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U.S. Transportation Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 09, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies39
  • 7D1.6%
  • 3M-5.0%
  • 1Y27.0%
  • YTD3.2%

In the last week, the Transportation industry is up 1.6%, with Union Pacific up 4.7%. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 27%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 25% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 09 May 2024US$599.5bUS$216.0bUS$16.6b25.6x36.2x2.8x
Sat, 06 Apr 2024US$626.1bUS$214.9bUS$18.2b24x34.4x2.9x
Mon, 04 Mar 2024US$651.4bUS$212.8bUS$17.5b24.2x37.2x3.1x
Wed, 31 Jan 2024US$596.4bUS$215.6bUS$16.3b21.9x36.5x2.8x
Fri, 29 Dec 2023US$593.2bUS$216.2bUS$16.9b21.6x35x2.7x
Sun, 26 Nov 2023US$542.2bUS$216.1bUS$16.8b21.3x32.3x2.5x
Tue, 24 Oct 2023US$485.8bUS$215.8bUS$15.7b14.2x30.9x2.3x
Thu, 21 Sep 2023US$512.1bUS$214.3bUS$13.7b14.7x37.3x2.4x
Sat, 19 Aug 2023US$510.0bUS$214.0bUS$13.3b15.2x38.5x2.4x
Mon, 17 Jul 2023US$515.2bUS$217.2bUS$12.8b13x40.4x2.4x
Wed, 14 Jun 2023US$479.7bUS$217.1bUS$12.9b12.7x37.1x2.2x
Fri, 12 May 2023US$467.7bUS$217.4bUS$12.6b14.4x37.2x2.2x
Sun, 09 Apr 2023US$450.0bUS$221.1bUS$3.5b13x128.5x2x
Tue, 07 Mar 2023US$484.5bUS$220.7bUS$3.3b14x145.3x2.2x
Thu, 02 Feb 2023US$505.6bUS$223.0bUS$3.2b12.7x156.1x2.3x
Sat, 31 Dec 2022US$464.1bUS$221.2bUS$3.5b9.9x131.8x2.1x
Mon, 28 Nov 2022US$475.5bUS$220.2bUS$3.8b10.3x124.4x2.2x
Wed, 26 Oct 2022US$425.7bUS$208.3bUS$1.6b8.8x263.8x2x
Fri, 23 Sep 2022US$435.9bUS$206.2bUS$955.9m8.6x456x2.1x
Sun, 21 Aug 2022US$499.9bUS$206.9bUS$135.2m10x3698.4x2.4x
Tue, 19 Jul 2022US$434.7bUS$195.2bUS$2.6b9.7x168.2x2.2x
Thu, 16 Jun 2022US$433.7bUS$195.4bUS$2.5b9.6x171.2x2.2x
Sat, 14 May 2022US$470.6bUS$194.8bUS$2.3b9.9x209.1x2.4x
Mon, 11 Apr 2022US$508.4bUS$185.6bUS$4.2b12.9x121.9x2.7x
Wed, 09 Mar 2022US$564.3bUS$188.0bUS$7.6b14.4x74x3x
Fri, 04 Feb 2022US$565.3bUS$188.3bUS$5.6b14.6x101.7x3x
Sun, 02 Jan 2022US$627.8bUS$183.9bUS$4.5b17.8x139.5x3.4x
Tue, 30 Nov 2021US$621.7bUS$181.2bUS$12.4b17.5x50x3.4x
Thu, 28 Oct 2021US$635.3bUS$175.5bUS$12.3b17.3x51.8x3.6x
Sat, 25 Sep 2021US$582.2bUS$171.8bUS$11.5b17.7x50.4x3.4x
Mon, 23 Aug 2021US$587.8bUS$174.4bUS$11.2b18.7x52.4x3.4x
Sat, 10 Jul 2021US$643.6bUS$174.2bUS$11.2b18.8x57.4x3.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

70.7x


Total Market Cap: US$561.8bTotal Earnings: US$7.9bTotal Revenue: US$131.8bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Transportation Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 151.6x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the American Transportation 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 36.2x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 152x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 2.7x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Transportation industry have grown 28% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 18% 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%
Transportation1.55%
Railroads3.17%
Cargo Ground Transportation2.61%
Trucking-1.33%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Trucking industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 48.0%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 87.2% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Railroads industry, although it looks like investor sentiment has improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average of 21.1x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Trucking industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 48% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 87% per year.
  • In contrast, the Railroads industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 11% 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
UNP Union PacificUS$245.904.7%
+US$6.7b
23.5%PE23.5x
CSX CSXUS$34.221.9%
+US$1.3b
7.6%PE18.5x
CAR Avis Budget GroupUS$120.4427.1%
+US$932.3m
-26.4%PE3.6x
LYFT LyftUS$17.7812.1%
+US$774.0m
100.7%PS1.5x
UHAL U-Haul HoldingUS$67.825.6%
+US$702.0m
10.3%PE20x
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UBER

US$66.40

Uber Technologies

7D

-2.1%

1Y

71.2%

CSX

US$34.22

CSX

7D

1.9%

1Y

7.6%

LYFT

US$17.78

Lyft

7D

12.1%

1Y

100.7%

CAR

US$120.44

Avis Budget Group

7D

27.1%

1Y

-26.4%

GETR

US$0.21

Getaround

7D

-1.5%

1Y

-37.5%

XPO

US$111.96

XPO

7D

5.2%

1Y

136.6%

JBHT

US$167.75

J.B. Hunt Transport Services

7D

2.6%

1Y

-5.0%

HTZ

US$4.84

Hertz Global Holdings

7D

-3.2%

1Y

-69.3%

YGMZ

US$0.38

MingZhu Logistics Holdings

7D

-5.5%

1Y

-68.7%

ZCAR

US$0.30

Zoomcar Holdings

7D

-6.7%

1Y

-97.2%

SWVL

US$10.69

Swvl Holdings

7D

-6.6%

1Y

762.1%