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U.S. Industrials Sector Analysis

UpdatedJul 24, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies1025
  • 7D2.2%
  • 3M19.5%
  • 1Y20.0%
  • YTD14.5%

In the last week, the Industrials industry is up 2.2%, with GE Vernova up 12%. Meanwhile, Lockheed Martin actually underperformed within the industry, shrinking 11% in the last week. This means that the industry has gained 20% over the past year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 13% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 25 Jul 2025US$6.1tUS$2.7tUS$206.2b24.4x29.8x2.3x
Sun, 22 Jun 2025US$5.8tUS$2.7tUS$205.1b22.3x28.2x2.1x
Tue, 20 May 2025US$5.8tUS$2.7tUS$206.5b22.9x28.2x2.2x
Thu, 17 Apr 2025US$5.1tUS$2.7tUS$203.3b19.7x25.2x1.9x
Sat, 15 Mar 2025US$5.2tUS$2.7tUS$204.4b21.2x25.6x2x
Mon, 10 Feb 2025US$5.7tUS$2.7tUS$208.2b24x27.6x2.1x
Wed, 08 Jan 2025US$5.6tUS$2.7tUS$197.7b23.6x28.3x2.1x
Fri, 06 Dec 2024US$6.0tUS$2.7tUS$198.3b24.9x30.4x2.2x
Sun, 03 Nov 2024US$5.6tUS$2.7tUS$193.7b23.2x29.1x2.1x
Tue, 01 Oct 2024US$5.6tUS$2.7tUS$179.6b23.2x31.4x2.1x
Thu, 29 Aug 2024US$5.4tUS$2.7tUS$179.7b22.2x30x2x
Sat, 27 Jul 2024US$5.3tUS$2.7tUS$173.4b22.5x30.4x1.9x
Mon, 24 Jun 2024US$5.2tUS$2.7tUS$170.4b21.4x30.4x1.9x
Wed, 22 May 2024US$5.3tUS$2.7tUS$171.3b22.7x31x2x
Fri, 19 Apr 2024US$5.1tUS$2.7tUS$173.6b22x29.4x1.9x
Sun, 17 Mar 2024US$5.2tUS$2.7tUS$172.4b22.8x30x2x
Tue, 13 Feb 2024US$5.0tUS$2.7tUS$173.4b22.6x28.8x1.9x
Thu, 11 Jan 2024US$4.8tUS$2.7tUS$182.9b20.7x26.5x1.8x
Sat, 09 Dec 2023US$4.7tUS$2.7tUS$182.9b20.2x25.6x1.7x
Mon, 06 Nov 2023US$4.4tUS$2.7tUS$180.3b17.6x24.4x1.6x
Wed, 04 Oct 2023US$4.4tUS$2.7tUS$192.2b17.7x22.7x1.6x
Fri, 01 Sep 2023US$4.6tUS$2.7tUS$189.3b19.3x24.6x1.7x
Sun, 30 Jul 2023US$4.7tUS$2.7tUS$181.5b18.4x25.7x1.7x
Tue, 27 Jun 2023US$4.5tUS$2.7tUS$184.6b17.7x24.2x1.7x
Thu, 25 May 2023US$4.2tUS$2.7tUS$183.2b16.9x22.7x1.6x
Sat, 22 Apr 2023US$4.3tUS$2.7tUS$167.9b18.2x25.5x1.6x
Mon, 20 Mar 2023US$4.0tUS$2.5tUS$159.1b18.3x25x1.6x
Wed, 15 Feb 2023US$4.2tUS$2.5tUS$161.0b19.1x26x1.6x
Fri, 13 Jan 2023US$4.1tUS$2.5tUS$153.6b18.4x26.9x1.6x
Sun, 11 Dec 2022US$4.0tUS$2.5tUS$153.3b17.4x26.2x1.6x
Tue, 08 Nov 2022US$3.9tUS$2.5tUS$158.2b17.1x24.5x1.6x
Thu, 06 Oct 2022US$3.7tUS$2.4tUS$146.8b16.6x24.9x1.5x
Sat, 03 Sep 2022US$3.8tUS$2.4tUS$146.3b16.8x25.8x1.6x
Mon, 01 Aug 2022US$3.9tUS$2.4tUS$145.5b17.6x27.1x1.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

27.1x


Total Market Cap: US$3.9tTotal Earnings: US$145.5bTotal Revenue: US$2.4tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Industrials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 27.1x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the American Industrials industry at the moment, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates to remain steady.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 27.1x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.8x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.3x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Industrials industry have grown 12% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 4.6% 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 sector?

US Market1.68%
Industrials2.24%
Electrical5.77%
Building5.11%
Logistics3.91%
Marine and Shipping3.07%
Machinery2.63%
Trade Distributors2.62%
Construction2.56%
Infrastructure2.22%
Airlines2.11%
Professional Services1.83%
Transportation1.42%
Commercial Services0.69%
Aerospace & Defense0.55%
Industrials-0.76%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Electrical industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 51.6x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 18.1%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 3.7% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Marine and Shipping industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 15.1x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Infrastructure industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 37% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 66% per year.
  • In contrast, the Marine and Shipping industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 2.3% 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
GEV GE VernovaUS$623.979.4%
+US$14.2b		290.0%PE146.9x
GE General ElectricUS$268.013.0%
+US$8.2b		62.8%PE37.5x
NOC Northrop GrummanUS$568.488.5%
+US$6.0b		20.8%PE20.6x
CAT CaterpillarUS$429.522.7%
+US$5.4b		24.8%PE20.3x
RTX RTXUS$155.222.5%
+US$5.4b		36.8%PE33.8x

Latest News

UNP
US$220.52
Union Pacific
7D
-3.1%
1Y
-6.3%
OTIS
US$89.20
Otis Worldwide
7D
-11.7%
1Y
-4.1%
GEV
US$623.97
GE Vernova
7D
9.4%
1Y
290.0%
GD
US$314.24
General Dynamics
7D
4.7%
1Y
8.0%
WAB
US$200.70
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies
7D
-5.6%
1Y
26.1%
HON
US$224.48
Honeywell International
7D
-5.8%
1Y
10.9%
NOC
US$568.48
Northrop Grumman
7D
8.5%
1Y
20.8%
RTX
US$155.22
RTX
7D
2.5%
1Y
36.8%
EFX
US$245.98
Equifax
7D
-5.9%
1Y
-8.1%
PCAR
US$101.43
PACCAR
7D
7.8%
1Y
3.9%
LMT
US$420.55
Lockheed Martin
7D
-10.4%
1Y
-19.3%
CAT
US$429.52
Caterpillar
7D
2.7%
1Y
24.8%
DE
US$514.66
Deere
7D
3.1%
1Y
34.8%
AXON
US$709.26
Axon Enterprise
7D
-4.9%
1Y
128.2%
MMM
US$149.30
3M
7D
-6.1%
1Y
44.4%
GE
US$268.01
General Electric
7D
3.0%
1Y
62.8%