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U.S. General Merchandise and Department Stores Industry Analysis

UpdatedMar 13, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies32
  • 7D-4.3%
  • 3M-6.2%
  • 1Y17.1%
  • YTD-2.0%

Over the last 7 days, the General Merchandise and Department Stores industry has dropped 4.3%, driven by Amazon.com declining 4.5%. Over the past 12 months, the industry was up 17%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 16% 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
Thu, 13 Mar 2025US$2.8tUS$1.1tUS$103.3b16.4x27.5x2.5x
Sat, 08 Feb 2025US$3.2tUS$1.1tUS$97.8b19.9x32.8x2.9x
Mon, 06 Jan 2025US$3.0tUS$1.1tUS$88.2b21.4x33.5x2.7x
Wed, 04 Dec 2024US$2.8tUS$1.1tUS$88.3b19.6x32x2.6x
Fri, 01 Nov 2024US$2.6tUS$1.1tUS$79.4b21.1x33.1x2.4x
Sun, 29 Sep 2024US$2.7tUS$1.1tUS$80.6b19.7x33.5x2.5x
Tue, 27 Aug 2024US$2.5tUS$1.1tUS$77.1b19.6x32.5x2.3x
Thu, 25 Jul 2024US$2.5tUS$1.1tUS$70.1b16.5x36.3x2.4x
Sat, 22 Jun 2024US$2.6tUS$1.1tUS$70.1b18x36.4x2.4x
Mon, 20 May 2024US$2.6tUS$1.1tUS$67.3b24.6x38.6x2.5x
Wed, 17 Apr 2024US$2.5tUS$1.0tUS$62.8b20.3x39.2x2.4x
Fri, 15 Mar 2024US$2.4tUS$1.0tUS$61.0b21.3x39.7x2.4x
Sun, 11 Feb 2024US$2.4tUS$1.0tUS$60.1b18.6x39.7x2.3x
Tue, 09 Jan 2024US$2.1tUS$1.0tUS$54.3b23.7x38.6x2.1x
Thu, 07 Dec 2023US$2.1tUS$1.0tUS$54.0b16.7x38.5x2.1x
Sat, 04 Nov 2023US$2.0tUS$994.3bUS$41.6b25x48.1x2x
Mon, 02 Oct 2023US$1.9tUS$977.5bUS$34.3b23.1x54.4x1.9x
Wed, 30 Aug 2023US$2.0tUS$975.4bUS$33.9b24.4x58.2x2x
Fri, 28 Jul 2023US$1.9tUS$948.5bUS$26.1b24.4x72.7x2x
Sun, 25 Jun 2023US$1.8tUS$947.2bUS$25.3b27.5x73.1x2x
Tue, 23 May 2023US$1.7tUS$952.3bUS$25.2b26.4x67.6x1.8x
Thu, 20 Apr 2023US$1.6tUS$945.5bUS$9.1b36.5x177.8x1.7x
Sat, 18 Mar 2023US$176.1bUS$254.3bUS$9.1b19.1x19.4x0.7x
Mon, 13 Feb 2023US$191.9bUS$252.8bUS$10.8b17.9x17.8x0.8x
Wed, 11 Jan 2023US$184.2bUS$252.8bUS$10.8b17.6x17.1x0.7x
Fri, 09 Dec 2022US$185.2bUS$252.8bUS$10.8b16.5x17.2x0.7x
Sun, 06 Nov 2022US$188.2bUS$251.8bUS$11.8b14.4x15.9x0.7x
Tue, 04 Oct 2022US$178.9bUS$251.6bUS$12.0b11.6x14.9x0.7x
Thu, 01 Sep 2022US$181.6bUS$251.6bUS$12.0b12.1x15.1x0.7x
Sat, 30 Jul 2022US$193.0bUS$249.4bUS$13.9b10.4x13.9x0.8x
Mon, 27 Jun 2022US$189.4bUS$249.5bUS$14.0b10.7x13.6x0.8x
Wed, 25 May 2022US$167.5bUS$247.7bUS$13.7b11.9x12.2x0.7x
Fri, 22 Apr 2022US$245.3bUS$246.2bUS$14.6b16.5x16.8x1x
Sun, 20 Mar 2022US$227.8bUS$246.0bUS$14.7b15x15.5x0.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

15.5x


Total Market Cap: US$227.8bTotal Earnings: US$14.7bTotal Revenue: US$246.0bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. General Merchandise and Department Stores Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 38.7x202320242025
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 27.5x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 38.7x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.7x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.5x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Multiline Retail industry have grown 92% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 66% 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-4.41%
Consumer Discretionary-5.62%
General Merchandise and Department Stores-4.25%
Department Stores0%0
General Merchandise Stores0%0
Broadline Retail-4.25%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Broadline Retail industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 50.8x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 16.2%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 30.4% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Broadline Retail industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 50.8x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Broadline Retail industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 16% over the next 5 years.
  • However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 30% per year.
  • In contrast, the Broadline Retail industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 16% 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
MNSO MINISO Group HoldingUS$20.963.9%
+US$240.5m		6.2%PE17.4x
M Macy'sUS$13.924.6%
+US$170.3m		-33.6%PE6.6x
GRPN GrouponUS$13.9831.3%
+US$133.0m		-22.7%PS1.1x
DDS Dillard'sUS$363.390.5%
+US$26.2m		-17.9%PE9.7x
SVV Savers Value VillageUS$7.111.7%
+US$19.0m		-63.0%PE38.9x
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