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Australian (ASX) Consumer Discretionary Sector Analysis

UpdatedNov 06, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies94
  • 7D-7.0%
  • 3M-4.8%
  • 1Y10.4%
  • YTD5.4%

Over the last 7 days, the Consumer Discretionary industry has dropped 7.0%, driven by Wesfarmers declining 11%. Over the past 12 months, the industry was up 13%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 11% per annum.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 06 Nov 2025AU$228.9bAU$127.7bAU$6.6b25.1x34.8x1.8x
Sat, 04 Oct 2025AU$248.4bAU$127.7bAU$6.5b26.9x38.1x1.9x
Mon, 01 Sep 2025AU$251.6bAU$131.0bAU$6.6b26.9x37.9x1.9x
Wed, 30 Jul 2025AU$229.0bAU$128.6bAU$4.1b24.3x56.4x1.8x
Fri, 27 Jun 2025AU$224.6bAU$129.5bAU$4.1b22.5x55.3x1.7x
Sun, 25 May 2025AU$223.4bAU$129.6bAU$4.1b22.5x53.9x1.7x
Tue, 22 Apr 2025AU$210.1bAU$129.4bAU$4.3b20.2x49.1x1.6x
Thu, 20 Mar 2025AU$206.9bAU$129.5bAU$4.6b20x44.6x1.6x
Sat, 15 Feb 2025AU$234.8bAU$127.7bAU$4.1b19.9x57.6x1.8x
Mon, 13 Jan 2025AU$220.9bAU$127.0bAU$4.1b20.3x54.3x1.7x
Wed, 11 Dec 2024AU$222.7bAU$126.8bAU$4.1b21.5x54.7x1.8x
Fri, 08 Nov 2024AU$207.8bAU$127.0bAU$4.3b20.3x48.9x1.6x
Sun, 06 Oct 2024AU$210.1bAU$127.0bAU$4.3b19.4x49.4x1.7x
Tue, 03 Sep 2024AU$212.3bAU$127.2bAU$4.8b20.3x44.3x1.7x
Thu, 01 Aug 2024AU$212.4bAU$124.8bAU$5.8b16.9x36.8x1.7x
Sat, 29 Jun 2024AU$195.2bAU$124.4bAU$5.8b15.9x33.8x1.6x
Mon, 27 May 2024AU$186.8bAU$124.4bAU$5.7b15.6x32.6x1.5x
Wed, 24 Apr 2024AU$191.3bAU$124.2bAU$5.7b17.7x33.7x1.5x
Fri, 22 Mar 2024AU$201.5bAU$124.2bAU$5.6b17.9x35.7x1.6x
Sun, 18 Feb 2024AU$193.8bAU$122.4bAU$5.0b19.8x38.8x1.6x
Tue, 16 Jan 2024AU$193.8bAU$126.2bAU$4.4b18.2x43.9x1.5x
Thu, 14 Dec 2023AU$184.9bAU$126.2bAU$4.4b18.1x41.9x1.5x
Sat, 11 Nov 2023AU$181.9bAU$125.7bAU$4.0b18.9x45.6x1.4x
Mon, 09 Oct 2023AU$179.2bAU$125.7bAU$4.0b21.1x44.9x1.4x
Wed, 06 Sep 2023AU$190.4bAU$125.7bAU$4.0b20.7x47.3x1.5x
Fri, 04 Aug 2023AU$181.4bAU$122.0bAU$5.0b12.9x36.5x1.5x
Sun, 02 Jul 2023AU$175.1bAU$122.0bAU$5.0b12.3x35.2x1.4x
Tue, 30 May 2023AU$175.5bAU$121.9bAU$5.0b12.9x35x1.4x
Thu, 27 Apr 2023AU$185.4bAU$121.4bAU$4.8b14.5x38.3x1.5x
Sat, 25 Mar 2023AU$177.0bAU$121.3bAU$4.9b14x36x1.5x
Mon, 20 Feb 2023AU$182.2bAU$117.8bAU$5.8b16.4x31.2x1.5x
Wed, 18 Jan 2023AU$178.7bAU$111.6bAU$5.5b15.4x32.2x1.6x
Fri, 16 Dec 2022AU$172.5bAU$111.7bAU$5.5b14x31.1x1.5x
Sun, 13 Nov 2022AU$177.8bAU$111.2bAU$5.6b14.4x32x1.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

32x


Total Market Cap: AU$177.8bTotal Earnings: AU$5.6bTotal Revenue: AU$111.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Australian Consumer Discretionary Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 42.3x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the Australian Consumer Discretionary industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 35.0x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 42.3x.
  • 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 grown 5.8% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 4.7% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

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

AU Market-1.65%
Consumer Discretionary-7.04%
Luxury2.06%
Online Retail and Ecommerce0%0
Auto Components-2.86%
Hospitality-3.05%
Consumer Durables-3.27%
Specialty Stores-5.67%
Auto-6.25%
Retail Distributors-6.54%
Consumer Services-7.17%
Leisure-9.34%
General Merchandise and Department Stores-10.42%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Auto Components industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 37.2x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 21.9%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 3.4% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Luxury industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 106% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 22% per year.
  • In contrast, the General Merchandise and Department Stores industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 5.6% 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
APE Eagers AutomotiveAU$32.84-1.8%
AU$552.6m
187.8%PE44.6x
DMP Domino's Pizza EnterprisesAU$19.1511.9%
+AU$193.0m
-40.9%PS0.8x
ASG Autosports GroupAU$4.173.0%
+AU$24.3m
95.8%PE25.7x
BBT Betr EntertainmentAU$0.246.5%
+AU$15.6m
-9.3%PS1.9x
AMS AtomosAU$0.03163.2%
+AU$14.7m
19.2%PS1.2x

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