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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 +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 92nd 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	$17.68	-1.78%	-2.27%	10.50%	23.81%	34.86%	64.16%	101.14%	-56.72%	N/A	$19.79	$7.00	10.66%	152.57%	0.71	57,000	-50.00%
SBH	SALLY BEAUTY HOLDINGS INC	$16.62	-1.07%	9.92%	11.39%	15.18%	42.54%	56.94%	-4.15%	12.91%	-45.11%	$17.92	$7.54	7.25%	120.42%	1.18	2,169,000	32.18%
WOOF	PETCO HEALTH & WELLNESS COMPANY INC	$2.48	-4.98%	-11.11%	-16.50%	-22.50%	-17.06%	-25.08%	-78.17%	-90.59%	N/A	$4.51	$2.28	44.95%	8.77%	1.42	1,726,000	-4.85%
FIVE	FIVE BELOW INC	$194.09	0.60%	3.03%	-1.30%	24.46%	42.91%	101.95%	-2.58%	1.72%	467.35%	$205.22	$52.38	5.42%	270.54%	1.41	959,000	-19.28%
CASY	CASEYS GENERAL STORES INC	$653.02	0.81%	6.82%	15.73%	24.23%	26.86%	52.07%	192.13%	236.57%	474.39%	$658.29	$372.09	0.80%	75.50%	0.58	352,000	-31.25%
GPC	GENUINE PARTS CO	$146.21	-1.18%	5.28%	18.50%	17.35%	10.29%	23.55%	-13.58%	43.84%	72.40%	$148.30	$104.01	1.41%	40.57%	0.71	1,435,000	7.01%
ULTA	ULTA BEAUTY INC	$677.91	-0.11%	7.42%	7.41%	29.91%	32.88%	65.07%	30.87%	124.45%	324.46%	$695.34	$309.01	2.51%	119.38%	0.92	450,000	-9.27%
BBY	BEST BUY CO INC	$68.18	-0.47%	4.65%	-2.67%	-15.70%	1.79%	-21.16%	-22.50%	-40.47%	141.77%	$91.68	$54.99	25.63%	23.99%	1.18	3,579,000	-23.69%
EYE	NATIONAL VISION HOLDINGS INC	$27.62	0.73%	4.07%	5.74%	11.82%	11.33%	134.27%	-33.67%	-43.71%	N/A	$30.02	$10.45	7.99%	164.31%	1.26	1,457,000	31.62%
ASO	ACADEMY SPORTS & OUTDOORS INC	$57.12	-4.05%	3.18%	4.37%	20.91%	12.26%	9.89%	-6.74%	138.80%	N/A	$60.32	$33.34	5.31%	71.33%	1.39	1,300,000	-5.11%
MUSA	MURPHY USA INC	$397.42	-10.66%	-5.18%	-4.59%	8.59%	9.84%	-22.97%	53.00%	209.54%	588.17%	$523.09	$345.23	24.02%	15.12%	0.47	920,000	31.24%
WSM	WILLIAMS SONOMA INC	$212.49	-1.55%	3.32%	10.81%	6.80%	4.27%	1.43%	215.64%	230.08%	714.61%	$221.81	$130.07	4.20%	63.37%	1.39	964,000	-0.41%
SVV	SAVERS VALUE VILLAGE INC	$11.10	-1.42%	5.41%	13.15%	29.07%	-2.20%	-0.63%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$13.89	$6.48	20.09%	71.30%	0.76	771,000	-11.28%
GRWG	GROWGENERATION CORP	$1.16	-7.20%	-15.33%	-22.67%	-21.09%	11.54%	-16.55%	-78.07%	-98.00%	N/A	$2.40	$0.82	51.67%	41.29%	1.89	734,000	68.35%
BBW	BUILD-A-BEAR WORKSHOP INC	$54.36	-8.38%	-9.38%	-13.73%	6.15%	5.66%	38.29%	127.45%	937.40%	350.37%	$75.85	$32.55	28.33%	67.00%	1.32	343,000	52.44%
ORLY	O REILLY AUTOMOTIVE INC	$92.86	-4.01%	-6.06%	2.52%	-2.19%	-9.17%	3.31%	72.08%	210.71%	475.41%	$108.72	$85.55	14.58%	8.54%	0.45	12,155,000	20.32%
