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U.S. Retail Distributors Industry Analysis

UpdatedFeb 15, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies45
  • 7D-0.9%
  • 3M16.7%
  • 1Y1.9%
  • YTD15.9%

Last week, the Retail Distributors industry hasn't moved much but Gold.com is up 10% in that time. Furthermore, the industry has been flat for the past year as well. 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
Mon, 16 Feb 2026US$44.4bUS$64.3bUS$2.1b18.5x21.6x0.7x
Wed, 14 Jan 2026US$41.2bUS$60.6bUS$2.1b19.7x19.9x0.7x
Fri, 12 Dec 2025US$39.9bUS$60.6bUS$2.1b19.3x19.4x0.7x
Sun, 09 Nov 2025US$38.9bUS$60.5bUS$2.1b20.7x18.9x0.6x
Tue, 07 Oct 2025US$42.9bUS$59.2bUS$2.1b22.5x20.6x0.7x
Thu, 04 Sep 2025US$41.7bUS$59.2bUS$2.1b24.9x19.9x0.7x
Sat, 02 Aug 2025US$40.0bUS$59.2bUS$2.1b23.6x19.1x0.7x
Mon, 30 Jun 2025US$40.6bUS$59.0bUS$2.1b18.7x19.1x0.7x
Wed, 28 May 2025US$42.3bUS$59.0bUS$2.1b20.8x19.9x0.7x
Fri, 25 Apr 2025US$41.3bUS$58.9bUS$2.2b19.1x19.2x0.7x
Sun, 23 Mar 2025US$42.0bUS$58.7bUS$2.2b16.7x19x0.7x
Tue, 18 Feb 2025US$43.2bUS$58.7bUS$2.4b16.8x17.7x0.7x
Thu, 16 Jan 2025US$41.4bUS$58.0bUS$2.5b16.9x16.9x0.7x
Sat, 14 Dec 2024US$43.7bUS$58.0bUS$2.5b17.1x17.8x0.8x
Mon, 11 Nov 2024US$44.1bUS$58.5bUS$2.4b16.3x18.1x0.8x
Wed, 09 Oct 2024US$46.1bUS$57.4bUS$2.6b15.4x17.8x0.8x
Fri, 06 Sep 2024US$46.2bUS$57.4bUS$2.6b14.8x17.9x0.8x
Sun, 04 Aug 2024US$46.5bUS$57.9bUS$2.6b15.6x18x0.8x
Tue, 02 Jul 2024US$44.1bUS$47.4bUS$2.7b13.3x16.5x0.9x
Thu, 30 May 2024US$46.9bUS$47.4bUS$2.7b13.4x17.5x1x
Sat, 27 Apr 2024US$50.3bUS$47.3bUS$2.7b15.4x18.9x1.1x
Mon, 25 Mar 2024US$53.7bUS$47.0bUS$2.9b14.9x18.8x1.1x
Wed, 21 Feb 2024US$50.8bUS$46.5bUS$2.9b16.1x17.7x1.1x
Fri, 19 Jan 2024US$48.9bUS$46.4bUS$2.8b14.5x17.7x1.1x
Sun, 17 Dec 2023US$48.4bUS$46.4bUS$2.7b11.7x18x1x
Tue, 14 Nov 2023US$45.4bUS$46.3bUS$2.7b13.9x17x1x
Thu, 12 Oct 2023US$49.6bUS$45.9bUS$2.7b15.3x18.1x1.1x
Sat, 09 Sep 2023US$50.3bUS$45.9bUS$2.7b17.3x18.4x1.1x
Mon, 07 Aug 2023US$53.0bUS$45.9bUS$2.7b16.2x19.5x1.2x
Wed, 05 Jul 2023US$55.4bUS$45.5bUS$3.0b13.6x18.7x1.2x
Fri, 02 Jun 2023US$49.4bUS$46.8bUS$2.9b12.2x17.1x1.1x
Sun, 30 Apr 2023US$55.0bUS$46.9bUS$2.9b17.2x18.7x1.2x
Tue, 28 Mar 2023US$53.4bUS$46.7bUS$3.0b12.7x17.6x1.1x
Thu, 23 Feb 2023US$57.4bUS$45.7bUS$3.1b12.8x18.5x1.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

18.5x


Total Market Cap: US$57.4bTotal 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-1.34%
Consumer Discretionary-2.36%
Retail Distributors-0.88%
Distributors-0.88%
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
PASW Ping An BiomedicalUS$0.235.4%
+US$23.5m		n/aPS5.8x
BRIA BrilliAUS$2.259.2%
+US$5.8m		-32.3%PE24.5x

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AENT
US$5.50
Alliance Entertainment Holding
7D
-21.1%
1Y
31.3%

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GOLD
US$60.91
Gold.com
7D
10.1%
1Y
120.8%
POOL
US$265.83
Pool
7D
-0.1%
1Y
-22.8%
GPC
US$147.16
Genuine Parts
7D
-0.9%
1Y
17.8%

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BRIA
US$2.25
BrilliA
7D
9.2%
1Y
-32.3%
LKQ
US$34.10
LKQ
7D
-1.4%
1Y
-12.8%

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GCT
US$35.23
GigaCloud Technology
7D
-12.5%
1Y
72.2%

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PASW
US$0.23
Ping An Biomedical
7D
5.4%
1Y
n/a
EDUC
US$1.42
Educational Development
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
CTNT
US$1.43
Cheetah Net Supply Chain Service
7D
20.2%
1Y
-27.8%