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U.S. Telecom Services and Carriers Industry Analysis

UpdatedNov 06, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies58
  • 7D-2.2%
  • 3M-6.4%
  • 1Y7.2%
  • YTD8.3%

Over the last 7 days, the Telecom Services and Carriers industry has dropped 2.2%, driven by a pullback from AT&T of 2.3%. In contrast, Globalstar has gained 23%. In the past year, the industry has gained 7.2%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 7.4% 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
Thu, 06 Nov 2025US$401.9bUS$287.6bUS$38.0b11.1x10.6x1.4x
Sat, 04 Oct 2025US$437.3bUS$286.5bUS$25.5b14.8x17.2x1.5x
Mon, 01 Sep 2025US$449.4bUS$286.4bUS$25.5b15.9x17.6x1.6x
Wed, 30 Jul 2025US$427.7bUS$286.2bUS$28.9b15.2x14.8x1.5x
Fri, 27 Jun 2025US$427.0bUS$282.4bUS$27.5b17.2x15.5x1.5x
Sun, 25 May 2025US$417.7bUS$282.3bUS$27.5b16.8x15.2x1.5x
Tue, 22 Apr 2025US$420.5bUS$282.1bUS$28.1b12.7x15x1.5x
Thu, 20 Mar 2025US$420.3bUS$281.8bUS$28.2b10.6x14.9x1.5x
Sat, 15 Feb 2025US$400.4bUS$284.5bUS$22.8b17.3x17.6x1.4x
Mon, 13 Jan 2025US$356.7bUS$283.6bUS$13.2b18.2x27.1x1.3x
Wed, 11 Dec 2024US$391.1bUS$284.8bUS$12.9b19.3x30.3x1.4x
Fri, 08 Nov 2024US$378.2bUS$281.4bUS$13.4b18.9x28.2x1.3x
Sun, 06 Oct 2024US$383.4bUS$281.4bUS$21.2b18.3x18.1x1.4x
Tue, 03 Sep 2024US$356.3bUS$281.4bUS$21.2b18.8x16.8x1.3x
Thu, 01 Aug 2024US$345.3bUS$281.2bUS$22.6b21.1x15.3x1.2x
Sat, 29 Jun 2024US$337.0bUS$281.1bUS$22.7b23.2x14.9x1.2x
Mon, 27 May 2024US$322.0bUS$281.1bUS$22.7b28.4x14.2x1.1x
Wed, 24 Apr 2024US$313.0bUS$281.8bUS$22.2b26.8x14.1x1.1x
Fri, 22 Mar 2024US$320.3bUS$281.7bUS$22.5b26.2x14.2x1.1x
Sun, 18 Feb 2024US$323.0bUS$283.8bUS$21.0b21.5x15.4x1.1x
Tue, 16 Jan 2024US$318.9bUS$300.0b-US$7,362,389,591.0014.5x-43.3x1.1x
Thu, 14 Dec 2023US$310.4bUS$300.0b-US$7,362,249,793.0011.5x-42.2x1x
Sat, 11 Nov 2023US$296.1bUS$300.0b-US$7,139,916,405.009.1x-41.5x1x
Mon, 09 Oct 2023US$267.5bUS$301.1b-US$2,062,124,674.008.6x-129.7x0.9x
Wed, 06 Sep 2023US$285.9bUS$301.1b-US$2,066,001,552.0010.5x-138.4x0.9x
Fri, 04 Aug 2023US$275.7bUS$300.5b-US$2,402,484,596.0011.7x-114.7x0.9x
Sun, 02 Jul 2023US$308.9bUS$302.2bUS$9.5b12.1x32.4x1x
Tue, 30 May 2023US$294.2bUS$302.2bUS$9.5b10.2x30.9x1x
Thu, 27 Apr 2023US$317.3bUS$303.1bUS$11.5b12.9x27.5x1x
Sat, 25 Mar 2023US$330.0bUS$303.1bUS$12.0b13.7x27.6x1.1x
Mon, 20 Feb 2023US$352.8bUS$303.4bUS$16.5b14.4x21.4x1.2x
Wed, 18 Jan 2023US$355.6bUS$337.8bUS$43.5b11.8x8.2x1.1x
Fri, 16 Dec 2022US$331.6bUS$337.7bUS$43.4b12.1x7.6x1x
Sun, 13 Nov 2022US$342.2bUS$337.6bUS$43.4b12.9x7.9x1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

7.9x


Total Market Cap: US$342.2bTotal Earnings: US$43.4bTotal Revenue: US$337.6bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Telecom Services and Carriers Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 2x202320242025
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 10.6x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 2.0x.
  • 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 declined 4.4% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 5.2% per year.
  • This means overall sales from these companies are declining and profits are subsequently falling as well.

Industry Trends

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

US Market-1.58%
Telecom-3.24%
Telecom Services and Carriers-2.24%
Integrated Telecom Services-1.81%
Alternative Carriers-5.81%
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 decline of 0.06%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 86.8% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Alternative Carriers industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 70% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 19% 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
GSAT GlobalstarUS$51.1323.1%
+US$1.2b		83.3%PS24.8x
UNIT Uniti GroupUS$6.409.6%
+US$133.5m		-34.4%PE1x
IRDM Iridium CommunicationsUS$17.976.1%
+US$108.9m		-40.7%PE15x
LILA Liberty Latin AmericaUS$7.883.7%
+US$56.0m		-24.2%PS0.4x
FYBR Frontier Communications ParentUS$37.770.1%
+US$10.0m		7.7%PS1.5x

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7D
9.6%
1Y
-34.4%
IHS
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IHS Holding
7D
-2.9%
1Y
122.5%
T
US$24.56
AT&T
7D
-2.3%
1Y
10.0%
SHEN
US$11.47
Shenandoah Telecommunications
7D
-12.5%
1Y
-26.4%
IRDM
US$17.97
Iridium Communications
7D
6.1%
1Y
-40.7%
ASTS
US$70.38
AST SpaceMobile
7D
-12.1%
1Y
212.5%
GSAT
US$51.13
Globalstar
7D
23.1%
1Y
83.3%
VZ
US$39.69
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7D
-1.3%
1Y
-3.6%

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CCOI
US$38.30
Cogent Communications Holdings
7D
-10.9%
1Y
-54.8%
LILA
US$7.88
Liberty Latin America
7D
3.7%
1Y
-24.2%
FYBR
US$37.77
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7D
0.1%
1Y
7.7%
SIFY
US$11.33
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7D
-11.9%
1Y
233.2%