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U.S. Telecom Services and Carriers Industry Analysis

UpdatedFeb 16, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies57
  • 7D2.9%
  • 3M17.0%
  • 1Y12.4%
  • YTD14.1%

The Telecom Services and Carriers industry is up 2.9% in the last week, with AT&T up 5.8%. Meanwhile, AST SpaceMobile actually underperformed within the industry, shrinking 19% in the last week. This means that the industry has gained 12% over the past year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 4.0% 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
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
Mon, 07 Aug 2023US$272.9bUS$300.5b-US$2,508,115,252.0011.7x-108.8x0.9x
Wed, 05 Jul 2023US$310.5bUS$302.2bUS$9.5b12.3x32.5x1x
Fri, 02 Jun 2023US$299.1bUS$302.2bUS$9.5b10.3x31.4x1x
Sun, 30 Apr 2023US$330.0bUS$303.1bUS$11.5b13.3x28.6x1.1x
Tue, 28 Mar 2023US$333.3bUS$303.1bUS$12.0b13.1x27.9x1.1x
Thu, 23 Feb 2023US$347.1bUS$303.4bUS$16.5b14.3x21.1x1.1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

21.1x


Total Market Cap: US$347.1bTotal Earnings: US$16.5bTotal Revenue: US$303.4bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Telecom Services and Carriers Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 1.9x202420252026
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 10.3x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 1.9x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.2x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.4x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Telecom industry have grown 50% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 10% 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-1.34%
Telecom-3.23%
Telecom Services and Carriers2.88%
Integrated Telecom Services4.58%
Alternative Carriers-12.14%
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 17.0x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings decline of 1.5%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 34.4% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Alternative Carriers industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 63% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 15% 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
T AT&TUS$28.695.8%
+US$11.1b		10.9%PE9.2x
VZ Verizon CommunicationsUS$49.014.2%
+US$8.4b		19.6%PE12x
LUMN Lumen TechnologiesUS$8.398.0%
+US$635.9m		82.4%PS0.7x
GLIB.A GCI LibertyUS$37.86-3.0%
US$387.1m		n/aPS1.4x
IRDM Iridium CommunicationsUS$23.1712.1%
+US$267.8m		-26.7%PE21.3x

Latest News

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US$49.01
Verizon Communications
7D
4.2%
1Y
19.6%

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CMCSA
US$31.57
Comcast
7D
-0.1%
1Y
-10.8%
LBTY.A
US$10.89
Liberty Global
7D
-6.2%
1Y
-1.3%

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GLIB.A
US$37.86
GCI Liberty
7D
-3.0%
1Y
n/a

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IRDM
US$23.17
Iridium Communications
7D
12.1%
1Y
-26.7%
LILA
US$7.72
Liberty Latin America
7D
-4.8%
1Y
4.7%
ASTS
US$82.51
AST SpaceMobile
7D
-19.2%
1Y
157.0%
IQST
US$2.03
iQSTEL
7D
-13.2%
1Y
-86.0%
IHS
US$8.29
IHS Holding
7D
-2.8%
1Y
109.9%

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LUMN
US$8.39
Lumen Technologies
7D
8.0%
1Y
82.4%
CCOI
US$26.46
Cogent Communications Holdings
7D
5.5%
1Y
-67.7%

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T
US$28.69
AT&T
7D
5.8%
1Y
10.9%
UNIT
US$8.36
Uniti Group
7D
3.6%
1Y
-13.4%

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GSAT
US$60.06
Globalstar
7D
2.0%
1Y
165.0%

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BAND
US$12.96
Bandwidth
7D
-2.5%
1Y
-30.7%
TSAT
US$26.44
Telesat
7D
-3.3%
1Y
23.0%

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