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U.S. Transportation Industry Analysis

UpdatedJun 26, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies51
  • 7D2.2%
  • 3M13.0%
  • 1Y9.5%
  • YTD7.9%

The Transportation industry is up 2.2% in the last week, with Union Pacific up 4.2%. Meanwhile, Avis Budget Group actually underperformed within the industry, shrinking 12% in the last week. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 9.5%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 14% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 26 Jun 2026US$671.0bUS$235.9bUS$27.1b39.4x24.8x2.8x
Sun, 24 May 2026US$664.5bUS$235.1bUS$27.6b39.2x24.1x2.8x
Tue, 21 Apr 2026US$663.7bUS$232.3bUS$29.3b44.2x22.6x2.9x
Thu, 19 Mar 2026US$626.2bUS$231.9bUS$29.3b32.3x21.4x2.7x
Sat, 14 Feb 2026US$643.0bUS$230.9bUS$29.1b36.9x22.1x2.8x
Mon, 12 Jan 2026US$636.6bUS$228.4bUS$33.3b34.2x19.1x2.8x
Wed, 10 Dec 2025US$640.1bUS$228.0bUS$33.3b30.9x19.2x2.8x
Fri, 07 Nov 2025US$630.2bUS$227.1bUS$33.2b26.5x19x2.8x
Sun, 05 Oct 2025US$664.9bUS$223.6bUS$29.7b24.1x22.4x3x
Tue, 02 Sep 2025US$632.9bUS$223.6bUS$29.7b25.3x21.3x2.8x
Thu, 31 Jul 2025US$626.8bUS$219.5bUS$29.8b26x21x2.9x
Sat, 28 Jun 2025US$626.4bUS$219.1bUS$29.6b25.2x21.2x2.9x
Mon, 26 May 2025US$600.9bUS$218.9bUS$29.7b25.5x20.2x2.7x
Wed, 23 Apr 2025US$538.2bUS$216.4bUS$26.3b24.4x20.5x2.5x
Fri, 21 Mar 2025US$584.4bUS$216.4bUS$27.3b25.8x21.4x2.7x
Sun, 16 Feb 2025US$646.3bUS$216.1bUS$27.4b29.9x23.6x3x
Tue, 14 Jan 2025US$581.0bUS$213.2bUS$21.8b28.1x26.6x2.7x
Thu, 12 Dec 2024US$620.7bUS$213.6bUS$21.9b29.7x28.4x2.9x
Sat, 09 Nov 2024US$646.4bUS$222.5bUS$20.0b33.3x32.3x2.9x
Mon, 07 Oct 2024US$615.8bUS$220.7bUS$17.2b28.6x35.7x2.8x
Wed, 04 Sep 2024US$615.5bUS$220.4bUS$17.2b29.2x35.7x2.8x
Fri, 02 Aug 2024US$597.7bUS$217.5bUS$17.2b27.5x34.8x2.7x
Sun, 30 Jun 2024US$583.2bUS$216.9bUS$16.7b25.9x35x2.7x
Tue, 28 May 2024US$573.4bUS$216.2bUS$16.7b24.8x34.3x2.7x
Thu, 25 Apr 2024US$611.3bUS$214.6bUS$18.0b23.1x34.1x2.8x
Sat, 23 Mar 2024US$644.8bUS$212.7bUS$17.5b23x36.8x3x
Mon, 19 Feb 2024US$638.8bUS$212.7bUS$17.1b23.6x37.3x3x
Wed, 17 Jan 2024US$578.6bUS$216.1bUS$16.9b21.6x34.2x2.7x
Fri, 15 Dec 2023US$568.6bUS$216.2bUS$16.8b21.5x33.9x2.6x
Sun, 12 Nov 2023US$506.8bUS$215.5bUS$16.9b20.3x30x2.4x
Tue, 10 Oct 2023US$502.1bUS$217.5bUS$16.6b14.5x30.3x2.3x
Thu, 07 Sep 2023US$510.5bUS$214.2bUS$13.8b14.4x37.1x2.4x
Sat, 05 Aug 2023US$532.4bUS$214.6bUS$13.2b15.7x40.4x2.5x
Mon, 03 Jul 2023US$501.9bUS$216.8bUS$13.0b13x38.7x2.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

38.7x


Total Market Cap: US$501.9bTotal Earnings: US$13.0bTotal Revenue: US$216.8bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Transportation Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 28.4x202420252026
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 24.8x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 28.4x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 2.7x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Transportation industry have grown 28% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 2.8% 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-2.68%
Industrials1.11%
Transportation2.24%
Railroads4.10%
Cargo Ground Transportation1.12%
Trucking0.33%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Cargo Ground Transportation industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 33.8x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 23.3%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 20.6% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Trucking industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 39.3x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Cargo Ground Transportation industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 23% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 21% per year.
  • In contrast, the Railroads industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 7.8% 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
UNP Union PacificUS$267.734.2%
+US$6.4b		16.7%PE22x
CSX CSXUS$47.444.0%
+US$3.4b		45.7%PE28.9x
NSC Norfolk SouthernUS$312.064.0%
+US$2.7b		22.1%PE26.3x
UBER Uber TechnologiesUS$72.250.9%
+US$1.2b		-22.4%PE17.2x
UHAL U-Haul HoldingUS$66.026.1%
+US$743.1m		8.1%PE155.7x

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