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U.S. Consumer Discretionary Sector Analysis

UpdatedSep 07, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies774
  • 7D1.5%
  • 3M10.4%
  • 1Y33.2%
  • YTD7.5%

In the last week, the Consumer Discretionary industry is up 1.5%, with Tesla up 5.1%. This means that the industry has gained 33% over the past year. Earnings are forecast to grow by 18% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 07 Sep 2025US$7.5tUS$3.5tUS$221.6b20.2x34x2.2x
Tue, 05 Aug 2025US$6.8tUS$3.4tUS$216.2b18.6x31.4x2x
Thu, 03 Jul 2025US$6.9tUS$3.4tUS$216.1b18.5x31.8x2x
Sat, 31 May 2025US$6.8tUS$3.4tUS$217.6b16.8x31x2x
Mon, 28 Apr 2025US$6.1tUS$3.4tUS$210.6b16.5x29.2x1.8x
Wed, 26 Mar 2025US$6.5tUS$3.4tUS$211.7b16.8x30.8x1.9x
Fri, 21 Feb 2025US$7.3tUS$3.4tUS$210.7b18.9x34.6x2.2x
Sun, 19 Jan 2025US$7.2tUS$3.3tUS$201.8b18.9x35.8x2.2x
Tue, 17 Dec 2024US$7.4tUS$3.3tUS$201.0b19x36.6x2.2x
Thu, 14 Nov 2024US$6.8tUS$3.3tUS$194.7b18.5x34.8x2x
Sat, 12 Oct 2024US$5.9tUS$3.2tUS$178.6b18x32.9x1.9x
Mon, 09 Sep 2024US$5.3tUS$3.2tUS$177.6b17x29.9x1.7x
Wed, 07 Aug 2024US$5.1tUS$3.2tUS$173.7b16.6x29.2x1.6x
Fri, 05 Jul 2024US$5.7tUS$3.1tUS$167.4b17.2x34.1x1.8x
Sun, 02 Jun 2024US$5.4tUS$3.1tUS$167.8b18.2x31.9x1.7x
Tue, 30 Apr 2024US$5.3tUS$3.1tUS$160.0b17.4x33x1.7x
Thu, 28 Mar 2024US$5.4tUS$3.1tUS$160.1b18.2x33.8x1.8x
Sat, 24 Feb 2024US$5.3tUS$3.1tUS$153.3b17.8x34.8x1.7x
Mon, 22 Jan 2024US$5.1tUS$3.1tUS$141.6b17.1x36x1.7x
Wed, 20 Dec 2023US$5.4tUS$3.1tUS$139.5b17.2x38.5x1.8x
Fri, 17 Nov 2023US$4.9tUS$3.0tUS$138.1b15.6x35.5x1.6x
Sun, 15 Oct 2023US$4.7tUS$3.0tUS$114.0b14.9x41x1.6x
Tue, 12 Sep 2023US$5.1tUS$3.0tUS$112.6b15.4x44.9x1.7x
Thu, 10 Aug 2023US$5.0tUS$3.0tUS$111.8b16.1x44.9x1.7x
Sat, 08 Jul 2023US$4.9tUS$2.9tUS$99.8b15x49.4x1.7x
Mon, 05 Jun 2023US$4.5tUS$2.9tUS$99.0b13.9x45.8x1.6x
Wed, 03 May 2023US$4.3tUS$2.9tUS$88.6b14x48.1x1.5x
Fri, 31 Mar 2023US$4.4tUS$2.9tUS$81.3b13.5x54.3x1.5x
Sun, 26 Feb 2023US$4.5tUS$3.1tUS$86.6b13.4x51.8x1.5x
Tue, 24 Jan 2023US$4.6tUS$3.0tUS$108.0b12.9x42.3x1.5x
Thu, 22 Dec 2022US$4.1tUS$3.0tUS$108.1b11.7x37.9x1.4x
Sat, 19 Nov 2022US$4.3tUS$3.0tUS$106.4b11.6x40.8x1.4x
Mon, 17 Oct 2022US$4.2tUS$3.0tUS$112.3b10.3x37.1x1.4x
Wed, 14 Sep 2022US$5.3tUS$3.0tUS$110.8b12x47.9x1.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

47.9x


Total Market Cap: US$5.3tTotal 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 34.0x 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 2.2x.
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 Market0.43%
Consumer Discretionary1.53%
Consumer Durables4.29%
Auto4.17%
Specialty Stores2.49%
Leisure1.82%
Retail Distributors1.72%
General Merchandise and Department Stores1.45%
Auto Components1.20%
Online Retail and Ecommerce0%0
Consumer Services-1.18%
Hospitality-2.00%
Luxury-3.26%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Auto Components industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 115x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 32.1%, 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
TSLA TeslaUS$350.845.1%
+US$54.7b		66.5%PE192.5x
AMZN Amazon.comUS$232.331.5%
+US$35.5b		35.6%PE35.1x
HD Home DepotUS$418.953.0%
+US$12.1b		16.4%PE28.5x
LOW Lowe's CompaniesUS$269.974.6%
+US$6.7b		10.7%PE22.1x
PDD PDD HoldingsUS$124.683.7%
+US$6.3b		33.6%PE12.9x

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