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U.S. Retail Distributors Industry Analysis

UpdatedSep 17, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies40
  • 7D-1.2%
  • 3M10.2%
  • 1Y-7.8%
  • YTD7.2%

The Retail Distributors is pretty flat in the last 7 days, but Epsium Enterprise has stood out, gaining 44%. As for the longer term, the industry has declined 7.1% in the last year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 9.4% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 17 Sep 2025US$43.7bUS$59.2bUS$2.1b23.6x21x0.7x
Fri, 15 Aug 2025US$43.1bUS$59.2bUS$2.1b24.5x20.5x0.7x
Sun, 13 Jul 2025US$41.7bUS$59.0bUS$2.1b22.9x19.6x0.7x
Tue, 10 Jun 2025US$41.8bUS$59.0bUS$2.1b20.4x19.7x0.7x
Thu, 08 May 2025US$40.3bUS$58.6bUS$2.1b17.2x18.8x0.7x
Sat, 05 Apr 2025US$41.8bUS$58.7bUS$2.2b17.9x18.9x0.7x
Mon, 03 Mar 2025US$43.8bUS$58.7bUS$2.2b16.6x19.8x0.7x
Wed, 29 Jan 2025US$43.1bUS$58.0bUS$2.5b17.1x17.6x0.7x
Fri, 27 Dec 2024US$41.8bUS$58.0bUS$2.5b15x17.1x0.7x
Sun, 24 Nov 2024US$44.1bUS$57.9bUS$2.5b15.9x18x0.8x
Tue, 22 Oct 2024US$47.6bUS$57.4bUS$2.6b16.4x18.4x0.8x
Thu, 19 Sep 2024US$46.7bUS$57.4bUS$2.6b14.7x18.1x0.8x
Sat, 17 Aug 2024US$45.5bUS$58.0bUS$2.6b14.4x17.5x0.8x
Mon, 15 Jul 2024US$46.4bUS$57.6bUS$2.8b12.9x16.8x0.8x
Wed, 12 Jun 2024US$46.3bUS$47.4bUS$2.7b13.4x17.3x1x
Fri, 10 May 2024US$49.5bUS$47.4bUS$2.7b15.5x18.5x1x
Sun, 07 Apr 2024US$52.1bUS$47.0bUS$2.9b15.1x18.3x1.1x
Tue, 05 Mar 2024US$52.8bUS$46.9bUS$2.8b15.3x18.6x1.1x
Thu, 01 Feb 2024US$49.6bUS$46.5bUS$2.8b15.1x18x1.1x
Sat, 30 Dec 2023US$49.4bUS$46.4bUS$2.7b12.7x18.4x1.1x
Mon, 27 Nov 2023US$47.0bUS$46.3bUS$2.7b14.1x17.6x1x
Wed, 25 Oct 2023US$45.1bUS$45.9bUS$2.7b13.6x16.6x1x
Fri, 22 Sep 2023US$48.9bUS$45.9bUS$2.7b15x17.9x1.1x
Sun, 20 Aug 2023US$51.2bUS$45.9bUS$2.7b15.9x18.8x1.1x
Tue, 18 Jul 2023US$54.8bUS$45.5bUS$3.0b13.7x18.5x1.2x
Thu, 15 Jun 2023US$52.1bUS$45.5bUS$3.0b12.7x17.6x1.1x
Sat, 13 May 2023US$54.5bUS$46.9bUS$2.9b16.9x18.9x1.2x
Mon, 10 Apr 2023US$52.1bUS$45.2bUS$3.0b17.1x17.4x1.2x
Wed, 08 Mar 2023US$56.9bUS$46.2bUS$3.0b16x18.9x1.2x
Fri, 03 Feb 2023US$59.9bUS$44.2bUS$3.1b16.8x19.3x1.4x
Sun, 01 Jan 2023US$54.9bUS$44.1bUS$3.1b12x17.6x1.2x
Tue, 29 Nov 2022US$56.2bUS$44.1bUS$3.1b12.1x18x1.3x
Thu, 27 Oct 2022US$54.8bUS$44.0bUS$3.2b15.6x17.1x1.2x
Sat, 24 Sep 2022US$51.5bUS$43.0bUS$3.1b16x16.5x1.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

16.5x


Total Market Cap: US$51.5bTotal Earnings: US$3.1bTotal Revenue: US$43.0bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Retail Distributors Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 18.2x202320242025
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 21.2x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 18.2x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.98x.
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 11% 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 Market1.62%
Consumer Discretionary2.99%
Retail Distributors-1.17%
Distributors-1.17%
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
POOL PoolUS$328.282.0%
+US$239.2m		-11.7%PE30x
GPC Genuine PartsUS$139.630.5%
+US$94.6m		1.7%PE24x
AMRK A-Mark Precious MetalsUS$27.6913.3%
+US$79.8m		-37.7%PE39.4x
AENT Alliance Entertainment HoldingUS$7.0519.5%
+US$58.6m		227.9%PE23.8x
GCT GigaCloud TechnologyUS$30.662.7%
+US$30.1m		77.3%PE8.7x

Latest News

JL
US$6.40
J-Long Group
7D
11.7%
1Y
n/a
AMRK
US$27.69
A-Mark Precious Metals
7D
13.3%
1Y
-37.7%
AENT
US$7.05
Alliance Entertainment Holding
7D
19.5%
1Y
227.9%
BRIA
US$2.15
BrilliA
7D
-11.2%
1Y
n/a
POOL
US$328.28
Pool
7D
2.0%
1Y
-11.7%

Pool (NASDAQ:POOL) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly

Sep 06
Pool (NASDAQ:POOL) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly
MJID
US$1.21
Ping An Biomedical
7D
31.5%
1Y
n/a
GPC
US$139.63
Genuine Parts
7D
0.5%
1Y
1.7%
RCT
US$0.88
RedCloud Holdings
7D
-31.0%
1Y
n/a
SORA
US$5.51
AsiaStrategy
7D
-2.8%
1Y
n/a
LKQ
US$31.52
LKQ
7D
-2.4%
1Y
-22.8%
RAY
US$0.56
Raytech Holding
7D
-16.3%
1Y
-70.4%
GCT
US$30.66
GigaCloud Technology
7D
2.7%
1Y
77.3%
JEM
US$0.43
707 Cayman Holdings
7D
-36.3%
1Y
n/a
EPSM
US$41.29
Epsium Enterprise
7D
-70.1%
1Y
n/a
EDUC
US$1.37
Educational Development
7D
25.3%
1Y
-32.0%