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U.K. (FTSE) Specialty Stores Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 29, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies9
  • 7D1.6%
  • 3M5.0%
  • 1Y-18.9%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Specialty Stores industry has dropped 3.6%, driven by a pullback from Gear4music (Holdings) of 6.3%. The industry has fallen 20% in the last year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 14% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 29 May 2025UK£11.4bUK£22.8bUK£1.0b13.2x11.4x0.5x
Sat, 26 Apr 2025UK£10.3bUK£22.1bUK£848.3m11.7x12.1x0.5x
Mon, 24 Mar 2025UK£10.6bUK£22.1bUK£908.3m12x11.6x0.5x
Wed, 19 Feb 2025UK£11.3bUK£22.1bUK£908.3m12.7x12.5x0.5x
Fri, 17 Jan 2025UK£11.3bUK£22.1bUK£901.6m13.2x12.5x0.5x
Sun, 15 Dec 2024UK£12.2bUK£22.1bUK£902.0m13.1x13.6x0.6x
Tue, 12 Nov 2024UK£13.9bUK£22.2bUK£987.6m16.9x14.1x0.6x
Thu, 10 Oct 2024UK£15.2bUK£22.2bUK£987.6m17.9x15.4x0.7x
Sat, 07 Sep 2024UK£14.9bUK£21.7bUK£1.2b16.3x12.6x0.7x
Mon, 05 Aug 2024UK£14.5bUK£21.7bUK£1.2b16.3x12.2x0.7x
Wed, 03 Jul 2024UK£14.2bUK£21.9bUK£1.3b17.3x10.7x0.6x
Fri, 31 May 2024UK£15.0bUK£21.8bUK£1.0b20.6x14.6x0.7x
Sun, 28 Apr 2024UK£13.7bUK£21.8bUK£1.0b19.4x13.2x0.6x
Tue, 26 Mar 2024UK£13.2bUK£21.7bUK£1.0b17.7x12.6x0.6x
Thu, 22 Feb 2024UK£14.0bUK£21.7bUK£1.0b18.9x13.3x0.6x
Sat, 20 Jan 2024UK£13.5bUK£21.7bUK£1.0b18.3x12.9x0.6x
Mon, 18 Dec 2023UK£18.3bUK£22.0bUK£1.1b17.3x17.3x0.8x
Wed, 15 Nov 2023UK£16.1bUK£21.8bUK£1.0b14.7x15.4x0.7x
Fri, 13 Oct 2023UK£15.4bUK£21.7bUK£1.0b15x14.9x0.7x
Sun, 10 Sep 2023UK£16.0bUK£21.3bUK£969.6m16.2x16.5x0.8x
Tue, 08 Aug 2023UK£16.9bUK£21.3bUK£965.2m22.1x17.5x0.8x
Thu, 06 Jul 2023UK£16.3bUK£20.7bUK£782.9m17.7x20.8x0.8x
Sat, 03 Jun 2023UK£17.3bUK£20.7bUK£796.4m15.3x21.7x0.8x
Mon, 01 May 2023UK£18.1bUK£19.6bUK£960.7m17x18.8x0.9x
Wed, 29 Mar 2023UK£17.8bUK£19.4bUK£940.7m15.7x18.9x0.9x
Fri, 24 Feb 2023UK£19.3bUK£19.4bUK£940.7m17x20.5x1x
Sun, 22 Jan 2023UK£17.9bUK£19.4bUK£948.6m14.4x18.9x0.9x
Tue, 20 Dec 2022UK£14.9bUK£19.4bUK£948.6m13.6x15.7x0.8x
Thu, 17 Nov 2022UK£15.3bUK£18.8bUK£886.6m12.9x17.3x0.8x
Sat, 15 Oct 2022UK£14.9bUK£18.5bUK£804.6m11x18.5x0.8x
Mon, 12 Sep 2022UK£16.0bUK£17.5bUK£865.8m12.7x18.4x0.9x
Wed, 10 Aug 2022UK£16.4bUK£17.5bUK£865.2m14x19x0.9x
Fri, 08 Jul 2022UK£14.9bUK£16.7bUK£522.1m14.3x28.5x0.9x
Sun, 05 Jun 2022UK£15.9bUK£15.6bUK£573.0m14.4x27.7x1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

27.7x


Total Market Cap: UK£15.9bTotal Earnings: UK£573.0mTotal Revenue: UK£15.6bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Specialty Stores Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 16.6x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the British Specialty Stores industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 11.4x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 16.6x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.76x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Specialty Stores industry have grown 21% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 13% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Comparison

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

GB Market-0.76%
Consumer Discretionary-1.14%
Specialty Stores-1.10%
Specialty Stores1.56%
Apparel Retail1.96%
Automotive Retail1.93%
Home Furnishing Retail0.00044%
Computer and Electronics Retail-0.44%
Home Improvement Retail-7.11%
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
FRAS Frasers GroupUK£7.353.5%
+UK£106.1m
-11.0%PE10.3x
PETS Pets at Home GroupUK£2.672.8%
+UK£32.7m
-4.4%PE13.2x
WOSG Watches of Switzerland GroupUK£4.111.1%
+UK£11.0m
6.3%PE24x
WRKS TheWorks.co.ukUK£0.4445.4%
+UK£8.6m
78.9%PE2.1x
JD. JD Sports FashionUK£0.830.2%
+UK£7.2m
-34.3%PE8.8x
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Latest News

FRAS

UK£7.35

Frasers Group

7D

3.5%

1Y

-11.0%

PETS

UK£2.67

Pets at Home Group

7D

2.8%

1Y

-4.4%

CARD

UK£0.98

Card Factory

7D

0.8%

1Y

-2.1%

WRKS

UK£0.44

TheWorks.co.uk

7D

45.4%

1Y

78.9%

ANG

UK£0.47

Angling Direct

7D

5.6%

1Y

20.3%

G4M

UK£1.50

Gear4music (Holdings)

7D

-6.3%

1Y

9.1%

WOSG

UK£4.11

Watches of Switzerland Group

7D

1.1%

1Y

6.3%