U.S. Paper and Forestry Products Industry Analysis

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the U.S. Paper and Forestry Products Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

Date	Market Cap	Revenue	Earnings	PE	Absolute PE	PS
Thu, 29 May 2025	US$9.8b	US$12.9b	US$241.1m	12.1x	40.7x	0.8x
Sat, 26 Apr 2025	US$9.8b	US$12.6b	US$335.8m	11.2x	29.1x	0.8x
Mon, 24 Mar 2025	US$10.6b	US$12.6b	US$335.9m	12.1x	31.6x	0.8x
Wed, 19 Feb 2025	US$12.5b	US$12.6b	US$118.8m	14.4x	105.5x	1x
Fri, 17 Jan 2025	US$12.9b	US$13.2b	US$500.0m	24.8x	25.8x	1x
Sun, 15 Dec 2024	US$13.1b	US$13.2b	US$500.0m	25.5x	26.1x	1x
Tue, 12 Nov 2024	US$13.4b	US$13.1b	US$462.2m	25.7x	28.9x	1x
Thu, 10 Oct 2024	US$11.9b	US$12.1b	US$433.2m	14.4x	27.5x	1x
Sat, 07 Sep 2024	US$10.5b	US$12.1b	US$433.2m	13.1x	24.3x	0.9x
Mon, 05 Aug 2024	US$11.1b	US$11.9b	US$223.0m	14.3x	49.6x	0.9x
Wed, 03 Jul 2024	US$10.1b	US$11.9b	US$223.0m	14.1x	45.2x	0.8x
Fri, 31 May 2024	US$11.0b	US$11.9b	US$223.0m	14.6x	49.5x	0.9x
Sun, 28 Apr 2024	US$9.5b	US$11.9b	US$208.6m	20.3x	45.5x	0.8x
Tue, 26 Mar 2024	US$10.1b	US$11.9b	US$200.7m	21.7x	50.4x	0.9x
Thu, 22 Feb 2024	US$8.6b	US$11.9b	US$175.2m	18.3x	49.4x	0.7x
Sat, 20 Jan 2024	US$10.4b	US$17.0b	US$626.2m	6.8x	16.6x	0.6x
Mon, 18 Dec 2023	US$10.4b	US$17.0b	US$631.0m	7x	16.5x	0.6x
Wed, 15 Nov 2023	US$9.8b	US$17.0b	US$631.0m	7x	15.5x	0.6x
Fri, 13 Oct 2023	US$9.3b	US$17.3b	US$740.2m	8.9x	12.6x	0.5x
Sun, 10 Sep 2023	US$9.5b	US$17.3b	US$735.4m	6.8x	12.9x	0.6x
Tue, 08 Aug 2023	US$10.2b	US$17.3b	US$771.4m	7x	13.2x	0.6x
Thu, 06 Jul 2023	US$10.4b	US$17.9b	US$1.3b	4.5x	7.8x	0.6x
Sat, 03 Jun 2023	US$9.6b	US$17.9b	US$1.3b	4.7x	7.3x	0.5x
Mon, 01 May 2023	US$9.9b	US$18.3b	US$1.7b	4.8x	5.8x	0.5x
Wed, 29 Mar 2023	US$9.5b	US$18.3b	US$1.7b	4.4x	5.5x	0.5x
Fri, 24 Feb 2023	US$10.0b	US$18.4b	US$1.7b	4.7x	5.8x	0.5x
Sun, 22 Jan 2023	US$10.3b	US$19.5b	US$2.1b	4x	4.9x	0.5x
Tue, 20 Dec 2022	US$10.3b	US$19.5b	US$2.1b	3.8x	4.9x	0.5x
Thu, 17 Nov 2022	US$10.5b	US$19.5b	US$2.1b	3.9x	5x	0.5x
Sat, 15 Oct 2022	US$9.6b	US$19.1b	US$2.3b	3.5x	4.2x	0.5x
Mon, 12 Sep 2022	US$9.8b	US$19.1b	US$2.3b	3.4x	4.2x	0.5x
Wed, 10 Aug 2022	US$10.1b	US$18.9b	US$2.5b	3.8x	4.1x	0.5x
Fri, 08 Jul 2022	US$9.9b	US$18.6b	US$2.4b	3.6x	4.2x	0.5x
Sun, 05 Jun 2022	US$11.9b	US$18.6b	US$2.4b	3.9x	5x	0.6x

Current Industry PE

Investors are optimistic on the American Forestry industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.

The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 40.7x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 21.0x.

The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.70x.

Past Earnings Growth

The earnings for companies in the Forestry industry have declined 53% per year over the last three years,
Revenues have also declined 12% per year.
This means overall sales from these companies are declining and profits are subsequently falling as well.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the U.S. Materials industry?


US Market	-0.30%
Materials	0.35%
Paper and Forestry Products	0.26%
Forestry Products	2.42%
Paper Products	-3.67%

Industry PE

Investors are most optimistic about the Forestry Products industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 18.3x.

Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 6.7%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 52.1% per year.

Forecasted Growth

Analysts are most optimistic on the Paper Products industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 16% over the next 5 years.
However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 44% per year.