Party City Holdco Inc's Competitiveness
A competitive positioning analysis and financial ratio benchmarking of Party City Holdco Inc (PRTY) against its publicly traded competitors: sales growth, net income, profitability, valuation and market share, plus each peer's market capitalization, revenue, income and employees. Free below: the top 5 peers. Subscriber access adds the full competitor list and CSV downloads.
Key Findings: Party City Holdco Inc vs Its Competitors
- TTM: Trailing 12-month revenue of 2,002M vs 349,677M combined for its competitors (0.6% combined share).
- Trending: Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is decelerating (-18.7% annualized vs trailing 12 months), vs decelerating (-6.2%) for its tracked peer group.
- Growth: Party City Holdco Inc generated -18.9% revenue growth year over year in Q3 2023, vs 2.7% for its competitors combined.
- Profitability: Its -22.4% net margin compares with 4.7% for the peer group.
- Peer revenue share: Party City Holdco Inc accounted for 0.5% of combined revenue among its tracked peer group, down from 0.6% a year earlier.
- Peer differentiation: Revenue per employee of $0.14M compares with $0.36M for the peer group (0.4x).
- Structure: Party City Holdco Inc operates in the following segments: Retail Segment, Wholesale Segment, Wholesale.
Every figure above is sourced and cited in detail further down this page (Market Structure, Profitability & Cost Structure, Productivity vs Peers).
PRTY Sales vs. its Competitors, Q3 2023
Party City Holdco Inc reported revenue contraction of 18.89 % year on year in Q3 2023, below its competitors' combined revenue growth of 2.73 %.
With a net margin of -22.37 %, Party City Holdco Inc reported lower profitability than its competitors (4.73 %).
Party City Holdco Inc generated 0.49 % of the combined sales of its peer group, down from 0.62 % a year earlier.
API endpoints for this dataset
Party City Holdco Inc vs. its Competitors, Q3 2023
Revenue growth, year on year
Net margin
Revenue run-rate vs trailing 12 months
TTM net margin
TTM = trailing twelve months. Run-rate annualizes the latest quarter (×4) and compares it to TTM. In millions of $. High-Confidence Competitors are named as a competitor directly in Party City Holdco Inc reports; Similar-Size Competitors are the closest peers by market-cap rank within the same industry; Similar Growth & Profitability Competitors are the closest peers by combined revenue growth, operating margin and ROIC, all independent of the competitor list.
TTM revenue, latest-quarter run-rate and net income/margin benchmarked across Party City Holdco Inc and its 4 competitor groupings. Available under Commercial License.
| Entity | TTM Revenue | Rev Run-rate vs TTM |
|---|---|---|
| Party City Holdco Inc | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Competitors combined | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Similar Growth & Profitability (5) | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
TTM revenue, run-rate and net margin benchmarking across Party City Holdco Inc's competitor groups requires a Commercial License.
For context: the Specialty Retail industry grew revenue 16.4% year over year, combined, vs -18.9% for Party City Holdco Inc. Party City Holdco Inc's share of combined industry revenue moved from 0.24% to 0.17%, a loss of 0.07 percentage points.
Party City Holdco Inc's Competitor Quality Breadth
Group definitions: see Methodology: Performance Group Definitions.
| Entity | Profitable | Expanding | Above Industry Growth | Distressed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party City Holdco Inc | No | No | No | No |
| Competitors combined (5) | ||||
| Similar Growth & Profitability (8) | 12.50 % (1 of 8) | 37.50 % (3 of 8) | 37.50 % (3 of 8) | 37.50 % (3 of 8) |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Altman Z-Score is not shown here: it is not populated in the underlying data for any company. Percentages are of companies in each group that report the relevant metric, not of the full group size.
PRTY Stock Performance relative to its Competitors
PRTY Stock Performance relative to Similar Growth & Profitability Competitors
5 Best-Performing Tracked Competitors, Trailing 12 Months
| # | Competitor | TTM Share Price Return | vs U.S.A. 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Msc Industrial Direct Co Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 2 | Dollar Tree Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 3 | Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 4 | Home Depot inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
TTM share price return and U.S.A. 500 outperformance for Party City Holdco Inc's best-performing competitors requires a Commercial License.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months.
Publicly Traded Peers of Party City Holdco Inc
Revenue and income for trailing 12 months, in millions of $, except employees| Company | Market Cap | Revenues |
|---|---|---|
 Party City Holdco Inc |
42.57 | 2,002.34 |
 Home Depot inc |
344,855.04 | 169,176.00 |
 Dollar Tree Inc |
27,595.32 | 19,747.90 |
 Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc |
10,361.50 | 154,579.00 |
 Msc Industrial Direct Co Inc |
6,689.97 | 4,009.51 |
 Joann Inc |
4.64 | 2,164.50 |
| SUBTOTAL | 389,549.03 | 351,679.25 |
Sources: see Methodology: Peer & Competitor Identification, Sourcing.
