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U.S. Aerospace & Defense Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 30, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies82
  • 7D6.2%
  • 3M1.4%
  • 1Y19.3%
  • YTD7.6%

RTX is up 11%, leading the way for the Aerospace & Defense industry, which has gained 6.2%. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 19%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 12% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 30 Apr 2025US$945.9bUS$381.1bUS$28.8b31.7x32.8x2.5x
Fri, 28 Mar 2025US$954.3bUS$377.3bUS$28.9b31x33.1x2.5x
Sun, 23 Feb 2025US$899.1bUS$376.2bUS$30.0b32.9x30x2.4x
Tue, 21 Jan 2025US$924.0bUS$403.9bUS$27.9b34.3x33.1x2.3x
Thu, 19 Dec 2024US$895.7bUS$403.7bUS$27.9b32.8x32.1x2.2x
Sat, 16 Nov 2024US$937.3bUS$403.6bUS$27.8b33.4x33.7x2.3x
Mon, 14 Oct 2024US$956.8bUS$393.7bUS$23.6b33.8x40.5x2.4x
Wed, 11 Sep 2024US$884.6bUS$388.8bUS$23.3b33x38x2.3x
Fri, 09 Aug 2024US$841.6bUS$388.3bUS$23.2b32.4x36.3x2.2x
Sun, 07 Jul 2024US$789.0bUS$381.1bUS$24.0b34.3x32.8x2.1x
Tue, 04 Jun 2024US$817.3bUS$381.1bUS$23.9b31.3x34.3x2.1x
Thu, 02 May 2024US$791.4bUS$380.0bUS$23.5b28.7x33.6x2.1x
Sat, 30 Mar 2024US$605.7bUS$303.9bUS$18.8b32.4x32.1x2x
Mon, 26 Feb 2024US$575.5bUS$303.1bUS$18.6b30.7x31x1.9x
Wed, 24 Jan 2024US$578.3bUS$303.9bUS$20.9b29.4x27.6x1.9x
Fri, 22 Dec 2023US$565.4bUS$302.0bUS$20.9b28x27.1x1.9x
Sun, 19 Nov 2023US$553.0bUS$301.5bUS$20.7b27.9x26.7x1.8x
Tue, 17 Oct 2023US$543.1bUS$301.2bUS$22.4b26.4x24.2x1.8x
Thu, 14 Sep 2023US$527.0bUS$305.9bUS$22.9b25x23.1x1.7x
Sat, 12 Aug 2023US$561.7bUS$305.7bUS$22.8b25.9x24.7x1.8x
Mon, 10 Jul 2023US$574.0bUS$297.5bUS$21.7b25.3x26.4x1.9x
Wed, 07 Jun 2023US$563.3bUS$300.3bUS$21.9b24.4x25.8x1.9x
Fri, 05 May 2023US$556.0bUS$298.3bUS$22.0b22.4x25.3x1.9x
Sun, 02 Apr 2023US$577.4bUS$294.7bUS$21.8b24.2x26.5x2x
Tue, 28 Feb 2023US$586.7bUS$292.6bUS$21.8b23.6x26.9x2x
Thu, 26 Jan 2023US$574.1bUS$289.4bUS$22.8b25.5x25.2x2x
Sat, 24 Dec 2022US$594.8bUS$287.1bUS$22.4b24.1x26.5x2.1x
Mon, 21 Nov 2022US$588.1bUS$284.2bUS$22.0b31.8x26.7x2.1x
Wed, 19 Oct 2022US$551.9bUS$280.7bUS$21.7b26.8x25.5x2x
Fri, 16 Sep 2022US$541.1bUS$280.7bUS$21.7b26.6x25x1.9x
Sun, 14 Aug 2022US$573.8bUS$280.6bUS$21.6b23.7x26.5x2x
Tue, 12 Jul 2022US$558.7bUS$285.6bUS$22.4b19.1x24.9x2x
Thu, 09 Jun 2022US$589.3bUS$283.0bUS$22.3b21.4x26.5x2.1x
Sat, 07 May 2022US$570.4bUS$284.6bUS$20.5b20.8x27.9x2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

27.9x


Total Market Cap: US$570.4bTotal Earnings: US$20.5bTotal Revenue: US$284.6bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Aerospace & Defense Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 29x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the American Aerospace & Defense industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 32.8x 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 & Defense industry have grown 12% 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 Trends

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

US Market5.23%
Industrials4.37%
Aerospace & Defense6.18%
Aerospace and Defense6.18%
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
RTX RTXUS$125.7310.5%
+US$16.0b
23.8%PE36.5x
BA BoeingUS$182.0012.0%
+US$14.9b
8.4%PS2x
GE General ElectricUS$200.506.0%
+US$12.1b
23.9%PE31x
TDG TransDigm GroupUS$1.41k7.6%
+US$5.6b
12.8%PE48x
HWM Howmet AerospaceUS$137.5010.6%
+US$5.3b
106.0%PE48.2x
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TDG

US$1,413.07

TransDigm Group

7D

4.5%

1Y

13.1%

HXL

US$48.47

Hexcel

7D

-2.1%

1Y

-26.9%

ASLE

US$6.98

AerSale

7D

7.6%

1Y

-1.8%

LMT

US$477.75

Lockheed Martin

7D

3.1%

1Y

3.5%

AXON

US$613.12

Axon Enterprise

7D

6.3%

1Y

96.8%

PKE

US$13.07

Park Aerospace

7D

-1.4%

1Y

-9.1%

BA

US$183.24

Boeing

7D

6.3%

1Y

6.9%

HWM

US$138.58

Howmet Aerospace

7D

6.8%

1Y

107.5%

EVEX

US$3.56

Eve Holding

7D

-2.7%

1Y

-32.6%

SPAI

US$3.18

Safe Pro Group

7D

-19.1%

1Y

n/a

CVU

US$3.22

CPI Aerostructures

7D

-4.7%

1Y

23.8%

HOVR

US$0.50

New Horizon Aircraft

7D

-1.6%

1Y

-74.7%