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Best Retail Stocks to Buy Now (2025)
Top retail stocks in 2025 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +32.52% per year, and are the best retail stocks to buy now. Learn More.

Industry: Specialty Retail

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Retail is Zen Rated D and is the 89th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Market Cap	ROE	ROA	ROCE	ROIC	D/E	Current Ratio	Gross Margin	Profit Margin	Operating Margin
BWMX	BETTERWARE DE MEXICO SAPI DE CV	$486.98M	52.00%	5.60%	29.22%	20.40%	7.82	0.93	64.80%	4.20%	11.15%
CASY	CASEYS GENERAL STORES INC	$20.86B	16.70%	7.20%	11.76%	10.40%	1.30	1.03	23.80%	3.50%	5.18%
WOOF	PETCO HEALTH & WELLNESS COMPANY INC	$880.15M	-2.50%	-0.50%	2.72%	2.30%	3.52	0.89	38.40%	-0.50%	1.84%
BBW	BUILD-A-BEAR WORKSHOP INC	$929.20M	41.40%	19.70%	31.48%	26.40%	1.05	1.78	56.30%	11.30%	14.29%
FIVE	FIVE BELOW INC	$8.57B	15.20%	6.20%	9.98%	7.10%	1.42	1.71	35.10%	6.50%	8.68%
BBY	BEST BUY CO INC	$15.90B	27.40%	5.10%	16.51%	12.80%	4.62	1.04	22.50%	1.90%	2.66%
SVV	SAVERS VALUE VILLAGE INC	$2.12B	8.00%	1.80%	7.14%	6.00%	3.58	0.69	34.80%	2.10%	7.62%
SBH	SALLY BEAUTY HOLDINGS INC	$1.62B	28.20%	7.10%	14.87%	10.90%	2.60	2.41	51.40%	5.30%	8.95%
EYE	NATIONAL VISION HOLDINGS INC	$2.32B	-1.70%	-0.70%	0.64%	0.70%	1.31	0.52	58.60%	-0.80%	0.52%
ULTA	ULTA BEAUTY INC	$24.83B	48.80%	19.60%	35.87%	27.20%	1.55	1.40	39.00%	10.30%	13.63%
GPC	GENUINE PARTS CO	$19.36B	17.80%	4.10%	10.60%	10.20%	3.34	1.14	36.90%	3.40%	5.00%
MUSA	MURPHY USA INC	$7.56B	64.60%	10.90%	20.06%	13.30%	6.15	0.80	6.30%	2.50%	3.75%
ORLY	O REILLY AUTOMOTIVE INC	$91.94B	-165.40%	16.10%	47.94%	24.50%	-12.27	0.71	51.20%	14.10%	19.28%
MNSO	MINISO GROUP HOLDING LTD	$6.88B	22.80%	10.80%	15.89%	19.40%	1.45	1.93	45.10%	12.60%	17.09%
WINA	WINMARK CORP	$1.80B	-98.50%	103.80%	153.29%	81.80%	-2.17	4.60	96.20%	49.50%	66.48%
ASO	ACADEMY SPORTS & OUTDOORS INC	$3.38B	18.60%	7.30%	12.75%	12.90%	1.54	1.64	34.00%	6.20%	8.68%
TSCO	TRACTOR SUPPLY CO	$30.04B	46.80%	10.70%	18.85%	11.70%	3.24	1.28	36.40%	7.20%	9.70%
WSM	WILLIAMS SONOMA INC	$23.38B	53.20%	21.50%	41.46%	39.70%	1.43	1.50	45.80%	14.20%	18.33%
ARKO	ARKO CORP	$511.85M	3.40%	0.20%	3.88%	2.40%	12.25	1.55	15.10%	0.10%	1.50%
DKS	DICK's SPORTING GOODS INC	$17.61B	37.00%	11.20%	20.82%	15.60%	2.19	1.70	36.10%	8.50%	11.66%
BBWI	BATH & BODY WORKS INC	$5.37B	-47.50%	14.90%	36.71%	17.50%	-4.11	1.31	44.60%	9.90%	17.49%
BNED	BARNES & NOBLE EDUCATION INC	$333.05M	-39.80%	-6.90%	-5.32%	-3.50%	2.84	1.42	22.40%	-4.50%	-1.88%
