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 +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 C and is the 87th 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	$530.27M	87.50%	9.90%	42.59%	30.50%	6.80	0.93	64.20%	7.20%	16.07%
SBH	SALLY BEAUTY HOLDINGS INC	$1.39B	26.90%	7.10%	14.28%	10.80%	2.62	2.26	51.60%	5.30%	8.86%
CASY	CASEYS GENERAL STORES INC	$20.49B	16.90%	7.30%	12.04%	10.50%	1.25	1.05	24.00%	3.60%	5.28%
WOOF	PETCO HEALTH & WELLNESS COMPANY INC	$684.10M	-0.20%	0.00%	3.15%	2.70%	3.50	0.91	38.60%	0.00%	2.15%
BBY	BEST BUY CO INC	$14.02B	23.60%	4.20%	14.25%	11.00%	5.33	1.05	22.50%	1.50%	2.27%
ASO	ACADEMY SPORTS & OUTDOORS INC	$3.33B	18.40%	7.30%	12.50%	12.70%	1.52	1.71	34.40%	6.30%	8.71%
GPC	GENUINE PARTS CO	$17.11B	17.70%	4.00%	10.57%	10.00%	3.32	1.14	37.00%	3.40%	4.97%
FIVE	FIVE BELOW INC	$10.39B	16.40%	6.80%	11.22%	7.90%	1.46	1.61	35.60%	7.00%	9.36%
EYE	NATIONAL VISION HOLDINGS INC	$2.05B	-0.30%	-0.10%	1.78%	2.10%	1.28	0.53	58.70%	-0.10%	1.43%
ORLY	O REILLY AUTOMOTIVE INC	$76.99B	-204.70%	16.00%	44.71%	24.00%	-19.20	0.76	51.50%	14.20%	19.38%
ULTA	ULTA BEAUTY INC	$26.84B	46.90%	18.60%	35.25%	26.60%	1.66	1.33	39.20%	9.90%	13.16%
MUSA	MURPHY USA INC	$7.56B	68.50%	10.30%	19.02%	12.50%	7.57	0.81	6.30%	2.40%	3.67%
GRWG	GROWGENERATION CORP	$89.77M	-36.10%	-24.30%	-30.59%	-29.30%	0.52	3.81	25.00%	-24.80%	-24.70%
WSM	WILLIAMS SONOMA INC	$21.32B	51.90%	21.10%	41.48%	38.50%	1.57	1.43	45.60%	14.00%	18.12%
WINA	WINMARK CORP	$1.44B	-103.10%	102.70%	119.01%	82.80%	-3.04	5.96	96.30%	48.80%	65.50%
SVV	SAVERS VALUE VILLAGE INC	$1.46B	-0.40%	-0.10%	4.06%	3.40%	3.73	0.81	34.40%	-0.10%	4.32%
GME	GAMESTOP CORP	$9.00B	8.30%	4.90%	4.59%	12.40%	0.99	10.39	30.80%	11.10%	11.60%
AZO	AUTOZONE INC	$56.19B	-65.40%	13.00%	36.07%	16.90%	-7.09	0.86	52.10%	12.80%	18.42%
BQ	BOQII HOLDING LTD	$6.55M	-26.90%	-15.70%	-17.91%	-17.40%	0.46	4.85	21.50%	-11.70%	-10.33%
MNSO	MINISO GROUP HOLDING LTD	$5.74B	20.20%	8.60%	15.24%	15.00%	1.66	1.66	45.00%	10.80%	15.59%
TSCO	TRACTOR SUPPLY CO	$26.43B	46.20%	10.60%	18.43%	11.60%	3.23	1.30	36.50%	7.20%	9.66%
RH	RH	$3.36B	-141.00%	2.40%	9.51%	5.00%	1,431.68	1.19	44.50%	3.20%	10.73%
BNED	BARNES & NOBLE EDUCATION INC	$312.95M	-29.10%	-6.70%	-7.69%	-4.70%	1.90	1.67	21.00%	-4.10%	-2.44%
BBWI	BATH & BODY WORKS INC	$4.11B	-46.80%	14.30%	36.03%	17.10%	-4.13	1.21	44.10%	9.50%	16.83%
AAP	ADVANCE AUTO PARTS INC	$2.36B	-17.20%	-3.40%	-8.27%	-8.70%	4.49	1.73	37.20%	-4.40%	-7.39%
