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U.S. Machinery Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 03, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies183
  • 7D3.7%
  • 3M-10.7%
  • 1Y-0.2%
  • YTD-4.0%

In the last week, the Machinery industry is up 3.7%, with Caterpillar up 5.6%. Despite this gain, the industry's performance has been flat over the past year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 11% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 03 May 2025US$970.8bUS$451.7bUS$46.7b21.8x20.8x2.1x
Mon, 31 Mar 2025US$993.7bUS$457.3bUS$48.2b20.3x20.6x2.2x
Wed, 26 Feb 2025US$1.1tUS$458.0bUS$47.9b23.2x22.2x2.3x
Fri, 24 Jan 2025US$1.1tUS$467.3bUS$47.9b23.9x23.3x2.4x
Sun, 22 Dec 2024US$1.1tUS$467.6bUS$47.9b22.6x22x2.3x
Tue, 19 Nov 2024US$1.1tUS$471.7bUS$49.0b24.2x22.4x2.3x
Thu, 17 Oct 2024US$1.1tUS$474.2bUS$49.4b21.9x21.7x2.3x
Sat, 14 Sep 2024US$984.3bUS$474.2bUS$49.4b21x19.9x2.1x
Mon, 12 Aug 2024US$954.0bUS$476.5bUS$50.1b21x19x2x
Wed, 10 Jul 2024US$948.7bUS$476.7bUS$51.6b19.8x18.4x2x
Fri, 07 Jun 2024US$978.5bUS$477.0bUS$51.3b22.4x19.1x2.1x
Sun, 05 May 2024US$998.5bUS$479.1bUS$51.7b22.5x19.3x2.1x
Tue, 02 Apr 2024US$1.1tUS$476.8bUS$47.9b24.1x22.2x2.2x
Thu, 29 Feb 2024US$989.5bUS$476.8bUS$47.5b24.2x20.8x2.1x
Sat, 27 Jan 2024US$963.0bUS$486.4bUS$48.3b22.8x19.9x2x
Mon, 25 Dec 2023US$964.5bUS$484.9bUS$47.8b22.8x20.2x2x
Wed, 22 Nov 2023US$880.7bUS$484.0bUS$47.5b20.4x18.5x1.8x
Fri, 20 Oct 2023US$843.0bUS$475.2bUS$44.4b19.2x19x1.8x
Sun, 17 Sep 2023US$895.3bUS$475.0bUS$44.4b20.5x20.2x1.9x
Tue, 15 Aug 2023US$935.2bUS$473.4bUS$43.5b20.5x21.5x2x
Thu, 13 Jul 2023US$930.8bUS$459.8bUS$40.2b20.9x23.2x2x
Sat, 10 Jun 2023US$856.9bUS$460.9bUS$40.5b19.8x21.2x1.9x
Mon, 08 May 2023US$821.9bUS$456.6bUS$40.0b18.9x20.5x1.8x
Wed, 05 Apr 2023US$814.7bUS$442.8bUS$37.4b21x21.8x1.8x
Fri, 03 Mar 2023US$873.6bUS$442.6bUS$38.0b23.1x23x2x
Sun, 29 Jan 2023US$865.3bUS$441.3bUS$36.9b23.3x23.4x2x
Tue, 27 Dec 2022US$815.9bUS$439.3bUS$35.9b20.3x22.7x1.9x
Thu, 24 Nov 2022US$840.7bUS$435.3bUS$34.8b21.8x24.2x1.9x
Sat, 22 Oct 2022US$734.1bUS$422.5bUS$35.5b19.1x20.7x1.7x
Mon, 19 Sep 2022US$711.9bUS$421.8bUS$35.2b19.1x20.2x1.7x
Wed, 17 Aug 2022US$797.2bUS$419.0bUS$35.2b22.5x22.7x1.9x
Fri, 15 Jul 2022US$665.7bUS$410.7bUS$35.3b19.7x18.8x1.6x
Sun, 12 Jun 2022US$731.3bUS$409.9bUS$35.5b21.9x20.6x1.8x
Tue, 10 May 2022US$756.5bUS$407.4bUS$35.4b20.9x21.4x1.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

21.4x


Total Market Cap: US$756.5bTotal Earnings: US$35.4bTotal Revenue: US$407.4bTotal 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 9.7% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 3.5% 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 Market2.93%
Industrials4.22%
Machinery3.72%
Agricultural Machinery5.27%
Construction Machinery and Vehicles3.71%
Industrial Machinery3.23%
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 13.3%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 4.8% 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 4.8% per year.
  • In contrast, the Construction Machinery and Vehicles industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 6.3% 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$323.685.6%
+US$8.2b
-3.9%PE15.6x
DE DeereUS$481.674.9%
+US$6.1b
20.1%PE21x
PH Parker-HannifinUS$619.023.5%
+US$2.7b
15.5%PE23.5x
XYL XylemUS$124.257.0%
+US$2.0b
-9.4%PE33.4x
OTIS Otis WorldwideUS$97.324.7%
+US$1.7b
5.6%PE25x
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US$156.74

Chart Industries

7D

15.7%

1Y

1.1%

PCAR

US$89.90

PACCAR

7D

-2.2%

1Y

-14.2%

PH

US$619.02

Parker-Hannifin

7D

3.5%

1Y

15.5%

FTV

US$67.55

Fortive

7D

-2.0%

1Y

-11.2%

LECO

US$183.50

Lincoln Electric Holdings

7D

-1.2%

1Y

-17.7%

WNC

US$8.19

Wabash National

7D

-18.3%

1Y

-64.9%

KAI

US$300.11

Kadant

7D

-3.5%

1Y

10.1%

AIN

US$63.44

Albany International

7D

-3.8%

1Y

-25.1%

CR

US$167.93

Crane

7D

12.9%

1Y

17.5%

XYL

US$124.25

Xylem

7D

7.0%

1Y

-9.4%

HLMN

US$7.14

Hillman Solutions

7D

-6.9%

1Y

-28.5%

WAB

US$191.39

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies

7D

4.0%

1Y

18.0%