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U.S. Consumer Discretionary Sector Analysis

UpdatedApr 28, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies776
  • 7D10.8%
  • 3M-16.8%
  • 1Y7.7%
  • YTD-11.5%

In the last week, the Consumer Discretionary industry is up 11%, with Amazon.com up 13%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 7.7%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 17% per annum.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 29 Apr 2025US$6.1tUS$3.4tUS$210.6b16.5x29.2x1.8x
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
Tue, 18 Oct 2022US$4.2tUS$3.0tUS$112.3b10.3x37.1x1.4x
Thu, 15 Sep 2022US$5.1tUS$3.0tUS$110.9b11.2x46x1.7x
Sat, 13 Aug 2022US$5.5tUS$3.0tUS$113.7b12x48x1.8x
Mon, 11 Jul 2022US$4.8tUS$2.9tUS$121.4b10.7x39.5x1.7x
Wed, 08 Jun 2022US$5.0tUS$2.9tUS$118.8b12.1x41.8x1.7x
Fri, 06 May 2022US$5.1tUS$2.9tUS$118.3b11.9x42.9x1.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

42.9x


Total Market Cap: US$5.1tTotal Earnings: US$118.3bTotal Revenue: US$2.9tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Consumer Discretionary Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 39.2x202320242025
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 29.2x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 39.2x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 1.7x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Consumer Discretionary industry have grown 20% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 6.0% 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 Market6.99%
Consumer Discretionary10.80%
Auto21.99%
General Merchandise and Department Stores11.54%
Auto Components9.49%
Leisure8.89%
Hospitality6.79%
Consumer Services6.39%
Luxury5.49%
Consumer Durables4.95%
Specialty Stores4.44%
Online Retail and Ecommerce0%0
Retail Distributors-0.95%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Auto industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 73.7x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 25.9%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 33.5% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Auto Components industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 31% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 14% per year.
  • In contrast, the Consumer Durables industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 3.8% 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$188.9913.0%
+US$230.0b
4.4%PE33.9x
TSLA TeslaUS$284.9525.3%
+US$186.1b
46.8%PE150.3x
BABA Alibaba Group HoldingUS$120.289.2%
+US$22.9b
57.4%PE16.5x
PDD PDD HoldingsUS$104.0110.2%
+US$13.4b
-18.0%PE9.4x
BKNG Booking HoldingsUS$4.84k9.0%
+US$12.3b
37.7%PE26.8x
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