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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.

Industry: Specialty Retail

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Retail is Zen Rated C and is the 62nd ranked industry out of 146 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Price	1d %	1w %	1m %	3m %	6m %	1y %	3y %	5y %	10y %	52-week High	52-week Low	% off 52-week High	% off 52-week Low	Beta	Volume	Vol 1d %
BWMX	BETTERWARE DE MEXICO SAPI DE CV	$18.17	-1.46%	1.00%	1.28%	3.53%	14.64%	111.28%	39.77%	-61.34%	N/A	$19.79	$9.09	8.19%	99.82%	0.71	49,000	-50.51%
MUSA	MURPHY USA INC	$575.64	2.23%	6.82%	5.39%	9.47%	35.14%	35.47%	88.77%	332.75%	672.77%	$636.03	$345.23	9.49%	66.74%	0.37	310,000	40.27%
MNSO	MINISO GROUP HOLDING LTD	$11.70	-1.68%	-2.99%	-10.69%	-27.33%	-39.85%	-36.83%	-31.05%	-35.68%	N/A	$26.74	$11.12	56.25%	5.22%	1.24	323,000	-34.75%
CASY	CASEYS GENERAL STORES INC	$801.99	-0.64%	0.91%	6.70%	8.11%	39.81%	52.42%	230.55%	313.99%	506.24%	$927.85	$490.00	13.56%	63.67%	0.55	538,000	9.57%
WOOF	PETCO HEALTH & WELLNESS COMPANY INC	$2.53	-1.94%	-6.99%	-6.64%	-5.60%	-15.67%	-18.65%	-72.20%	-87.98%	N/A	$4.51	$2.24	43.84%	12.95%	1.36	1,475,000	19.43%
SBH	SALLY BEAUTY HOLDINGS INC	$14.35	1.34%	1.49%	13.08%	6.06%	-2.25%	44.66%	18.50%	-32.57%	-51.07%	$17.92	$9.34	19.92%	53.64%	1.13	1,165,000	2.64%
FIVE	FIVE BELOW INC	$176.25	-0.09%	-1.97%	-5.49%	-22.20%	-12.14%	36.31%	-9.04%	-9.14%	277.49%	$251.53	$127.58	29.93%	38.15%	1.36	1,038,000	3.90%
GME	GAMESTOP CORP	$22.20	-2.46%	0.54%	-0.27%	-5.25%	4.27%	-1.86%	-2.25%	-53.42%	237.28%	$28.10	$19.93	21.00%	11.39%	1.50	4,714,000	44.73%
ARKO	ARKO CORP	$7.85	-1.26%	-2.24%	3.15%	40.18%	76.80%	73.29%	-1.51%	-7.21%	N/A	$8.76	$3.71	10.34%	111.59%	0.93	576,000	2.49%
BBY	BEST BUY CO INC	$78.72	0.92%	3.74%	6.13%	22.96%	14.37%	11.64%	-0.73%	-28.27%	157.25%	$84.99	$55.10	7.38%	42.87%	1.12	3,054,000	20.24%
AAP	ADVANCE AUTO PARTS INC	$55.86	-0.83%	-10.22%	-4.32%	6.06%	35.52%	3.02%	-19.49%	-73.33%	-65.33%	$70.00	$37.89	20.20%	47.43%	0.95	1,460,000	-26.19%
WSM	WILLIAMS SONOMA INC	$222.49	-0.60%	-4.55%	9.88%	23.65%	15.98%	31.49%	267.96%	172.08%	762.20%	$244.58	$161.76	9.03%	37.54%	1.41	813,000	39.93%
BBW	BUILD-A-BEAR WORKSHOP INC	$29.84	-3.80%	-2.52%	-9.52%	-19.76%	-53.78%	-42.34%	33.33%	79.11%	124.02%	$75.85	$29.71	60.66%	0.44%	1.28	343,000	-33.01%
BOBS	BOB's DISCOUNT FURNITURE INC	$16.26	1.18%	2.78%	36.41%	55.15%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$23.49	$9.74	30.78%	67.03%	1.92	697,000	20.80%
GPC	GENUINE PARTS CO	$128.67	0.01%	9.06%	32.55%	23.91%	4.99%	2.50%	-22.22%	0.04%	25.00%	$151.57	$90.79	15.11%	41.73%	0.71	1,745,000	-40.16%
