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U.S. Telecom Services and Carriers Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 26, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies48
  • 7D-0.5%
  • 3M-7.0%
  • 1Y-3.6%
  • YTD-2.9%

In the last week, Telecom Services and Carriers has been flat. As for the longer term, the industry has declined 3.6% in the last year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 9.5% 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 Apr 2024US$311.6bUS$281.7bUS$21.5b26.8x14.5x1.1x
Sun, 24 Mar 2024US$319.1bUS$281.7bUS$22.5b26.3x14.2x1.1x
Tue, 20 Feb 2024US$323.0bUS$283.8bUS$21.0b21.5x15.4x1.1x
Thu, 18 Jan 2024US$319.0bUS$300.0b-US$7,362,410,382.0015.8x-43.3x1.1x
Sat, 16 Dec 2023US$313.4bUS$300.0b-US$7,362,237,819.0012.4x-42.6x1x
Mon, 13 Nov 2023US$296.7bUS$300.0b-US$7,139,916,405.009x-41.6x1x
Wed, 11 Oct 2023US$275.8bUS$301.1b-US$2,062,115,337.008.7x-133.7x0.9x
Fri, 08 Sep 2023US$283.6bUS$301.1b-US$2,065,995,934.0010x-137.3x0.9x
Sun, 06 Aug 2023US$272.9bUS$300.5b-US$2,508,115,252.0011.7x-108.8x0.9x
Tue, 04 Jul 2023US$310.5bUS$302.2bUS$9.5b12.3x32.5x1x
Thu, 01 Jun 2023US$298.7bUS$302.2bUS$9.5b10.2x31.4x1x
Sat, 29 Apr 2023US$330.0bUS$303.1bUS$11.5b13.3x28.6x1.1x
Mon, 27 Mar 2023US$330.0bUS$303.1bUS$12.0b13.7x27.6x1.1x
Wed, 22 Feb 2023US$345.3bUS$303.4bUS$16.5b14.1x20.9x1.1x
Fri, 20 Jan 2023US$348.5bUS$337.8bUS$43.5b11.8x8x1x
Sun, 18 Dec 2022US$328.7bUS$337.7bUS$43.4b12.1x7.6x1x
Tue, 15 Nov 2022US$342.2bUS$337.6bUS$43.4b13.1x7.9x1x
Thu, 13 Oct 2022US$295.2bUS$338.2bUS$41.7b11.2x7.1x0.9x
Sat, 10 Sep 2022US$348.3bUS$338.3bUS$41.7b13.6x8.4x1x
Mon, 08 Aug 2022US$372.2bUS$338.3bUS$46.3b10.3x8x1.1x
Wed, 06 Jul 2022US$419.8bUS$346.1bUS$57.7b10x7.3x1.2x
Fri, 03 Jun 2022US$474.2bUS$364.4bUS$60.1b10.5x7.9x1.3x
Sun, 01 May 2022US$381.7bUS$347.7bUS$58.1b9x6.6x1.1x
Tue, 29 Mar 2022US$443.3bUS$357.7bUS$61.6b8.8x7.2x1.2x
Thu, 24 Feb 2022US$450.6bUS$357.7bUS$62.1b10.2x7.3x1.3x
Sat, 22 Jan 2022US$471.8bUS$360.1bUS$38.7b13.9x12.2x1.3x
Mon, 20 Dec 2021US$455.7bUS$360.0bUS$38.7b15.1x11.8x1.3x
Wed, 17 Nov 2021US$469.2bUS$362.8bUS$38.7b17.4x12.1x1.3x
Fri, 15 Oct 2021US$460.0bUS$363.2bUS$31.7b12.3x14.5x1.3x
Sun, 12 Sep 2021US$487.4bUS$361.3bUS$31.4b9.9x15.5x1.3x
Tue, 10 Aug 2021US$492.4bUS$361.0bUS$31.6b11.5x15.6x1.4x
Mon, 03 May 2021US$513.2bUS$344.8bUS$13.4b11.3x38.3x1.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

38.3x


Total Market Cap: US$513.2bTotal Earnings: US$13.4bTotal Revenue: US$344.8bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Telecom Services and Carriers Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average -0.3x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the American Telecom 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 14.5x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of -0.28x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 1.2x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Telecom industry have grown 17% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have declined 6.5% per year.
  • This means that less sales are being generated overall, but since cost of doing business is lower, profits have been increasing.

Industry Trends

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

US Market0.97%
Telecom-3.16%
Telecom Services and Carriers-0.52%
Alternative Carriers2.93%
Integrated Telecom Services-0.74%
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 17.4x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 8.0%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 33.2% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Alternative Carriers industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 33% over the next 5 years.
  • However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 61% per year.
  • In contrast, the Integrated Telecom Services industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 8.0% 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
T AT&TUS$16.581.5%
+US$2.1b
-5.8%PE8.9x
IRDM Iridium CommunicationsUS$29.6913.9%
+US$440.8m
-52.7%PE142.5x
GSAT GlobalstarUS$1.304.0%
+US$94.2m
40.0%PS10.9x
CCOI Cogent Communications HoldingsUS$64.932.9%
+US$86.0m
-5.3%PE2.4x
IHS IHS HoldingUS$3.445.5%
+US$59.7m
-63.3%PS0.5x
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