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U.S. Auto Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 01, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies44
  • 7D10.5%
  • 3M-26.4%
  • 1Y42.8%
  • YTD-22.7%

The Auto industry is up 20% in the last week, with Tesla up 13%. Meanwhile, XPeng actually underperformed within the industry, shrinking 9.1% in the last week. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 46%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 26% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 01 May 2025US$1.1tUS$528.0bUS$8.5b12.9x126.7x2x
Sat, 29 Mar 2025US$1.1tUS$529.0bUS$9.3b20.3x112.7x2x
Mon, 24 Feb 2025US$1.3tUS$535.1bUS$11.5b17.1x117.6x2.5x
Wed, 22 Jan 2025US$1.6tUS$527.1bUS$17.3b17x93.8x3.1x
Fri, 20 Dec 2024US$1.7tUS$527.1bUS$17.1b20.6x96.9x3.1x
Sun, 17 Nov 2024US$1.3tUS$527.7bUS$16.9b16.1x76x2.4x
Tue, 15 Oct 2024US$961.5bUS$519.5bUS$17.0b18.7x56.7x1.9x
Thu, 12 Sep 2024US$983.0bUS$519.5bUS$17.0b13.7x57.9x1.9x
Sat, 10 Aug 2024US$871.1bUS$517.1bUS$16.4b13.3x53.2x1.7x
Mon, 08 Jul 2024US$1.1tUS$509.5bUS$17.4b17.5x60.8x2.1x
Wed, 05 Jun 2024US$810.5bUS$509.9bUS$17.5b14.3x46.4x1.6x
Fri, 03 May 2024US$828.9bUS$507.8bUS$17.1b17.4x48.4x1.6x
Sun, 31 Mar 2024US$826.7bUS$505.6bUS$18.2b18.7x45.3x1.6x
Tue, 27 Feb 2024US$912.3bUS$504.8bUS$17.5b17.2x52.3x1.8x
Thu, 25 Jan 2024US$908.6bUS$498.4bUS$13.8b15.8x65.7x1.8x
Sat, 23 Dec 2023US$1.1tUS$498.5bUS$13.8b16.7x78.2x2.2x
Mon, 20 Nov 2023US$1.0tUS$499.0bUS$14.0b11.8x71.8x2x
Wed, 18 Oct 2023US$1.1tUS$484.8bUS$12.8b12.6x83.3x2.2x
Fri, 15 Sep 2023US$1.1tUS$486.0bUS$13.0b10.8x87.8x2.4x
Sun, 13 Aug 2023US$1.1tUS$486.8bUS$14.1b11x74.6x2.2x
Tue, 11 Jul 2023US$1.2tUS$461.4bUS$11.0b9.8x105.3x2.5x
Thu, 08 Jun 2023US$956.9bUS$461.9bUS$11.5b8.9x83.5x2.1x
Sat, 06 May 2023US$777.6bUS$462.9bUS$11.6b6.2x66.9x1.7x
Mon, 03 Apr 2023US$907.6bUS$446.8bUS$7.1b6.6x128.6x2x
Wed, 01 Mar 2023US$913.2bUS$449.5bUS$6.8b9.4x134.2x2x
Fri, 27 Jan 2023US$774.6bUS$432.6bUS$17.1b7.5x45.3x1.8x
Sun, 25 Dec 2022US$627.1bUS$425.3bUS$16.4b7x38.2x1.5x
Tue, 22 Nov 2022US$798.0bUS$425.4bUS$16.8b8x47.5x1.9x
Thu, 20 Oct 2022US$936.9bUS$394.7bUS$17.9b7.3x52.4x2.4x
Sat, 17 Sep 2022US$1.3tUS$395.0bUS$18.0b8.5x69.8x3.2x
Mon, 15 Aug 2022US$1.3tUS$395.7bUS$17.8b14.1x73x3.3x
Wed, 13 Jul 2022US$1.0tUS$373.6bUS$18.6b8x56.3x2.8x
Fri, 10 Jun 2022US$1.0tUS$373.2bUS$18.1b15x57.8x2.8x
Sun, 08 May 2022US$1.2tUS$370.3bUS$19.5b9.2x61x3.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

61x


Total Market Cap: US$1.2tTotal Earnings: US$19.5bTotal Revenue: US$370.3bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Auto Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 73.9x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the American Auto industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 138x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 73.8x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 2.2x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Auto industry have declined 27% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 13% 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, which has decreased profits.

Industry Trends

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

US Market2.66%
Consumer Discretionary2.32%
Auto10.54%
Automobile Manufacturers10.59%
Motorcycle Manufacturers-3.44%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Automobile Manufacturers industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 75.8x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 26.1%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 31.4% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Motorcycle Manufacturers industry, although it looks like investor sentiment has improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average of 18.6x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Automobile Manufacturers industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 26% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 31% per year.
  • In contrast, the Motorcycle Manufacturers industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 10.0% 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
TSLA TeslaUS$282.1612.5%
+US$101.2b
56.8%PE148.8x
RIVN Rivian AutomotiveUS$13.6615.8%
+US$2.1b
48.3%PS3.2x
F Ford MotorUS$10.012.4%
+US$914.6m
-18.0%PE6.8x
VFS VinFast AutoUS$3.425.9%
+US$444.8m
28.6%PS4.7x
LI Li AutoUS$24.391.7%
+US$415.4m
-7.4%PE22.4x
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TSLA

US$282.16

Tesla

7D

12.5%

1Y

56.8%

GM

US$45.24

General Motors

7D

-1.3%

1Y

1.7%

GGR

US$0.25

Gogoro

7D

-3.7%

1Y

-84.2%

HOG

US$22.42

Harley-Davidson

7D

-2.9%

1Y

-34.8%

F

US$10.01

Ford Motor

7D

2.4%

1Y

-18.0%

VFS

US$3.42

VinFast Auto

7D

5.9%

1Y

28.6%

LCID

US$2.51

Lucid Group

7D

5.0%

1Y

-4.2%

MAMO

US$2.40

Massimo Group

7D

-1.7%

1Y

-39.5%

LI

US$24.39

Li Auto

7D

1.7%

1Y

-7.4%

XPEV

US$18.60

XPeng

7D

-9.1%

1Y

129.1%

RIVN

US$13.66

Rivian Automotive

7D

15.8%

1Y

48.3%

LVWR

US$1.79

LiveWire Group

7D

-12.3%

1Y

-73.5%

NWTN

US$0.36

NWTN

7D

-5.8%

1Y

-94.3%