BNED	BARNES & NOBLE EDUCATION INC	$11.37	-0.87%	-9.47%	6.36%	17.58%	40.54%	0.44%	-94.43%	-98.63%	-98.92%	$14.75	$5.90	22.92%	92.71%	1.33	507,000	-9.63%
ORLY	O REILLY AUTOMOTIVE INC	$86.65	2.86%	-5.91%	-2.66%	-5.16%	-4.62%	-6.50%	39.09%	122.15%	372.16%	$108.72	$82.71	20.30%	4.76%	0.42	7,773,000	-49.30%
BBWI	BATH & BODY WORKS INC	$20.62	-5.93%	-10.85%	12.68%	13.99%	-6.06%	-37.13%	-45.25%	-71.46%	-69.42%	$33.94	$14.28	39.24%	44.40%	1.39	6,759,000	92.84%
ASO	ACADEMY SPORTS & OUTDOORS INC	$45.40	-3.16%	-3.67%	-12.13%	-20.60%	-20.20%	-5.02%	-18.04%	12.54%	N/A	$62.45	$41.29	27.30%	9.95%	1.38	1,399,000	-2.91%
EYE	NATIONAL VISION HOLDINGS INC	$19.78	-0.95%	4.05%	22.48%	-18.23%	-25.33%	-15.22%	-20.56%	-60.74%	N/A	$30.02	$14.76	34.11%	34.06%	1.25	1,730,000	17.93%
SVV	SAVERS VALUE VILLAGE INC	$9.63	-1.63%	-4.56%	6.06%	22.21%	1.26%	-8.02%	-57.18%	N/A	N/A	$13.89	$6.91	30.67%	39.46%	0.84	549,000	-13.00%
ULTA	ULTA BEAUTY INC	$453.78	0.29%	0.62%	-1.95%	-14.74%	-30.76%	-4.67%	-3.78%	33.15%	83.50%	$714.97	$443.60	36.53%	2.29%	0.90	517,000	-23.52%
GRWG	GROWGENERATION CORP	$1.48	-0.67%	0.00%	-8.07%	38.32%	-5.73%	48.30%	-56.08%	-96.87%	N/A	$2.40	$0.96	38.33%	54.17%	1.77	176,000	-12.00%
AZO	AUTOZONE INC	$3,074.86	3.96%	-3.79%	0.03%	-9.22%	-7.33%	-18.88%	24.51%	98.47%	284.52%	$4.39k	$2.93k	29.93%	4.98%	0.46	304,000	1.00%
SPWH	SPORTSMAN's WAREHOUSE HOLDINGS INC	$1.28	-0.78%	-3.76%	0.79%	-10.49%	-8.57%	-64.04%	-78.38%	-92.77%	-85.59%	$3.87	$1.08	66.93%	18.52%	1.21	294,000	14.84%
WINA	WINMARK CORP	$411.56	-2.38%	-2.72%	11.16%	-2.65%	-3.21%	12.25%	27.03%	111.71%	319.49%	$527.37	$338.18	21.96%	21.70%	0.71	36,300	12.38%
DKS	DICK's SPORTING GOODS INC	$223.13	-2.57%	-1.62%	4.57%	11.37%	6.21%	7.82%	70.77%	126.55%	376.06%	$244.35	$186.67	8.68%	19.53%	1.26	963,000	15.61%
HZO	MARINEMAX INC	$35.59	0.74%	-2.81%	7.65%	29.61%	34.86%	32.70%	4.77%	-23.87%	98.27%	$38.12	$21.41	6.64%	66.23%	1.46	242,000	69.23%
CHPT	CHARGEPOINT HOLDINGS INC	$5.83	-6.87%	-1.35%	-19.14%	19.47%	-16.71%	-58.20%	-96.64%	-98.98%	N/A	$14.50	$4.44	59.79%	31.31%	2.09	797,000	-3.28%
LESL	LESLIE's INC	$7.82	6.83%	-22.96%	52.44%	506.20%	332.04%	-16.60%	-95.91%	-98.45%	N/A	$13.57	$0.87	42.36%	798.85%	1.49	268,000	-59.64%
BARK	BARK INC	$10.04	-3.28%	0.60%	5.02%	13.45%	-7.04%	-44.65%	-63.62%	-94.53%	N/A	$22.60	$8.15	55.58%	23.19%	1.47	31,200	5.41%
TSCO	TRACTOR SUPPLY CO	$30.43	0.69%	-3.73%	0.96%	-30.27%	-39.01%	-46.39%	-29.84%	-18.91%	64.86%	$63.99	$28.36	52.45%	7.30%	0.75	6,309,000	-26.37%
NPT	TEXXON HOLDING LTD	$2.68	8.50%	11.20%	-45.86%	-72.40%	-50.28%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$22.38	$1.14	88.03%	135.09%	2.34	1,194,000	1,728.48%
