The trade war, economic jitters and sweeping changes to the fashion landscape have many companies floundering with market capitalization of under $250 million. But the divide between the richest and the poorest is only getting bigger, with many of the most highly valued companies in fashion and beauty growing even more so over the past year.
| Below $250M Market Cap | Market Capitalization | One-year Change | |
| Iconix Brand Group Inc. | $9.5 million | -73.0% | |
| Stage Stores Inc. | $19.5 million | -66.0% | |
| Xcel Brands Inc. | $33.2 million | -16.0% | |
| Stein Mart Inc. | $35.7 million | -66.0% | |
| Ascena Retail Group Inc. | $65 million | -92.0% | |
| Bebe Stores Inc. | $67.4 million | -12.0% | |
| J. Jill Inc. | $86.4 million | -75.0% | |
| Mulberry Group | $199 million | -55.0% | |
| J.C. Penney Co. Inc. | $204.8 million | -72.0% | |
| Tailored Brands Inc. | $247.5 million | -76.0% | |
| Above $250M Market Cap | |||
| Inditex | $90.5 billion | -6.0% | |
| Costco Wholesale Corp. | $118.4 billion | 21.0% | |
| Nike Inc. | $127.4 billion | 0.1% | |
| L’Oréal | $143.6 billion | 7.0% | |
| Unilever | $145 billion | 2.0% | |
| LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton | $197.6 billion | 18.0% | |
| The Procter & Gamble Co. | $285.5 billion | 38.0% | |
| Walmart Inc. | $306.2 billion | 16.0% | |
| Alibaba Group | $409.9 billion | -11.0% | |
| Amazon.com Inc. | $884.4 billion | -2.0% | |
| Source: S&P Capital IQ |