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U.S. Apparel Retail Industry Analysis

UpdatedFeb 21, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies39
  • 7D-2.3%
  • 3M-3.5%
  • 1Y12.5%
  • YTDn/a

In the last week, Apparel Retail has been flat. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 16% in that time. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 10% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 21 Feb 2025US$241.1bUS$160.3bUS$9.4b12.7x25.8x1.5x
Sun, 19 Jan 2025US$249.0bUS$159.8bUS$9.3b14.3x26.7x1.6x
Tue, 17 Dec 2024US$256.1bUS$164.0bUS$8.6b13.9x29.6x1.6x
Thu, 14 Nov 2024US$242.1bUS$162.5bUS$8.4b11.8x28.7x1.5x
Sat, 12 Oct 2024US$231.8bUS$162.5bUS$8.4b11.5x27.7x1.4x
Mon, 09 Sep 2024US$237.5bUS$162.6bUS$8.4b12.1x28.3x1.5x
Wed, 07 Aug 2024US$224.6bUS$160.5bUS$8.0b13x28.2x1.4x
Fri, 05 Jul 2024US$231.1bUS$160.5bUS$8.0b13.3x29x1.4x
Sun, 02 Jun 2024US$225.6bUS$160.4bUS$7.8b15.1x29x1.4x
Tue, 30 Apr 2024US$206.1bUS$160.7bUS$7.2b12.8x28.4x1.3x
Thu, 28 Mar 2024US$223.1bUS$160.7bUS$7.3b13.6x30.7x1.4x
Sat, 24 Feb 2024US$217.2bUS$156.9bUS$6.5b16.5x33.2x1.4x
Mon, 22 Jan 2024US$204.9bUS$159.0bUS$6.6b13.6x30.8x1.3x
Wed, 20 Dec 2023US$202.0bUS$159.0bUS$6.6b13.6x30.4x1.3x
Fri, 17 Nov 2023US$182.7bUS$158.9bUS$6.8b12.1x27x1.1x
Sun, 15 Oct 2023US$177.3bUS$157.9bUS$6.7b11.5x26.3x1.1x
Tue, 12 Sep 2023US$185.1bUS$158.0bUS$6.7b10.3x27.7x1.2x
Thu, 10 Aug 2023US$180.9bUS$156.7bUS$6.8b8.7x26.7x1.2x
Sat, 08 Jul 2023US$171.4bUS$156.7bUS$6.8b7.9x25.3x1.1x
Mon, 05 Jun 2023US$162.4bUS$156.8bUS$6.7b8.3x24.1x1x
Wed, 03 May 2023US$167.8bUS$156.9bUS$7.6b11.9x22.2x1.1x
Fri, 31 Mar 2023US$168.5bUS$156.8bUS$7.6b12x22.1x1.1x
Sun, 26 Feb 2023US$172.6bUS$146.3bUS$7.9b9.5x21.9x1.2x
Tue, 24 Jan 2023US$177.2bUS$145.6bUS$7.8b9.3x22.7x1.2x
Thu, 22 Dec 2022US$171.4bUS$145.6bUS$7.8b8.5x22x1.2x
Sat, 19 Nov 2022US$168.4bUS$146.0bUS$8.2b7.8x20.6x1.2x
Mon, 17 Oct 2022US$134.2bUS$146.2bUS$7.8b6.1x17.2x0.9x
Wed, 14 Sep 2022US$148.2bUS$146.2bUS$7.8b7.1x19x1x
Fri, 12 Aug 2022US$145.4bUS$147.6bUS$9.2b6.3x15.9x1x
Sun, 10 Jul 2022US$129.5bUS$147.6bUS$9.2b5.6x14.2x0.9x
Tue, 07 Jun 2022US$141.2bUS$147.4bUS$9.1b6.4x15.5x1x
Thu, 05 May 2022US$155.0bUS$146.7bUS$10.0b6.9x15.6x1.1x
Sat, 02 Apr 2022US$148.8bUS$146.7bUS$9.9b6.5x15.1x1x
Mon, 28 Feb 2022US$164.0bUS$144.1bUS$9.6b8.3x17x1.1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

17x


Total Market Cap: US$164.0bTotal Earnings: US$9.6bTotal Revenue: US$144.1bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Apparel Retail Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 24.4x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the American Apparel Retail 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 24.4x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.2x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.5x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Apparel Retail industry have remained mostly flat over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 3.6% 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 and as a result, profits have held steady.

Industry Comparison

How does U.S. Apparel Retail compare with similar industries?

US Market-0.41%
Consumer Discretionary-1.02%
Specialty Stores-3.43%
Apparel Retail-2.28%
Computer and Electronics Retail2.13%
Home Furnishing Retail0.90%
Specialty Stores-1.39%
Home Improvement Retail-4.32%
Automotive Retail-6.36%
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
AEO American Eagle OutfittersUS$14.390.5%
+US$13.4m
-37.4%PE11.9x
TDUP ThredUpUS$2.784.1%
+US$12.5m
49.5%PS1x
REAL RealRealUS$7.961.0%
+US$8.8m
371.0%PS1.5x
GES Guess?US$12.400.6%
+US$3.6m
-50.2%PE6.9x
AKA a.k.a. Brands HoldingUS$17.491.0%
+US$1.9m
61.2%PS0.3x
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Latest News

ROST

US$139.09

Ross Stores

7D

-1.0%

1Y

-5.3%

BURL

US$241.99

Burlington Stores

7D

-2.6%

1Y

19.6%

GAP

US$22.40

Gap

7D

-2.8%

1Y

17.3%

AKA

US$17.49

a.k.a. Brands Holding

7D

1.0%

1Y

61.2%

XELB

US$0.39

Xcel Brands

7D

10.2%

1Y

-59.4%

VSCO

US$29.33

Victoria's Secret

7D

-9.7%

1Y

3.5%

REAL

US$7.96

RealReal

7D

1.0%

1Y

371.0%

TDUP

US$2.78

ThredUp

7D

4.1%

1Y

49.5%

RVLV

US$29.33

Revolve Group

7D

-7.1%

1Y

80.8%

BGI

US$1.17

Birks Group

7D

6.4%

1Y

-69.5%