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Best Retail Stocks to Buy Now (2026)

Top retail stocks in 2026 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +28.50% per year, and are the best retail stocks to buy now. Learn More.

According to Zen Ratings, our proprietary rating system that evaluates 115 factors proven to drive growth in stocks and assigns each stock in our system an overall letter grade as well as 7 individual Component Grades for Value, Growth, Momentum, Sentiment, Safety, Financials, and proprietary AI algorithms, the 3 best retail stocks to buy right now are:

Betterware De Mexico Sapi De CV (NYSE:BWMX) is the #1 top retail stock out of 48 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +28.5% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Betterware De Mexico Sapi De CV (NYSE:BWMX) is: Value: A, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: A.

Betterware De Mexico Sapi De CV (NYSE:BWMX) has a Due Diligence Score of 33, which is 2 points higher than the retail industry average of 31.

BWMX passed 12 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Betterware De Mexico Sapi De CV has seen its stock return 21.08% over the past year, overperforming other retail stocks by 84 percentage points.

Betterware De Mexico Sapi De CV has an average 1 year price target of $30.00, an upside of 74.11% from Betterware De Mexico Sapi De CV's current stock price of $17.23.

Betterware De Mexico Sapi De CV stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Betterware De Mexico Sapi De CV, 100% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Best Buy Co (NYSE:BBY) is the #2 top retail stock out of 48 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +17.17% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Best Buy Co (NYSE:BBY) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Best Buy Co (NYSE:BBY) has a Due Diligence Score of 51, which is 20 points higher than the retail industry average of 31.

BBY passed 18 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Best Buy Co has seen its stock return 15.15% over the past year, overperforming other retail stocks by 78 percentage points.

Best Buy Co has an average 1 year price target of $86.25, a downside of -8.12% from Best Buy Co's current stock price of $93.87.

Best Buy Co stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 16 analysts covering Best Buy Co, 12.5% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 75% have issued a hold, while 6.25% have issued a Sell rating, and 6.25% have issued a Strong Sell.

Petco Health & Wellness Company (NASDAQ:WOOF) is the #3 top retail stock out of 48 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +17.17% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Petco Health & Wellness Company (NASDAQ:WOOF) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: D, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Petco Health & Wellness Company (NASDAQ:WOOF) has a Due Diligence Score of 31, which is equal to the retail industry average of 31.

WOOF passed 10 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Petco Health & Wellness Company has seen its stock lose -15.41% over the past year, overperforming other retail stocks by 47 percentage points.

Petco Health & Wellness Company has an average 1 year price target of $3.02, an upside of 12.34% from Petco Health & Wellness Company's current stock price of $2.69.

Petco Health & Wellness Company stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 5 analysts covering Petco Health & Wellness Company, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 80% have issued a hold, while 20% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Out of 19 retail stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 retail stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

Gmex Robotics (NASDAQ:GMEX) has an annual dividend yield of 9,642.86%, which is 9,158 percentage points higher than the retail industry average of 485%.

Gmex Robotics's dividend payout ratio of -50.4% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Rectitude Holdings (NASDAQ:RECT) has an annual dividend yield of 7.94%, which is -477 percentage points lower than the retail industry average of 485%.

Rectitude Holdings's dividend payout ratio of 0% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Homestolife (NASDAQ:HTLM) has an annual dividend yield of 5.91%, which is -479 percentage points lower than the retail industry average of 485%.

Homestolife's dividend payout ratio of 50% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Retail stocks were down -1.59% in the last day, and up 0.17% over the last week.

We couldn't find a catalyst for why retail stocks are down.

Based on the Valuation rating, one of the 7 components of a stocks overall Zen Ratings grade, which evaluates factors including estimated earnings yield, earnings before interest and taxes/enterprise value, cash flow yield, free cash flow to price, and price-to-earnings growth (PEG ratio), the 3 most undervalued retail stocks right now are:

Bath & Body Works (NYSE:BBWI) is the most undervalued retail stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Bath & Body Works has a valuation score of 29, which is 1 points higher than the retail industry average of 28. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Bath & Body Works's stock has dropped -6.69% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the retail industry by 56 percentage points.

Betterware De Mexico Sapi De CV (NYSE:BWMX) is the second most undervalued retail stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Betterware De Mexico Sapi De CV has a valuation score of 14, which is -14 points higher than the retail industry average of 28. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates BWMX a Valuation Rating of "A".

Betterware De Mexico Sapi De CV's stock has gained 21.08% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the retail industry by 84 percentage points.

Petco Health & Wellness Company (NASDAQ:WOOF) is the third most undervalued retail stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Petco Health & Wellness Company has a valuation score of 57, which is 29 points higher than the retail industry average of 28. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Petco Health & Wellness Company's stock has dropped -15.41% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the retail industry by 47 percentage points.

42.42% of retail stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect retail stocks to rise by 12.69% over the next year.

2.86% of retail stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 8.57% of retail stocks are rated B (Buy), 80% are rated C (Hold), 5.71% are rated D (Sell), and 2.86% are rated F (Strong Sell).