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U.S. Media Industry Analysis

UpdatedNov 03, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies128
  • 7D-2.9%
  • 3M-4.8%
  • 1Y-22.8%
  • YTD-18.7%

Over the last 7 days, the Media industry has dropped 2.9%, driven by a pullback from Comcast of 5.4%. On the other hand Fox is actually up 5.5%. Overall the industry is down 23% in 12 months. Earnings are forecast to grow by 2.8% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 03 Nov 2025US$332.1bUS$329.7bUS$33.3b18.3x10x1x
Wed, 01 Oct 2025US$365.0bUS$330.4bUS$31.2b20.5x11.7x1.1x
Fri, 29 Aug 2025US$358.9bUS$330.5bUS$31.2b21.8x11.5x1.1x
Sun, 27 Jul 2025US$365.0bUS$331.7bUS$18.9b19x19.3x1.1x
Tue, 24 Jun 2025US$371.0bUS$331.6bUS$19.6b16.6x19x1.1x
Thu, 22 May 2025US$381.8bUS$330.6bUS$19.5b19.2x19.5x1.2x
Sat, 19 Apr 2025US$339.4bUS$334.4bUS$20.4b14.1x16.7x1x
Mon, 17 Mar 2025US$360.5bUS$334.2bUS$20.5b13.4x17.6x1.1x
Wed, 12 Feb 2025US$390.4bUS$332.0bUS$17.2b13.2x22.8x1.2x
Fri, 10 Jan 2025US$397.2bUS$329.9bUS$15.2b13.9x26.1x1.2x
Sun, 08 Dec 2024US$450.2bUS$329.7bUS$15.3b15.8x29.4x1.4x
Tue, 05 Nov 2024US$429.2bUS$330.0bUS$15.1b13.6x28.3x1.3x
Thu, 03 Oct 2024US$402.2bUS$318.4bUS$16.6b13.9x24.2x1.3x
Sat, 31 Aug 2024US$398.5bUS$327.3bUS$17.5b13.2x22.7x1.2x
Mon, 29 Jul 2024US$397.1bUS$328.5bUS$22.8b13.7x17.4x1.2x
Wed, 26 Jun 2024US$372.5bUS$329.2bUS$23.3b11.9x16x1.1x
Fri, 24 May 2024US$375.7bUS$329.4bUS$23.1b10.9x16.2x1.1x
Sun, 21 Apr 2024US$364.1bUS$330.7bUS$21.7b13.7x16.8x1.1x
Tue, 19 Mar 2024US$385.5bUS$330.7bUS$21.6b14.1x17.8x1.2x
Thu, 15 Feb 2024US$377.3bUS$318.5bUS$22.6b13x16.7x1.2x
Sat, 13 Jan 2024US$403.8bUS$332.3bUS$23.2b13.1x17.4x1.2x
Mon, 11 Dec 2023US$389.4bUS$332.8bUS$23.1b12.6x16.8x1.2x
Wed, 08 Nov 2023US$404.8bUS$334.1bUS$23.3b11.3x17.3x1.2x
Fri, 06 Oct 2023US$411.9bUS$334.1bUS$15.7b15.7x26.3x1.2x
Sun, 03 Sep 2023US$432.8bUS$334.3bUS$15.7b15.7x27.5x1.3x
Tue, 01 Aug 2023US$445.2bUS$335.4bUS$18.0b14.8x24.7x1.3x
Thu, 29 Jun 2023US$415.0bUS$334.8bUS$17.3b14.7x23.9x1.2x
Sat, 27 May 2023US$387.5bUS$334.8bUS$17.3b13.5x22.4x1.2x
Mon, 24 Apr 2023US$394.3bUS$341.5bUS$22.7b14.9x17.4x1.2x
Wed, 22 Mar 2023US$396.6bUS$341.5bUS$22.6b14.5x17.6x1.2x
Fri, 17 Feb 2023US$432.8bUS$340.3bUS$26.4b12.6x16.4x1.3x
Sun, 15 Jan 2023US$417.2bUS$339.1bUS$26.7b13.2x15.6x1.2x
Tue, 13 Dec 2022US$403.0bUS$339.0bUS$26.8b12.1x15.1x1.2x
Thu, 10 Nov 2022US$357.8bUS$338.2bUS$26.9b11.5x13.3x1.1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

13.3x


Total Market Cap: US$357.8bTotal Earnings: US$26.9bTotal Revenue: US$338.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Media Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 19.4x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the American Media 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 10.0x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 19.4x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.2x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.0x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Media industry have grown 7.4% per year over the last three years, while revenues have remained mostly flat.
  • This means that companies overall are more efficiently conducting business since profits are increasing while sales have been flat.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the U.S. Telecom industry?

US Market-0.18%
Telecom0.063%
Media-2.93%
Broadcasting1.82%
Publishing0.19%
Cable and Satellite-3.92%
Advertising-5.13%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Advertising industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 114x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 22.8%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 0.7% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Cable and Satellite industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 13.4x.
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 growth rate of 0.7% per year.
  • In contrast, the Cable and Satellite industry is expected to see its earnings decline by 11% 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
FOXA FoxUS$64.655.5%
+US$1.4b		50.3%PE14.1x
GCI GannettUS$5.3044.0%
+US$233.4m		8.8%PE7.9x
NXST Nexstar Media GroupUS$195.732.6%
+US$150.4m		12.8%PE9.8x
SATS EchoStarUS$74.870.6%
+US$138.1m		208.5%PS1.4x
CRTO CriteoUS$22.889.5%
+US$109.2m		-33.5%PE7.2x

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1Y
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7D
9.5%
1Y
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