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U.K. (FTSE) Specialty Stores Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 31, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies26
  • 7D0.5%
  • 3M11.1%
  • 1Y-8.8%
  • YTD4.1%

Over the last 7 days, the Specialty Stores industry has dropped 1.3%, driven by a pullback from Kingfisher of 6.0%. In contrast, Frasers Group has gained 5.2%. The industry has fallen 10% in the last year. Earnings are forecast to grow by 19% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 31 May 2025UK£23.5bUK£62.2bUK£943.4m22.9x24.9x0.4x
Mon, 28 Apr 2025UK£21.5bUK£61.5bUK£793.5m18.2x27.2x0.4x
Wed, 26 Mar 2025UK£20.7bUK£61.7bUK£806.6m17.5x25.6x0.3x
Fri, 21 Feb 2025UK£21.8bUK£61.8bUK£968.0m13.4x22.5x0.4x
Sun, 19 Jan 2025UK£21.9bUK£62.4bUK£958.9m13x22.9x0.4x
Tue, 17 Dec 2024UK£23.7bUK£62.4bUK£970.6m14.6x24.4x0.4x
Thu, 14 Nov 2024UK£25.3bUK£62.8bUK£1.1b16.9x22.3x0.4x
Sat, 12 Oct 2024UK£27.7bUK£63.0bUK£1.2b18x22.4x0.4x
Mon, 09 Sep 2024UK£26.9bUK£62.7bUK£1.5b16.8x18.5x0.4x
Wed, 07 Aug 2024UK£25.9bUK£62.7bUK£1.5b16.3x17.7x0.4x
Fri, 05 Jul 2024UK£25.0bUK£62.8bUK£1.6b17.2x15.7x0.4x
Sun, 02 Jun 2024UK£26.2bUK£63.8bUK£1.3b14.9x20.7x0.4x
Tue, 30 Apr 2024UK£24.7bUK£63.6bUK£1.3b15.7x18.5x0.4x
Thu, 28 Mar 2024UK£25.1bUK£67.7bUK£1.4b14.8x17.7x0.4x
Sat, 24 Feb 2024UK£25.5bUK£67.9bUK£1.4b16x18.2x0.4x
Mon, 22 Jan 2024UK£26.8bUK£82.4bUK£1.6b13.5x16.7x0.3x
Wed, 20 Dec 2023UK£32.6bUK£82.7bUK£1.6b14.7x20.3x0.4x
Fri, 17 Nov 2023UK£30.4bUK£83.0bUK£1.1b14.4x28.5x0.4x
Sun, 15 Oct 2023UK£28.0bUK£83.1bUK£1.0b11.7x26.7x0.3x
Tue, 12 Sep 2023UK£29.8bUK£82.2bUK£1.2b11.5x25.8x0.4x
Thu, 10 Aug 2023UK£30.9bUK£82.6bUK£1.2b12.8x26.4x0.4x
Sat, 08 Jul 2023UK£29.2bUK£82.0bUK£985.7m11.4x29.6x0.4x
Mon, 05 Jun 2023UK£31.1bUK£82.6bUK£982.6m10.3x31.6x0.4x
Wed, 03 May 2023UK£33.0bUK£81.4bUK£1.4b11.1x23.5x0.4x
Fri, 31 Mar 2023UK£33.3bUK£81.0bUK£1.4b11.2x24x0.4x
Sun, 26 Feb 2023UK£32.5bUK£72.0bUK£1.8b11.2x18.3x0.5x
Tue, 24 Jan 2023UK£30.7bUK£72.0bUK£1.8b10.6x17x0.4x
Thu, 22 Dec 2022UK£26.9bUK£71.9bUK£1.8b9.7x14.8x0.4x
Sat, 19 Nov 2022UK£28.3bUK£71.4bUK£2.4b7.8x11.8x0.4x
Mon, 17 Oct 2022UK£23.4bUK£69.9bUK£2.3b6.9x10.3x0.3x
Wed, 14 Sep 2022UK£28.1bUK£68.9bUK£2.5b7.8x11.4x0.4x
Fri, 12 Aug 2022UK£28.7bUK£68.8bUK£2.5b8.8x11.7x0.4x
Sun, 10 Jul 2022UK£26.7bUK£68.1bUK£2.1b8x12.5x0.4x
Tue, 07 Jun 2022UK£28.7bUK£66.3bUK£2.1b8.8x13.8x0.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

13.8x


Total Market Cap: UK£28.7bTotal Earnings: UK£2.1bTotal Revenue: UK£66.3bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Specialty Stores Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 21x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the British Specialty Retail industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 24.9x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 21.0x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.40x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Specialty Retail industry have declined 23% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 2.1% per year.
  • This means overall sales from these companies are declining and profits are subsequently falling as well.

Industry Trends

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

GB Market0.58%
Consumer Discretionary-0.30%
Specialty Stores0.51%
Apparel Retail5.56%
Specialty Stores3.54%
Automotive Retail2.89%
Home Furnishing Retail1.09%
Computer and Electronics Retail-2.39%
Home Improvement Retail-5.13%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Home Improvement Retail industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 13.5x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 21.3%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 43.8% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Apparel Retail industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 77% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 82% per year.
  • In contrast, the Home Furnishing Retail industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 13% 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
FRAS Frasers GroupUK£7.325.2%
+UK£158.0m		-17.0%PE10.2x
WOSG Watches of Switzerland GroupUK£4.299.6%
+UK£90.1m		4.7%PE25.1x
JD. JD Sports FashionUK£0.841.9%
+UK£79.5m		-34.0%PE8.9x
PETS Pets at Home GroupUK£2.673.4%
+UK£39.9m		-10.0%PE13.7x
DEBS boohoo groupUK£0.2412.6%
+UK£37.5m		-31.1%PS0.2x
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