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U.S. Retail Distributors Industry Analysis

UpdatedJun 09, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies42
  • 7D-1.9%
  • 3M-6.2%
  • 1Y-12.5%
  • YTD2.0%

Over the last 7 days, the Retail Distributors industry has dropped 1.9%, driven by Genuine Parts declining 2.4%. Meanwhile, Alliance Entertainment Holding actually outperformed within the industry, gaining 22% in the last week. However, the industry is down 13% over the past year. Earnings are forecast to grow by 9.9% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 10 Jun 2025US$41.7bUS$59.0bUS$2.1b20.5x19.6x0.7x
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
Mon, 22 Aug 2022US$58.1bUS$43.0bUS$3.1b19.5x18.6x1.4x
Wed, 20 Jul 2022US$53.7bUS$41.8bUS$2.8b16.8x19.1x1.3x
Fri, 17 Jun 2022US$49.6bUS$41.8bUS$2.8b15.2x17.6x1.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

17.6x


Total Market Cap: US$49.6bTotal Earnings: US$2.8bTotal Revenue: US$41.8bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Retail Distributors Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 18.1x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the American Retail Distributors industry at the moment, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates to remain steady.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 18.1x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.0x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 0.71x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Retail Distributors industry have declined 8.9% 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 Market1.61%
Consumer Discretionary-0.27%
Retail Distributors-1.91%
Distributors-1.91%
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
AENT Alliance Entertainment HoldingUS$3.5422.1%
+US$32.6m		6.6%PE15.3x
GCT GigaCloud TechnologyUS$18.613.8%
+US$25.9m		-41.7%PE5.6x
AMRK A-Mark Precious MetalsUS$21.292.3%
+US$11.6m		-39.7%PE13.8x
EPSM Epsium EnterpriseUS$17.343.8%
+US$8.5m		n/aPE847.8x
CTNT Cheetah Net Supply Chain ServiceUS$1.6021.2%
+US$901.3k		-82.5%PS6x
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