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U.S. Market Analysis & Valuation

UpdatedMar 31, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies7607
  • 7D-3.5%
  • 3M-5.7%
  • 1Y5.8%
  • YTD-5.6%

Over the last 7 days, the market has dropped 3.5%, driven by a loss of 5.6% in the Information Technology sector. As for the longer term, the market has actually risen by 5.8% in the last year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 14% annually.

Market Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 31 Mar 2025US$58.0tUS$21.9tUS$2.1t17.5x28.3x2.6x
Wed, 26 Feb 2025US$62.7tUS$21.9tUS$2.0t18.1x30.7x2.9x
Fri, 24 Jan 2025US$64.2tUS$22.0tUS$2.0t19x32.5x2.9x
Sun, 22 Dec 2024US$62.3tUS$22.0tUS$1.9t18.3x32.2x2.8x
Tue, 19 Nov 2024US$61.7tUS$22.0tUS$1.9t19x32.3x2.8x
Thu, 17 Oct 2024US$60.5tUS$21.6tUS$1.9t18.7x32.4x2.8x
Sat, 14 Sep 2024US$57.7tUS$21.5tUS$1.9t18x31x2.7x
Mon, 12 Aug 2024US$55.2tUS$21.5tUS$1.8t17.2x29.8x2.6x
Wed, 10 Jul 2024US$57.6tUS$21.3tUS$1.8t16.6x31.4x2.7x
Fri, 07 Jun 2024US$55.3tUS$21.3tUS$1.8t16.9x30.2x2.6x
Sun, 05 May 2024US$53.3tUS$21.2tUS$1.8t17.1x29x2.5x
Tue, 02 Apr 2024US$54.8tUS$21.1tUS$1.8t17.4x29.7x2.6x
Thu, 29 Feb 2024US$53.0tUS$21.1tUS$1.8t16.4x28.7x2.5x
Sat, 27 Jan 2024US$51.1tUS$21.1tUS$1.8t16.9x29.1x2.4x
Mon, 25 Dec 2023US$50.1tUS$21.0tUS$1.8t16.9x28.5x2.4x
Wed, 22 Nov 2023US$47.2tUS$21.0tUS$1.7t15.9x27.1x2.2x
Fri, 20 Oct 2023US$44.8tUS$21.0tUS$1.7t15x26x2.1x
Sun, 17 Sep 2023US$46.9tUS$20.9tUS$1.7t15.6x27.4x2.2x
Tue, 15 Aug 2023US$47.7tUS$20.9tUS$1.7t16x28.1x2.3x
Thu, 13 Jul 2023US$47.4tUS$21.0tUS$1.7t15.6x28.5x2.3x
Sat, 10 Jun 2023US$45.6tUS$21.0tUS$1.7t15x27.4x2.2x
Mon, 08 May 2023US$43.3tUS$21.0tUS$1.6t14.6x26.4x2.1x
Wed, 05 Apr 2023US$43.3tUS$20.6tUS$1.6t15x26.8x2.1x
Fri, 03 Mar 2023US$42.6tUS$20.6tUS$1.6t15.4x26.3x2.1x
Sun, 29 Jan 2023US$43.8tUS$20.5tUS$1.8t15.1x24.9x2.1x
Tue, 27 Dec 2022US$40.9tUS$20.5tUS$1.8t14.3x22.7x2x
Thu, 24 Nov 2022US$42.9tUS$20.4tUS$1.8t14.7x23.8x2.1x
Sat, 22 Oct 2022US$40.2tUS$19.9tUS$1.8t14.2x22.1x2x
Mon, 19 Sep 2022US$42.1tUS$19.9tUS$1.8t14.5x22.9x2.1x
Wed, 17 Aug 2022US$46.7tUS$19.8tUS$1.8t16x25.5x2.4x
Fri, 15 Jul 2022US$41.3tUS$19.4tUS$1.9t14.5x21.6x2.1x
Sun, 12 Jun 2022US$43.1tUS$19.4tUS$1.9t15.2x22.6x2.2x
Tue, 10 May 2022US$44.5tUS$19.3tUS$1.9t15.6x23.4x2.3x
Thu, 07 Apr 2022US$49.8tUS$18.9tUS$1.9t16.8x25.7x2.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

25.7x


Total Market Cap: US$49.8tTotal 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-3.46%
Consumer Staples0.60%
Utilities-0.11%
Energy-0.51%
Real Estate-0.99%
Materials-2.07%
Financials-2.25%
Healthcare-2.31%
Industrials-3.08%
Consumer Discretionary-4.44%
Telecom-4.98%
Tech-5.57%
Sector PE
  • Investors favour the Healthcare sector the most for future growth, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 63.2x.
    • Analysts expect its future annual earnings growth (17.6%) 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 Healthcare sector, expecting annual earnings growth of 18% over the next 5 years.
  • This is roughly in line with its past earnings growth rate.
  • 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
T AT&TUS$28.184.5%
+US$8.8b
61.0%PE18.8xTelecom
XOM Exxon MobilUS$117.731.7%
+US$8.4b
0.6%PE15.2xEnergy
TMUS T-Mobile USUS$264.932.3%
+US$6.8b
62.9%PE26.7xTelecom
GILD Gilead SciencesUS$111.794.7%
+US$6.3b
53.4%PE290xHealthcare
ABT Abbott LaboratoriesUS$130.822.8%
+US$6.3b
16.7%PE17xHealthcare
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T

US$28.18

AT&T

7D

4.5%

1Y

61.0%

GILD

US$111.79

Gilead Sciences

7D

4.7%

1Y

53.4%

PM

US$155.16

Philip Morris International

7D

2.4%

1Y

69.7%

XOM

US$117.73

Exxon Mobil

7D

1.7%

1Y

0.6%

ABT

US$130.82

Abbott Laboratories

7D

2.8%

1Y

16.7%

META

US$576.74

Meta Platforms

7D

-6.8%

1Y

17.4%

VZ

US$44.93

Verizon Communications

7D

3.1%

1Y

6.3%