RH	RH	$3.71B	-85.80%	2.30%	9.64%	5.00%	-115.84	1.26	44.60%	3.20%	10.81%
AZO	AUTOZONE INC	$71.50B	-57.40%	14.40%	40.53%	18.20%	-5.69	0.84	52.90%	13.60%	19.63%
SPWH	SPORTSMAN's WAREHOUSE HOLDINGS INC	$111.07M	-16.60%	-4.00%	-2.93%	-1.50%	3.54	1.19	31.20%	-3.10%	-1.35%
OLPX	OLAPLEX HOLDINGS INC	$885.68M	1.40%	0.70%	4.47%	10.50%	1.02	10.74	68.50%	2.90%	18.12%
CGTL	CREATIVE GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS LTD	$11.90M	37.80%	30.90%	38.47%	57.40%	0.21	5.39	17.80%	12.00%	14.56%
AAP	ADVANCE AUTO PARTS INC	$3.78B	-16.70%	-3.40%	-11.25%	-8.80%	3.78	1.27	37.10%	-4.40%	-7.48%
GRWG	GROWGENERATION CORP	$124.92M	-40.70%	-28.00%	-36.67%	-33.40%	0.51	4.00	23.30%	-29.80%	-29.80%
BARK	BARK INC	$138.00M	-28.30%	-11.50%	-22.03%	-20.90%	1.62	1.63	62.40%	-6.80%	-6.21%
NAAS	NAAS TECHNOLOGY INC	$0.00	N/A	-80.50%	127.72%	-105.50%	-1.86	0.33	44.10%	-455.00%	-444.71%
CHPT	CHARGEPOINT HOLDINGS INC	$258.05M	-204.60%	-28.60%	-41.95%	-54.50%	11.31	1.67	27.70%	-65.30%	-58.04%
LESL	LESLIE's INC	$1.23B	N/A	-4.30%	4.65%	2.30%	-4.87	1.56	35.10%	-3.40%	2.73%
EVGO	EVGO INC	$1.46B	N/A	-5.80%	-6.61%	-7.20%	-2.02	2.14	12.80%	-15.70%	-15.99%
HZO	MARINEMAX INC	$557.62M	-2.70%	-1.00%	3.08%	2.30%	1.63	1.21	32.40%	-1.20%	1.99%
FLWS	1 800 FLOWERS COM INC	$309.19M	-52.80%	-21.30%	-35.90%	-29.00%	1.88	1.28	38.70%	-11.90%	-11.74%
ZOOZ	ZOOZ POWER LTD	$24.90M	-217.90%	-104.20%	-1,633.51%	-219.30%	-45.87	0.77	-244.70%	-1,717.90%	-1,694.90%
GME	GAMESTOP CORP	$12.18B	7.30%	4.80%	3.98%	16.50%	1.00	11.37	30.10%	9.40%	9.83%
HTLM	HOMESTOLIFE LTD	$47.01M	76.00%	13.10%	42.84%	50.30%	4.75	1.15	28.00%	4.80%	6.49%
TLF	TANDY LEATHER FACTORY INC	$24.44M	22.20%	16.80%	25.86%	28.20%	0.34	4.89	56.50%	17.00%	22.66%
FTEL	FITELL CORP	$7.07M	-96.00%	-74.40%	-90.78%	-117.30%	0.34	2.34	35.10%	-166.90%	-137.64%
TKLF	TOKYO LIFESTYLE CO LTD	$15.45M	16.80%	4.40%	11.49%	5.50%	2.67	1.35	11.40%	3.20%	3.08%
RECT	RECTITUDE HOLDINGS LTD	$53.36M	11.40%	5.70%	8.42%	8.80%	0.76	2.26	33.70%	5.10%	6.07%
NVVE	NUVVE HOLDING CORP	$4.60M	N/A	-157.30%	-672.54%	-196.00%	-7.61	0.66	37.30%	-542.50%	-501.65%
BQ	BOQII HOLDING LTD	$31.44M	-26.90%	-15.70%	-17.91%	-17.40%	0.46	4.85	21.50%	-11.70%	-10.33%
ODP	ODP CORP	$838.44M	3.20%	0.70%	4.05%	3.30%	3.27	0.94	20.40%	0.40%	1.14%
JBDI	JBDI HOLDINGS LTD	$36.61M	-78.70%	-41.40%	-47.58%	-63.20%	0.45	4.34	63.30%	-32.30%	-34.41%
YHGJ	YUNHONG GREEN CTI LTD	$13.87M	-12.00%	-5.40%	-1.64%	-1.00%	1.00	1.49	20.30%	-6.70%	-1.26%
BGFV	BIG 5 SPORTING GOODS CORP	$33.12M	-55.70%	-15.00%	-16.87%	-9.90%	3.58	1.55	29.10%	-12.10%	-9.27%

