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U.S. Machinery Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 30, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies182
  • 7D4.2%
  • 3M-13.4%
  • 1Y-3.1%
  • YTD-7.2%

The Machinery industry is up 4.2% in the last week, with Caterpillar up 4.6%. However, the industry is down 3.1% over the past year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 9.7% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 01 May 2025US$956.2bUS$456.0bUS$47.8b21.3x20x2.1x
Sat, 29 Mar 2025US$1.0tUS$457.3bUS$48.2b20.3x21.2x2.2x
Mon, 24 Feb 2025US$1.1tUS$458.0bUS$48.0b23.7x22.3x2.3x
Wed, 22 Jan 2025US$1.1tUS$467.3bUS$47.9b24x22.9x2.4x
Fri, 20 Dec 2024US$1.1tUS$467.6bUS$47.9b22.5x22x2.2x
Sun, 17 Nov 2024US$1.1tUS$471.7bUS$49.0b24.1x22.4x2.3x
Tue, 15 Oct 2024US$1.1tUS$474.2bUS$49.4b21.5x21.8x2.3x
Thu, 12 Sep 2024US$968.7bUS$474.1bUS$49.5b20.5x19.6x2x
Sat, 10 Aug 2024US$955.9bUS$476.5bUS$50.2b21x19.1x2x
Mon, 08 Jul 2024US$945.2bUS$476.9bUS$51.6b19.7x18.3x2x
Wed, 05 Jun 2024US$974.5bUS$477.0bUS$51.3b22.1x19x2x
Fri, 03 May 2024US$989.2bUS$478.6bUS$51.7b21.1x19.1x2.1x
Sun, 31 Mar 2024US$1.1tUS$476.8bUS$47.9b23.9x22.2x2.2x
Tue, 27 Feb 2024US$987.1bUS$476.5bUS$47.5b24.3x20.8x2.1x
Thu, 25 Jan 2024US$956.3bUS$486.4bUS$48.3b22.6x19.8x2x
Sat, 23 Dec 2023US$964.1bUS$484.9bUS$47.8b22.8x20.2x2x
Mon, 20 Nov 2023US$880.7bUS$484.0bUS$47.5b20.4x18.5x1.8x
Wed, 18 Oct 2023US$884.2bUS$475.2bUS$44.4b20.3x19.9x1.9x
Fri, 15 Sep 2023US$886.2bUS$475.0bUS$44.4b20.3x20x1.9x
Sun, 13 Aug 2023US$936.8bUS$473.4bUS$43.5b20.6x21.5x2x
Tue, 11 Jul 2023US$916.2bUS$459.8bUS$40.2b20.5x22.8x2x
Thu, 08 Jun 2023US$835.4bUS$460.8bUS$40.4b20.3x20.7x1.8x
Sat, 06 May 2023US$821.6bUS$456.6bUS$40.0b18.9x20.5x1.8x
Mon, 03 Apr 2023US$847.5bUS$442.8bUS$37.4b21.9x22.7x1.9x
Wed, 01 Mar 2023US$857.7bUS$442.4bUS$38.1b22.9x22.5x1.9x
Fri, 27 Jan 2023US$861.0bUS$441.3bUS$36.9b23.3x23.3x2x
Sun, 25 Dec 2022US$816.3bUS$439.3bUS$35.9b20.3x22.7x1.9x
Tue, 22 Nov 2022US$823.3bUS$435.1bUS$34.6b21.6x23.8x1.9x
Thu, 20 Oct 2022US$722.6bUS$422.3bUS$35.4b19.4x20.4x1.7x
Sat, 17 Sep 2022US$712.0bUS$421.8bUS$35.2b19.1x20.2x1.7x
Mon, 15 Aug 2022US$793.5bUS$419.0bUS$35.2b22.4x22.6x1.9x
Wed, 13 Jul 2022US$671.3bUS$410.7bUS$35.3b20.2x19x1.6x
Fri, 10 Jun 2022US$758.3bUS$409.9bUS$35.5b22.4x21.3x1.9x
Sun, 08 May 2022US$763.9bUS$409.5bUS$36.0b21.2x21.2x1.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

21.2x


Total Market Cap: US$763.9bTotal Earnings: US$36.0bTotal Revenue: US$409.5bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Machinery Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 21x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the American Machinery 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 21.0x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 2.0x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Machinery industry have grown 9.9% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 3.7% 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 Market5.23%
Industrials4.37%
Machinery4.24%
Construction Machinery and Vehicles4.84%
Industrial Machinery4.71%
Agricultural Machinery1.66%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Industrial Machinery industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 29.4x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 12.9%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 7.4% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Construction Machinery and Vehicles industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 17.8x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Industrial Machinery industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 13% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 7.4% per year.
  • In contrast, the Construction Machinery and Vehicles industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 4.8% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
CAT CaterpillarUS$309.274.6%
+US$6.5b
-6.6%PE13.7x
PH Parker-HannifinUS$605.064.2%
+US$3.1b
11.4%PE24.7x
DE DeereUS$463.561.6%
+US$1.9b
19.6%PE20.2x
XYL XylemUS$120.576.4%
+US$1.8b
-7.9%PE32.4x
OTIS Otis WorldwideUS$96.274.3%
+US$1.5b
5.3%PE24.8x
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