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U.S. Telecom Services and Carriers Industry Analysis

UpdatedJun 25, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies58
  • 7D-13.9%
  • 3M-15.7%
  • 1Y-8.9%
  • YTD-3.8%

Over the last 7 days, the Telecom Services and Carriers industry has dropped 14%, driven by Space Exploration Technologies declining 17%. Overall the industry is down 8.9% in 12 months. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 55% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the U.S. Telecom Services and Carriers Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 26 Jun 2026US$2.5tUS$426.6bUS$41.4b16.5x61.2x5.9x
Sun, 24 May 2026US$543.7bUS$410.2bUS$51.3b14.2x10.6x1.3x
Tue, 21 Apr 2026US$551.0bUS$406.6bUS$51.3b12.6x10.7x1.4x
Thu, 19 Mar 2026US$579.4bUS$406.4bUS$50.8b11.3x11.4x1.4x
Sat, 14 Feb 2026US$580.4bUS$406.3bUS$55.9b9.7x10.4x1.4x
Mon, 12 Jan 2026US$514.7bUS$410.1bUS$61.1b9.3x8.4x1.3x
Wed, 10 Dec 2025US$403.8bUS$284.0bUS$38.4b8.6x10.5x1.4x
Fri, 07 Nov 2025US$405.1bUS$287.6bUS$38.0b11.5x10.7x1.4x
Sun, 05 Oct 2025US$439.9bUS$286.5bUS$25.5b14.8x17.3x1.5x
Tue, 02 Sep 2025US$449.4bUS$286.4bUS$25.5b15.9x17.6x1.6x
Thu, 31 Jul 2025US$427.1bUS$286.2bUS$28.9b15.3x14.8x1.5x
Sat, 28 Jun 2025US$428.0bUS$282.4bUS$27.5b17.2x15.5x1.5x
Mon, 26 May 2025US$417.7bUS$282.3bUS$27.5b16.8x15.2x1.5x
Wed, 23 Apr 2025US$408.5bUS$282.6bUS$28.4b12.8x14.4x1.4x
Fri, 21 Mar 2025US$420.7bUS$281.8bUS$28.2b10.5x14.9x1.5x
Sun, 16 Feb 2025US$402.4bUS$284.5bUS$22.8b17.3x17.7x1.4x
Tue, 14 Jan 2025US$356.6bUS$283.6bUS$13.2b18.2x27.1x1.3x
Thu, 12 Dec 2024US$391.6bUS$284.8bUS$12.9b19.3x30.3x1.4x
Sat, 09 Nov 2024US$372.5bUS$281.4bUS$13.4b19.1x27.7x1.3x
Mon, 07 Oct 2024US$383.4bUS$281.4bUS$21.2b18.3x18.1x1.4x
Wed, 04 Sep 2024US$356.3bUS$281.4bUS$21.2b18.8x16.8x1.3x
Fri, 02 Aug 2024US$345.3bUS$281.2bUS$22.6b21.1x15.3x1.2x
Sun, 30 Jun 2024US$341.5bUS$281.1bUS$22.7b23.2x15.1x1.2x
Tue, 28 May 2024US$322.0bUS$281.1bUS$22.7b28.4x14.2x1.1x
Thu, 25 Apr 2024US$313.0bUS$281.7bUS$21.5b26.8x14.6x1.1x
Sat, 23 Mar 2024US$319.1bUS$281.7bUS$22.5b26.3x14.2x1.1x
Mon, 19 Feb 2024US$323.0bUS$283.8bUS$21.0b21.5x15.4x1.1x
Wed, 17 Jan 2024US$318.9bUS$300.0b-US$7,362,405,761.0015.8x-43.3x1.1x
Fri, 15 Dec 2023US$311.9bUS$300.0b-US$7,362,253,113.0012.4x-42.4x1x
Sun, 12 Nov 2023US$296.6bUS$300.0b-US$7,139,916,405.009x-41.5x1x
Tue, 10 Oct 2023US$272.7bUS$301.1b-US$2,062,136,236.008.6x-132.2x0.9x
Thu, 07 Sep 2023US$286.3bUS$301.0b-US$2,066,008,857.0010.4x-138.6x1x
Sat, 05 Aug 2023US$272.9bUS$300.5b-US$2,508,115,252.0011.7x-108.8x0.9x
Mon, 03 Jul 2023US$308.9bUS$302.2bUS$9.5b12.1x32.4x1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

32.4x


Total Market Cap: US$308.9bTotal Earnings: US$9.5bTotal Revenue: US$302.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Telecom Services and Carriers Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 0.6x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the American Telecom industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 61.2x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 0.54x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.3x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 5.9x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Telecom industry have grown 63% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 12% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

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

US Market-2.47%
Telecom-7.37%
Telecom Services and Carriers-13.92%
Integrated Telecom Services-0.074%
Alternative Carriers-16.35%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Integrated Telecom Services industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 15.3x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 0.6%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 2.5% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Alternative Carriers industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 66% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 12% per year.
  • In contrast, the Integrated Telecom Services 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
VZ Verizon CommunicationsUS$46.071.5%
+US$2.9b		9.4%PE11.1x
T AT&TUS$22.421.9%
+US$2.8b		-19.9%PE7.3x
CMCSA ComcastUS$22.691.2%
+US$928.8m		-35.6%PE4.3x
LILA Liberty Latin AmericaUS$7.0045.8%
+US$443.1m		19.0%PS0.3x
LUMN Lumen TechnologiesUS$8.321.5%
+US$123.6m		91.3%PS0.7x

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T
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1Y
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1Y
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1Y
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7D
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1Y
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7D
1.5%
1Y
9.4%
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-1.0%
1Y
12.8%
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8.7%
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207.5%
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7D
-1.5%
1Y
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LUMN
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1.5%
1Y
91.3%
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1Y
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