WINA	WINMARK CORP	$438.19	1.82%	-3.04%	3.28%	3.88%	15.40%	14.16%	57.82%	140.29%	381.53%	$527.37	$295.79	16.91%	48.14%	0.73	80,000	21.21%
GME	GAMESTOP CORP	$24.69	-1.16%	8.24%	19.16%	12.18%	8.24%	-0.96%	3.48%	54.86%	268.12%	$35.81	$19.93	31.05%	23.88%	1.59	9,961,000	2.19%
MNSO	MINISO GROUP HOLDING LTD	$19.04	3.59%	0.79%	-2.66%	-11.36%	-2.91%	-14.96%	26.68%	-37.16%	N/A	$26.74	$13.95	28.80%	36.54%	1.24	1,858,000	797.58%
BNED	BARNES & NOBLE EDUCATION INC	$8.55	-5.32%	-5.11%	4.52%	-3.06%	0.83%	-22.69%	-96.28%	-98.87%	-99.18%	$12.21	$5.90	29.98%	44.92%	1.35	352,000	89.25%
BQ	BOQII HOLDING LTD	$1.19	-15.60%	-29.17%	-42.09%	-60.33%	-51.82%	-67.38%	-98.03%	-99.95%	N/A	$56.10	$1.18	97.88%	0.85%	0.86	1,273,000	607.22%
FTEL	FITELL CORP	$1.88	-12.56%	-28.79%	-53.47%	-89.42%	-97.12%	-99.79%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$720.64	$1.86	99.74%	1.08%	1.55	93,000	-34.04%
AZO	AUTOZONE INC	$3,605.03	-3.10%	-2.67%	10.30%	-1.55%	-10.13%	3.77%	48.61%	195.39%	395.64%	$4.39k	$3.21k	17.85%	12.19%	0.47	177,000	-5.85%
RH	RH	$195.44	-5.45%	-4.27%	-0.90%	17.60%	-10.34%	-52.88%	-38.62%	-59.86%	277.95%	$416.00	$123.03	53.02%	58.86%	1.97	901,000	22.25%
BBWI	BATH & BODY WORKS INC	$22.24	-1.68%	7.28%	9.94%	-5.96%	-23.12%	-42.61%	-51.67%	-54.97%	-73.85%	$41.87	$14.28	46.88%	55.74%	1.39	3,569,000	-17.27%
HZO	MARINEMAX INC	$29.38	-4.49%	19.19%	19.53%	21.15%	26.15%	-3.83%	-3.55%	-32.37%	80.25%	$31.60	$16.85	7.03%	74.36%	1.48	644,000	2.38%
ARKO	ARKO CORP	$6.57	-1.35%	25.86%	50.00%	44.40%	61.82%	-5.06%	-18.89%	-33.77%	N/A	$7.84	$3.51	16.20%	87.18%	0.93	505,000	-38.41%
AAP	ADVANCE AUTO PARTS INC	$52.93	-2.92%	10.00%	36.59%	8.78%	-7.29%	8.02%	-65.10%	-66.35%	-63.23%	$70.00	$28.89	24.39%	83.21%	0.92	1,973,000	-37.05%
TSCO	TRACTOR SUPPLY CO	$54.48	-1.45%	6.91%	9.33%	1.04%	-8.85%	1.62%	17.20%	79.80%	237.21%	$63.99	$46.85	14.86%	16.29%	0.78	5,394,000	-29.49%
SPWH	SPORTSMAN's WAREHOUSE HOLDINGS INC	$1.27	-5.22%	-9.93%	-13.61%	-45.49%	-63.92%	-32.45%	-86.92%	-92.80%	-89.21%	$4.33	$0.92	70.68%	38.04%	1.15	500,000	-14.09%
DKS	DICK's SPORTING GOODS INC	$205.53	-2.37%	-0.03%	-0.74%	-6.14%	-3.15%	-14.21%	52.44%	171.72%	435.65%	$247.19	$166.37	16.85%	23.54%	1.29	681,000	-33.43%
OLPX	OLAPLEX HOLDINGS INC	$1.50	-5.66%	-3.23%	18.11%	41.51%	4.90%	0.00%	-76.49%	N/A	N/A	$1.84	$0.99	18.43%	51.21%	1.68	1,460,000	25.54%
FLWS	1 800 FLOWERS COM INC	$4.02	-1.95%	-13.17%	2.03%	15.19%	-31.28%	-49.88%	-64.19%	-87.31%	-46.54%	$9.12	$2.93	55.92%	37.20%	1.40	811,000	79.82%