FLWS	1 800 FLOWERS COM INC	$3.77	1.07%	8.33%	-14.71%	18.18%	-12.33%	-30.44%	-50.65%	-88.49%	-57.59%	$8.44	$2.89	55.33%	30.68%	1.39	168,000	-24.32%
RH	RH	$163.70	-3.14%	-0.63%	11.51%	43.18%	-20.73%	-17.48%	-50.33%	-76.89%	467.61%	$257.00	$106.30	36.30%	53.99%	1.99	581,000	-13.54%
GMEX	GMEX ROBOTICS CORP	$2.60	-18.50%	-25.01%	-67.58%	-91.68%	-98.85%	-99.94%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$9.68k	$2.32	99.97%	12.07%	1.77	431,000	-96.32%
EVGO	EVGO INC	$1.82	-7.14%	-4.71%	-12.50%	1.11%	-41.48%	-45.02%	-56.97%	-86.74%	N/A	$5.18	$1.64	64.86%	10.98%	1.71	4,942,000	59.01%
PTLE	PTL LTD	$7.09	-2.61%	1.87%	27.98%	-5.47%	-22.53%	-63.77%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$36.00	$4.00	80.31%	77.25%	0.29	271,000	-24.09%
JBDI	JBDI HOLDINGS LTD	$1.17	-4.88%	-11.36%	14.71%	0.00%	-21.90%	-39.06%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$6.00	$0.78	80.50%	49.23%	0.54	13,300	-49.24%
CGTL	CREATIVE GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS LTD	$4.53	-1.84%	-18.39%	-21.04%	-74.83%	-73.97%	-74.41%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$96.00	$2.27	95.28%	99.38%	0.27	59,700	-65.29%
ZOOZ	ZOOZ STRATEGY LTD	$5.54	-0.54%	0.00%	2.12%	-12.04%	-46.63%	-71.97%	-97.35%	N/A	N/A	$101.20	$4.55	94.53%	21.76%	0.45	3,400	-12.82%
BQ	BOQII HOLDING LTD	$0.77	-3.14%	-5.85%	-2.40%	5.90%	-62.16%	-69.97%	-98.69%	-99.91%	N/A	$56.10	$0.65	98.62%	18.22%	0.86	56,600	-39.79%
NVVE	NUVVE HOLDING CORP	$5.19	6.13%	-27.37%	-12.06%	-44.26%	-91.79%	-99.24%	-100.00%	-100.00%	N/A	$813.60	$3.79	99.36%	36.90%	1.25	69,000	-75.27%
NAAS	NAAS TECHNOLOGY INC	$3.49	14.43%	17.91%	14.43%	39.04%	12.58%	11.47%	-99.79%	-99.90%	N/A	$4.54	$1.81	23.14%	92.82%	0.78	51,000	222.78%
YHGJ	YUNHONG GREEN CTI LTD	$2.91	-9.06%	-3.32%	-20.49%	-2.68%	-20.71%	-64.86%	-85.38%	-85.59%	-96.02%	$10.29	$2.38	71.72%	22.27%	0.19	1,900	-62.00%
TLF	TANDY LEATHER FACTORY INC	$2.31	0.00%	-0.86%	0.87%	-1.70%	-17.56%	-26.67%	-46.27%	-53.80%	-69.40%	$3.78	$2.20	38.89%	5.00%	0.09	10,800	170.00%
RECT	RECTITUDE HOLDINGS LTD	$1.27	3.69%	2.02%	3.69%	3.69%	-26.45%	-73.81%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$5.00	$0.96	74.70%	32.05%	0.37	6,500	140.74%
HTLM	HOMESTOLIFE LTD	$2.04	1.90%	2.93%	2.41%	27.38%	-20.08%	-42.91%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$4.19	$1.56	51.36%	30.64%	-0.01	8,200	-14.58%
OLPX	OLAPLEX HOLDINGS INC	$2.07	0.00%	0.98%	1.97%	2.48%	25.45%	35.29%	-46.51%	N/A	N/A	$2.09	$0.99	0.72%	108.67%	1.54	0	-100.00%
TKLF	TOKYO LIFESTYLE CO LTD	$2.05	1.99%	0.99%	3.02%	-10.09%	-33.66%	-46.05%	-83.86%	N/A	N/A	$4.32	$1.76	52.56%	16.48%	0.88	1,400	-89.47%

