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U.S. Market Analysis & Valuation

UpdatedApr 18, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies7580
  • 7D-0.05%
  • 3M-13.0%
  • 1Y5.7%
  • YTD-10.9%

In the last week, the market has stayed flat, however the Energy sector stood out, gaining 6.3%. More promisingly, the market is up 5.7% over the past year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 13% annually.

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, 18 Apr 2025US$54.6tUS$21.9tUS$2.1t16.3x26.3x2.5x
Sun, 16 Mar 2025US$58.7tUS$21.9tUS$2.0t17.3x28.7x2.7x
Tue, 11 Feb 2025US$63.5tUS$21.8tUS$2.0t18.5x31.2x2.9x
Thu, 09 Jan 2025US$62.1tUS$22.0tUS$1.9t18.5x32.1x2.8x
Sat, 07 Dec 2024US$64.2tUS$22.0tUS$1.9t19.3x33.2x2.9x
Mon, 04 Nov 2024US$59.6tUS$21.8tUS$1.9t18x32x2.7x
Wed, 02 Oct 2024US$59.7tUS$21.6tUS$1.9t18.3x32x2.8x
Fri, 30 Aug 2024US$57.6tUS$21.5tUS$1.9t18.1x31.1x2.7x
Sun, 28 Jul 2024US$56.9tUS$21.4tUS$1.9t18x30.6x2.7x
Tue, 25 Jun 2024US$56.5tUS$21.3tUS$1.8t16.7x30.7x2.6x
Thu, 23 May 2024US$55.2tUS$21.2tUS$1.8t17.4x30.5x2.6x
Sat, 20 Apr 2024US$52.1tUS$21.2tUS$1.8t16.3x28.2x2.5x
Mon, 18 Mar 2024US$53.3tUS$21.1tUS$1.8t16.5x28.9x2.5x
Wed, 14 Feb 2024US$51.5tUS$21.0tUS$1.8t16.1x28.7x2.4x
Fri, 12 Jan 2024US$50.2tUS$21.0tUS$1.8t16.7x28.5x2.4x
Sun, 10 Dec 2023US$47.9tUS$21.0tUS$1.8t16.3x27.3x2.3x
Tue, 07 Nov 2023US$45.6tUS$21.0tUS$1.7t15.4x26.6x2.2x
Thu, 05 Oct 2023US$45.2tUS$21.0tUS$1.7t15x26.4x2.2x
Sat, 02 Sep 2023US$47.6tUS$21.0tUS$1.7t15.9x27.8x2.3x
Mon, 31 Jul 2023US$48.6tUS$21.0tUS$1.7t15.9x29.2x2.3x
Wed, 28 Jun 2023US$46.3tUS$21.0tUS$1.7t15.2x27.8x2.2x
Fri, 26 May 2023US$43.5tUS$21.0tUS$1.7t14.6x26.2x2.1x
Sun, 23 Apr 2023US$43.5tUS$20.7tUS$1.6t14.9x27x2.1x
Tue, 21 Mar 2023US$37.9tUS$19.2tUS$1.6t13.8x24.3x2x
Thu, 16 Feb 2023US$44.5tUS$20.5tUS$1.7t15.5x26.7x2.2x
Sat, 14 Jan 2023US$42.9tUS$20.5tUS$1.8t15x23.9x2.1x
Mon, 12 Dec 2022US$41.9tUS$20.4tUS$1.8t14.4x23.3x2.1x
Wed, 09 Nov 2022US$40.3tUS$20.7tUS$1.8t14.5x21.8x2x
Fri, 07 Oct 2022US$40.6tUS$19.9tUS$1.8t14.2x22.1x2x
Sun, 04 Sep 2022US$42.5tUS$19.8tUS$1.8t14.7x23.2x2.1x
Tue, 02 Aug 2022US$44.7tUS$19.7tUS$1.9t15.5x23.6x2.3x
Thu, 30 Jun 2022US$42.2tUS$19.5tUS$1.9t14.5x22.1x2.2x
Sat, 28 May 2022US$48.3tUS$19.5tUS$1.9t15.6x25x2.5x
Mon, 25 Apr 2022US$47.1tUS$18.9tUS$1.9t16.7x24.5x2.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

24.5x


Total Market Cap: US$47.1tTotal Earnings: US$1.9tTotal Revenue: US$18.9tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Market Price to Earnings3Y Average 27.5x202320242025
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 27.5x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for American listed companies have grown 2.6% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 5.1% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Sector Trends

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

US Market-0.047%
Energy6.25%
Real Estate4.80%
Materials3.78%
Utilities3.26%
Consumer Staples2.65%
Financials1.95%
Industrials1.30%
Healthcare0.13%
Consumer Discretionary-2.21%
Telecom-2.38%
Tech-2.45%
Sector PE
  • Investors favour the Healthcare sector the most for future growth even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 63.7x.
    • Analysts expect its future annual earnings growth (16.1%) 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 11.9x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Tech sector, expecting annual earnings growth of 17% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 11% per year.
  • In contrast, the Financials sector is expected to see its earnings grow by 7.2% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

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

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuationSector
LLY Eli LillyUS$839.9616.5%
+US$106.9b		12.6%PE71.2xHealthcare
XOM Exxon MobilUS$106.927.0%
+US$30.2b		-9.8%PE13.7xEnergy
NFLX NetflixUS$973.035.6%
+US$22.2b		59.4%PE47.8xTelecom
JNJ Johnson & JohnsonUS$157.475.9%
+US$21.2b		8.0%PE17.4xHealthcare
WMT WalmartUS$93.222.9%
+US$20.9b		57.3%PE38.5xConsumer Staples
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