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U.S. Electrical Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 09, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies131
  • 7D4.9%
  • 3M11.8%
  • 1Y35.6%
  • YTD16.7%

Over the last 7 days, the Electrical industry has risen 4.9%, driven by gains from Eaton of 5.9%. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 36%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 19% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 09 May 2024US$480.8bUS$161.2bUS$7.6b21.7x63.2x3x
Sat, 06 Apr 2024US$449.1bUS$125.8bUS$7.9b22.6x57x3.6x
Mon, 04 Mar 2024US$431.9bUS$126.0bUS$7.9b20.4x54.8x3.4x
Wed, 31 Jan 2024US$400.6bUS$139.3bUS$8.0b19.9x50.1x2.9x
Fri, 29 Dec 2023US$407.2bUS$139.3bUS$7.9b20.9x51.4x2.9x
Sun, 26 Nov 2023US$366.2bUS$139.0bUS$7.9b18.8x46.1x2.6x
Tue, 24 Oct 2023US$342.1bUS$144.1bUS$11.5b17.2x29.8x2.4x
Thu, 21 Sep 2023US$384.9bUS$144.2bUS$11.6b19.8x33.3x2.7x
Sat, 19 Aug 2023US$382.7bUS$144.2bUS$11.6b19.1x32.9x2.7x
Mon, 17 Jul 2023US$368.9bUS$131.0bUS$7.8b26x47.4x2.8x
Wed, 14 Jun 2023US$352.8bUS$131.1bUS$7.7b26x46x2.7x
Fri, 12 May 2023US$307.4bUS$130.8bUS$7.7b20.4x39.9x2.4x
Sun, 09 Apr 2023US$300.4bUS$128.1bUS$7.9b17.6x38x2.3x
Tue, 07 Mar 2023US$327.3bUS$116.6bUS$9.2b21.5x35.5x2.8x
Thu, 02 Feb 2023US$318.4bUS$114.5bUS$8.9b21.1x35.7x2.8x
Sat, 31 Dec 2022US$294.5bUS$113.8bUS$8.8b19x33.6x2.6x
Mon, 28 Nov 2022US$314.6bUS$113.4bUS$8.7b18.8x36.2x2.8x
Wed, 26 Oct 2022US$282.4bUS$108.4bUS$8.5b19.8x33.4x2.6x
Fri, 23 Sep 2022US$279.0bUS$107.9bUS$8.4b19.4x33.2x2.6x
Sun, 21 Aug 2022US$306.0bUS$106.1bUS$8.6b22.4x35.8x2.9x
Tue, 19 Jul 2022US$255.8bUS$105.1bUS$7.5b17.5x33.9x2.4x
Thu, 16 Jun 2022US$266.6bUS$104.8bUS$7.5b19.1x35.5x2.5x
Sat, 14 May 2022US$270.4bUS$104.5bUS$7.7b20.1x35.3x2.6x
Mon, 11 Apr 2022US$305.8bUS$99.5bUS$7.5b20.4x41x3.1x
Wed, 09 Mar 2022US$302.5bUS$99.2bUS$7.6b21.5x39.6x3.1x
Fri, 04 Feb 2022US$303.9bUS$95.4bUS$8.1b21.6x37.4x3.2x
Sun, 02 Jan 2022US$347.8bUS$94.3bUS$7.5b24x46.4x3.7x
Tue, 30 Nov 2021US$367.4bUS$95.0bUS$7.8b23.5x46.9x3.9x
Thu, 28 Oct 2021US$327.6bUS$90.3bUS$8.1b23.5x40.4x3.6x
Sat, 25 Sep 2021US$310.0bUS$89.1bUS$8.0b23x38.8x3.5x
Mon, 23 Aug 2021US$321.3bUS$89.4bUS$7.9b23.2x40.7x3.6x
Sat, 10 Jul 2021US$312.0bUS$89.0bUS$7.9b24.5x39.6x3.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

42.3x


Total Market Cap: US$291.9bTotal Earnings: US$6.9bTotal Revenue: US$83.0bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Electrical Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 40.6x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the American Electrical industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 63.2x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 40.6x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 3.0x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Electrical industry have grown 3.3% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 25% 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 Market3.30%
Industrials2.70%
Electrical4.90%
Heavy Electrical Equipment7.23%
Electrical Components4.62%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Electrical Components industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 35.5x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 16.2%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 10.5% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Heavy Electrical Equipment industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 41% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 67% per year.
  • In contrast, the Electrical Components industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 16% 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
ETN EatonUS$330.405.9%
+US$7.3b
95.4%PE38.8x
EMR Emerson ElectricUS$112.655.8%
+US$3.5b
36.6%PE33.3x
VRT Vertiv Holdings CoUS$97.6810.3%
+US$3.4b
538.8%PE90.5x
GEV GE VernovaUS$164.008.1%
+US$3.4b
n/aPS1.3x
NVT nVent ElectricUS$79.9311.2%
+US$1.3b
93.8%PE22.9x
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EMR

US$112.65

Emerson Electric

7D

5.8%

1Y

36.6%

SHLS

US$7.51

Shoals Technologies Group

7D

-11.6%

1Y

-67.9%

ATKR

US$157.63

Atkore

7D

-10.1%

1Y

29.2%

POWL

US$158.12

Powell Industries

7D

-7.0%

1Y

202.1%

STEM

US$1.36

Stem

7D

-26.5%

1Y

-70.0%

NVT

US$79.93

nVent Electric

7D

11.2%

1Y

93.8%

VRT

US$97.68

Vertiv Holdings Co

7D

10.3%

1Y

538.8%

GNRC

US$137.16

Generac Holdings

7D

7.5%

1Y

21.6%

HUBB

US$396.37

Hubbell

7D

6.2%

1Y

45.6%

ST

US$42.55

Sensata Technologies Holding

7D

9.1%

1Y

5.5%

FCEL

US$0.76

FuelCell Energy

7D

-10.8%

1Y

-65.5%