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U.S. Aerospace & Defense Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 09, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies84
  • 7D2.9%
  • 3M4.8%
  • 1Y20.4%
  • YTD12.4%

In the last week, the Aerospace & Defense industry is up 2.9%, with General Electric up 5.3%. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 20%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 11% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 09 May 2025US$983.4bUS$385.9bUS$29.4b33.2x33.4x2.5x
Sun, 06 Apr 2025US$839.1bUS$377.4bUS$28.8b26.5x29.1x2.2x
Tue, 04 Mar 2025US$937.5bUS$376.7bUS$30.1b32.8x31.1x2.5x
Thu, 30 Jan 2025US$938.0bUS$375.5bUS$27.9b34x33.6x2.5x
Sat, 28 Dec 2024US$897.9bUS$403.7bUS$28.0b33.4x32.1x2.2x
Mon, 25 Nov 2024US$952.9bUS$403.8bUS$27.8b35.1x34.2x2.4x
Wed, 23 Oct 2024US$972.7bUS$393.1bUS$27.7b33.9x35.1x2.5x
Fri, 20 Sep 2024US$902.6bUS$388.8bUS$23.2b33.4x39x2.3x
Sun, 18 Aug 2024US$878.3bUS$388.4bUS$23.2b33x37.8x2.3x
Tue, 16 Jul 2024US$794.8bUS$381.1bUS$24.0b35.8x33.1x2.1x
Thu, 13 Jun 2024US$800.8bUS$381.1bUS$23.9b32.1x33.6x2.1x
Sat, 11 May 2024US$816.4bUS$380.8bUS$23.8b31.5x34.3x2.1x
Mon, 08 Apr 2024US$607.6bUS$303.9bUS$18.9b32.5x32.2x2x
Wed, 06 Mar 2024US$583.5bUS$303.9bUS$18.7b31.3x31.2x1.9x
Fri, 02 Feb 2024US$581.6bUS$306.9bUS$18.1b31.7x32.1x1.9x
Sun, 31 Dec 2023US$580.5bUS$302.1bUS$20.9b28.4x27.8x1.9x
Tue, 28 Nov 2023US$560.0bUS$301.6bUS$20.9b28x26.8x1.9x
Thu, 26 Oct 2023US$541.8bUS$298.1bUS$20.0b28.1x27.1x1.8x
Sat, 23 Sep 2023US$515.1bUS$305.9bUS$22.6b24.8x22.8x1.7x
Mon, 21 Aug 2023US$552.9bUS$305.7bUS$22.8b25.3x24.3x1.8x
Wed, 19 Jul 2023US$573.0bUS$298.0bUS$21.6b26.5x26.5x1.9x
Fri, 16 Jun 2023US$566.8bUS$300.3bUS$21.9b25.4x25.9x1.9x
Sun, 14 May 2023US$556.2bUS$300.1bUS$21.8b24.3x25.5x1.9x
Tue, 11 Apr 2023US$588.3bUS$294.7bUS$21.8b24.1x27x2x
Thu, 09 Mar 2023US$583.6bUS$294.6bUS$21.7b23.9x26.9x2x
Sat, 04 Feb 2023US$574.5bUS$292.0bUS$22.2b24.8x25.9x2x
Mon, 02 Jan 2023US$601.1bUS$287.1bUS$22.2b24.4x27.1x2.1x
Wed, 30 Nov 2022US$592.7bUS$284.2bUS$22.0b31.4x26.9x2.1x
Fri, 28 Oct 2022US$585.5bUS$282.7bUS$22.8b28.5x25.7x2.1x
Sun, 25 Sep 2022US$524.1bUS$280.6bUS$21.7b24.4x24.2x1.9x
Tue, 23 Aug 2022US$561.5bUS$280.5bUS$21.6b24.4x25.9x2x
Thu, 21 Jul 2022US$545.1bUS$284.0bUS$21.0b21.1x25.9x1.9x
Sat, 18 Jun 2022US$524.1bUS$284.8bUS$22.4b17.7x23.4x1.8x
Mon, 16 May 2022US$552.8bUS$284.7bUS$22.5b20.7x24.5x1.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

24.5x


Total Market Cap: US$552.8bTotal Earnings: US$22.5bTotal Revenue: US$284.7bTotal 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 33.4x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 29.0x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 2.1x 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 9.3% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 11% 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 Market1.33%
Industrials3.11%
Aerospace & Defense2.90%
Aerospace and Defense2.90%
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$214.495.3%
+US$11.6b
28.1%PE33.2x
BA BoeingUS$191.704.8%
+US$6.6b
5.8%PS2.1x
AXON Axon EnterpriseUS$686.8310.6%
+US$5.1b
122.2%PE141.8x
HWM Howmet AerospaceUS$157.506.4%
+US$3.8b
92.0%PE50.7x
RTX RTXUS$128.671.0%
+US$1.7b
21.7%PE37.4x
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7D

-3.4%

1Y

5.0%

BWXT

US$107.95

BWX Technologies

7D

-2.9%

1Y

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CW

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7D

7.9%

1Y

36.4%

AXON

US$686.83

Axon Enterprise

7D

10.6%

1Y

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ATI

US$71.06

ATI

7D

14.2%

1Y

16.1%

MRCY

US$46.03

Mercury Systems

7D

-8.0%

1Y

59.7%

RTX

US$128.67

RTX

7D

1.0%

1Y

21.7%

HWM

US$157.50

Howmet Aerospace

7D

6.4%

1Y

92.0%