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U.S. General Merchandise and Department Stores Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 28, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies31
  • 7D-0.7%
  • 3M-5.0%
  • 1Y12.5%
  • YTD-0.4%

Over the last 7 days, the General Merchandise and Department Stores industry has remained flat, although notably PDD Holdings declined by 12%. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 12% over the past 12 months. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 15% 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
Wed, 28 May 2025US$2.9tUS$1.1tUS$112.7b15.7x25.5x2.5x
Fri, 25 Apr 2025US$2.6tUS$1.1tUS$103.7b15.3x25x2.3x
Sun, 23 Mar 2025US$2.8tUS$1.1tUS$103.9b15.8x27.4x2.5x
Tue, 18 Feb 2025US$3.2tUS$1.1tUS$97.9b23.8x32.5x2.8x
Thu, 16 Jan 2025US$2.9tUS$1.1tUS$88.2b19.1x32.5x2.6x
Sat, 14 Dec 2024US$3.0tUS$1.1tUS$88.4b20.1x34.3x2.7x
Mon, 11 Nov 2024US$2.8tUS$1.1tUS$84.8b20.4x33.5x2.6x
Wed, 09 Oct 2024US$2.7tUS$1.1tUS$80.4b20.6x33.3x2.5x
Fri, 06 Sep 2024US$2.4tUS$1.1tUS$79.8b19.6x30x2.2x
Sun, 04 Aug 2024US$2.4tUS$1.1tUS$77.5b16.2x30.4x2.2x
Tue, 02 Jul 2024US$2.6tUS$1.1tUS$70.1b16.6x37.2x2.5x
Thu, 30 May 2024US$2.5tUS$1.1tUS$70.0b23.2x36.4x2.4x
Sat, 27 Apr 2024US$2.5tUS$1.0tUS$62.8b22.3x39.2x2.4x
Mon, 25 Mar 2024US$2.4tUS$1.0tUS$62.8b20.7x38.7x2.4x
Wed, 21 Feb 2024US$2.3tUS$1.0tUS$60.0b20.5x38.6x2.2x
Fri, 19 Jan 2024US$2.2tUS$1.0tUS$54.1b23.6x39.9x2.1x
Sun, 17 Dec 2023US$2.2tUS$1.0tUS$54.2b17.2x39.9x2.1x
Tue, 14 Nov 2023US$2.0tUS$997.3bUS$45.8b25.6x44.3x2x
Thu, 12 Oct 2023US$1.9tUS$977.5bUS$34.3b25.9x56.4x2x
Sat, 09 Sep 2023US$2.0tUS$975.7bUS$34.2b22.5x58.5x2.1x
Mon, 07 Aug 2023US$2.0tUS$973.1bUS$32.3b24.4x63x2.1x
Wed, 05 Jul 2023US$1.9tUS$945.6bUS$25.2b29.2x73.9x2x
Fri, 02 Jun 2023US$1.8tUS$950.7bUS$25.4b28.5x69.7x1.9x
Sun, 30 Apr 2023US$1.6tUS$955.3bUS$18.0b38.5x89.4x1.7x
Tue, 28 Mar 2023US$1.5tUS$946.3bUS$9.0b34.1x169.2x1.6x
Thu, 23 Feb 2023US$186.8bUS$252.8bUS$10.8b17x17.4x0.7x
Sat, 21 Jan 2023US$187.3bUS$252.8bUS$10.8b17.6x17.4x0.7x
Mon, 19 Dec 2022US$178.7bUS$252.8bUS$10.8b16x16.6x0.7x
Wed, 16 Nov 2022US$206.4bUS$251.9bUS$11.9b16.3x17.4x0.8x
Fri, 14 Oct 2022US$179.5bUS$251.6bUS$12.0b12x15x0.7x
Sun, 11 Sep 2022US$192.7bUS$251.7bUS$12.0b13.2x16x0.8x
Tue, 09 Aug 2022US$198.3bUS$249.7bUS$13.9b10.5x14.2x0.8x
Thu, 07 Jul 2022US$185.8bUS$249.4bUS$13.9b8.9x13.3x0.7x
Sat, 04 Jun 2022US$190.6bUS$249.5bUS$14.0b11.3x13.6x0.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

13.6x


Total Market Cap: US$190.6bTotal Earnings: US$14.0bTotal Revenue: US$249.5bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. General Merchandise and Department Stores Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 39.5x202320242025
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 25.5x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 39.5x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.8x 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 100% 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-0.30%
Consumer Discretionary0.14%
General Merchandise and Department Stores-0.65%
Department Stores0%0
General Merchandise Stores0%0
Broadline Retail-0.65%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Broadline Retail industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 48.4x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 14.7%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 6.9% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Broadline Retail industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 48.4x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Broadline Retail industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 15% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 6.9% per year.
  • In contrast, the Broadline Retail industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 15% 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$206.021.0%
+US$20.7b
13.1%PE33.2x
CPNG CoupangUS$28.454.9%
+US$2.4b
24.7%PE201.8x
ETSY EtsyUS$50.488.6%
+US$416.1m
-17.0%PE28x
GRPN GrouponUS$28.427.0%
+US$73.7m
80.8%PS2.3x
SVV Savers Value VillageUS$10.284.0%
+US$62.1m
-18.7%PE64.4x
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PDD

US$102.98

PDD Holdings

7D

-12.3%

1Y

-31.2%

LOGC

US$8.16

ContextLogic

7D

2.0%

1Y

51.4%

ETSY

US$50.48

Etsy

7D

8.6%

1Y

-17.0%

AMZN

US$206.02

Amazon.com

7D

1.0%

1Y

13.1%

MELI

US$2,555.17

MercadoLibre

7D

-0.9%

1Y

49.6%

SVV

US$10.28

Savers Value Village

7D

4.0%

1Y

-18.7%

BABA

US$119.52

Alibaba Group Holding

7D

-4.5%

1Y

48.3%

JMIA

US$3.43

Jumia Technologies

7D

12.5%

1Y

-45.0%

CPNG

US$28.45

Coupang

7D

4.9%

1Y

24.7%

GRPN

US$28.42

Groupon

7D

7.0%

1Y

80.8%

DIBS

US$2.50

1stdibs.Com

7D

1.6%

1Y

-54.8%