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U.S. Telecom Services and Carriers Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 26, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies57
  • 7D4.2%
  • 3M-6.0%
  • 1Y4.3%
  • YTD8.0%

Over the last 7 days, the Telecom Services and Carriers industry has risen 4.2%, and Verizon Communications contributed the most with a gain of 3.4%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 4.3%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 12% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 26 May 2026US$543.7bUS$410.2bUS$51.3b14.2x10.6x1.3x
Thu, 23 Apr 2026US$541.4bUS$407.4bUS$50.8b12.7x10.7x1.3x
Sat, 21 Mar 2026US$568.9bUS$406.4bUS$50.8b13.4x11.2x1.4x
Mon, 16 Feb 2026US$577.0bUS$406.3bUS$55.9b9.7x10.3x1.4x
Wed, 14 Jan 2026US$513.8bUS$410.1bUS$61.1b9.3x8.4x1.3x
Fri, 12 Dec 2025US$404.6bUS$284.0bUS$38.4b9.4x10.5x1.4x
Sun, 09 Nov 2025US$407.5bUS$287.6bUS$38.0b11.5x10.7x1.4x
Tue, 07 Oct 2025US$439.9bUS$286.5bUS$25.5b14.4x17.3x1.5x
Thu, 04 Sep 2025US$445.7bUS$286.4bUS$25.5b15.4x17.5x1.6x
Sat, 02 Aug 2025US$427.5bUS$286.3bUS$28.9b15.3x14.8x1.5x
Mon, 30 Jun 2025US$423.8bUS$282.4bUS$27.5b17.2x15.4x1.5x
Wed, 28 May 2025US$417.7bUS$282.3bUS$27.5b16.8x15.2x1.5x
Fri, 25 Apr 2025US$414.6bUS$283.2bUS$29.4b13.3x14.1x1.5x
Sun, 23 Mar 2025US$422.1bUS$281.8bUS$28.2b10.6x15x1.5x
Tue, 18 Feb 2025US$402.4bUS$284.5bUS$22.8b17.3x17.7x1.4x
Thu, 16 Jan 2025US$358.6bUS$283.6bUS$13.1b18.3x27.3x1.3x
Sat, 14 Dec 2024US$388.7bUS$284.8bUS$12.9b19.2x30.1x1.4x
Mon, 11 Nov 2024US$374.5bUS$281.4bUS$13.4b19.1x27.9x1.3x
Wed, 09 Oct 2024US$380.4bUS$281.4bUS$21.2b18.4x18x1.4x
Fri, 06 Sep 2024US$363.9bUS$281.4bUS$21.2b18.8x17.2x1.3x
Sun, 04 Aug 2024US$345.7bUS$281.3bUS$22.4b18.2x15.4x1.2x
Tue, 02 Jul 2024US$341.5bUS$281.1bUS$22.7b23x15.1x1.2x
Thu, 30 May 2024US$318.8bUS$281.1bUS$22.7b26.8x14.1x1.1x
Sat, 27 Apr 2024US$315.1bUS$281.7bUS$21.5b26.8x14.7x1.1x
Mon, 25 Mar 2024US$319.1bUS$281.7bUS$22.5b26.3x14.2x1.1x
Wed, 21 Feb 2024US$322.5bUS$283.8bUS$21.0b21.7x15.3x1.1x
Fri, 19 Jan 2024US$319.3bUS$300.0b-US$7,365,680,283.0015.6x-43.4x1.1x
Sun, 17 Dec 2023US$313.4bUS$300.0b-US$7,362,237,819.0012.4x-42.6x1x
Tue, 14 Nov 2023US$296.0bUS$300.0b-US$7,139,911,208.008.8x-41.5x1x
Thu, 12 Oct 2023US$273.1bUS$301.1b-US$2,062,111,796.008.3x-132.4x0.9x
Sat, 09 Sep 2023US$283.6bUS$301.1b-US$2,065,980,829.009.9x-137.3x0.9x
Mon, 07 Aug 2023US$272.9bUS$300.5b-US$2,508,115,252.0011.7x-108.8x0.9x
Wed, 05 Jul 2023US$310.5bUS$302.2bUS$9.5b12.3x32.5x1x
Fri, 02 Jun 2023US$299.1bUS$302.2bUS$9.5b10.3x31.4x1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

31.4x


Total Market Cap: US$299.1bTotal Earnings: US$9.5bTotal Revenue: US$302.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Telecom Services and Carriers Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 0.3x202420252026
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 0.35x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 1.3x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Telecom industry have grown 75% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 11% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

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

US Market1.21%
Telecom-1.78%
Telecom Services and Carriers4.24%
Alternative Carriers14.03%
Integrated Telecom Services2.91%
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 15.7x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 0.4%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 11.1% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Alternative Carriers industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 91% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 12% 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
VZ Verizon CommunicationsUS$48.353.4%
+US$6.6b		11.6%PE11.6x
T AT&TUS$25.263.4%
+US$5.8b		-7.9%PE8.2x
ASTS AST SpaceMobileUS$105.8621.9%
+US$5.7b		339.3%PS372.3x
CMCSA ComcastUS$25.211.1%
+US$982.4m		-27.0%PE4.8x
IRDM Iridium CommunicationsUS$48.8412.5%
+US$575.2m		93.7%PE48.9x

Latest News

T
US$25.26
AT&T
7D
3.4%
1Y
-7.9%
VZ
US$48.35
Verizon Communications
7D
3.4%
1Y
11.6%
IRDM
US$48.84
Iridium Communications
7D
12.5%
1Y
93.7%
BAND
US$61.39
Bandwidth
7D
9.7%
1Y
344.9%
IQST
US$1.21
iQSTEL
7D
-9.0%
1Y
-87.3%
LUMN
US$9.41
Lumen Technologies
7D
-2.7%
1Y
153.0%
CMCSA
US$25.21
Comcast
7D
1.1%
1Y
-27.0%
ATEX
US$63.57
Anterix
7D
15.6%
1Y
134.6%
ASTS
US$105.86
AST SpaceMobile
7D
21.9%
1Y
339.3%
GSAT
US$83.00
Globalstar
7D
1.6%
1Y
354.5%
ELWT
US$7.20
Elauwit Connection
7D
-13.4%
1Y
n/a
GLIB.A
US$24.98
GCI Liberty
7D
-2.6%
1Y
n/a
SHEN
US$15.88
Shenandoah Telecommunications
7D
-1.7%
1Y
41.0%
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IOTR
US$2.00
iOThree
7D
-2.4%
1Y
-60.7%