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U.S. Automotive Retail Industry Analysis

UpdatedJan 20, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies38
  • 7D2.7%
  • 3M5.4%
  • 1Y14.4%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Automotive Retail industry has risen 2.7%, driven by gains from Carvana of 19%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 14%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 13% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 20 Jan 2025US$73.5bUS$215.6bUS$4.2b18.9x17.6x0.3x
Wed, 18 Dec 2024US$78.0bUS$215.5bUS$4.1b21.4x18.9x0.4x
Fri, 15 Nov 2024US$70.1bUS$214.1bUS$3.7b17.2x18.8x0.3x
Sun, 13 Oct 2024US$64.6bUS$213.4bUS$4.0b11.4x16.2x0.3x
Tue, 10 Sep 2024US$64.4bUS$213.4bUS$4.0b15.6x16.2x0.3x
Thu, 08 Aug 2024US$65.6bUS$213.6bUS$4.1b15.5x16.2x0.3x
Sat, 06 Jul 2024US$61.1bUS$212.6bUS$4.5b14.2x13.5x0.3x
Mon, 03 Jun 2024US$62.4bUS$213.2bUS$4.6b14.4x13.5x0.3x
Wed, 01 May 2024US$60.6bUS$214.3bUS$4.4b13.4x13.6x0.3x
Fri, 29 Mar 2024US$68.8bUS$211.9bUS$4.6b13.3x15x0.3x
Sun, 25 Feb 2024US$62.1bUS$212.3bUS$4.9b9.9x12.7x0.3x
Tue, 23 Jan 2024US$70.5bUS$230.0bUS$5.3b16.8x13.3x0.3x
Thu, 21 Dec 2023US$74.2bUS$230.3bUS$5.2b15.8x14.2x0.3x
Sat, 18 Nov 2023US$67.2bUS$230.3bUS$5.3b14.7x12.8x0.3x
Mon, 16 Oct 2023US$65.0bUS$221.9bUS$5.9b11.4x11.1x0.3x
Wed, 13 Sep 2023US$71.4bUS$222.9bUS$5.9b10.9x12.2x0.3x
Fri, 11 Aug 2023US$74.1bUS$222.8bUS$5.2b10.5x14.2x0.3x
Sun, 09 Jul 2023US$77.5bUS$224.0bUS$4.9b9.8x15.7x0.3x
Tue, 06 Jun 2023US$70.3bUS$225.6bUS$4.9b9.5x14.2x0.3x
Thu, 04 May 2023US$70.4bUS$226.5bUS$4.4b9.5x16x0.3x
Sat, 01 Apr 2023US$65.9bUS$227.4bUS$5.5b7.7x12x0.3x
Mon, 27 Feb 2023US$67.1bUS$222.9bUS$6.4b7.9x10.5x0.3x
Wed, 25 Jan 2023US$63.7bUS$225.8bUS$6.9b5.3x9.2x0.3x
Fri, 23 Dec 2022US$59.1bUS$225.7bUS$7.0b4.7x8.5x0.3x
Sun, 20 Nov 2022US$65.2bUS$227.8bUS$7.2b5.9x9.1x0.3x
Tue, 18 Oct 2022US$64.6bUS$235.8bUS$6.4b4.8x10.1x0.3x
Thu, 15 Sep 2022US$76.1bUS$235.6bUS$6.5b5.3x11.7x0.3x
Sat, 13 Aug 2022US$88.9bUS$235.4bUS$7.0b6x12.7x0.4x
Mon, 11 Jul 2022US$70.0bUS$206.3bUS$7.3b6.5x9.6x0.3x
Wed, 08 Jun 2022US$75.1bUS$204.7bUS$7.4b7x10.1x0.4x
Fri, 06 May 2022US$74.1bUS$204.4bUS$7.7b6.2x9.6x0.4x
Sun, 03 Apr 2022US$94.3bUS$204.0bUS$6.8b6.9x13.8x0.5x
Tue, 01 Mar 2022US$105.4bUS$203.2bUS$6.9b8.5x15.2x0.5x
Thu, 27 Jan 2022US$105.8bUS$199.6bUS$6.6b8.9x16.2x0.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

16.2x


Total Market Cap: US$105.8bTotal Earnings: US$6.6bTotal Revenue: US$199.6bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Automotive Retail Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 13.2x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the American Automotive Retail industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 17.6x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 13.2x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.33x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Automotive Retail industry have declined 14% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 2.6% 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. Automotive Retail compare with similar industries?

US Market3.25%
Consumer Discretionary4.22%
Specialty Stores1.92%
Automotive Retail2.71%
Home Improvement Retail4.99%
Home Furnishing Retail3.13%
Apparel Retail-0.17%
Specialty Stores-2.50%
Computer and Electronics Retail-7.28%
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
CVNA CarvanaUS$230.4918.5%
+US$4.6b		376.7%PE1742.4x
PAG Penske Automotive GroupUS$160.504.7%
+US$482.7m		4.2%PE12.3x
AN AutoNationUS$185.255.6%
+US$390.9m		29.9%PE10.2x
ORLY O'Reilly AutomotiveUS$1.22k0.5%
+US$383.9m		17.5%PE29.4x
GPI Group 1 AutomotiveUS$447.664.5%
+US$251.9m		60.8%PE11.6x
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