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Party City Holdco Inc's Competitors Named by the Company
Competitive relationships identified from Party City Holdco Inc reports and corroborating sources, each with a basis and confidence.| Competitor | Basis | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Joann Inc | Company report | 85% |
| Dollar Tree Inc | Company report | 85% |
Company report basis, confidence, active dates and source counts for Party City Holdco Inc's named competitors require a Commercial License.
Methodology: see Methodology: Peer & Competitor Identification, Sourcing.
Party City Holdco Inc's Business Segment Mix vs Peers
Revenue by operating segment or division, as named and reported by each company. Segment names are the filer's own and are not standardized across companies. Do not assume a same-named or similarly-named segment is defined identically between two companies. Shares are of each company's own total revenue and are not required to sum to 100% (intersegment revenue, unallocated items).| Company | Largest Segment |
|---|---|
| Party City Holdco Inc | Retail Segment 80.90 % |
| Home Depot inc | Primary 90.42 % |
| Dollar Tree Inc | Dollar Tree 99.89 % |
| Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc | United States Retail Pharmacy 78.78 % |
Source: operating segment revenue as reported in each company's reports (10-K/10-Q), via the CSIMarket API, leaf-level reportable segments only (parent roll-up segments are excluded where sub-segments are separately disclosed).
Party City Holdco Inc's Productivity vs Peers Comparison
Revenue and income per employee, trailing 12 months, in $; market cap in millions of $| Company | Market Cap | Revenue / Employee | Income / Employee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Party City Holdco Inc | 43 | 138,093 | -57,429 |
| Home Depot inc | 344,855 | 358,120 | 30,116 |
| Dollar Tree Inc | 27,595 | 129,044 | 8,406 |
| Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc | 10,362 | 495,446 | -25,365 |
| Msc Industrial Direct Co Inc | 6,690 | 570,505 | 31,526 |
| Joann Inc | 5 | 94,109 | 743 |
| PEERS TOTAL | 389,506 | 361,438 | 8,102 |
Party City Holdco Inc's Geographic Revenue Exposure vs Peers
Revenue by country/region as reported in each company's most recent report. Disclosure granularity varies by filer (some report by country, others by broad region) and is shown as disclosed.| Company | Largest Market |
|---|---|
| Home Depot inc | United States 92.74 % |
Source: revenue geography as reported in each company's reports (10-K/10-Q), via the CSIMarket API. Percentages are of that company's own total consolidated revenue for its most recent reported period.
Party City Holdco Inc's Profitability & Cost Structure
Trailing 12-month margins from SEC-filed financials. Operating margin is compared to the Specialty Retail industry median; gross margin, EBITDA margin and capital intensity are compared to the live industry average (102 companies). See the full Specialty Retail industry profitability benchmarks.| Metric | Company | Industry | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 31.85 % | 32.30 % (avg) | -0.5 pp |
| Operating Margin | -35.17 % | industry median | -39.5 pp |
| EBITDA Margin | -37.11 % | -2.48 % (avg) | -34.6 pp |
| Capital Intensity (Capex / Revenue) | 2.04 % | 3.07 % (avg) | -1.0 pp |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. SG&A and R&D as a share of revenue have limited coverage as this data is backfilled and appear only where reported. Higher capital intensity is not inherently negative; it reflects the industry's asset requirements.
Party City Holdco Inc's Multi-Year Financial Trajectory
Fiscal-year revenue growth, operating margin, return on invested capital and P/E, as reported in company reports.| Metric | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue Growth | -0.49 % | 3.86 % | 2.36 % | -3.24 % | -21.21 % | 17.31 % | -0.06 % |
| Operating Margin | 12.00 % | 11.81 % | 11.46 % | -17.77 % | -47.41 % | 3.90 % | -39.65 % |
| Return on Invested Capital | 7.11 % | 7.14 % | 7.23 % | -10.00 % | -30.23 % | 2.94 % | -43.45 % |
| P/E | - | 7.3x | 8.6x | - | - | - | - |
Source: CSIMarket API, fiscal-year figures. P/E is this company's own historical ratio at each fiscal year end and can swing sharply around an earnings trough: that is real, not a data error.
Party City Holdco Inc's Strategic Group Map
Party City Holdco Inc is shown in red; its closest peers by combined growth, margin and ROIC are labeled. See Methodology: Strategic Group Map for how this chart is built.
Party City Holdco Inc's trailing-12-month revenue growth of -7.3% and operating margin of -35.2% compares with an average of -7.0% growth and -33.5% margin across its 8 closest peers by combined growth, margin and ROIC -- Party City Holdco Inc sits below that peer average on growth and below it on margin.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Extreme outlier values (from near-zero-revenue companies) are excluded from the plotted cloud but never from the highlighted company or its labeled peers.
