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U.S. Aerospace & Defense Industry Analysis

UpdatedJul 09, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies76
  • 7D1.0%
  • 3M2.5%
  • 1Y18.6%
  • YTD13.3%

Over the last 7 days, the Aerospace & Defense industry has remained flat. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 19% over the past 12 months. Earnings are forecast to grow by 13% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the U.S. Aerospace & Defense Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 09 Jul 2024US$789.0bUS$381.1bUS$24.0b34.5x32.8x2.1x
Thu, 06 Jun 2024US$810.1bUS$381.1bUS$23.9b32.3x34x2.1x
Sat, 04 May 2024US$795.6bUS$380.4bUS$23.7b29.4x33.6x2.1x
Mon, 01 Apr 2024US$605.8bUS$303.9bUS$18.8b32.4x32.1x2x
Wed, 28 Feb 2024US$574.4bUS$303.5bUS$18.6b31.6x30.9x1.9x
Fri, 26 Jan 2024US$577.5bUS$304.9bUS$20.8b28.8x27.8x1.9x
Sun, 24 Dec 2023US$574.7bUS$302.1bUS$20.9b28.3x27.5x1.9x
Tue, 21 Nov 2023US$552.3bUS$301.6bUS$20.9b27.9x26.5x1.8x
Thu, 19 Oct 2023US$543.3bUS$301.5bUS$22.3b25.7x24.3x1.8x
Sat, 16 Sep 2023US$526.4bUS$305.9bUS$22.9b25.2x23x1.7x
Mon, 14 Aug 2023US$561.7bUS$305.7bUS$22.8b25.9x24.7x1.8x
Wed, 12 Jul 2023US$582.2bUS$298.0bUS$21.6b25.8x26.9x2x
Fri, 09 Jun 2023US$573.0bUS$300.3bUS$21.9b24.6x26.2x1.9x
Sun, 07 May 2023US$561.5bUS$298.4bUS$22.0b22.9x25.5x1.9x
Tue, 04 Apr 2023US$588.5bUS$294.7bUS$21.8b24.4x27x2x
Thu, 02 Mar 2023US$583.5bUS$293.0bUS$21.7b23.5x26.9x2x
Sat, 28 Jan 2023US$576.6bUS$291.9bUS$22.2b25.2x26x2x
Mon, 26 Dec 2022US$595.0bUS$287.1bUS$22.2b24.1x26.8x2.1x
Wed, 23 Nov 2022US$593.2bUS$284.2bUS$22.0b31.7x26.9x2.1x
Fri, 21 Oct 2022US$556.0bUS$281.2bUS$22.8b27.8x24.4x2x
Sun, 18 Sep 2022US$538.5bUS$280.7bUS$21.7b27x24.9x1.9x
Tue, 16 Aug 2022US$573.5bUS$280.6bUS$21.6b24x26.5x2x
Thu, 14 Jul 2022US$537.8bUS$285.6bUS$22.4b19.1x24x1.9x
Sat, 11 Jun 2022US$559.4bUS$284.8bUS$22.4b19.8x25x2x
Mon, 09 May 2022US$573.0bUS$284.6bUS$20.5b21.6x28x2x
Wed, 06 Apr 2022US$593.6bUS$285.3bUS$22.5b22.4x26.4x2.1x
Fri, 04 Mar 2022US$592.1bUS$287.6bUS$22.6b21.6x26.2x2.1x
Sun, 30 Jan 2022US$520.9bUS$285.3bUS$21.9b19.5x23.8x1.8x
Tue, 28 Dec 2021US$514.4bUS$286.0bUS$18.8b19.1x27.3x1.8x
Thu, 25 Nov 2021US$517.6bUS$286.3bUS$18.8b18.8x27.5x1.8x
Sat, 23 Oct 2021US$550.2bUS$284.5bUS$19.8b20.6x27.8x1.9x
Mon, 20 Sep 2021US$503.7bUS$284.4bUS$20.1b21.1x25.1x1.8x
Wed, 18 Aug 2021US$509.6bUS$284.4bUS$20.1b20.2x25.3x1.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

25.9x


Total Market Cap: US$520.3bTotal Earnings: US$20.1bTotal Revenue: US$284.4bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Aerospace & Defense Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 26.9x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the American Aerospace & Defense industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 32.8x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 26.9x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 1.9x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Aerospace & Defense industry have grown 6.1% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 10% 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 Market1.77%
Industrials0.74%
Aerospace & Defense0.98%
Aerospace and Defense0.98%
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
GE General ElectricUS$163.532.9%
+US$5.0b
48.0%PE42.7x
HWM Howmet AerospaceUS$80.474.1%
+US$1.3b
60.2%PE38.3x
TDG TransDigm GroupUS$1.27k1.6%
+US$1.1b
44.3%PE49.1x
HEI HEICOUS$228.193.4%
+US$1.1b
30.4%PE71.3x
AXON Axon EnterpriseUS$302.484.6%
+US$1.0b
54.8%PE87x
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AVAV

US$170.13

AeroVironment

7D

-3.2%

1Y

73.7%

BA

US$185.84

Boeing

7D

-0.5%

1Y

-12.9%

HII

US$243.00

Huntington Ingalls Industries

7D

-1.5%

1Y

6.6%

RTX

US$100.10

RTX

7D

0.6%

1Y

2.7%

HEI

US$228.19

HEICO

7D

3.4%

1Y

30.4%

NOC

US$430.25

Northrop Grumman

7D

-1.1%

1Y

-4.9%

LHX

US$226.00

L3Harris Technologies

7D

1.8%

1Y

16.1%

LMT

US$461.76

Lockheed Martin

7D

-1.0%

1Y

0.3%

TDG

US$1,272.18

TransDigm Group

7D

1.6%

1Y

44.3%

GD

US$280.47

General Dynamics

7D

-2.6%

1Y

30.6%

GE

US$163.53

General Electric

7D

2.9%

1Y

48.0%

SATL

US$0.98

Satellogic

7D

-4.9%

1Y

-49.2%