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U.S. Telecom Services and Carriers Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 02, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies55
  • 7D0.7%
  • 3M11.6%
  • 1Y32.6%
  • YTD11.9%

The Telecom Services and Carriers industry has been flat over the last week, but AST SpaceMobile has lost 4.4%. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 33% in that time. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 10% 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, 02 May 2025US$425.4bUS$283.2bUS$29.3b13.8x14.5x1.5x
Sun, 30 Mar 2025US$433.2bUS$281.7bUS$28.1b13.9x15.4x1.5x
Tue, 25 Feb 2025US$413.7bUS$281.3bUS$28.5b13.6x14.5x1.5x
Thu, 23 Jan 2025US$368.4bUS$283.7bUS$13.1b18.1x28x1.3x
Sat, 21 Dec 2024US$373.1bUS$284.8bUS$12.9b18.8x28.9x1.3x
Mon, 18 Nov 2024US$378.1bUS$281.4bUS$13.3b18.9x28.5x1.3x
Wed, 16 Oct 2024US$378.5bUS$281.4bUS$21.2b18.3x17.8x1.3x
Fri, 13 Sep 2024US$377.5bUS$281.4bUS$21.2b18.7x17.8x1.3x
Sun, 11 Aug 2024US$346.3bUS$281.3bUS$21.2b20.9x16.3x1.2x
Tue, 09 Jul 2024US$339.5bUS$281.1bUS$22.7b23.2x15x1.2x
Thu, 06 Jun 2024US$337.2bUS$281.1bUS$22.7b26.7x14.9x1.2x
Sat, 04 May 2024US$312.9bUS$281.5bUS$22.7b26.8x13.8x1.1x
Mon, 01 Apr 2024US$331.4bUS$281.7bUS$22.5b28.1x14.7x1.2x
Wed, 28 Feb 2024US$316.9bUS$283.7bUS$20.7b23.4x15.3x1.1x
Fri, 26 Jan 2024US$331.0bUS$300.5bUS$8.4b14.3x39.6x1.1x
Sun, 24 Dec 2023US$315.5bUS$300.0b-US$7,362,413,411.0012.9x-42.9x1.1x
Tue, 21 Nov 2023US$301.8bUS$300.0b-US$7,363,750,550.0010.1x-41x1x
Thu, 19 Oct 2023US$268.4bUS$301.0b-US$2,071,376,224.007.8x-129.6x0.9x
Sat, 16 Sep 2023US$283.6bUS$301.1b-US$2,062,125,917.009.5x-137.5x0.9x
Mon, 14 Aug 2023US$283.3bUS$301.0b-US$996,860,238.0010.1x-284.2x0.9x
Wed, 12 Jul 2023US$294.3bUS$302.2bUS$9.5b12.2x30.8x1x
Fri, 09 Jun 2023US$301.9bUS$302.2bUS$9.5b10.9x31.7x1x
Sun, 07 May 2023US$321.0bUS$302.2bUS$11.5b11.3x27.9x1.1x
Tue, 04 Apr 2023US$343.7bUS$303.3bUS$11.8b13.3x29.2x1.1x
Thu, 02 Mar 2023US$336.9bUS$303.1bUS$12.0b15.1x28x1.1x
Sat, 28 Jan 2023US$359.7bUS$304.4bUS$19.4b13.9x18.6x1.2x
Mon, 26 Dec 2022US$333.0bUS$337.7bUS$43.5b10.9x7.7x1x
Wed, 23 Nov 2022US$344.6bUS$337.8bUS$43.4b12x7.9x1x
Fri, 21 Oct 2022US$316.2bUS$338.2bUS$41.7b11.6x7.6x0.9x
Sun, 18 Sep 2022US$339.0bUS$338.3bUS$41.7b12.4x8.1x1x
Tue, 16 Aug 2022US$374.4bUS$338.2bUS$42.0b13.8x8.9x1.1x
Thu, 14 Jul 2022US$408.9bUS$346.1bUS$57.7b10.6x7.1x1.2x
Sat, 11 Jun 2022US$414.8bUS$346.1bUS$57.7b11.6x7.2x1.2x
Mon, 09 May 2022US$398.2bUS$347.2bUS$58.4b9.1x6.8x1.1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

6.8x


Total Market Cap: US$398.2bTotal Earnings: US$58.4bTotal Revenue: US$347.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Telecom Services and Carriers Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 0.6x202320242025
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 14.5x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 0.55x.
  • 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 21% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 6.6% 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 Market1.78%
Telecom2.65%
Telecom Services and Carriers0.65%
Integrated Telecom Services0.73%
Alternative Carriers-0.79%
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 42.9%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 169.1% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Integrated Telecom Services industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 16.5x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Alternative Carriers industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 43% over the next 5 years.
  • However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 169% per year.
  • In contrast, the Integrated Telecom Services industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 8.6% 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
VZ Verizon CommunicationsUS$43.301.1%
+US$2.1b
11.2%PE10.3x
T AT&TUS$27.640.4%
+US$1.3b
64.3%PE16.9x
LUMN Lumen TechnologiesUS$3.525.4%
+US$182.5m
172.9%PS0.3x
IRDM Iridium CommunicationsUS$24.074.5%
+US$111.4m
-22.3%PE21.1x
CCOI Cogent Communications HoldingsUS$54.712.3%
+US$57.5m
-13.9%PS2.7x
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SHEN

US$11.49

Shenandoah Telecommunications

7D

-11.3%

1Y

-13.3%

LILA

US$5.28

Liberty Latin America

7D

-5.4%

1Y

-33.8%

IRDM

US$24.07

Iridium Communications

7D

4.5%

1Y

-22.3%

FYBR

US$36.41

Frontier Communications Parent

7D

0.6%

1Y

51.7%

VZ

US$43.30

Verizon Communications

7D

1.1%

1Y

11.2%

LUMN

US$3.52

Lumen Technologies

7D

5.4%

1Y

172.9%

CCOI

US$54.71

Cogent Communications Holdings

7D

2.3%

1Y

-13.9%

BAND

US$12.45

Bandwidth

7D

-1.3%

1Y

-36.7%

IOTR

US$0.41

iOThree

7D

-58.5%

1Y

n/a

ASTS

US$23.02

AST SpaceMobile

7D

-4.4%

1Y

900.9%

NXPL

US$0.55

NextPlat

7D

-0.4%

1Y

-53.3%