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U.S. Consumer Discretionary Sector Analysis

UpdatedDec 30, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies803
  • 7D-1.0%
  • 3M-1.5%
  • 1Y8.9%
  • YTD10.2%

Over the last 7 days, the Consumer Discretionary industry has remained flat, although notably Tesla declined by 5.3%. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 9.0% over the past 12 months. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 21% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 30 Dec 2025US$7.8tUS$3.6tUS$221.5b19.1x35.1x2.2x
Thu, 27 Nov 2025US$7.5tUS$3.6tUS$221.3b18.6x34x2.1x
Sat, 25 Oct 2025US$7.7tUS$3.5tUS$222.7b19x34.8x2.2x
Mon, 22 Sep 2025US$7.9tUS$3.5tUS$220.7b19.5x35.6x2.3x
Wed, 20 Aug 2025US$7.2tUS$3.5tUS$217.3b20x33.2x2.1x
Fri, 18 Jul 2025US$7.0tUS$3.4tUS$215.6b18.9x32.2x2x
Sun, 15 Jun 2025US$6.7tUS$3.4tUS$217.6b17.3x30.6x1.9x
Tue, 13 May 2025US$6.6tUS$3.4tUS$218.9b17.8x30.2x1.9x
Thu, 10 Apr 2025US$5.6tUS$3.4tUS$211.6b15.9x26.3x1.6x
Sat, 08 Mar 2025US$6.5tUS$3.4tUS$214.3b17.6x30.4x1.9x
Mon, 03 Feb 2025US$7.4tUS$3.3tUS$193.3b18.9x38.2x2.2x
Wed, 01 Jan 2025US$7.1tUS$3.3tUS$201.5b18.3x35.2x2.1x
Fri, 29 Nov 2024US$6.8tUS$3.3tUS$199.8b19x34.2x2x
Sun, 27 Oct 2024US$5.9tUS$3.2tUS$179.8b17.9x32.9x1.9x
Tue, 24 Sep 2024US$5.8tUS$3.2tUS$177.7b17.8x32.5x1.8x
Thu, 22 Aug 2024US$5.5tUS$3.2tUS$173.0b17.8x31.9x1.7x
Sat, 20 Jul 2024US$5.6tUS$3.1tUS$167.3b17.7x33.7x1.8x
Mon, 17 Jun 2024US$5.4tUS$3.1tUS$167.8b17.7x32x1.7x
Wed, 15 May 2024US$5.4tUS$3.1tUS$166.9b18.3x32.6x1.8x
Fri, 12 Apr 2024US$5.3tUS$3.1tUS$160.5b17.8x33.3x1.7x
Sun, 10 Mar 2024US$5.3tUS$3.1tUS$155.6b16.7x33.9x1.7x
Tue, 06 Feb 2024US$5.1tUS$3.1tUS$159.9b17x32x1.7x
Thu, 04 Jan 2024US$5.1tUS$3.1tUS$141.5b17.6x36.3x1.7x
Sat, 02 Dec 2023US$5.0tUS$3.1tUS$139.5b16.1x36x1.6x
Mon, 30 Oct 2023US$4.4tUS$3.0tUS$121.6b14.3x36.5x1.5x
Wed, 27 Sep 2023US$4.6tUS$3.0tUS$112.2b14.8x41.3x1.6x
Fri, 25 Aug 2023US$4.7tUS$3.0tUS$111.9b15.4x42.4x1.6x
Sun, 23 Jul 2023US$5.0tUS$2.9tUS$100.4b15.5x49.6x1.7x
Tue, 20 Jun 2023US$4.8tUS$2.9tUS$98.9b14.9x49x1.7x
Thu, 18 May 2023US$4.3tUS$2.9tUS$94.4b14.2x46x1.5x
Sat, 15 Apr 2023US$4.4tUS$2.9tUS$81.6b14.1x53.4x1.5x
Mon, 13 Mar 2023US$4.3tUS$3.1tUS$87.0b13.8x49.1x1.4x
Wed, 08 Feb 2023US$4.8tUS$3.1tUS$86.6b13.6x55.8x1.6x
Fri, 06 Jan 2023US$4.1tUS$3.0tUS$108.5b11.9x37.7x1.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

37.7x


Total Market Cap: US$4.1tTotal Earnings: US$108.5bTotal Revenue: US$3.0tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Consumer Discretionary Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 37.1x20242025
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 37.1x.
  • 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 27% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 5.4% 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-0.18%
Consumer Discretionary-1.03%
Luxury1.79%
Retail Distributors0.49%
Consumer Durables0.44%
General Merchandise and Department Stores0.19%
Leisure0.17%
Specialty Stores0.046%
Online Retail and Ecommerce0%0
Auto Components-0.20%
Consumer Services-0.34%
Hospitality-1.02%
Auto-4.61%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Auto industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 113x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 33.8%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 35.3% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Leisure industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 52% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 35% per year.
  • In contrast, the Consumer Durables industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 7.7% 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$232.071.6%
+US$38.9b		4.9%PE32.4x
NKE NIKEUS$61.217.0%
+US$5.9b		-18.0%PE35.8x
CPNG CoupangUS$24.469.1%
+US$3.7b		10.1%PE114.6x
SE SeaUS$130.894.1%
+US$3.0b		23.4%PE54.6x
PDD PDD HoldingsUS$114.151.9%
+US$3.0b		17.7%PE11.1x

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