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U.S. Automotive Retail Industry Analysis

UpdatedOct 30, 2023
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies40
  • 7D-2.9%
  • 3M-17.0%
  • 1Y-8.3%
  • YTD-4.9%

Over the last 7 days, the Automotive Retail industry has dropped 2.9%, driven by a pullback from Lithia Motors of 6.2%. Meanwhile, O'Reilly Automotive actually outperformed within the industry, gaining 5.2% in the last week. However, the industry is down 8.3% over the past year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 6.8% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 31 Oct 2023US$61.6bUS$224.2bUS$5.5b11.5x11.2x0.3x
Thu, 28 Sep 2023US$71.3bUS$222.9bUS$5.9b11.2x12.1x0.3x
Sat, 26 Aug 2023US$72.1bUS$222.9bUS$5.2b11x13.9x0.3x
Mon, 24 Jul 2023US$76.7bUS$224.0bUS$4.8b9.9x15.9x0.3x
Wed, 21 Jun 2023US$72.4bUS$225.6bUS$5.0b9.5x14.6x0.3x
Fri, 19 May 2023US$72.0bUS$225.7bUS$4.7b9.5x15.2x0.3x
Sun, 16 Apr 2023US$66.5bUS$225.5bUS$5.5b7.7x12.1x0.3x
Tue, 14 Mar 2023US$62.5bUS$223.0bUS$6.6b7.4x9.5x0.3x
Thu, 09 Feb 2023US$71.1bUS$228.1bUS$7.2b5.8x9.9x0.3x
Sat, 07 Jan 2023US$62.3bUS$225.8bUS$7.0b5.2x9x0.3x
Mon, 05 Dec 2022US$66.2bUS$227.8bUS$7.2b5.9x9.2x0.3x
Wed, 02 Nov 2022US$69.5bUS$241.5bUS$6.6b5x10.5x0.3x
Fri, 30 Sep 2022US$65.8bUS$235.6bUS$6.5b4.7x10.1x0.3x
Sun, 28 Aug 2022US$83.3bUS$235.6bUS$6.5b6.2x12.8x0.4x
Tue, 26 Jul 2022US$71.4bUS$207.5bUS$7.3b6.1x9.8x0.3x
Thu, 23 Jun 2022US$68.0bUS$204.7bUS$7.4b6.3x9.1x0.3x
Sat, 21 May 2022US$70.0bUS$204.6bUS$7.5b6x9.3x0.3x
Mon, 18 Apr 2022US$90.9bUS$206.6bUS$6.7b6.7x13.6x0.4x
Wed, 16 Mar 2022US$95.4bUS$200.6bUS$7.2b8.6x13.2x0.5x
Fri, 11 Feb 2022US$109.6bUS$204.4bUS$6.8b8.4x16x0.5x
Sun, 09 Jan 2022US$120.6bUS$199.6bUS$6.6b9.4x18.4x0.6x
Tue, 07 Dec 2021US$140.2bUS$196.2bUS$6.5b9.3x21.5x0.7x
Thu, 04 Nov 2021US$150.0bUS$191.8bUS$6.5b10.5x23x0.8x
Sat, 02 Oct 2021US$145.0bUS$181.2bUS$5.9b10.5x24.5x0.8x
Mon, 30 Aug 2021US$112.3bUS$175.8bUS$5.7b10.4x19.8x0.6x
Tue, 06 Jul 2021US$107.4bUS$175.5bUS$5.9b9x18.3x0.6x
Fri, 09 Apr 2021US$103.8bUS$150.2bUS$4.2b11.6x24.6x0.7x
Thu, 31 Dec 2020US$83.1bUS$141.8bUS$3.2b13.9x26.3x0.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

23x


Total Market Cap: US$103.2bTotal Earnings: US$4.5bTotal Revenue: US$150.7bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Automotive Retail Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 16.5x202120222023
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the American 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 11.2x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 16.6x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.48x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Automotive Retail industry have grown 6.9% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 14% 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. Automotive Retail compare with similar industries?

US Market-2.42%
Consumer Discretionary-0.39%
Specialty Stores-2.87%
Automotive Retail-2.91%
Specialty Stores-2.04%
Apparel Retail-2.35%
Computer and Electronics Retail-5.34%
Home Improvement Retail-7.56%
Home Furnishing Retail-7.76%
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
ORLY O'Reilly AutomotiveUS$930.145.9%
+US$2.5b
11.1%PE23.9x
AZO AutoZoneUS$2.47k1.5%
+US$229.9m
-2.5%PE17.3x
AAP Advance Auto PartsUS$51.335.9%
+US$170.1m
-73.0%PE8.8x
MUSA Murphy USAUS$361.061.1%
+US$84.7m
14.8%PE13.4x
GPI Group 1 AutomotiveUS$247.083.5%
+US$58.9m
42.8%PE5.2x
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AN

US$129.22

AutoNation

7D

-1.6%

1Y

21.6%

MUSA

US$361.06

Murphy USA

7D

1.1%

1Y

14.8%

VVV

US$29.34

Valvoline

7D

-3.4%

1Y

-0.07%

GPI

US$247.08

Group 1 Automotive

7D

3.5%

1Y

42.8%

PAG

US$142.94

Penske Automotive Group

7D

-0.9%

1Y

28.1%

MNRO

US$24.90

Monro

7D

0.9%

1Y

-47.9%

LAD

US$242.49

Lithia Motors

7D

-4.0%

1Y

22.4%

AZO

US$2,469.70

AutoZone

7D

1.5%

1Y

-2.5%

AAP

US$51.33

Advance Auto Parts

7D

5.9%

1Y

-73.0%

ABG

US$186.07

Asbury Automotive Group

7D

-6.6%

1Y

18.0%

ARKO

US$7.71

Arko

7D

2.0%

1Y

-24.8%

KXIN

US$1.67

Kaixin Auto Holdings

7D

50.5%

1Y

-78.2%

KMX

US$60.67

CarMax

7D

-2.0%

1Y

-3.7%