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U.S. Aerospace & Defense Industry Analysis

UpdatedSep 07, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies77
  • 7D-4.2%
  • 3M7.4%
  • 1Y37.0%
  • YTD24.2%

Over the last 7 days, the Aerospace & Defense industry has dropped 4.2%, driven by a pullback from General Electric of 7.7%. Meanwhile, Byrna Technologies actually outperformed within the industry, gaining 24% in the last week. Over the past 12 months, the industry was up 37%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 15% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
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
Fri, 01 Apr 2022US$600.1bUS$285.2bUS$22.7b22.5x26.5x2.1x
Sun, 27 Feb 2022US$563.7bUS$287.6bUS$22.6b20.2x24.9x2x
Tue, 25 Jan 2022US$521.0bUS$286.0bUS$18.7b19.2x27.8x1.8x
Thu, 23 Dec 2021US$506.5bUS$286.0bUS$18.8b19.1x26.9x1.8x
Sat, 20 Nov 2021US$516.4bUS$286.3bUS$18.8b19.4x27.4x1.8x
Mon, 18 Oct 2021US$542.4bUS$284.5bUS$19.8b20x27.4x1.9x
Wed, 15 Sep 2021US$510.1bUS$284.6bUS$20.0b19.3x25.5x1.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

25.5x


Total Market Cap: US$510.1bTotal Earnings: US$20.0bTotal Revenue: US$284.6bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Aerospace & Defense Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 27.4x202220232024
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 37.2x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 27.4x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.9x 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 5.2% 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 Market-4.43%
Industrials-4.77%
Aerospace & Defense-4.18%
Aerospace and Defense-4.18%
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
BYRN Byrna TechnologiesUS$14.3523.8%
+US$62.9m
296.4%PS5.5x
LUNR Intuitive MachinesUS$5.041.4%
+US$4.4m
17.2%PS2x
KAMN KamanUS$45.990.3%
+US$4.1m
105.7%PE164x
SATL SatellogicUS$1.002.6%
+US$2.3m
-32.0%PS6.6x
AIRI Air Industries GroupUS$5.969.2%
+US$1.7m
101.4%PS0.4x
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BYRN

US$14.35

Byrna Technologies

7D

23.8%

1Y

296.4%

HOVR

US$1.00

New Horizon Aircraft

7D

0.7%

1Y

-90.6%

SATL

US$1.00

Satellogic

7D

2.6%

1Y

-32.0%

HWM

US$91.44

Howmet Aerospace

7D

-5.4%

1Y

91.9%

AIRI

US$5.96

Air Industries Group

7D

9.2%

1Y

101.4%

SYNX

US$3.10

Silynxcom

7D

1.0%

1Y

n/a

KAMN

US$45.99

Kaman

7D

0.3%

1Y

105.7%