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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 84th ranked industry out of 145 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	$16.75	0.36%	3.52%	3.78%	-4.07%	-1.82%	25.47%	-2.16%	-52.91%	N/A	$19.79	$12.34	15.36%	35.79%	0.69	73,000	-27.72%
MUSA	MURPHY USA INC	$508.14	-0.17%	-3.45%	-10.52%	-7.83%	10.76%	33.30%	48.58%	213.61%	602.53%	$636.03	$349.83	20.11%	45.25%	0.33	221,000	-11.95%
WOOF	PETCO HEALTH & WELLNESS COMPANY INC	$2.39	0.84%	0.42%	-17.01%	-4.02%	-17.30%	-31.91%	-38.87%	-89.33%	N/A	$3.96	$2.24	39.65%	6.70%	1.36	1,628,000	-22.07%
BBY	BEST BUY CO INC	$94.82	1.72%	1.69%	8.39%	24.75%	48.13%	31.09%	36.92%	-11.22%	146.48%	$95.85	$55.10	1.07%	72.09%	1.10	2,537,000	-3.57%
FIVE	FIVE BELOW INC	$232.28	-1.63%	-1.61%	-11.59%	20.07%	0.77%	51.04%	57.08%	21.17%	451.60%	$263.88	$137.77	11.98%	68.60%	1.35	1,300,000	23.46%
WSM	WILLIAMS SONOMA INC	$232.69	2.43%	5.07%	-2.14%	2.93%	26.65%	18.32%	232.39%	145.05%	822.28%	$254.89	$165.51	8.71%	40.59%	1.41	1,082,000	6.29%
BOBS	BOB's DISCOUNT FURNITURE INC	$15.29	5.89%	5.01%	-14.25%	17.52%	27.95%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$23.49	$9.74	34.91%	57.06%	1.86	1,244,000	20.19%
CASY	CASEYS GENERAL STORES INC	$584.83	-0.09%	-0.39%	-31.54%	-29.68%	-13.62%	6.83%	110.48%	210.91%	388.58%	$927.85	$497.38	36.97%	17.58%	0.52	750,000	15.92%
SBH	SALLY BEAUTY HOLDINGS INC	$16.96	5.21%	8.23%	1.50%	30.36%	23.17%	12.84%	103.36%	1.74%	-35.90%	$17.92	$11.54	5.36%	46.97%	1.12	1,362,000	6.91%
SVV	SAVERS VALUE VILLAGE INC	$9.26	0.43%	-0.22%	-15.20%	-3.94%	18.87%	-27.71%	-51.24%	N/A	N/A	$13.89	$6.91	33.33%	34.11%	0.89	1,517,000	36.05%
GPC	GENUINE PARTS CO	$129.59	2.48%	-1.08%	-4.50%	23.29%	28.23%	-6.07%	-11.45%	5.93%	27.71%	$151.57	$90.79	14.50%	42.74%	0.70	814,000	-20.51%
ASO	ACADEMY SPORTS & OUTDOORS INC	$49.50	2.08%	-1.86%	7.26%	-4.59%	-6.00%	7.03%	5.86%	16.17%	N/A	$62.45	$41.29	20.73%	19.88%	1.35	1,392,000	-4.53%
BARK	BARK INC	$8.60	-1.71%	-2.82%	-15.60%	-5.39%	-31.75%	-49.47%	-65.60%	-94.56%	N/A	$20.80	$8.15	58.65%	5.52%	1.51	39,000	-12.56%
GRWG	GROWGENERATION CORP	$1.58	0.64%	3.95%	-8.67%	7.48%	37.39%	-4.82%	-47.51%	-94.06%	N/A	$2.40	$1.01	34.17%	57.21%	1.76	182,000	-22.55%
AAP	ADVANCE AUTO PARTS INC	$42.66	4.02%	-1.86%	-2.22%	-23.02%	-15.92%	-29.09%	-25.94%	-79.80%	-71.40%	$65.20	$37.89	34.57%	12.59%	0.97	1,923,000	-0.52%
EYE	NATIONAL VISION HOLDINGS INC	$16.60	0.91%	4.73%	-8.94%	-2.12%	-39.33%	-37.59%	4.93%	-71.82%	N/A	$30.02	$14.76	44.70%	12.50%	1.24	5,102,000	209.78%
