Header cover image

U.S. Auto Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 19, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies44
  • 7D-9.9%
  • 3M-20.8%
  • 1Y-4.5%
  • YTD-31.5%

Over the last 7 days, the Auto industry has dropped 9.9%, driven by Tesla declining 14%. On the other hand Canoo is actually up 32%. However, the industry is down 4.5% over the past year. Earnings are forecast to grow by 10% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 19 Apr 2024US$724.7bUS$505.5bUS$18.4b16.2x39.5x1.4x
Sun, 17 Mar 2024US$784.2bUS$504.8bUS$18.1b15.7x43.3x1.6x
Tue, 13 Feb 2024US$859.0bUS$500.7bUS$16.3b16.9x52.8x1.7x
Thu, 11 Jan 2024US$1.0tUS$498.4bUS$13.8b11.1x73.4x2x
Sat, 09 Dec 2023US$1.0tUS$498.4bUS$13.7b14.7x75.7x2.1x
Mon, 06 Nov 2023US$954.2bUS$493.2bUS$13.2b11.4x72.4x1.9x
Wed, 04 Oct 2023US$1.1tUS$484.8bUS$12.8b12.5x83.4x2.2x
Fri, 01 Sep 2023US$1.1tUS$486.2bUS$13.0b10.8x84.6x2.3x
Sun, 30 Jul 2023US$1.2tUS$483.3bUS$13.5b10.8x85.6x2.4x
Tue, 27 Jun 2023US$1.0tUS$461.3bUS$11.1b9.1x92.9x2.2x
Thu, 25 May 2023US$815.4bUS$464.3bUS$11.8b5.6x69.2x1.8x
Sat, 22 Apr 2023US$753.3bUS$451.4bUS$6.2b6.5x120.9x1.7x
Mon, 20 Mar 2023US$795.7bUS$447.0bUS$7.0b7.3x113.1x1.8x
Wed, 15 Feb 2023US$942.1bUS$448.6bUS$6.5b9.6x146x2.1x
Fri, 13 Jan 2023US$656.7bUS$426.1bUS$16.3b7.8x40.2x1.5x
Sun, 11 Dec 2022US$839.8bUS$425.6bUS$16.5b7.7x51x2x
Tue, 08 Nov 2022US$883.4bUS$421.9bUS$17.9b7.9x49.4x2.1x
Thu, 06 Oct 2022US$1.0tUS$395.0bUS$17.8b7.6x57.6x2.6x
Sat, 03 Sep 2022US$1.2tUS$396.3bUS$17.3b8.1x66.8x2.9x
Mon, 01 Aug 2022US$1.3tUS$394.7bUS$18.1b8.9x70.1x3.2x
Wed, 29 Jun 2022US$1.1tUS$373.9bUS$18.6b15x56.7x2.8x
Fri, 27 May 2022US$959.5bUS$372.0bUS$18.0b13.3x53.4x2.6x
Sun, 24 Apr 2022US$1.4tUS$368.6bUS$24.5b8.8x55.3x3.7x
Tue, 22 Mar 2022US$1.3tUS$358.6bUS$21.8b7.9x59.9x3.6x
Thu, 17 Feb 2022US$1.4tUS$356.5bUS$24.7b10x55.7x3.9x
Sat, 15 Jan 2022US$1.6tUS$351.3bUS$8.7b17.3x182.7x4.5x
Mon, 13 Dec 2021US$1.6tUS$350.9bUS$9.6b22.1x164.1x4.5x
Wed, 10 Nov 2021US$1.6tUS$347.2bUS$11.7b28.1x139.6x4.7x
Fri, 08 Oct 2021US$1.2tUS$352.0bUS$12.6b17.4x92.4x3.3x
Sun, 05 Sep 2021US$1.1tUS$350.8bUS$12.5b15.1x87.1x3.1x
Tue, 03 Aug 2021US$1.1tUS$350.8bUS$12.5b16.4x87.8x3.1x
Fri, 07 May 2021US$1.0tUS$316.5bUS$11.5b28x86.7x3.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

86.7x


Total Market Cap: US$1.0tTotal Earnings: US$11.5bTotal Revenue: US$316.5bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Auto Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 72.1x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the American Auto 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 39.5x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 72.1x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 2.7x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.4x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Auto industry have grown 17% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 17% 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. Consumer Discretionary industry?

US Market-3.65%
Consumer Discretionary-4.67%
Auto-9.92%
Motorcycle Manufacturers-6.09%
Automobile Manufacturers-9.95%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Automobile Manufacturers industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 83.1x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 10.2%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 12.4% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Motorcycle Manufacturers industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 19.1x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Automobile Manufacturers industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 10% over the next 5 years.
  • This is roughly in line with its past earnings growth rate.
  • In contrast, the Motorcycle Manufacturers industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 5.8% 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
GOEV CanooUS$3.0031.6%
+US$46.4m
-83.2%PS218x
NWTN NWTNUS$7.270.3%
+US$5.7m
-32.5%PS3568.7x
MAMO Massimo GroupUS$4.061.0%
+US$1.7m
n/aPE16.1x
EZGO EZGO TechnologiesUS$1.9019.6%
+US$788.6k
-97.0%PS0.3x
EGOX Next.e.GOUS$0.03616.1%
+US$471.9k
-99.7%n/a
Simply Wall Street Pty Ltd (ACN 600 056 611), is a Corporate Authorised Representative (Authorised Representative Number: 467183) of Sanlam Private Wealth Pty Ltd (AFSL No. 337927). Any advice contained in this website is general advice only and has been prepared without considering your objectives, financial situation or needs. You should not rely on any advice and/or information contained in this website and before making any investment decision we recommend that you consider whether it is appropriate for your situation and seek appropriate financial, taxation and legal advice. Please read our Financial Services Guide before deciding whether to obtain financial services from us.

Latest News

VFS

US$2.71

VinFast Auto

7D

-32.8%

1Y

-73.6%

XPEV

US$7.17

XPeng

7D

-13.3%

1Y

-23.2%

RACE

US$412.62

Ferrari

7D

-1.8%

1Y

49.5%

LI

US$29.18

Li Auto

7D

-5.4%

1Y

26.2%

EZGO

US$1.90

EZGO Technologies

7D

19.6%

1Y

-97.0%

GOEV

US$3.00

Canoo

7D

31.6%

1Y

-83.2%

NWTN

US$7.27

NWTN

7D

0.3%

1Y

-32.5%

MAMO

US$4.06

Massimo Group

7D

1.0%

1Y

n/a

EGOX

US$0.036

Next.e.GO

7D

16.1%

1Y

-99.7%