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U.S. Automotive Retail Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 08, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies32
  • 7D1.4%
  • 3M1.8%
  • 1Y1.0%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Automotive Retail industry has risen 1.4%, driven by gains from Carvana of 41%. Overall in the last year, the industry is flat. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 11% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 08 May 2024US$61.4bUS$214.2bUS$4.3b13.9x14.3x0.3x
Fri, 05 Apr 2024US$65.8bUS$211.9bUS$4.7b12.8x14x0.3x
Sun, 03 Mar 2024US$64.8bUS$212.3bUS$4.7b12.8x13.8x0.3x
Tue, 30 Jan 2024US$70.0bUS$230.0bUS$5.3b16.8x13.2x0.3x
Thu, 28 Dec 2023US$74.8bUS$230.0bUS$5.3b16.1x14.2x0.3x
Sat, 25 Nov 2023US$67.6bUS$230.3bUS$5.3b15.3x12.9x0.3x
Mon, 23 Oct 2023US$63.6bUS$221.9bUS$5.9b11.5x10.8x0.3x
Wed, 20 Sep 2023US$72.4bUS$222.9bUS$5.9b11.4x12.3x0.3x
Fri, 18 Aug 2023US$74.4bUS$222.8bUS$5.2b10.2x14.3x0.3x
Sun, 16 Jul 2023US$78.7bUS$224.0bUS$4.9b9.9x16x0.4x
Tue, 13 Jun 2023US$71.8bUS$225.6bUS$5.0b9.5x14.4x0.3x
Thu, 11 May 2023US$72.5bUS$225.9bUS$4.6b9.5x15.7x0.3x
Sat, 08 Apr 2023US$63.9bUS$227.4bUS$5.6b7.5x11.4x0.3x
Mon, 06 Mar 2023US$68.6bUS$223.0bUS$6.6b7.6x10.4x0.3x
Wed, 01 Feb 2023US$68.6bUS$226.4bUS$7.0b5.6x9.9x0.3x
Fri, 30 Dec 2022US$60.1bUS$225.8bUS$7.0b4.9x8.6x0.3x
Sun, 27 Nov 2022US$65.8bUS$227.8bUS$7.2b6x9.1x0.3x
Tue, 25 Oct 2022US$63.4bUS$236.9bUS$6.4b4.6x9.9x0.3x
Thu, 22 Sep 2022US$72.5bUS$235.6bUS$6.5b4.9x11.1x0.3x
Sat, 20 Aug 2022US$87.3bUS$235.5bUS$7.0b6x12.5x0.4x
Mon, 18 Jul 2022US$70.4bUS$206.3bUS$7.3b6.4x9.7x0.3x
Wed, 15 Jun 2022US$87.4bUS$204.7bUS$7.4b6.3x11.8x0.4x
Fri, 13 May 2022US$71.1bUS$204.3bUS$7.7b5.9x9.2x0.3x
Sun, 10 Apr 2022US$94.2bUS$204.0bUS$6.8b6.8x13.8x0.5x
Tue, 08 Mar 2022US$94.9bUS$200.5bUS$7.2b8.5x13.1x0.5x
Thu, 03 Feb 2022US$111.0bUS$199.6bUS$6.6b9.2x16.9x0.6x
Sat, 01 Jan 2022US$131.9bUS$199.6bUS$6.5b9.4x20.1x0.7x
Mon, 29 Nov 2021US$145.8bUS$196.2bUS$6.5b9.1x22.4x0.7x
Wed, 27 Oct 2021US$145.9bUS$187.3bUS$6.2b10.2x23.4x0.8x
Fri, 24 Sep 2021US$152.1bUS$181.2bUS$5.9b11.2x25.7x0.8x
Sun, 22 Aug 2021US$111.7bUS$175.8bUS$5.8b10.2x19.2x0.6x
Fri, 09 Jul 2021US$107.4bUS$175.5bUS$5.9b9x18.3x0.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

21.5x


Total Market Cap: US$104.0bTotal Earnings: US$4.8bTotal Revenue: US$155.4bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Automotive Retail Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 14.2x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the American Automotive Retail industry at the moment, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates to remain steady.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 14.2x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.41x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Automotive Retail industry have declined 3.9% 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. Automotive Retail compare with similar industries?

US Market3.31%
Consumer Discretionary4.33%
Specialty Stores2.69%
Automotive Retail1.43%
Computer and Electronics Retail7.66%
Home Improvement Retail5.67%
Home Furnishing Retail3.79%
Apparel Retail3.61%
Specialty Stores-0.11%
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$116.6640.7%
+US$4.0b		884.5%PE21.4x
AZO AutoZoneUS$2.99k1.2%
+US$592.6m		9.7%PE19.7x
ORLY O'Reilly AutomotiveUS$1.02k0.7%
+US$439.4m		7.1%PE25.3x
LAD Lithia MotorsUS$263.503.6%
+US$249.9m		20.2%PE7.7x
VVV ValvolineUS$44.214.0%
+US$219.1m		29.0%PE27.8x
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1Y

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0.7%

1Y

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Arko

7D

-0.5%

1Y

-41.9%

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-3.7%

1Y

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RMBL

US$4.89

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7D

-5.2%

1Y

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