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Australian (ASX) Consumer Discretionary Sector Analysis

UpdatedJul 15, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies98
  • 7D-0.05%
  • 3M8.2%
  • 1Y10.8%
  • YTD3.6%

The Consumer Discretionary industry has stayed flat over the last week. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 13% over the past 12 months. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 12% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

Has the Australian Consumer Discretionary Sector valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 15 Jul 2025AU$226.8bAU$129.5bAU$4.1b23.8x55.8x1.8x
Thu, 12 Jun 2025AU$228.5bAU$129.4bAU$4.1b20.9x55.7x1.8x
Sat, 10 May 2025AU$224.9bAU$129.4bAU$4.3b20.5x52.4x1.7x
Mon, 07 Apr 2025AU$203.2bAU$129.5bAU$4.6b20.1x44.2x1.6x
Wed, 05 Mar 2025AU$222.7bAU$129.6bAU$4.6b20.5x48x1.7x
Fri, 31 Jan 2025AU$228.3bAU$124.3bAU$4.0b19.7x56.7x1.8x
Sun, 29 Dec 2024AU$221.8bAU$127.0bAU$4.1b20.3x54.4x1.7x
Tue, 26 Nov 2024AU$216.9bAU$127.0bAU$4.1b19.7x53.3x1.7x
Thu, 24 Oct 2024AU$209.3bAU$127.0bAU$4.3b19.8x49.2x1.6x
Sat, 21 Sep 2024AU$214.9bAU$126.9bAU$4.8b19.9x44.7x1.7x
Mon, 19 Aug 2024AU$214.3bAU$124.9bAU$5.7b17.1x37.7x1.7x
Wed, 17 Jul 2024AU$203.4bAU$124.7bAU$5.8b16.1x35.3x1.6x
Fri, 14 Jun 2024AU$193.4bAU$124.4bAU$5.7b15.4x33.7x1.6x
Sun, 12 May 2024AU$190.1bAU$124.1bAU$5.7b16.6x33.5x1.5x
Tue, 09 Apr 2024AU$196.7bAU$124.1bAU$5.7b17.5x34.7x1.6x
Thu, 07 Mar 2024AU$197.8bAU$124.3bAU$5.7b17.8x35x1.6x
Sat, 03 Feb 2024AU$198.2bAU$126.2bAU$4.4b19.6x44.9x1.6x
Mon, 01 Jan 2024AU$193.5bAU$126.2bAU$4.4b18.2x43.8x1.5x
Wed, 29 Nov 2023AU$178.5bAU$126.2bAU$4.4b17.5x40.4x1.4x
Fri, 27 Oct 2023AU$174.3bAU$125.7bAU$4.0b18.2x43.7x1.4x
Sun, 24 Sep 2023AU$183.0bAU$125.7bAU$4.0b21.3x45.8x1.5x
Tue, 22 Aug 2023AU$181.2bAU$122.2bAU$4.9b14x36.7x1.5x
Thu, 20 Jul 2023AU$179.0bAU$122.0bAU$5.0b12.7x36x1.5x
Sat, 17 Jun 2023AU$174.5bAU$121.9bAU$5.0b12.1x34.9x1.4x
Mon, 15 May 2023AU$184.7bAU$121.4bAU$4.8b14.5x38.2x1.5x
Wed, 12 Apr 2023AU$184.1bAU$121.4bAU$4.9b14.4x37.7x1.5x
Fri, 10 Mar 2023AU$182.2bAU$121.2bAU$4.9b15x37.1x1.5x
Sun, 05 Feb 2023AU$186.1bAU$111.7bAU$5.5b17.2x33.6x1.7x
Tue, 03 Jan 2023AU$166.0bAU$111.7bAU$5.5b14.1x30x1.5x
Thu, 01 Dec 2022AU$177.0bAU$111.7bAU$5.6b13.4x31.8x1.6x
Sat, 29 Oct 2022AU$168.6bAU$111.2bAU$5.5b13.5x30.4x1.5x
Mon, 26 Sep 2022AU$162.0bAU$111.0bAU$5.5b14.9x29.3x1.5x
Wed, 24 Aug 2022AU$164.4bAU$108.3bAU$5.4b15.3x30.5x1.5x
Fri, 22 Jul 2022AU$166.0bAU$106.7bAU$5.4b15.9x30.6x1.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

30.6x


Total Market Cap: AU$166.0bTotal Earnings: AU$5.4bTotal Revenue: AU$106.7bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Australian Consumer Discretionary Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 40.7x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Australian Consumer Discretionary industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 56.0x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 40.7x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.6x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.8x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Consumer Discretionary industry have declined 9.2% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 6.7% per year.
  • This means that although more sales are being generated, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased, which has decreased profits.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the Australian Consumer Discretionary sector?

AU Market-0.042%
Consumer Discretionary-0.048%
Retail Distributors3.51%
Specialty Stores0.99%
Auto Components0.79%
Leisure0.19%
Hospitality0.064%
Online Retail and Ecommerce0%0
Consumer Durables-0.25%
General Merchandise and Department Stores-0.53%
Luxury-0.62%
Auto-2.38%
Consumer Services-3.73%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Consumer Durables industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 48.5x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 9.7%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 21.8% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Luxury industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 81% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 31% per year.
  • In contrast, the General Merchandise and Department Stores industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 7.5% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
TLC LotteryAU$5.372.9%
+AU$333.7m
7.8%PE32.1x
APE Eagers AutomotiveAU$19.364.0%
+AU$193.6m
83.3%PE24.4x
HVN Harvey Norman HoldingsAU$5.511.8%
+AU$124.6m
22.2%PE15.9x
SUL Super Retail GroupAU$15.313.6%
+AU$119.7m
6.2%PE15.3x
SNL Supply NetworkAU$39.376.7%
+AU$107.3m
89.3%PE45.3x

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