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U.S. Industrials Sector Analysis

UpdatedAug 21, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies1033
  • 7D-1.6%
  • 3M8.2%
  • 1Y16.7%
  • YTD12.9%

Over the last 7 days, the Industrials industry has dropped 1.6%, driven by GE Vernova declining 4.7%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 17%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 14% per annum.

Sector Valuation and Performance

Has the U.S. Industrials Sector valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 22 Aug 2025US$6.2tUS$2.7tUS$209.2b24.6x29.6x2.3x
Sun, 20 Jul 2025US$6.1tUS$2.7tUS$206.1b23.8x29.8x2.3x
Tue, 17 Jun 2025US$5.8tUS$2.7tUS$205.1b22.6x28.2x2.1x
Thu, 15 May 2025US$5.7tUS$2.7tUS$206.7b22.5x27.7x2.1x
Sat, 12 Apr 2025US$5.0tUS$2.7tUS$203.5b19.9x24.6x1.9x
Mon, 10 Mar 2025US$5.5tUS$2.7tUS$204.0b21.8x26.8x2x
Wed, 05 Feb 2025US$5.7tUS$2.7tUS$203.2b23.8x28.2x2.1x
Fri, 03 Jan 2025US$5.5tUS$2.7tUS$197.9b23.7x27.9x2x
Sun, 01 Dec 2024US$6.1tUS$2.7tUS$197.2b25x30.8x2.2x
Tue, 29 Oct 2024US$5.7tUS$2.7tUS$188.5b23.5x30.1x2.1x
Thu, 26 Sep 2024US$5.6tUS$2.7tUS$179.7b23x31.3x2.1x
Sat, 24 Aug 2024US$5.3tUS$2.7tUS$179.3b22.6x29.8x2x
Mon, 22 Jul 2024US$5.3tUS$2.7tUS$169.9b22.4x31.1x2x
Wed, 19 Jun 2024US$5.2tUS$2.7tUS$170.1b21.2x30.3x1.9x
Fri, 17 May 2024US$5.4tUS$2.7tUS$171.6b23.1x31.2x2x
Sun, 14 Apr 2024US$5.3tUS$2.7tUS$173.8b22.8x30.4x2x
Tue, 12 Mar 2024US$5.2tUS$2.7tUS$172.6b23x29.9x1.9x
Thu, 08 Feb 2024US$4.9tUS$2.7tUS$172.3b21.9x28.5x1.8x
Sat, 06 Jan 2024US$4.8tUS$2.7tUS$182.9b20.9x26.3x1.8x
Mon, 04 Dec 2023US$4.7tUS$2.7tUS$182.5b19.9x25.7x1.7x
Wed, 01 Nov 2023US$4.2tUS$2.7tUS$183.7b17.2x23.1x1.6x
Fri, 29 Sep 2023US$4.4tUS$2.7tUS$189.4b18.1x23.3x1.6x
Sun, 27 Aug 2023US$4.6tUS$2.7tUS$189.3b18.7x24.1x1.7x
Tue, 25 Jul 2023US$4.7tUS$2.7tUS$188.2b18.2x25x1.7x
Thu, 22 Jun 2023US$4.5tUS$2.7tUS$183.7b18.2x24.5x1.7x
Sat, 20 May 2023US$4.3tUS$2.7tUS$183.8b17x23.1x1.6x
Mon, 17 Apr 2023US$4.3tUS$2.6tUS$167.1b18.1x25.5x1.6x
Wed, 15 Mar 2023US$4.0tUS$2.6tUS$161.0b18.1x24.8x1.6x
Fri, 10 Feb 2023US$4.1tUS$2.5tUS$160.6b19.1x25.8x1.6x
Sun, 08 Jan 2023US$4.0tUS$2.5tUS$153.2b17.8x26.4x1.6x
Tue, 06 Dec 2022US$4.1tUS$2.5tUS$153.9b17.7x26.5x1.6x
Thu, 03 Nov 2022US$3.8tUS$2.5tUS$157.4b17x24.1x1.5x
Sat, 01 Oct 2022US$3.4tUS$2.4tUS$146.5b15.4x23.5x1.4x
Mon, 29 Aug 2022US$3.9tUS$2.4tUS$146.2b17.6x26.7x1.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

26.7x


Total Market Cap: US$3.9tTotal Earnings: US$146.2bTotal Revenue: US$2.4tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Industrials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 27.2x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the American Industrials 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 27.2x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.8x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.3x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Industrials industry have grown 13% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 4.2% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the U.S. Industrials sector?

US Market-1.48%
Industrials-1.58%
Transportation0.98%
Professional Services-0.31%
Commercial Services-0.87%
Aerospace & Defense-0.90%
Trade Distributors-1.42%
Logistics-1.69%
Industrials-1.80%
Building-2.43%
Machinery-2.55%
Construction-2.81%
Airlines-2.91%
Marine and Shipping-3.08%
Infrastructure-3.68%
Electrical-3.74%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Electrical industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 53.1x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 20.6%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 7.5% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Marine and Shipping industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 15.2x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Infrastructure industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 36% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 68% per year.
  • In contrast, the Marine and Shipping industry is expected to see its earnings growth to stay flat over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
UBER Uber TechnologiesUS$94.233.1%
+US$5.9b		28.5%PE15.6x
DAY DayforceUS$69.0029.2%
+US$2.4b		25.2%PE222.2x
LMT Lockheed MartinUS$447.202.3%
+US$2.3b		-19.7%PE24.8x
UNP Union PacificUS$225.301.7%
+US$2.2b		-7.8%PE19.3x
DE DeereUS$486.761.7%
+US$2.1b		29.3%PE25.3x

Latest News

DAY
US$67.40
Dayforce
7D
26.1%
1Y
23.3%
VRT
US$127.54
Vertiv Holdings Co
7D
-7.2%
1Y
63.5%
NOC
US$592.54
Northrop Grumman
7D
1.8%
1Y
16.9%
MMM
US$154.75
3M
7D
-3.4%
1Y
19.7%
CAT
US$420.59
Caterpillar
7D
1.7%
1Y
22.6%
NXT
US$66.13
Nextracker
7D
19.6%
1Y
65.0%

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RTX
US$156.59
RTX
7D
0.6%
1Y
33.5%
UNP
US$225.68
Union Pacific
7D
1.1%
1Y
-8.2%

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JOBY
US$14.72
Joby Aviation
7D
-17.3%
1Y
180.9%
DE
US$492.72
Deere
7D
-4.1%
1Y
30.7%
UBER
US$93.73
Uber Technologies
7D
3.2%
1Y
27.6%

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ADP
US$309.03
Automatic Data Processing
7D
1.3%
1Y
15.4%
ETN
US$346.22
Eaton
7D
-3.2%
1Y
15.5%
CTAS
US$216.73
Cintas
7D
-3.7%
1Y
10.7%
BA
US$225.62
Boeing
7D
-3.3%
1Y
30.1%
GEV
US$604.59
GE Vernova
7D
-4.7%
1Y
228.1%