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U.S. Consumer Discretionary Sector Analysis

UpdatedOct 28, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies790
  • 7D2.9%
  • 3M9.1%
  • 1Y23.2%
  • YTD11.8%

In the last week, the Consumer Discretionary industry is up 1.4%, with Amazon.com up 4.8%. Meanwhile, O'Reilly Automotive actually underperformed within the industry, shrinking 5.1% in the last week. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 21%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 20% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

Has the U.S. Consumer Discretionary Sector valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 28 Oct 2025US$7.8tUS$3.5tUS$222.7b19x35x2.2x
Thu, 25 Sep 2025US$7.7tUS$3.5tUS$220.6b20x35x2.2x
Sat, 23 Aug 2025US$7.0tUS$3.5tUS$217.6b20.4x32.4x2x
Mon, 21 Jul 2025US$7.0tUS$3.4tUS$215.7b18.7x32.3x2x
Wed, 18 Jun 2025US$6.7tUS$3.4tUS$217.0b17.3x31x2x
Fri, 16 May 2025US$6.9tUS$3.4tUS$220.2b18.1x31.3x2x
Sun, 13 Apr 2025US$5.8tUS$3.4tUS$211.8b15.7x27.6x1.7x
Tue, 11 Mar 2025US$6.5tUS$3.4tUS$214.2b17.5x30.3x1.9x
Thu, 06 Feb 2025US$7.4tUS$3.3tUS$192.7b19.3x38.4x2.2x
Sat, 04 Jan 2025US$6.9tUS$3.3tUS$201.6b18.2x34.4x2.1x
Mon, 02 Dec 2024US$6.9tUS$3.3tUS$199.8b19.2x34.5x2.1x
Wed, 30 Oct 2024US$6.0tUS$3.2tUS$180.1b18.3x33.1x1.9x
Fri, 27 Sep 2024US$5.9tUS$3.2tUS$178.0b18.2x33.2x1.9x
Sun, 25 Aug 2024US$5.6tUS$3.2tUS$173.7b17.6x32.1x1.8x
Tue, 23 Jul 2024US$5.6tUS$3.1tUS$167.4b17.8x33.3x1.8x
Thu, 20 Jun 2024US$5.4tUS$3.1tUS$166.6b17.7x32.7x1.7x
Sat, 18 May 2024US$5.4tUS$3.1tUS$164.7b18.5x33.1x1.8x
Mon, 15 Apr 2024US$5.3tUS$3.1tUS$160.5b17.4x33x1.7x
Wed, 13 Mar 2024US$5.3tUS$3.1tUS$155.6b17.1x33.8x1.7x
Fri, 09 Feb 2024US$5.2tUS$3.1tUS$152.6b17.6x34x1.7x
Sun, 07 Jan 2024US$5.1tUS$3.1tUS$141.5b17.5x35.9x1.7x
Tue, 05 Dec 2023US$5.1tUS$3.1tUS$139.5b16.1x36.4x1.7x
Thu, 02 Nov 2023US$4.5tUS$3.0tUS$120.6b14.6x37.3x1.5x
Sat, 30 Sep 2023US$4.7tUS$3.0tUS$114.0b15x41x1.6x
Mon, 28 Aug 2023US$4.8tUS$3.0tUS$112.3b15.4x42.7x1.6x
Wed, 26 Jul 2023US$5.0tUS$2.9tUS$100.9b15.6x49.7x1.7x
Fri, 23 Jun 2023US$4.8tUS$2.9tUS$98.7b14.5x48.4x1.6x
Sun, 21 May 2023US$4.3tUS$2.9tUS$99.0b14x43.7x1.5x
Tue, 18 Apr 2023US$4.4tUS$2.9tUS$81.6b13.9x53.9x1.5x
Thu, 16 Mar 2023US$4.3tUS$3.1tUS$87.1b13.3x49.6x1.4x
Sat, 11 Feb 2023US$4.7tUS$3.1tUS$86.0b13.1x54.7x1.5x
Mon, 09 Jan 2023US$4.2tUS$3.0tUS$108.5b12.1x38.6x1.4x
Wed, 07 Dec 2022US$4.3tUS$3.0tUS$108.1b11.9x40.1x1.4x
Fri, 04 Nov 2022US$4.1tUS$3.0tUS$111.8b10.7x37x1.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

37x


Total Market Cap: US$4.1tTotal Earnings: US$111.8bTotal Revenue: US$3.0tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Consumer Discretionary Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 37.3x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the American 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 37.3x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.8x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.2x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Consumer Discretionary industry have grown 26% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 5.1% 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 U.S. Consumer Discretionary sector?

US Market1.99%
Consumer Discretionary2.89%
Leisure5.23%
General Merchandise and Department Stores4.36%
Auto2.96%
Hospitality1.70%
Consumer Services1.60%
Luxury1.51%
Consumer Durables0.74%
Retail Distributors0.61%
Specialty Stores0.38%
Auto Components0.33%
Online Retail and Ecommerce0%0
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Auto industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 96.9x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 34.6%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 20.6% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Leisure industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 47% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 22% per year.
  • In contrast, the Consumer Durables industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 5.4% 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
AMZN Amazon.comUS$226.974.8%
+US$111.9b		20.5%PE34.3x
TSLA TeslaUS$452.422.2%
+US$33.0b		74.3%PE296.3x
BABA Alibaba Group HoldingUS$179.453.4%
+US$13.4b		79.6%PE19.2x
GM General MotorsUS$69.3819.6%
+US$9.8b		31.6%PE13.6x
MELI MercadoLibreUS$2.28k8.6%
+US$9.1b		11.0%PE56.4x

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