JMG	JM GROUP LTD	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	-3.95	0.77	N/A	N/A	N/A
BBW	BUILD-A-BEAR WORKSHOP INC	$793.19M	38.70%	18.50%	29.76%	24.20%	1.17	1.65	56.20%	10.90%	13.75%
HZO	MARINEMAX INC	$529.90M	-3.30%	-1.20%	2.23%	1.60%	1.62	1.20	32.50%	-1.40%	1.44%
SPWH	SPORTSMAN's WAREHOUSE HOLDINGS INC	$56.18M	-17.10%	-4.10%	-2.78%	-1.40%	3.36	1.20	31.40%	-3.10%	-1.24%
ARKO	ARKO CORP	$505.90M	4.80%	0.40%	3.72%	2.30%	11.77	1.62	15.20%	0.20%	1.48%
DKS	DICK's SPORTING GOODS INC	$17.81B	27.00%	8.30%	11.13%	11.50%	2.16	1.57	35.30%	6.90%	9.53%
NVVE	NUVVE HOLDING CORP	$2.13M	N/A	-178.00%	-722.88%	-247.20%	-13.27	0.74	36.30%	-641.20%	-592.49%
CHPT	CHARGEPOINT HOLDINGS INC	$157.06M	-257.00%	-26.70%	-39.73%	-51.00%	21.09	1.59	29.70%	-58.10%	-51.41%
LESL	LESLIE's INC	$15.33M	N/A	-25.30%	-31.90%	-10.90%	-2.82	1.57	35.40%	-19.10%	-13.68%
OLPX	OLAPLEX HOLDINGS INC	$894.47M	-0.60%	-0.30%	2.74%	6.80%	0.70	4.16	69.00%	-1.20%	9.17%
EVGO	EVGO INC	$896.23M	N/A	-5.70%	-6.68%	-7.20%	-1.27	2.13	13.70%	-14.80%	-16.01%
BARK	BARK INC	$103.47M	-35.90%	-13.30%	-26.90%	-26.00%	1.87	1.52	61.70%	-7.80%	-7.19%
FLWS	1 800 FLOWERS COM INC	$250.21M	-67.40%	-24.60%	-40.59%	-30.50%	2.86	1.03	38.40%	-13.20%	-12.09%
PTLE	PTL LTD	$3.75M	-81.00%	-36.50%	-40.29%	-93.30%	0.51	2.94	2.00%	-4.50%	-3.71%
NPT	TEXXON HOLDING LTD	$110.61M	N/A	-0.80%	0.29%	0.20%	-27.52	0.29	0.60%	-0.10%	0.02%
NAAS	NAAS TECHNOLOGY INC	$0.00	N/A	-50.30%	85.58%	-63.60%	-1.98	0.35	123.20%	-610.10%	-585.12%
TKLF	TOKYO LIFESTYLE CO LTD	$12.99M	10.90%	2.50%	11.42%	5.10%	3.67	1.24	9.10%	1.50%	2.12%
JBDI	JBDI HOLDINGS LTD	$14.36M	-125.20%	-49.70%	-53.69%	-80.60%	0.64	3.18	39.70%	-32.20%	-31.79%
RECT	RECTITUDE HOLDINGS LTD	$25.52M	11.40%	5.70%	8.42%	8.80%	0.76	2.26	33.70%	5.10%	6.07%
HTLM	HOMESTOLIFE LTD	$225.12M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	3.92	1.20	N/A	N/A	N/A
FTEL	FITELL CORP	$643.76k	-7.50%	-6.00%	-2.55%	-3.70%	0.24	4.44	39.30%	-13.10%	-4.52%
CGTL	CREATIVE GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS LTD	$30.61M	-88.00%	-80.50%	-66.88%	-92.30%	0.02	44.40	19.00%	-45.80%	-43.28%
TLF	TANDY LEATHER FACTORY INC	$22.10M	20.40%	14.60%	20.34%	23.20%	0.58	5.22	56.70%	15.40%	20.47%
ZOOZ	ZOOZ STRATEGY LTD	$5.32M	-217.90%	-104.20%	-1,633.51%	-219.30%	-45.87	0.77	-244.70%	-1,717.90%	-1,694.90%
YHGJ	YUNHONG GREEN CTI LTD	$10.48M	-8.40%	-3.80%	1.01%	0.60%	1.10	1.45	20.40%	-4.70%	0.72%

