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U.S. Air Freight and Logistics Industry Analysis

UpdatedJan 20, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies26
  • 7D3.7%
  • 3M-3.6%
  • 1Y-6.9%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Air Freight and Logistics industry has risen 3.7%, driven by gains from United Parcel Service of 5.2%. During this same period, the Freight Technologies underperformed, falling 18%. However, the industry is down 6.9% over the past year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 13% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the U.S. Air Freight and Logistics Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 20 Jan 2025US$231.6bUS$233.5bUS$11.2b25.4x20.6x1x
Wed, 18 Dec 2024US$236.7bUS$233.7bUS$11.4b24.7x20.8x1x
Fri, 15 Nov 2024US$246.5bUS$233.5bUS$11.4b23.1x21.7x1.1x
Sun, 13 Oct 2024US$245.0bUS$230.4bUS$11.1b24.6x22.2x1.1x
Tue, 10 Sep 2024US$237.5bUS$229.9bUS$11.3b23.6x21x1x
Thu, 08 Aug 2024US$230.1bUS$229.4bUS$12.0b20.1x19.2x1x
Sat, 06 Jul 2024US$243.4bUS$228.7bUS$12.7b19.8x19.2x1.1x
Mon, 03 Jun 2024US$237.7bUS$228.6bUS$12.7b20.2x18.7x1x
Wed, 01 May 2024US$241.7bUS$228.8bUS$13.0b19.1x18.6x1.1x
Fri, 29 Mar 2024US$251.0bUS$230.2bUS$13.8b19.6x18.2x1.1x
Sun, 25 Feb 2024US$241.3bUS$232.0bUS$13.7b16.8x17.6x1x
Tue, 23 Jan 2024US$256.1bUS$241.0bUS$16.1b14.6x16x1.1x
Thu, 21 Dec 2023US$269.4bUS$241.7bUS$15.9b15.6x16.9x1.1x
Sat, 18 Nov 2023US$251.7bUS$241.6bUS$15.8b15.7x15.9x1x
Mon, 16 Oct 2023US$256.9bUS$248.9bUS$17.8b13.4x14.4x1x
Wed, 13 Sep 2023US$265.8bUS$250.7bUS$17.6b13.4x15.1x1.1x
Fri, 11 Aug 2023US$289.4bUS$250.6bUS$17.5b16.5x16.5x1.2x
Sun, 09 Jul 2023US$285.2bUS$258.3bUS$18.8b14.3x15.2x1.1x
Tue, 06 Jun 2023US$269.5bUS$260.9bUS$17.8b13.9x15.1x1x
Thu, 04 May 2023US$277.2bUS$260.9bUS$17.7b15.1x15.6x1.1x
Sat, 01 Apr 2023US$292.9bUS$267.3bUS$18.8b14.8x15.6x1.1x
Mon, 27 Feb 2023US$270.7bUS$267.9bUS$19.0b13.4x14.2x1x
Wed, 25 Jan 2023US$273.0bUS$271.8bUS$19.1b13.9x14.3x1x
Fri, 23 Dec 2022US$261.4bUS$271.9bUS$19.1b13.5x13.7x1x
Sun, 20 Nov 2022US$263.5bUS$272.3bUS$19.3b12.7x13.7x1x
Tue, 18 Oct 2022US$239.6bUS$270.6bUS$19.1b10.7x12.5x0.9x
Thu, 15 Sep 2022US$287.4bUS$269.6bUS$19.4b11.6x14.8x1.1x
Sat, 13 Aug 2022US$308.6bUS$268.8bUS$19.4b11.3x15.9x1.1x
Mon, 11 Jul 2022US$286.8bUS$264.1bUS$18.9b10.6x15.2x1.1x
Wed, 08 Jun 2022US$290.2bUS$262.4bUS$20.2b11.8x14.4x1.1x
Fri, 06 May 2022US$281.2bUS$261.4bUS$20.1b11.7x14x1.1x
Sun, 03 Apr 2022US$306.4bUS$257.1bUS$22.0b11.8x13.9x1.2x
Tue, 01 Mar 2022US$317.4bUS$256.5bUS$22.0b14.2x14.4x1.2x
Thu, 27 Jan 2022US$313.2bUS$248.4bUS$15.1b16.7x20.8x1.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

20.8x


Total Market Cap: US$313.2bTotal Earnings: US$15.1bTotal Revenue: US$248.4bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Air Freight and Logistics Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 16.5x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the American Air Freight and Logistics industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 20.6x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 16.5x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 1.1x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Air Freight and Logistics industry have declined 9.4% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 2.0% per year.
  • This means overall sales from these companies are declining and profits are subsequently falling as well.

Industry Comparison

How does U.S. Air Freight and Logistics compare with similar industries?

US Market3.25%
Industrials5.06%
Logistics3.68%
Air Freight and Logistics3.68%
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
UPS United Parcel ServiceUS$129.733.8%
+US$4.0b		-18.2%PE19.5x
ZTO ZTO Express (Cayman)US$19.095.5%
+US$790.3m		13.1%PE12.9x
GXO GXO LogisticsUS$43.952.5%
+US$129.0m		-22.4%PE49.1x
FDX FedExUS$275.100.2%
+US$122.8m		9.7%PE17.1x
HUBG Hub GroupUS$44.832.6%
+US$69.3m		-4.1%PE25.4x
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GXO

US$43.95

GXO Logistics

7D

2.5%

1Y

-22.4%

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NCEW

US$1.72

New Century Logistics (BVI)

7D

-21.8%

1Y

n/a

CRGO

US$3.92

Freightos

7D

29.4%

1Y

24.1%

FDX

US$275.10

FedEx

7D

0.2%

1Y

9.7%

EXPD

US$110.35

Expeditors International of Washington

7D

-0.2%

1Y

-14.2%

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ZTO

US$19.09

ZTO Express (Cayman)

7D

5.5%

1Y

13.1%

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Jan 11
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PSIG

US$0.41

PS International Group

7D

-6.5%

1Y

-96.4%

FWRD

US$33.89

Forward Air

7D

-1.4%

1Y

-36.1%

Forward Air (NASDAQ:FWRD) Use Of Debt Could Be Considered Risky

Jan 01
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UPS

US$129.73

United Parcel Service

7D

3.8%

1Y

-18.2%

Does United Parcel Service (NYSE:UPS) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Dec 30
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GVH

US$0.71

Globavend Holdings

7D

-6.0%

1Y

-26.8%

HUBG

US$44.83

Hub Group

7D

2.6%

1Y

-4.1%

Hub Group (NASDAQ:HUBG) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly

Dec 17
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JYD

US$2.65

Jayud Global Logistics

7D

24.4%

1Y

171.5%

FLX

US$7.96

BingEx

7D

-5.2%

1Y

n/a

RLGT

US$6.95

Radiant Logistics

7D

2.7%

1Y

7.1%