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U.S. Trade Distributors Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 09, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies60
  • 7D2.8%
  • 3M3.5%
  • 1Y45.2%
  • YTD11.7%

Over the last 7 days, the Trade Distributors industry has risen 2.2%, and Ferguson contributed the most with a gain of 3.8%. This means that the industry has gained 45% over the past year. Earnings are forecast to grow by 8.8% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 09 May 2024US$302.3bUS$189.6bUS$15.9b17.9x19.1x1.6x
Sat, 06 Apr 2024US$314.4bUS$188.7bUS$15.8b18.5x19.9x1.7x
Mon, 04 Mar 2024US$305.5bUS$189.2bUS$16.1b17.8x19x1.6x
Wed, 31 Jan 2024US$301.4bUS$207.0bUS$16.7b15.2x18x1.5x
Fri, 29 Dec 2023US$291.2bUS$205.3bUS$16.8b15.2x17.3x1.4x
Sun, 26 Nov 2023US$261.7bUS$205.5bUS$16.9b13.2x15.5x1.3x
Tue, 24 Oct 2023US$237.5bUS$203.8bUS$16.6b12.8x14.3x1.2x
Thu, 21 Sep 2023US$240.0bUS$203.9bUS$16.6b12.6x14.4x1.2x
Sat, 19 Aug 2023US$248.0bUS$203.6bUS$16.6b13.5x14.9x1.2x
Mon, 17 Jul 2023US$257.3bUS$202.5bUS$16.5b14.2x15.5x1.3x
Wed, 14 Jun 2023US$245.0bUS$202.0bUS$16.6b13.4x14.8x1.2x
Fri, 12 May 2023US$224.8bUS$202.3bUS$16.8b10.9x13.4x1.1x
Sun, 09 Apr 2023US$213.3bUS$200.1bUS$14.0b12.2x15.3x1.1x
Tue, 07 Mar 2023US$240.3bUS$196.1bUS$14.0b13.1x17.1x1.2x
Thu, 02 Feb 2023US$233.0bUS$193.4bUS$13.5b13.7x17.2x1.2x
Sat, 31 Dec 2022US$205.4bUS$192.4bUS$13.3b12.3x15.4x1.1x
Mon, 28 Nov 2022US$211.8bUS$190.3bUS$13.2b11.8x16.1x1.1x
Wed, 26 Oct 2022US$192.2bUS$185.3bUS$12.0b10.8x16.1x1x
Fri, 23 Sep 2022US$159.6bUS$155.9bUS$9.7b11.2x16.4x1x
Sun, 21 Aug 2022US$184.8bUS$154.9bUS$9.6b13.6x19.3x1.2x
Tue, 19 Jul 2022US$156.6bUS$149.2bUS$8.4b12.3x18.7x1.1x
Thu, 16 Jun 2022US$163.3bUS$148.4bUS$8.3b14x19.7x1.1x
Sat, 14 May 2022US$172.4bUS$148.1bUS$10.5b13.4x16.4x1.2x
Mon, 11 Apr 2022US$184.6bUS$141.7bUS$9.9b16.8x18.7x1.3x
Wed, 09 Mar 2022US$177.2bUS$140.6bUS$9.8b16.7x18x1.3x
Fri, 04 Feb 2022US$188.8bUS$136.7bUS$8.7b18.9x21.7x1.4x
Sun, 02 Jan 2022US$204.2bUS$135.7bUS$8.4b20.4x24.3x1.5x
Tue, 30 Nov 2021US$199.4bUS$134.9bUS$8.2b20.6x24.2x1.5x
Thu, 28 Oct 2021US$180.8bUS$132.2bUS$6.4b22.1x28.2x1.4x
Sat, 25 Sep 2021US$175.4bUS$131.4bUS$6.2b22x28.3x1.3x
Mon, 23 Aug 2021US$169.8bUS$131.0bUS$6.3b23.1x27x1.3x
Sat, 10 Jul 2021US$163.1bUS$126.0bUS$6.0b23.1x27.2x1.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

34.9x


Total Market Cap: US$167.9bTotal Earnings: US$4.8bTotal Revenue: US$118.4bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Trade Distributors Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 19.4x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the American Trade Distributors 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 19.4x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.3x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.6x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Trade Distributors industry have grown 49% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 17% 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%
Trade Distributors2.80%
Trade Companies and Distributors2.80%
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
FERG FergusonUS$219.533.8%
+US$1.6b		51.5%PE25.2x
URI United RentalsUS$677.843.7%
+US$1.6b		101.7%PE17.9x
GWW W.W. GraingerUS$948.923.1%
+US$1.4b		39.2%PE25.6x
WSO WatscoUS$468.694.0%
+US$1.0b		38.0%PE36.9x
WCC WESCO InternationalUS$173.6812.5%
+US$981.0m		34.7%PE14.1x
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