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U.S. Market Analysis & Valuation

UpdatedApr 04, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies7603
  • 7D-5.6%
  • 3M-10.6%
  • 1Y3.3%
  • YTD-9.4%

Over the last 7 days, the market has dropped 5.6%, driven by a pullback of 7.3% in the Information Technology sector. In contrast to the last week, the market is actually up 3.3% over the past year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 14% per annum.

Trending IndustriesOil and GasGoldBiotechSoftwareRenewable Energy

Market Valuation and Performance

Has the U.S. Market valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 04 Apr 2025US$58.4tUS$21.9tUS$2.1t16.7x28.5x2.7x
Sun, 02 Mar 2025US$62.3tUS$21.9tUS$2.0t17.8x30.5x2.8x
Tue, 28 Jan 2025US$63.7tUS$22.0tUS$2.0t18.9x32x2.9x
Thu, 26 Dec 2024US$63.4tUS$22.0tUS$1.9t18.4x32.7x2.9x
Sat, 23 Nov 2024US$62.7tUS$22.0tUS$1.9t19.4x32.5x2.8x
Mon, 21 Oct 2024US$60.9tUS$21.6tUS$1.9t18.7x32.6x2.8x
Wed, 18 Sep 2024US$58.2tUS$21.5tUS$1.9t18.1x31.3x2.7x
Fri, 16 Aug 2024US$56.2tUS$21.5tUS$1.8t17.6x30.4x2.6x
Sun, 14 Jul 2024US$58.2tUS$21.3tUS$1.8t17.4x31.6x2.7x
Tue, 11 Jun 2024US$55.3tUS$21.3tUS$1.8t16.8x30.2x2.6x
Thu, 09 May 2024US$53.9tUS$21.2tUS$1.8t17.3x29.7x2.5x
Sat, 06 Apr 2024US$53.7tUS$21.1tUS$1.8t17.2x29.1x2.5x
Mon, 04 Mar 2024US$53.6tUS$21.1tUS$1.8t16.3x29x2.5x
Wed, 31 Jan 2024US$51.6tUS$21.0tUS$1.7t17.1x29.6x2.5x
Fri, 29 Dec 2023US$50.5tUS$21.0tUS$1.8t16.9x28.7x2.4x
Sun, 26 Nov 2023US$47.6tUS$21.1tUS$1.8t16x27.2x2.3x
Tue, 24 Oct 2023US$44.1tUS$21.0tUS$1.7t14.8x25.7x2.1x
Thu, 21 Sep 2023US$46.4tUS$20.9tUS$1.7t15.5x27x2.2x
Sat, 19 Aug 2023US$46.3tUS$20.9tUS$1.7t15.8x27.2x2.2x
Mon, 17 Jul 2023US$47.7tUS$21.0tUS$1.7t15.5x28.6x2.3x
Wed, 14 Jun 2023US$46.3tUS$21.0tUS$1.7t15.3x27.8x2.2x
Fri, 12 May 2023US$43.3tUS$21.0tUS$1.7t14.6x26.1x2.1x
Sun, 09 Apr 2023US$43.3tUS$20.6tUS$1.6t14.9x26.8x2.1x
Tue, 07 Mar 2023US$43.3tUS$20.6tUS$1.6t15.4x26.6x2.1x
Thu, 02 Feb 2023US$44.4tUS$20.5tUS$1.8t15.3x25.3x2.2x
Sat, 31 Dec 2022US$40.9tUS$20.5tUS$1.8t14.3x22.8x2x
Mon, 28 Nov 2022US$42.9tUS$20.4tUS$1.8t14.8x23.8x2.1x
Wed, 26 Oct 2022US$41.3tUS$19.9tUS$1.8t14.5x22.6x2.1x
Fri, 23 Sep 2022US$40.7tUS$19.9tUS$1.8t14.1x22.1x2x
Sun, 21 Aug 2022US$45.7tUS$19.8tUS$1.8t15.7x25x2.3x
Tue, 19 Jul 2022US$40.6tUS$19.4tUS$1.9t14.7x21.3x2.1x
Thu, 16 Jun 2022US$41.9tUS$19.4tUS$1.9t14.7x21.9x2.2x
Sat, 14 May 2022US$43.7tUS$19.4tUS$1.9t15.6x22.8x2.3x
Mon, 11 Apr 2022US$49.7tUS$18.9tUS$1.9t16.7x25.6x2.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

25.6x


Total Market Cap: US$49.7tTotal Earnings: US$1.9tTotal Revenue: US$18.9tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Market Price to Earnings3Y Average 27.4x202320242025
Current Market PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the American market at the moment, indicating that they expect earnings will grow in line with historical growth rates.
  • The market is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 27.4x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for American listed companies have remained mostly flat over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues have grown 5.1% per year.
  • This means that although more sales are being generated, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased and as a result, profits have held steady.

Sector Trends

Which sectors have driven the changes within the U.S. Market?

US Market-5.64%
Utilities1.64%
Consumer Staples1.55%
Healthcare-2.81%
Real Estate-2.86%
Materials-4.86%
Industrials-5.46%
Financials-5.57%
Energy-6.57%
Tech-7.35%
Telecom-7.38%
Consumer Discretionary-7.76%
Sector PE
  • Investors favour the Healthcare sector the most for future growth, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 63.3x.
    • Analysts expect its future annual earnings growth (17.5%) to be largely in line with prior year's earnings growth.
    • The market's confidence could indicate that the market believes that analysts are underestimating future growth.
  • The Energy sector is the least preferred by investors for future growth. Although, investor sentiment seems to have improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average of 12.0x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Tech sector, expecting annual earnings growth of 18% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 9.3% per year.
  • In contrast, the Financials sector is expected to see its earnings grow by 6.9% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuationSector
UNH UnitedHealth GroupUS$540.444.8%
+US$22.6b		18.7%PE34.3xHealthcare
WMT WalmartUS$87.261.9%
+US$13.1b		46.7%PE36xConsumer Staples
COST Costco WholesaleUS$967.083.0%
+US$12.6b		37.2%PE56.3xConsumer Staples
PM Philip Morris InternationalUS$162.074.6%
+US$11.0b		79.9%PE35.8xConsumer Staples
KO Coca-ColaUS$73.183.4%
+US$10.5b		23.4%PE29.6xConsumer Staples
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