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U.S. Consumer Discretionary Sector Analysis

UpdatedNov 11, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies802
  • 7D-0.2%
  • 3M6.9%
  • 1Y14.6%
  • YTD11.5%

The Consumer Discretionary is pretty flat in the last 7 days, but Booking Holdings has stood out, gaining 5.4%. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 15% over the past 12 months. Looking forward, 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
Thu, 13 Nov 2025US$7.8tUS$3.5tUS$222.2b17.9x35.2x2.2x
Sat, 11 Oct 2025US$7.6tUS$3.5tUS$221.1b17.9x34.3x2.2x
Mon, 08 Sep 2025US$7.5tUS$3.5tUS$221.6b20.2x34x2.2x
Wed, 06 Aug 2025US$6.8tUS$3.4tUS$216.3b18.2x31.6x2x
Fri, 04 Jul 2025US$7.0tUS$3.4tUS$216.1b19x32.2x2x
Sun, 01 Jun 2025US$6.7tUS$3.4tUS$217.6b16.8x30.6x1.9x
Tue, 29 Apr 2025US$6.1tUS$3.4tUS$210.5b16.5x29.1x1.8x
Thu, 27 Mar 2025US$6.5tUS$3.4tUS$211.7b16.6x30.6x1.9x
Sat, 22 Feb 2025US$7.1tUS$3.4tUS$211.9b18.7x33.4x2.1x
Mon, 20 Jan 2025US$7.2tUS$3.3tUS$201.8b18.9x35.8x2.2x
Wed, 18 Dec 2024US$7.5tUS$3.3tUS$201.0b18.7x37.2x2.2x
Fri, 15 Nov 2024US$6.8tUS$3.3tUS$194.8b18.4x35.1x2x
Sun, 13 Oct 2024US$5.9tUS$3.2tUS$178.6b18x32.9x1.8x
Tue, 10 Sep 2024US$5.4tUS$3.2tUS$177.4b16.8x30.4x1.7x
Thu, 08 Aug 2024US$5.1tUS$3.2tUS$172.8b16.3x29.5x1.6x
Sat, 06 Jul 2024US$5.7tUS$3.1tUS$167.3b17.1x34.2x1.8x
Mon, 03 Jun 2024US$5.4tUS$3.1tUS$167.6b18.2x32x1.7x
Wed, 01 May 2024US$5.2tUS$3.1tUS$159.9b17x32.7x1.7x
Fri, 29 Mar 2024US$5.4tUS$3.1tUS$160.2b18.2x33.8x1.8x
Sun, 25 Feb 2024US$5.3tUS$3.1tUS$153.0b17.8x34.9x1.7x
Tue, 23 Jan 2024US$5.1tUS$3.1tUS$141.4b17.4x35.9x1.7x
Thu, 21 Dec 2023US$5.4tUS$3.1tUS$139.4b16.9x38.6x1.8x
Sat, 18 Nov 2023US$4.9tUS$3.0tUS$138.2b15.6x35.4x1.6x
Mon, 16 Oct 2023US$4.7tUS$3.0tUS$114.0b14.9x41x1.6x
Wed, 13 Sep 2023US$5.1tUS$3.0tUS$112.7b15.2x44.8x1.7x
Fri, 11 Aug 2023US$5.0tUS$3.0tUS$112.8b16.8x44.7x1.7x
Sun, 09 Jul 2023US$4.9tUS$2.9tUS$99.8b15x49.4x1.7x
Tue, 06 Jun 2023US$4.5tUS$2.9tUS$99.3b13.6x45.7x1.6x
Thu, 04 May 2023US$4.3tUS$2.9tUS$94.0b14.3x45.2x1.5x
Sat, 01 Apr 2023US$4.5tUS$2.9tUS$81.5b13.6x55.4x1.6x
Mon, 27 Feb 2023US$4.5tUS$3.1tUS$86.3b13.4x51.9x1.5x
Wed, 25 Jan 2023US$4.6tUS$3.0tUS$107.8b12.7x42.2x1.5x
Fri, 23 Dec 2022US$4.0tUS$3.0tUS$108.9b11.7x36.8x1.3x
Sun, 20 Nov 2022US$4.3tUS$3.0tUS$108.3b11.6x40x1.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

40x


Total Market Cap: US$4.3tTotal Earnings: US$108.3bTotal Revenue: US$3.0tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Consumer Discretionary Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 37.3x202320242025
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 37.3x.
  • 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 Market0.93%
Consumer Discretionary-0.19%
Leisure3.87%
Consumer Durables2.56%
Luxury2.16%
Retail Distributors2.03%
Auto Components1.21%
Hospitality0.27%
Auto0.041%
Online Retail and Ecommerce0%0
Specialty Stores-0.18%
General Merchandise and Department Stores-0.75%
Consumer Services-3.71%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Auto industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 101x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 34.3%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 16.2% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Leisure industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 49% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 22% per year.
  • In contrast, the Consumer Durables industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 6.2% 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
SBUX StarbucksUS$86.428.6%
+US$7.8b		-12.5%PE37.3x
RIVN Rivian AutomotiveUS$18.0244.2%
+US$6.8b		70.3%PS3.8x
EXPE Expedia GroupUS$265.3225.1%
+US$6.3b		45.8%PE23.4x
MAR Marriott InternationalUS$291.907.2%
+US$5.3b		2.1%PE30x
XPEV XPengUS$28.0723.7%
+US$5.1b		105.3%PS3.2x

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