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U.S. Telecom Services and Carriers Industry Analysis

UpdatedSep 02, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies53
  • 7D2.3%
  • 3M3.9%
  • 1Y-1.2%
  • YTD-8.1%

In the last week, the Telecom Services and Carriers industry is up 2.3%, with Space Exploration Technologies up 3.1%. The industry has been flat over the past 12 months despite the gain this week. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 46% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 02 Sep 2026US$2.5tUS$430.4bUS$35.9b20.8x69.3x5.8x
Fri, 31 Jul 2026US$2.0tUS$426.6bUS$35.2b20.1x56.3x4.6x
Sun, 28 Jun 2026US$2.5tUS$426.6bUS$41.4b17.4x60.8x5.9x
Tue, 26 May 2026US$543.7bUS$410.2bUS$51.3b14.2x10.6x1.3x
Thu, 23 Apr 2026US$541.4bUS$407.4bUS$50.8b12.7x10.7x1.3x
Sat, 21 Mar 2026US$568.9bUS$406.4bUS$50.8b13.4x11.2x1.4x
Mon, 16 Feb 2026US$577.0bUS$406.3bUS$55.9b9.7x10.3x1.4x
Wed, 14 Jan 2026US$513.8bUS$410.1bUS$61.1b9.3x8.4x1.3x
Fri, 12 Dec 2025US$404.6bUS$284.0bUS$38.4b9.4x10.5x1.4x
Sun, 09 Nov 2025US$407.5bUS$287.6bUS$38.0b11.5x10.7x1.4x
Tue, 07 Oct 2025US$439.9bUS$286.5bUS$25.5b14.4x17.3x1.5x
Thu, 04 Sep 2025US$445.7bUS$286.4bUS$25.5b15.4x17.5x1.6x
Sat, 02 Aug 2025US$427.5bUS$286.3bUS$28.9b15.3x14.8x1.5x
Mon, 30 Jun 2025US$423.8bUS$282.4bUS$27.5b17.2x15.4x1.5x
Wed, 28 May 2025US$417.7bUS$282.3bUS$27.5b16.8x15.2x1.5x
Fri, 25 Apr 2025US$414.6bUS$283.2bUS$29.4b13.3x14.1x1.5x
Sun, 23 Mar 2025US$422.1bUS$281.8bUS$28.2b10.6x15x1.5x
Tue, 18 Feb 2025US$402.4bUS$284.5bUS$22.8b17.3x17.7x1.4x
Thu, 16 Jan 2025US$358.6bUS$283.6bUS$13.1b18.3x27.3x1.3x
Sat, 14 Dec 2024US$388.7bUS$284.8bUS$12.9b19.2x30.1x1.4x
Mon, 11 Nov 2024US$374.5bUS$281.4bUS$13.4b19.1x27.9x1.3x
Wed, 09 Oct 2024US$380.4bUS$281.4bUS$21.2b18.4x18x1.4x
Fri, 06 Sep 2024US$363.9bUS$281.4bUS$21.2b18.8x17.2x1.3x
Sun, 04 Aug 2024US$345.7bUS$281.3bUS$22.4b18.2x15.4x1.2x
Tue, 02 Jul 2024US$341.5bUS$281.1bUS$22.7b23x15.1x1.2x
Thu, 30 May 2024US$318.8bUS$281.1bUS$22.7b26.8x14.1x1.1x
Sat, 27 Apr 2024US$315.1bUS$281.7bUS$21.5b26.8x14.7x1.1x
Mon, 25 Mar 2024US$319.1bUS$281.7bUS$22.5b26.3x14.2x1.1x
Wed, 21 Feb 2024US$322.5bUS$283.8bUS$21.0b21.7x15.3x1.1x
Fri, 19 Jan 2024US$319.3bUS$300.0b-US$7,365,680,283.0015.6x-43.4x1.1x
Sun, 17 Dec 2023US$313.4bUS$300.0b-US$7,362,237,819.0012.4x-42.6x1x
Tue, 14 Nov 2023US$296.0bUS$300.0b-US$7,139,911,208.008.8x-41.5x1x
Thu, 12 Oct 2023US$273.1bUS$301.1b-US$2,062,111,796.008.3x-132.4x0.9x
Sat, 09 Sep 2023US$283.6bUS$301.1b-US$2,065,980,829.009.9x-137.3x0.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

-137.3x


Total Market Cap: US$283.6bTotal Earnings: -US$2,065,980,829.00Total Revenue: US$301.1bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Telecom Services and Carriers Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 7.7x202420252026
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 69.3x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 7.7x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.6x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 5.8x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • Total earnings for the Telecom industry have gone up over the last three years, and the industry is now profitable. Revenues have grown 13% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by the industry overall, and subsequently profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

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

US Market-0.92%
Telecom-1.16%
Telecom Services and Carriers2.26%
Alternative Carriers2.88%
Integrated Telecom Services-0.24%
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 14.5x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 3.9%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 14.8% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Alternative Carriers industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 57% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 18% per year.
  • In contrast, the Integrated Telecom Services industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 3.9% 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
SPCX Space Exploration TechnologiesUS$142.233.1%
+US$58.1b		n/aPS83.8x
T AT&TUS$26.000.9%
+US$1.6b		-10.6%PE8.3x
LUMN Lumen TechnologiesUS$6.388.3%
+US$505.4m		33.2%PS0.6x
VZ Verizon CommunicationsUS$50.300.1%
+US$207.7m		14.8%PE12.9x
BAND BandwidthUS$50.798.9%
+US$133.1m		233.0%PE721.9x

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