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U.S. Aerospace and Defense Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 27, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies84
  • 7D2.2%
  • 3M-0.9%
  • 1Y18.8%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Aerospace and Defense industry has risen 2.2%, driven by gains from General Electric of 9.2%. In the same time, Northrop Grumman was down 12%. This means that the industry has gained 19% over the past year. Earnings are forecast to grow by 12% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 27 Apr 2025US$941.8bUS$381.1bUS$28.8b31.5x32.7x2.5x
Tue, 25 Mar 2025US$938.2bUS$377.3bUS$28.7b33.6x32.7x2.5x
Thu, 20 Feb 2025US$920.4bUS$376.1bUS$30.0b34.2x30.7x2.4x
Sat, 18 Jan 2025US$916.3bUS$403.9bUS$27.9b34.3x32.8x2.3x
Mon, 16 Dec 2024US$898.0bUS$403.7bUS$27.9b34.4x32.1x2.2x
Wed, 13 Nov 2024US$976.4bUS$403.3bUS$27.9b35.9x35x2.4x
Fri, 11 Oct 2024US$953.6bUS$393.7bUS$23.6b33.7x40.4x2.4x
Sun, 08 Sep 2024US$865.8bUS$388.8bUS$23.3b32.8x37.2x2.2x
Tue, 06 Aug 2024US$844.9bUS$387.9bUS$23.1b32.4x36.6x2.2x
Thu, 04 Jul 2024US$795.0bUS$381.1bUS$24.0b34.5x33.1x2.1x
Sat, 01 Jun 2024US$806.6bUS$381.1bUS$23.9b31.5x33.8x2.1x
Mon, 29 Apr 2024US$789.4bUS$379.7bUS$23.5b31.2x33.6x2.1x
Wed, 27 Mar 2024US$596.8bUS$303.9bUS$18.8b31.9x31.7x2x
Fri, 23 Feb 2024US$571.8bUS$303.1bUS$18.5b29.7x30.9x1.9x
Sun, 21 Jan 2024US$578.2bUS$302.1bUS$20.9b29.2x27.7x1.9x
Tue, 19 Dec 2023US$566.6bUS$301.7bUS$20.9b27.5x27.1x1.9x
Thu, 16 Nov 2023US$556.2bUS$301.5bUS$20.7b28.4x26.9x1.8x
Sat, 14 Oct 2023US$540.6bUS$301.2bUS$22.4b25.6x24.1x1.8x
Mon, 11 Sep 2023US$538.2bUS$305.9bUS$22.9b24.5x23.5x1.8x
Wed, 09 Aug 2023US$557.7bUS$305.2bUS$22.9b26.6x24.3x1.8x
Fri, 07 Jul 2023US$575.5bUS$297.4bUS$21.7b25.2x26.5x1.9x
Sun, 04 Jun 2023US$558.5bUS$300.3bUS$21.9b24x25.6x1.9x
Tue, 02 May 2023US$576.0bUS$297.4bUS$22.0b22.4x26.1x1.9x
Thu, 30 Mar 2023US$574.6bUS$294.7bUS$21.8b24x26.3x2x
Sat, 25 Feb 2023US$588.3bUS$292.6bUS$21.8b23.4x27x2x
Mon, 23 Jan 2023US$561.8bUS$287.0bUS$22.2b25.4x25.3x2x
Wed, 21 Dec 2022US$591.6bUS$287.0bUS$22.4b24.3x26.4x2.1x
Fri, 18 Nov 2022US$584.2bUS$284.2bUS$22.0b31.2x26.5x2.1x
Sun, 16 Oct 2022US$514.7bUS$280.7bUS$21.7b25.6x23.7x1.8x
Tue, 13 Sep 2022US$553.0bUS$280.6bUS$21.7b26.6x25.5x2x
Thu, 11 Aug 2022US$563.8bUS$280.4bUS$21.9b21.6x25.8x2x
Sat, 09 Jul 2022US$554.3bUS$284.8bUS$22.4b18.7x24.7x1.9x
Mon, 06 Jun 2022US$573.1bUS$283.0bUS$22.3b21.4x25.7x2x
Wed, 04 May 2022US$567.7bUS$284.0bUS$21.3b22.2x26.7x2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

26.7x


Total Market Cap: US$567.7bTotal Earnings: US$21.3bTotal Revenue: US$284.0bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Aerospace and Defense Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 29x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the American Aerospace and Defense industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 32.7x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 29.0x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 2.0x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.5x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Aerospace and Defense industry have grown 11% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 10% 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 Market4.78%
Industrials3.10%
Aerospace & Defense2.21%
Aerospace and Defense2.21%
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
GE General ElectricUS$198.439.2%
+US$17.7b		22.2%PE30.7x
BA BoeingUS$177.959.9%
+US$12.4b		6.4%PS1.9x
HWM Howmet AerospaceUS$135.7610.2%
+US$5.1b		104.5%PE47.6x
AXON Axon EnterpriseUS$603.787.9%
+US$3.4b		95.9%PE124.7x
LMT Lockheed MartinUS$477.642.9%
+US$3.0b		3.5%PE20.3x
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