Last 47 quarters of trend data · Consumer Cyclical · Specialty Retail
Quarterly valuation ratios — annualised for comparability. YoY Δ shows same-quarter-prior-year change.
| Metric | TTM | Q1 '27 | Q4 '26 | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E Ratio → | 15.08 | 6.52 | 3.02 | 5.52 | 5.12 | 1.58 | 6.36 | 1.04 | 1.46 | 1.81 | 14.13 | 3.41 | 1.86 | 1.64 | 2.51 | 1.13 | — | 3.35 | — | 3.41 | 15.42 |
| — | +314.0% | -52.6% | +431.1% | +250.8% | -13.2% | -55.0% | -69.5% | -21.3% | +10.8% | +462.1% | +202.4% | — | -51.1% | — | -66.9% | — | +16.3% | — | — | +1666.0% | |
| P/S Ratio | 1.51 | 0.22 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.43 | 0.27 | 0.33 | 0.18 | 0.27 | 0.18 | 0.20 | 0.19 | 0.25 | 0.23 | 0.32 | 0.23 | 0.26 | 0.37 | 0.36 | 0.33 | 0.50 |
| — | -21.2% | -7.4% | +71.0% | +59.5% | +51.2% | +64.4% | -3.9% | +9.5% | -20.9% | -36.4% | -18.6% | -3.1% | -38.0% | -10.2% | -30.1% | -48.4% | -51.3% | -56.4% | -54.1% | -62.0% | |
| P/B Ratio | 1.42 | 0.21 | 0.27 | 0.32 | 0.39 | 0.25 | 0.29 | 0.19 | 0.24 | 0.17 | 0.16 | 0.17 | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.24 | 0.21 | 0.19 | 0.28 | 0.27 | 0.29 | 0.36 |
| — | -16.2% | -7.3% | +72.0% | +58.8% | +48.3% | +78.6% | +7.7% | +27.5% | -10.8% | -31.6% | -18.0% | -2.0% | -32.2% | -11.6% | -27.0% | -45.9% | -50.4% | -52.5% | -51.4% | -56.4% | |
| P/FCF | — | — | — | 13.08 | — | — | — | 0.73 | 4.62 | 2.04 | 196.98 | 0.67 | 1.53 | 1.36 | 6.33 | 0.60 | 1.44 | 3.30 | — | 1.00 | 2.78 |
| — | — | — | +1689.2% | — | — | — | +8.6% | +201.6% | +50.4% | +3009.7% | +13.0% | +6.7% | -58.9% | — | -40.3% | -48.4% | -29.0% | — | -34.0% | -24.8% | |
| EV / EBITDA | 15.31 | 2.47 | 55.17 | 5.31 | 23.21 | 2.24 | 3.27 | 1.32 | 1.56 | 0.79 | 1.59 | 0.46 | 0.75 | 0.63 | 3.33 | 0.96 | 1.13 | 2.17 | 3.10 | 3.26 | 3.50 |
| — | +10.2% | +1586.7% | +301.2% | +1388.5% | +184.3% | +105.5% | +188.8% | +107.4% | +24.8% | -52.2% | -52.3% | -33.3% | -70.9% | +7.4% | -70.6% | -67.8% | -34.2% | — | +58.1% | -63.1% | |
| EV / EBIT | 27.40 | 4.06 | 2.89 | 4.22 | 5.43 | 1.52 | 4.57 | 1.01 | 1.10 | 0.86 | 1.51 | 0.74 | 0.68 | 0.75 | 3.57 | 0.75 | 1.12 | 1.97 | — | 1.06 | 3.77 |
| — | +167.0% | -36.9% | +319.5% | +394.8% | +77.7% | +202.2% | +35.7% | +62.7% | +14.5% | -57.6% | -1.0% | -39.6% | -62.1% | — | -29.3% | -70.3% | -16.8% | — | -9.6% | -39.3% |
Quarterly margins and returns. Watch for margin compression across consecutive quarters.
