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U.K. (FTSE) Specialty Stores Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 07, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies26
  • 7D1.9%
  • 3M2.7%
  • 1Y-6.4%
  • YTD0.2%

The Specialty Stores industry is up 2.0% in the last week, with Kingfisher up 2.2%. Meanwhile, boohoo group actually underperformed within the industry, shrinking 8.4% in the last week. However, the industry is down 6.6% over the past year. Earnings are forecast to grow by 21% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 07 May 2025UK£22.7bUK£61.5bUK£793.5m18.2x28.6x0.4x
Fri, 04 Apr 2025UK£20.0bUK£61.7bUK£809.1m18.3x24.8x0.3x
Sun, 02 Mar 2025UK£21.2bUK£61.8bUK£968.0m12.7x21.9x0.3x
Tue, 28 Jan 2025UK£21.8bUK£62.4bUK£969.6m12.5x22.4x0.3x
Thu, 26 Dec 2024UK£23.1bUK£62.4bUK£970.6m14.4x23.8x0.4x
Sat, 23 Nov 2024UK£24.5bUK£62.7bUK£1.0b16.2x23.7x0.4x
Mon, 21 Oct 2024UK£28.1bUK£63.1bUK£1.2b17.7x22.9x0.4x
Wed, 18 Sep 2024UK£29.6bUK£62.6bUK£1.5b17.1x20.4x0.5x
Fri, 16 Aug 2024UK£26.5bUK£62.7bUK£1.5b16.4x18.2x0.4x
Sun, 14 Jul 2024UK£25.9bUK£62.8bUK£1.6b17.9x16.2x0.4x
Tue, 11 Jun 2024UK£26.1bUK£63.8bUK£1.7b14.6x15.7x0.4x
Thu, 09 May 2024UK£24.6bUK£63.5bUK£1.3b15.3x19.3x0.4x
Sat, 06 Apr 2024UK£25.6bUK£67.7bUK£1.4b14.4x18.1x0.4x
Mon, 04 Mar 2024UK£25.4bUK£67.9bUK£1.4b15.6x18.1x0.4x
Wed, 31 Jan 2024UK£27.7bUK£82.4bUK£1.6b14x17.3x0.3x
Fri, 29 Dec 2023UK£32.4bUK£82.7bUK£1.6b14.8x20.2x0.4x
Sun, 26 Nov 2023UK£29.9bUK£82.7bUK£1.1b13.4x27.7x0.4x
Tue, 24 Oct 2023UK£27.7bUK£83.1bUK£1.0b11.5x26.5x0.3x
Thu, 21 Sep 2023UK£29.1bUK£82.2bUK£1.0b12.4x28.9x0.4x
Sat, 19 Aug 2023UK£30.5bUK£82.6bUK£1.2b11.9x26.1x0.4x
Mon, 17 Jul 2023UK£30.6bUK£82.2bUK£993.8m12.3x30.8x0.4x
Wed, 14 Jun 2023UK£30.5bUK£82.6bUK£921.7m10.6x33.1x0.4x
Fri, 12 May 2023UK£32.9bUK£81.6bUK£1.2b10.9x27.3x0.4x
Sun, 09 Apr 2023UK£32.3bUK£81.2bUK£1.4b11x23.3x0.4x
Tue, 07 Mar 2023UK£33.0bUK£72.0bUK£1.8b11.3x18.6x0.5x
Thu, 02 Feb 2023UK£31.9bUK£72.0bUK£1.8b11.1x17.8x0.4x
Sat, 31 Dec 2022UK£27.2bUK£71.9bUK£1.8b9.6x15x0.4x
Mon, 28 Nov 2022UK£29.0bUK£71.7bUK£2.3b9.6x12.4x0.4x
Wed, 26 Oct 2022UK£23.9bUK£69.9bUK£2.3b6.4x10.5x0.3x
Fri, 23 Sep 2022UK£25.9bUK£68.8bUK£2.3b7.8x11.3x0.4x
Sun, 21 Aug 2022UK£27.5bUK£68.8bUK£2.5b8.1x11.2x0.4x
Tue, 19 Jul 2022UK£27.0bUK£68.2bUK£2.1b8x12.6x0.4x
Thu, 16 Jun 2022UK£26.3bUK£67.0bUK£2.1b8.1x12.6x0.4x
Sat, 14 May 2022UK£28.6bUK£66.4bUK£2.1b9.3x13.7x0.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

13.7x


Total Market Cap: UK£28.6bTotal Earnings: UK£2.1bTotal Revenue: UK£66.4bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Specialty Stores Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 20.7x202320242025
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 28.2x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 20.7x.
  • 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 27% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 2.5% 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 Market1.65%
Consumer Discretionary3.78%
Specialty Stores1.90%
Computer and Electronics Retail5.48%
Home Furnishing Retail3.84%
Home Improvement Retail2.12%
Specialty Stores1.39%
Automotive Retail-0.00068%
Apparel Retail-6.37%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Home Improvement Retail industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 12.9x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 22.6%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 46.4% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Apparel Retail industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 71% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 44% 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
KGF KingfisherUK£2.932.2%
+UK£110.0m		15.4%PE28.1x
CURY CurrysUK£1.187.5%
+UK£89.6m		86.8%PE22.9x
DNLM Dunelm GroupUK£11.373.5%
+UK£76.6m		12.6%PE15x
PETS Pets at Home GroupUK£2.517.0%
+UK£74.4m		-14.9%PE12.5x
MOON Moonpig GroupUK£2.446.1%
+UK£46.7m		56.9%PS2.3x
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