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U.S. Telecom Services and Carriers Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 02, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies56
  • 7D3.2%
  • 3M16.7%
  • 1Y29.8%
  • YTD16.1%

AT&T is up 4.3%, leading the way for the Telecom Services and Carriers industry, which has gained 3.3%. Meanwhile, AST SpaceMobile actually underperformed within the industry, shrinking 23% in the last week. This means that the industry has gained 30% over the past year. Earnings are forecast to grow by 11% 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 Apr 2025US$435.2bUS$281.8bUS$28.1b14x15.5x1.5x
Fri, 28 Feb 2025US$415.1bUS$281.4bUS$28.3b14.8x14.7x1.5x
Sun, 26 Jan 2025US$370.0bUS$284.2bUS$20.9b18.4x17.7x1.3x
Tue, 24 Dec 2024US$374.4bUS$284.8bUS$12.9b18.7x29x1.3x
Thu, 21 Nov 2024US$379.8bUS$281.4bUS$13.3b19x28.7x1.3x
Sat, 19 Oct 2024US$383.6bUS$281.4bUS$21.2b18.4x18.1x1.4x
Mon, 16 Sep 2024US$382.6bUS$281.4bUS$21.2b18.7x18.1x1.4x
Wed, 14 Aug 2024US$344.4bUS$281.3bUS$21.2b19x16.2x1.2x
Fri, 12 Jul 2024US$338.7bUS$281.1bUS$22.7b23.4x14.9x1.2x
Sun, 09 Jun 2024US$332.5bUS$281.1bUS$22.7b26.9x14.7x1.2x
Tue, 07 May 2024US$316.6bUS$281.5bUS$22.7b26.8x14x1.1x
Thu, 04 Apr 2024US$334.5bUS$281.7bUS$22.5b27x14.8x1.2x
Sat, 02 Mar 2024US$320.6bUS$283.9bUS$20.8b25.5x15.4x1.1x
Mon, 29 Jan 2024US$340.7bUS$300.5bUS$8.4b14.3x40.8x1.1x
Wed, 27 Dec 2023US$315.6bUS$300.0b-US$7,362,410,294.0013.3x-42.9x1.1x
Fri, 24 Nov 2023US$308.1bUS$300.0b-US$7,363,754,256.0010.1x-41.8x1x
Sun, 22 Oct 2023US$276.9bUS$301.4b-US$4,556,316,300.007.8x-60.8x0.9x
Tue, 19 Sep 2023US$285.9bUS$301.1b-US$2,062,136,533.009.5x-138.7x0.9x
Thu, 17 Aug 2023US$278.9bUS$301.0b-US$2,059,879,965.009.7x-135.4x0.9x
Sat, 15 Jul 2023US$283.8bUS$302.2bUS$9.5b12.2x29.7x0.9x
Mon, 12 Jun 2023US$300.5bUS$302.2bUS$9.5b10.8x31.6x1x
Wed, 10 May 2023US$318.6bUS$302.0bUS$11.3b11.5x28.2x1.1x
Fri, 07 Apr 2023US$346.0bUS$303.3bUS$11.8b13.2x29.4x1.1x
Sun, 05 Mar 2023US$338.2bUS$303.1bUS$11.9b15x28.3x1.1x
Tue, 31 Jan 2023US$362.3bUS$304.4bUS$19.4b13.9x18.7x1.2x
Thu, 29 Dec 2022US$333.3bUS$337.7bUS$43.5b11.1x7.7x1x
Sat, 26 Nov 2022US$345.3bUS$337.8bUS$43.4b12.2x7.9x1x
Mon, 24 Oct 2022US$311.8bUS$338.3bUS$41.5b10.8x7.5x0.9x
Wed, 21 Sep 2022US$333.8bUS$338.3bUS$41.7b12.3x8x1x
Fri, 19 Aug 2022US$370.4bUS$338.3bUS$41.7b11.6x8.9x1.1x
Sun, 17 Jul 2022US$412.0bUS$346.1bUS$57.7b10.2x7.1x1.2x
Tue, 14 Jun 2022US$400.1bUS$346.1bUS$57.7b11.6x6.9x1.2x
Thu, 12 May 2022US$389.5bUS$345.5bUS$57.9b9.8x6.7x1.1x
Sat, 09 Apr 2022US$456.6bUS$357.7bUS$61.5b10.2x7.4x1.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

7.4x


Total Market Cap: US$456.6bTotal Earnings: US$61.5bTotal Revenue: US$357.7bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Telecom Services and Carriers Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 0.3x202320242025
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 15.4x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 0.34x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.1x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.5x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Telecom industry have declined 23% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 7.6% 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-2.98%
Telecom-5.19%
Telecom Services and Carriers3.19%
Integrated Telecom Services4.19%
Alternative Carriers-11.71%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Alternative Carriers industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 44.3%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 290.7% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Integrated Telecom Services industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average of 16.4x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Alternative Carriers industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 44% over the next 5 years.
  • However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 291% per year.
  • In contrast, the Integrated Telecom Services industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 9.6% 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$28.484.3%
+US$8.4b
62.6%PE19x
VZ Verizon CommunicationsUS$45.384.3%
+US$8.0b
6.7%PE10.9x
SNRE Sunrise CommunicationsUS$49.085.5%
+US$183.6m
n/aPS1x
FYBR Frontier Communications ParentUS$35.880.4%
+US$32.5m
54.9%PS1.5x
IDT IDTUS$52.601.5%
+US$19.7m
41.2%PE16.6x
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