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U.S. Trade Companies and Distributors Industry Analysis

UpdatedJul 18, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies63
  • 7D-0.3%
  • 3M18.8%
  • 1Y1.1%
  • YTDn/a

Last week, the Trade Companies and Distributors industry hasn't moved much but Fastenal is up 5.3% in that time. Furthermore, the industry has been flat for the past year as well. Earnings are forecast to grow by 13% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 19 Jul 2025US$336.6bUS$181.4bUS$13.8b20.8x24.4x1.9x
Mon, 16 Jun 2025US$315.0bUS$181.3bUS$13.8b19.6x22.8x1.7x
Wed, 14 May 2025US$307.0bUS$182.0bUS$13.9b20.4x22x1.7x
Fri, 11 Apr 2025US$291.1bUS$191.1bUS$14.2b18.2x20.5x1.5x
Sun, 09 Mar 2025US$295.7bUS$190.9bUS$14.4b18.3x20.5x1.5x
Tue, 04 Feb 2025US$315.2bUS$190.2bUS$15.3b18.8x20.6x1.7x
Thu, 02 Jan 2025US$302.5bUS$189.4bUS$15.3b16.1x19.8x1.6x
Sat, 30 Nov 2024US$349.0bUS$189.2bUS$15.3b18.6x22.8x1.8x
Mon, 28 Oct 2024US$316.3bUS$191.1bUS$15.8b14.3x20x1.7x
Wed, 25 Sep 2024US$310.4bUS$190.7bUS$15.8b14.4x19.6x1.6x
Fri, 23 Aug 2024US$301.0bUS$190.5bUS$15.8b15.7x19x1.6x
Sun, 21 Jul 2024US$301.0bUS$189.8bUS$15.9b17.2x18.9x1.6x
Tue, 18 Jun 2024US$281.7bUS$189.8bUS$16.0b14.1x17.7x1.5x
Thu, 16 May 2024US$306.0bUS$189.5bUS$15.8b18.9x19.3x1.6x
Sat, 13 Apr 2024US$307.2bUS$188.7bUS$15.8b18.1x19.4x1.6x
Mon, 11 Mar 2024US$302.9bUS$189.1bUS$16.0b17.2x19x1.6x
Wed, 07 Feb 2024US$292.7bUS$188.6bUS$15.5b15.9x18.9x1.6x
Fri, 05 Jan 2024US$281.3bUS$206.5bUS$16.7b14.8x16.9x1.4x
Sun, 03 Dec 2023US$266.7bUS$205.5bUS$16.9b13.8x15.8x1.3x
Tue, 31 Oct 2023US$239.0bUS$205.5bUS$17.5b11.8x13.7x1.2x
Thu, 28 Sep 2023US$248.7bUS$203.7bUS$16.6b12.6x14.9x1.2x
Sat, 26 Aug 2023US$249.9bUS$203.7bUS$16.6b11.3x15x1.2x
Mon, 24 Jul 2023US$257.8bUS$202.6bUS$16.5b14.1x15.6x1.3x
Wed, 21 Jun 2023US$245.5bUS$202.3bUS$16.5b13.1x14.9x1.2x
Fri, 19 May 2023US$229.6bUS$202.0bUS$16.8b12.2x13.7x1.1x
Sun, 16 Apr 2023US$222.7bUS$200.3bUS$14.0b12.7x15.9x1.1x
Tue, 14 Mar 2023US$221.7bUS$199.1bUS$14.0b12.5x15.8x1.1x
Thu, 09 Feb 2023US$236.6bUS$194.0bUS$13.6b13.8x17.3x1.2x
Sat, 07 Jan 2023US$211.7bUS$192.5bUS$13.4b12.5x15.9x1.1x
Mon, 05 Dec 2022US$211.4bUS$190.6bUS$13.2b11.6x16x1.1x
Wed, 02 Nov 2022US$201.0bUS$186.9bUS$12.8b11.4x15.8x1.1x
Fri, 30 Sep 2022US$156.9bUS$155.9bUS$9.7b11x16.1x1x
Sun, 28 Aug 2022US$177.9bUS$155.0bUS$9.6b12.9x18.6x1.1x
Tue, 26 Jul 2022US$163.9bUS$149.3bUS$8.4b13x19.5x1.1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

19.5x


Total Market Cap: US$163.9bTotal Earnings: US$8.4bTotal Revenue: US$149.3bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Trade Companies and Distributors Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 18.1x202320242025
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 24.4x 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 Trading Companies and 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 Comparison

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

US Market0.47%
Industrials0.80%
Trade Distributors-0.29%
Trade Companies and Distributors-0.29%
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$46.066.4%
+US$3.2b
35.7%PE44.5x
FERG Ferguson EnterprisesUS$222.791.0%
+US$433.8m
7.4%PE27.3x
WCC WESCO InternationalUS$205.873.4%
+US$333.3m
21.5%PE15.2x
QXO QXOUS$21.632.2%
+US$308.4m
-63.1%PS259.2x
FTAI FTAI AviationUS$113.592.4%
+US$267.7m
11.3%PE438.3x

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