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U.S. Distributors Industry Analysis

UpdatedSep 18, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies40
  • 7D-0.2%
  • 3M9.1%
  • 1Y-8.6%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Distributors industry has dropped 1.2%, driven by a pullback from Epsium Enterprise of 70%. Overall the industry is down 7.8% in 12 months. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 9.4% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 18 Sep 2025US$43.9bUS$59.2bUS$2.1b23.5x21.1x0.7x
Sat, 16 Aug 2025US$42.9bUS$59.2bUS$2.1b24.5x20.4x0.7x
Mon, 14 Jul 2025US$41.7bUS$59.0bUS$2.1b22.9x19.6x0.7x
Wed, 11 Jun 2025US$41.9bUS$59.0bUS$2.1b20.7x19.7x0.7x
Fri, 09 May 2025US$40.1bUS$59.0bUS$2.1b17.6x18.9x0.7x
Sun, 06 Apr 2025US$41.6bUS$58.7bUS$2.2b17.9x18.8x0.7x
Tue, 04 Mar 2025US$43.7bUS$58.7bUS$2.2b15.6x19.7x0.7x
Thu, 30 Jan 2025US$42.2bUS$58.0bUS$2.5b16.2x17.2x0.7x
Sat, 28 Dec 2024US$41.8bUS$58.0bUS$2.5b14.9x17x0.7x
Mon, 25 Nov 2024US$44.1bUS$57.9bUS$2.5b15.9x18x0.8x
Wed, 23 Oct 2024US$47.0bUS$57.6bUS$2.5b14.5x19x0.8x
Fri, 20 Sep 2024US$46.7bUS$57.4bUS$2.6b14.8x18x0.8x
Sun, 18 Aug 2024US$45.6bUS$58.0bUS$2.6b14.4x17.5x0.8x
Tue, 16 Jul 2024US$46.4bUS$57.6bUS$2.8b12.8x16.8x0.8x
Thu, 13 Jun 2024US$46.2bUS$47.4bUS$2.7b13.4x17.3x1x
Sat, 11 May 2024US$50.1bUS$47.4bUS$2.7b14.5x18.7x1.1x
Mon, 08 Apr 2024US$52.1bUS$47.0bUS$2.9b15.1x18.3x1.1x
Wed, 06 Mar 2024US$52.8bUS$46.9bUS$2.8b15.3x18.6x1.1x
Fri, 02 Feb 2024US$49.7bUS$46.5bUS$2.8b16.1x18x1.1x
Sun, 31 Dec 2023US$49.2bUS$46.4bUS$2.7b12.7x18.3x1.1x
Tue, 28 Nov 2023US$47.0bUS$46.3bUS$2.7b13.9x17.6x1x
Thu, 26 Oct 2023US$44.8bUS$45.9bUS$2.7b13.4x16.5x1x
Sat, 23 Sep 2023US$48.9bUS$45.9bUS$2.7b15.1x17.9x1.1x
Mon, 21 Aug 2023US$51.2bUS$45.9bUS$2.7b15.9x18.8x1.1x
Wed, 19 Jul 2023US$54.7bUS$45.5bUS$3.0b13.6x18.5x1.2x
Fri, 16 Jun 2023US$52.1bUS$45.5bUS$3.0b12.7x17.6x1.1x
Sun, 14 May 2023US$54.5bUS$46.9bUS$2.9b16.9x18.9x1.2x
Tue, 11 Apr 2023US$53.4bUS$45.2bUS$3.0b17.6x17.8x1.2x
Thu, 09 Mar 2023US$56.7bUS$46.2bUS$3.0b16.1x18.9x1.2x
Sat, 04 Feb 2023US$58.5bUS$44.2bUS$3.1b16.5x18.8x1.3x
Mon, 02 Jan 2023US$54.3bUS$44.1bUS$3.1b12x17.4x1.2x
Wed, 30 Nov 2022US$55.8bUS$44.1bUS$3.1b11.9x17.9x1.3x
Fri, 28 Oct 2022US$55.4bUS$43.8bUS$3.2b15.5x17.4x1.3x
Sun, 25 Sep 2022US$51.5bUS$43.0bUS$3.1b16x16.5x1.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

16.5x


Total Market Cap: US$51.5bTotal Earnings: US$3.1bTotal Revenue: US$43.0bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Distributors Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 18.2x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the American Distributors industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 21.0x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 18.2x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.98x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Distributors industry have declined 13% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 11% 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 Comparison

How does U.S. Distributors compare with similar industries?

US Market1.17%
Consumer Discretionary4.63%
Retail Distributors-0.16%
Distributors-0.16%
Industry PEThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.
Forecasted GrowthThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

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

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
POOL PoolUS$323.331.3%
+US$156.0m		-12.4%PE29.5x
AMRK A-Mark Precious MetalsUS$26.5410.4%
+US$61.6m		-38.7%PE37.8x
GCT GigaCloud TechnologyUS$29.715.3%
+US$56.1m		71.2%PE8.4x
EDUC Educational DevelopmentUS$1.8062.9%
+US$6.0m		-7.7%PS0.5x
JL J-Long GroupUS$6.288.1%
+US$1.8m		n/aPE9.1x

Latest News

EDUC
US$1.80
Educational Development
7D
62.9%
1Y
-7.7%

Revenues Not Telling The Story For Educational Development Corporation (NASDAQ:EDUC) After Shares Rise 27%

Sep 17
Revenues Not Telling The Story For Educational Development Corporation (NASDAQ:EDUC) After Shares Rise 27%
JL
US$6.28
J-Long Group
7D
8.1%
1Y
n/a
AMRK
US$26.54
A-Mark Precious Metals
7D
10.4%
1Y
-38.7%
AENT
US$6.80
Alliance Entertainment Holding
7D
-2.4%
1Y
222.3%
BRIA
US$2.20
BrilliA
7D
-8.3%
1Y
n/a
POOL
US$323.33
Pool
7D
1.3%
1Y
-12.4%

Pool (NASDAQ:POOL) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly

Sep 06
Pool (NASDAQ:POOL) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly
MJID
US$1.23
Ping An Biomedical
7D
3.4%
1Y
n/a
GPC
US$139.23
Genuine Parts
7D
-0.2%
1Y
0.8%
RCT
US$0.93
RedCloud Holdings
7D
-27.1%
1Y
n/a
SORA
US$5.58
AsiaStrategy
7D
-4.9%
1Y
n/a
LKQ
US$31.11
LKQ
7D
-3.1%
1Y
-23.7%
GCT
US$29.71
GigaCloud Technology
7D
5.3%
1Y
71.2%
CTNT
US$1.83
Cheetah Net Supply Chain Service
7D
4.6%
1Y
-52.3%
GNLN
US$3.57
Greenlane Holdings
7D
3.5%
1Y
-99.9%
EPSM
US$38.30
Epsium Enterprise
7D
-5.2%
1Y
n/a