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U.S. Aerospace & Defense Industry Analysis

UpdatedJan 15, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies79
  • 7D2.2%
  • 3M-6.7%
  • 1Y29.4%
  • YTD2.6%

Over the last 7 days, the Aerospace & Defense industry has risen 2.2%, and RTX contributed the most with a gain of 3.1%. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 29%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 14% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 15 Jan 2025US$903.0bUS$403.8bUS$27.9b34.3x32.3x2.2x
Fri, 13 Dec 2024US$905.7bUS$403.7bUS$27.9b34.5x32.4x2.2x
Sun, 10 Nov 2024US$966.7bUS$403.3bUS$27.9b36x34.6x2.4x
Tue, 08 Oct 2024US$952.7bUS$393.7bUS$23.6b34.7x40.4x2.4x
Thu, 05 Sep 2024US$879.6bUS$388.7bUS$23.3b33.6x37.8x2.3x
Sat, 03 Aug 2024US$863.5bUS$387.8bUS$23.1b32.9x37.4x2.2x
Mon, 01 Jul 2024US$790.1bUS$381.1bUS$24.0b32.1x32.9x2.1x
Wed, 29 May 2024US$819.0bUS$380.8bUS$23.8b31.5x34.4x2.2x
Fri, 26 Apr 2024US$787.2bUS$378.9bUS$23.5b31x33.5x2.1x
Sun, 24 Mar 2024US$597.8bUS$303.9bUS$18.8b31.7x31.7x2x
Tue, 20 Feb 2024US$569.9bUS$303.1bUS$18.5b29.9x30.8x1.9x
Thu, 18 Jan 2024US$573.6bUS$302.1bUS$20.9b28.5x27.4x1.9x
Sat, 16 Dec 2023US$566.6bUS$301.7bUS$20.9b27.7x27.1x1.9x
Mon, 13 Nov 2023US$551.2bUS$301.4bUS$20.7b30x26.6x1.8x
Wed, 11 Oct 2023US$535.2bUS$301.2bUS$22.4b26.7x23.9x1.8x
Fri, 08 Sep 2023US$543.1bUS$305.9bUS$22.9b24.7x23.8x1.8x
Sun, 06 Aug 2023US$554.8bUS$305.2bUS$22.8b26.6x24.3x1.8x
Tue, 04 Jul 2023US$579.8bUS$297.4bUS$21.7b25.3x26.7x1.9x
Thu, 01 Jun 2023US$541.2bUS$300.3bUS$21.9b23x24.8x1.8x
Sat, 29 Apr 2023US$572.9bUS$297.4bUS$22.0b22.1x26x1.9x
Mon, 27 Mar 2023US$567.4bUS$294.7bUS$21.6b23.5x26.2x1.9x
Wed, 22 Feb 2023US$589.9bUS$292.6bUS$22.1b25.2x26.7x2x
Fri, 20 Jan 2023US$557.0bUS$287.0bUS$22.2b24.6x25.1x1.9x
Sun, 18 Dec 2022US$592.2bUS$286.9bUS$22.4b26.1x26.4x2.1x
Tue, 15 Nov 2022US$571.4bUS$284.2bUS$22.0b30.5x26x2x
Thu, 13 Oct 2022US$524.1bUS$280.7bUS$21.7b25.7x24.2x1.9x
Sat, 10 Sep 2022US$553.5bUS$280.6bUS$21.7b27.9x25.6x2x
Mon, 08 Aug 2022US$559.2bUS$280.3bUS$21.8b21.5x25.6x2x
Wed, 06 Jul 2022US$541.1bUS$284.8bUS$22.4b17.8x24.1x1.9x
Fri, 03 Jun 2022US$563.9bUS$283.0bUS$22.3b21.2x25.3x2x
Sun, 01 May 2022US$562.4bUS$284.3bUS$21.5b21.7x26.1x2x
Tue, 29 Mar 2022US$596.6bUS$285.2bUS$22.8b22.7x26.2x2.1x
Thu, 24 Feb 2022US$535.2bUS$287.5bUS$22.5b19.9x23.8x1.9x
Sat, 22 Jan 2022US$521.0bUS$286.0bUS$18.7b19.2x27.8x1.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

27.8x


Total Market Cap: US$521.0bTotal Earnings: US$18.7bTotal Revenue: US$286.0bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Aerospace & Defense Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 28.4x202320242025
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 32.3x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 28.4x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 2.0x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.2x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Aerospace & Defense industry have grown 14% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 12% 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 Market-1.18%
Industrials1.24%
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
RTX RTXUS$119.473.1%
+US$4.7b		40.5%PE33.7x
GE General ElectricUS$176.862.3%
+US$4.3b		39.4%PE34.8x
LMT Lockheed MartinUS$484.463.3%
+US$3.7b		6.1%PE17.2x
NOC Northrop GrummanUS$475.502.9%
+US$1.9b		0.3%PE29.2x
HWM Howmet AerospaceUS$119.193.6%
+US$1.7b		122.5%PE45x
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