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U.S. Semiconductors Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 09, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies116
  • 7D7.5%
  • 3M14.3%
  • 1Y99.3%
  • YTD38.5%

Over the last 7 days, the Semiconductors industry has risen 3.4%, driven by gains from NVIDIA of 8.9%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 101%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 24% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 09 May 2024US$4.8tUS$445.8bUS$83.5b28.6x58.1x10.9x
Sat, 06 Apr 2024US$4.8tUS$447.7bUS$81.6b29.8x59.1x10.8x
Mon, 04 Mar 2024US$4.8tUS$443.3bUS$81.1b29.9x59.4x10.9x
Wed, 31 Jan 2024US$4.0tUS$431.9bUS$71.4b29.4x56.3x9.3x
Fri, 29 Dec 2023US$3.6tUS$433.4bUS$69.5b27.8x52.4x8.4x
Sun, 26 Nov 2023US$3.2tUS$432.4bUS$70.6b25.2x46x7.5x
Tue, 24 Oct 2023US$2.9tUS$426.3bUS$65.3b22.9x43.9x6.7x
Thu, 21 Sep 2023US$2.9tUS$430.8bUS$68.7b24.8x42.3x6.8x
Sat, 19 Aug 2023US$2.9tUS$421.1bUS$62.9b25.1x46.1x6.9x
Mon, 17 Jul 2023US$3.1tUS$429.2bUS$67.3b23.5x46.2x7.2x
Wed, 14 Jun 2023US$3.0tUS$434.2bUS$71.9b24.3x41.5x6.9x
Fri, 12 May 2023US$2.3tUS$434.1bUS$70.5b19x33.1x5.4x
Sun, 09 Apr 2023US$2.4tUS$443.8bUS$85.6b17.7x27.6x5.3x
Tue, 07 Mar 2023US$2.3tUS$445.1bUS$90.1b18.1x25.2x5.1x
Thu, 02 Feb 2023US$2.2tUS$443.7bUS$90.7b18.8x24.7x5.1x
Sat, 31 Dec 2022US$1.8tUS$447.4bUS$96.4b15.9x19.1x4.1x
Mon, 28 Nov 2022US$2.0tUS$448.8bUS$97.5b17.5x20.4x4.4x
Wed, 26 Oct 2022US$1.7tUS$440.5bUS$104.0b15.5x16.7x3.9x
Fri, 23 Sep 2022US$1.8tUS$441.6bUS$105.0b16x16.7x4x
Sun, 21 Aug 2022US$2.2tUS$439.5bUS$105.2b19.3x20.5x4.9x
Tue, 19 Jul 2022US$2.0tUS$429.1bUS$106.9b18.1x18.4x4.6x
Thu, 16 Jun 2022US$2.0tUS$427.9bUS$106.0b19.4x18.8x4.7x
Sat, 14 May 2022US$2.2tUS$420.7bUS$104.6b18.7x20.6x5.1x
Mon, 11 Apr 2022US$2.4tUS$409.1bUS$95.5b20.8x24.6x5.8x
Wed, 09 Mar 2022US$2.4tUS$410.1bUS$94.8b22.9x25x5.8x
Fri, 04 Feb 2022US$2.5tUS$399.4bUS$89.8b25.4x28.2x6.3x
Sun, 02 Jan 2022US$2.9tUS$391.2bUS$89.1b32x33x7.5x
Tue, 30 Nov 2021US$3.0tUS$387.1bUS$86.7b30.1x34.7x7.8x
Thu, 28 Oct 2021US$2.5tUS$378.9bUS$84.1b32.4x29.9x6.6x
Sat, 25 Sep 2021US$2.5tUS$366.2bUS$79.3b30.7x31.1x6.7x
Mon, 23 Aug 2021US$2.4tUS$358.3bUS$74.7b27.5x31.5x6.6x
Sat, 10 Jul 2021US$2.3tUS$354.5bUS$73.1b30.1x31.9x6.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

31.7x


Total Market Cap: US$2.2tTotal Earnings: US$68.3bTotal Revenue: US$340.8bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Semiconductors Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 33.5x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the American Semiconductor industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 58.1x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 33.5x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 6.5x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 10.9x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Semiconductor industry have grown 6.9% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 9.4% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the U.S. Tech industry?

US Market3.30%
Tech5.57%
Semiconductors7.46%
Semiconductors7.55%
Semiconductor Equipment6.69%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Semiconductors industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 37.0x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 24.9%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 10.4% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Semiconductor Equipment industry, although it looks like investor sentiment has improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average of 21.9x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Semiconductors industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 25% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 10% per year.
  • In contrast, the Semiconductor Equipment industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 19% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

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

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
NVDA NVIDIAUS$904.128.9%
+US$181.4b
213.0%PE74.8x
AVGO BroadcomUS$1.33k6.6%
+US$38.2b
111.6%PE53x
QCOM QUALCOMMUS$180.5510.0%
+US$18.3b
69.6%PE23.8x
AMD Advanced Micro DevicesUS$153.626.5%
+US$15.1b
58.3%PE222.5x
AMAT Applied MaterialsUS$207.366.9%
+US$11.1b
79.7%PE24.1x
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NVDA

US$904.12

NVIDIA

7D

8.9%

1Y

213.0%

MU

US$119.32

Micron Technology

7D

8.8%

1Y

98.9%

AVGO

US$1,325.37

Broadcom

7D

6.6%

1Y

111.6%

MRAM

US$6.08

Everspin Technologies

7D

-18.8%

1Y

-12.8%

INTC

US$30.00

Intel

7D

-1.2%

1Y

0.1%

COHU

US$29.13

Cohu

7D

-1.6%

1Y

-14.9%

QCOM

US$180.55

QUALCOMM

7D

10.0%

1Y

69.6%

WOLF

US$24.37

Wolfspeed

7D

-6.7%

1Y

-40.3%

SHMD

US$3.43

SCHMID Group

7D

-29.3%

1Y

-67.5%

TXN

US$183.95

Texas Instruments

7D

5.0%

1Y

12.8%

SEDG

US$57.55

SolarEdge Technologies

7D

-0.9%

1Y

-80.5%

ALAB

US$69.26

Astera Labs

7D

-7.4%

1Y

n/a