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U.S. Transportation Industry Analysis

UpdatedOct 30, 2023
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies48
  • 7D-5.1%
  • 3M-15.5%
  • 1Y9.4%
  • YTD4.1%

Over the last 7 days, the Transportation industry has dropped 5.1%, driven by pullbacks in Uber Technologies and Union Pacific of 4.2% and 2.9%, respectively. Meanwhile, Full Truck Alliance actually outperformed within the industry, gaining 7.6% in the last week. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 9.4%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 20% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 31 Oct 2023US$467.0bUS$214.7bUS$14.9b16x31.3x2.2x
Thu, 28 Sep 2023US$493.9bUS$214.2bUS$13.7b14.2x36x2.3x
Sat, 26 Aug 2023US$514.5bUS$214.3bUS$13.8b15x37.4x2.4x
Mon, 24 Jul 2023US$526.4bUS$215.8bUS$12.4b13x42.6x2.4x
Wed, 21 Jun 2023US$483.8bUS$217.0bUS$12.9b12.6x37.4x2.2x
Fri, 19 May 2023US$469.1bUS$217.4bUS$12.8b13.9x36.6x2.2x
Sun, 16 Apr 2023US$455.1bUS$221.1bUS$3.5b13.4x130.1x2.1x
Tue, 14 Mar 2023US$448.7bUS$221.1bUS$3.5b14.4x129.5x2x
Thu, 09 Feb 2023US$513.3bUS$222.7bUS$4.0b12.7x129x2.3x
Sat, 07 Jan 2023US$485.8bUS$221.4bUS$3.5b10.6x140.5x2.2x
Mon, 05 Dec 2022US$486.3bUS$220.7bUS$3.6b10.6x133.3x2.2x
Wed, 02 Nov 2022US$442.2bUS$215.1bUS$2.4b8.9x186.7x2.1x
Fri, 30 Sep 2022US$421.0bUS$206.0bUS$999.7m9x421.2x2x
Sun, 28 Aug 2022US$485.7bUS$207.0bUS$737.2m9.6x658.8x2.3x
Tue, 26 Jul 2022US$458.2bUS$199.0bUS$2.7b10x170.6x2.3x
Thu, 23 Jun 2022US$429.0bUS$195.4bUS$2.5b9.1x170.5x2.2x
Sat, 21 May 2022US$440.1bUS$195.2bUS$2.2b9.5x198.3x2.3x
Mon, 18 Apr 2022US$513.1bUS$184.7bUS$5.3b13.1x97.7x2.8x
Wed, 16 Mar 2022US$546.2bUS$187.8bUS$7.7b14.6x70.9x2.9x
Fri, 11 Feb 2022US$579.4bUS$186.6bUS$7.7b15.6x74.8x3.1x
Sun, 09 Jan 2022US$615.9bUS$183.8bUS$4.5b17.3x135.7x3.4x
Tue, 07 Dec 2021US$656.4bUS$181.2bUS$12.4b17.8x52.8x3.6x
Thu, 04 Nov 2021US$650.1bUS$178.4bUS$13.9b19.3x46.9x3.6x
Sat, 02 Oct 2021US$574.1bUS$171.9bUS$11.5b17.5x49.7x3.3x
Mon, 30 Aug 2021US$590.2bUS$174.4bUS$11.2b19x52.6x3.4x
Tue, 06 Jul 2021US$643.6bUS$174.2bUS$11.2b18.8x57.4x3.7x
Fri, 09 Apr 2021US$544.9bUS$131.7bUS$8.5b27.1x64.1x4.1x
Thu, 31 Dec 2020US$484.8bUS$130.2bUS$5.1b25.1x95.2x3.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

88.5x


Total Market Cap: US$395.4bTotal Earnings: US$4.5bTotal Revenue: US$129.3bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Transportation Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 161.7x202120222023
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 31.3x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 160x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 2.9x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.2x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Transportation industry have grown 50% 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 Market-2.42%
Industrials-2.64%
Transportation-5.06%
Trucking-3.78%
Railroads-5.42%
Cargo Ground Transportation-5.61%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Cargo Ground Transportation industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 20.6x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 15.3%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 33.4% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Trucking industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 53% over the next 5 years.
  • This is roughly in line with its past earnings growth rate.
  • In contrast, the Railroads industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 8.3% 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
YMM Full Truck AllianceUS$7.247.6%
+US$545.9m
52.1%PE35.4x
ARCB ArcBestUS$102.268.6%
+US$172.1m
28.7%PE18.2x
TSP TuSimple HoldingsUS$1.034.9%
+US$11.1m
-70.0%PS49x
YGMZ MingZhu Logistics HoldingsUS$0.596.3%
+US$963.5k
-68.7%PE8.6x
SWVL Swvl HoldingsUS$1.007.5%
+US$383.8k
-92.9%PS0.07x
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SAIA

US$344.26

Saia

7D

-9.1%

1Y

73.1%

ARCB

US$102.26

ArcBest

7D

8.6%

1Y

28.7%

NSC

US$184.53

Norfolk Southern

7D

-6.3%

1Y

-19.1%

ODFL

US$368.46

Old Dominion Freight Line

7D

-5.0%

1Y

34.2%

UNP

US$201.72

Union Pacific

7D

-2.9%

1Y

2.3%

GRAB

US$3.03

Grab Holdings

7D

-6.8%

1Y

16.5%

YGMZ

US$0.59

MingZhu Logistics Holdings

7D

6.3%

1Y

-68.7%

TSP

US$1.03

TuSimple Holdings

7D

4.9%

1Y

-70.0%

MCOM

US$0.036

Micromobility.com

7D

2.0%

1Y

-99.8%

SWVL

US$1.00

Swvl Holdings

7D

7.5%

1Y

-92.9%