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U.S. Consumer Discretionary Sector Analysis

UpdatedJul 11, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies776
  • 7D-0.3%
  • 3M18.8%
  • 1Y14.6%
  • YTD0.2%

Last week, the Consumer Discretionary industry hasn't moved much but WW International is up 12% in that time. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 15% over the past 12 months. Earnings are forecast to grow by 17% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 11 Jul 2025US$6.9tUS$3.4tUS$216.1b18.9x31.9x2x
Sun, 08 Jun 2025US$6.7tUS$3.4tUS$217.3b17.5x30.7x1.9x
Tue, 06 May 2025US$6.2tUS$3.4tUS$217.2b17.1x28.6x1.8x
Thu, 03 Apr 2025US$6.3tUS$3.4tUS$211.9b17.3x29.6x1.8x
Sat, 01 Mar 2025US$6.8tUS$3.4tUS$211.4b17.8x32.3x2x
Mon, 27 Jan 2025US$7.3tUS$3.3tUS$202.3b18.9x36.1x2.2x
Wed, 25 Dec 2024US$7.4tUS$3.3tUS$200.9b18x36.7x2.2x
Fri, 22 Nov 2024US$6.7tUS$3.4tUS$198.6b18.5x33.8x2x
Sun, 20 Oct 2024US$5.8tUS$3.2tUS$178.5b18.6x32.7x1.8x
Tue, 17 Sep 2024US$5.6tUS$3.2tUS$178.0b17.3x31.6x1.8x
Thu, 15 Aug 2024US$5.3tUS$3.2tUS$173.5b16.9x30.6x1.7x
Sat, 13 Jul 2024US$5.8tUS$3.1tUS$167.4b17.6x34.4x1.8x
Mon, 10 Jun 2024US$5.4tUS$3.1tUS$168.0b17.9x32.2x1.7x
Wed, 08 May 2024US$5.5tUS$3.1tUS$166.4b17.7x32.8x1.8x
Fri, 05 Apr 2024US$5.3tUS$3.1tUS$160.3b17.9x33.2x1.7x
Sun, 03 Mar 2024US$5.5tUS$3.1tUS$155.1b17.7x35.2x1.8x
Tue, 30 Jan 2024US$5.1tUS$3.1tUS$146.4b17.4x34.7x1.7x
Thu, 28 Dec 2023US$5.4tUS$3.1tUS$141.2b17.8x37.9x1.8x
Sat, 25 Nov 2023US$5.0tUS$3.0tUS$139.3b15.4x35.8x1.6x
Mon, 23 Oct 2023US$4.5tUS$3.0tUS$113.0b14.5x39.5x1.5x
Wed, 20 Sep 2023US$4.9tUS$3.0tUS$112.6b15x43.8x1.7x
Fri, 18 Aug 2023US$4.8tUS$3.0tUS$112.8b15.8x42.9x1.6x
Sun, 16 Jul 2023US$5.1tUS$2.9tUS$99.9b15.5x51.2x1.8x
Tue, 13 Jun 2023US$4.8tUS$2.9tUS$99.4b14.5x47.8x1.6x
Thu, 11 May 2023US$4.3tUS$2.9tUS$92.9b14x45.8x1.5x
Sat, 08 Apr 2023US$4.3tUS$2.9tUS$81.8b13.5x53.1x1.5x
Mon, 06 Mar 2023US$4.6tUS$3.1tUS$86.3b14.5x53.1x1.5x
Wed, 01 Feb 2023US$4.8tUS$3.0tUS$107.5b13.4x44.4x1.6x
Fri, 30 Dec 2022US$4.0tUS$3.0tUS$108.5b11.6x36.9x1.3x
Sun, 27 Nov 2022US$4.3tUS$3.0tUS$107.7b11.7x40.2x1.4x
Tue, 25 Oct 2022US$4.4tUS$3.0tUS$112.5b10.7x39.3x1.5x
Thu, 22 Sep 2022US$4.8tUS$3.0tUS$110.8b11x43.6x1.6x
Sat, 20 Aug 2022US$5.3tUS$3.0tUS$110.9b11.9x47.6x1.8x
Mon, 18 Jul 2022US$4.7tUS$2.9tUS$120.7b10.7x38.6x1.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

38.6x


Total Market Cap: US$4.7tTotal Earnings: US$120.7bTotal Revenue: US$2.9tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Consumer Discretionary Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 38.6x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the American 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 31.9x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 38.6x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.7x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.0x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Consumer Discretionary industry have grown 21% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 5.9% 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 Market-0.11%
Consumer Discretionary-0.28%
Consumer Durables3.49%
Hospitality1.23%
Retail Distributors1.04%
Leisure0.73%
Specialty Stores0.11%
Online Retail and Ecommerce0%0
Luxury-0.67%
General Merchandise and Department Stores-0.71%
Consumer Services-1.21%
Auto Components-1.24%
Auto-1.32%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Auto Components industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 55.5x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 31.7%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 4.5% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Auto Components industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 32% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 4.5% per year.
  • In contrast, the Consumer Durables industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 3.5% 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
AMZN Amazon.comUS$225.000.7%
+US$16.9b		15.7%PE36.2x
MCD McDonald'sUS$299.912.0%
+US$4.2b		18.1%PE26.3x
WW WW InternationalUS$39.5512.2%
+US$3.5b		n/aPS8.3x
TCOM Trip.com GroupUS$61.925.4%
+US$2.1b		23.2%PE17x
PDD PDD HoldingsUS$104.911.3%
+US$1.9b		-26.3%PE10.8x

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