Retail Stocks FAQ

What are the best retail stocks to buy right now in Sep 2025?

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:

1. Betterware De Mexico Sapi De CV (NYSE:BWMX)

Betterware De Mexico Sapi De CV (NYSE:BWMX) is the #1 top retail stock out of 49 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

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

Betterware De Mexico Sapi De CV (NYSE:BWMX) has a Due Diligence Score of 32, which is 3 points higher than the retail industry average of 29.

BWMX passed 12 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Betterware De Mexico Sapi De CV has seen its stock return 2.92% over the past year, underperforming other retail stocks by -15 percentage points.

Betterware De Mexico Sapi De CV has an average 1 year price target of $22.50, an upside of 72.41% from Betterware De Mexico Sapi De CV's current stock price of $13.05.

Betterware De Mexico Sapi De CV stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts 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.

2. Caseys General Stores (NASDAQ:CASY)

Caseys General Stores (NASDAQ:CASY) is the #2 top retail stock out of 49 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Caseys General Stores (NASDAQ:CASY) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Caseys General Stores (NASDAQ:CASY) has a Due Diligence Score of 50, which is 21 points higher than the retail industry average of 29.

CASY passed 18 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Caseys General Stores has seen its stock return 49.3% over the past year, overperforming other retail stocks by 31 percentage points.

Caseys General Stores has an average 1 year price target of $554.63, a downside of -1.13% from Caseys General Stores's current stock price of $560.94.

Caseys General Stores stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 8 analysts covering Caseys General Stores, 50% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 12.5% have issued a Buy, 37.5% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Petco Health & Wellness Company (NASDAQ:WOOF)

Petco Health & Wellness Company (NASDAQ:WOOF) is the #3 top retail stock out of 49 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year. Learn more.

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

Petco Health & Wellness Company (NASDAQ:WOOF) has a Due Diligence Score of 7, which is -22 points lower than the retail industry average of 29. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates WOOF as a "B".

WOOF passed 2 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Petco Health & Wellness Company has seen its stock lose -20.22% over the past year, underperforming other retail stocks by -38 percentage points.

Petco Health & Wellness Company has an average 1 year price target of $4.06, an upside of 11.79% from Petco Health & Wellness Company's current stock price of $3.63.

