South African (JSE) Automotive Retail Industry Analysis

UpdatedJul 11, 2026

DataAggregated Company Financials

Companies4

7D-0.6%
3M-6.2%
1Y-13.1%
YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Automotive Retail industry has dropped 1.1%, driven by We Buy Cars Holdings declining 7.0%. However, the industry is down 14% over the past year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 13% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the South African Automotive Retail Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

Date	Market Cap	Revenue	Earnings	PE	Absolute PE	PS
Sat, 11 Jul 2026	R43.1b	R203.5b	R4.9b	7.4x	8.8x	0.2x
Mon, 08 Jun 2026	R40.6b	R203.5b	R4.9b	6.8x	8.3x	0.2x
Wed, 06 May 2026	R43.5b	R202.5b	R4.9b	7.2x	8.9x	0.2x
Fri, 03 Apr 2026	R45.1b	R201.1b	R4.9b	7.6x	9.3x	0.2x
Sun, 01 Mar 2026	R50.5b	R201.1b	R4.9b	8.6x	10.4x	0.3x
Tue, 27 Jan 2026	R53.6b	R198.1b	R4.5b	8.5x	11.8x	0.3x
Thu, 25 Dec 2025	R50.0b	R198.1b	R4.5b	8.3x	11.1x	0.3x
Sat, 22 Nov 2025	R48.2b	R196.7b	R4.5b	8.5x	10.7x	0.2x
Mon, 20 Oct 2025	R49.4b	R196.7b	R4.5b	7.6x	11x	0.3x
Wed, 17 Sep 2025	R50.0b	R195.7b	R4.2b	8.2x	11.8x	0.3x
Fri, 15 Aug 2025	R47.5b	R214.3b	R3.6b	7.8x	13.2x	0.2x
Sun, 13 Jul 2025	R49.9b	R214.3b	R3.6b	7.2x	13.8x	0.2x
Tue, 10 Jun 2025	R50.7b	R214.3b	R3.6b	8.1x	14.1x	0.2x
Thu, 08 May 2025	R46.4b	R212.5b	R3.0b	8.2x	15.3x	0.2x
Sat, 05 Apr 2025	R39.5b	R212.0b	R3.1b	5.8x	12.9x	0.2x
Mon, 03 Mar 2025	R46.0b	R214.0b	R3.2b	30.7x	14.4x	0.2x
Wed, 29 Jan 2025	R48.5b	R215.0b	R3.2b	28.3x	15.3x	0.2x
Fri, 27 Dec 2024	R52.2b	R215.0b	R3.2b	31x	16.5x	0.2x
Sun, 24 Nov 2024	R50.2b	R215.0b	R3.2b	30.1x	15.9x	0.2x
Tue, 22 Oct 2024	R46.0b	R191.4b	R2.8b	8.6x	16.3x	0.2x
Thu, 19 Sep 2024	R43.8b	R191.5b	R2.9b	8.6x	15.2x	0.2x
Sat, 17 Aug 2024	R41.6b	R190.3b	R4.8b	6x	8.6x	0.2x
Mon, 15 Jul 2024	R39.9b	R190.3b	R4.8b	5.8x	8.3x	0.2x
Wed, 12 Jun 2024	R36.7b	R190.3b	R4.8b	5x	7.6x	0.2x
Fri, 10 May 2024	R35.8b	R190.3b	R4.8b	5.2x	7.4x	0.2x
Sun, 07 Apr 2024	R25.7b	R190.4b	R4.8b	5x	5.3x	0.1x
Tue, 05 Mar 2024	R28.1b	R190.4b	R4.8b	5.6x	5.8x	0.1x
Thu, 01 Feb 2024	R29.3b	R181.1b	R5.4b	5.4x	5.5x	0.2x
Sat, 30 Dec 2023	R29.3b	R181.1b	R5.4b	5.2x	5.5x	0.2x
Mon, 27 Nov 2023	R30.0b	R181.1b	R5.4b	5.1x	5.6x	0.2x
Wed, 25 Oct 2023	R28.9b	R181.1b	R5.4b	4.8x	5.4x	0.2x
Fri, 22 Sep 2023	R29.4b	R180.6b	R5.4b	4.8x	5.5x	0.2x
Sun, 20 Aug 2023	R30.4b	R164.5b	R5.4b	5x	5.6x	0.2x
Tue, 18 Jul 2023	R30.1b	R164.5b	R5.4b	4.9x	5.6x	0.2x

Price to Earnings Ratio

5.6x

Tue, 18 Jul 2023

Current Industry PE

Investors are pessimistic on the South African Automotive Retail 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 8.7x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 10.2x.

The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.21x.

Past Earnings Growth

The earnings for companies in the Automotive Retail industry have declined 3.1% per year over the last three years.
Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 7.4% per year.
This means that although more sales are being generated, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased, which has decreased profits.

Industry Comparison

How does South African Automotive Retail compare with similar industries?


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Automotive Retail	-0.57%
Home Furnishing Retail	-0.059%
Home Improvement Retail	-2.93%
Apparel Retail	-3.46%