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U.S. Consumer Discretionary Sector Analysis

UpdatedJan 23, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies787
  • 7D2.0%
  • 3M16.5%
  • 1Y34.0%
  • YTD5.2%

In the last week, the Consumer Discretionary industry is up 2.0%, with Amazon.com up 5.2%. This means that the industry has gained 34% over the past year. Looking forward, 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
Thu, 23 Jan 2025US$7.3tUS$3.3tUS$202.1b19x36.1x2.2x
Sat, 21 Dec 2024US$7.2tUS$3.3tUS$200.7b18.2x35.7x2.1x
Mon, 18 Nov 2024US$6.6tUS$3.4tUS$197.7b18x33.6x2x
Wed, 16 Oct 2024US$5.8tUS$3.2tUS$178.4b18.3x32.6x1.8x
Fri, 13 Sep 2024US$5.5tUS$3.2tUS$177.2b17x31.3x1.7x
Sun, 11 Aug 2024US$5.2tUS$3.2tUS$172.9b16.9x30.2x1.7x
Tue, 09 Jul 2024US$5.7tUS$3.1tUS$167.3b17.2x34.3x1.8x
Thu, 06 Jun 2024US$5.4tUS$3.1tUS$168.0b18.2x31.9x1.7x
Sat, 04 May 2024US$5.4tUS$3.1tUS$166.4b17.4x32.5x1.7x
Mon, 01 Apr 2024US$5.4tUS$3.1tUS$160.5b18.2x33.6x1.8x
Wed, 28 Feb 2024US$5.4tUS$3.1tUS$153.3b17.8x35x1.7x
Fri, 26 Jan 2024US$5.1tUS$3.1tUS$146.4b17.3x34.8x1.7x
Sun, 24 Dec 2023US$5.3tUS$3.1tUS$141.3b17.7x37.6x1.7x
Tue, 21 Nov 2023US$4.9tUS$3.0tUS$138.4b15.6x35.6x1.6x
Thu, 19 Oct 2023US$4.6tUS$3.0tUS$113.8b15.1x40.8x1.6x
Sat, 16 Sep 2023US$5.0tUS$3.0tUS$112.8b15.3x44.7x1.7x
Mon, 14 Aug 2023US$5.0tUS$3.0tUS$112.7b16.1x44.3x1.7x
Wed, 12 Jul 2023US$5.0tUS$2.9tUS$99.8b15.3x49.9x1.7x
Fri, 09 Jun 2023US$4.6tUS$2.9tUS$99.9b14.3x46.5x1.6x
Sun, 07 May 2023US$4.2tUS$2.9tUS$92.4b14.2x45.8x1.4x
Tue, 04 Apr 2023US$4.5tUS$2.9tUS$81.6b13.6x54.6x1.5x
Thu, 02 Mar 2023US$4.5tUS$3.1tUS$86.4b13.7x52.2x1.5x
Sat, 28 Jan 2023US$4.8tUS$3.0tUS$109.4b13.2x43.9x1.6x
Mon, 26 Dec 2022US$4.0tUS$3.0tUS$108.9b11.9x36.8x1.3x
Wed, 23 Nov 2022US$4.3tUS$3.0tUS$108.5b11.6x39.4x1.4x
Fri, 21 Oct 2022US$4.3tUS$3.0tUS$112.7b10.5x38.2x1.5x
Sun, 18 Sep 2022US$5.0tUS$3.0tUS$110.9b11.1x45x1.7x
Tue, 16 Aug 2022US$5.5tUS$3.0tUS$114.7b12.1x47.9x1.8x
Thu, 14 Jul 2022US$4.6tUS$2.9tUS$121.4b10.5x38.1x1.6x
Sat, 11 Jun 2022US$4.7tUS$2.9tUS$119.0b11.6x39.2x1.6x
Mon, 09 May 2022US$5.0tUS$2.9tUS$122.4b11.6x40.6x1.7x
Wed, 06 Apr 2022US$6.1tUS$2.9tUS$136.2b12.5x45x2.1x
Fri, 04 Mar 2022US$5.7tUS$2.8tUS$141.5b13.4x40.5x2x
Sun, 30 Jan 2022US$5.7tUS$2.8tUS$116.4b14.3x48.8x2.1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

48.8x


Total Market Cap: US$5.7tTotal Earnings: US$116.4bTotal Revenue: US$2.8tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Consumer Discretionary Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 40.2x202320242025
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 36.1x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 40.2x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.7x 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 20% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 6.6% 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 Market2.43%
Consumer Discretionary1.95%
General Merchandise and Department Stores4.77%
Luxury3.99%
Retail Distributors2.27%
Auto Components2.04%
Specialty Stores1.67%
Hospitality1.17%
Consumer Durables1.08%
Leisure1.03%
Online Retail and Ecommerce0%0
Consumer Services-0.87%
Auto-2.50%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Auto industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 70.0x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 15.7%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 2.2% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Consumer Durables industry, although it looks like investor sentiment has improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average of 10.9x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Leisure industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 26% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 42% per year.
  • In contrast, the Consumer Durables industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 8.1% 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$235.015.2%
+US$122.6b
49.8%PE49.6x
BABA Alibaba Group HoldingUS$86.404.8%
+US$8.8b
14.9%PE16.5x
JD JD.comUS$39.1210.6%
+US$5.4b
65.8%PE11.8x
SBUX StarbucksUS$97.735.0%
+US$5.3b
6.2%PE29.5x
NKE NIKEUS$74.044.2%
+US$4.4b
-26.5%PE22.4x
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