Retail Stocks FAQ

What are the best retail stocks to buy right now in Jul 2026?

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 50 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: B, Growth: A, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Betterware De Mexico Sapi De CV (NYSE:BWMX) has a Due Diligence Score of 43, which is 14 points higher than the retail industry average of 29.

BWMX passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Betterware De Mexico Sapi De CV has seen its stock return 111.28% over the past year, overperforming other retail stocks by 155 percentage points.

Betterware De Mexico Sapi De CV has an average 1 year price target of $30.50, an upside of 67.86% from Betterware De Mexico Sapi De CV's current stock price of $18.17.

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. Murphy Usa (NYSE:MUSA)

Murphy Usa (NYSE:MUSA) is the #2 top retail stock out of 50 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 Murphy Usa (NYSE:MUSA) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Murphy Usa (NYSE:MUSA) has a Due Diligence Score of 36, which is 7 points higher than the retail industry average of 29.

MUSA passed 13 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Murphy Usa has seen its stock return 35.47% over the past year, overperforming other retail stocks by 80 percentage points.

Murphy Usa has an average 1 year price target of $560.13, a downside of -2.7% from Murphy Usa's current stock price of $575.64.

Murphy Usa stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 8 analysts covering Murphy Usa, 62.5% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% 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. Miniso Group Holding (NYSE:MNSO)

Miniso Group Holding (NYSE:MNSO) is the #3 top retail stock out of 50 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 Miniso Group Holding (NYSE:MNSO) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: D, Sentiment: A, Safety: D, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Miniso Group Holding (NYSE:MNSO) has a Due Diligence Score of 43, which is 14 points higher than the retail industry average of 29.

MNSO passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Miniso Group Holding has seen its stock lose -36.83% over the past year, overperforming other retail stocks by 7 percentage points.

Miniso Group Holding has an average 1 year price target of $16.00, an upside of 36.75% from Miniso Group Holding's current stock price of $11.70.

Miniso Group Holding stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Miniso Group Holding, 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.

What are the retail stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 17 retail stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 retail stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Gmex Robotics (NASDAQ:GMEX)

Gmex Robotics (NASDAQ:GMEX) has an annual dividend yield of 1,965.38%, which is 1,854 percentage points higher than the retail industry average of 111.44%.

Gmex Robotics's dividend payout ratio of -8.2% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Best Buy Co (NYSE:BBY)

Best Buy Co (NYSE:BBY) has an annual dividend yield of 4.85%, which is -107 percentage points lower than the retail industry average of 111.44%. Best Buy Co's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% 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 70.3% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

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

Betterware De Mexico Sapi De CV (NYSE:BWMX) has an annual dividend yield of 4.65%, which is -107 percentage points lower than the retail industry average of 111.44%. 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.

Why are retail stocks up?

Retail stocks were up 1.49% in the last day, and down -1.67% 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. Sally Beauty Holdings (NYSE:SBH)

Sally Beauty Holdings (NYSE:SBH) 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.

Sally Beauty Holdings has a valuation score of 71, which is 48 points higher than the retail industry average of 23. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Sally Beauty Holdings's stock has gained 44.66% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the retail industry by 89 percentage points.

2. Bath & Body Works (NYSE:BBWI)

Bath & Body Works (NYSE:BBWI) 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.

Bath & Body Works has a valuation score of 29, which is 6 points higher than the retail industry average of 23. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Bath & Body Works's stock has dropped -37.13% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the retail industry by 7 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 A. 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 48 points higher than the retail industry average of 23. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Academy Sports & Outdoors's stock has dropped -5.02% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the retail industry by 39 percentage points.

Are retail stocks a good buy now?

45.16% of retail stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect retail stocks to rise by 21.15% over the next year.

5.41% of retail stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 16.22% of retail stocks are rated B (Buy), 67.57% are rated C (Hold), 8.11% are rated D (Sell), and 2.7% 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 37.95x.

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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.

Retail Stocks FAQ

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

2. Murphy Usa (NYSE:MUSA)

3. Miniso Group Holding (NYSE:MNSO)

1. Gmex Robotics (NASDAQ:GMEX)

2. Best Buy Co (NYSE:BBY)

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

1. Sally Beauty Holdings (NYSE:SBH)

2. Bath & Body Works (NYSE:BBWI)

3. Academy Sports & Outdoors (NASDAQ:ASO)

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Sectors & IndustriesConsumer CyclicalSpecialty RetailBest 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.

Retail Stocks FAQ

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

2. Murphy Usa (NYSE:MUSA)

3. Miniso Group Holding (NYSE:MNSO)

1. Gmex Robotics (NASDAQ:GMEX)

2. Best Buy Co (NYSE:BBY)

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

1. Sally Beauty Holdings (NYSE:SBH)

2. Bath & Body Works (NYSE:BBWI)

3. Academy Sports & Outdoors (NASDAQ:ASO)

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Sectors & Industries Consumer CyclicalSpecialty Retail
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.