Specialty retail

14 companies · $155B combined revenue · $15.8B operating profit

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The typical US-listed specialty retail company grew revenue 2.2% and earnings 6.3% in its latest year, at a 11.5% operating margin, and 6 of 14 earn a return on capital above 15%. Figures from each company's latest annual filing with the SEC, refreshed daily.

2.2%Median revenue growth
6.3%Median earnings growth
-1.3%Median revenue growth, 3 yrs
-6.6%Median earnings growth, 3 yrs
11.5%Median operating margin
11.8%Median ROCE
Fastest revenue growthDick'S Sporting Goods DKS28.1%Fastest earnings growthSignet Jewelers SIG381%Highest ROCEO Reilly Automotive ORLY44.6%Biggest margin gainAdvance Auto Parts AAP+7.3 pts

Growth engines: the 4 Cylinders

All four working: 0% of companies

A company's earnings per share can grow in only four ways: more sales, profits growing faster than sales (operating leverage), wider margins, and less debt. Each bar is the share of companies where that engine worked in their latest year.

  • Sales growth · Revenue up 10% or more14%
  • Operating leverage · Operating income growing faster than a growing revenue50%
  • Margin expansion · Operating margin up 1 point or more43%
  • Debt reduction · Debt down 5% or more, or net cash27%

Combined revenue · 14 companies reporting in US dollars

Revenue
$0$50B$100B$150B$200BFY21FY22FY23FY24FY25

Combined operating margin

Operating margin
0%5%10%15%FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25

All 14 companies

Median–2.2%6.3%11.5%11.8%0.64x
ORLYO Reilly Automotive$17.8B6.4%▲6.3%19.5%▲44.6%▲–
AZOAutozone$18.9B2.4%▲-6.2%▼19.1%▲36.7%▲–
WSMWilliams Sonoma$7.8B1.2%▼-3.3%▼18.1%▲40.9%▲–
ULTAUlta Beauty$12.4B9.7%▲-4%▼12.4%▲32.1%▲–
BBYBest Buy$41.7B0.4%▼15.3%▲3.3%▼19.9%▲0.39x▲
GMEGameStop$3.6B-5.1%▼219%▲6.4%▼2.4%▼0.76x▼
DKSDick'S Sporting Goods$17.2B28.1%▲-27.1%▼6.4%▼8.6%▼0.35x▲
FCFSFirstCash$1.7B10.7%▲27.6%▲34.1%▲11.6%▼0.97x▼
SIGSignet Jewelers$6.8B1.6%▼381%▲5.8%▼9.7%▼–
BBWIBath & Body Works$7.3B-0.2%▼-18.7%▼15.4%▲32.4%▲–
ASOAcademy Sports & Outdoors$6.1B2%▼-10%▼8.5%▼12.1%▲0.22x▲
AAPAdvance Auto Parts$8.6B-5.4%▼–-0.5%▼-0.6%▼1.55x▼
RHRH$3.4B8.1%▲72.3%▲11.3%▼9.9%▼40x▼
EZPWEzcorp$1.3B9.7%▲31.9%▲11.7%▲8.5%▼0.51x▲

▲ better than the median, ▼ worse. n/a: the ratio doesn't apply to that kind of business (e.g. a bank's operating margin). Sort by any column. Figures from each company's latest 10-K (or 20-F/40-F).