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U.S. Trade Companies and Distributors Industry Analysis

UpdatedDec 21, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies57
  • 7D-5.2%
  • 3M1.0%
  • 1Y13.4%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Trade Companies and Distributors industry has dropped 5.2%, driven by United Rentals declining 7.2%. On the other hand Xometry is actually up 20%. Over the past 12 months, the industry was up 13%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 8.9% 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, 22 Dec 2024US$305.1bUS$189.5bUS$15.2b16.6x20x1.6x
Tue, 19 Nov 2024US$333.5bUS$189.3bUS$15.3b17.1x21.8x1.8x
Thu, 17 Oct 2024US$324.1bUS$190.8bUS$15.7b15.3x20.6x1.7x
Sat, 14 Sep 2024US$292.0bUS$190.7bUS$15.8b13.7x18.5x1.5x
Mon, 12 Aug 2024US$290.8bUS$190.6bUS$15.8b15.6x18.4x1.5x
Wed, 10 Jul 2024US$280.5bUS$189.9bUS$15.9b15.7x17.6x1.5x
Fri, 07 Jun 2024US$288.5bUS$189.9bUS$16.0b16x18.1x1.5x
Sun, 05 May 2024US$299.7bUS$189.5bUS$15.9b17x18.9x1.6x
Tue, 02 Apr 2024US$319.4bUS$188.7bUS$15.8b18.4x20.2x1.7x
Thu, 29 Feb 2024US$301.3bUS$189.1bUS$16.1b17.3x18.8x1.6x
Sat, 27 Jan 2024US$299.5bUS$207.0bUS$16.8b15x17.9x1.4x
Mon, 25 Dec 2023US$289.1bUS$205.3bUS$16.8b14.9x17.2x1.4x
Wed, 22 Nov 2023US$260.9bUS$205.5bUS$16.9b13.1x15.4x1.3x
Fri, 20 Oct 2023US$241.0bUS$203.8bUS$16.6b12.5x14.5x1.2x
Sun, 17 Sep 2023US$246.4bUS$203.9bUS$16.6b13.2x14.8x1.2x
Tue, 15 Aug 2023US$256.8bUS$203.6bUS$16.6b14.5x15.4x1.3x
Thu, 13 Jul 2023US$261.3bUS$202.4bUS$16.5b14.4x15.8x1.3x
Sat, 10 Jun 2023US$237.5bUS$202.0bUS$16.6b12.7x14.3x1.2x
Mon, 08 May 2023US$223.1bUS$202.2bUS$16.9b12x13.2x1.1x
Wed, 05 Apr 2023US$217.6bUS$200.0bUS$14.0b12.2x15.6x1.1x
Fri, 03 Mar 2023US$240.1bUS$195.7bUS$13.6b13.5x17.6x1.2x
Sun, 29 Jan 2023US$224.7bUS$193.4bUS$13.5b13.3x16.6x1.2x
Tue, 27 Dec 2022US$204.4bUS$192.4bUS$13.3b12.2x15.3x1.1x
Thu, 24 Nov 2022US$211.6bUS$190.3bUS$13.2b11.7x16.1x1.1x
Sat, 22 Oct 2022US$164.4bUS$156.8bUS$9.9b11x16.7x1x
Mon, 19 Sep 2022US$165.6bUS$155.9bUS$9.7b11.7x17x1.1x
Wed, 17 Aug 2022US$190.0bUS$154.9bUS$9.6b14x19.9x1.2x
Fri, 15 Jul 2022US$154.3bUS$149.2bUS$8.4b12.1x18.4x1x
Sun, 12 Jun 2022US$171.2bUS$147.9bUS$8.2b14.4x20.8x1.2x
Tue, 10 May 2022US$175.3bUS$146.3bUS$10.3b14.2x17.1x1.2x
Thu, 07 Apr 2022US$188.2bUS$141.7bUS$9.9b16.9x19x1.3x
Sat, 05 Mar 2022US$181.3bUS$140.6bUS$9.8b17.6x18.5x1.3x
Mon, 31 Jan 2022US$185.9bUS$136.7bUS$8.7b18.5x21.3x1.4x
Wed, 29 Dec 2021US$203.2bUS$135.7bUS$8.4b20.1x24.2x1.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

24.2x


Total Market Cap: US$203.2bTotal Earnings: US$8.4bTotal Revenue: US$135.7bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Trade Companies and Distributors Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 17.8x202220232024
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 20.0x 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 Trading Companies and 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 Comparison

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

US Market-2.39%
Industrials-3.51%
Trade Distributors-5.18%
Trade Companies and Distributors-5.18%
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$41.6719.9%
+US$342.5m		20.7%PS3.9x
FTAI FTAI AviationUS$133.491.3%
+US$181.5m		184.1%PS8.8x
ZKH ZKH GroupUS$3.708.2%
+US$45.2m		-76.2%PS0.5x
LVRO LavoroUS$5.146.4%
+US$36.4m		-42.3%PS0.4x
TGH Textainer Group HoldingsUS$49.990.2%
+US$3.3m		59.4%PE11.2x
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