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U.S. Transportation Industry Analysis

UpdatedAug 20, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies43
  • 7D2.7%
  • 3M7.0%
  • 1Y8.1%
  • YTD12.6%

The Transportation industry is up 2.7% in the last week, with Uber Technologies up 3.9%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 8.1%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 8.5% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 20 Aug 2025US$633.7bUS$222.5bUS$30.1b27.3x21x2.8x
Fri, 18 Jul 2025US$634.9bUS$219.6bUS$29.8b25.6x21.3x2.9x
Sun, 15 Jun 2025US$597.9bUS$219.1bUS$29.6b25.7x20.2x2.7x
Tue, 13 May 2025US$576.0bUS$218.8bUS$29.6b26.3x19.5x2.6x
Thu, 10 Apr 2025US$513.0bUS$216.7bUS$26.5b26.1x19.4x2.4x
Sat, 08 Mar 2025US$605.9bUS$216.4bUS$27.3b28.6x22.2x2.8x
Mon, 03 Feb 2025US$610.2bUS$213.0bUS$22.0b29.7x27.7x2.9x
Wed, 01 Jan 2025US$574.6bUS$213.4bUS$21.9b28.5x26.3x2.7x
Fri, 29 Nov 2024US$652.1bUS$213.3bUS$21.0b32.7x31.1x3.1x
Sun, 27 Oct 2024US$619.0bUS$220.6bUS$17.9b30x34.5x2.8x
Tue, 24 Sep 2024US$615.7bUS$220.7bUS$17.2b29x35.7x2.8x
Thu, 22 Aug 2024US$607.3bUS$219.9bUS$17.0b28.7x35.8x2.8x
Sat, 20 Jul 2024US$589.1bUS$216.7bUS$16.6b26.1x35.5x2.7x
Mon, 17 Jun 2024US$571.3bUS$217.0bUS$16.7b24.6x34.3x2.6x
Wed, 15 May 2024US$593.8bUS$216.1bUS$16.6b25.5x35.8x2.7x
Fri, 12 Apr 2024US$624.9bUS$214.9bUS$18.2b23.5x34.3x2.9x
Sun, 10 Mar 2024US$645.3bUS$212.9bUS$17.5b22.6x36.8x3x
Tue, 06 Feb 2024US$606.1bUS$211.7bUS$16.3b23.6x37.3x2.9x
Thu, 04 Jan 2024US$569.2bUS$216.1bUS$16.9b21.6x33.6x2.6x
Sat, 02 Dec 2023US$542.6bUS$216.1bUS$16.8b21.3x32.3x2.5x
Mon, 30 Oct 2023US$467.0bUS$214.7bUS$14.9b16x31.3x2.2x
Wed, 27 Sep 2023US$494.4bUS$214.2bUS$13.7b14.3x36x2.3x
Fri, 25 Aug 2023US$515.0bUS$214.3bUS$13.7b15x37.5x2.4x
Sun, 23 Jul 2023US$526.5bUS$215.8bUS$12.4b13x42.6x2.4x
Tue, 20 Jun 2023US$492.8bUS$217.2bUS$12.9b12.9x38.2x2.3x
Thu, 18 May 2023US$467.2bUS$217.2bUS$12.6b14.3x37x2.2x
Sat, 15 Apr 2023US$455.1bUS$221.1bUS$3.5b13.4x130.1x2.1x
Mon, 13 Mar 2023US$453.9bUS$220.9bUS$3.5b14.6x128.5x2.1x
Wed, 08 Feb 2023US$510.3bUS$222.8bUS$4.0b12.9x126.2x2.3x
Fri, 06 Jan 2023US$465.4bUS$221.2bUS$3.5b10.2x132.8x2.1x
Sun, 04 Dec 2022US$486.3bUS$220.7bUS$3.6b10.6x133.3x2.2x
Tue, 01 Nov 2022US$436.9bUS$215.0bUS$2.4b8.8x182.3x2x
Thu, 29 Sep 2022US$431.0bUS$205.8bUS$1.1b9x399.1x2.1x
Sat, 27 Aug 2022US$485.7bUS$207.0bUS$737.2m9.6x658.8x2.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

658.8x


Total Market Cap: US$485.7bTotal Earnings: US$737.2mTotal Revenue: US$207.0bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Transportation Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 90.5x202320242025
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 21.0x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 90.5x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 2.5x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.8x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Transportation industry have grown 244% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 2.4% 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-0.82%
Industrials-0.67%
Transportation2.75%
Trucking3.63%
Railroads2.25%
Cargo Ground Transportation2.04%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Cargo Ground Transportation industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 29.5x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 19.2%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 14.3% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Trucking industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 30.2x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Cargo Ground Transportation industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 19% 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 5.4% 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$95.323.9%
+US$7.5b		30.0%PE15.7x
UNP Union PacificUS$223.772.3%
+US$2.9b		-9.2%PE19.1x
NSC Norfolk SouthernUS$285.532.6%
+US$1.6b		18.6%PE19.1x
CSX CSXUS$36.522.0%
+US$1.3b		8.8%PE21.9x
ODFL Old Dominion Freight LineUS$154.803.7%
+US$1.2b		-22.1%PE29.7x

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