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U.S. Trade Distributors Industry Analysis

UpdatedDec 30, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies57
  • 7D-1.1%
  • 3M-1.2%
  • 1Y11.9%
  • YTD13.8%

Over the last 7 days, the Trade Distributors industry has dropped 1.1%, driven by a pullback from Fastenal of 2.0%. Over the past 12 months, the industry was up 12%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 8.1% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 30 Dec 2024US$305.1bUS$189.4bUS$15.3b16.2x20x1.6x
Wed, 27 Nov 2024US$350.7bUS$189.2bUS$15.3b18.5x22.9x1.9x
Fri, 25 Oct 2024US$316.8bUS$191.2bUS$15.7b15x20.1x1.7x
Sun, 22 Sep 2024US$306.8bUS$190.7bUS$15.8b14.4x19.4x1.6x
Tue, 20 Aug 2024US$296.0bUS$190.6bUS$15.8b13.4x18.7x1.6x
Thu, 18 Jul 2024US$313.0bUS$189.9bUS$15.9b17.8x19.7x1.6x
Sat, 15 Jun 2024US$288.5bUS$189.8bUS$16.0b13.8x18.1x1.5x
Mon, 13 May 2024US$306.8bUS$189.5bUS$15.8b18x19.4x1.6x
Wed, 10 Apr 2024US$319.0bUS$188.7bUS$15.8b19.3x20.2x1.7x
Fri, 08 Mar 2024US$305.7bUS$189.1bUS$16.0b17.4x19.1x1.6x
Sun, 04 Feb 2024US$308.8bUS$207.2bUS$16.7b15.1x18.4x1.5x
Tue, 02 Jan 2024US$292.0bUS$206.5bUS$16.7b15.1x17.5x1.4x
Thu, 30 Nov 2023US$255.8bUS$205.5bUS$16.9b13.2x15.1x1.2x
Sat, 28 Oct 2023US$236.8bUS$205.4bUS$17.5b12.2x13.5x1.2x
Mon, 25 Sep 2023US$241.9bUS$203.8bUS$16.6b12.3x14.5x1.2x
Wed, 23 Aug 2023US$247.6bUS$203.6bUS$16.6b12.6x14.9x1.2x
Fri, 21 Jul 2023US$259.2bUS$202.5bUS$16.5b14.4x15.7x1.3x
Sun, 18 Jun 2023US$245.2bUS$202.3bUS$16.5b13x14.8x1.2x
Tue, 16 May 2023US$225.9bUS$202.1bUS$16.8b12x13.4x1.1x
Thu, 13 Apr 2023US$218.2bUS$200.1bUS$14.0b12.4x15.6x1.1x
Sat, 11 Mar 2023US$226.1bUS$199.2bUS$14.0b13x16.1x1.1x
Mon, 06 Feb 2023US$240.9bUS$194.0bUS$13.6b14.1x17.7x1.2x
Wed, 04 Jan 2023US$205.0bUS$192.4bUS$13.3b12.3x15.4x1.1x
Fri, 02 Dec 2022US$211.6bUS$190.6bUS$13.2b11.7x16x1.1x
Sun, 30 Oct 2022US$198.9bUS$186.6bUS$12.6b11.1x15.7x1.1x
Tue, 27 Sep 2022US$154.3bUS$155.9bUS$9.7b10.6x15.8x1x
Thu, 25 Aug 2022US$181.1bUS$154.9bUS$9.5b13.3x19x1.2x
Sat, 23 Jul 2022US$164.9bUS$149.2bUS$8.4b13.1x19.7x1.1x
Mon, 20 Jun 2022US$152.5bUS$148.4bUS$8.3b12.4x18.4x1x
Wed, 18 May 2022US$172.3bUS$148.2bUS$10.5b13.5x16.4x1.2x
Fri, 15 Apr 2022US$185.1bUS$141.6bUS$9.9b16.7x18.6x1.3x
Sun, 13 Mar 2022US$183.2bUS$140.9bUS$9.8b17x18.6x1.3x
Tue, 08 Feb 2022US$183.9bUS$137.3bUS$8.9b17.4x20.8x1.3x
Thu, 06 Jan 2022US$205.5bUS$135.7bUS$8.4b20.2x24.5x1.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

24.5x


Total Market Cap: US$205.5bTotal Earnings: US$8.4bTotal Revenue: US$135.7bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Trade Distributors Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 17.8x20232024
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 20.0x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 17.8x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.3x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.6x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Trade Distributors industry have grown 22% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 12% 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 Market0.58%
Industrials-0.033%
Trade Distributors-1.10%
Trade Companies and Distributors-1.10%
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
XMTR XometryUS$44.184.9%
+US$102.1m		23.0%PS4.2x
AER AerCap HoldingsUS$95.490.5%
+US$81.3m		28.5%PE7x
RUSH.A Rush EnterprisesUS$54.630.9%
+US$37.9m		8.6%PE14x
DXPE DXP EnterprisesUS$82.303.0%
+US$37.8m		144.2%PE19.9x
AL Air LeaseUS$48.900.6%
+US$32.3m		16.6%PE11.1x
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FAST

US$73.02

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7D

-2.0%

1Y

12.7%

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DXPE

US$82.30

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7D

3.0%

1Y

144.2%

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GATX

US$155.43

GATX

7D

0.2%

1Y

29.3%

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FERG

US$175.14

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7D

-0.8%

1Y

-9.3%

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WSO

US$479.95

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7D

-1.6%

1Y

12.0%

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XMTR

US$44.18

Xometry

7D

4.9%

1Y

23.0%

FTAI

US$127.11

FTAI Aviation

7D

-0.7%

1Y

173.9%

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BECN

US$100.32

Beacon Roofing Supply

7D

-1.0%

1Y

15.3%

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AER

US$95.49

AerCap Holdings

7D

0.5%

1Y

28.5%

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HRI

US$189.62

Herc Holdings

7D

0.2%

1Y

27.4%

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AIT

US$241.55

Applied Industrial Technologies

7D

0.2%

1Y

39.9%

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Dec 16
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RUSH.A

US$54.63

Rush Enterprises

7D

0.9%

1Y

8.6%

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Dec 16
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URI

US$716.54

United Rentals

7D

-0.4%

1Y

25.0%

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Dec 12
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AL

US$48.90

Air Lease

7D

0.6%

1Y

16.6%

GWW

US$1,068.98

W.W. Grainger

7D

-1.2%

1Y

29.0%

TRTN

US$79.55

Triton International

7D

-4.0%

1Y

45.3%