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U.S. Consumer Discretionary Sector Analysis

UpdatedNov 20, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies800
  • 7D-6.0%
  • 3M-4.9%
  • 1Y5.1%
  • YTD1.1%

Over the last 7 days, the Consumer Discretionary industry has dropped 6.0%, driven by a pullback from Amazon.com of 8.6%. Meanwhile, Amer Sports actually outperformed within the industry, gaining 13% in the last week. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 5.1%. 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, 21 Nov 2025US$7.3tUS$3.6tUS$224.1b17.2x32.5x2.1x
Sun, 19 Oct 2025US$7.5tUS$3.5tUS$220.8b18.7x34.2x2.2x
Tue, 16 Sep 2025US$7.7tUS$3.5tUS$221.3b19.6x34.9x2.2x
Thu, 14 Aug 2025US$7.1tUS$3.5tUS$218.8b20.1x32.5x2.1x
Sat, 12 Jul 2025US$6.9tUS$3.4tUS$216.1b18.9x31.9x2x
Mon, 09 Jun 2025US$6.7tUS$3.4tUS$217.3b17.5x30.7x1.9x
Wed, 07 May 2025US$6.2tUS$3.4tUS$216.9b16.9x28.6x1.8x
Fri, 04 Apr 2025US$6.4tUS$3.4tUS$211.9b15.7x30x1.9x
Sun, 02 Mar 2025US$6.8tUS$3.4tUS$211.4b17.8x32.3x2x
Tue, 28 Jan 2025US$7.3tUS$3.3tUS$202.7b19x36.1x2.2x
Thu, 26 Dec 2024US$7.4tUS$3.3tUS$200.9b18x36.7x2.2x
Sat, 23 Nov 2024US$6.7tUS$3.4tUS$199.9b18.6x33.4x2x
Mon, 21 Oct 2024US$5.8tUS$3.2tUS$178.5b18.6x32.7x1.8x
Wed, 18 Sep 2024US$5.6tUS$3.2tUS$177.5b17.7x31.6x1.8x
Fri, 16 Aug 2024US$5.3tUS$3.2tUS$173.3b17.1x30.4x1.7x
Sun, 14 Jul 2024US$5.8tUS$3.1tUS$167.4b17.6x34.6x1.9x
Tue, 11 Jun 2024US$5.4tUS$3.1tUS$168.0b18x32.4x1.7x
Thu, 09 May 2024US$5.5tUS$3.1tUS$165.9b18.1x32.9x1.8x
Sat, 06 Apr 2024US$5.3tUS$3.1tUS$160.4b18x33x1.7x
Mon, 04 Mar 2024US$5.5tUS$3.1tUS$155.1b17.7x35.2x1.8x
Wed, 31 Jan 2024US$5.1tUS$3.1tUS$148.3b17.1x34.5x1.7x
Fri, 29 Dec 2023US$5.4tUS$3.1tUS$141.4b17.8x37.9x1.8x
Sun, 26 Nov 2023US$5.0tUS$3.0tUS$139.8b15.3x35.7x1.6x
Tue, 24 Oct 2023US$4.5tUS$3.0tUS$113.0b14.6x39.6x1.5x
Thu, 21 Sep 2023US$4.9tUS$3.0tUS$112.6b15x43.3x1.6x
Sat, 19 Aug 2023US$4.8tUS$3.0tUS$112.3b15.9x42.5x1.6x
Mon, 17 Jul 2023US$5.1tUS$2.9tUS$99.9b15.5x51.2x1.8x
Wed, 14 Jun 2023US$4.8tUS$2.9tUS$99.4b14.8x48.2x1.6x
Fri, 12 May 2023US$4.3tUS$2.9tUS$94.0b13.9x45.8x1.5x
Sun, 09 Apr 2023US$4.3tUS$2.9tUS$81.8b13.5x53.1x1.5x
Tue, 07 Mar 2023US$4.6tUS$3.1tUS$86.2b14.4x53x1.5x
Thu, 02 Feb 2023US$4.9tUS$3.1tUS$108.2b13.6x45.2x1.6x
Sat, 31 Dec 2022US$4.0tUS$3.0tUS$108.5b11.7x36.9x1.3x
Mon, 28 Nov 2022US$4.3tUS$3.0tUS$107.7b11.7x40.2x1.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

40.2x


Total Market Cap: US$4.3tTotal Earnings: US$107.7bTotal Revenue: US$3.0tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Consumer Discretionary Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 37.2x202320242025
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 32.5x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 37.2x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.8x 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 28% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 5.7% 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-3.20%
Consumer Discretionary-5.96%
Online Retail and Ecommerce0%0
Auto-2.89%
Luxury-3.13%
Consumer Durables-3.66%
Hospitality-4.17%
Leisure-4.55%
Specialty Stores-4.82%
Retail Distributors-5.77%
Consumer Services-7.05%
General Merchandise and Department Stores-8.33%
Auto Components-8.60%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Auto industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 103x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 34.2%, 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 50% 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 6.8% 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
AS Amer SportsUS$34.3513.0%
+US$2.2b		45.0%PE61.2x
TJX TJX CompaniesUS$148.071.1%
+US$1.9b		23.6%PE32.2x
VIK Viking HoldingsUS$61.503.3%
+US$889.8m		36.9%PE29.1x
PLBL Polibeli GroupUS$9.9717.8%
+US$560.3m		-0.7%PS122.6x
ORLY O'Reilly AutomotiveUS$99.010.7%
+US$557.1m		23.3%PE33.6x

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