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U.S. Consumer Discretionary Sector Analysis

UpdatedNov 21, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies780
  • 7D-2.0%
  • 3M14.5%
  • 1Y26.8%
  • YTD20.0%

Over the last 7 days, the Consumer Discretionary industry has dropped 2.0%, driven by a pullback from Amazon.com of 5.2%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 27%. 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
Thu, 21 Nov 2024US$6.7tUS$3.4tUS$198.5b18.3x34x2x
Sat, 19 Oct 2024US$5.8tUS$3.2tUS$178.5b18.6x32.6x1.8x
Mon, 16 Sep 2024US$5.6tUS$3.2tUS$177.5b17.4x31.7x1.8x
Wed, 14 Aug 2024US$5.2tUS$3.2tUS$173.3b17.2x30x1.6x
Fri, 12 Jul 2024US$5.8tUS$3.1tUS$167.3b17.5x34.6x1.8x
Sun, 09 Jun 2024US$5.4tUS$3.1tUS$168.0b17.9x32.2x1.7x
Tue, 07 May 2024US$5.5tUS$3.1tUS$166.5b17.8x33.1x1.8x
Thu, 04 Apr 2024US$5.4tUS$3.1tUS$160.5b18.2x33.4x1.7x
Sat, 02 Mar 2024US$5.4tUS$3.1tUS$155.0b17.7x35x1.8x
Mon, 29 Jan 2024US$5.1tUS$3.1tUS$146.5b17.4x34.6x1.7x
Wed, 27 Dec 2023US$5.3tUS$3.1tUS$141.2b17.7x37.6x1.7x
Fri, 24 Nov 2023US$4.9tUS$3.0tUS$139.1b15.3x35.4x1.6x
Sun, 22 Oct 2023US$4.5tUS$3.0tUS$113.0b14.5x39.5x1.5x
Tue, 19 Sep 2023US$5.0tUS$3.0tUS$112.4b15x44.2x1.7x
Thu, 17 Aug 2023US$4.8tUS$3.0tUS$112.7b15.9x42.9x1.6x
Sat, 15 Jul 2023US$5.1tUS$2.9tUS$99.9b15.5x51.2x1.8x
Mon, 12 Jun 2023US$4.7tUS$2.9tUS$99.3b14.3x47.1x1.6x
Wed, 10 May 2023US$4.2tUS$2.9tUS$92.0b14.1x45.9x1.4x
Fri, 07 Apr 2023US$4.3tUS$2.9tUS$81.7b13.4x53.2x1.5x
Sun, 05 Mar 2023US$4.6tUS$3.1tUS$86.2b14.5x53.2x1.5x
Tue, 31 Jan 2023US$4.7tUS$3.1tUS$109.4b13x42.7x1.5x
Thu, 29 Dec 2022US$3.9tUS$3.0tUS$108.8b11.6x35.8x1.3x
Sat, 26 Nov 2022US$4.3tUS$3.0tUS$107.7b11.8x40.2x1.4x
Mon, 24 Oct 2022US$4.4tUS$3.0tUS$112.5b10.7x39.3x1.5x
Wed, 21 Sep 2022US$5.0tUS$3.0tUS$110.9b11.2x44.8x1.7x
Fri, 19 Aug 2022US$5.4tUS$3.0tUS$112.9b12.2x48x1.8x
Sun, 17 Jul 2022US$4.7tUS$2.9tUS$120.7b10.7x38.6x1.6x
Tue, 14 Jun 2022US$4.4tUS$2.9tUS$118.9b11x36.8x1.5x
Thu, 12 May 2022US$4.5tUS$2.9tUS$123.0b11.3x36.4x1.6x
Sat, 09 Apr 2022US$5.9tUS$2.9tUS$136.0b12.5x43.1x2.1x
Mon, 07 Mar 2022US$5.6tUS$2.8tUS$136.8b13.1x40.9x2x
Wed, 02 Feb 2022US$6.1tUS$2.8tUS$118.5b14.9x51.1x2.2x
Fri, 31 Dec 2021US$6.7tUS$2.7tUS$117.1b15.6x57.3x2.4x
Sun, 28 Nov 2021US$7.0tUS$2.7tUS$118.1b15.6x59x2.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

59x


Total Market Cap: US$7.0tTotal Earnings: US$118.1bTotal Revenue: US$2.7tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Consumer Discretionary Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 41.4x202220232024
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 41.4x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.7x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.0x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Consumer Discretionary industry have grown 19% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 7.1% 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-1.04%
Consumer Discretionary-1.96%
Auto2.12%
Online Retail and Ecommerce0%
Hospitality-0.12%
Consumer Services-0.60%
Retail Distributors-0.82%
Consumer Durables-0.91%
Specialty Stores-1.55%
Leisure-2.35%
Luxury-2.79%
Auto Components-3.34%
General Merchandise and Department Stores-4.51%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Leisure industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 17.6x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 34.4%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 42.1% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Consumer Durables industry, although it looks like investor sentiment has improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average of 10.8x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Leisure industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 34% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 42% per year.
  • In contrast, the Specialty Stores industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 8.2% 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$342.033.6%
+US$37.8b
46.0%PE86.2x
WSM Williams-SonomaUS$175.0435.2%
+US$5.8b
92.9%PE20.4x
PDD PDD HoldingsUS$116.492.7%
+US$4.3b
-0.8%PE11.9x
TCOM Trip.com GroupUS$64.794.4%
+US$1.8b
85.5%PE18.9x
ABNB AirbnbUS$135.251.9%
+US$1.6b
4.8%PE46x
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WSM

US$175.04

Williams-Sonoma

7D

35.2%

1Y

92.9%

GLBE

US$47.86

Global-E Online

7D

13.3%

1Y

51.9%

AMZN

US$202.88

Amazon.com

7D

-5.2%

1Y

38.3%

LOW

US$263.03

Lowe's Companies

7D

-3.4%

1Y

32.5%

TCOM

US$64.79

Trip.com Group

7D

4.4%

1Y

85.5%

HD

US$400.00

Home Depot

7D

-2.5%

1Y

29.4%

TPR

US$55.30

Tapestry

7D

7.9%

1Y

82.0%

CPNG

US$23.97

Coupang

7D

-7.5%

1Y

47.5%