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U.S. Consumer Discretionary Sector Analysis

UpdatedSep 03, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies775
  • 7D-1.4%
  • 3M9.9%
  • 1Y26.8%
  • YTD4.9%

Over the last 7 days, the Consumer Discretionary industry has dropped 1.4%, driven by a pullback from Tesla of 5.8%. In contrast, Alibaba Group Holding has gained 12%. Over the past 12 months, the industry was up 27%. 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, 03 Sep 2025US$7.4tUS$3.5tUS$221.8b20.4x33.3x2.1x
Fri, 01 Aug 2025US$7.0tUS$3.4tUS$211.4b18.5x33.2x2.1x
Sun, 29 Jun 2025US$6.9tUS$3.4tUS$216.2b18x31.8x2x
Tue, 27 May 2025US$6.6tUS$3.4tUS$220.2b17x30.2x1.9x
Thu, 24 Apr 2025US$5.9tUS$3.4tUS$210.6b16.2x27.8x1.7x
Sat, 22 Mar 2025US$6.3tUS$3.4tUS$211.8b16.7x29.5x1.8x
Mon, 17 Feb 2025US$7.3tUS$3.4tUS$205.0b18.6x35.5x2.2x
Wed, 15 Jan 2025US$6.9tUS$3.3tUS$201.8b18.4x34.4x2.1x
Fri, 13 Dec 2024US$7.4tUS$3.3tUS$201.0b19.5x36.8x2.2x
Sun, 10 Nov 2024US$6.4tUS$3.2tUS$180.7b18.9x35.2x2x
Tue, 08 Oct 2024US$5.9tUS$3.2tUS$178.8b17.9x33x1.9x
Thu, 05 Sep 2024US$5.4tUS$3.2tUS$177.2b17.2x30.5x1.7x
Sat, 03 Aug 2024US$5.5tUS$3.2tUS$174.7b16.8x31.3x1.7x
Mon, 01 Jul 2024US$5.5tUS$3.1tUS$167.2b17.4x33x1.8x
Wed, 29 May 2024US$5.4tUS$3.1tUS$167.9b18.1x32.1x1.7x
Fri, 26 Apr 2024US$5.2tUS$3.1tUS$159.9b16.7x32.5x1.7x
Sun, 24 Mar 2024US$5.4tUS$3.1tUS$159.5b17.5x33.6x1.7x
Tue, 20 Feb 2024US$5.3tUS$3.1tUS$152.0b18.1x34.8x1.7x
Thu, 18 Jan 2024US$5.0tUS$3.1tUS$141.6b16.8x35.5x1.6x
Sat, 16 Dec 2023US$5.3tUS$3.1tUS$139.6b17.1x37.9x1.7x
Mon, 13 Nov 2023US$4.8tUS$3.0tUS$131.1b14.9x36.3x1.6x
Wed, 11 Oct 2023US$4.8tUS$3.0tUS$113.8b15.1x42x1.6x
Fri, 08 Sep 2023US$4.9tUS$3.0tUS$112.2b15.5x44x1.7x
Sun, 06 Aug 2023US$5.1tUS$3.0tUS$110.5b16.3x46.1x1.7x
Tue, 04 Jul 2023US$5.0tUS$2.9tUS$99.8b15x49.8x1.7x
Thu, 01 Jun 2023US$4.4tUS$2.9tUS$99.4b13.3x44x1.5x
Sat, 29 Apr 2023US$4.3tUS$2.9tUS$87.9b13.8x49.2x1.5x
Mon, 27 Mar 2023US$4.2tUS$2.9tUS$81.0b13.3x52.3x1.5x
Wed, 22 Feb 2023US$4.6tUS$3.1tUS$81.6b13.4x55.9x1.5x
Fri, 20 Jan 2023US$4.4tUS$3.0tUS$108.0b12.4x40.4x1.4x
Sun, 18 Dec 2022US$4.1tUS$3.0tUS$108.3b11.9x38.3x1.4x
Tue, 15 Nov 2022US$4.3tUS$3.0tUS$111.7b11.7x38.9x1.4x
Thu, 13 Oct 2022US$49.1tUS$3.0tUS$112.4b10.6x436.5x16.5x
Sat, 10 Sep 2022US$5.2tUS$3.0tUS$110.8b11.7x47x1.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

47x


Total Market Cap: US$5.2tTotal Earnings: US$110.8bTotal Revenue: US$3.0tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Consumer Discretionary Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 38x202320242025
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 33.3x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 38.0x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.7x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.1x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Consumer Discretionary industry have grown 26% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 5.5% 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-0.67%
Consumer Discretionary-1.44%
Online Retail and Ecommerce0%0
Consumer Durables-0.20%
Specialty Stores-0.28%
Hospitality-0.49%
General Merchandise and Department Stores-0.53%
Luxury-1.63%
Consumer Services-2.03%
Retail Distributors-2.07%
Auto Components-2.48%
Leisure-3.29%
Auto-5.30%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Auto Components industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 105x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 31.8%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 2.8% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Leisure industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 37% 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 4.0% 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
BABA Alibaba Group HoldingUS$138.5511.6%
+US$32.0b		68.4%PE14.9x
TCOM Trip.com GroupUS$71.5910.3%
+US$4.4b		51.3%PE18.5x
SBUX StarbucksUS$89.782.4%
+US$2.4b		-2.8%PE38.8x
MCD McDonald'sUS$315.760.9%
+US$2.0b		10.6%PE26.8x
TJX TJX CompaniesUS$138.571.4%
+US$1.7b		17.9%PE31x

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