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U.S. Construction Machinery and Vehicles Industry Analysis

UpdatedJan 20, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies36
  • 7D7.3%
  • 3M2.1%
  • 1Y35.0%
  • YTDn/a

The Construction Machinery and Vehicles industry is up 7.3% in the last week, with Caterpillar up 10.0%. Meanwhile, Microvast Holdings actually underperformed within the industry, shrinking 12% in the last week. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 35%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 5.8% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the U.S. Construction Machinery and Vehicles Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 20 Jan 2025US$372.7bUS$191.2bUS$20.3b12.4x18.3x1.9x
Wed, 18 Dec 2024US$370.9bUS$191.4bUS$20.3b12.9x18.3x1.9x
Fri, 15 Nov 2024US$377.4bUS$191.5bUS$20.3b12.8x18.6x2x
Sun, 13 Oct 2024US$371.2bUS$192.4bUS$20.8b13.1x17.8x1.9x
Tue, 10 Sep 2024US$318.2bUS$192.4bUS$20.8b11.5x15.3x1.7x
Thu, 08 Aug 2024US$313.1bUS$192.1bUS$20.8b12.7x15x1.6x
Sat, 06 Jul 2024US$317.3bUS$192.2bUS$21.0b13.7x15.1x1.7x
Mon, 03 Jun 2024US$330.3bUS$192.4bUS$20.7b15.5x16x1.7x
Wed, 01 May 2024US$323.4bUS$191.8bUS$18.9b14.4x17.1x1.7x
Fri, 29 Mar 2024US$352.0bUS$189.9bUS$17.7b16.2x19.9x1.9x
Sun, 25 Feb 2024US$316.6bUS$190.0bUS$17.1b16.6x18.5x1.7x
Tue, 23 Jan 2024US$289.2bUS$191.4bUS$17.2b13.6x16.8x1.5x
Thu, 21 Dec 2023US$293.4bUS$191.4bUS$17.1b16.2x17.1x1.5x
Sat, 18 Nov 2023US$257.9bUS$190.2bUS$17.1b13.9x15.1x1.4x
Mon, 16 Oct 2023US$265.8bUS$185.6bUS$15.4b15.7x17.2x1.4x
Wed, 13 Sep 2023US$276.5bUS$185.5bUS$15.4b16.3x17.9x1.5x
Fri, 11 Aug 2023US$281.0bUS$185.5bUS$15.5b16.6x18.2x1.5x
Sun, 09 Jul 2023US$259.7bUS$176.3bUS$13.4b17.5x19.4x1.5x
Tue, 06 Jun 2023US$236.2bUS$176.0bUS$13.4b16.2x17.6x1.3x
Thu, 04 May 2023US$229.4bUS$175.9bUS$13.7b19.2x16.7x1.3x
Sat, 01 Apr 2023US$241.0bUS$167.8bUS$12.5b18.4x19.2x1.4x
Mon, 27 Feb 2023US$248.7bUS$167.5bUS$12.5b20.9x20x1.5x
Wed, 25 Jan 2023US$262.6bUS$160.8bUS$12.5b23.5x21.1x1.6x
Fri, 23 Dec 2022US$243.5bUS$159.1bUS$12.1b19.6x20.1x1.5x
Sun, 20 Nov 2022US$245.6bUS$159.7bUS$12.1b20.5x20.4x1.5x
Tue, 18 Oct 2022US$200.2bUS$152.4bUS$11.2b18.4x17.8x1.3x
Thu, 15 Sep 2022US$205.7bUS$152.5bUS$11.2b19.3x18.3x1.3x
Sat, 13 Aug 2022US$222.5bUS$152.5bUS$11.4b21.7x19.5x1.5x
Mon, 11 Jul 2022US$199.4bUS$148.9bUS$10.8b16.9x18.5x1.3x
Wed, 08 Jun 2022US$237.2bUS$148.9bUS$10.8b18.6x21.9x1.6x
Fri, 06 May 2022US$227.6bUS$149.3bUS$11.4b17.9x19.9x1.5x
Sun, 03 Apr 2022US$235.9bUS$145.7bUS$11.3b19.5x20.8x1.6x
Tue, 01 Mar 2022US$221.4bUS$145.6bUS$11.5b20.6x19.2x1.5x
Thu, 27 Jan 2022US$239.1bUS$141.8bUS$10.5b21.3x22.9x1.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

22.9x


Total Market Cap: US$239.1bTotal Earnings: US$10.5bTotal Revenue: US$141.8bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Construction Machinery and Vehicles Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 18.3x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the American Construction Machinery and Heavy Trucks industry at the moment, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates to remain steady.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 18.3x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.6x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.9x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Construction Machinery and Heavy Trucks industry have grown 25% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 10% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Comparison

How does U.S. Construction Machinery and Vehicles compare with similar industries?

US Market3.25%
Industrials5.06%
Machinery7.14%
Construction Machinery and Vehicles7.32%
Agricultural Machinery10.87%
Industrial Machinery6.02%
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
CAT CaterpillarUS$386.026.5%
+US$11.4b
33.7%PE17.5x
WAB Westinghouse Air Brake TechnologiesUS$201.695.1%
+US$1.7b
56.9%PE32.7x
PCAR PACCARUS$110.332.0%
+US$1.1b
13.6%PE12.3x
CMI CumminsUS$366.341.5%
+US$722.9m
56.6%PE24x
ALSN Allison Transmission HoldingsUS$119.516.5%
+US$629.7m
105.1%PE14.3x
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CAT

US$386.02

Caterpillar

7D

6.5%

1Y

33.7%

TRN

US$38.18

Trinity Industries

7D

5.4%

1Y

49.7%

OSK

US$95.87

Oshkosh

7D

4.4%

1Y

-11.6%

ATMU

US$42.21

Atmus Filtration Technologies

7D

6.8%

1Y

86.3%

WAB

US$201.69

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies

7D

5.1%

1Y

56.9%

WNC

US$16.23

Wabash National

7D

-3.4%

1Y

-35.9%

HYZN

US$0.87

Hyzon Motors

7D

-6.3%

1Y

-97.1%