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U.S. Transportation Industry Analysis

UpdatedNov 20, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies41
  • 7D-3.0%
  • 3M2.3%
  • 1Y16.4%
  • YTD8.9%

In the last week, the Transportation industry is down 3.0% with Union Pacific down the most at 3.0%. In contrast, Grab Holdings has gained 12%. Over the past 12 months, the industry was up 16%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 18% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 20 Nov 2024US$625.6bUS$213.2bUS$20.9b31.3x29.9x2.9x
Fri, 18 Oct 2024US$647.2bUS$220.3bUS$17.3b30.7x37.5x2.9x
Sun, 15 Sep 2024US$607.9bUS$220.5bUS$17.2b29.5x35.3x2.8x
Tue, 13 Aug 2024US$585.9bUS$219.7bUS$16.9b26.5x34.7x2.7x
Thu, 11 Jul 2024US$571.1bUS$216.9bUS$16.7b24.3x34.3x2.6x
Sat, 08 Jun 2024US$577.5bUS$217.0bUS$16.7b25.1x34.6x2.7x
Mon, 06 May 2024US$596.0bUS$214.3bUS$16.9b25.3x35.2x2.8x
Wed, 03 Apr 2024US$635.2bUS$214.9bUS$18.2b23.2x34.9x3x
Fri, 01 Mar 2024US$641.4bUS$212.8bUS$17.5b24.3x36.7x3x
Sun, 28 Jan 2024US$588.4bUS$215.6bUS$16.3b22.3x36x2.7x
Tue, 26 Dec 2023US$586.6bUS$216.2bUS$16.8b21.6x34.9x2.7x
Thu, 23 Nov 2023US$534.2bUS$215.9bUS$16.8b21.3x31.8x2.5x
Sat, 21 Oct 2023US$493.1bUS$215.8bUS$15.7b14.7x31.4x2.3x
Mon, 18 Sep 2023US$515.8bUS$214.3bUS$13.7b14.7x37.6x2.4x
Wed, 16 Aug 2023US$517.0bUS$214.0bUS$13.3b15.1x39x2.4x
Fri, 14 Jul 2023US$518.6bUS$217.1bUS$12.9b13.2x40.2x2.4x
Sun, 11 Jun 2023US$477.0bUS$217.2bUS$12.9b13x37x2.2x
Tue, 09 May 2023US$471.6bUS$217.7bUS$12.2b14.5x38.5x2.2x
Thu, 06 Apr 2023US$444.9bUS$221.0bUS$3.5b12.9x126.7x2x
Sat, 04 Mar 2023US$489.6bUS$220.8bUS$3.3b14.3x147.9x2.2x
Mon, 30 Jan 2023US$486.0bUS$222.9bUS$3.3b12.3x147.9x2.2x
Wed, 28 Dec 2022US$475.3bUS$220.9bUS$3.6b9.9x132.5x2.2x
Fri, 25 Nov 2022US$475.8bUS$220.3bUS$3.8b10.2x124.6x2.2x
Sun, 23 Oct 2022US$413.7bUS$208.4bUS$1.6b8.7x260.9x2x
Tue, 20 Sep 2022US$459.7bUS$206.5bUS$881.0m8.9x521.8x2.2x
Thu, 18 Aug 2022US$509.3bUS$207.0bUS$94.2m10.1x5404.1x2.5x
Sat, 16 Jul 2022US$428.5bUS$195.2bUS$2.6b9.7x165.8x2.2x
Mon, 13 Jun 2022US$440.5bUS$195.4bUS$2.5b9.6x174.4x2.3x
Wed, 11 May 2022US$459.2bUS$195.0bUS$2.2b10.4x209.4x2.4x
Fri, 08 Apr 2022US$513.4bUS$185.7bUS$4.2b13x123.3x2.8x
Sun, 06 Mar 2022US$575.3bUS$188.0bUS$7.6b15.2x75.4x3.1x
Tue, 01 Feb 2022US$568.3bUS$187.5bUS$5.4b16x105.5x3x
Thu, 30 Dec 2021US$626.9bUS$181.2bUS$12.4b18.1x50.4x3.5x
Sat, 27 Nov 2021US$621.6bUS$181.1bUS$12.4b17.7x50x3.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

50x


Total Market Cap: US$621.6bTotal Earnings: US$12.4bTotal Revenue: US$181.1bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Transportation Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 146x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the American Transportation industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 29.9x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 146x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 2.6x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.9x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Transportation industry have grown 19% 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 Market-1.19%
Industrials-2.18%
Transportation-3.02%
Trucking-1.69%
Railroads-2.97%
Cargo Ground Transportation-4.73%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Trucking industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 28.9%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 318.0% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Railroads industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average of 20.6x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Trucking industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 29% over the next 5 years.
  • In contrast, the Railroads industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 8.3% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
GRAB Grab HoldingsUS$5.4611.7%
+US$2.3b
74.4%PS8.2x
YMM Full Truck AllianceUS$8.571.7%
+US$146.4m
14.0%PE24.9x
HTZ Hertz Global HoldingsUS$4.005.5%
+US$64.4m
-52.5%PS0.1x
BTOC Armlogi HoldingUS$6.0415.5%
+US$33.7m
n/aPE6519.6x
SWVL Swvl HoldingsUS$6.6781.7%
+US$25.5m
640.0%PE13.8x
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GRAB

US$5.46

Grab Holdings

7D

11.7%

1Y

74.4%

ZCAR

US$7.11

Zoomcar Holdings

7D

9.4%

1Y

-99.2%

PAL

US$9.60

Proficient Auto Logistics

7D

1.9%

1Y

n/a

HTZ

US$4.00

Hertz Global Holdings

7D

5.5%

1Y

-52.5%

UHAL

US$68.22

U-Haul Holding

7D

-4.1%

1Y

23.7%

ODFL

US$211.80

Old Dominion Freight Line

7D

-6.1%

1Y

4.9%

DSKE

US$8.29

Daseke

7D

0.2%

1Y

7.8%

SWVL

US$6.67

Swvl Holdings

7D

81.7%

1Y

640.0%