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U.S. Big Box Super Stores Industry Analysis

UpdatedNov 24, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies9
  • 7D4.0%
  • 3M4.2%
  • 1Y6.4%
  • YTDn/a

In the last week, the Big Box Super Stores industry is up 4.0%, with Walmart up 6.4%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 6.4%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 6.7% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the U.S. Big Box Super Stores Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 27 Nov 2025US$1.3tUS$1.2tUS$37.8b21x35.4x1.1x
Sat, 25 Oct 2025US$1.4tUS$1.2tUS$36.4b20.9x37.7x1.2x
Mon, 22 Sep 2025US$1.3tUS$1.2tUS$36.1b21.9x37x1.2x
Wed, 20 Aug 2025US$1.4tUS$1.1tUS$33.8b23x40x1.2x
Fri, 18 Jul 2025US$1.3tUS$1.1tUS$33.8b23.4x38.2x1.1x
Sun, 15 Jun 2025US$1.3tUS$1.1tUS$33.5b22.5x38.8x1.1x
Tue, 13 May 2025US$1.3tUS$1.1tUS$33.7b22.1x39.2x1.2x
Thu, 10 Apr 2025US$1.2tUS$1.1tUS$33.7b18.8x34.2x1x
Sat, 08 Mar 2025US$1.3tUS$1.1tUS$31.8b24x41.4x1.1x
Mon, 03 Feb 2025US$1.3tUS$1.1tUS$32.3b21.7x41.3x1.2x
Wed, 01 Jan 2025US$1.2tUS$1.1tUS$32.3b20.6x38.6x1.1x
Fri, 29 Nov 2024US$1.3tUS$1.1tUS$32.2b21.3x39.5x1.1x
Sun, 27 Oct 2024US$1.2tUS$1.1tUS$28.1b21.8x41.8x1x
Tue, 24 Sep 2024US$1.2tUS$1.1tUS$27.9b21.1x41.4x1x
Thu, 22 Aug 2024US$1.1tUS$1.1tUS$27.7b21.7x40.3x1x
Sat, 20 Jul 2024US$1.1tUS$1.1tUS$31.1b22.1x34.6x1x
Mon, 17 Jun 2024US$1.0tUS$1.1tUS$31.1b21x33.7x0.9x
Wed, 15 May 2024US$975.2bUS$1.1tUS$27.5b20.7x35.5x0.9x
Fri, 12 Apr 2024US$963.7bUS$1.1tUS$27.5b20.3x35.1x0.9x
Sun, 10 Mar 2024US$964.2bUS$1.1tUS$30.0b22.1x32.1x0.9x
Tue, 06 Feb 2024US$905.4bUS$1.1tUS$30.0b20.1x30.2x0.8x
Thu, 04 Jan 2024US$849.5bUS$1.1tUS$30.0b20.9x28.3x0.8x
Sat, 02 Dec 2023US$810.5bUS$1.1tUS$30.0b19.2x27x0.7x
Mon, 30 Oct 2023US$786.2bUS$1.1tUS$27.5b19.1x28.6x0.7x
Wed, 27 Sep 2023US$792.7bUS$1.1tUS$27.2b19.2x29.1x0.7x
Fri, 25 Aug 2023US$788.7bUS$1.1tUS$27.6b19.8x28.6x0.7x
Sun, 23 Jul 2023US$818.2bUS$1.1tUS$24.1b22.7x33.9x0.8x
Tue, 20 Jun 2023US$790.9bUS$1.1tUS$24.1b21.8x32.8x0.7x
Thu, 18 May 2023US$793.1bUS$1.0tUS$24.8b21.8x31.9x0.8x
Sat, 15 Apr 2023US$785.7bUS$1.0tUS$24.8b22.2x31.6x0.8x
Mon, 13 Mar 2023US$590.5bUS$869.1bUS$18.4b25.6x32.2x0.7x
Wed, 08 Feb 2023US$620.7bUS$854.0bUS$15.4b30.3x40.2x0.7x
Fri, 06 Jan 2023US$597.0bUS$853.9bUS$15.4b26.1x38.6x0.7x
Sun, 04 Dec 2022US$643.7bUS$849.9bUS$15.4b29.1x41.8x0.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

41.8x


Total Market Cap: US$643.7bTotal Earnings: US$15.4bTotal Revenue: US$849.9bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Big Box Super Stores Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 35.6x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the American Hypermarkets and Super Centers 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 35.6x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 0.93x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.1x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Hypermarkets and Super Centers industry have grown 35% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 11% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Comparison

How does U.S. Big Box Super Stores compare with similar industries?

US Market2.41%
Consumer Staples2.33%
Food and Staples Retail3.73%
Big Box Super Stores4.02%
Food Distributors3.41%
Food Retail0.20%
Drug Retail-0.41%
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
WMT WalmartUS$109.108.4%
+US$67.7b		18.7%PE38x
COST Costco WholesaleUS$908.262.0%
+US$7.8b		-5.5%PE49.7x
DG Dollar GeneralUS$108.779.2%
+US$2.0b		42.6%PE20.1x
DLTR Dollar TreeUS$109.769.8%
+US$2.0b		53.5%PE20.1x
TGT TargetUS$89.804.3%
+US$1.7b		-31.0%PE10.8x

Latest News

BJ
US$90.77
BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings
7D
-0.6%
1Y
-6.2%
WMT
US$109.10
Walmart
7D
8.4%
1Y
18.7%
TGT
US$89.80
Target
7D
4.3%
1Y
-31.0%
DLTR
US$109.76
Dollar Tree
7D
9.8%
1Y
53.5%
COST
US$908.26
Costco Wholesale
7D
2.0%
1Y
-5.5%

COST: Strong Sales And Membership Model Will Drive Market Share Gains

Costco Wholesale’s analyst price targets have been reduced by approximately $30 to $70 per share following its fiscal Q4 report. Analysts cite a mixed performance, ongoing industry headwinds, and the company’s premium valuation as key factors in their updated outlooks.
DG
US$108.77
Dollar General
7D
9.2%
1Y
42.6%
PSMT
US$123.98
PriceSmart
7D
6.8%
1Y
37.9%

PSMT: New Latin American Club Openings Will Expand Regional Reach

Analysts have raised their price target for PriceSmart from $116.67 to $120.00, citing modest improvements in projected revenue growth and profit margin, even though the discount rate is slightly higher. What's in the News PriceSmart will introduce FOCUSfactor Focus + Energy 12-packs across 47 clubs in 13 Latin American and Caribbean countries, reaching over 3 million members (Key Developments).