Wayfair (W) Stock Analysis

November 11, 2026

This is a peer-relative look at Wayfair (W): its performance, risk, profitability, growth, financial strength, dividend, and valuation are each measured against its Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail peers, so every number reads in context rather than in isolation.

Company Profile

Company profile fields for Wayfair (W)
Profile Item	W
Name	Wayfair Inc. Class A Common Stock
Country/Region	United States
GICS Sector	Consumer Discretionary
GICS Industry Group	Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail
GICS Industry	Specialty Retail
GICS Sub-Industry	Homefurnishing Retail
Market Capitalization	15.29 billion USD
Currency	USD
Exchange	NYSE
Listing Date	October 2, 2014
Security Type	Common Stock

Price Performance

Cumulative Growth

GSPC

Wayfair (W) vs. S&P 500 (GSPC): Growth of a $10,000 investment over the past five years. Adjusted for dividends and splits.

Trailing Returns

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Trailing total returns for Wayfair (W) and S&P 500 (GSPC). Returns over one year are annualized.

Calendar-Year Returns

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Calendar-year total returns for Wayfair (W) and S&P 500 (GSPC). Each bar is that year's total return, measured year-end to year-end.

Performance Metrics

Wayfair (W) metric values compared with Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail industry-group medians
Metric	Current stock: W	Industry group median
Total Return (1Y)	11.13%	9.80%
Total Return (3Y, Annualized)	40.48%	9.74%
Total Return (5Y, Annualized)	-13.87%	-0.72%

Risk Profile

Drawdown History

GSPC

Wayfair (W) vs. S&P 500 (GSPC): Drawdown from the running peak over the past five years. Each line shows the decline from its prior peak; 0% marks a new high.

Return Distribution

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Distribution of monthly total returns for Wayfair (W) and S&P 500 (GSPC). Each bar is the share of months whose return fell in that 5% bucket.

Risk Metrics

Wayfair (W) metric values compared with Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail industry-group medians
Metric	Current stock: W	Industry group median
Volatility (1Y, Annualized)	69.34%	48.29%
Beta (5Y)	3.07	1.08
Max Drawdown (5Y)	-91.36%	-68.45%

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Return Positioning

Each dot is a stock plotted by 1-year volatility (risk) and 1-year return. W is highlighted; the dashed line is the Capital Allocation Line from the risk-free rate through the industry median — dots above it are stronger on a risk-adjusted basis.

Risk-Adjusted Metrics

Wayfair (W) metric values compared with Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail industry-group medians
Metric	Current stock: W	Industry group median
Sharpe Ratio (1Y)	0.10	0.10
Sortino Ratio (1Y)	0.16	0.16

Profitability

ROE (TTM)

No usable ROE is available for Wayfair (W) this period, so the shareholder-equity return read is skipped.

W

Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail industry group

Group distribution

Max: 62.17%
Q3: 29.44%
Median: 15.69%
Q1: 6.73%
Min: -12.16%
W: --

Largest peers

HD: 104.30%
TJX: 62.17%
AMZN: 27.42%
PDD: 22.75%
BABA: 6.36%
W: --
LOW: --

Wayfair (W) doesn’t report ROE this period; the box shows the Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail group’s distribution and the dots its largest members.

Net Margin (TTM)

Wayfair (W) has negative net margin of -1.21%. The trailing period ended in a net loss, so the bottom-line conversion read is a warning rather than a profitability strength.

W

Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail industry group

-1.21%

Group distribution

Max: 16.94%
Q3: 8.69%
Median: 3.55%
Q1: 1.14%
W: -1.21%
Min: -9.41%

Largest peers

PDD: 20.43%
AMZN: 16.90%
TJX: 9.73%
HD: 8.41%
LOW: 7.35%
BABA: 7.04%
W: -1.21%

Where Wayfair (W) stands on net margin within its Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail peer group — the box is the group’s distribution and the dots its largest members.

Operating Margin (TTM)

Wayfair (W) turns 3.10% of revenue into operating profit, roughly in line with the peer group’s normal operating margin range. Its core cost structure looks typical for the industry.

W

Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail industry group

3.10%

Group distribution

Max: 21.45%
Q3: 10.89%
Median: 5.57%
W: 3.10%
Q1: 2.28%
Min: -7.12%

Largest peers

PDD: 24.71%
AMZN: 13.90%
LOW: 13.37%
HD: 12.86%
TJX: 10.91%
BABA: 7.30%
W: 3.10%

Where Wayfair (W) stands on operating margin within its Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail peer group — the box is the group’s distribution and the dots its largest members.

Profitability Metrics

Wayfair (W) metric values compared with Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail industry-group medians
Metric	Current stock: W	Industry group median
ROE (TTM)	--	15.69%
ROA (TTM)	5.86%	5.18%
Net Margin (TTM)	-1.21%	3.55%
Operating Margin (TTM)	3.10%	5.57%
Gross Margin (TTM)	29.95%	38.87%

Growth

Revenue Growth

Wayfair (W) grew revenue 5.11%, roughly around the peer group's normal range. Top-line momentum looks broadly typical for the industry.

Wayfair (W): Revenue Growth across different time periods, set against Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail industry-group medians.

EPS Growth

No usable EPS growth is available for Wayfair (W) this period, so the earnings-momentum read is skipped.

Wayfair (W) doesn't report EPS Growth this period; the bars show the Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail industry-group medians on their own.

