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Jamaican (JSE) Consumer Discretionary Sector Analysis

UpdatedFeb 27, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies12
  • 7D6.6%
  • 3M17.9%
  • 1Y17.0%
  • YTD14.8%

The Consumer Discretionary industry is up 2.9% in the last week, with Carreras up 10.0%. In the same time, 138 Student Living Jamaica was down 9.5%. This means that the industry has gained 15% over the past year.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 28 Feb 2026JA$180.2bJA$126.2bJA$11.6b14.4x15.6x1.4x
Mon, 26 Jan 2026JA$160.9bJA$124.3bJA$11.0b13.8x14.6x1.3x
Wed, 24 Dec 2025JA$151.7bJA$124.4bJA$11.0b13.8x13.8x1.2x
Fri, 21 Nov 2025JA$156.5bJA$124.4bJA$11.0b15.1x14.2x1.3x
Sun, 19 Oct 2025JA$168.0bJA$122.4bJA$10.7b13.4x15.7x1.4x
Tue, 16 Sep 2025JA$163.6bJA$122.3bJA$10.4b12.9x15.7x1.3x
Thu, 14 Aug 2025JA$160.5bJA$122.5bJA$10.3b13.2x15.6x1.3x
Sat, 12 Jul 2025JA$152.5bJA$117.3bJA$9.6b14.4x15.9x1.3x
Mon, 09 Jun 2025JA$154.0bJA$121.2bJA$10.0b14.6x15.3x1.3x
Wed, 07 May 2025JA$154.7bJA$119.9bJA$9.2b15.6x16.9x1.3x
Fri, 04 Apr 2025JA$151.7bJA$119.3bJA$9.3b15.6x16.3x1.3x
Sun, 02 Mar 2025JA$155.0bJA$115.5bJA$8.8b17.9x17.5x1.3x
Tue, 28 Jan 2025JA$158.9bJA$115.3bJA$9.1b18.5x17.5x1.4x
Thu, 26 Dec 2024JA$154.1bJA$115.2bJA$9.0b18.2x17.1x1.3x
Sat, 23 Nov 2024JA$149.2bJA$115.4bJA$9.0b18.4x16.5x1.3x
Mon, 21 Oct 2024JA$145.9bJA$114.4bJA$8.5b16.9x17.2x1.3x
Wed, 18 Sep 2024JA$135.8bJA$114.2bJA$8.7b14.4x15.6x1.2x
Fri, 16 Aug 2024JA$134.3bJA$113.0bJA$8.5b14.5x15.8x1.2x
Sun, 14 Jul 2024JA$144.8bJA$110.9bJA$8.6b14.8x16.7x1.3x
Tue, 11 Jun 2024JA$137.8bJA$110.8bJA$8.8b15.5x15.7x1.2x
Thu, 09 May 2024JA$141.6bJA$109.7bJA$9.3b14.3x15.3x1.3x
Sat, 06 Apr 2024JA$138.1bJA$109.5bJA$9.0b13.4x15.4x1.3x
Mon, 04 Mar 2024JA$147.3bJA$111.1bJA$9.2b13.1x16x1.3x
Wed, 31 Jan 2024JA$140.5bJA$110.1bJA$9.2b12.8x15.3x1.3x
Fri, 29 Dec 2023JA$140.7bJA$110.1bJA$9.2b11.9x15.3x1.3x
Sun, 26 Nov 2023JA$140.0bJA$110.1bJA$9.2b12.3x15.2x1.3x
Tue, 24 Oct 2023JA$140.5bJA$106.4bJA$9.1b13.1x15.5x1.3x
Thu, 21 Sep 2023JA$141.3bJA$106.2bJA$9.3b13.4x15.3x1.3x
Sat, 19 Aug 2023JA$145.7bJA$105.7bJA$9.3b13x15.7x1.4x
Mon, 17 Jul 2023JA$142.0bJA$104.4bJA$8.4b13.7x17x1.4x
Wed, 14 Jun 2023JA$136.2bJA$104.8bJA$8.4b14.5x16.2x1.3x
Fri, 12 May 2023JA$143.9bJA$102.5bJA$8.4b15.3x17.2x1.4x
Sun, 09 Apr 2023JA$140.9bJA$101.9bJA$8.5b14.6x16.6x1.4x
Tue, 07 Mar 2023JA$139.2bJA$100.8bJA$8.2b18.4x16.9x1.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

16.9x


Total Market Cap: JA$139.2bTotal Earnings: JA$8.2bTotal Revenue: JA$100.8bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Jamaican Consumer Discretionary Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 15.9x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the Jamaican Consumer Discretionary industry at the moment, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates to remain steady.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 15.9x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 1.3x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Consumer Discretionary industry have grown 12% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 7.8% 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 Jamaican Consumer Discretionary sector?

JM Market0.97%
Consumer Discretionary6.64%
Retail Distributors9.74%
Consumer Services5.48%
Specialty Stores4.92%
Hospitality1.67%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Hospitality industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 21.8x.
    • It looks like they are confident that earnings will grow faster in the future than they have historically.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Consumer Services industry, although it looks like investor sentiment has improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average.
Forecasted GrowthThere is insufficient data on the sub-industries of this industry.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

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

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
CAR CarrerasJA$21.005.0%
+JA$4.9b
40.9%PE13.9x
SVL Supreme VenturesJA$18.002.3%
+JA$1.1b
-10.9%PE24.3x
FESCO Future Energy SourceJA$3.094.4%
+JA$325.0m
-11.0%PE12x
ONE One on One Educational ServicesJA$0.9610.3%
+JA$171.0m
-2.0%PE18.8x
LUMBER Lumber DepotJA$2.535.9%
+JA$98.9m
-14.2%PE14.4x

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