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U.S. Media Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 24, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies125
  • 7D0.5%
  • 3M-0.7%
  • 1Y-16.3%
  • YTD-10.1%

Over the last 7 days, the Media industry has remained flat, although notably Omnicom Group gained 5.8%. As for the longer term, the industry has declined 16% in the last year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 37% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 24 May 2026US$201.9bUS$205.2b-US$9,565,378,947.3925.5x-21.1x1x
Tue, 21 Apr 2026US$225.9bUS$202.4b-US$10,126,101,493.2815.4x-22.3x1.1x
Thu, 19 Mar 2026US$215.4bUS$205.8b-US$9,995,880,711.6316.5x-21.5x1x
Sat, 14 Feb 2026US$209.8bUS$205.3b-US$5,685,527,357.2314.6x-36.9x1x
Mon, 12 Jan 2026US$234.1bUS$206.3b-US$1,911,487,927.8514.8x-122.5x1.1x
Wed, 10 Dec 2025US$317.0bUS$324.0bUS$19.5b15.6x16.2x1x
Fri, 07 Nov 2025US$325.7bUS$329.1bUS$21.1b16.8x15.5x1x
Sun, 05 Oct 2025US$362.2bUS$330.4bUS$31.2b20.8x11.6x1.1x
Tue, 02 Sep 2025US$360.5bUS$330.5bUS$31.2b22.1x11.6x1.1x
Thu, 31 Jul 2025US$353.5bUS$331.7bUS$18.9b17.5x18.7x1.1x
Sat, 28 Jun 2025US$375.0bUS$331.6bUS$19.5b17.8x19.2x1.1x
Mon, 26 May 2025US$371.8bUS$330.9bUS$19.5b16.7x19.1x1.1x
Wed, 23 Apr 2025US$330.8bUS$334.4bUS$20.4b13.6x16.2x1x
Fri, 21 Mar 2025US$373.2bUS$334.2bUS$20.5b13.8x18.2x1.1x
Sun, 16 Feb 2025US$378.3bUS$331.7bUS$16.8b14.9x22.5x1.1x
Tue, 14 Jan 2025US$387.1bUS$329.9bUS$15.2b13.8x25.5x1.2x
Thu, 12 Dec 2024US$424.4bUS$329.7bUS$15.3b14.9x27.7x1.3x
Sat, 09 Nov 2024US$448.7bUS$330.5bUS$15.2b14.3x29.5x1.4x
Mon, 07 Oct 2024US$398.7bUS$318.4bUS$16.6b13.3x24x1.3x
Wed, 04 Sep 2024US$400.0bUS$327.3bUS$17.5b13x22.8x1.2x
Fri, 02 Aug 2024US$405.6bUS$328.5bUS$22.8b13.7x17.8x1.2x
Sun, 30 Jun 2024US$379.5bUS$329.2bUS$23.3b11.8x16.3x1.2x
Tue, 28 May 2024US$374.8bUS$329.4bUS$23.1b11x16.2x1.1x
Thu, 25 Apr 2024US$369.1bUS$330.7bUS$21.7b14x17x1.1x
Sat, 23 Mar 2024US$387.5bUS$330.7bUS$21.6b15.6x17.9x1.2x
Mon, 19 Feb 2024US$385.1bUS$318.6bUS$22.7b13.2x17x1.2x
Wed, 17 Jan 2024US$403.8bUS$332.3bUS$23.2b13.2x17.4x1.2x
Fri, 15 Dec 2023US$408.2bUS$332.7bUS$23.2b13.4x17.6x1.2x
Sun, 12 Nov 2023US$390.5bUS$334.0bUS$22.8b11.4x17.1x1.2x
Tue, 10 Oct 2023US$423.7bUS$334.1bUS$15.7b16x27.1x1.3x
Thu, 07 Sep 2023US$427.9bUS$334.3bUS$15.7b15.3x27.2x1.3x
Sat, 05 Aug 2023US$437.4bUS$335.2bUS$17.1b14.9x25.6x1.3x
Mon, 03 Jul 2023US$414.8bUS$334.8bUS$17.3b14.7x23.9x1.2x
Wed, 31 May 2023US$389.3bUS$334.8bUS$17.3b13.4x22.5x1.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

22.5x


Total Market Cap: US$389.3bTotal Earnings: US$17.3bTotal Revenue: US$334.8bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Media Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 12x202420252026
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 3-year average PS ratio of 1.2x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 0.98x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • Total earnings for the Media industry have declined over the last three years, with the industry now making a loss overall.
  • Revenues have also declined 15% per year, which is driving profits down.

Industry Trends

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

US Market1.06%
Telecom-1.40%
Media0.52%
Advertising5.31%
Broadcasting0.76%
Publishing0.74%
Cable and Satellite-2.45%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Broadcasting industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 24.6%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 42.6% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Cable and Satellite industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 49% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 21% per year.
  • In contrast, the Publishing industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 14% 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
OMC Omnicom GroupUS$74.935.8%
+US$1.2b		2.5%PE339x
SIRI Sirius XM HoldingsUS$28.8911.8%
+US$1.0b		32.3%PE11.5x
PSKY Paramount SkydanceUS$10.465.8%
+US$637.9m		-12.6%PS0.4x
CHTR Charter CommunicationsUS$145.153.4%
+US$592.8m		-64.3%PE3.6x
TTD Trade DeskUS$22.385.8%
+US$578.2m		-69.7%PE24.3x

Latest News

WLY
US$42.34
John Wiley & Sons
7D
6.1%
1Y
3.9%
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LBRD.K
US$33.95
Liberty Broadband
7D
3.6%
1Y
-64.7%
TTD
US$22.38
Trade Desk
7D
5.8%
1Y
-69.7%
PERI
US$8.98
Perion Network
7D
-12.6%
1Y
-16.5%
PSKY
US$10.46
Paramount Skydance
7D
5.8%
1Y
-12.6%
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SATS
US$124.20
EchoStar
7D
-9.5%
1Y
528.5%
EVC
US$9.84
Entravision Communications
7D
25.7%
1Y
417.9%
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NXST
US$188.67
Nexstar Media Group
7D
-3.4%
1Y
10.0%
CHTR
US$145.15
Charter Communications
7D
3.4%
1Y
-64.3%
FOXA
US$63.98
Fox
7D
-1.3%
1Y
16.2%
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IHRT
US$4.41
iHeartMedia
7D
-7.8%
1Y
258.5%
VSNT
US$42.67
Versant Media Group
7D
-0.7%
1Y
n/a
OMC
US$74.93
Omnicom Group
7D
5.8%
1Y
2.5%
OPTU
US$0.66
Optimum Communications
7D
-17.8%
1Y
-72.0%
SIRI
US$28.89
Sirius XM Holdings
7D
11.8%
1Y
32.3%
BUUU
US$15.85
BUUU Group
7D
-24.5%
1Y
n/a