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U.S. Trade Distributors Industry Analysis

UpdatedDec 05, 2023
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies68
  • 7D1.4%
  • 3M6.8%
  • 1Y30.4%
  • YTD30.2%

Over the last 7 days, the Trade Distributors industry has risen 1.4%, driven by gains from United Rentals of 5.6%. This means that the industry has gained 30% over the past year. Earnings are forecast to grow by 6.3% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 05 Dec 2023US$266.7bUS$205.5bUS$16.9b13.6x15.8x1.3x
Thu, 02 Nov 2023US$238.2bUS$205.1bUS$17.4b11.6x13.7x1.2x
Sat, 30 Sep 2023US$250.9bUS$203.7bUS$16.6b12.4x15.1x1.2x
Mon, 28 Aug 2023US$249.9bUS$203.7bUS$16.6b11.3x15x1.2x
Wed, 26 Jul 2023US$258.5bUS$202.8bUS$16.6b14.1x15.6x1.3x
Fri, 23 Jun 2023US$248.3bUS$202.4bUS$16.5b13.1x15x1.2x
Sun, 21 May 2023US$228.8bUS$202.0bUS$16.8b12.2x13.6x1.1x
Tue, 18 Apr 2023US$224.8bUS$200.4bUS$14.0b12.8x16x1.1x
Thu, 16 Mar 2023US$218.5bUS$199.3bUS$14.0b12.5x15.6x1.1x
Sat, 11 Feb 2023US$233.6bUS$194.0bUS$13.6b13.8x17.1x1.2x
Mon, 09 Jan 2023US$211.7bUS$192.5bUS$13.4b12.5x15.9x1.1x
Wed, 07 Dec 2022US$207.0bUS$190.6bUS$13.2b11.8x15.7x1.1x
Fri, 04 Nov 2022US$195.7bUS$187.5bUS$12.9b11x15.2x1x
Sun, 02 Oct 2022US$156.8bUS$155.9bUS$9.7b11x16.1x1x
Tue, 30 Aug 2022US$176.7bUS$155.0bUS$9.6b12.8x18.5x1.1x
Thu, 28 Jul 2022US$164.1bUS$150.1bUS$8.5b12.6x19.3x1.1x
Sat, 25 Jun 2022US$153.7bUS$148.8bUS$8.3b12x18.5x1x
Mon, 23 May 2022US$168.2bUS$148.9bUS$8.3b12.8x20.3x1.1x
Wed, 20 Apr 2022US$190.8bUS$141.6bUS$9.9b17x19.2x1.3x
Fri, 18 Mar 2022US$191.8bUS$140.9bUS$9.8b17.6x19.5x1.4x
Sun, 13 Feb 2022US$182.1bUS$137.8bUS$8.9b18.1x20.4x1.3x
Tue, 11 Jan 2022US$195.9bUS$135.7bUS$8.4b19.4x23.4x1.4x
Thu, 09 Dec 2021US$202.9bUS$135.6bUS$8.3b20.9x24.4x1.5x
Sat, 06 Nov 2021US$198.7bUS$135.3bUS$6.9b21.7x28.7x1.5x
Mon, 04 Oct 2021US$175.1bUS$131.4bUS$6.2b21.8x28.3x1.3x
Wed, 01 Sep 2021US$172.2bUS$131.0bUS$6.3b23x27.4x1.3x
Thu, 08 Jul 2021US$163.1bUS$126.0bUS$6.0b23.1x27.2x1.3x
Wed, 31 Mar 2021US$156.1bUS$114.2bUS$4.5b27.3x34.5x1.4x
Sat, 02 Jan 2021US$135.8bUS$111.7bUS$3.6b21x38x1.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

38x


Total Market Cap: US$135.8bTotal Earnings: US$3.6bTotal Revenue: US$111.7bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Trade Distributors Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 22x20222023
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the American Trade Distributors industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 15.8x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 22.0x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 1.2x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Trade Distributors industry have grown 68% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 23% 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 Market0.87%
Industrials2.96%
Trade Distributors1.45%
Trade Companies and Distributors1.45%
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
URI United RentalsUS$490.095.6%
+US$1.8b		41.8%PE13.9x
AER AerCap HoldingsUS$69.123.2%
+US$434.9m		14.7%PE5.5x
WCC WESCO InternationalUS$162.655.2%
+US$408.1m		33.7%PE10.6x
XMTR XometryUS$25.9217.5%
+US$185.6m		-40.9%PS2.9x
CNM Core & MainUS$36.093.1%
+US$185.5m		79.5%PE17.3x
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