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U.S. Automotive Retail Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 19, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies38
  • 7D-0.2%
  • 3M-10.8%
  • 1Y35.7%
  • YTDn/a

The Automotive Retail industry has stayed flat over the last week. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 36% in that time. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 21% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 20 Apr 2025US$111.5bUS$236.3bUS$4.1b13.3x27.3x0.5x
Tue, 18 Mar 2025US$105.7bUS$236.0bUS$4.0b13.8x26.2x0.4x
Thu, 13 Feb 2025US$77.9bUS$219.4bUS$4.3b18.3x18.2x0.4x
Sat, 11 Jan 2025US$72.7bUS$215.6bUS$4.2b19.4x17.4x0.3x
Mon, 09 Dec 2024US$78.0bUS$215.5bUS$4.1b21.4x18.9x0.4x
Wed, 06 Nov 2024US$65.4bUS$214.4bUS$3.7b14.1x17.5x0.3x
Fri, 04 Oct 2024US$64.8bUS$213.4bUS$4.0b11.4x16.2x0.3x
Sun, 01 Sep 2024US$69.1bUS$213.4bUS$4.0b16.3x17.4x0.3x
Tue, 30 Jul 2024US$67.9bUS$212.7bUS$4.5b15.7x15.1x0.3x
Thu, 27 Jun 2024US$61.6bUS$212.6bUS$4.5b14.8x13.6x0.3x
Sat, 25 May 2024US$61.8bUS$213.2bUS$4.7b14.5x13.3x0.3x
Mon, 22 Apr 2024US$60.4bUS$211.8bUS$4.7b12.5x12.9x0.3x
Wed, 20 Mar 2024US$65.0bUS$211.9bUS$4.6b12.7x14.2x0.3x
Fri, 16 Feb 2024US$65.0bUS$218.7bUS$4.9b12.5x13.3x0.3x
Sun, 14 Jan 2024US$68.8bUS$230.0bUS$5.3b16.5x13x0.3x
Tue, 12 Dec 2023US$67.9bUS$230.3bUS$5.2b15.4x13x0.3x
Thu, 09 Nov 2023US$66.3bUS$230.3bUS$5.5b12.3x12x0.3x
Sat, 07 Oct 2023US$65.3bUS$221.9bUS$5.9b11.4x11.1x0.3x
Mon, 04 Sep 2023US$74.9bUS$222.9bUS$5.2b11.7x14.4x0.3x
Wed, 02 Aug 2023US$76.1bUS$225.8bUS$4.6b10.7x16.5x0.3x
Fri, 30 Jun 2023US$76.7bUS$224.0bUS$5.0b9.5x15.5x0.3x
Sun, 28 May 2023US$71.6bUS$225.7bUS$4.7b9.5x15.2x0.3x
Tue, 25 Apr 2023US$67.0bUS$225.0bUS$4.6b7.7x14.5x0.3x
Thu, 23 Mar 2023US$59.9bUS$227.4bUS$5.3b7.3x11.3x0.3x
Sat, 18 Feb 2023US$73.6bUS$230.0bUS$6.7b8x11x0.3x
Mon, 16 Jan 2023US$63.9bUS$225.8bUS$6.9b5.5x9.2x0.3x
Wed, 14 Dec 2022US$63.5bUS$227.8bUS$7.2b5.2x8.8x0.3x
Fri, 11 Nov 2022US$68.3bUS$227.6bUS$7.2b5.5x9.5x0.3x
Sun, 09 Oct 2022US$64.7bUS$235.8bUS$6.4b4.6x10.2x0.3x
Tue, 06 Sep 2022US$77.6bUS$235.6bUS$6.5b5.8x11.9x0.3x
Thu, 04 Aug 2022US$76.3bUS$220.2bUS$7.6b6x10x0.3x
Sat, 02 Jul 2022US$68.6bUS$206.3bUS$7.3b6.5x9.5x0.3x
Mon, 30 May 2022US$75.8bUS$204.7bUS$7.4b7.1x10.2x0.4x
Wed, 27 Apr 2022US$72.6bUS$197.0bUS$7.1b6.7x10.2x0.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

10.2x


Total Market Cap: US$72.6bTotal Earnings: US$7.1bTotal Revenue: US$197.0bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Automotive Retail Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 14x202320242025
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 27.3x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 14.0x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.32x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Automotive Retail industry have declined 17% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 6.3% 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 Market-1.11%
Consumer Discretionary-2.73%
Specialty Stores-0.34%
Automotive Retail-0.19%
Computer and Electronics Retail1.86%
Home Improvement Retail0.18%
Specialty Stores-0.61%
Apparel Retail-0.90%
Home Furnishing Retail-5.53%
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$211.412.5%
+US$699.9m
196.3%PE135.2x
UXIN UxinUS$4.3220.3%
+US$137.2m
160.2%PS3.6x
ORLY O'Reilly AutomotiveUS$1.39k0.08%
+US$63.5m
27.5%PE33.4x
CRMT America's Car-MartUS$48.055.3%
+US$20.1m
-17.5%PE51.7x
CANG CangoUS$3.734.5%
+US$16.6m
166.4%PE9.4x
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ONEW

US$13.49

OneWater Marine

7D

7.5%

1Y

-43.4%

CVNA

US$211.41

Carvana

7D

2.5%

1Y

196.3%

LAD

US$288.55

Lithia Motors

7D

-1.0%

1Y

10.6%

PAG

US$151.81

Penske Automotive Group

7D

0.1%

1Y

2.6%

AN

US$165.78

AutoNation

7D

-1.2%

1Y

7.6%

KMX

US$64.59

CarMax

7D

-5.5%

1Y

-5.5%

CANG

US$3.73

Cango

7D

4.5%

1Y

166.4%

ABG

US$218.55

Asbury Automotive Group

7D

-4.3%

1Y

1.6%

GPI

US$391.38

Group 1 Automotive

7D

-3.4%

1Y

47.4%

VVV

US$33.48

Valvoline

7D

-1.6%

1Y

-18.7%

CRMT

US$48.05

America's Car-Mart

7D

5.3%

1Y

-17.5%

JZXN

US$6.71

Jiuzi Holdings

7D

26.6%

1Y

34.1%