BBWI	BATH & BODY WORKS INC	$17.18	1.60%	2.75%	-10.38%	-12.48%	-7.49%	-33.67%	-48.11%	-74.13%	-76.87%	$27.40	$14.28	37.30%	20.31%	1.39	6,411,000	-23.33%
ORLY	O REILLY AUTOMOTIVE INC	$85.82	3.55%	0.78%	-5.36%	0.22%	-3.25%	-17.04%	37.53%	107.55%	353.93%	$108.72	$82.59	21.06%	3.91%	0.41	9,593,000	23.27%
WINA	WINMARK CORP	$293.92	2.70%	-2.53%	-16.22%	-25.33%	-28.47%	-41.90%	-20.57%	36.92%	177.28%	$527.37	$280.05	44.27%	4.95%	0.72	86,000	-30.08%
CHPT	CHARGEPOINT HOLDINGS INC	$9.85	4.68%	11.68%	66.39%	24.21%	84.11%	-10.29%	-90.19%	-97.58%	N/A	$12.61	$4.44	21.89%	121.85%	2.16	1,806,000	-14.16%
BNED	BARNES & NOBLE EDUCATION INC	$11.13	3.63%	3.34%	-10.31%	3.73%	23.26%	18.40%	-89.97%	-98.96%	-98.88%	$14.75	$5.90	24.54%	88.64%	1.32	211,000	8.21%
ULTA	ULTA BEAUTY INC	$553.86	-0.72%	1.75%	2.80%	19.09%	7.31%	6.89%	38.91%	47.36%	132.34%	$714.97	$443.60	22.53%	24.86%	0.89	496,000	-3.31%
AZO	AUTOZONE INC	$2,894.73	3.26%	1.21%	-3.81%	-1.84%	-13.67%	-29.76%	12.62%	71.92%	286.88%	$4.33k	$2.80k	33.19%	3.50%	0.45	777,000	27.38%
SPWH	SPORTSMAN's WAREHOUSE HOLDINGS INC	$1.24	1.64%	10.71%	8.77%	-1.59%	-10.79%	-60.38%	-64.87%	-92.98%	-87.69%	$3.35	$1.08	62.99%	14.81%	1.22	190,000	-59.75%
ARKO	ARKO CORP	$4.35	2.59%	-1.58%	-7.84%	-41.69%	-18.69%	-7.64%	-40.74%	-55.02%	N/A	$8.76	$3.71	50.31%	17.25%	0.90	638,000	-9.89%
QVCG	QVC GROUP INC	$15.89	0.06%	-0.19%	4.27%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$20.00	$14.60	20.55%	8.84%	0.20	262,000	40.11%
GME	GAMESTOP CORP	$24.03	5.58%	12.08%	33.20%	13.67%	4.34%	-10.27%	39.87%	-49.45%	240.03%	$28.10	$17.79	14.48%	35.08%	1.46	14,770,000	50.96%
RH	RH	$130.64	2.70%	4.65%	-8.86%	-10.95%	0.36%	-40.02%	-50.50%	-80.94%	293.02%	$239.40	$106.30	45.43%	22.89%	2.00	802,000	28.32%
BBW	BUILD-A-BEAR WORKSHOP INC	$26.37	6.55%	2.45%	-32.16%	-17.10%	-36.63%	-62.99%	-6.98%	50.60%	152.34%	$74.38	$24.15	64.55%	9.19%	1.25	792,000	49.72%
MNSO	MINISO GROUP HOLDING LTD	$9.08	1.00%	3.30%	-18.27%	-21.32%	-44.57%	-62.82%	-64.78%	-33.82%	N/A	$23.55	$8.55	61.44%	6.20%	1.23	722,000	-37.38%
DKS	DICK's SPORTING GOODS INC	$133.94	8.34%	8.26%	-25.31%	-43.86%	-30.42%	-38.91%	21.03%	-0.62%	117.47%	$244.35	$120.15	45.19%	11.48%	1.24	4,705,000	115.53%
TSCO	TRACTOR SUPPLY CO	$32.84	1.58%	-0.58%	-8.57%	10.16%	-28.09%	-43.52%	-19.92%	-22.50%	140.59%	$58.28	$28.36	43.65%	15.80%	0.74	12,134,000	33.94%
FLWS	1 800 FLOWERS COM INC	$2.84	10.51%	-7.49%	-26.80%	-20.00%	-9.27%	-47.41%	-56.84%	-91.56%	-69.76%	$7.10	$2.41	60.00%	17.84%	1.39	546,000	-28.81%
