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U.S. Consumer Discretionary Sector Analysis

UpdatedJul 01, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies776
  • 7D3.2%
  • 3M7.0%
  • 1Y5.6%
  • YTD-3.6%

In the last week, the Consumer Discretionary industry is up 1.5%, with Tesla up 10%. Meanwhile, Alibaba Group Holding actually underperformed within the industry, shrinking 6.5% in the last week. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 4.9%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 21% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 01 Jul 2026US$7.5tUS$3.7tUS$214.1b18.6x35x2x
Fri, 29 May 2026US$8.0tUS$3.7tUS$212.9b18.6x37.5x2.2x
Sun, 26 Apr 2026US$7.8tUS$3.6tUS$194.2b19x40x2.1x
Tue, 24 Mar 2026US$7.0tUS$3.6tUS$199.6b18.7x34.9x1.9x
Thu, 19 Feb 2026US$7.4tUS$3.6tUS$206.7b20.6x36x2.1x
Sat, 17 Jan 2026US$7.9tUS$3.6tUS$221.5b19.2x35.5x2.2x
Mon, 15 Dec 2025US$7.7tUS$3.5tUS$221.9b19.2x34.8x2.2x
Wed, 12 Nov 2025US$7.8tUS$3.5tUS$222.3b18.3x35.3x2.2x
Fri, 10 Oct 2025US$7.8tUS$3.5tUS$220.7b18.6x35.2x2.2x
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
Price to Earnings Ratio

49.4x


Total Market Cap: US$4.9tTotal Earnings: US$99.8bTotal Revenue: US$2.9tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Consumer Discretionary Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 35.1x202420252026
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 35.1x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 1.9x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Consumer Discretionary industry have grown 29% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 8.2% 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 Market1.92%
Consumer Discretionary3.17%
Auto9.05%
Retail Distributors5.96%
Consumer Durables5.25%
Leisure2.67%
Hospitality2.09%
Consumer Services1.30%
General Merchandise and Department Stores1.28%
Specialty Stores1.25%
Auto Components1.10%
Online Retail and Ecommerce0%0
Luxury-1.23%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Retail Distributors industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 19.9x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 24.4%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 19.0% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Leisure industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 38% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 5.8% per year.
  • In contrast, the Consumer Durables industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 8.1% 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$420.6010.2%
+US$146.4b		39.9%PE409x
AMZN Amazon.comUS$238.341.8%
+US$45.5b		8.1%PE28.2x
HD Home DepotUS$352.688.7%
+US$28.1b		-5.5%PE25.1x
MELI MercadoLibreUS$1.70k7.2%
+US$5.8b		-32.1%PE44.8x
DASH DoorDashUS$184.537.6%
+US$5.7b		-22.5%PE86.8x

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