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U.S. Consumer Discretionary Sector Analysis

UpdatedJun 15, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies742
  • 7D-0.8%
  • 3M2.0%
  • 1Y10.9%
  • YTD2.8%

Last week, the Consumer Discretionary industry hasn't moved much but Home Depot is up 6.1% in that time. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 11% in that time. 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
Sun, 16 Jun 2024US$5.4tUS$3.1tUS$167.8b17.8x32.4x1.7x
Tue, 14 May 2024US$5.4tUS$3.1tUS$166.8b18.3x32.7x1.8x
Thu, 11 Apr 2024US$5.4tUS$3.1tUS$160.4b17.6x33.7x1.8x
Sat, 09 Mar 2024US$5.3tUS$3.1tUS$155.6b16.7x33.9x1.7x
Mon, 05 Feb 2024US$5.2tUS$3.1tUS$159.6b16.8x32.6x1.7x
Wed, 03 Jan 2024US$5.2tUS$3.1tUS$141.5b17.8x37x1.7x
Fri, 01 Dec 2023US$5.0tUS$3.1tUS$139.6b16x36x1.6x
Sun, 29 Oct 2023US$4.4tUS$3.0tUS$121.6b14.2x36.5x1.5x
Tue, 26 Sep 2023US$4.7tUS$3.0tUS$112.4b14.9x42.1x1.6x
Thu, 24 Aug 2023US$4.8tUS$3.0tUS$111.9b15.7x43.3x1.6x
Sat, 22 Jul 2023US$5.0tUS$2.9tUS$100.4b15.5x49.6x1.7x
Mon, 19 Jun 2023US$4.8tUS$2.9tUS$98.9b14.9x49x1.7x
Wed, 17 May 2023US$4.2tUS$2.9tUS$94.2b13.9x45x1.5x
Fri, 14 Apr 2023US$4.4tUS$2.9tUS$81.7b13.9x53.4x1.5x
Sun, 12 Mar 2023US$4.3tUS$3.1tUS$87.0b13.8x49.1x1.4x
Tue, 07 Feb 2023US$4.8tUS$3.1tUS$86.0b13.5x56.1x1.6x
Thu, 05 Jan 2023US$4.1tUS$3.0tUS$108.5b11.9x37.9x1.4x
Sat, 03 Dec 2022US$4.5tUS$3.0tUS$108.1b12x41.9x1.5x
Mon, 31 Oct 2022US$4.4tUS$3.0tUS$111.6b11.1x39.2x1.5x
Wed, 28 Sep 2022US$4.6tUS$3.0tUS$111.0b10.6x41.5x1.6x
Fri, 26 Aug 2022US$5.3tUS$3.0tUS$111.3b11.6x47.3x1.8x
Sun, 24 Jul 2022US$4.9tUS$2.9tUS$121.4b11.3x40.8x1.7x
Tue, 21 Jun 2022US$4.4tUS$2.9tUS$119.6b10.7x36.9x1.5x
Thu, 19 May 2022US$4.7tUS$2.9tUS$120.0b11.2x39.2x1.6x
Sat, 16 Apr 2022US$5.8tUS$2.9tUS$135.4b12.4x42.8x2x
Mon, 14 Mar 2022US$5.3tUS$2.8tUS$129.9b13.1x41.1x1.9x
Wed, 09 Feb 2022US$6.1tUS$2.8tUS$141.2b14.6x43.3x2.2x
Fri, 07 Jan 2022US$6.5tUS$2.7tUS$117.1b15.7x55.9x2.4x
Sun, 05 Dec 2021US$6.6tUS$2.7tUS$117.5b15.4x56x2.4x
Tue, 02 Nov 2021US$7.1tUS$2.7tUS$121.5b16.8x58.1x2.6x
Thu, 30 Sep 2021US$6.3tUS$2.6tUS$123.2b16.7x51.3x2.4x
Sat, 28 Aug 2021US$6.4tUS$2.6tUS$120.3b16.3x52.9x2.4x
Sun, 04 Jul 2021US$6.6tUS$2.6tUS$115.1b17.8x57.3x2.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

57.3x


Total Market Cap: US$6.6tTotal Earnings: US$115.1bTotal Revenue: US$2.6tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Consumer Discretionary Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 44.5x202220232024
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 32.4x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 44.5x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 1.8x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Consumer Discretionary industry have grown 13% 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 Market1.21%
Consumer Discretionary-0.82%
Consumer Durables0.68%
Specialty Stores0.035%
Online Retail and Ecommerce0%
Auto-0.59%
General Merchandise and Department Stores-0.63%
Consumer Services-0.75%
Hospitality-0.80%
Leisure-1.15%
Luxury-2.57%
Retail Distributors-3.53%
Auto Components-7.60%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Consumer Services industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 54.2x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 27.2%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 39.5% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Leisure industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 31% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 37% per year.
  • In contrast, the Retail Distributors 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
HD Home DepotUS$346.846.1%
+US$19.6b
15.5%PE23.1x
PDD PDD HoldingsUS$148.983.5%
+US$7.1b
86.5%PE18.8x
LOW Lowe's CompaniesUS$223.353.1%
+US$3.8b
2.9%PE17.7x
BROS Dutch BrosUS$38.120.4%
+US$3.2b
36.2%PE540.7x
CMG Chipotle Mexican GrillUS$3.27k3.2%
+US$2.8b
60.9%PE69.3x
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CMG

US$3,271.71

Chipotle Mexican Grill

7D

3.2%

1Y

60.9%

BROS

US$38.12

Dutch Bros

7D

0.4%

1Y

36.2%

HLT

US$210.32

Hilton Worldwide Holdings

7D

4.0%

1Y

49.4%

MBLY

US$28.22

Mobileye Global

7D

-10.9%

1Y

-27.9%

NKE

US$93.39

NIKE

7D

-3.3%

1Y

-17.8%

MCD

US$253.58

McDonald's

7D

-1.0%

1Y

-13.7%