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U.S. Industrials Sector Analysis

UpdatedOct 06, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies967
  • 7D0.3%
  • 3M11.2%
  • 1Y30.9%
  • YTD17.8%

Last week, the Industrials industry hasn't moved much but RTX is up 3.8% in that time. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 31% in that time. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 15% per annum.

Sector Valuation and Performance

Has the U.S. Industrials Sector valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 06 Oct 2024US$5.7tUS$2.7tUS$179.9b23.1x31.5x2.1x
Tue, 03 Sep 2024US$5.5tUS$2.7tUS$179.6b22.6x30.4x2x
Thu, 01 Aug 2024US$5.4tUS$2.7tUS$180.7b23.1x29.8x2x
Sat, 29 Jun 2024US$5.1tUS$2.7tUS$170.6b21.6x30.1x1.9x
Mon, 27 May 2024US$5.3tUS$2.7tUS$170.0b22.5x31.1x2x
Wed, 24 Apr 2024US$5.2tUS$2.7tUS$168.3b23x30.9x1.9x
Fri, 22 Mar 2024US$5.3tUS$2.7tUS$172.6b23.3x30.6x2x
Sun, 18 Feb 2024US$5.0tUS$2.7tUS$174.5b22.6x28.8x1.9x
Tue, 16 Jan 2024US$4.9tUS$2.7tUS$184.2b20.8x26.4x1.8x
Thu, 14 Dec 2023US$4.7tUS$2.7tUS$182.7b20.7x26x1.7x
Sat, 11 Nov 2023US$4.3tUS$2.7tUS$185.1b18.3x23.5x1.6x
Mon, 09 Oct 2023US$4.4tUS$2.7tUS$192.2b17.7x22.7x1.6x
Wed, 06 Sep 2023US$4.6tUS$2.7tUS$189.3b18.9x24.3x1.7x
Fri, 04 Aug 2023US$4.7tUS$2.7tUS$191.5b19.1x24.6x1.7x
Sun, 02 Jul 2023US$4.6tUS$2.7tUS$184.1b18.3x25.1x1.7x
Tue, 30 May 2023US$4.2tUS$2.7tUS$183.0b17x23x1.6x
Thu, 27 Apr 2023US$4.1tUS$2.7tUS$173.7b17.6x23.8x1.6x
Sat, 25 Mar 2023US$4.1tUS$2.6tUS$166.1b18.1x24.8x1.6x
Mon, 20 Feb 2023US$4.2tUS$2.5tUS$161.2b19.3x25.9x1.6x
Wed, 18 Jan 2023US$4.1tUS$2.5tUS$154.9b18.5x26.5x1.6x
Fri, 16 Dec 2022US$4.0tUS$2.5tUS$153.6b17.2x26x1.6x
Sun, 13 Nov 2022US$4.1tUS$2.5tUS$153.7b18.1x26.4x1.6x
Tue, 11 Oct 2022US$3.5tUS$2.4tUS$146.8b16.1x24.1x1.5x
Thu, 08 Sep 2022US$3.8tUS$2.4tUS$146.4b16.6x25.8x1.6x
Sat, 06 Aug 2022US$4.0tUS$2.4tUS$144.4b17.6x27.5x1.7x
Mon, 04 Jul 2022US$3.6tUS$2.3tUS$143.8b16.4x25.1x1.6x
Wed, 01 Jun 2022US$3.9tUS$2.3tUS$145.2b17.7x26.8x1.7x
Fri, 29 Apr 2022US$4.0tUS$2.3tUS$149.6b19.3x26.9x1.8x
Sun, 27 Mar 2022US$4.4tUS$2.2tUS$152.5b21.1x29x2x
Tue, 22 Feb 2022US$4.2tUS$2.2tUS$149.9b21.3x28.1x1.9x
Thu, 20 Jan 2022US$4.4tUS$2.2tUS$135.0b23x32.7x2x
Sat, 18 Dec 2021US$4.4tUS$2.2tUS$142.4b23.3x31.2x2.1x
Mon, 15 Nov 2021US$4.7tUS$2.1tUS$140.6b24.9x33.6x2.2x
Wed, 13 Oct 2021US$4.3tUS$2.1tUS$123.8b24.7x35.1x2.1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

35.1x


Total Market Cap: US$4.3tTotal Earnings: US$123.8bTotal Revenue: US$2.1tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Industrials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 27.4x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the American Industrials industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 31.5x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 27.4x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.8x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.1x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Industrials industry have grown 13% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 9.2% 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 sector?

US Market0.39%
Industrials0.31%
Aerospace & Defense2.38%
Electrical2.03%
Construction1.56%
Professional Services1.46%
Commercial Services0.83%
Airlines0.82%
Building-0.29%
Machinery-0.36%
Infrastructure-1.23%
Industrials-1.53%
Transportation-1.55%
Logistics-1.60%
Trade Distributors-2.17%
Marine and Shipping-3.96%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Electrical industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 44.5x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 18.1%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 9.3% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Infrastructure industry, although it looks like investor sentiment has improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average of 6.9x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Construction industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 26% over the next 5 years.
  • This is roughly in line with its past earnings growth rate.
  • In contrast, the Machinery 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
RTX RTXUS$124.913.8%
+US$6.0b
79.0%PE73.3x
LMT Lockheed MartinUS$605.133.9%
+US$5.4b
51.0%PE21.4x
ADP Automatic Data ProcessingUS$285.164.5%
+US$5.0b
15.7%PE31x
GEV GE VernovaUS$265.596.3%
+US$4.3b
n/aPE61.3x
CAT CaterpillarUS$397.091.5%
+US$2.9b
49.3%PE17.5x
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LMT

US$605.13

Lockheed Martin

7D

3.9%

1Y

51.0%

ITW

US$258.41

Illinois Tool Works

7D

-2.1%

1Y

9.9%

ADP

US$285.16

Automatic Data Processing

7D

4.5%

1Y

15.7%

HON

US$203.78

Honeywell International

7D

-1.9%

1Y

10.4%

GEV

US$265.59

GE Vernova

7D

6.3%

1Y

n/a