Retail Trade Industry: Statistics, Forecasts, and Company Data

Retail Trade - Market Size and Industry Forecast

The 2023 Retail Trade Industry Report contains historical and forecasted statistics used by leading private equity firms and consultants. Market sizes from 2018 to 2028 reflect industry trends and growth patterns. Revenues include both public and private companies in the retail trade industry.

	Historical					Forecasted
	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026	2027	2028
Market Size (Total Revenue)
% Growth Rate
Number of Companies
Total Employees
Average Revenue per Company
Average Employees per Company

Source: U.S. government financial data.



Advanced econometric models forecast five years of industry growth based on short- and long-term trend analysis. Market size includes revenue generated from all products and services sold within the industry.

Retail Trade - Geographic Breakdown by U.S. State

Market size by state reveals local opportunity through the number of companies located in the region. Each state's growth rate is affected by regional economic conditions. Data by state can be used to pinpoint profitable and nonprofitable locations for Retail Trade companies in the United States.

Distribution by Company Size

Company Size	All Industries	Retail Trade
Small Business (< 5 Employees)
Small Business (5 - 20)
Midsized Business (20 - 100)
Large Business (100 - 500)
Enterprise (> 500)

Retail Trade - Income Statement (Average Financial Metrics)

Financial statement analysis determines averages for the following industry forces:

• Cost of goods sold
• Compensation of officers
• Salaries and wages
• Employee benefit programs
• Rent paid
• Advertising and marketing budgets

The report includes a traditional income statement from an "average" company (both public and private companies included).

	Industry Average	Percent of Sales
Total Revenue
Operating Revenue
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS)
Gross Profit
Operating Expenses
Operating Income
Non-Operating Income
Earnings Before Interest and Taxes (EBIT)
Interest Expense
Earnings Before Taxes
Income Tax
Net Profit

Retail Trade - Financial Ratio Analysis

Financial ratios allow a company's performance to be compared against that of its peers.

Financial Ratio	Industry Average
Profitability Ratios
Profit Margin
ROE
ROA
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio
Quick Ratio
Activity Ratios
Average Collection Period
Asset Turnover Ratio
Receivables Turnover Ratio
Inventory Conversion Ratio

Retail Trade - Compensation and Salary Surveys

Title	Percent of Workforce	Bottom Quartile	Average (Median) Salary	Upper Quartile
Management Occupations	3%
Chief Executives	0%
General and Operations Managers	2%
Business and Financial Operations Occupations	6%
Business Operations Specialists	6%
Computer and Mathematical Occupations	6%
Computer Occupations	6%
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations	44%
Art and Design Workers	44%
Designers	44%
Floral Designers	44%
Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations	6%
Food and Beverage Serving Workers	5%
Fast Food and Counter Workers	5%
Personal Care and Service Occupations	11%
Animal Care and Service Workers	10%
Nonfarm Animal Caretakers	9%
Nonfarm Animal Caretakers	9%
Sales and Related Occupations	74%
Supervisors of Sales Workers	8%
First-Line Supervisors of Sales Workers	8%
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	8%
Retail Sales Workers	65%
Cashiers	8%
Cashiers	8%
Retail Salespersons	56%
Retail Salespersons	56%
Office and Administrative Support Occupations	11%
Information and Record Clerks	17%
Customer Service Representatives	11%
Customer Service Representatives	11%
Order Clerks	5%
Order Clerks	5%
Material Recording, Scheduling, Dispatching, and Distributing Workers	5%
Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	7%
Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	7%
Stock Clerks and Order Fillers	17%
Stock Clerks and Order Fillers	17%
Other Office and Administrative Support Workers	5%
Office Clerks, General	5%
Office Clerks, General	5%
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations	6%
Other Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations	5%
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	7%
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	7%
Miscellaneous Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	29%
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers	29%
Transportation and Material Moving Occupations	5%
Motor Vehicle Operators	17%
Driver/Sales Workers and Truck Drivers	17%
Driver/Sales Workers	20%
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	12%
Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	16%
Material Moving Workers	11%
Laborers and Material Movers, Hand	10%
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	6%

Government Contracts

In the past, the federal government spent an annual total of $215,518,357 on the retail trade industry. It has awarded 10,186 contracts to 1,080 companies, with an average value of $199,554 per company.

Retail Trade and Adjacent Industries - Top Companies

Company	Address	Revenue ($ Millions)