Growth Metrics

Wayfair (W) metric values compared with Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail industry-group medians
Metric	Current stock: W	Industry group median
Revenue Growth (YoY)	5.11%	5.64%
Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)	0.65%	3.32%
EPS Growth (YoY)	--	0.28%
EPS Growth (3Y CAGR)	--	-5.08%

Financial Strength

Current Ratio (MRQ)

Wayfair (W) has current ratio of 0.67, in the tighter-liquidity quartile for its industry. The short-term cushion is thinner than most peers carry, even if the absolute comfort level still depends on the business model.

W

Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail industry group

0.67

Group distribution

Max: 2.62
Q3: 1.75
Median: 1.35
Q1: 1.00
W: 0.67
Min: 0.48

Largest peers

PDD: 2.62
BABA: 1.36
TJX: 1.15
LOW: 1.11
HD: 1.08
AMZN: 0.99
W: 0.67

Where Wayfair (W) stands on current ratio within its Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail peer group — the box is the group’s distribution and the dots its largest members.

Debt / Equity (MRQ)

No usable debt-to-equity ratio is available for Wayfair (W) this period, so the balance-sheet leverage read is skipped.

W

Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail industry group

Group distribution

Max: 3.93
Q3: 2.14
Median: 1.25
Q1: 0.73
Min: 0.01
W: --

Largest peers

HD: 3.80
TJX: 1.34
AMZN: 0.50
BABA: 0.24
PDD: 0.01
W: --
LOW: --

Wayfair (W) doesn’t report debt-to-equity ratio this period; the box shows the Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail group’s distribution and the dots its largest members.

Financial Strength Metrics

Wayfair (W) metric values compared with Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail industry-group medians
Metric	Current stock: W	Industry group median
Current Ratio (MRQ)	0.67	1.35
Debt / Equity (MRQ)	--	1.25
Net Debt / EBITDA	6.93	2.50

Dividends

Dividend Yield (TTM)

Wayfair (W) pays no dividend, leaving dividend yield at 0.00% this period. Shareholders may still receive value through reinvestment or buybacks, but there is no dividend income to compare here.

W

Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail industry group

0.00%

Group distribution

Max: 5.84%
Q3: 2.50%
W: 0.00%
Median: 0.00%
Q1: 0.00%
Min: 0.00%

Largest peers

BABA: 6.70%
LOW: 2.13%
HD: 1.32%
TJX: 1.31%
W: 0.00%
AMZN: 0.00%
PDD: 0.00%

Where Wayfair (W) stands on dividend yield within its Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail peer group — the box is the group’s distribution and the dots its largest members.

Dividend Payout Ratio (TTM)

Wayfair (W) paid no earnings out as dividends this period, leaving payout ratio at 0.00%. There is no dividend payout to size against earnings.

W

Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail industry group

0.00%

Group distribution

Max: 72.73%
Q3: 32.44%
W: 0.00%
Median: 0.00%
Q1: 0.00%
Min: 0.00%

Largest peers

HD: 64.80%
LOW: 41.00%
TJX: 32.50%
BABA: 25.44%
W: 0.00%
AMZN: 0.00%
PDD: 0.00%

Where Wayfair (W) stands on payout ratio within its Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail peer group — the box is the group’s distribution and the dots its largest members.

Dividend Metrics

Wayfair (W) metric values compared with Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail industry-group medians
Metric	Current stock: W	Industry group median
Dividend Yield (TTM)	0.00%	0.00%
Dividend Payout Ratio (TTM)	0.00%	0.00%

Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)

No usable P/E ratio is available for Wayfair (W) this period, so the trailing-earnings valuation read is skipped.

W

Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail industry group

Group distribution

Max: 40.50
Q3: 24.26
Median: 19.23
Q1: 12.64
Min: 4.67
W: --

Largest peers

BABA: 26.50
TJX: 25.06
HD: 24.04
AMZN: 20.96
LOW: 18.98
PDD: 9.34
W: --

Wayfair (W) doesn’t report P/E ratio this period; the box shows the Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail group’s distribution and the dots its largest members.

P/S Ratio (TTM)

Wayfair (W) trades at 1.16 on P/S ratio, roughly in the peer group’s normal range. The market is not making a strong cheap-or-rich statement about its revenue base.

W

Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail industry group

1.16

Group distribution

Max: 4.32
Q3: 1.99
W: 1.16
Median: 0.70
Q1: 0.26
Min: 0.03

Largest peers

AMZN: 3.52
TJX: 2.39
HD: 2.03
LOW: 1.39
W: 1.16
PDD: 0.26
BABA: 0.26

Where Wayfair (W) stands on P/S ratio within its Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail peer group — the box is the group’s distribution and the dots its largest members.

P/B Ratio (MRQ)

Wayfair (W) has negative P/B ratio of -5.43, which means reported book equity is negative. Price-to-book breaks down in this situation and should not be used as a valuation signal.

W

Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail industry group

-5.43

Group distribution

Max: 10.96
Q3: 5.26
Median: 2.16
Q1: 1.08
Min: -4.45
W: -5.43

Largest peers

HD: 20.63
TJX: 13.99
AMZN: 4.57
PDD: 1.74
BABA: 1.63
W: -5.43
LOW: -16.94

Where Wayfair (W) stands on P/B ratio within its Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail peer group — the box is the group’s distribution and the dots its largest members.

Valuation Metrics

Wayfair (W) metric values compared with Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail industry-group medians
Metric	Current stock: W	Industry group median
P/E Ratio (TTM)	--	19.23
P/S Ratio (TTM)	1.16	0.70
P/B Ratio (MRQ)	-5.43	2.16
Free Cash Flow Yield (TTM)	3.12%	3.57%