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U.S. Retail Distributors Industry Analysis

UpdatedFeb 14, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies45
  • 7D-0.9%
  • 3M15.1%
  • 1Y1.7%
  • YTD15.8%

Last week, the Retail Distributors industry hasn't moved much but Gold.com is up 10% in that time. In line with that, the industry has also been flat over the past 12 months. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 10.0% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 14 Feb 2026US$44.4bUS$64.3bUS$2.1b19.2x21.6x0.7x
Mon, 12 Jan 2026US$40.7bUS$60.6bUS$2.1b18.7x19.7x0.7x
Wed, 10 Dec 2025US$38.5bUS$60.6bUS$2.1b19.9x18.7x0.6x
Fri, 07 Nov 2025US$38.6bUS$59.5bUS$2.1b20.8x18.6x0.6x
Sun, 05 Oct 2025US$42.9bUS$59.2bUS$2.1b22.7x20.6x0.7x
Tue, 02 Sep 2025US$42.6bUS$59.2bUS$2.1b26.1x20.3x0.7x
Thu, 31 Jul 2025US$41.3bUS$59.2bUS$2.1b23.6x19.7x0.7x
Sat, 28 Jun 2025US$40.5bUS$59.0bUS$2.1b18.7x19x0.7x
Mon, 26 May 2025US$42.3bUS$59.0bUS$2.1b20.6x19.9x0.7x
Wed, 23 Apr 2025US$39.9bUS$58.9bUS$2.2b18.8x18.5x0.7x
Fri, 21 Mar 2025US$43.2bUS$58.7bUS$2.2b16.7x19.5x0.7x
Sun, 16 Feb 2025US$43.2bUS$58.7bUS$2.4b16.8x17.7x0.7x
Tue, 14 Jan 2025US$40.7bUS$58.0bUS$2.5b16.8x16.6x0.7x
Thu, 12 Dec 2024US$44.5bUS$58.0bUS$2.5b16.2x18.1x0.8x
Sat, 09 Nov 2024US$44.0bUS$57.9bUS$2.4b15.6x18x0.8x
Mon, 07 Oct 2024US$46.5bUS$57.4bUS$2.6b15.7x17.9x0.8x
Wed, 04 Sep 2024US$46.8bUS$57.4bUS$2.6b15.6x18.1x0.8x
Fri, 02 Aug 2024US$48.5bUS$57.9bUS$2.6b16x18.8x0.8x
Sun, 30 Jun 2024US$44.1bUS$47.4bUS$2.7b13.4x16.5x0.9x
Tue, 28 May 2024US$47.7bUS$47.4bUS$2.7b13.8x17.8x1x
Thu, 25 Apr 2024US$50.5bUS$47.4bUS$2.7b15.6x18.8x1.1x
Sat, 23 Mar 2024US$53.7bUS$47.0bUS$2.9b13.5x18.8x1.1x
Mon, 19 Feb 2024US$51.1bUS$46.5bUS$2.9b18.9x17.9x1.1x
Wed, 17 Jan 2024US$48.5bUS$46.4bUS$2.8b13.8x17.6x1x
Fri, 15 Dec 2023US$47.7bUS$46.4bUS$2.7b14.4x17.7x1x
Sun, 12 Nov 2023US$45.6bUS$46.9bUS$2.7b13.9x17.1x1x
Tue, 10 Oct 2023US$49.1bUS$45.9bUS$2.7b15.2x18x1.1x
Thu, 07 Sep 2023US$50.5bUS$45.9bUS$2.7b16.2x18.5x1.1x
Sat, 05 Aug 2023US$53.0bUS$45.9bUS$2.7b16.2x19.5x1.2x
Mon, 03 Jul 2023US$55.6bUS$45.5bUS$3.0b13.6x18.8x1.2x
Wed, 31 May 2023US$51.1bUS$46.8bUS$2.9b12.3x17.7x1.1x
Fri, 28 Apr 2023US$54.4bUS$46.9bUS$2.9b16.4x18.5x1.2x
Sun, 26 Mar 2023US$53.1bUS$46.7bUS$3.0b12.6x17.6x1.1x
Tue, 21 Feb 2023US$59.6bUS$45.7bUS$3.1b13.3x19.2x1.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

19.2x


Total Market Cap: US$59.6bTotal Earnings: US$3.1bTotal Revenue: US$45.7bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Retail Distributors Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 18.5x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the American Retail Distributors industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 21.6x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 18.5x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.90x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Retail Distributors industry have declined 13% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 12% per year.
  • This means that although more sales are being generated, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased, which has decreased profits.

Industry Trends

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

US Market-1.39%
Consumer Discretionary-2.41%
Retail Distributors-0.92%
Distributors-0.92%
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
GOLD Gold.comUS$60.9110.1%
+US$314.4m		120.8%PE137.4x
PLBL Polibeli GroupUS$9.302.2%
+US$74.0m		-8.5%PS114.4x
AGCC Agencia Comercial SpiritsUS$11.4817.0%
+US$57.4m		n/aPE530.8x
BRIA BrilliAUS$2.259.2%
+US$5.8m		-32.3%PE24.5x
JL J-Long GroupUS$4.1211.1%
+US$1.5m		n/aPE6x

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1Y
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1Y
31.3%
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7D
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1Y
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7D
10.1%
1Y
120.8%
BRIA
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9.2%
1Y
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1Y
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7D
-12.5%
1Y
72.2%

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US$1.42
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7D
5.2%
1Y
-8.4%

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JL
US$4.12
J-Long Group
7D
11.1%
1Y
n/a
WEYS
US$31.50
Weyco Group
7D
-4.1%
1Y
-13.2%
AGCC
US$11.48
Agencia Comercial Spirits
7D
17.0%
1Y
n/a
SORA
US$1.99
AsiaStrategy
7D
-7.9%
1Y
n/a
EPSM
US$1.57
Epsium Enterprise
7D
-10.6%
1Y
n/a
SMJF
US$5.34
SMJ International Holdings
7D
0.4%
1Y
n/a
CTNT
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7D
20.2%
1Y
-27.8%