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U.S. Automotive Retail Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 13, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies37
  • 7D10.9%
  • 3M-3.5%
  • 1Y33.6%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Automotive Retail industry has risen 11%, driven by gains from Carvana of 27%. During this same period, the CarMax underperformed, falling 9.7%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 33%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 22% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 13 Apr 2025US$111.7bUS$208.1bUS$4.1b13.4x27.4x0.5x
Tue, 11 Mar 2025US$112.1bUS$237.3bUS$3.8b14.1x29.2x0.5x
Thu, 06 Feb 2025US$77.9bUS$217.3bUS$4.2b20.5x18.4x0.4x
Sat, 04 Jan 2025US$72.4bUS$215.6bUS$4.2b19.9x17.4x0.3x
Mon, 02 Dec 2024US$78.4bUS$215.5bUS$4.1b21.7x19.2x0.4x
Wed, 30 Oct 2024US$66.0bUS$214.6bUS$3.8b15.7x17.3x0.3x
Fri, 27 Sep 2024US$65.6bUS$213.3bUS$4.0b11.9x16.4x0.3x
Sun, 25 Aug 2024US$68.4bUS$213.5bUS$4.0b12.4x17.2x0.3x
Tue, 23 Jul 2024US$65.8bUS$212.6bUS$4.5b15.8x14.5x0.3x
Thu, 20 Jun 2024US$62.6bUS$213.1bUS$4.6b15.2x13.6x0.3x
Sat, 18 May 2024US$64.7bUS$214.1bUS$4.3b14.7x15.1x0.3x
Mon, 15 Apr 2024US$60.9bUS$211.8bUS$4.7b12.5x13x0.3x
Wed, 13 Mar 2024US$64.1bUS$212.2bUS$4.6b12.6x13.9x0.3x
Fri, 09 Feb 2024US$63.4bUS$217.9bUS$4.8b15x13.3x0.3x
Sun, 07 Jan 2024US$70.4bUS$230.0bUS$5.3b16.5x13.3x0.3x
Tue, 05 Dec 2023US$69.1bUS$230.3bUS$5.3b16x13.1x0.3x
Thu, 02 Nov 2023US$61.6bUS$224.1bUS$5.5b11.5x11.1x0.3x
Sat, 30 Sep 2023US$69.7bUS$221.9bUS$5.9b11.1x11.9x0.3x
Mon, 28 Aug 2023US$72.1bUS$222.9bUS$5.2b11x13.9x0.3x
Wed, 26 Jul 2023US$75.6bUS$223.8bUS$4.8b10x15.7x0.3x
Fri, 23 Jun 2023US$72.9bUS$225.6bUS$5.0b9.5x14.7x0.3x
Sun, 21 May 2023US$70.9bUS$225.7bUS$4.7b9.5x15x0.3x
Tue, 18 Apr 2023US$66.5bUS$225.5bUS$5.5b7.8x12.1x0.3x
Thu, 16 Mar 2023US$60.1bUS$223.0bUS$6.6b7.2x9.1x0.3x
Sat, 11 Feb 2023US$71.0bUS$228.8bUS$7.2b5.7x9.9x0.3x
Mon, 09 Jan 2023US$62.4bUS$225.8bUS$7.0b5.2x9x0.3x
Wed, 07 Dec 2022US$64.4bUS$227.8bUS$7.2b5.3x9x0.3x
Fri, 04 Nov 2022US$66.9bUS$242.4bUS$6.6b4.6x10.1x0.3x
Sun, 02 Oct 2022US$65.2bUS$235.8bUS$6.4b4.6x10.2x0.3x
Tue, 30 Aug 2022US$83.2bUS$235.6bUS$6.5b6.2x12.8x0.4x
Thu, 28 Jul 2022US$69.1bUS$207.5bUS$7.3b6.1x9.5x0.3x
Sat, 25 Jun 2022US$68.9bUS$204.7bUS$7.4b6.6x9.3x0.3x
Mon, 23 May 2022US$70.0bUS$204.6bUS$7.5b6x9.3x0.3x
Wed, 20 Apr 2022US$93.5bUS$206.6bUS$6.7b7.2x14x0.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

14x


Total Market Cap: US$93.5bTotal Earnings: US$6.7bTotal Revenue: US$206.6bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Automotive Retail Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 13.9x202320242025
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 26.9x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 13.9x.
  • 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 15% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 4.6% 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 Market5.42%
Consumer Discretionary3.66%
Specialty Stores3.46%
Automotive Retail10.87%
Computer and Electronics Retail4.95%
Apparel Retail4.79%
Specialty Stores4.75%
Home Furnishing Retail4.28%
Home Improvement Retail0.084%
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$206.2026.8%
+US$5.9b		175.0%PE131.9x
MUSA Murphy USAUS$513.929.3%
+US$868.6m		24.7%PE20.2x
PAG Penske Automotive GroupUS$151.636.9%
+US$656.8m		1.1%PE11x
AN AutoNationUS$167.825.8%
+US$363.8m		8.9%PE9.5x
ABG Asbury Automotive GroupUS$228.287.4%
+US$308.4m		5.0%PE10.4x
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AN

US$167.82

AutoNation

7D

5.8%

1Y

8.9%

KMX

US$68.36

CarMax

7D

-9.7%

1Y

-4.3%

CVNA

US$206.20

Carvana

7D

26.8%

1Y

175.0%

CANG

US$3.57

Cango

7D

-5.3%

1Y

144.5%

SAH

US$60.08

Sonic Automotive

7D

7.0%

1Y

20.4%

ABG

US$228.28

Asbury Automotive Group

7D

7.4%

1Y

5.0%

GPI

US$405.00

Group 1 Automotive

7D

6.0%

1Y

50.3%

AAP

US$32.26

Advance Auto Parts

7D

-7.9%

1Y

-54.2%

VVV

US$34.01

Valvoline

7D

-1.4%

1Y

-18.5%

CWH

US$12.21

Camping World Holdings

7D

-5.6%

1Y

-47.8%

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MUSA

US$513.92

Murphy USA

7D

9.3%

1Y

24.7%

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UXIN

US$3.59

Uxin

7D

-8.4%

1Y

92.0%

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MNRO

US$14.87

Monro

7D

-2.6%

1Y

-51.1%

LAD

US$291.57

Lithia Motors

7D

3.4%

1Y

10.2%

PAG

US$151.63

Penske Automotive Group

7D

6.9%

1Y

1.1%

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ONEW

US$12.55

OneWater Marine

7D

-9.0%

1Y

-51.0%