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U.S. Market Analysis & Valuation

UpdatedMay 23, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
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Over the last 7 days, the market has dropped 1.4%, driven by a pullback of 1.9% in the Information Technology sector. In the last year, the market is actually up 11%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 14% 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, 23 May 2025US$60.9tUS$22.4tUS$2.1t17.8x29.1x2.7x
Sun, 20 Apr 2025US$54.8tUS$21.9tUS$2.1t16.3x26.4x2.5x
Tue, 18 Mar 2025US$58.7tUS$21.9tUS$2.0t17.6x28.7x2.7x
Thu, 13 Feb 2025US$63.8tUS$21.8tUS$2.0t18.3x31.3x2.9x
Sat, 11 Jan 2025US$62.2tUS$22.0tUS$1.9t18.2x32.1x2.8x
Mon, 09 Dec 2024US$64.4tUS$22.0tUS$1.9t19.3x33.3x2.9x
Wed, 06 Nov 2024US$59.4tUS$21.8tUS$1.9t18.3x31.4x2.7x
Fri, 04 Oct 2024US$59.3tUS$21.5tUS$1.9t18.2x31.8x2.8x
Sun, 01 Sep 2024US$58.3tUS$21.5tUS$1.9t18.2x31.3x2.7x
Tue, 30 Jul 2024US$56.9tUS$21.4tUS$1.9t18x30.7x2.7x
Thu, 27 Jun 2024US$56.5tUS$21.3tUS$1.8t16.6x30.8x2.7x
Sat, 25 May 2024US$54.6tUS$21.3tUS$1.8t17.2x29.9x2.6x
Mon, 22 Apr 2024US$51.6tUS$21.1tUS$1.8t16.5x27.9x2.4x
Wed, 20 Mar 2024US$53.8tUS$21.1tUS$1.8t16.5x29.2x2.6x
Fri, 16 Feb 2024US$52.2tUS$21.0tUS$1.8t16.6x29.1x2.5x
Sun, 14 Jan 2024US$50.1tUS$21.0tUS$1.8t16.7x28.5x2.4x
Tue, 12 Dec 2023US$48.4tUS$21.0tUS$1.8t16.4x27.6x2.3x
Thu, 09 Nov 2023US$45.8tUS$21.0tUS$1.7t15.3x26.6x2.2x
Sat, 07 Oct 2023US$45.4tUS$21.0tUS$1.7t15.1x26.4x2.2x
Mon, 04 Sep 2023US$47.6tUS$20.9tUS$1.7t15.9x27.8x2.3x
Wed, 02 Aug 2023US$48.6tUS$20.9tUS$1.6t15.9x29.6x2.3x
Fri, 30 Jun 2023US$46.5tUS$21.0tUS$1.7t15.4x28x2.2x
Sun, 28 May 2023US$44.4tUS$21.0tUS$1.7t14.6x26.7x2.1x
Tue, 25 Apr 2023US$43.5tUS$20.7tUS$1.6t14.8x27x2.1x
Thu, 23 Mar 2023US$37.8tUS$19.2tUS$1.6t13.8x24.3x2x
Sat, 18 Feb 2023US$43.7tUS$20.5tUS$1.7t15.6x26.3x2.1x
Mon, 16 Jan 2023US$42.9tUS$20.5tUS$1.8t15x24x2.1x
Wed, 14 Dec 2022US$42.8tUS$20.4tUS$1.8t14.6x23.8x2.1x
Fri, 11 Nov 2022US$42.2tUS$20.4tUS$1.8t14.7x23.1x2.1x
Sun, 09 Oct 2022US$39.4tUS$19.9tUS$1.8t13.9x21.5x2x
Tue, 06 Sep 2022US$42.5tUS$19.8tUS$1.8t14.7x23.2x2.1x
Thu, 04 Aug 2022US$45.3tUS$19.8tUS$1.9t15.5x23.9x2.3x
Sat, 02 Jul 2022US$42.2tUS$19.5tUS$1.9t14.7x22x2.2x
Mon, 30 May 2022US$45.8tUS$19.5tUS$1.9t15.5x23.9x2.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

23.9x


Total Market Cap: US$45.8tTotal Earnings: US$1.9tTotal Revenue: US$19.5tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Market Price to Earnings3Y Average 27.6x202320242025
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 27.6x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for American listed companies have grown 3.0% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 4.9% 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-1.37%
Telecom0.65%
Healthcare-0.051%
Consumer Staples-0.17%
Materials-0.35%
Industrials-1.12%
Utilities-1.34%
Consumer Discretionary-1.74%
Tech-1.85%
Financials-2.09%
Real Estate-2.62%
Energy-4.24%
Sector PE
  • Investors favour the Real Estate sector the most for future growth, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 45.8x.
    • The market's confidence is likely because analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 12.0%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 7.9% per year.
  • 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 11.7x.
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 12% per year.
  • In contrast, the Financials sector is expected to see its earnings grow by 9.3% 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
GOOGL AlphabetUS$170.874.2%
+US$83.9b		-1.5%PE18.7xTelecom
UNH UnitedHealth GroupUS$296.678.1%
+US$20.2b		-42.6%PE12.2xHealthcare
CRWV CoreWeaveUS$100.1652.3%
+US$16.5b		n/aPS17.8xTech
MSFT MicrosoftUS$454.860.4%
+US$12.9b		6.5%PE35xTech
PM Philip Morris InternationalUS$175.233.6%
+US$9.5b		75.8%PE36xConsumer Staples
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