Sector analysis · US
Industrials: which companies drove growth
The 20 largest Industrials companies by market cap at the end of Q3 2025 (30 Sep 2025), compared with Q3 2024.
The top 20 at Q3 2025
Q3 2025 vs Q3 2024: combined net profit $15.2B (+4%), median EPS +9% (14 of 20 up), market-cap-weighted price +12%. 20 of 20 reported.
| # | Company | Weight | EPS $, base → now | EPS growth | Contribution | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GE Aerospace | 12.6% | 1.69 → 2.02 | +20% | +1.1 pp | +62% |
| 2 | RTX Corporation | 8.8% | 1.09 → 1.41 | +29% | +1.7 pp | +38% |
| 3 | Caterpillar Inc. | 8.7% | 5.06 → 4.89 | −3% | −0.7 pp | +22% |
| 4 | GE Vernova Inc. | 6.5% | −0.35 → 1.64 | turned profitable | +2.1 pp | +139% |
| 5 | The Boeing Company | 6.5% | −9.97 → −7.14 | loss, smaller | +3.1 pp | +24% |
| 6 | Eaton Corporation plc | 5.7% | 2.53 → 2.59 | +2% | 0.0 pp | +14% |
| 7 | Union Pacific Corporation | 5.5% | 2.75 → 3.01 | +9% | +0.4 pp | −4% |
| 8 | Deere & Company | 4.8% | 4.55 → 3.93 | −14% | −0.7 pp | +10% |
| 9 | Lockheed Martin Corporation | 4.5% | 6.80 → 6.95 | +2% | 0.0 pp | −14% |
| 10 | Parker-Hannifin Corporation | 3.7% | 5.34 → 6.29 | +18% | +0.4 pp | +20% |
| 11 | Trane Technologies plc | 3.7% | 3.39 → 3.78 | +12% | +0.3 pp | +10% |
| 12 | General Dynamics Corporation | 3.6% | 3.35 → 3.89 | +16% | +0.5 pp | +14% |
| 13 | Waste Management, Inc. | 3.5% | 1.88 → 1.49 | −21% | −0.6 pp | +6% |
| 14 | Northrop Grumman Corporation | 3.4% | 7.00 → 7.67 | +10% | +0.3 pp | +15% |
| 15 | 3M Company | 3.2% | 2.48 → 1.55 | −38% | −2.0 pp | +14% |
| 16 | Cintas Corporation | 3.2% | 1.10 → 1.20 | +9% | +0.1 pp | −2% |
| 17 | Howmet Aerospace Inc. | 3.1% | 0.81 → 0.95 | +17% | +0.2 pp | — |
| 18 | TransDigm Group Incorporated | 3.0% | 5.79 → 7.75 | +34% | +0.5 pp | −8% |
| 19 | Illinois Tool Works Inc. | 3.0% | 3.91 → 2.81 | −28% | −1.3 pp | 0% |
| 20 | Emerson Electric Co. | 2.9% | 1.73 → 1.12 | −35% | −1.4 pp | +20% |
| Sector earnings growth | 100% | +4.2 pp |
Who joined and who left
2 joined and 2 left the top 20 since Q2 2025, as market caps moved.
Joined the top 20 since Q2 2025
Left the top 20 since Q2 2025
- United Parcel Service, Inc.
- Republic Services, Inc.
EPS growth by company, Q3 2023 to Q2 2026
Each company's EPS growth year on year, every quarter it was in the top 20.
| Q3 2023 | Q4 2023 | Q1 2024 | Q2 2024 | Q3 2024 | Q4 2024 | Q1 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q4 2025 | Q1 2026 | Q2 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GE | +200% | −24% | −79% | turned profitable | +604% | +21% | +31% | +64% | +20% | +36% | −1% | +20% |
| RTX | to loss | +9% | +32% | −91% | turned profitable | +5% | −11% | +1,425% | +29% | +8% | +32% | +29% |
| CAT | +41% | +89% | +54% | −3% | −7% | +9% | −27% | −16% | −3% | −11% | +30% | +68% |
| GEV | outside | outside | outside | outside | outside | sources disagree | turned profitable | −60% | turned profitable | +668% | +1,816% | +33% |
| BA | loss, smaller | loss, smaller | loss, smaller | loss, bigger | loss, bigger | loss, bigger | loss, smaller | loss, smaller | loss, smaller | turned profitable | loss, smaller | loss, smaller |
| ETN | +46% | +31% | +28% | +33% | +14% | +4% | +20% | +1% | +2% | +19% | −9% | −16% |
| UNP | −18% | +1% | +1% | +7% | +10% | +7% | 0% | +15% | +9% | +7% | +6% | +7% |
| DE | +11% | −5% | −12% | −38% | −45% | −49% | −22% | −24% | −14% | −24% | −1% | +7% |
| LMT | 0% | +2% | −3% | +3% | +1% | −71% | +14% | −79% | +2% | +161% | −12% | +444% |
| PH | +67% | +72% | +22% | +10% | +7% | +39% | +33% | +19% | +18% | −9% | −4% | +19% |
| TT | outside | outside | +43% | +29% | +25% | +21% | +41% | +18% | +12% | −1% | −2% | +7% |
| GD | −7% | +2% | +9% | +21% | +10% | +14% | +27% | +15% | +16% | 0% | +12% | +14% |
| WM | +6% | +1% | +35% | +12% | +15% | +21% | −10% | +7% | −21% | +24% | +13% | +8% |
| NOC | +5% | to loss | +15% | +19% | +13% | outside | −47% | outside | +10% | +15% | +85% | outside |
| MMM | outside | outside | outside | outside | turned profitable | −22% | +22% | −35% | −38% | −20% | −40% | outside |
| CTAS | +9% | +15% | +23% | +20% | +18% | +21% | +18% | +9% | +9% | +11% | outside | outside |
| HWM | outside | outside | outside | outside | outside | outside | outside | +54% | +17% | +19% | +71% | +33% |
| TDG | outside | +46% | +31% | +30% | −20% | +56% | +18% | +6% | +34% | −13% | outside | outside |
| ITW | +9% | −19% | +17% | +2% | +53% | +7% | −13% | outside | −28% | outside | outside | outside |
| EMR | +50% | −56% | outside | outside | outside | +314% | outside | +82% | −35% | +4% | outside | outside |