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U.S. Automotive Retail Industry Analysis

UpdatedFeb 21, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies39
  • 7D-6.4%
  • 3M-2.6%
  • 1Y74.2%
  • YTDn/a

Last week, the Automotive Retail industry hasn't moved much but Carvana is up 5.2% in that time. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 21% in that time. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 12% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 21 Feb 2025US$138.0bUS$233.4bUS$4.5b18x30.6x0.6x
Sun, 19 Jan 2025US$73.5bUS$215.6bUS$4.2b18.9x17.6x0.3x
Tue, 17 Dec 2024US$77.8bUS$215.5bUS$4.1b21.7x18.9x0.4x
Thu, 14 Nov 2024US$69.3bUS$214.1bUS$3.7b17.2x18.5x0.3x
Sat, 12 Oct 2024US$63.7bUS$213.4bUS$4.0b11.4x16x0.3x
Mon, 09 Sep 2024US$64.3bUS$213.4bUS$4.0b15.6x16.2x0.3x
Wed, 07 Aug 2024US$65.4bUS$213.7bUS$4.1b15.8x16.1x0.3x
Fri, 05 Jul 2024US$61.1bUS$212.6bUS$4.5b14.4x13.5x0.3x
Sun, 02 Jun 2024US$62.4bUS$213.2bUS$4.7b14.4x13.4x0.3x
Tue, 30 Apr 2024US$62.4bUS$214.4bUS$4.5b13.8x13.9x0.3x
Thu, 28 Mar 2024US$68.7bUS$211.9bUS$4.6b13.2x15x0.3x
Sat, 24 Feb 2024US$62.1bUS$212.3bUS$4.9b9.9x12.7x0.3x
Mon, 22 Jan 2024US$69.4bUS$230.0bUS$5.3b16.6x13.1x0.3x
Wed, 20 Dec 2023US$74.1bUS$230.3bUS$5.2b16.1x14.2x0.3x
Fri, 17 Nov 2023US$67.2bUS$230.3bUS$5.3b15.4x12.8x0.3x
Sun, 15 Oct 2023US$65.0bUS$221.9bUS$5.9b11.4x11.1x0.3x
Tue, 12 Sep 2023US$71.4bUS$222.9bUS$5.9b11.1x12.2x0.3x
Thu, 10 Aug 2023US$75.3bUS$222.7bUS$5.2b10.5x14.5x0.3x
Sat, 08 Jul 2023US$77.5bUS$224.0bUS$4.9b9.8x15.7x0.3x
Mon, 05 Jun 2023US$70.8bUS$225.7bUS$4.6b9.5x15.3x0.3x
Wed, 03 May 2023US$71.3bUS$226.5bUS$4.5b8.9x16x0.3x
Fri, 31 Mar 2023US$63.8bUS$227.1bUS$5.3b7.6x12.1x0.3x
Sun, 26 Feb 2023US$67.2bUS$222.9bUS$6.4b7.9x10.5x0.3x
Tue, 24 Jan 2023US$64.0bUS$225.8bUS$6.9b5.4x9.2x0.3x
Thu, 22 Dec 2022US$59.2bUS$227.8bUS$7.2b4.7x8.2x0.3x
Sat, 19 Nov 2022US$65.3bUS$227.8bUS$7.2b5.9x9.1x0.3x
Mon, 17 Oct 2022US$64.6bUS$235.8bUS$6.4b4.8x10.1x0.3x
Wed, 14 Sep 2022US$80.8bUS$235.6bUS$6.5b5.7x12.4x0.3x
Fri, 12 Aug 2022US$87.8bUS$235.4bUS$7.0b6.1x12.5x0.4x
Sun, 10 Jul 2022US$70.0bUS$206.3bUS$7.3b6.5x9.6x0.3x
Tue, 07 Jun 2022US$75.2bUS$204.7bUS$7.4b7x10.1x0.4x
Thu, 05 May 2022US$75.3bUS$203.9bUS$7.7b6.9x9.7x0.4x
Sat, 02 Apr 2022US$94.3bUS$204.0bUS$6.8b6.9x13.8x0.5x
Mon, 28 Feb 2022US$104.8bUS$203.2bUS$6.9b8.4x15.1x0.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

15.1x


Total Market Cap: US$104.8bTotal Earnings: US$6.9bTotal Revenue: US$203.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Automotive Retail Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 13.3x202320242025
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 18.4x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 13.3x.
  • 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 2.7% 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-0.41%
Consumer Discretionary-1.02%
Specialty Stores-3.43%
Automotive Retail-6.36%
Computer and Electronics Retail2.13%
Home Furnishing Retail0.90%
Specialty Stores-1.39%
Apparel Retail-2.28%
Home Improvement Retail-4.32%
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
ARKO ArkoUS$7.753.9%
+US$33.6m
-2.9%PE48.6x
EVGO EVgoUS$3.053.4%
+US$10.8m
28.7%PS1.4x
JZXN Jiuzi HoldingsUS$4.8325.5%
+US$10.2m
-63.6%PS6.6x
AZI Autozi Internet Technology (Global)US$0.6915.2%
+US$9.6m
n/aPS0.6x
MNRO MonroUS$19.210.5%
+US$3.0m
-40.3%PE31.2x
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VVV

US$37.92

Valvoline

7D

-5.4%

1Y

-7.8%

CVNA

US$247.72

Carvana

7D

-9.1%

1Y

372.7%

MNRO

US$19.21

Monro

7D

0.5%

1Y

-40.3%

PAG

US$167.92

Penske Automotive Group

7D

-4.5%

1Y

11.4%

MUSA

US$460.80

Murphy USA

7D

-6.5%

1Y

13.1%

LAD

US$360.70

Lithia Motors

7D

-6.2%

1Y

26.3%

ARKO

US$7.75

Arko

7D

3.9%

1Y

-2.9%

ORLY

US$1,312.44

O'Reilly Automotive

7D

-1.7%

1Y

24.4%

AZO

US$3,406.66

AutoZone

7D

-1.8%

1Y

23.5%

AZI

US$0.69

Autozi Internet Technology (Global)

7D

15.2%

1Y

n/a

JZXN

US$4.83

Jiuzi Holdings

7D

25.5%

1Y

-63.6%