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U.S. Specialty Stores Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 09, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies142
  • 7D3.1%
  • 3M-0.2%
  • 1Y13.8%
  • YTD1.0%

Over the last 7 days, the Specialty Stores industry has risen 3.1%, driven by gains from Home Depot of 2.1%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 14%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 12% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 09 May 2024US$430.2bUS$552.8bUS$16.7b15.3x25.8x0.8x
Sat, 06 Apr 2024US$439.6bUS$552.4bUS$17.1b16x25.7x0.8x
Mon, 04 Mar 2024US$449.6bUS$550.7bUS$15.9b14.6x28.3x0.8x
Wed, 31 Jan 2024US$434.1bUS$574.3bUS$16.1b13.5x26.9x0.8x
Fri, 29 Dec 2023US$438.9bUS$574.4bUS$16.1b13.7x27.2x0.8x
Sun, 26 Nov 2023US$398.0bUS$575.3bUS$17.8b12.9x22.4x0.7x
Tue, 24 Oct 2023US$368.0bUS$566.5bUS$18.4b12.2x20x0.6x
Thu, 21 Sep 2023US$386.8bUS$567.8bUS$18.4b11.3x21x0.7x
Sat, 19 Aug 2023US$414.1bUS$572.1bUS$18.1b10.7x22.8x0.7x
Mon, 17 Jul 2023US$424.3bUS$572.7bUS$18.3b10.4x23.2x0.7x
Wed, 14 Jun 2023US$407.1bUS$574.0bUS$18.4b10.1x22.1x0.7x
Fri, 12 May 2023US$402.1bUS$575.6bUS$19.1b10.5x21x0.7x
Sun, 09 Apr 2023US$400.6bUS$577.3bUS$20.4b10x19.6x0.7x
Tue, 07 Mar 2023US$386.8bUS$530.1bUS$22.7b9.6x17x0.7x
Thu, 02 Feb 2023US$414.0bUS$540.4bUS$23.5b9.7x17.6x0.8x
Sat, 31 Dec 2022US$372.6bUS$539.0bUS$23.5b8.7x15.9x0.7x
Mon, 28 Nov 2022US$387.0bUS$541.1bUS$24.0b8.2x16.1x0.7x
Wed, 26 Oct 2022US$349.1bUS$553.7bUS$23.6b7x14.8x0.6x
Fri, 23 Sep 2022US$332.7bUS$552.0bUS$23.3b6.2x14.3x0.6x
Sun, 21 Aug 2022US$383.2bUS$537.8bUS$24.4b6.7x15.7x0.7x
Tue, 19 Jul 2022US$333.6bUS$525.2bUS$26.8b5.8x12.5x0.6x
Thu, 16 Jun 2022US$330.6bUS$531.4bUS$26.4b6.5x12.5x0.6x
Sat, 14 May 2022US$355.4bUS$530.8bUS$27.4b6.5x13x0.7x
Mon, 11 Apr 2022US$407.0bUS$530.2bUS$26.5b7.4x15.3x0.8x
Wed, 09 Mar 2022US$386.8bUS$516.7bUS$25.8b8.3x15x0.7x
Fri, 04 Feb 2022US$443.1bUS$522.3bUS$25.3b8.2x17.5x0.8x
Sun, 02 Jan 2022US$514.2bUS$518.2bUS$25.3b9.2x20.3x1x
Tue, 30 Nov 2021US$535.6bUS$512.3bUS$25.7b9.9x20.8x1x
Thu, 28 Oct 2021US$520.3bUS$496.1bUS$25.0b9.6x20.8x1x
Sat, 25 Sep 2021US$541.8bUS$489.2bUS$24.9b10.3x21.7x1.1x
Mon, 23 Aug 2021US$510.9bUS$484.3bUS$23.5b11.2x21.7x1.1x
Sat, 10 Jul 2021US$496.1bUS$458.6bUS$18.0b14.8x27.5x1.1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

29.8x


Total Market Cap: US$480.6bTotal Earnings: US$16.1bTotal Revenue: US$432.7bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Specialty Stores Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 20x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the American Specialty Retail industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 25.8x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 20.0x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.79x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Specialty Retail industry have remained mostly flat over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 8.5% per year.
  • This means that although more sales are being generated, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased and as a result, profits have held steady.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the U.S. Consumer Discretionary industry?

US Market3.30%
Consumer Discretionary3.12%
Specialty Stores3.07%
Computer and Electronics Retail6.04%
Home Furnishing Retail5.61%
Home Improvement Retail5.23%
Apparel Retail5.09%
Automotive Retail1.89%
Specialty Stores-1.63%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Home Improvement Retail industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 70.2x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 17.9%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 24.9% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Automotive Retail industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average of 14.2x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Computer and Electronics Retail industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 26% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 12% per year.
  • In contrast, the Home Furnishing Retail industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 8.1% 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
HD Home DepotUS$338.832.1%
+US$6.8b
17.2%PE22.2x
TJX TJX CompaniesUS$98.505.0%
+US$5.3b
26.3%PE24.9x
CVNA CarvanaUS$114.4231.4%
+US$3.2b
770.1%PE21x
LOW Lowe's CompaniesUS$232.072.0%
+US$2.6b
13.6%PE17.2x
W WayfairUS$68.2135.0%
+US$2.2b
90.2%PS0.7x
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