Party City Holdco Inc's Competitive Forces (Porter's Five Forces)
Only the forces this data can support honestly are shown; the other three are marked as such rather than guessed.| Force | Assessment | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Barriers to Entry | Lower than typical for the industry | Capital intensity (capex / revenue) of 2.04 % vs industry average 3.07 % (see Profitability & Cost Structure above) |
Note: see Methodology: Porter's Five Forces. Supplier power and buyer power are covered on Party City Holdco Inc's dedicated Suppliers and Customers pages, not here.
Party City Holdco Inc's Industry Attractiveness & Competitive Strength
See Methodology: GE/McKinsey Matrix for how the two axes are built.
Party City Holdco Inc falls in the Low attractiveness / Low strength cell: Harvest / Divest.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Each axis score is a simple 1(low)/2(medium)/3(high) average across its three inputs -- a transparent, disclosed simplification, not a validated academic scoring model.
Party City Holdco Inc's SWOT
Every point below is a fixed rule applied to a metric already shown elsewhere on this page (Market Structure, Profitability, Valuation, Run-Rate, Stock Performance, Quality Breadth) not an independent strategic assessment. A blank quadrant means no rule was met, not that none apply.Strengths
No rule matched.
Weaknesses
- Operating margin 39.5 points below the industry median.
- Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is decelerating (-18.7% annualized vs trailing 12 months).
Opportunities
No rule matched.
Threats
- Tracked peer group's revenue run-rate is broadly decelerating (-6.2% annualized).
Methodology: see Methodology: SWOT Analysis.
Party City Holdco Inc's Financial Strength vs Peers Comparison
Quick ratio, working capital, debt to equity and asset turnover, trailing 12 months| Company | Quick Ratio | Working Capital | Debt / Equity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Party City Holdco Inc | 0.23 | 1.41 | - |
| Home Depot inc | 0.05 | 1.06 | 3.66 |
| Dollar Tree Inc | 0.22 | 1.05 | 0.78 |
| Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc | 0.03 | 0.63 | 0.88 |
| Msc Industrial Direct Co Inc | 0.08 | 1.68 | 0.44 |
| Joann Inc | 0.04 | 1.33 | - |
Quick ratio = cash / current liabilities; working capital ratio = current assets / current liabilities; asset turnover = revenue / total assets. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Party City Holdco Inc's Revenue and Income Growth vs Peers
Quarterly revenue and net income growth, year over year and quarter over quarter| Company | Period | Revenue Y/Y | Income Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Party City Holdco Inc | Q3 2023 | -18.9 % | - |
| Home Depot inc | Q2 2026 | +5.7 % | +4.7 % |
| Dollar Tree Inc | Q1 2026 | +7.2 % | +1.1 % |
| Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc | Q2 2025 | +7.2 % | - |
| Msc Industrial Direct Co Inc | Q3 2026 | +10.2 % | -14.6 % |
| Joann Inc | Q3 2023 | -4.1 % | - |
| PEERS TOTAL | +6.3 % | +4.5 % |
Growth is shown only where both periods are positive. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Party City Holdco Inc's Peers' Costs of Sales and Capital Expenditures
Context for revenue growth: peer costs and capex, year over year and quarter over quarter| Company | Period | Costs Y/Y | Capex Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Party City Holdco Inc | Q3 2023 | -14.9 % | -79.3 % |
| Home Depot inc | Q2 2026 | +5.3 % | -4.0 % |
| Dollar Tree Inc | Q1 2026 | +5.2 % | +1.5 % |
| Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc | Q2 2025 | +8.7 % | -10.5 % |
| Msc Industrial Direct Co Inc | Q3 2026 | +9.7 % | -20.8 % |
| Joann Inc | Q3 2023 | -8.6 % | -73.6 % |
Party City Holdco Inc's Returns and Turnover vs Peers
ROA, ROI and ROE (trailing 12 months), receivables and inventory turnover| Company | ROA | ROI | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Party City Holdco Inc | - | - | - |
| Home Depot inc | 13.28% | 17.60% | 102.68% |
| Dollar Tree Inc | 9.47% | 11.46% | 35.90% |
| Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc | - | - | - |
| Msc Industrial Direct Co Inc | 8.94% | 11.36% | 15.75% |
| Joann Inc | 0.77% | 1.03% | - |
ROA = net income / total assets; ROI = net income / investments; ROE = net income / equity; turnover ratios use trailing 12 month revenue (receivables) and cost of sales (inventory).
Party City Holdco Inc's Valuation vs Peers
P/E, price to sales, PEG, price to cash flow and price to book| Company | P/E | Price / Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Party City Holdco Inc | - | 0.02 |
| Home Depot inc | 24.23 | 2.04 |
| Dollar Tree Inc | 22.12 | 1.40 |
| Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc | - | 0.07 |
| Msc Industrial Direct Co Inc | 29.95 | 1.67 |
| Joann Inc | - | 0.00 |
| PEERS AVERAGE | 55.61 | 1.11 |
P/E = price / diluted EPS (trailing 12 months); PEG = P/E divided by EPS growth; the average row divides the peers' combined market cap by their combined income, sales, cash flow and equity.