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U.S. Market Analysis & Valuation

UpdatedMar 12, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies7633
  • 7D-3.7%
  • 3M-9.4%
  • 1Y6.9%
  • YTD-5.6%

Over the last 7 days, the market has dropped 3.7%, driven by a decline of 5.1% in the Information Technology sector. As for the longer term, the market has actually risen by 6.9% in the last year. 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
Wed, 12 Mar 2025US$58.3tUS$21.9tUS$2.0t17.1x28.5x2.7x
Fri, 07 Feb 2025US$64.1tUS$21.8tUS$2.0t18.7x31.6x2.9x
Sun, 05 Jan 2025US$62.5tUS$22.0tUS$1.9t18.4x32.3x2.8x
Tue, 03 Dec 2024US$63.7tUS$22.0tUS$1.9t19.6x33x2.9x
Thu, 31 Oct 2024US$60.5tUS$21.7tUS$1.9t18.2x32.2x2.8x
Sat, 28 Sep 2024US$59.5tUS$21.6tUS$1.9t18.3x31.9x2.8x
Mon, 26 Aug 2024US$58.1tUS$21.5tUS$1.8t18.1x31.5x2.7x
Wed, 24 Jul 2024US$57.8tUS$21.3tUS$1.8t18x31.4x2.7x
Fri, 21 Jun 2024US$56.7tUS$21.3tUS$1.8t16.7x30.9x2.7x
Sun, 19 May 2024US$55.1tUS$21.2tUS$1.8t17.5x30.4x2.6x
Tue, 16 Apr 2024US$53.2tUS$21.1tUS$1.8t16.5x28.8x2.5x
Thu, 14 Mar 2024US$53.8tUS$21.1tUS$1.8t16.6x29.2x2.6x
Sat, 10 Feb 2024US$52.3tUS$21.0tUS$1.8t16.3x29.3x2.5x
Mon, 08 Jan 2024US$49.3tUS$21.0tUS$1.8t16.7x28x2.3x
Wed, 06 Dec 2023US$47.9tUS$21.0tUS$1.8t16x27.3x2.3x
Fri, 03 Nov 2023US$44.3tUS$21.0tUS$1.7t15.2x25.8x2.1x
Sun, 01 Oct 2023US$45.3tUS$21.0tUS$1.7t15.4x26.4x2.2x
Tue, 29 Aug 2023US$46.3tUS$20.9tUS$1.7t15.6x27x2.2x
Thu, 27 Jul 2023US$48.4tUS$21.0tUS$1.7t16x28.9x2.3x
Sat, 24 Jun 2023US$45.9tUS$21.0tUS$1.7t15x27.6x2.2x
Mon, 22 May 2023US$44.2tUS$21.0tUS$1.7t14.7x26.6x2.1x
Wed, 19 Apr 2023US$43.8tUS$20.6tUS$1.6t15x27x2.1x
Fri, 17 Mar 2023US$42.0tUS$20.6tUS$1.6t14.6x25.9x2x
Sun, 12 Feb 2023US$43.8tUS$20.5tUS$1.7t15.3x25.9x2.1x
Tue, 10 Jan 2023US$41.6tUS$20.5tUS$1.8t14.6x23.2x2x
Thu, 08 Dec 2022US$41.9tUS$20.4tUS$1.8t14.4x23.3x2.1x
Sat, 05 Nov 2022US$40.3tUS$20.6tUS$2.0t14.4x20.6x2x
Mon, 03 Oct 2022US$38.9tUS$19.9tUS$1.8t13.6x21.1x2x
Wed, 31 Aug 2022US$43.2tUS$19.8tUS$1.8t15x23.7x2.2x
Fri, 29 Jul 2022US$43.4tUS$19.5tUS$1.9t15.2x22.9x2.2x
Sun, 26 Jun 2022US$43.3tUS$19.5tUS$1.9t14.7x22.6x2.2x
Tue, 24 May 2022US$43.2tUS$19.3tUS$1.9t15.1x22.6x2.2x
Thu, 21 Apr 2022US$49.3tUS$18.8tUS$1.9t17.3x25.7x2.6x
Sat, 19 Mar 2022US$50.1tUS$18.9tUS$1.9t16.3x25.8x2.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

25.8x


Total Market Cap: US$50.1tTotal Earnings: US$1.9tTotal Revenue: US$18.9tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Market Price to Earnings3Y Average 27.4x202320242025
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-3.72%
Materials0.069%
Energy-0.45%
Utilities-0.71%
Industrials-1.39%
Healthcare-2.15%
Consumer Staples-2.86%
Real Estate-3.03%
Consumer Discretionary-4.42%
Telecom-4.56%
Financials-4.77%
Tech-5.12%
Sector PE
  • Investors favour the Healthcare sector the most for future growth, which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 62.6x.
    • Analysts expect its future annual earnings growth (17.4%) 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 12.1x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Healthcare sector, expecting annual earnings growth of 17% 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 7.4% 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
BABA Alibaba Group HoldingUS$139.027.1%
+US$20.7b		82.8%PE18.9xConsumer Discretionary
AVGO BroadcomUS$190.091.4%
+US$12.3b		47.1%PE86xTech
UNH UnitedHealth GroupUS$486.042.4%
+US$10.5b		-0.7%PE30.9xHealthcare
ABBV AbbVieUS$213.592.8%
+US$10.3b		18.1%PE89xHealthcare
XOM Exxon MobilUS$109.161.5%
+US$7.0b		0.8%PE14.1xEnergy
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