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U.S. General Merchandise and Department Stores Industry Analysis

UpdatedFeb 04, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies32
  • 7D1.1%
  • 3M13.1%
  • 1Y34.2%
  • YTD8.4%

In the last week, the General Merchandise and Department Stores industry is up 1.1%, with Amazon.com leading the way, up 0.8%. In the same time, PDD Holdings was down 5.1%. This means that the industry has gained 34% over the past year. Earnings are forecast to grow by 18% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the U.S. General Merchandise and Department Stores Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 04 Feb 2025US$3.2tUS$1.1tUS$88.5b19.1x35.7x2.9x
Thu, 02 Jan 2025US$2.9tUS$1.1tUS$88.3b20x32.7x2.6x
Sat, 30 Nov 2024US$2.8tUS$1.1tUS$88.5b19.3x31.6x2.5x
Mon, 28 Oct 2024US$2.6tUS$1.1tUS$80.1b19.8x33.1x2.4x
Wed, 25 Sep 2024US$2.7tUS$1.1tUS$80.5b18.1x33x2.4x
Fri, 23 Aug 2024US$2.5tUS$1.1tUS$77.0b20.2x33.1x2.4x
Sun, 21 Jul 2024US$2.5tUS$1.1tUS$70.1b16.6x35.7x2.4x
Tue, 18 Jun 2024US$2.5tUS$1.1tUS$70.1b18.3x36.1x2.4x
Thu, 16 May 2024US$2.6tUS$1.1tUS$67.3b24.1x38.4x2.5x
Sat, 13 Apr 2024US$2.5tUS$1.0tUS$62.8b23.2x40.5x2.5x
Mon, 11 Mar 2024US$2.4tUS$1.0tUS$60.5b21.7x39.2x2.3x
Wed, 07 Feb 2024US$2.3tUS$1.0tUS$64.6b18.9x36.2x2.3x
Fri, 05 Jan 2024US$2.1tUS$1.0tUS$54.2b23.5x38.7x2.1x
Sun, 03 Dec 2023US$2.1tUS$1.0tUS$54.0b22.1x39.3x2.1x
Tue, 31 Oct 2023US$1.9tUS$992.9bUS$41.3b24.6x46.4x1.9x
Thu, 28 Sep 2023US$1.8tUS$977.1bUS$34.3b22.4x53.9x1.9x
Sat, 26 Aug 2023US$1.9tUS$975.2bUS$33.9b20.9x56.7x2x
Mon, 24 Jul 2023US$1.9tUS$946.8bUS$25.3b33.1x74.9x2x
Wed, 21 Jun 2023US$1.8tUS$947.1bUS$25.3b27.6x72.5x1.9x
Fri, 19 May 2023US$1.7tUS$952.3bUS$25.2b24.8x68.8x1.8x
Sun, 16 Apr 2023US$1.6tUS$946.5bUS$9.1b26.2x175x1.7x
Tue, 14 Mar 2023US$179.3bUS$252.8bUS$9.0b20x19.9x0.7x
Thu, 09 Feb 2023US$193.7bUS$252.8bUS$10.8b18.5x18x0.8x
Sat, 07 Jan 2023US$187.8bUS$252.8bUS$10.8b17.5x17.4x0.7x
Mon, 05 Dec 2022US$191.9bUS$252.8bUS$10.8b17.1x17.8x0.8x
Wed, 02 Nov 2022US$193.4bUS$251.6bUS$12.0b12.8x16.1x0.8x
Fri, 30 Sep 2022US$175.2bUS$251.6bUS$12.0b11.6x14.6x0.7x
Sun, 28 Aug 2022US$183.4bUS$251.8bUS$12.2b8.8x15.1x0.7x
Tue, 26 Jul 2022US$192.8bUS$249.4bUS$13.9b10.4x13.8x0.8x
Thu, 23 Jun 2022US$181.4bUS$249.4bUS$14.0b10.3x13x0.7x
Sat, 21 May 2022US$168.6bUS$247.7bUS$13.7b12.3x12.3x0.7x
Mon, 18 Apr 2022US$239.3bUS$246.2bUS$14.6b15.8x16.3x1x
Wed, 16 Mar 2022US$214.5bUS$246.0bUS$14.7b14.3x14.6x0.9x
Fri, 11 Feb 2022US$214.6bUS$239.0bUS$13.5b16.3x15.9x0.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

15.9x


Total Market Cap: US$214.6bTotal Earnings: US$13.5bTotal Revenue: US$239.0bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. General Merchandise and Department Stores Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 38.2x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the American Multiline Retail 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 38.2x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.7x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.9x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Multiline Retail industry have grown 87% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 67% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

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

US Market-0.15%
Consumer Discretionary-0.78%
General Merchandise and Department Stores1.15%
Broadline Retail1.15%
Department Stores0%0
General Merchandise Stores0%0
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Broadline Retail industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 51.9x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 18.3%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 41.1% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Broadline Retail industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 51.9x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Broadline Retail industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 18% over the next 5 years.
  • However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 41% per year.
  • In contrast, the Broadline Retail industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 18% 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
AMZN Amazon.comUS$237.420.8%
+US$21.0b
39.4%PE50.1x
BABA Alibaba Group HoldingUS$98.619.6%
+US$19.5b
32.1%PE18.8x
MELI MercadoLibreUS$1.91k3.4%
+US$3.2b
7.6%PE67.3x
CPNG CoupangUS$23.583.9%
+US$1.6b
70.4%PE41.1x
EBAY eBayUS$67.180.5%
+US$162.9m
62.5%PE15.9x
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