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U.S. Trade Companies and Distributors Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 13, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies61
  • 7D4.7%
  • 3M-5.1%
  • 1Y-14.6%
  • YTDn/a

In the last week, the Trade Companies and Distributors industry is up 4.7%, with Fastenal up 8.4%. Meanwhile, Herc Holdings actually underperformed within the industry, shrinking 5.9% in the last week. In the past year, the industry is down 15%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 9.5% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 13 Apr 2025US$291.2bUS$191.1bUS$14.2b18.5x20.5x1.5x
Tue, 11 Mar 2025US$295.7bUS$190.9bUS$14.4b18.1x20.5x1.5x
Thu, 06 Feb 2025US$312.2bUS$190.2bUS$15.3b19.1x20.4x1.6x
Sat, 04 Jan 2025US$299.7bUS$189.4bUS$15.3b17x19.6x1.6x
Mon, 02 Dec 2024US$349.0bUS$189.2bUS$15.3b18.6x22.8x1.8x
Wed, 30 Oct 2024US$320.3bUS$191.1bUS$15.8b14.3x20.3x1.7x
Fri, 27 Sep 2024US$308.2bUS$190.8bUS$15.8b14.2x19.5x1.6x
Sun, 25 Aug 2024US$305.3bUS$190.6bUS$15.9b16.1x19.2x1.6x
Tue, 23 Jul 2024US$301.0bUS$189.8bUS$15.9b17.5x18.9x1.6x
Thu, 20 Jun 2024US$288.0bUS$189.8bUS$16.0b14.5x18x1.5x
Sat, 18 May 2024US$303.0bUS$189.5bUS$15.8b17.3x19.1x1.6x
Mon, 15 Apr 2024US$304.5bUS$188.7bUS$15.8b18.1x19.3x1.6x
Wed, 13 Mar 2024US$299.8bUS$189.1bUS$16.0b17.1x18.8x1.6x
Fri, 09 Feb 2024US$294.2bUS$188.6bUS$15.5b16.7x19x1.6x
Sun, 07 Jan 2024US$281.8bUS$206.5bUS$16.7b14.8x16.9x1.4x
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
Price to Earnings Ratio

19.2x


Total Market Cap: US$190.8bTotal Earnings: US$9.9bTotal Revenue: US$141.6bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Trade Companies and Distributors Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 17.7x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the American Trading Companies and Distributors industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 20.5x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 17.7x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.3x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.5x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Trading Companies and Distributors industry have grown 13% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 11% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Comparison

How does U.S. Trade Companies and Distributors compare with similar industries?

US Market5.42%
Industrials5.90%
Trade Distributors4.74%
Trade Companies and Distributors4.74%
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
FAST FastenalUS$80.648.4%
+US$3.6b		14.5%PE40.2x
GWW W.W. GraingerUS$994.005.5%
+US$2.5b		3.0%PE25.1x
FERG Ferguson EnterprisesUS$164.735.9%
+US$1.8b		-23.8%PE20x
URI United RentalsUS$582.903.2%
+US$1.2b		-13.6%PE14.8x
WSO WatscoUS$508.936.5%
+US$1.2b		21.8%PE38.5x
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Latest News

FAST

US$80.64

Fastenal

7D

8.4%

1Y

14.5%

Fastenal (NASDAQ:FAST) Is Increasing Its Dividend To $0.44

Apr 13
Fastenal (NASDAQ:FAST) Is Increasing Its Dividend To $0.44

GWW

US$994.00

W.W. Grainger

7D

5.5%

1Y

3.0%

BXC

US$71.55

BlueLinx Holdings

7D

-1.8%

1Y

-39.1%

AIT

US$225.79

Applied Industrial Technologies

7D

7.1%

1Y

18.2%

CTOS

US$3.41

Custom Truck One Source

7D

-3.1%

1Y

-39.6%

Little Excitement Around Custom Truck One Source, Inc.'s (NYSE:CTOS) Revenues As Shares Take 28% Pounding

Apr 11
Little Excitement Around Custom Truck One Source, Inc.'s (NYSE:CTOS) Revenues As Shares Take 28% Pounding

FTAI

US$98.92

FTAI Aviation

7D

12.0%

1Y

39.2%

MGRC

US$104.35

McGrath RentCorp

7D

-0.7%

1Y

-9.3%

FERG

US$164.73

Ferguson Enterprises

7D

5.9%

1Y

-23.8%

Ferguson Enterprises Inc. (NYSE:FERG) Shares Could Be 42% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

Apr 09
Ferguson Enterprises Inc. (NYSE:FERG) Shares Could Be 42% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

URI

US$582.90

United Rentals

7D

3.2%

1Y

-13.6%

WCC

US$148.42

WESCO International

7D

9.1%

1Y

-8.1%

HRI

US$114.97

Herc Holdings

7D

-5.9%

1Y

-27.2%

AL

US$41.16

Air Lease

7D

-2.1%

1Y

-15.2%

WSO

US$508.93

Watsco

7D

6.5%

1Y

21.8%

Watsco's (NYSE:WSO) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

Apr 04
Watsco's (NYSE:WSO) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

QXO

US$13.91

QXO

7D

-0.6%

1Y

-86.3%

ZKH

US$2.96

ZKH Group

7D

-11.2%

1Y

-80.0%

HEES

US$90.93

H&E Equipment Services

7D

-2.3%

1Y

46.7%