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U.S. Trade Companies and Distributors Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 29, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies63
  • 7D1.1%
  • 3M4.9%
  • 1Y-14.7%
  • YTDn/a

In the last week, the Trade Companies and Distributors industry is up 1.1%, with United Rentals up 2.3%. In contrast, the industry has lost 15% in the last 12 months. Earnings are forecast to grow by 9.9% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 29 May 2025US$314.3bUS$182.0bUS$13.9b20.5x22.6x1.7x
Sat, 26 Apr 2025US$301.0bUS$191.5bUS$14.1b19.3x21.3x1.6x
Mon, 24 Mar 2025US$289.5bUS$190.8bUS$14.3b19.3x20.3x1.5x
Wed, 19 Feb 2025US$315.8bUS$190.6bUS$15.0b20.9x21.1x1.7x
Fri, 17 Jan 2025US$316.0bUS$189.9bUS$15.3b19.1x20.6x1.7x
Sun, 15 Dec 2024US$325.0bUS$189.5bUS$15.2b17.6x21.3x1.7x
Tue, 12 Nov 2024US$343.2bUS$191.3bUS$15.3b17.1x22.4x1.8x
Thu, 10 Oct 2024US$306.3bUS$190.8bUS$15.7b14.8x19.5x1.6x
Sat, 07 Sep 2024US$281.7bUS$190.7bUS$15.8b13.2x17.8x1.5x
Mon, 05 Aug 2024US$289.6bUS$190.5bUS$15.8b16.1x18.3x1.5x
Wed, 03 Jul 2024US$277.5bUS$189.8bUS$15.9b15.2x17.4x1.5x
Fri, 31 May 2024US$294.4bUS$189.5bUS$15.8b16.4x18.6x1.6x
Sun, 28 Apr 2024US$300.5bUS$189.2bUS$15.8b18.2x19x1.6x
Tue, 26 Mar 2024US$320.5bUS$188.8bUS$15.8b17.2x20.3x1.7x
Thu, 22 Feb 2024US$293.4bUS$188.7bUS$15.5b17.8x19x1.6x
Sat, 20 Jan 2024US$291.8bUS$206.5bUS$16.7b14.8x17.5x1.4x
Mon, 18 Dec 2023US$285.1bUS$205.3bUS$16.8b14.7x17x1.4x
Wed, 15 Nov 2023US$253.0bUS$205.5bUS$16.9b13.1x14.9x1.2x
Fri, 13 Oct 2023US$253.5bUS$203.7bUS$16.6b11.9x15.2x1.2x
Sun, 10 Sep 2023US$245.4bUS$203.8bUS$16.6b11.7x14.7x1.2x
Tue, 08 Aug 2023US$257.6bUS$203.7bUS$16.6b14.8x15.5x1.3x
Thu, 06 Jul 2023US$255.8bUS$202.4bUS$16.5b13.9x15.5x1.3x
Sat, 03 Jun 2023US$231.5bUS$202.2bUS$16.8b12.2x13.8x1.1x
Mon, 01 May 2023US$228.0bUS$202.4bUS$14.3b13x16x1.1x
Wed, 29 Mar 2023US$219.9bUS$199.8bUS$14.0b12.5x15.8x1.1x
Fri, 24 Feb 2023US$233.3bUS$195.9bUS$13.6b13.3x17.1x1.2x
Sun, 22 Jan 2023US$215.0bUS$192.6bUS$13.4b13x16.1x1.1x
Tue, 20 Dec 2022US$203.3bUS$192.4bUS$13.3b11.5x15.2x1.1x
Thu, 17 Nov 2022US$207.3bUS$190.4bUS$13.2b11.5x15.7x1.1x
Sat, 15 Oct 2022US$158.8bUS$156.1bUS$9.8b11.2x16.2x1x
Mon, 12 Sep 2022US$178.1bUS$155.3bUS$9.6b12.7x18.6x1.1x
Wed, 10 Aug 2022US$178.7bUS$153.8bUS$9.2b13x19.4x1.2x
Fri, 08 Jul 2022US$159.1bUS$148.9bUS$8.3b12.5x19.1x1.1x
Sun, 05 Jun 2022US$180.5bUS$149.0bUS$8.3b14.6x21.8x1.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

21.8x


Total Market Cap: US$180.5bTotal Earnings: US$8.3bTotal Revenue: US$149.0bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Trade Companies and Distributors Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 17.9x202320242025
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 22.6x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 17.9x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.4x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.7x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Trading Companies and Distributors industry have grown 19% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 6.9% 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 Market0.79%
Industrials1.03%
Trade Distributors1.13%
Trade Companies and Distributors1.13%
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$712.142.3%
+US$1.1b		10.4%PE18.1x
FAST FastenalUS$41.471.8%
+US$849.0m		28.7%PE41.3x
QXO QXOUS$16.98-0.5%
US$781.8m		-89.1%PS172.1x
FERG Ferguson EnterprisesUS$182.472.1%
+US$761.0m		-10.3%PE22.1x
FTAI FTAI AviationUS$118.243.2%
+US$381.5m		49.4%PE456.3x
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