EVGO	EVGO INC	$1.47	-1.34%	4.26%	-0.68%	-24.23%	-25.00%	-67.97%	-59.05%	-81.85%	N/A	$5.18	$1.23	71.62%	19.51%	1.74	3,253,000	-13.04%
NPT	TEXXON HOLDING LTD	$2.98	4.56%	2.76%	-20.32%	16.41%	-61.35%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$22.38	$1.14	86.68%	161.40%	1.85	6,600	-53.19%
TLF	TANDY LEATHER FACTORY INC	$2.59	-0.38%	-1.15%	-0.38%	9.75%	10.68%	-14.80%	-40.46%	-48.20%	-65.51%	$3.36	$2.20	22.92%	17.73%	0.09	3,800	-41.54%
HZO	MARINEMAX INC	$52.41	0.00%	-0.17%	0.54%	50.47%	99.20%	103.69%	66.33%	5.16%	150.17%	$52.56	$21.42	0.29%	144.68%	1.42	877,000	76.81%
GMEX	GMEX ROBOTICS CORP	$0.43	5.13%	-3.37%	-59.81%	-93.36%	-99.39%	-99.99%	-100.00%	N/A	N/A	$3.83k	$0.37	99.99%	16.22%	1.87	615,000	-8.35%
YHGJ	YUNHONG GREEN CTI LTD	$2.73	-4.21%	-0.36%	-10.49%	-13.33%	-2.50%	-50.01%	-88.63%	-85.72%	-95.63%	$10.29	$2.38	73.47%	14.71%	0.16	550	120.00%
ZOOZ	ZOOZ STRATEGY LTD	$7.86	-1.87%	11.81%	29.06%	33.67%	12.90%	-80.74%	-96.30%	N/A	N/A	$48.60	$4.55	83.83%	72.75%	0.51	17,200	-20.00%
HTLM	HOMESTOLIFE LTD	$1.81	-1.63%	1.69%	-0.55%	-3.21%	-7.18%	-50.76%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$4.19	$1.56	56.80%	16.03%	-0.07	650	-76.79%
RECT	RECTITUDE HOLDINGS LTD	$1.35	2.27%	3.85%	5.47%	6.30%	8.87%	-63.51%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$4.45	$0.96	69.66%	40.92%	0.30	4,000	185.71%
CGTL	CREATIVE GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS LTD	$3.66	0.00%	-12.86%	-21.63%	-27.50%	-78.97%	-58.64%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$96.00	$2.27	96.19%	61.09%	0.16	4,500	-2.17%
PTLE	PTL LTD	$7.10	-2.07%	-8.03%	-8.39%	26.56%	-11.36%	-57.88%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$36.00	$4.00	80.28%	77.50%	0.34	3,100	55.00%
NAAS	NAAS TECHNOLOGY INC	$3.23	4.19%	3.76%	-1.52%	4.53%	30.77%	-26.09%	-99.80%	-99.72%	N/A	$4.36	$1.81	25.85%	78.45%	0.83	13,000	-21.21%
LESL	LESLIE's INC	$0.44	2.31%	-5.35%	-23.92%	-95.22%	-54.90%	-93.10%	-99.56%	-99.90%	N/A	$12.53	$0.40	96.47%	10.50%	1.54	473,000	-42.25%
TKLF	TOKYO LIFESTYLE CO LTD	$1.68	-2.33%	0.30%	-5.90%	-19.66%	-30.50%	-54.61%	-81.61%	N/A	N/A	$4.32	$1.60	61.24%	4.69%	0.88	10,000	203.03%
JBDI	JBDI HOLDINGS LTD	$1.19	8.18%	1.71%	-13.77%	-0.42%	-11.85%	-63.50%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$4.56	$0.78	73.90%	51.79%	0.60	2,700	-60.87%
BQ	BOQII HOLDING LTD	$0.82	1.23%	0.00%	-12.38%	-12.10%	-13.58%	-74.02%	-97.64%	-99.83%	N/A	$56.10	$0.65	98.54%	25.73%	0.87	221,000	886.61%