Retail Stocks FAQ

What are the best retail stocks to buy right now in Jan 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 +32.52% per year. Learn more.

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

Betterware De Mexico Sapi De CV (NYSE:BWMX) has a Due Diligence Score of 31, which is 5 points higher than the retail industry average of 26.

BWMX passed 13 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Betterware De Mexico Sapi De CV has seen its stock return 27.1% over the past year, overperforming other retail stocks by 29 percentage points.

Betterware De Mexico Sapi De CV has an average 1 year price target of $22.50, an upside of 58.34% from Betterware De Mexico Sapi De CV's current stock price of $14.21.

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. Sally Beauty Holdings (NYSE:SBH)

Sally Beauty Holdings (NYSE:SBH) is the #2 top retail stock out of 50 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 Sally Beauty Holdings (NYSE:SBH) is: Value: A, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Sally Beauty Holdings (NYSE:SBH) has a Due Diligence Score of 43, which is 17 points higher than the retail industry average of 26.

SBH passed 13 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Sally Beauty Holdings has seen its stock return 36.46% over the past year, overperforming other retail stocks by 39 percentage points.

Sally Beauty Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $15.63, an upside of 9.57% from Sally Beauty Holdings's current stock price of $14.26.

Sally Beauty Holdings stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts covering Sally Beauty Holdings, 50% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 25% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 25% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Caseys General Stores (NASDAQ:CASY)

Caseys General Stores (NASDAQ:CASY) 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 +19.88% per year. Learn more.

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

Caseys General Stores (NASDAQ:CASY) has a Due Diligence Score of 42, which is 16 points higher than the retail industry average of 26.

CASY passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Caseys General Stores has seen its stock return 39.49% over the past year, overperforming other retail stocks by 42 percentage points.

Caseys General Stores has an average 1 year price target of $581.10, an upside of 5.14% from Caseys General Stores's current stock price of $552.71.

Caseys General Stores stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 10 analysts covering Caseys General Stores, 50% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 10% have issued a Buy, 40% 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. Fitell (NASDAQ:FTEL)

Fitell (NASDAQ:FTEL) has an annual dividend yield of 20.41%, which is 17 percentage points higher than the retail industry average of 3.39%.

Fitell's dividend payout ratio of 0% 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 5.68%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the retail industry average of 3.39%. 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 124.3% indicates that its high 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 3.98%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the retail industry average of 3.39%. 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 24.7% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are retail stocks down?

Retail stocks were down -0.44% in the last day, and down -2.1% over the last week.

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

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 36.46% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the retail industry by 39 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 -48.21% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the retail industry by -46 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 100, which is 77 points higher than the retail industry average of 23. It passed 7 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Academy Sports & Outdoors's stock has dropped -13.16% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the retail industry by -11 percentage points.

Are retail stocks a good buy now?

46.43% of retail stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect retail stocks to rise by 21.42% over the next year.

2.63% of retail stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 10.53% of retail stocks are rated B (Buy), 68.42% are rated C (Hold), 13.16% are rated D (Sell), and 5.26% 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 13.95x.

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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 +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. Sally Beauty Holdings (NYSE:SBH)

3. Caseys General Stores (NASDAQ:CASY)

1. Fitell (NASDAQ:FTEL)

2. Best Buy Co (NYSE:BBY)

3. Bath & Body Works (NYSE:BBWI)

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 +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. Sally Beauty Holdings (NYSE:SBH)

3. Caseys General Stores (NASDAQ:CASY)

1. Fitell (NASDAQ:FTEL)

2. Best Buy Co (NYSE:BBY)

3. Bath & Body Works (NYSE:BBWI)

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 +32.52% per year, and are the best retail stocks to buy now. Learn More.