Petco Health & Wellness Company stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 6 analysts covering Petco Health & Wellness Company, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 16.67% have issued a Buy, 83.33% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

What are the retail stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 14 retail stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 retail stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Betterware De Mexico Sapi De CV (NYSE:BWMX)

Betterware De Mexico Sapi De CV (NYSE:BWMX) has an annual dividend yield of 7.25%, which is 5 percentage points higher than the retail industry average of 2.06%. Betterware De Mexico Sapi De CV's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% two times in the last 10 years. Betterware De Mexico Sapi De CV's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

2. Best Buy Co (NYSE:BBY)

Best Buy Co (NYSE:BBY) has an annual dividend yield of 3.77%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the retail industry average of 2.06%. Best Buy Co's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Best Buy Co's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Best Buy Co's dividend payout ratio of 103.6% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Bath & Body Works (NYSE:BBWI)

Bath & Body Works (NYSE:BBWI) has an annual dividend yield of 3.07%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the retail industry average of 2.06%. Bath & Body Works's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% three times in the last 10 years. Bath & Body Works's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Bath & Body Works's dividend payout ratio of 17.9% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are retail stocks up?

Retail stocks were up 1.17% in the last day, and up 2.84% over the last week.

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

What are the most undervalued retail stocks?

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:

1. Bath & Body Works (NYSE:BBWI)

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 43, which is 15 points higher than the retail industry average of 28. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Bath & Body Works's stock has dropped -18.36% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the retail industry by -36 percentage points.

2. Sally Beauty Holdings (NYSE:SBH)

Sally Beauty Holdings (NYSE:SBH) 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.

Sally Beauty Holdings has a valuation score of 43, which is 15 points higher than the retail industry average of 28. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Sally Beauty Holdings's stock has gained 20.49% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the retail industry by 2 percentage points.

3. Academy Sports & Outdoors (NASDAQ:ASO)

Academy Sports & Outdoors (NASDAQ:ASO) 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.

Academy Sports & Outdoors has a valuation score of 71, which is 43 points higher than the retail industry average of 28. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Academy Sports & Outdoors's stock has dropped -13.11% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the retail industry by -31 percentage points.

Are retail stocks a good buy now?

42.42% of retail stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect retail stocks to rise by 7.79% over the next year.

2.7% of retail stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 16.22% of retail stocks are rated B (Buy), 62.16% are rated C (Hold), 13.51% are rated D (Sell), and 5.41% are rated F (Strong Sell).

What is the average p/e ratio of the specialty retail industry?

The average P/E ratio of the specialty retail industry is 26.76x.

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Sectors & Industries Consumer CyclicalSpecialty Retail
Best Retail Stocks to Buy Now (2025)
Top retail stocks in 2025 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +32.52% per year, and are the best retail stocks to buy now. Learn More.

Retail Stocks FAQ

1. Betterware De Mexico Sapi De CV (NYSE:BWMX)

2. Caseys General Stores (NASDAQ:CASY)

3. Petco Health & Wellness Company (NASDAQ:WOOF)

1. Betterware De Mexico Sapi De CV (NYSE:BWMX)

2. Best Buy Co (NYSE:BBY)

3. Bath & Body Works (NYSE:BBWI)

1. Bath & Body Works (NYSE:BBWI)

2. Sally Beauty Holdings (NYSE:SBH)

3. Academy Sports & Outdoors (NASDAQ:ASO)

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Sectors & IndustriesConsumer CyclicalSpecialty RetailBest Retail Stocks to Buy Now (2025)Top retail stocks in 2025 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +32.52% per year, and are the best retail stocks to buy now. Learn More.

Retail Stocks FAQ

1. Betterware De Mexico Sapi De CV (NYSE:BWMX)

2. Caseys General Stores (NASDAQ:CASY)

3. Petco Health & Wellness Company (NASDAQ:WOOF)

1. Betterware De Mexico Sapi De CV (NYSE:BWMX)

2. Best Buy Co (NYSE:BBY)

3. Bath & Body Works (NYSE:BBWI)

1. Bath & Body Works (NYSE:BBWI)

2. Sally Beauty Holdings (NYSE:SBH)

3. Academy Sports & Outdoors (NASDAQ:ASO)

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Sectors & Industries Consumer CyclicalSpecialty Retail
Best Retail Stocks to Buy Now (2025)
Top retail stocks in 2025 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +32.52% per year, and are the best retail stocks to buy now. Learn More.