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U.S. Transportation Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 03, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies45
  • 7D4.8%
  • 3M-4.5%
  • 1Y-1.9%
  • YTD0.4%

The Transportation industry is up 4.8% in the last week, with Uber Technologies up 8.4%. During this same period, the Hertz Global Holdings underperformed, falling 20%. Overall in the last year, the industry is flat. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 11% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 04 May 2025US$578.0bUS$216.3bUS$27.0b24.3x21.4x2.7x
Tue, 01 Apr 2025US$577.5bUS$216.4bUS$27.3b25.9x21.2x2.7x
Thu, 27 Feb 2025US$611.2bUS$216.2bUS$27.4b28.3x22.3x2.8x
Sat, 25 Jan 2025US$619.1bUS$213.2bUS$21.8b29.7x28.4x2.9x
Mon, 23 Dec 2024US$576.9bUS$213.4bUS$21.9b28.4x26.4x2.7x
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
Price to Earnings Ratio

209.4x


Total Market Cap: US$459.2bTotal Earnings: US$2.2bTotal Revenue: US$195.0bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Transportation Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 136.5x202320242025
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 20.8x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 137x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 2.5x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Transportation industry have grown 148% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 3.6% 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 Market2.93%
Industrials4.22%
Transportation4.83%
Trucking6.89%
Cargo Ground Transportation6.37%
Railroads2.26%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Cargo Ground Transportation industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 29.1x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 19.7%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 13.9% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Railroads industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 20.0x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Cargo Ground Transportation industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 20% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 14% per year.
  • In contrast, the Railroads industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 5.3% 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
UBER Uber TechnologiesUS$84.288.4%
+US$13.7b
21.7%PE17.9x
UNP Union PacificUS$218.292.3%
+US$3.0b
-9.2%PE19.4x
ODFL Old Dominion Freight LineUS$158.017.7%
+US$2.4b
-14.6%PE29.2x
CSX CSXUS$28.703.1%
+US$1.6b
-15.2%PE16.7x
XPO XPOUS$109.7413.8%
+US$1.6b
-2.5%PE33.2x
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7D

-18.4%

1Y

n/a

XPO

US$109.74

XPO

7D

13.8%

1Y

-2.5%

ULH

US$23.41

Universal Logistics Holdings

7D

-8.2%

1Y

-45.0%

HTLD

US$7.80

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7D

-4.3%

1Y

-27.6%

WERN

US$26.06

Werner Enterprises

7D

-5.4%

1Y

-28.2%

UNP

US$218.29

Union Pacific

7D

2.3%

1Y

-9.2%

NSC

US$224.36

Norfolk Southern

7D

1.2%

1Y

-4.8%

YMM

US$11.85

Full Truck Alliance

7D

5.7%

1Y

33.6%

PAL

US$8.39

Proficient Auto Logistics

7D

-8.4%

1Y

n/a

SWVL

US$3.05

Swvl Holdings

7D

-8.7%

1Y

-73.0%

UHAL

US$64.92

U-Haul Holding

7D

7.0%

1Y

-2.9%

WETO

US$4.17

Webus International

7D

-3.1%

1Y

n/a