Header cover image

U.S. Trade Distributors Industry Analysis

UpdatedJun 04, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies63
  • 7D1.2%
  • 3M8.9%
  • 1Y-13.3%
  • YTD5.7%

Over the last 7 days, the Trade Distributors industry has risen 1.2%, driven by gains from Ferguson Enterprises of 16%. In the past year, the industry is down 13%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 9.7% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 04 Jun 2025US$304.8bUS$181.1bUS$13.8b20x22.1x1.7x
Fri, 02 May 2025US$292.5bUS$181.8bUS$13.7b19.6x21.3x1.6x
Sun, 30 Mar 2025US$289.9bUS$191.1bUS$14.3b19.1x20.3x1.5x
Tue, 25 Feb 2025US$301.3bUS$190.5bUS$14.9b18.7x20.2x1.6x
Thu, 23 Jan 2025US$324.2bUS$189.5bUS$15.2b19.6x21.3x1.7x
Sat, 21 Dec 2024US$305.1bUS$189.5bUS$15.2b16.6x20x1.6x
Mon, 18 Nov 2024US$333.5bUS$189.3bUS$15.3b16.5x21.8x1.8x
Wed, 16 Oct 2024US$319.1bUS$190.8bUS$15.7b15x20.3x1.7x
Fri, 13 Sep 2024US$287.6bUS$190.7bUS$15.8b13.5x18.2x1.5x
Sun, 11 Aug 2024US$290.8bUS$190.6bUS$15.8b15.6x18.4x1.5x
Tue, 09 Jul 2024US$279.4bUS$189.8bUS$15.9b16.2x17.6x1.5x
Thu, 06 Jun 2024US$284.9bUS$189.9bUS$16.0b16.1x17.9x1.5x
Sat, 04 May 2024US$297.3bUS$189.5bUS$15.9b17x18.7x1.6x
Mon, 01 Apr 2024US$319.4bUS$188.7bUS$15.8b19.4x20.2x1.7x
Wed, 28 Feb 2024US$300.2bUS$188.7bUS$16.0b17.2x18.7x1.6x
Fri, 26 Jan 2024US$291.9bUS$207.0bUS$16.8b14.9x17.4x1.4x
Sun, 24 Dec 2023US$289.1bUS$205.3bUS$16.8b14.9x17.2x1.4x
Tue, 21 Nov 2023US$260.9bUS$205.5bUS$16.9b13.2x15.4x1.3x
Thu, 19 Oct 2023US$245.7bUS$203.7bUS$16.6b12.7x14.8x1.2x
Sat, 16 Sep 2023US$244.7bUS$203.9bUS$16.6b12.9x14.7x1.2x
Mon, 14 Aug 2023US$256.0bUS$203.7bUS$16.6b14.4x15.4x1.3x
Wed, 12 Jul 2023US$260.0bUS$202.4bUS$16.5b14.2x15.7x1.3x
Fri, 09 Jun 2023US$237.8bUS$202.0bUS$16.6b12.6x14.3x1.2x
Sun, 07 May 2023US$223.1bUS$202.2bUS$16.9b12x13.2x1.1x
Tue, 04 Apr 2023US$225.5bUS$200.0bUS$14.0b12.9x16.2x1.1x
Thu, 02 Mar 2023US$237.7bUS$195.7bUS$13.6b13.5x17.4x1.2x
Sat, 28 Jan 2023US$224.7bUS$193.4bUS$13.5b13.3x16.6x1.2x
Mon, 26 Dec 2022US$204.4bUS$192.4bUS$13.3b12.2x15.3x1.1x
Wed, 23 Nov 2022US$211.6bUS$190.3bUS$13.2b11.8x16x1.1x
Fri, 21 Oct 2022US$160.3bUS$156.1bUS$9.8b10.9x16.4x1x
Sun, 18 Sep 2022US$165.6bUS$155.9bUS$9.7b11.7x17x1.1x
Tue, 16 Aug 2022US$188.2bUS$154.9bUS$9.6b14.1x19.7x1.2x
Thu, 14 Jul 2022US$155.0bUS$148.9bUS$8.3b12.5x18.6x1x
Sat, 11 Jun 2022US$171.3bUS$147.9bUS$8.2b14.4x20.8x1.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

20.8x


Total Market Cap: US$171.3bTotal Earnings: US$8.2bTotal Revenue: US$147.9bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Trade Distributors Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 17.9x202320242025
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 22.1x 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 Trade Distributors industry have grown 19% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 7.0% 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 Market0.75%
Industrials-0.0058%
Trade Distributors1.22%
Trade Companies and Distributors1.22%
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
FERG Ferguson EnterprisesUS$211.3615.6%
+US$5.7b
7.3%PE26.1x
CNM Core & MainUS$59.097.6%
+US$787.9m
23.2%PE27.2x
FTAI FTAI AviationUS$123.352.9%
+US$353.8m
57.7%PE476x
GATX GATXUS$156.986.2%
+US$328.9m
17.9%PE19.7x
AER AerCap HoldingsUS$115.671.1%
+US$226.0m
25.6%PE9.6x
Simply Wall Street Pty Ltd (ACN 600 056 611), is a Corporate Authorised Representative (Authorised Representative Number: 467183) of Sanlam Private Wealth Pty Ltd (AFSL No. 337927). Any advice contained in this website is general advice only and has been prepared without considering your objectives, financial situation or needs. You should not rely on any advice and/or information contained in this website and before making any investment decision we recommend that you consider whether it is appropriate for your situation and seek appropriate financial, taxation and legal advice. Please read our Financial Services Guide before deciding whether to obtain financial services from us.

Latest News

FERG

US$211.36

Ferguson Enterprises

7D

15.6%

1Y

7.3%

GWW

US$1,088.04

W.W. Grainger

7D

-0.2%

1Y

22.6%

HRI

US$120.67

Herc Holdings

7D

-8.1%

1Y

-11.2%

BCC

US$87.60

Boise Cascade

7D

-2.2%

1Y

-33.7%

GATX

US$156.98

GATX

7D

6.2%

1Y

17.9%

AL

US$57.41

Air Lease

7D

-1.6%

1Y

24.2%

QXO

US$16.64

QXO

7D

1.6%

1Y

-89.4%

AER

US$115.67

AerCap Holdings

7D

1.1%

1Y

25.6%

SITE

US$119.99

SiteOne Landscape Supply

7D

0.9%

1Y

-12.1%