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U.S. Consumer Discretionary Sector Analysis

UpdatedNov 07, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies801
  • 7D1.3%
  • 3M8.3%
  • 1Y14.0%
  • YTD9.9%

In the last week, the Consumer Discretionary industry is up 1.3%, with Amazon.com up 9.1%. During this same period, the DoorDash underperformed, falling 23%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 14%. 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
Fri, 07 Nov 2025US$7.9tUS$3.5tUS$223.0b17.9x35.6x2.2x
Sun, 05 Oct 2025US$7.8tUS$3.5tUS$220.9b19.5x35.1x2.2x
Tue, 02 Sep 2025US$7.3tUS$3.5tUS$220.7b20.2x33x2.1x
Thu, 31 Jul 2025US$7.1tUS$3.4tUS$213.0b18.3x33.2x2.1x
Sat, 28 Jun 2025US$6.8tUS$3.4tUS$216.2b18x31.5x2x
Mon, 26 May 2025US$6.6tUS$3.4tUS$220.2b16.9x30.2x1.9x
Wed, 23 Apr 2025US$5.5tUS$3.4tUS$211.4b15.9x26.2x1.6x
Fri, 21 Mar 2025US$6.2tUS$3.4tUS$212.4b17.3x29.4x1.8x
Sun, 16 Feb 2025US$7.3tUS$3.4tUS$205.0b18.6x35.5x2.2x
Tue, 14 Jan 2025US$6.9tUS$3.3tUS$200.7b18.2x34.6x2.1x
Thu, 12 Dec 2024US$7.3tUS$3.3tUS$201.1b19.5x36.1x2.2x
Sat, 09 Nov 2024US$6.3tUS$3.2tUS$181.0b18.9x35x2x
Mon, 07 Oct 2024US$6.0tUS$3.2tUS$178.6b18.4x33.4x1.9x
Wed, 04 Sep 2024US$5.5tUS$3.2tUS$177.2b17.3x31x1.7x
Fri, 02 Aug 2024US$5.6tUS$3.1tUS$166.7b17.4x33.6x1.8x
Sun, 30 Jun 2024US$5.5tUS$3.1tUS$167.2b17.5x33x1.8x
Tue, 28 May 2024US$5.4tUS$3.1tUS$167.8b17.9x32.1x1.7x
Thu, 25 Apr 2024US$5.2tUS$3.1tUS$160.0b17.1x32.3x1.7x
Sat, 23 Mar 2024US$5.4tUS$3.1tUS$159.5b17.5x33.6x1.7x
Mon, 19 Feb 2024US$5.3tUS$3.1tUS$152.0b18.1x34.8x1.7x
Wed, 17 Jan 2024US$5.1tUS$3.1tUS$141.6b17.1x36.3x1.7x
Fri, 15 Dec 2023US$5.2tUS$3.1tUS$139.5b17.3x37.2x1.7x
Sun, 12 Nov 2023US$4.7tUS$3.0tUS$130.9b15x36.3x1.6x
Tue, 10 Oct 2023US$4.7tUS$3.0tUS$113.8b15x41.4x1.6x
Thu, 07 Sep 2023US$5.0tUS$3.0tUS$112.1b15.5x44.2x1.7x
Sat, 05 Aug 2023US$5.1tUS$3.0tUS$110.5b16.3x46.1x1.7x
Mon, 03 Jul 2023US$4.9tUS$2.9tUS$99.7b14.9x49.1x1.7x
Wed, 31 May 2023US$4.4tUS$2.9tUS$99.6b13.5x44.1x1.5x
Fri, 28 Apr 2023US$4.3tUS$2.9tUS$81.5b13.9x53x1.5x
Sun, 26 Mar 2023US$4.2tUS$2.9tUS$81.0b13.3x52.3x1.5x
Tue, 21 Feb 2023US$4.7tUS$3.1tUS$81.9b14x57.8x1.5x
Thu, 19 Jan 2023US$4.4tUS$3.0tUS$108.0b12.6x40.9x1.5x
Sat, 17 Dec 2022US$4.1tUS$3.0tUS$108.2b11.9x38.3x1.4x
Mon, 14 Nov 2022US$4.4tUS$3.0tUS$111.6b11.9x39.6x1.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

39.6x


Total Market Cap: US$4.4tTotal Earnings: US$111.6bTotal 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 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-1.75%
Consumer Discretionary1.27%
General Merchandise and Department Stores5.38%
Auto1.38%
Online Retail and Ecommerce0%0
Auto Components-0.16%
Consumer Durables-1.37%
Leisure-1.72%
Specialty Stores-2.31%
Luxury-4.71%
Retail Distributors-5.32%
Hospitality-6.70%
Consumer Services-10.48%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Auto industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 100x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 34.4%, 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 47% 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 6.0% 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
AMZN Amazon.comUS$243.049.1%
+US$216.4b		15.7%PE34x
TSLA TeslaUS$445.911.3%
+US$19.3b		50.2%PE292x
MAR Marriott InternationalUS$281.147.2%
+US$4.2b		1.2%PE28.9x
RIVN Rivian AutomotiveUS$15.2217.2%
+US$2.9b		51.4%PS3.2x
LVS Las Vegas SandsUS$62.796.5%
+US$2.6b		22.0%PE27.3x

Latest News

MAR
US$281.14
Marriott International
7D
7.2%
1Y
1.2%
SGI
US$88.98
Somnigroup International
7D
11.5%
1Y
64.8%
RIVN
US$15.22
Rivian Automotive
7D
17.2%
1Y
51.4%
DASH
US$196.46
DoorDash
7D
-22.7%
1Y
15.2%
CPNG
US$29.00
Coupang
7D
-9.2%
1Y
15.5%
TJX
US$143.77
TJX Companies
7D
1.0%
1Y
23.0%
TSLA
US$445.91
Tesla
7D
1.3%
1Y
50.2%
RCL
US$253.57
Royal Caribbean Cruises
7D
-10.9%
1Y
15.0%
YUM
US$147.61
Yum! Brands
7D
6.1%
1Y
7.7%

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AMZN
US$243.04
Amazon.com
7D
9.1%
1Y
15.7%

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US$2,128.33
MercadoLibre
7D
-9.8%
1Y
20.0%
BKNG
US$4,899.05
Booking Holdings
7D
-3.6%
1Y
-0.4%
LVS
US$62.79
Las Vegas Sands
7D
6.5%
1Y
22.0%

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BABA
US$167.61
Alibaba Group Holding
7D
-3.6%
1Y
67.4%
LOW
US$231.35
Lowe's Companies
7D
-3.5%
1Y
-13.1%
HD
US$369.07
Home Depot
7D
-2.8%
1Y
-7.6%