CHPT	CHARGEPOINT HOLDINGS INC	$5.58	-6.38%	-11.00%	-21.41%	-45.29%	-42.53%	-69.68%	-97.74%	-99.31%	N/A	$18.48	$5.53	69.80%	0.90%	2.02	524,000	9.39%
CGTL	CREATIVE GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS LTD	$5.00	-3.85%	44.51%	327.35%	791.27%	415.46%	-3.85%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$6.52	$0.41	23.31%	1,107.73%	0.19	614,000	70.56%
NVVE	NUVVE HOLDING CORP	$1.26	-26.18%	-29.10%	-45.43%	-83.66%	-94.24%	-98.95%	-99.99%	-100.00%	N/A	$200.80	$1.25	99.37%	0.40%	1.25	629,000	71.39%
LESL	LESLIE's INC	$1.20	-9.77%	-17.81%	-36.17%	-64.60%	-82.88%	-97.30%	-99.56%	-99.79%	N/A	$40.60	$1.19	97.04%	0.84%	1.35	139,000	44.79%
BARK	BARK INC	$0.82	-2.63%	-5.45%	40.69%	0.74%	-7.27%	-58.37%	-60.39%	-94.38%	N/A	$2.04	$0.53	60.00%	53.96%	1.50	902,000	56.33%
EVGO	EVGO INC	$2.91	-2.68%	-7.32%	-4.28%	-23.22%	-20.49%	-13.39%	-53.29%	-86.27%	N/A	$5.18	$2.20	43.82%	32.57%	1.68	4,357,000	1.78%
JMG	JM GROUP LTD	$6.61	0.00%	0.00%	6.79%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$7.20	$4.49	8.19%	47.22%	0.89	0	N/A
YHGJ	YUNHONG GREEN CTI LTD	$3.35	-4.83%	-10.90%	-6.69%	-31.21%	-52.14%	-42.84%	-83.08%	-85.56%	-93.25%	$11.50	$3.23	70.87%	3.72%	0.22	6,600	-58.49%
HTLM	HOMESTOLIFE LTD	$2.52	-3.08%	0.00%	-9.35%	-19.49%	-29.81%	-67.77%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$9.85	$2.29	74.41%	10.04%	0.04	200	N/A
RECT	RECTITUDE HOLDINGS LTD	$1.56	-1.89%	-7.69%	-13.81%	-29.73%	-68.03%	-73.04%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$6.01	$1.30	74.04%	20.00%	0.17	6,700	378.57%
TKLF	TOKYO LIFESTYLE CO LTD	$3.01	-3.53%	-3.83%	-5.64%	-5.26%	-21.12%	-20.79%	-77.02%	N/A	N/A	$4.32	$2.10	30.34%	43.33%	0.89	4,400	175.00%
ZOOZ	ZOOZ STRATEGY LTD	$0.36	-11.41%	-23.23%	-30.68%	-39.49%	-78.36%	-83.24%	-96.51%	N/A	N/A	$5.06	$0.36	92.94%	0.28%	0.35	422,000	-56.89%
NPT	TEXXON HOLDING LTD	$6.71	-4.14%	9.82%	18.55%	47.47%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$13.48	$3.14	50.22%	113.69%	2.13	1,218,000	31.82%
NAAS	NAAS TECHNOLOGY INC	$2.34	-14.19%	-17.02%	-25.48%	-34.80%	-12.69%	-88.84%	-99.87%	-99.98%	N/A	$40.32	$1.96	94.20%	19.39%	0.79	16,900	259.57%
TLF	TANDY LEATHER FACTORY INC	$3.17	-0.94%	11.62%	13.21%	6.02%	-11.20%	-37.17%	-28.92%	-16.58%	-55.91%	$5.48	$2.56	42.15%	23.83%	0.08	180,000	-44.95%
PTLE	PTL LTD	$0.10	-7.96%	-10.34%	-10.34%	-56.67%	-45.83%	-93.88%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$1.95	$0.10	94.67%	6.12%	-0.00	760,000	65.94%
JBDI	JBDI HOLDINGS LTD	$1.04	11.83%	79.31%	35.06%	-10.34%	8.33%	51.60%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$3.00	$0.49	65.33%	111.81%	0.45	649,000	83.33%

