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U.S. Broadline Retail Industry Analysis

UpdatedAug 29, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies32
  • 7D3.6%
  • 3M12.0%
  • 1Y34.6%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Broadline Retail industry has risen 3.6%, driven by gains from Amazon.com of 4.3%. In the same time, eBay was down 6.1%. This means that the industry has gained 35% over the past year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 15% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the U.S. Broadline Retail Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 29 Aug 2025US$3.2tUS$1.2tUS$115.2b19.4x27.8x2.7x
Sun, 27 Jul 2025US$3.2tUS$1.1tUS$111.0b17.1x28.8x2.8x
Tue, 24 Jun 2025US$2.9tUS$1.1tUS$111.0b15.5x26.4x2.6x
Thu, 22 May 2025US$2.9tUS$1.1tUS$112.7b16.1x25.9x2.6x
Sat, 19 Apr 2025US$2.5tUS$1.1tUS$103.6b14.3x23.9x2.2x
Mon, 17 Mar 2025US$2.9tUS$1.1tUS$103.4b16.3x27.8x2.5x
Wed, 12 Feb 2025US$3.2tUS$1.1tUS$97.7b21.7x32.5x2.8x
Fri, 10 Jan 2025US$2.9tUS$1.1tUS$88.2b20x33.2x2.7x
Sun, 08 Dec 2024US$3.0tUS$1.1tUS$88.5b20.1x33.9x2.7x
Tue, 05 Nov 2024US$2.8tUS$1.1tUS$85.0b21x32.4x2.5x
Thu, 03 Oct 2024US$2.7tUS$1.1tUS$80.5b20.7x33.2x2.5x
Sat, 31 Aug 2024US$2.4tUS$1.1tUS$79.8b19.9x29.8x2.2x
Mon, 29 Jul 2024US$2.5tUS$1.1tUS$70.1b16.5x35.6x2.4x
Wed, 26 Jun 2024US$2.5tUS$1.1tUS$70.1b17.2x36.3x2.4x
Fri, 24 May 2024US$2.5tUS$1.1tUS$70.0b22.4x36.3x2.4x
Sun, 21 Apr 2024US$2.4tUS$1.0tUS$62.8b20.7x37.5x2.3x
Tue, 19 Mar 2024US$2.4tUS$1.0tUS$61.0b20.7x39.3x2.3x
Thu, 15 Feb 2024US$2.3tUS$1.0tUS$60.0b19.1x38.7x2.2x
Sat, 13 Jan 2024US$2.2tUS$1.0tUS$54.2b24.8x40.6x2.2x
Mon, 11 Dec 2023US$2.1tUS$1.0tUS$54.0b17.5x39x2.1x
Wed, 08 Nov 2023US$2.0tUS$995.2bUS$44.4b22.2x45.3x2x
Fri, 06 Oct 2023US$1.8tUS$977.5bUS$34.3b23.1x53.7x1.9x
Sun, 03 Sep 2023US$2.0tUS$979.2bUS$34.5b24.1x59x2.1x
Tue, 01 Aug 2023US$2.0tUS$948.7bUS$26.1b25.6x76.1x2.1x
Thu, 29 Jun 2023US$1.8tUS$944.3bUS$25.1b28.4x73.6x2x
Sat, 27 May 2023US$1.7tUS$953.1bUS$25.8b21.8x67.4x1.8x
Mon, 24 Apr 2023US$1.6tUS$945.3bUS$9.1b35.3x179x1.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

181.6x


Total Market Cap: US$1.6tTotal Earnings: US$9.1bTotal Revenue: US$947.0bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Broadline Retail Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 46.2x20242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the American Broadline 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 27.8x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 46.2x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 2.3x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.7x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Broadline Retail industry have grown 133% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 7.7% 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.S. Broadline Retail compare with similar industries?

US Market2.28%
Consumer Discretionary4.18%
General Merchandise and Department Stores3.55%
Broadline Retail3.55%
Department Stores0%0
General Merchandise Stores0%0
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
AMZN Amazon.comUS$231.604.3%
+US$102.9b		34.6%PE35x
MELI MercadoLibreUS$2.47k5.8%
+US$6.8b		22.6%PE61.1x
BABA Alibaba Group HoldingUS$119.571.3%
+US$3.3b		47.6%PE14.7x
CPNG CoupangUS$28.631.5%
+US$747.5m		30.0%PE143x
MNSO MINISO Group HoldingUS$24.5810.9%
+US$736.2m		50.6%PE22.8x

Latest News

OLLI
US$131.39
Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings
7D
-2.0%
1Y
51.2%
ETSY
US$53.87
Etsy
7D
-14.4%
1Y
-2.9%
MNSO
US$24.58
MINISO Group Holding
7D
10.9%
1Y
50.6%
PDD
US$122.22
PDD Holdings
7D
-0.6%
1Y
30.8%

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DDS
US$547.12
Dillard's
7D
8.0%
1Y
60.5%
GLBE
US$34.18
Global-E Online
7D
8.0%
1Y
1.2%
EBAY
US$92.80
eBay
7D
-6.1%
1Y
58.4%
JD
US$30.39
JD.com
7D
-2.5%
1Y
15.2%

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AMZN
US$231.60
Amazon.com
7D
4.3%
1Y
34.6%
BABA
US$119.57
Alibaba Group Holding
7D
1.3%
1Y
47.6%
JMIA
US$9.13
Jumia Technologies
7D
27.0%
1Y
90.2%

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VIPS
US$16.70
Vipshop Holdings
7D
-1.5%
1Y
33.1%

Expanding 'Made For VIP' Line And AI Tech Will Elevate Customer Experiences

Vipshop Holdings’ analyst price target has been raised to $17.64, reflecting improved bullish sentiment on core business momentum and profitability relative to peers, despite modest downward revisions to near-term revenue and profit forecasts amid ongoing product-specific headwinds. Analyst Commentary Bullish analysts acknowledge continued mild improvement in GMV and revenue year-over-year, supporting share price upside at an attractive valuation.
MELI
US$2,472.29
MercadoLibre
7D
5.8%
1Y
22.6%
GRPN
US$26.39
Groupon
7D
-2.8%
1Y
90.1%

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CPNG
US$28.63
Coupang
7D
1.5%
1Y
30.0%

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With Coupang’s future P/E and net profit margin both remaining essentially unchanged, analyst sentiment appears stable, resulting in no meaningful shift to the consensus price target, which holds at $32.99. What's in the News Coupang completed no share repurchases, with 0 shares bought back for $0 million under the most recent buyback program.
HEPS
US$2.81
D-Market Elektronik Hizmetler ve Ticaret
7D
-1.7%
1Y
4.1%