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U.S. Aerospace & Defense Industry Analysis

UpdatedNov 29, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies74
  • 7D-0.8%
  • 3M3.7%
  • 1Y37.3%
  • YTD33.6%

In the last week, the Aerospace & Defense industry is flat overall, with Lockheed Martin standing out by going down 3.0%. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 37% over the past 12 months. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 14% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 29 Nov 2024US$945.5bUS$403.8bUS$27.8b35.1x34x2.3x
Sun, 27 Oct 2024US$932.7bUS$402.9bUS$27.7b33.7x33.7x2.3x
Tue, 24 Sep 2024US$916.0bUS$388.8bUS$23.2b34.4x39.5x2.4x
Thu, 22 Aug 2024US$877.5bUS$388.4bUS$23.2b33.4x37.8x2.3x
Sat, 20 Jul 2024US$807.9bUS$381.3bUS$24.0b36.8x33.6x2.1x
Mon, 17 Jun 2024US$787.2bUS$381.1bUS$23.9b31.6x33x2.1x
Wed, 15 May 2024US$805.5bUS$380.8bUS$23.8b30.5x33.8x2.1x
Fri, 12 Apr 2024US$773.1bUS$371.9bUS$27.6b30.7x28x2.1x
Sun, 10 Mar 2024US$584.4bUS$303.9bUS$18.7b31.4x31.3x1.9x
Tue, 06 Feb 2024US$568.8bUS$302.9bUS$18.4b29.2x30.9x1.9x
Thu, 04 Jan 2024US$579.0bUS$302.1bUS$20.9b27.3x27.7x1.9x
Sat, 02 Dec 2023US$561.0bUS$301.6bUS$20.9b28.1x26.9x1.9x
Mon, 30 Oct 2023US$534.8bUS$300.4bUS$20.6b24.7x25.9x1.8x
Wed, 27 Sep 2023US$513.9bUS$305.9bUS$22.6b24.5x22.8x1.7x
Fri, 25 Aug 2023US$552.0bUS$305.7bUS$22.8b25.1x24.2x1.8x
Sun, 23 Jul 2023US$574.6bUS$299.3bUS$23.0b26.8x25x1.9x
Tue, 20 Jun 2023US$573.5bUS$297.4bUS$21.9b25.7x26.2x1.9x
Thu, 18 May 2023US$563.6bUS$300.1bUS$21.8b23.4x25.8x1.9x
Sat, 15 Apr 2023US$588.7bUS$294.7bUS$21.8b24.3x27x2x
Mon, 13 Mar 2023US$571.4bUS$294.6bUS$21.7b23.5x26.3x1.9x
Wed, 08 Feb 2023US$580.7bUS$292.0bUS$22.2b25.3x26.2x2x
Fri, 06 Jan 2023US$594.3bUS$287.1bUS$22.2b24x26.8x2.1x
Sun, 04 Dec 2022US$614.1bUS$286.9bUS$22.4b32.8x27.4x2.1x
Tue, 01 Nov 2022US$597.6bUS$282.9bUS$22.0b29.5x27.1x2.1x
Thu, 29 Sep 2022US$521.8bUS$280.6bUS$21.7b24.2x24x1.9x
Sat, 27 Aug 2022US$562.1bUS$280.5bUS$21.6b24.3x26x2x
Mon, 25 Jul 2022US$543.0bUS$284.1bUS$21.0b19.8x25.8x1.9x
Wed, 22 Jun 2022US$541.2bUS$284.8bUS$22.4b18.3x24.2x1.9x
Fri, 20 May 2022US$553.3bUS$284.7bUS$22.5b19.4x24.6x1.9x
Sun, 17 Apr 2022US$608.8bUS$285.3bUS$22.5b22.6x27.1x2.1x
Tue, 15 Mar 2022US$578.5bUS$288.1bUS$22.8b21.2x25.3x2x
Thu, 10 Feb 2022US$545.1bUS$287.5bUS$22.5b21.1x24.3x1.9x
Sat, 08 Jan 2022US$533.1bUS$286.0bUS$18.7b19.1x28.5x1.9x
Mon, 06 Dec 2021US$491.9bUS$285.9bUS$18.8b18.1x26.2x1.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

26.2x


Total Market Cap: US$491.9bTotal Earnings: US$18.8bTotal Revenue: US$285.9bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Aerospace & Defense Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 28.2x202220232024
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 34.0x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 28.2x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 2.0x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.3x.
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 Market0.49%
Industrials0.25%
Aerospace & Defense-0.77%
Aerospace and Defense-0.77%
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$152.402.1%
+US$2.3b
-34.8%PS1.6x
RKLB Rocket Lab USAUS$25.6710.4%
+US$1.2b
475.6%PS35.3x
ACHR Archer AviationUS$8.0833.8%
+US$877.6m
28.3%PB7.4x
EVEX Eve HoldingUS$4.0621.2%
+US$211.3m
-41.8%PB7.4x
GD General DynamicsUS$282.310.2%
+US$137.3m
13.1%PE21.3x
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RKLB

US$25.67

Rocket Lab USA

7D

10.4%

1Y

475.6%

LMT

US$525.75

Lockheed Martin

7D

-3.0%

1Y

17.0%

NOC

US$489.08

Northrop Grumman

7D

-1.6%

1Y

1.9%

ACHR

US$8.08

Archer Aviation

7D

33.8%

1Y

28.3%

TDG

US$1,249.33

TransDigm Group

7D

-0.9%

1Y

28.8%

EVTL

US$8.69

Vertical Aerospace

7D

81.4%

1Y

28.7%

RTX

US$120.34

RTX

7D

-0.4%

1Y

46.2%