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U.S. Consumer Discretionary Sector Analysis

UpdatedFeb 05, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies785
  • 7D0.3%
  • 3M12.1%
  • 1Y33.6%
  • YTD6.6%

Over the last 7 days, the Consumer Discretionary industry has remained flat. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 34% over the past 12 months. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 18% per annum.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 05 Feb 2025US$7.3tUS$3.3tUS$193.5b19.3x37.5x2.2x
Fri, 03 Jan 2025US$7.0tUS$3.3tUS$201.5b18.2x34.9x2.1x
Sun, 01 Dec 2024US$6.9tUS$3.3tUS$199.8b19.3x34.5x2.1x
Tue, 29 Oct 2024US$5.9tUS$3.2tUS$179.8b18.3x33x1.9x
Thu, 26 Sep 2024US$5.9tUS$3.2tUS$177.8b17.7x33.4x1.9x
Sat, 24 Aug 2024US$5.5tUS$3.2tUS$173.7b17.6x31.6x1.7x
Mon, 22 Jul 2024US$5.6tUS$3.1tUS$167.4b17.7x33.3x1.8x
Wed, 19 Jun 2024US$5.4tUS$3.1tUS$167.9b17.7x32.4x1.7x
Fri, 17 May 2024US$5.4tUS$3.1tUS$164.8b18.3x33x1.8x
Sun, 14 Apr 2024US$5.4tUS$3.1tUS$160.5b17.4x33.7x1.8x
Tue, 12 Mar 2024US$5.3tUS$3.1tUS$155.6b16.9x33.8x1.7x
Thu, 08 Feb 2024US$5.2tUS$3.1tUS$157.3b17.1x32.8x1.7x
Sat, 06 Jan 2024US$5.1tUS$3.1tUS$141.5b17.5x35.9x1.7x
Mon, 04 Dec 2023US$5.1tUS$3.1tUS$139.4b16.1x36.5x1.7x
Wed, 01 Nov 2023US$4.5tUS$3.0tUS$120.8b14.6x37.3x1.5x
Fri, 29 Sep 2023US$4.7tUS$3.0tUS$112.2b15.1x41.7x1.6x
Sun, 27 Aug 2023US$4.8tUS$3.0tUS$112.3b15.4x42.7x1.6x
Tue, 25 Jul 2023US$5.0tUS$2.9tUS$100.4b15.6x50x1.7x
Thu, 22 Jun 2023US$4.8tUS$2.9tUS$98.7b14.6x48.4x1.6x
Sat, 20 May 2023US$4.3tUS$2.9tUS$99.0b13.9x43.7x1.5x
Mon, 17 Apr 2023US$4.4tUS$2.9tUS$81.1b14x53.8x1.5x
Wed, 15 Mar 2023US$4.3tUS$3.1tUS$86.7b13.3x49.5x1.4x
Fri, 10 Feb 2023US$4.8tUS$3.1tUS$86.2b13.4x55.6x1.6x
Sun, 08 Jan 2023US$4.2tUS$3.0tUS$108.5b12.1x38.6x1.4x
Tue, 06 Dec 2022US$4.4tUS$3.0tUS$108.2b12x40.7x1.5x
Thu, 03 Nov 2022US$4.1tUS$3.0tUS$111.8b10.7x37x1.4x
Sat, 01 Oct 2022US$4.5tUS$3.0tUS$112.5b10.3x39.8x1.5x
Mon, 29 Aug 2022US$5.1tUS$3.0tUS$110.3b11.8x46.4x1.7x
Wed, 27 Jul 2022US$4.8tUS$2.9tUS$121.6b11x39.8x1.7x
Fri, 24 Jun 2022US$4.6tUS$2.9tUS$120.2b10.9x38.5x1.6x
Sun, 22 May 2022US$4.5tUS$2.9tUS$118.6b11.1x37.5x1.5x
Tue, 19 Apr 2022US$5.8tUS$2.9tUS$134.5b12.3x43.1x2x
Thu, 17 Mar 2022US$5.7tUS$2.8tUS$129.9b13.3x43.9x2x
Sat, 12 Feb 2022US$5.9tUS$2.8tUS$143.3b14.2x41.4x2.1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

41.4x


Total Market Cap: US$5.9tTotal Earnings: US$143.3bTotal Revenue: US$2.8tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Consumer Discretionary Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 40.1x202320242025
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 40.1x.
  • 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 11% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 6.3% 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-0.28%
Consumer Discretionary0.31%
Consumer Services2.33%
General Merchandise and Department Stores1.95%
Hospitality1.19%
Online Retail and Ecommerce0%0
Auto-0.79%
Retail Distributors-1.66%
Specialty Stores-1.72%
Luxury-2.56%
Consumer Durables-2.88%
Leisure-3.02%
Auto Components-3.17%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Leisure industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 24.5x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 28.1%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 46.9% 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 11.0x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Auto Components industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 29% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 2.2% per year.
  • In contrast, the Consumer Durables industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 7.8% 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$242.061.6%
+US$41.1b
43.1%PE51x
BABA Alibaba Group HoldingUS$102.356.6%
+US$14.3b
30.8%PE19.5x
SBUX StarbucksUS$110.6010.1%
+US$11.6b
15.6%PE35.7x
RACE FerrariUS$459.306.5%
+US$5.0b
21.3%PE51.9x
DASH DoorDashUS$194.575.5%
+US$4.2b
73.2%PS8x
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