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U.S. Trade Distributors Industry Analysis

UpdatedJul 13, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies63
  • 7D0.3%
  • 3M17.7%
  • 1Y7.7%
  • YTD12.7%

Over the last 7 days, the Trade Distributors industry has remained flat, although notably QXO declined by 3.7%. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 7.7% in that time. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 12% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 14 Jul 2025US$337.2bUS$181.2bUS$13.8b20.7x24.5x1.9x
Wed, 11 Jun 2025US$320.1bUS$181.1bUS$13.8b20.2x23.2x1.8x
Fri, 09 May 2025US$292.7bUS$182.0bUS$13.9b19x21x1.6x
Sun, 06 Apr 2025US$278.1bUS$191.1bUS$14.2b17.9x19.6x1.5x
Tue, 04 Mar 2025US$301.4bUS$190.7bUS$14.5b18.6x20.8x1.6x
Thu, 30 Jan 2025US$320.6bUS$189.6bUS$15.2b19.4x21x1.7x
Sat, 28 Dec 2024US$309.4bUS$189.4bUS$15.3b16.2x20.3x1.6x
Mon, 25 Nov 2024US$344.4bUS$189.2bUS$15.3b18.2x22.5x1.8x
Wed, 23 Oct 2024US$321.2bUS$190.9bUS$15.7b15.6x20.4x1.7x
Fri, 20 Sep 2024US$305.2bUS$190.8bUS$15.8b14.7x19.3x1.6x
Sun, 18 Aug 2024US$296.0bUS$190.6bUS$15.8b13.3x18.7x1.6x
Tue, 16 Jul 2024US$293.2bUS$189.9bUS$15.9b17.3x18.4x1.5x
Thu, 13 Jun 2024US$284.9bUS$189.8bUS$16.0b15.3x17.8x1.5x
Sat, 11 May 2024US$305.9bUS$189.5bUS$15.8b17.3x19.3x1.6x
Mon, 08 Apr 2024US$319.6bUS$188.7bUS$15.8b18.5x20.2x1.7x
Wed, 06 Mar 2024US$308.3bUS$189.0bUS$16.0b17.4x19.2x1.6x
Fri, 02 Feb 2024US$304.3bUS$207.0bUS$16.7b15.1x18.2x1.5x
Sun, 31 Dec 2023US$289.5bUS$205.3bUS$16.8b15.1x17.2x1.4x
Tue, 28 Nov 2023US$261.7bUS$205.5bUS$16.9b13.3x15.5x1.3x
Thu, 26 Oct 2023US$235.3bUS$204.1bUS$16.7b12.5x14.1x1.2x
Sat, 23 Sep 2023US$241.8bUS$203.8bUS$16.6b12.3x14.5x1.2x
Mon, 21 Aug 2023US$249.1bUS$203.6bUS$16.6b13.5x15x1.2x
Wed, 19 Jul 2023US$259.7bUS$202.5bUS$16.5b14.6x15.7x1.3x
Fri, 16 Jun 2023US$243.3bUS$202.0bUS$16.6b13.5x14.7x1.2x
Sun, 14 May 2023US$224.6bUS$202.1bUS$16.8b11.7x13.4x1.1x
Tue, 11 Apr 2023US$216.6bUS$200.1bUS$14.0b12.2x15.5x1.1x
Thu, 09 Mar 2023US$238.1bUS$196.5bUS$14.0b13.1x17x1.2x
Sat, 04 Feb 2023US$240.9bUS$193.6bUS$13.5b14.1x17.8x1.2x
Mon, 02 Jan 2023US$204.4bUS$192.4bUS$13.3b12.3x15.3x1.1x
Wed, 30 Nov 2022US$206.4bUS$190.3bUS$13.2b11.3x15.7x1.1x
Fri, 28 Oct 2022US$193.5bUS$186.6bUS$12.2b10.8x15.8x1x
Sun, 25 Sep 2022US$156.6bUS$155.9bUS$9.7b10.8x16.1x1x
Tue, 23 Aug 2022US$181.7bUS$154.9bUS$9.6b13.1x19x1.2x
Thu, 21 Jul 2022US$164.3bUS$149.2bUS$8.4b13x19.6x1.1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

19.6x


Total Market Cap: US$164.3bTotal Earnings: US$8.4bTotal Revenue: US$149.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Trade Distributors Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 18x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the American Trade Distributors industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 24.5x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 18.0x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.4x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.9x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Trade Distributors industry have grown 18% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 6.7% 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 Market-0.51%
Industrials0.27%
Trade Distributors0.28%
Trade Companies and Distributors0.28%
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$814.282.7%
+US$1.4b		19.8%PE20.7x
WSO WatscoUS$470.052.8%
+US$482.3m		-4.6%PE36.2x
GWW W.W. GraingerUS$1.06k0.9%
+US$432.4m		15.4%PE26.6x
AIT Applied Industrial TechnologiesUS$253.913.3%
+US$311.2m		31.2%PE24.9x
WCC WESCO InternationalUS$199.042.4%
+US$231.8m		16.9%PE14.7x

Latest News

FAST
US$43.27
Fastenal
7D
0.3%
1Y
32.2%
URI
US$814.28
United Rentals
7D
2.7%
1Y
19.8%
QXO
US$21.17
QXO
7D
-3.7%
1Y
-57.2%
AER
US$114.52
AerCap Holdings
7D
-1.2%
1Y
19.5%

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RUSH.A
US$53.69
Rush Enterprises
7D
-1.6%
1Y
18.8%
MSM
US$90.38
MSC Industrial Direct
7D
0.5%
1Y
13.9%
BCC
US$91.16
Boise Cascade
7D
-2.1%
1Y
-27.1%
FERG
US$220.59
Ferguson Enterprises
7D
-1.2%
1Y
8.1%

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WCC
US$199.04
WESCO International
7D
2.4%
1Y
16.9%

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CNM
US$61.58
Core & Main
7D
-1.2%
1Y
20.2%
WSO
US$470.05
Watsco
7D
2.8%
1Y
-4.6%
AL
US$58.75
Air Lease
7D
-1.7%
1Y
23.0%
AIT
US$253.91
Applied Industrial Technologies
7D
3.3%
1Y
31.2%

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FTAI
US$110.98
FTAI Aviation
7D
-3.5%
1Y
13.6%

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BXC
US$86.56
BlueLinx Holdings
7D
2.9%
1Y
-13.2%

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GWW
US$1,059.49
W.W. Grainger
7D
0.9%
1Y
15.4%

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