Retail Stocks FAQ

What are the best retail stocks to buy right now in Sep 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 49 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: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Betterware De Mexico Sapi De CV (NYSE:BWMX) has a Due Diligence Score of 39, which is 8 points higher than the retail industry average of 31.

BWMX passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Betterware De Mexico Sapi De CV has seen its stock return 25.47% over the past year, overperforming other retail stocks by 72 percentage points.

Betterware De Mexico Sapi De CV has an average 1 year price target of $30.00, an upside of 79.1% from Betterware De Mexico Sapi De CV's current stock price of $16.75.

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.

2. Murphy Usa (NYSE:MUSA)

Murphy Usa (NYSE:MUSA) is the #2 top retail stock out of 49 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: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Murphy Usa (NYSE:MUSA) has a Due Diligence Score of 43, which is 12 points higher than the retail industry average of 31.

MUSA passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Murphy Usa has seen its stock return 33.3% over the past year, overperforming other retail stocks by 79 percentage points.

Murphy Usa has an average 1 year price target of $600.00, an upside of 18.08% from Murphy Usa's current stock price of $508.14.

Murphy Usa stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 8 analysts covering Murphy Usa, 50% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 50% 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 +17.17% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Petco Health & Wellness Company (NASDAQ:WOOF) is: Value: A, 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 -31.91% over the past year, overperforming other retail stocks by 14 percentage points.

Petco Health & Wellness Company has an average 1 year price target of $3.22, an upside of 34.81% from Petco Health & Wellness Company's current stock price of $2.39.

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.

What are the retail stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 19 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 1,465.12%, which is 1,389 percentage points higher than the retail industry average of 76.03%.

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

2. Rectitude Holdings (NASDAQ:RECT)

Rectitude Holdings (NASDAQ:RECT) has an annual dividend yield of 7.41%, which is -69 percentage points lower than the retail industry average of 76.03%.

Rectitude Holdings's dividend payout ratio of 0% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be 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 5.28%, which is -71 percentage points lower than the retail industry average of 76.03%. 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 2.05% in the last day, and up 0.74% over the last week. Dick's Sporting Goods was the among the top gainers in the specialty retail industry, gaining 8.34% yesterday.

Shares of apparel and footwear companies are trading higher after peer On Holding affirmed its FY26 sales guidance and issued Q3 sales guidance.

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 29, which is 0 points higher than the retail industry average of 29. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Bath & Body Works's stock has dropped -33.67% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the retail industry by 12 percentage points.

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

Petco Health & Wellness Company (NASDAQ:WOOF) 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.

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

Petco Health & Wellness Company's stock has dropped -31.91% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the retail industry by 14 percentage points.

3. Sally Beauty Holdings (NYSE:SBH)

Sally Beauty Holdings (NYSE:SBH) 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.

Sally Beauty Holdings has a valuation score of 43, which is 14 points higher than the retail industry average of 29. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Sally Beauty Holdings's stock has gained 12.84% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the retail industry by 59 percentage points.

Are retail stocks a good buy now?

50% of retail stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect retail stocks to rise by 24.63% over the next year.

5.88% of retail stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 8.82% of retail stocks are rated B (Buy), 70.59% are rated C (Hold), 11.76% are rated D (Sell), and 2.94% 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 48.97x.

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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. Petco Health & Wellness Company (NASDAQ:WOOF)

1. Gmex Robotics (NASDAQ:GMEX)

2. Rectitude Holdings (NASDAQ:RECT)

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

1. Bath & Body Works (NYSE:BBWI)

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

3. Sally Beauty Holdings (NYSE:SBH)

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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. Petco Health & Wellness Company (NASDAQ:WOOF)

1. Gmex Robotics (NASDAQ:GMEX)

2. Rectitude Holdings (NASDAQ:RECT)

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

1. Bath & Body Works (NYSE:BBWI)

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

3. Sally Beauty Holdings (NYSE:SBH)

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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.