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Australian (ASX) Industrials Sector Analysis

UpdatedJan 09, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies125
  • 7D0.6%
  • 3M-1.6%
  • 1Y11.0%
  • YTD0.4%

The Industrials is pretty flat in the last 7 days, but DroneShield has stood out, gaining 21%. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 11% over the past 12 months. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 18% per annum.

Sector Valuation and Performance

Has the Australian Industrials Sector valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 10 Jan 2026AU$245.6bAU$144.9bAU$8.1b20.8x30.2x1.7x
Mon, 08 Dec 2025AU$242.8bAU$145.1bAU$8.1b20.7x29.9x1.7x
Wed, 05 Nov 2025AU$243.8bAU$145.3bAU$8.2b20.3x29.8x1.7x
Fri, 03 Oct 2025AU$247.9bAU$145.9bAU$8.2b20x30.2x1.7x
Sun, 31 Aug 2025AU$248.2bAU$146.0bAU$8.3b18.7x30x1.7x
Tue, 29 Jul 2025AU$239.2bAU$144.6bAU$8.4b17.8x28.4x1.7x
Thu, 26 Jun 2025AU$237.1bAU$144.9bAU$8.4b17x28.1x1.6x
Sat, 24 May 2025AU$230.3bAU$144.7bAU$8.2b16.8x28x1.6x
Mon, 21 Apr 2025AU$217.7bAU$146.2bAU$8.3b15.8x26.1x1.5x
Wed, 19 Mar 2025AU$218.8bAU$146.3bAU$8.3b16x26.3x1.5x
Fri, 14 Feb 2025AU$218.1bAU$122.1bAU$7.1b20.8x30.7x1.8x
Sun, 12 Jan 2025AU$209.1bAU$121.9bAU$6.7b19x31x1.7x
Tue, 10 Dec 2024AU$210.4bAU$122.0bAU$6.6b21x31.7x1.7x
Thu, 07 Nov 2024AU$201.4bAU$120.3bAU$6.5b20x30.8x1.7x
Sat, 05 Oct 2024AU$204.7bAU$120.8bAU$6.5b19.7x31.5x1.7x
Mon, 02 Sep 2024AU$207.1bAU$122.1bAU$6.2b18.8x33.3x1.7x
Wed, 31 Jul 2024AU$199.4bAU$121.2bAU$5.5b18.7x36.5x1.6x
Fri, 28 Jun 2024AU$191.4bAU$120.9bAU$5.4b17.9x35.5x1.6x
Sun, 26 May 2024AU$192.7bAU$121.0bAU$5.4b17.8x35.8x1.6x
Tue, 23 Apr 2024AU$194.9bAU$122.4bAU$5.8b18.3x33.4x1.6x
Thu, 21 Mar 2024AU$196.0bAU$122.3bAU$5.9b18.2x33.4x1.6x
Sat, 17 Feb 2024AU$191.5bAU$119.0bAU$5.1b17.4x37.2x1.6x
Mon, 15 Jan 2024AU$187.9bAU$118.0bAU$4.8b18x39.5x1.6x
Wed, 13 Dec 2023AU$181.0bAU$118.2bAU$4.8b17.7x37.9x1.5x
Fri, 10 Nov 2023AU$175.6bAU$118.6bAU$4.8b16.6x36.2x1.5x
Sun, 08 Oct 2023AU$173.8bAU$118.7bAU$4.8b16.2x35.9x1.5x
Tue, 05 Sep 2023AU$183.3bAU$118.0bAU$4.6b17.3x39.5x1.6x
Thu, 03 Aug 2023AU$183.1bAU$111.4bAU$3.6b19.3x51x1.6x
Sat, 01 Jul 2023AU$177.8bAU$110.1bAU$3.5b18.5x50.8x1.6x
Mon, 29 May 2023AU$176.2bAU$110.4bAU$3.5b17.9x49.8x1.6x
Wed, 26 Apr 2023AU$177.5bAU$110.1bAU$3.5b18.2x50.6x1.6x
Fri, 24 Mar 2023AU$159.4bAU$99.4bAU$3.6b16.7x44.9x1.6x
Sun, 19 Feb 2023AU$148.6bAU$88.9bAU$3.0b19.7x49.4x1.7x
Tue, 17 Jan 2023AU$145.8bAU$87.3bAU$3.7b18.9x39.5x1.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

39.5x


Total Market Cap: AU$145.8bTotal Earnings: AU$3.7bTotal Revenue: AU$87.3bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Australian Industrials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 35.6x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the Australian Industrials industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 30.2x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 35.6x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 1.6x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Industrials industry have grown 30% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 18% 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 Australian Industrials sector?

AU Market0.25%
Industrials0.65%
Aerospace & Defense16.77%
Construction2.65%
Trade Distributors2.37%
Airlines1.20%
Professional Services1.03%
Building0.97%
Logistics0.75%
Industrials-0.10%
Electrical-0.21%
Transportation-0.40%
Commercial Services-1.18%
Infrastructure-1.20%
Machinery-8.80%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Aerospace & Defense industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 57.7%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 239.2% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Aerospace & Defense industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 58% over the next 5 years.
  • However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 239% per year.
  • In contrast, the Airlines industry 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 Price7D1YValuation
DRO DroneShieldAU$4.0220.7%
+AU$630.3m		425.5%PE654.8x
ASB AustalAU$8.0618.9%
+AU$538.2m		161.7%PE37.8x
ALQ ALSAU$22.733.0%
+AU$340.1m		45.2%PE42.6x
SGH SGHAU$47.531.5%
+AU$284.4m		2.7%PE39.7x
WOR WorleyAU$13.084.2%
+AU$268.3m		-5.4%PE16.2x

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DOW
AU$7.88
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7D
-1.3%
1Y
52.4%

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ASB
AU$8.06
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7D
18.9%
1Y
161.7%
ALQ
AU$22.73
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7D
3.0%
1Y
45.2%

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QAN
AU$10.31
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7D
-1.7%
1Y
10.4%

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BXB
AU$22.71
Brambles
7D
-0.4%
1Y
16.9%

BXB: Small Model Adjustments Will Support A Steady Medium-Term Outlook

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CVL
AU$1.67
Civmec
7D
14.0%
1Y
26.5%
SLX
AU$6.64
Silex Systems
7D
-25.5%
1Y
13.3%
DRO
AU$4.02
DroneShield
7D
20.7%
1Y
425.5%

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Analysts have trimmed their fair value estimate for DroneShield from A$5.15 to A$4.70, reflecting slightly higher assumed discount rates and a modestly lower future P/E multiple in their models. Valuation Changes Fair Value: reduced from A$5.15 to A$4.70 per share.
SGH
AU$47.53
SGH
7D
1.5%
1Y
2.7%
CPU
AU$33.74
Computershare
7D
-1.2%
1Y
0.3%

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REH
AU$13.76
Reece
7D
3.1%
1Y
-39.0%

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TCL
AU$13.95
Transurban Group
7D
-1.6%
1Y
3.5%

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WOR
AU$13.08
Worley
7D
4.2%
1Y
-5.4%
SYL
AU$3.24
Symal Group
7D
-6.6%
1Y
90.6%
RWC
AU$3.99
Reliance Worldwide
7D
3.6%
1Y
-21.0%
VGN
AU$3.33
Virgin Australia Holdings
7D
-4.3%
1Y
n/a