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U.S. Construction Machinery and Vehicles Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 09, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies36
  • 7D3.2%
  • 3M8.2%
  • 1Y52.7%
  • YTDn/a

In the last week, the Construction Machinery and Vehicles industry is up 2.6%, with Caterpillar up 3.1%. During this same period, the Astec Industries underperformed, falling 20%. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 51%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 2.0% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the U.S. Construction Machinery and Vehicles Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 09 May 2024US$331.7bUS$192.2bUS$20.6b14.9x16.1x1.7x
Sat, 06 Apr 2024US$355.7bUS$191.3bUS$17.9b16.1x19.9x1.9x
Mon, 04 Mar 2024US$326.9bUS$190.2bUS$17.1b17.2x19.1x1.7x
Wed, 31 Jan 2024US$302.5bUS$192.6bUS$17.7b13.8x17.1x1.6x
Fri, 29 Dec 2023US$296.1bUS$191.4bUS$17.1b16.6x17.3x1.5x
Sun, 26 Nov 2023US$259.0bUS$190.2bUS$17.1b13.6x15.2x1.4x
Tue, 24 Oct 2023US$249.6bUS$185.6bUS$15.4b14.7x16.2x1.3x
Thu, 21 Sep 2023US$275.0bUS$185.6bUS$15.4b16.1x17.8x1.5x
Sat, 19 Aug 2023US$273.6bUS$185.5bUS$15.4b16.2x17.8x1.5x
Mon, 17 Jul 2023US$270.0bUS$176.4bUS$13.4b17.4x20.1x1.5x
Wed, 14 Jun 2023US$255.0bUS$176.1bUS$13.4b17.8x19.1x1.4x
Fri, 12 May 2023US$225.4bUS$176.1bUS$13.5b18.3x16.6x1.3x
Sun, 09 Apr 2023US$222.7bUS$167.8bUS$12.5b17.1x17.8x1.3x
Tue, 07 Mar 2023US$263.0bUS$167.7bUS$12.5b21.2x21.1x1.6x
Thu, 02 Feb 2023US$260.3bUS$164.8bUS$12.3b25.4x21.2x1.6x
Sat, 31 Dec 2022US$244.4bUS$159.1bUS$12.1b19.1x20.2x1.5x
Mon, 28 Nov 2022US$248.6bUS$159.7bUS$12.1b20.1x20.6x1.6x
Wed, 26 Oct 2022US$216.3bUS$152.4bUS$11.2b19.1x19.3x1.4x
Fri, 23 Sep 2022US$193.9bUS$152.4bUS$11.2b18.1x17.3x1.3x
Sun, 21 Aug 2022US$219.7bUS$152.5bUS$11.4b21.6x19.3x1.4x
Tue, 19 Jul 2022US$195.0bUS$149.2bUS$10.8b17x18.1x1.3x
Thu, 16 Jun 2022US$218.0bUS$148.9bUS$10.8b16.9x20.2x1.5x
Sat, 14 May 2022US$217.0bUS$148.9bUS$10.8b17.5x20x1.5x
Mon, 11 Apr 2022US$227.8bUS$146.1bUS$11.4b18.1x20x1.6x
Wed, 09 Mar 2022US$219.1bUS$145.6bUS$11.5b20.7x19.1x1.5x
Fri, 04 Feb 2022US$231.6bUS$144.7bUS$11.7b20.2x19.8x1.6x
Sun, 02 Jan 2022US$235.7bUS$140.5bUS$10.3b22.2x22.8x1.7x
Tue, 30 Nov 2021US$231.2bUS$140.5bUS$10.3b24.1x22.4x1.6x
Thu, 28 Oct 2021US$228.8bUS$135.9bUS$9.6b24.4x23.7x1.7x
Sat, 25 Sep 2021US$227.8bUS$135.6bUS$9.6b23.4x23.7x1.7x
Mon, 23 Aug 2021US$236.4bUS$135.9bUS$9.2b23.5x25.6x1.7x
Sat, 10 Jul 2021US$250.9bUS$133.6bUS$8.9b23.9x28.1x1.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

36.3x


Total Market Cap: US$263.0bTotal Earnings: US$7.2bTotal Revenue: US$125.0bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Construction Machinery and Vehicles Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 20.4x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the American Construction Machinery and Heavy Trucks 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 16.1x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 20.4x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.6x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.7x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Construction Machinery and Heavy Trucks industry have grown 42% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 15% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Comparison

How does U.S. Construction Machinery and Vehicles compare with similar industries?

US Market3.30%
Industrials2.70%
Machinery3.53%
Construction Machinery and Vehicles3.17%
Industrial Machinery3.71%
Agricultural Machinery3.68%
Industry PEThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.
Forecasted GrowthThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
CAT CaterpillarUS$344.504.1%
+US$6.6b		61.6%PE15x
WAB Westinghouse Air Brake TechnologiesUS$165.563.1%
+US$885.5m		69.4%PE31.8x
CMI CumminsUS$289.061.8%
+US$715.9m		34.1%PE20.4x
PCAR PACCARUS$107.050.7%
+US$386.5m		48.0%PE11.1x
FSS Federal SignalUS$85.386.3%
+US$307.9m		64.6%PE28.7x
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