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U.S. Telecom Services and Carriers Industry Analysis

UpdatedJul 20, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies56
  • 7D-0.0006%
  • 3M2.0%
  • 1Y19.0%
  • YTD11.2%

Last week, the Telecom Services and Carriers industry hasn't moved much but AST SpaceMobile is up 27% in that time. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 19% in that time. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 13% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the U.S. Telecom Services and Carriers Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 20 Jul 2025US$414.5bUS$282.4bUS$27.5b15.6x15x1.5x
Tue, 17 Jun 2025US$427.7bUS$282.4bUS$27.5b17.1x15.5x1.5x
Thu, 15 May 2025US$409.0bUS$282.2bUS$27.4b16.2x14.9x1.4x
Sat, 12 Apr 2025US$413.0bUS$282.1bUS$28.1b14x14.7x1.5x
Mon, 10 Mar 2025US$433.3bUS$281.4bUS$28.2b11.1x15.4x1.5x
Wed, 05 Feb 2025US$383.6bUS$284.5bUS$22.7b16.2x16.9x1.3x
Fri, 03 Jan 2025US$375.6bUS$283.6bUS$13.1b18.8x28.6x1.3x
Sun, 01 Dec 2024US$398.4bUS$281.4bUS$13.3b20.2x30.1x1.4x
Tue, 29 Oct 2024US$371.9bUS$281.2bUS$16.1b18.4x23.1x1.3x
Thu, 26 Sep 2024US$382.8bUS$281.4bUS$21.2b17.9x18.1x1.4x
Sat, 24 Aug 2024US$350.8bUS$281.4bUS$21.2b18.6x16.6x1.2x
Mon, 22 Jul 2024US$343.6bUS$281.1bUS$22.7b21.1x15.2x1.2x
Wed, 19 Jun 2024US$322.2bUS$281.1bUS$22.7b25.7x14.2x1.1x
Fri, 17 May 2024US$324.6bUS$281.0bUS$22.7b27.4x14.3x1.2x
Sun, 14 Apr 2024US$314.9bUS$281.7bUS$22.5b26.8x14x1.1x
Tue, 12 Mar 2024US$323.1bUS$283.8bUS$20.8b26.3x15.5x1.1x
Thu, 08 Feb 2024US$332.5bUS$285.5bUS$19.9b14.6x16.7x1.2x
Sat, 06 Jan 2024US$328.8bUS$300.0b-US$7,362,407,040.0021.3x-44.7x1.1x
Mon, 04 Dec 2023US$318.8bUS$300.0b-US$7,362,654,300.0010.2x-43.3x1.1x
Wed, 01 Nov 2023US$291.7bUS$300.5b-US$4,695,091,679.007.1x-62.1x1x
Fri, 29 Sep 2023US$279.6bUS$301.1b-US$2,062,126,016.008.8x-135.6x0.9x
Sun, 27 Aug 2023US$278.0bUS$301.1b-US$2,059,826,705.0010.3x-135x0.9x
Tue, 25 Jul 2023US$287.7bUS$302.2bUS$9.5b12x30.2x1x
Thu, 22 Jun 2023US$299.1bUS$302.2bUS$9.5b11.1x31.3x1x
Sat, 20 May 2023US$305.4bUS$302.1bUS$9.5b10.9x32.1x1x
Mon, 17 Apr 2023US$346.7bUS$303.3bUS$11.8b13.1x29.4x1.1x
Wed, 15 Mar 2023US$326.1bUS$303.1bUS$11.9b13.8x27.3x1.1x
Fri, 10 Feb 2023US$346.8bUS$303.3bUS$15.8b14.5x21.9x1.1x
Sun, 08 Jan 2023US$361.0bUS$337.8bUS$43.5b11.1x8.3x1.1x
Tue, 06 Dec 2022US$332.9bUS$337.8bUS$43.4b11.9x7.7x1x
Thu, 03 Nov 2022US$334.1bUS$338.2bUS$43.6b11.2x7.7x1x
Sat, 01 Oct 2022US$310.1bUS$338.3bUS$41.7b11.9x7.4x0.9x
Mon, 29 Aug 2022US$361.5bUS$338.3bUS$41.7b13.5x8.7x1.1x
Wed, 27 Jul 2022US$370.8bUS$339.8bUS$56.1b10.1x6.6x1.1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

6.6x


Total Market Cap: US$370.8bTotal Earnings: US$56.1bTotal Revenue: US$339.8bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Telecom Services and Carriers Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 1.1x202320242025
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 15.0x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 1.1x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.2x 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 6.0% 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 Market0.93%
Telecom0.72%
Telecom Services and Carriers-0.00055%
Alternative Carriers13.68%
Integrated Telecom Services-0.87%
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 16.9x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 9.2%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 66.1% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Alternative Carriers industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 59% over the next 5 years.
  • However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 209% per year.
  • In contrast, the Integrated Telecom Services industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 9.2% 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
ASTS AST SpaceMobileUS$57.9827.2%
+US$3.1b		351.6%PS3104.7x
GLIB.A GCI LibertyUS$36.7513.1%
+US$122.0m		n/an/a
GSAT GlobalstarUS$27.973.0%
+US$103.8m		58.0%PS13.9x
IRDM Iridium CommunicationsUS$32.082.0%
+US$68.1m		24.3%PE28.1x
SIFY Sify TechnologiesUS$5.5716.3%
+US$56.4m		118.5%PS0.8x

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1Y
118.5%
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7D
-2.9%
1Y
-20.6%
T
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7D
-0.1%
1Y
40.9%
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7D
0.5%
1Y
38.2%
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7D
-2.5%
1Y
215.9%
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7D
4.4%
1Y
-35.1%
ASTS
US$57.98
AST SpaceMobile
7D
27.2%
1Y
351.6%
VZ
US$40.84
Verizon Communications
7D
-1.9%
1Y
-1.9%
IRDM
US$32.08
Iridium Communications
7D
2.0%
1Y
24.3%

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7D
-0.7%
1Y
-47.1%
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7D
-4.7%
1Y
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3.0%
1Y
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US$56.31
IDT
7D
-6.0%
1Y
52.2%
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7D
15.4%
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-1.2%
1Y
105.2%