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U.S. Industrials Sector Analysis

UpdatedNov 05, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies978
  • 7D-1.3%
  • 3M10.1%
  • 1Y30.4%
  • YTD17.5%

Over the last 7 days, the Industrials industry has dropped 1.3%, driven by pullbacks in RTX and Uber Technologies of 5.9% and 5.7%, respectively. Over the past 12 months, the industry was up 30%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 14% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 06 Nov 2024US$5.6tUS$2.7tUS$193.8b23.3x29x2.1x
Fri, 04 Oct 2024US$5.7tUS$2.7tUS$179.9b22.9x31.4x2.1x
Sun, 01 Sep 2024US$5.5tUS$2.7tUS$179.7b22.6x30.4x2x
Tue, 30 Jul 2024US$5.3tUS$2.7tUS$181.5b22.6x29.4x2x
Thu, 27 Jun 2024US$5.2tUS$2.7tUS$170.4b21.1x30.2x1.9x
Sat, 25 May 2024US$5.2tUS$2.7tUS$170.0b22.5x30.8x1.9x
Mon, 22 Apr 2024US$5.1tUS$2.7tUS$173.6b22.5x29.3x1.9x
Wed, 20 Mar 2024US$5.2tUS$2.7tUS$172.4b22.7x30.3x2x
Fri, 16 Feb 2024US$5.0tUS$2.7tUS$174.4b22.9x28.7x1.9x
Sun, 14 Jan 2024US$4.9tUS$2.7tUS$184.2b20.8x26.4x1.8x
Tue, 12 Dec 2023US$4.7tUS$2.7tUS$182.9b20.1x25.8x1.7x
Thu, 09 Nov 2023US$4.4tUS$2.7tUS$185.2b17.8x23.6x1.6x
Sat, 07 Oct 2023US$4.4tUS$2.7tUS$192.2b17.7x22.7x1.6x
Mon, 04 Sep 2023US$4.7tUS$2.7tUS$189.4b19.4x24.7x1.7x
Wed, 02 Aug 2023US$4.7tUS$2.7tUS$186.3b18.8x25.4x1.8x
Fri, 30 Jun 2023US$4.6tUS$2.7tUS$184.3b18.1x24.8x1.7x
Sun, 28 May 2023US$4.2tUS$2.7tUS$183.1b17x22.9x1.6x
Tue, 25 Apr 2023US$4.3tUS$2.7tUS$167.8b18.2x25.5x1.6x
Thu, 23 Mar 2023US$4.0tUS$2.5tUS$158.9b18.4x25.2x1.6x
Sat, 18 Feb 2023US$4.2tUS$2.5tUS$161.2b19.3x25.9x1.6x
Mon, 16 Jan 2023US$4.1tUS$2.5tUS$154.8b18.5x26.7x1.6x
Wed, 14 Dec 2022US$4.1tUS$2.5tUS$153.3b17.7x26.7x1.6x
Fri, 11 Nov 2022US$4.0tUS$2.5tUS$153.5b17.9x26.3x1.6x
Sun, 09 Oct 2022US$3.5tUS$2.4tUS$146.8b16.1x24.1x1.5x
Tue, 06 Sep 2022US$3.8tUS$2.4tUS$146.3b16.8x25.8x1.6x
Thu, 04 Aug 2022US$3.9tUS$2.4tUS$143.0b17.5x27.6x1.7x
Sat, 02 Jul 2022US$3.6tUS$2.3tUS$143.8b16.4x25.1x1.6x
Mon, 30 May 2022US$3.9tUS$2.3tUS$145.2b17.9x27x1.7x
Wed, 27 Apr 2022US$4.0tUS$2.3tUS$148.6b19.2x26.9x1.8x
Fri, 25 Mar 2022US$4.4tUS$2.2tUS$155.6b21.2x28.3x2x
Sun, 20 Feb 2022US$4.2tUS$2.2tUS$149.8b21.3x28.1x1.9x
Tue, 18 Jan 2022US$4.5tUS$2.2tUS$135.0b24x33.7x2.1x
Thu, 16 Dec 2021US$4.5tUS$2.1tUS$142.5b24x31.7x2.1x
Sat, 13 Nov 2021US$4.7tUS$2.1tUS$141.2b25x33.4x2.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

33.4x


Total Market Cap: US$4.7tTotal Earnings: US$141.2bTotal Revenue: US$2.1tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Industrials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 27.3x202220232024
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 27.3x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.8x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.1x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Industrials industry have grown 11% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 8.5% 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-1.94%
Industrials-1.34%
Professional Services1.61%
Marine and Shipping1.27%
Commercial Services0.11%
Airlines0.076%
Construction-0.62%
Trade Distributors-1.15%
Electrical-1.26%
Industrials-1.30%
Machinery-1.44%
Infrastructure-1.69%
Transportation-1.86%
Logistics-2.24%
Aerospace & Defense-2.87%
Building-3.02%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Electrical industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 45.3x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 19.9%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 4.3% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Infrastructure industry, although it looks like investor sentiment has improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average of 7.3x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Construction industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 26% over the next 5 years.
  • This is roughly in line with its past earnings growth rate.
  • In contrast, the Machinery industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 8.2% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

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

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
EMR Emerson ElectricUS$117.678.0%
+US$5.0b
38.5%PE39.4x
GEV GE VernovaUS$315.775.7%
+US$4.7b
n/aPE68.8x
PH Parker-HannifinUS$653.454.5%
+US$3.6b
60.5%PE29.1x
AME AMETEKUS$182.028.7%
+US$3.3b
24.2%PE31.6x
CMI CumminsUS$354.467.0%
+US$3.2b
61.4%PE25x
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ETN

US$337.48

Eaton

7D

-2.3%

1Y

56.4%

CMI

US$354.46

Cummins

7D

7.0%

1Y

61.4%

EMR

US$117.67

Emerson Electric

7D

8.0%

1Y

38.5%

PH

US$653.45

Parker-Hannifin

7D

4.5%

1Y

60.5%

CAT

US$383.37

Caterpillar

7D

-1.1%

1Y

63.2%

UBER

US$74.15

Uber Technologies

7D

-6.4%

1Y

48.5%

AME

US$182.02

AMETEK

7D

8.7%

1Y

24.2%

RTX

US$118.98

RTX

7D

-3.1%

1Y

43.9%

MMM

US$126.52

3M

7D

-2.1%

1Y

35.8%