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U.S. General Merchandise and Department Stores Industry Analysis

UpdatedJun 20, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies33
  • 7D1.6%
  • 3M12.9%
  • 1Y8.0%
  • YTD-0.7%

In the last week, the General Merchandise and Department Stores industry is up 1.6%, with Amazon.com up 2.4%. In the same time, Alibaba Group Holding was down 5.1%. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 8.0%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 17% 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
Sun, 21 Jun 2026US$3.3tUS$1.3tUS$130.6b18.2x25.2x2.5x
Tue, 19 May 2026US$3.6tUS$1.3tUS$130.6b21x27.4x2.7x
Thu, 16 Apr 2026US$3.4tUS$1.3tUS$117.2b22.4x29.2x2.6x
Sat, 14 Mar 2026US$3.0tUS$1.3tUS$121.9b16.6x24.5x2.3x
Mon, 09 Feb 2026US$3.1tUS$1.3tUS$123.6b18.4x25.1x2.4x
Wed, 07 Jan 2026US$3.4tUS$1.2tUS$122.1b19.2x27.7x2.7x
Fri, 05 Dec 2025US$3.3tUS$1.2tUS$121.6b19.3x27.5x2.7x
Sun, 02 Nov 2025US$3.6tUS$1.2tUS$124.9b19x28.7x2.9x
Tue, 30 Sep 2025US$3.4tUS$1.2tUS$119.0b20x28.4x2.8x
Thu, 28 Aug 2025US$3.2tUS$1.2tUS$115.0b19.5x27.9x2.7x
Sat, 26 Jul 2025US$3.2tUS$1.1tUS$111.0b17.1x28.9x2.8x
Mon, 23 Jun 2025US$2.9tUS$1.1tUS$111.0b15.4x26.4x2.6x
Wed, 21 May 2025US$2.9tUS$1.2tUS$112.9b16.1x26.1x2.5x
Fri, 18 Apr 2025US$2.5tUS$1.1tUS$103.6b14.3x23.8x2.2x
Sun, 16 Mar 2025US$2.9tUS$1.1tUS$103.4b16.3x27.8x2.5x
Tue, 11 Feb 2025US$3.1tUS$1.1tUS$97.7b21.4x31.8x2.8x
Thu, 09 Jan 2025US$2.9tUS$1.1tUS$88.2b20x33.2x2.7x
Sat, 07 Dec 2024US$2.9tUS$1.1tUS$88.5b20.1x33.1x2.7x
Mon, 04 Nov 2024US$2.8tUS$1.1tUS$84.9b20.9x32.4x2.5x
Wed, 02 Oct 2024US$2.7tUS$1.1tUS$80.5b20.7x33.2x2.5x
Fri, 30 Aug 2024US$2.4tUS$1.1tUS$79.8b19.3x29.5x2.2x
Sun, 28 Jul 2024US$2.5tUS$1.1tUS$70.1b16.5x35.6x2.4x
Tue, 25 Jun 2024US$2.6tUS$1.1tUS$70.1b17.5x36.9x2.4x
Thu, 23 May 2024US$2.6tUS$1.1tUS$67.3b24.8x38.3x2.4x
Sat, 20 Apr 2024US$2.4tUS$1.0tUS$62.8b20.8x38.3x2.3x
Mon, 18 Mar 2024US$2.4tUS$1.0tUS$61.0b21x39.2x2.3x
Wed, 14 Feb 2024US$2.3tUS$1.0tUS$59.9b18.5x38.7x2.3x
Fri, 12 Jan 2024US$2.2tUS$1.0tUS$54.3b24.5x40.3x2.2x
Sun, 10 Dec 2023US$2.1tUS$1.0tUS$54.0b17.5x39x2.1x
Tue, 07 Nov 2023US$2.0tUS$995.6bUS$44.4b21.9x45x2x
Thu, 05 Oct 2023US$1.9tUS$977.5bUS$34.3b23.1x55.2x1.9x
Sat, 02 Sep 2023US$2.0tUS$979.2bUS$34.5b24.1x59x2.1x
Mon, 31 Jul 2023US$2.0tUS$948.4bUS$26.0b25.3x75.2x2.1x
Wed, 28 Jun 2023US$1.9tUS$945.5bUS$25.2b29.1x73.7x2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

73.7x


Total Market Cap: US$1.9tTotal Earnings: US$25.2bTotal Revenue: US$945.5bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. General Merchandise and Department Stores Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 35.3x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the American Multiline Retail 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 25.2x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 35.4x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 2.4x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Multiline Retail industry have grown 73% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 12% 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 Market1.40%
Consumer Discretionary0.55%
General Merchandise and Department Stores1.63%
Broadline Retail1.63%
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 35.4x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 16.9%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 1.9% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Broadline Retail industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 35.4x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Broadline Retail industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 17% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 1.9% per year.
  • In contrast, the Broadline Retail industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 17% 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$244.392.4%
+US$62.8b		16.5%PE29x
SE SeaUS$91.2810.1%
+US$5.1b		-40.5%PE34.9x
MELI MercadoLibreUS$1.64k2.9%
+US$2.3b		-32.0%PE43.2x
CPNG CoupangUS$18.007.0%
+US$2.1b		-37.0%PS0.9x
ETSY EtsyUS$73.956.4%
+US$424.2m		31.7%PE23.2x

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