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U.S. Consumer Discretionary Sector Analysis

UpdatedJan 30, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies796
  • 7D-1.3%
  • 3M-2.2%
  • 1Y2.6%
  • YTD1.8%

Over the last 7 days, the Consumer Discretionary industry has dropped 1.3%, driven by a pullback from Tesla of 7.2%. As for the longer term, the industry's performance has been flat for the past year. 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
Fri, 30 Jan 2026US$7.7tUS$3.6tUS$218.5b19.3x35.5x2.2x
Sun, 28 Dec 2025US$7.8tUS$3.6tUS$221.4b19.2x35.4x2.2x
Tue, 25 Nov 2025US$7.3tUS$3.6tUS$225.1b17.9x32.2x2x
Thu, 23 Oct 2025US$7.7tUS$3.5tUS$218.9b18.6x35.2x2.2x
Sat, 20 Sep 2025US$7.8tUS$3.5tUS$221.3b19.5x35.4x2.3x
Mon, 18 Aug 2025US$7.2tUS$3.5tUS$217.2b19.7x33.1x2.1x
Wed, 16 Jul 2025US$7.0tUS$3.4tUS$215.7b18.4x32.4x2x
Fri, 13 Jun 2025US$6.8tUS$3.4tUS$217.6b17.4x31.1x2x
Sun, 11 May 2025US$6.4tUS$3.4tUS$218.4b17.1x29.1x1.9x
Tue, 08 Apr 2025US$5.6tUS$3.4tUS$211.7b14.9x26.6x1.7x
Thu, 06 Mar 2025US$6.6tUS$3.4tUS$212.8b17.7x30.8x1.9x
Sat, 01 Feb 2025US$7.4tUS$3.3tUS$193.4b19x38.3x2.2x
Mon, 30 Dec 2024US$7.2tUS$3.3tUS$200.9b18.2x35.8x2.2x
Wed, 27 Nov 2024US$6.8tUS$3.4tUS$199.9b19x34.1x2x
Fri, 25 Oct 2024US$5.7tUS$3.2tUS$179.1b18x31.8x1.8x
Sun, 22 Sep 2024US$5.8tUS$3.2tUS$177.7b17.8x32.6x1.8x
Tue, 20 Aug 2024US$5.5tUS$3.2tUS$172.7b17.3x31.9x1.7x
Thu, 18 Jul 2024US$5.8tUS$3.1tUS$167.3b18.1x34.9x1.9x
Sat, 15 Jun 2024US$5.4tUS$3.1tUS$167.8b17.8x32.4x1.7x
Mon, 13 May 2024US$5.4tUS$3.1tUS$166.8b18.5x32.4x1.7x
Wed, 10 Apr 2024US$5.4tUS$3.1tUS$160.5b18.1x33.5x1.7x
Fri, 08 Mar 2024US$5.3tUS$3.1tUS$154.6b17.4x34.4x1.7x
Sun, 04 Feb 2024US$5.2tUS$3.1tUS$159.6b16.8x32.6x1.7x
Tue, 02 Jan 2024US$5.3tUS$3.1tUS$141.6b17.7x37.4x1.7x
Thu, 30 Nov 2023US$5.0tUS$3.1tUS$140.6b15.9x35.9x1.7x
Sat, 28 Oct 2023US$4.4tUS$3.0tUS$121.6b14.2x36.5x1.5x
Mon, 25 Sep 2023US$4.7tUS$3.0tUS$112.4b14.9x41.9x1.6x
Wed, 23 Aug 2023US$4.8tUS$3.0tUS$112.0b15.8x43.2x1.6x
Fri, 21 Jul 2023US$5.0tUS$2.9tUS$100.5b15.6x49.6x1.7x
Sun, 18 Jun 2023US$4.8tUS$2.9tUS$98.8b14.9x49x1.7x
Tue, 16 May 2023US$4.3tUS$2.9tUS$94.2b13.9x45.3x1.5x
Thu, 13 Apr 2023US$4.3tUS$2.9tUS$81.7b14.1x52.2x1.5x
Sat, 11 Mar 2023US$4.3tUS$3.1tUS$87.0b13.8x49.1x1.4x
Mon, 06 Feb 2023US$4.9tUS$3.1tUS$86.1b13.6x56.4x1.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

56.4x


Total Market Cap: US$4.9tTotal Earnings: US$86.1bTotal Revenue: US$3.1tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Consumer Discretionary Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 36.9x202420252026
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 36.9x.
  • 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 36% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 4.9% 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 Market0.25%
Consumer Discretionary-1.29%
General Merchandise and Department Stores2.00%
Online Retail and Ecommerce0%0
Hospitality-0.12%
Retail Distributors-0.70%
Consumer Services-1.03%
Auto Components-2.40%
Leisure-2.54%
Consumer Durables-3.11%
Luxury-3.71%
Specialty Stores-3.78%
Auto-6.18%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Auto industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 122x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 36.3%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 31.5% 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 35% 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$241.733.2%
+US$79.0b		3.0%PE33.8x
RCL Royal Caribbean CruisesUS$345.9821.2%
+US$16.5b		25.9%PE22.1x
MCD McDonald'sUS$315.513.1%
+US$6.8b		8.7%PE26.7x
CCL Carnival Corporation &US$31.159.3%
+US$5.6b		9.3%PE15.6x
MELI MercadoLibreUS$2.22k3.0%
+US$3.3b		13.9%PE54.1x

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