MNTNUS$28.2021.2%
+US$379.4m		n/aPS8.8x
MGNI MagniteUS$24.486.0%
+US$194.0m		60.6%PE111.8x
FOXA FoxUS$56.250.5%
+US$130.4m		51.9%PE13.6x

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