Industry · Consumer Defensive

Discount Stores

DeltaScreener covers 10 Discount Stores companies listed on the NYSE, NASDAQ and AMEX. The table below shows the 10 largest by market capitalisation; every figure on this page is a median across those 10, not an average, because a handful of loss-making micro-caps would otherwise distort it.

Companies10
Combined market cap$1.56T
Median P/E19.4
Median ROE24.7%
Dividend payers5 of 10

Across the largest Discount Stores companies, the median price-to-earnings ratio is 19.4, median return on equity is 24.7%, the median net margin is 3.5%, 5 of the 10 largest pay a dividend.

Largest Discount Stores companies

TickerCompany PriceMarket capP/EROE Yield
WMT Walmart Inc. $119.89 $954.09B 38.98 22.74% 0.92%
COST Costco Wholesale Corporation $1003.32 $444.60B 33.40 28.02% 0.64%
TGT Target Corporation $152.70 $69.37B 16.27 26.66% 2.95%
DG Dollar General Corporation $132.69 $29.27B 16.15 19.56% 1.89%
DLTR Dollar Tree, Inc. $125.31 $23.51B 13.91 45.58% —
BJ BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. $105.84 $13.37B 20.35 27.35% —
FIVE Five Below, Inc. $223.24 $12.34B 19.55 27.73% —
TBBB BBB Foods Inc. $58.50 $7.05B — -72.30% —
PSMT PriceSmart, Inc. $170.95 $5.28B 32.76 12.01% 0.82%
OLLI Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc. $87.72 $5.21B 19.28 14.58% —

Highest dividend yield in Discount Stores

TickerCompany PriceMarket capP/EROE Yield
TGT Target Corporation $152.70 $69.37B 16.27 26.66% 2.95%
DG Dollar General Corporation $132.69 $29.27B 16.15 19.56% 1.89%
WMT Walmart Inc. $119.89 $954.09B 38.98 22.74% 0.92%
PSMT PriceSmart, Inc. $170.95 $5.28B 32.76 12.01% 0.82%
COST Costco Wholesale Corporation $1003.32 $444.60B 33.40 28.02% 0.64%

Lowest P/E in Discount Stores

Companies reporting a loss are excluded, since a negative P/E is not a valuation measure.

TickerCompany PriceMarket capP/EROE
DLTR Dollar Tree, Inc. $125.31 $23.51B 13.91 45.58%
DG Dollar General Corporation $132.69 $29.27B 16.15 19.56%
TGT Target Corporation $152.70 $69.37B 16.27 26.66%
OLLI Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc. $87.72 $5.21B 19.28 14.58%
FIVE Five Below, Inc. $223.24 $12.34B 19.55 27.73%
BJ BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. $105.84 $13.37B 20.35 27.35%
PSMT PriceSmart, Inc. $170.95 $5.28B 32.76 12.01%
COST Costco Wholesale Corporation $1003.32 $444.60B 33.40 28.02%
WMT Walmart Inc. $119.89 $954.09B 38.98 22.74%

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Discount Stores stocks — frequently asked questions

How many Discount Stores stocks are there?

DeltaScreener covers 10 Discount Stores companies on the NYSE, NASDAQ and AMEX.

What is the largest Discount Stores company?

Walmart Inc. (WMT) is the largest Discount Stores company by market capitalisation, at $954.09B.

What is a typical P/E ratio for Discount Stores stocks?

Across the 10 largest Discount Stores companies the median price-to-earnings ratio is 19.4. Individual companies vary widely, and loss-making companies have no meaningful P/E at all.

Which Discount Stores stock has the highest dividend yield?

Target Corporation (TGT) has the highest dividend yield among Discount Stores stocks at 2.95%. A high yield can reflect a falling share price as much as a generous dividend.

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