Is Discount Stores turning around after a year behind S&P 500?
1 week ago Discount Stores moved ahead of S&P 500 over thirteen weeks, ending a year 6% behind. 6 of 9 earned more than a year earlier.
Discount Stores, equal-weighted, based at 200S&P 500, same base, same starttrailing 12-month earnings per share risingfalling
Beating S&P 5005/9+4 in 4 weeks
Industry vs index · 13w+1.5%equal-weighted
Industry vs index · 52w−5.7%equal-weighted
earnings growth · TTM11%9% avg, 4 quarters
This is a first crossing, not an established trend. The trailing 13-week comparison turned positive 1 week ago; the 52-week comparison is still −5.7%.
Participation stands at 5 of 9, with the median member +5.1% versus S&P 500 over a quarter.
What the earnings do next matters more than the cross: TTM growth is 11% today.
Companies leading the move: Dollar Tree, Inc., Dollar General Corporation and Target Corporation, and 1 more. All 4 are listed below with their four-factor scores and how many of the last 26 weeks each spent ahead of S&P 500.
How broad is the move?
An industry average can be lifted by one large company. These readings separate a move the whole industry is making from one a handful of names are making.
Strength anatomyBroad, early and backedHow much of the industry is participating, how recently, and whether the movers score well.
Together5 of 9 stocks moving
Fresh4 crossed in the last 4 weeks
Backed by scoresmovers score +7 vs the industry average
Down the cap ladder — bar is now, tick is four weeks ago
Large0/20
Mid3/3+3
Small2/4+1
Participation is spreading downward — the mid and small companies added more this month than the large ones did.
What would change this picture
The lead disappearing inside four weeks would put this back where it started.
Companies leading the move
The rule selected these companies this week. Below are the same four scores every company on the site carries, and how many of the last 26 weeks each has been ahead of the index.
Company
Earnings & growth
Quality
Valuation
Market
Weeks ahead of index
Score
BBB Foods Inc.MOM
TBBB
—
—
—
—
22/26
—
Dollar Tree, Inc.MOM
DLTR
69
41
58
87
10/26
63
Dollar General CorporationMOM
DG
65
27
80
52
7/26
56
Target CorporationMOM
TGT
12
39
74
78
21/26
44
Sorted by total score. Scores are computed from published filings and weekly closes on a fixed formula — earnings and growth carry 35%, quality 25%, valuation 20%, market behaviour 20%. They rank the data. They are not a recommendation.
Questions people ask about Discount Stores
How is "beating S&P 500" measured here?
A stock is counted when its three-month return beats S&P 500 by 5 percentage points or more. An industry is measured equal-weighted, so one large company cannot carry the average. The rule is the same every week and in every market.
How many stocks in Discount Stores are beating S&P 500?
5 of 9 as of 2026-07-27, against 1 four weeks ago. The median member is +5.1% versus the index over three months.
What is Discount Stores earnings doing?
Growth in trailing 12-month earnings per share for the industry is 11%, averaging 9% across the last four quarters.
Where does this data come from?
Weekly closing prices and published quarterly filings, rebuilt every weekday, and every figure carries its own as-of date. Every figure on the industry page traces to its source column.
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