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U.S. Consumer Discretionary Sector Analysis

UpdatedAug 09, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies729
  • 7D-4.9%
  • 3M-4.6%
  • 1Y3.1%
  • YTD-0.8%

Over the last 7 days, the Consumer Discretionary industry has dropped 8.3%, driven by a pullback from Amazon.com of 9.9%. On the other hand PDD Holdings is actually up 8.0%. Over the last year, the industry has been flat overall. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 17% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 09 Aug 2024US$5.1tUS$3.2tUS$172.7b16.7x29.4x1.6x
Sun, 07 Jul 2024US$5.7tUS$3.1tUS$167.3b17.1x34.4x1.8x
Tue, 04 Jun 2024US$5.4tUS$3.1tUS$167.6b18.3x32x1.7x
Thu, 02 May 2024US$5.3tUS$3.1tUS$167.2b17x31.5x1.7x
Sat, 30 Mar 2024US$5.4tUS$3.1tUS$160.3b18.2x33.8x1.8x
Mon, 26 Feb 2024US$5.3tUS$3.1tUS$153.1b17.6x34.9x1.7x
Wed, 24 Jan 2024US$5.1tUS$3.1tUS$141.5b17.2x35.9x1.7x
Fri, 22 Dec 2023US$5.3tUS$3.1tUS$141.0b17.5x37.3x1.7x
Sun, 19 Nov 2023US$4.9tUS$3.0tUS$138.2b15.6x35.4x1.6x
Tue, 17 Oct 2023US$4.7tUS$3.0tUS$114.0b15.1x41.7x1.6x
Thu, 14 Sep 2023US$5.0tUS$3.0tUS$112.8b15.1x44.7x1.7x
Sat, 12 Aug 2023US$5.0tUS$3.0tUS$112.7b16.1x44.3x1.7x
Mon, 10 Jul 2023US$4.9tUS$2.9tUS$99.8b15.1x49.4x1.7x
Wed, 07 Jun 2023US$4.6tUS$2.9tUS$98.9b14x46.8x1.6x
Fri, 05 May 2023US$4.2tUS$2.9tUS$95.6b13.9x44.3x1.4x
Sun, 02 Apr 2023US$4.5tUS$2.9tUS$81.5b13.6x55.4x1.6x
Tue, 28 Feb 2023US$4.5tUS$3.1tUS$86.3b13.5x52.6x1.5x
Thu, 26 Jan 2023US$4.6tUS$3.0tUS$107.9b12.8x42.4x1.5x
Sat, 24 Dec 2022US$4.0tUS$3.0tUS$108.9b11.9x36.8x1.3x
Mon, 21 Nov 2022US$4.3tUS$3.0tUS$108.3b11.6x40x1.4x
Wed, 19 Oct 2022US$4.4tUS$3.0tUS$112.6b11x39.4x1.5x
Fri, 16 Sep 2022US$5.1tUS$3.0tUS$110.9b11.2x45.8x1.7x
Sun, 14 Aug 2022US$5.5tUS$3.0tUS$114.7b12x47.6x1.8x
Tue, 12 Jul 2022US$4.6tUS$2.9tUS$121.4b10.4x37.9x1.6x
Thu, 09 Jun 2022US$5.0tUS$2.9tUS$118.8b12.1x41.8x1.7x
Sat, 07 May 2022US$5.0tUS$2.9tUS$123.1b11.6x40.7x1.7x
Mon, 04 Apr 2022US$6.1tUS$2.9tUS$136.1b12.7x45x2.1x
Wed, 02 Mar 2022US$5.8tUS$2.8tUS$139.4b13.3x41.7x2.1x
Fri, 28 Jan 2022US$5.6tUS$2.8tUS$116.3b14.2x47.8x2x
Sun, 26 Dec 2021US$6.7tUS$2.7tUS$117.1b15.5x56.9x2.4x
Tue, 23 Nov 2021US$7.2tUS$2.7tUS$118.3b16.1x61x2.7x
Thu, 21 Oct 2021US$6.7tUS$2.6tUS$122.8b16.8x54.3x2.5x
Sat, 18 Sep 2021US$6.5tUS$2.6tUS$122.6b16.8x53x2.5x
Mon, 16 Aug 2021US$6.3tUS$2.6tUS$120.6b16x52.5x2.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

52.5x


Total Market Cap: US$6.3tTotal Earnings: US$120.6bTotal Revenue: US$2.6tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Consumer Discretionary Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 43.5x202220232024
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 29.5x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 43.5x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.8x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.6x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Consumer Discretionary industry have grown 13% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 6.6% 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-2.33%
Consumer Discretionary-4.86%
Consumer Services1.62%
Online Retail and Ecommerce0%
Luxury-0.74%
Hospitality-1.26%
Leisure-2.91%
Specialty Stores-3.00%
Retail Distributors-3.55%
Consumer Durables-4.71%
Auto Components-6.05%
General Merchandise and Department Stores-6.17%
Auto-6.68%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Leisure industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 30.8%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 28.1% 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 10.4x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Leisure industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 31% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 28% per year.
  • In contrast, the Retail Distributors industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 7.5% 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
PDD PDD HoldingsUS$138.028.0%
+US$14.2b
62.9%PE17.2x
MELI MercadoLibreUS$1.87k16.4%
+US$13.4b
34.8%PE67.7x
DASH DoorDashUS$124.7615.3%
+US$6.8b
51.4%PS5.3x
BABA Alibaba Group HoldingUS$80.313.0%
+US$5.5b
-19.1%PE17.2x
CPNG CoupangUS$22.7810.5%
+US$4.0b
18.0%PE38.8x
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