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U.K. (FTSE) Specialty Stores Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 13, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies9
  • 7D4.6%
  • 3M-14.6%
  • 1Y-29.2%
  • YTDn/a

In the last week, the Specialty Stores industry is up 4.6%, with JD Sports Fashion up 7.2%. In the past year, the industry is down 29%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 17% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 13 Apr 2025UK£9.7bUK£22.1bUK£908.3m11.3x10.7x0.4x
Tue, 11 Mar 2025UK£10.8bUK£22.1bUK£908.3m11.8x11.8x0.5x
Thu, 06 Feb 2025UK£11.5bUK£22.1bUK£908.3m12.8x12.6x0.5x
Sat, 04 Jan 2025UK£11.6bUK£22.1bUK£902.0m14.2x12.8x0.5x
Mon, 02 Dec 2024UK£12.6bUK£22.3bUK£1.0b13.5x12.6x0.6x
Wed, 30 Oct 2024UK£14.7bUK£22.2bUK£987.6m16.7x14.8x0.7x
Fri, 27 Sep 2024UK£16.5bUK£21.7bUK£1.2b17.7x14.1x0.8x
Sun, 25 Aug 2024UK£16.1bUK£21.7bUK£1.2b16.8x13.5x0.7x
Tue, 23 Jul 2024UK£14.4bUK£21.7bUK£1.2b17.9x12.2x0.7x
Thu, 20 Jun 2024UK£14.2bUK£21.9bUK£1.4b14.6x10.4x0.6x
Sat, 18 May 2024UK£14.2bUK£21.8bUK£1.0b19.6x13.8x0.7x
Mon, 15 Apr 2024UK£13.8bUK£21.7bUK£1.0b18.3x13.1x0.6x
Wed, 13 Mar 2024UK£13.8bUK£21.7bUK£1.0b17.8x13.2x0.6x
Fri, 09 Feb 2024UK£13.1bUK£21.7bUK£1.0b18.1x12.4x0.6x
Sun, 07 Jan 2024UK£15.0bUK£22.0bUK£1.1b17.2x14.2x0.7x
Tue, 05 Dec 2023UK£17.7bUK£21.8bUK£1.0b17.7x17.2x0.8x
Thu, 02 Nov 2023UK£14.7bUK£21.7bUK£1.0b13.2x14.2x0.7x
Sat, 30 Sep 2023UK£16.3bUK£21.7bUK£1.0b15.7x15.8x0.8x
Mon, 28 Aug 2023UK£16.0bUK£21.3bUK£965.2m22.1x16.5x0.8x
Wed, 26 Jul 2023UK£17.3bUK£20.8bUK£790.7m18.5x21.9x0.8x
Fri, 23 Jun 2023UK£16.6bUK£20.7bUK£782.9m17.7x21.2x0.8x
Sun, 21 May 2023UK£17.6bUK£20.7bUK£796.6m15.6x22.1x0.9x
Tue, 18 Apr 2023UK£18.2bUK£19.4bUK£940.7m15.7x19.3x0.9x
Thu, 16 Mar 2023UK£17.4bUK£19.4bUK£940.7m15.6x18.5x0.9x
Sat, 11 Feb 2023UK£19.1bUK£19.4bUK£940.7m16.8x20.3x1x
Mon, 09 Jan 2023UK£17.0bUK£19.4bUK£948.6m14x17.9x0.9x
Wed, 07 Dec 2022UK£16.5bUK£18.8bUK£872.2m16.9x18.9x0.9x
Fri, 04 Nov 2022UK£13.5bUK£18.5bUK£804.6m11x16.7x0.7x
Sun, 02 Oct 2022UK£13.0bUK£18.4bUK£847.0m10.4x15.3x0.7x
Tue, 30 Aug 2022UK£14.9bUK£17.5bUK£865.8m12.7x17.2x0.8x
Thu, 28 Jul 2022UK£16.3bUK£17.5bUK£865.2m14.1x18.8x0.9x
Sat, 25 Jun 2022UK£14.9bUK£16.7bUK£522.1m14.7x28.6x0.9x
Mon, 23 May 2022UK£15.2bUK£15.6bUK£573.2m14x26.5x1x
Wed, 20 Apr 2022UK£17.1bUK£15.3bUK£517.8m12.3x33.1x1.1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

33.1x


Total Market Cap: UK£17.1bTotal Earnings: UK£517.8mTotal Revenue: UK£15.3bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Specialty Stores Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 17.3x202320242025
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 10.7x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 17.4x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.78x.
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-1.01%
Consumer Discretionary1.25%
Specialty Stores2.40%
Specialty Stores4.64%
Home Furnishing Retail6.54%
Automotive Retail0.95%
Apparel Retail-0.76%
Home Improvement Retail-1.18%
Computer and Electronics Retail-2.18%
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£0.727.2%
+UK£251.9m		-39.2%PE10.9x
FRAS Frasers GroupUK£5.995.0%
+UK£123.4m		-24.7%PE8.4x
PETS Pets at Home GroupUK£2.274.3%
+UK£42.7m		-18.7%PE11.3x
CARD Card FactoryUK£0.865.6%
+UK£16.0m		-8.4%PE7.4x
WOSG Watches of Switzerland GroupUK£3.470.8%
+UK£6.2m		-2.4%PE20.3x
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