Investing IdeasBrowse All StocksMarkets
Have your own idea? Try our Stock Screener
Header cover image

U.S. Trade Distributors Industry Analysis

UpdatedAug 10, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies62
  • 7D1.3%
  • 3M9.8%
  • 1Y17.2%
  • YTD12.4%

The Trade Distributors industry is up 1.3% in the last week, with Fastenal up 5.6%. Meanwhile, Watsco actually underperformed within the industry, shrinking 5.5% in the last week. This means that the industry has gained 17% over the past year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 11% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 10 Aug 2025US$337.1bUS$182.6bUS$14.7b21.1x22.9x1.8x
Tue, 08 Jul 2025US$336.7bUS$181.2bUS$13.8b20.2x24.5x1.9x
Thu, 05 Jun 2025US$315.9bUS$181.1bUS$13.8b19.9x22.9x1.7x
Sat, 03 May 2025US$294.1bUS$181.9bUS$13.7b20.3x21.4x1.6x
Mon, 31 Mar 2025US$289.8bUS$191.1bUS$14.3b19.1x20.3x1.5x
Wed, 26 Feb 2025US$296.8bUS$190.5bUS$14.9b18.6x19.9x1.6x
Fri, 24 Jan 2025US$324.1bUS$189.6bUS$15.2b19.5x21.3x1.7x
Sun, 22 Dec 2024US$308.5bUS$189.5bUS$15.2b16.6x20.2x1.6x
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
Price to Earnings Ratio

19.9x


Total Market Cap: US$190.0bTotal Earnings: US$9.6bTotal Revenue: US$154.9bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Trade Distributors Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 18.1x202320242025
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 22.9x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 18.1x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.4x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.8x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Trade Distributors industry have grown 16% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 5.6% 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 Market2.39%
Industrials1.16%
Trade Distributors1.33%
Trade Companies and Distributors1.33%
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$47.995.6%
+US$2.9b		44.6%PE46.3x
GWW W.W. GraingerUS$950.131.9%
+US$653.2m		-3.0%PE23.6x
XMTR XometryUS$41.6434.0%
+US$540.6m		159.6%PS3.5x
AER AerCap HoldingsUS$110.241.7%
+US$325.9m		20.2%PE6.5x
FERG Ferguson EnterprisesUS$223.550.6%
+US$276.1m		12.6%PE27.4x

Latest News

BCC
US$82.09
Boise Cascade
7D
-1.5%
1Y
-35.4%
URI
US$858.97
United Rentals
7D
-0.08%
1Y
23.4%
FTAI
US$136.06
FTAI Aviation
7D
-0.9%
1Y
30.0%
HRI
US$110.50
Herc Holdings
7D
-3.5%
1Y
-15.2%
AL
US$55.52
Air Lease
7D
2.2%
1Y
29.1%
XMTR
US$41.64
Xometry
7D
34.0%
1Y
159.6%
FERG
US$223.55
Ferguson Enterprises
7D
0.6%
1Y
12.6%
RUSH.A
US$55.16
Rush Enterprises
7D
3.0%
1Y
8.9%

Rush Enterprises' (NASDAQ:RUSH.A) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

Aug 04
Rush Enterprises' (NASDAQ:RUSH.A) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year
GWW
US$950.13
W.W. Grainger
7D
1.9%
1Y
-3.0%

Is Now The Time To Put W.W. Grainger (NYSE:GWW) On Your Watchlist?

Aug 04
Is Now The Time To Put W.W. Grainger (NYSE:GWW) On Your Watchlist?
CNM
US$63.96
Core & Main
7D
2.0%
1Y
29.8%

Core & Main (NYSE:CNM) Is Experiencing Growth In Returns On Capital

Aug 04
Core & Main (NYSE:CNM) Is Experiencing Growth In Returns On Capital
CTOS
US$5.70
Custom Truck One Source
7D
-7.5%
1Y
38.7%
AER
US$110.24
AerCap Holdings
7D
1.7%
1Y
20.2%
MGRC
US$117.90
McGrath RentCorp
7D
-1.8%
1Y
18.0%
WSO
US$410.83
Watsco
7D
-5.5%
1Y
-12.8%
SITE
US$132.30
SiteOne Landscape Supply
7D
-3.0%
1Y
-0.6%
FAST
US$47.99
Fastenal
7D
5.6%
1Y
44.6%