Retail Stocks FAQ

What are the best retail stocks to buy right now in Feb 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: C, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: A.

Betterware De Mexico Sapi De CV (NYSE:BWMX) has a Due Diligence Score of 27, which is 1 points higher than the retail industry average of 26.

BWMX passed 11 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Betterware De Mexico Sapi De CV has seen its stock return 64.16% over the past year, overperforming other retail stocks by 73 percentage points.

Betterware De Mexico Sapi De CV has an average 1 year price target of $24.17, an upside of 36.69% from Betterware De Mexico Sapi De CV's current stock price of $17.68.

Betterware De Mexico Sapi De CV stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 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 A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Sally Beauty Holdings (NYSE:SBH) is: Value: A, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Sally Beauty Holdings (NYSE:SBH) has a Due Diligence Score of 39, which is 13 points higher than the retail industry average of 26.

SBH passed 12 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Sally Beauty Holdings has seen its stock return 56.94% over the past year, overperforming other retail stocks by 65 percentage points.

Sally Beauty Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $16.58, a downside of -0.22% from Sally Beauty Holdings's current stock price of $16.62.

Sally Beauty Holdings stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 6 analysts covering Sally Beauty Holdings, 33.33% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 16.67% have issued a Buy, 33.33% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 16.67% 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 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 Petco Health & Wellness Company (NASDAQ:WOOF) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: D, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Petco Health & Wellness Company (NASDAQ:WOOF) has a Due Diligence Score of 11, which is -15 points lower than the retail industry average of 26. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates WOOF as a "B".

WOOF passed 3 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Petco Health & Wellness Company has seen its stock lose -25.08% over the past year, underperforming other retail stocks by -17 percentage points.

Petco Health & Wellness Company has an average 1 year price target of $3.81, an upside of 53.55% from Petco Health & Wellness Company's current stock price of $2.48.

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 13 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 42.55%, which is 38 percentage points higher than the retail industry average of 4.55%.

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 5.57%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the retail industry average of 4.55%. 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 3.6%, which is -1 percentage points lower than the retail industry average of 4.55%. 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 dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are retail stocks down?

Retail stocks were down -2.52% in the last day, and down -0.32% over the last week. Murphy Usa was the among the top losers in the specialty retail industry, dropping -10.66% yesterday.

Murphy USA shares are trading lower after RBC Capital lowered its price target on the stock from $467 to $445.

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 7 points higher than the retail industry average of 22. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Bath & Body Works's stock has dropped -42.61% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the retail industry by -34 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 57, which is 35 points higher than the retail industry average of 22. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Sally Beauty Holdings's stock has gained 56.94% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the retail industry by 65 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 49 points higher than the retail industry average of 22. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Academy Sports & Outdoors's stock has gained 9.89% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the retail industry by 18 percentage points.

Are retail stocks a good buy now?

41.38% of retail stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect retail stocks to rise by 12.61% over the next year.

5.13% of retail stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 2.56% of retail stocks are rated B (Buy), 69.23% are rated C (Hold), 23.08% are rated D (Sell), and 0% 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 14.37x.

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

1. Fitell (NASDAQ:FTEL)

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

1. Fitell (NASDAQ:FTEL)

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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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.