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U.K. (FTSE) Specialty Stores Industry Analysis

UpdatedAug 08, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies10
  • 7D3.1%
  • 3M20.6%
  • 1Y7.5%
  • YTDn/a

In the last week, the Specialty Stores industry is up 3.1%, with JD Sports Fashion up 6.2%. This means that the industry has gained 7.5% over the past year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 15% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 09 Aug 2026UK£11.8bUK£24.0bUK£932.4m10.3x12.7x0.5x
Tue, 07 Jul 2026UK£10.6bUK£23.6bUK£995.8m8.4x10.6x0.4x
Thu, 04 Jun 2026UK£10.6bUK£23.6bUK£992.4m10.9x10.7x0.5x
Sat, 02 May 2026UK£9.1bUK£23.3bUK£1.1b9x8.4x0.4x
Mon, 30 Mar 2026UK£8.9bUK£23.3bUK£1.1b8.4x8x0.4x
Wed, 25 Feb 2026UK£10.5bUK£23.3bUK£1.1b10.3x9.5x0.5x
Fri, 23 Jan 2026UK£10.5bUK£23.3bUK£1.1b9.9x9.5x0.5x
Sun, 21 Dec 2025UK£10.3bUK£23.3bUK£1.1b10x9.3x0.4x
Tue, 18 Nov 2025UK£10.1bUK£23.5bUK£993.4m10.4x10.2x0.4x
Thu, 16 Oct 2025UK£11.0bUK£23.5bUK£993.4m11.2x11.1x0.5x
Sat, 13 Sep 2025UK£10.8bUK£22.5bUK£979.2m11.4x11x0.5x
Mon, 11 Aug 2025UK£11.0bUK£22.5bUK£979.2m11.5x11.2x0.5x
Wed, 09 Jul 2025UK£11.1bUK£22.9bUK£1.0b12.7x11x0.5x
Fri, 06 Jun 2025UK£11.4bUK£22.8bUK£999.6m13.6x11.4x0.5x
Sun, 04 May 2025UK£10.5bUK£22.1bUK£848.3m12.1x12.4x0.5x
Tue, 01 Apr 2025UK£9.8bUK£22.1bUK£908.3m10.7x10.8x0.4x
Thu, 27 Feb 2025UK£11.0bUK£22.1bUK£908.3m12.3x12.1x0.5x
Sat, 25 Jan 2025UK£11.1bUK£22.1bUK£901.6m12.7x12.3x0.5x
Mon, 23 Dec 2024UK£11.9bUK£22.1bUK£902.0m12.3x13.2x0.5x
Wed, 20 Nov 2024UK£13.7bUK£22.3bUK£990.6m16.9x13.8x0.6x
Fri, 18 Oct 2024UK£15.5bUK£22.2bUK£987.6m17.8x15.7x0.7x
Sun, 15 Sep 2024UK£16.0bUK£21.7bUK£1.2b16.3x13.5x0.7x
Tue, 13 Aug 2024UK£14.1bUK£21.7bUK£1.2b16.3x11.9x0.7x
Thu, 11 Jul 2024UK£13.7bUK£21.9bUK£1.3b17.2x10.3x0.6x
Sat, 08 Jun 2024UK£14.6bUK£21.9bUK£1.4b15x10.7x0.7x
Mon, 06 May 2024UK£13.5bUK£21.8bUK£1.0b19.2x13.1x0.6x
Wed, 03 Apr 2024UK£14.5bUK£21.7bUK£1.0b17.9x13.8x0.7x
Fri, 01 Mar 2024UK£13.9bUK£21.7bUK£1.0b17.9x13.2x0.6x
Sun, 28 Jan 2024UK£13.9bUK£21.7bUK£1.0b18.5x13.3x0.6x
Tue, 26 Dec 2023UK£17.9bUK£22.0bUK£1.1b18.1x16.9x0.8x
Thu, 23 Nov 2023UK£16.6bUK£21.8bUK£1.0b13.9x15.9x0.8x
Sat, 21 Oct 2023UK£14.6bUK£21.7bUK£1.0b14.3x14.1x0.7x
Mon, 18 Sep 2023UK£16.1bUK£21.3bUK£969.6m16.3x16.6x0.8x
Wed, 16 Aug 2023UK£17.1bUK£21.3bUK£965.2m22.1x17.7x0.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

17.7x


Total Market Cap: UK£17.1bTotal Earnings: UK£965.2mTotal Revenue: UK£21.3bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Specialty Stores Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 12.2x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the British Specialty Stores industry at the moment, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates to remain steady.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 12.2x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.56x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Specialty Stores industry have remained mostly flat over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 4.2% 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 Comparison

How does U.K. Specialty Stores compare with similar industries?

GB Market0.89%
Consumer Discretionary2.59%
Specialty Stores3.30%
Specialty Stores3.06%
Apparel Retail10.29%
Home Improvement Retail5.47%
Home Furnishing Retail3.65%
Automotive Retail2.03%
Computer and Electronics Retail-2.36%
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
JD. JD Sports FashionUK£0.956.2%
+UK£265.5m		8.3%PE10.5x
WOSG Watches of Switzerland GroupUK£7.533.2%
+UK£53.7m		116.9%PE17.8x
MOON Moonpig GroupUK£2.853.6%
+UK£29.0m		35.3%PE16.3x
SMWH WH SmithUK£4.524.4%
+UK£28.6m		-58.1%PS0.4x
PETS Pets at Home GroupUK£2.120.6%
+UK£5.3m		-5.4%PE14.8x

Latest News

JD.
UK£0.95
JD Sports Fashion
7D
6.2%
1Y
8.3%
WOSG
UK£7.53
Watches of Switzerland Group
7D
3.2%
1Y
116.9%
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SMWH
UK£4.52
WH Smith
7D
4.4%
1Y
-58.1%
PETS
UK£2.12
Pets at Home Group
7D
0.6%
1Y
-5.4%
WRKS
UK£0.81
TheWorks.co.uk
7D
-0.2%
1Y
60.5%
FRAS
UK£8.09
Frasers Group
7D
-0.2%
1Y
20.9%
MOON
UK£2.85
Moonpig Group
7D
3.6%
1Y
35.3%
G4M
UK£2.93
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7D
5.4%
1Y
17.9%
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CARD
UK£0.76
Card Factory
7D
1.3%
1Y
-25.5%
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