| Metric | TTM | Q1 '27 | Q4 '26 | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 39.8% | 38.0% | 34.5% | 40.5% | 39.2% | 44.9% | 38.4% | 42.0% | 39.1% | 39.9% | 33.3% | 40.0% | 37.9% | 39.2% | 33.3% | 39.5% | 36.7% | 36.9% | 31.9% | 39.5% | 35.3% |
| — | -15.4% | -10.2% | -3.6% | +0.1% | +12.5% | +15.5% | +5.0% | +3.3% | +1.8% | -0.2% | +1.4% | +3.3% | +6.2% | +4.4% | -0.2% | +3.7% | -7.0% | -3.5% | -12.4% | -15.8% | |
| Operating Margin | 5.8% | 7.2% | -0.3% | 7.1% | 2.2% | 14.1% | 12.0% | 14.7% | 14.9% | 14.8% | 6.7% | 8.6% | 14.9% | 18.1% | 7.3% | 14.1% | 12.1% | 12.1% | 8.2% | 2.9% | 7.5% |
| — | -49.1% | -102.9% | -51.9% | -85.5% | -4.5% | +80.9% | +70.1% | -0.2% | -18.5% | -9.1% | -38.8% | +23.1% | +49.5% | -10.7% | +385.3% | +62.3% | -19.1% | +300.3% | -86.9% | -15.0% | |
| Net Margin | 10.1% | 3.9% | 10.5% | 5.8% | 8.5% | 16.4% | 5.3% | 17.5% | 18.6% | 10.0% | 1.5% | 5.6% | 12.4% | 14.6% | 11.4% | 18.9% | -9.9% | 11.0% | -4.3% | 11.5% | 2.7% |
| — | -76.0% | +97.6% | -67.2% | -54.4% | +63.7% | +250.2% | +213.7% | +50.3% | -31.4% | -86.6% | -70.5% | +225.6% | +32.7% | +361.8% | +65.2% | -460.7% | -49.7% | -51.5% | -68.1% | -85.3% |
| Metric | TTM | Q1 '27 | Q4 '26 | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | 9.4% | 0.9% | 2.3% | 1.5% | 1.9% | 3.7% | 1.1% | 4.6% | 4.2% | 2.3% | 0.3% | 1.3% | 2.4% | 3.0% | 2.1% | 4.3% | -1.9% | 2.1% | -0.8% | 2.5% | 0.5% |
| — | -74.6% | +99.5% | -67.7% | -54.3% | +65.2% | +284.7% | +262.5% | +73.4% | -25.5% | -86.0% | -70.7% | +228.9% | +45.4% | +365.3% | +71.9% | -478.8% | -49.2% | -62.2% | -67.7% | -83.7% | |
| ROA | 5.6% | 0.5% | 1.4% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 2.2% | 0.7% | 2.7% | 2.5% | 1.4% | 0.2% | 0.8% | 1.6% | 1.9% | 1.4% | 2.7% | -1.2% | 1.3% | -0.5% | 1.6% | 0.3% |
| — | -75.4% | +96.9% | -68.0% | -54.6% | +62.0% | +265.2% | +238.8% | +59.8% | -29.3% | -86.1% | -70.3% | +230.6% | +46.1% | +363.7% | +69.2% | -472.9% | -49.7% | -58.7% | -69.2% | -84.5% | |
| ROIC | 3.8% | 1.2% | -0.1% | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2.3% | 1.9% | 2.9% | 2.6% | 2.7% | 1.1% | 1.6% | 2.4% | 3.0% | 1.1% | 2.6% | 1.9% | 1.8% | 1.3% | 0.6% | 1.2% |
| — | -47.3% | -102.8% | -57.2% | -87.1% | -14.0% | +73.6% | +76.0% | +8.6% | -11.1% | -0.3% | -37.1% | +29.7% | +65.0% | -15.4% | +361.9% | +56.3% | -27.6% | +298.2% | -87.2% | -10.7% |
Quarterly solvency trend — watch for debt spikes or covenant pressure.
| Metric | TTM | Q1 '27 | Q4 '26 | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt / Equity | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.25 | 0.21 | 0.23 | 0.21 | 0.19 | 0.20 | 0.18 | 0.15 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.17 | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.14 | 0.16 | 0.12 | 0.15 |
| — | +12.7% | +1.4% | +12.3% | +32.5% | +7.5% | +23.2% | +45.6% | +34.2% | +36.8% | +6.1% | +0.9% | -4.4% | +4.1% | +6.7% | +15.5% | +0.4% | +3.0% | -2.5% | +14.6% | +19.7% | |
| Debt / EBITDA | 2.43 | 8.41 | 147.42 | 12.52 | 45.48 | 6.48 | 8.48 | 5.35 | 5.48 | 5.50 | 12.21 | 4.47 | 4.63 | 3.67 | 11.03 | 3.88 | 5.83 | 5.49 | 9.05 | 14.08 | 9.18 |
| — | +29.6% | +1638.2% | +134.0% | +730.4% | +17.8% | -30.5% | +19.8% | +18.3% | +50.0% | +10.7% | +15.0% | -20.7% | -33.2% | +21.9% | -72.4% | -36.4% | +23.7% | — | +525.6% | +24.8% | |
| Current Ratio | 1.28 | 1.36 | 1.28 | 1.33 | 1.46 | 1.45 | 1.54 | 1.48 | 1.37 | 1.41 | 1.77 | 1.80 | 1.94 | 1.92 | 1.80 | 1.74 | 1.77 | 1.72 | 1.65 | 1.64 | 1.65 |
| — | -6.0% | -16.5% | -10.2% | +6.3% | +2.6% | -13.3% | -17.6% | -29.6% | -26.5% | -1.6% | +3.2% | +9.8% | +11.9% | +8.8% | +6.0% | +7.6% | -2.3% | -2.5% | -1.5% | -17.3% | |
| Quick Ratio | 1.28 | 1.36 | 1.28 | 1.33 | 1.46 | 1.45 | 1.49 | 1.48 | 1.37 | 1.41 | 1.71 | 1.80 | 1.94 | 1.92 | 1.72 | 1.74 | 1.77 | 1.72 | 1.58 | 1.64 | 1.65 |
| — | -6.0% | -14.1% | -10.2% | +6.3% | +2.6% | -12.7% | -17.6% | -29.6% | -26.5% | -0.8% | +3.2% | +9.8% | +11.9% | +9.5% | +6.0% | +7.6% | -2.3% | -2.9% | -1.5% | -17.3% | |
| Interest Coverage | 14.21 | 8.22 | 14.99 | 10.34 | 10.50 | 21.27 | 8.40 | 22.91 | 21.58 | 9.48 | 2.25 | 4.07 | 21.63 | 21.28 | — | 33.55 | 0.64 | 24.45 | -2.24 | 25.73 | 1.31 |
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