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U.S. Aerospace and Defense Industry Analysis

UpdatedJun 03, 2023
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies82
  • 7D2.1%
  • 3M-5.4%
  • 1Y-1.2%
  • YTD-5.7%

In the last week, the Aerospace and Defense industry is up 2.1%, with Boeing up 4.8%. The industry has been flat over the past 12 months despite the gain this week. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 11% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the U.S. Aerospace and Defense Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 03 Jun 2023US$558.5bUS$300.3bUS$21.9b24x25.6x1.9x
Mon, 01 May 2023US$572.8bUS$297.4bUS$22.0b22.1x26x1.9x
Wed, 29 Mar 2023US$569.7bUS$294.7bUS$21.6b23.9x26.3x1.9x
Fri, 24 Feb 2023US$588.5bUS$292.6bUS$21.9b25.9x26.8x2x
Sun, 22 Jan 2023US$561.8bUS$287.0bUS$22.2b25.4x25.3x2x
Tue, 20 Dec 2022US$587.8bUS$286.9bUS$22.4b26.1x26.3x2x
Thu, 17 Nov 2022US$579.8bUS$284.2bUS$22.0b30.6x26.3x2x
Sat, 15 Oct 2022US$514.7bUS$280.7bUS$21.7b25.6x23.7x1.8x
Mon, 12 Sep 2022US$553.5bUS$280.6bUS$21.7b27.9x25.6x2x
Wed, 10 Aug 2022US$556.8bUS$280.4bUS$21.8b21.3x25.5x2x
Fri, 08 Jul 2022US$553.1bUS$284.8bUS$22.4b18.6x24.7x1.9x
Sun, 05 Jun 2022US$573.1bUS$283.0bUS$22.3b21.4x25.7x2x
Tue, 03 May 2022US$562.6bUS$283.8bUS$21.2b21.5x26.5x2x
Thu, 31 Mar 2022US$600.9bUS$285.2bUS$22.7b22.4x26.5x2.1x
Sat, 26 Feb 2022US$545.3bUS$287.6bUS$22.6b20.4x24.1x1.9x
Mon, 24 Jan 2022US$521.0bUS$286.0bUS$18.7b19.2x27.8x1.8x
Wed, 22 Dec 2021US$506.7bUS$286.0bUS$18.8b19.4x26.9x1.8x
Fri, 19 Nov 2021US$516.4bUS$286.3bUS$18.8b19.4x27.4x1.8x
Sun, 17 Oct 2021US$542.4bUS$284.5bUS$19.8b20x27.4x1.9x
Tue, 14 Sep 2021US$504.6bUS$284.6bUS$20.0b19.5x25.2x1.8x
Thu, 12 Aug 2021US$519.7bUS$284.4bUS$20.1b21x25.8x1.8x
Mon, 07 Jun 2021US$524.9bUS$276.7bUS$14.2b29.4x36.9x1.9x
Sun, 28 Feb 2021US$453.5bUS$274.4bUS$12.0b32x37.8x1.7x
Wed, 02 Dec 2020US$445.0bUS$275.1bUS$12.4b28.7x35.8x1.6x
Sat, 05 Sep 2020US$425.3bUS$272.9bUS$13.7b23.8x31.1x1.6x
Tue, 09 Jun 2020US$428.8bUS$269.2bUS$19.8b22x21.7x1.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

21.7x


Total Market Cap: US$428.8bTotal Earnings: US$19.8bTotal Revenue: US$269.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Aerospace and Defense Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 28.7x202120222023
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the American Aerospace and Defense industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 25.6x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 28.7x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 1.8x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Aerospace and Defense industry have grown 3.4% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 3.7% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Comparison

How does U.S. Aerospace and Defense compare with similar industries?

US Market2.08%
Industrials2.53%
Aerospace & Defense2.14%
Aerospace and Defense2.14%
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
BA BoeingUS$213.324.8%
+US$5.8b
53.2%PS1.8x
RTX Raytheon TechnologiesUS$96.083.0%
+US$4.1b
-0.3%PE25.3x
LMT Lockheed MartinUS$454.491.3%
+US$1.5b
2.7%PE20.2x
GD General DynamicsUS$209.091.9%
+US$1.1b
-9.1%PE16.9x
NOC Northrop GrummanUS$443.831.3%
+US$836.7m
-7.2%PE13.8x
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AXON

US$193.25

Axon Enterprise

7D

-0.9%

1Y

87.5%

LMT

US$454.49

Lockheed Martin

7D

1.3%

1Y

2.7%

ACHR

US$2.96

Archer Aviation

7D

-3.3%

1Y

-38.3%

LILM

US$1.06

Lilium

7D

-3.6%

1Y

-62.8%

SIF

US$2.40

SIFCO Industries

7D

-7.7%

1Y

-46.2%

EVEX

US$8.22

Eve Holding

7D

-1.8%

1Y

-17.5%

ISSC

US$6.71

Innovative Solutions and Support

7D

-2.3%

1Y

-20.0%

ASLE

US$15.13

AerSale

7D

-10.0%

1Y

5.6%

BA

US$213.32

Boeing

7D

4.8%

1Y

53.2%