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U.S. Consumer Staples Sector Analysis

UpdatedAug 19, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies411
  • 7D-0.9%
  • 3M-0.7%
  • 1Y3.5%
  • YTD3.8%

Last week, the Consumer Staples industry hasn't moved much but PepsiCo is up 3.2% in that time. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 3.5% over the past 12 months. Earnings are forecast to grow by 11% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 19 Aug 2025US$3.3tUS$2.8tUS$101.9b21.2x32.9x1.2x
Thu, 17 Jul 2025US$3.2tUS$2.8tUS$105.5b20.5x30.2x1.2x
Sat, 14 Jun 2025US$3.2tUS$2.8tUS$105.6b21.2x30.6x1.2x
Mon, 12 May 2025US$3.2tUS$2.7tUS$105.1b20.7x30.5x1.2x
Wed, 09 Apr 2025US$3.0tUS$2.7tUS$108.3b19.5x28.1x1.1x
Fri, 07 Mar 2025US$3.3tUS$2.7tUS$103.0b21.2x32x1.2x
Sun, 02 Feb 2025US$3.2tUS$2.7tUS$103.0b22.8x31.3x1.2x
Tue, 31 Dec 2024US$3.2tUS$2.7tUS$101.3b22.4x31.4x1.2x
Thu, 28 Nov 2024US$3.3tUS$2.6tUS$100.9b24x32.5x1.2x
Sat, 26 Oct 2024US$3.2tUS$2.6tUS$97.4b20.6x32.9x1.2x
Mon, 23 Sep 2024US$3.2tUS$2.6tUS$102.2b21.6x31.6x1.2x
Wed, 21 Aug 2024US$3.1tUS$2.6tUS$101.5b21.2x31x1.2x
Fri, 19 Jul 2024US$3.1tUS$2.6tUS$107.3b20.5x28.6x1.2x
Sun, 16 Jun 2024US$3.0tUS$2.6tUS$106.7b19.8x28x1.1x
Tue, 14 May 2024US$3.0tUS$2.6tUS$102.3b20.4x29.5x1.2x
Thu, 11 Apr 2024US$3.0tUS$2.6tUS$103.6b20.3x29x1.1x
Sat, 09 Mar 2024US$3.0tUS$2.6tUS$112.2b20.5x26.9x1.1x
Mon, 05 Feb 2024US$3.0tUS$2.6tUS$111.1b21.1x26.7x1.1x
Wed, 03 Jan 2024US$2.8tUS$2.6tUS$104.6b21.5x27.2x1.1x
Fri, 01 Dec 2023US$2.7tUS$2.6tUS$104.5b21.1x25.9x1x
Sun, 29 Oct 2023US$2.6tUS$2.6tUS$102.7b20.6x25.5x1x
Tue, 26 Sep 2023US$2.7tUS$2.6tUS$98.9b22.8x27.5x1.1x
Thu, 24 Aug 2023US$2.8tUS$2.6tUS$100.1b21.1x27.8x1.1x
Sat, 22 Jul 2023US$2.9tUS$2.5tUS$94.1b23x30.4x1.1x
Mon, 19 Jun 2023US$2.8tUS$2.5tUS$93.9b21.7x30.1x1.1x
Wed, 17 May 2023US$2.9tUS$2.5tUS$95.5b21.6x30x1.1x
Fri, 14 Apr 2023US$2.8tUS$2.5tUS$97.1b20.4x29x1.1x
Sun, 12 Mar 2023US$2.5tUS$2.3tUS$90.4b19.6x27.5x1.1x
Tue, 07 Feb 2023US$2.6tUS$2.3tUS$89.7b21.6x28.7x1.1x
Thu, 05 Jan 2023US$2.7tUS$2.3tUS$100.0b21.1x26.7x1.2x
Sat, 03 Dec 2022US$2.8tUS$2.3tUS$100.0b24.3x27.7x1.2x
Mon, 31 Oct 2022US$2.6tUS$2.3tUS$105.6b21.5x24.9x1.2x
Wed, 28 Sep 2022US$2.4tUS$2.2tUS$104.9b18.5x23x1.1x
Fri, 26 Aug 2022US$2.7tUS$2.2tUS$104.4b20x25.6x1.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

25.6x


Total Market Cap: US$2.7tTotal Earnings: US$104.4bTotal Revenue: US$2.2tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Consumer Staples Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 28.8x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the American Consumer Staples industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 32.9x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 28.8x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 1.1x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Consumer Staples industry have remained mostly flat over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 7.8% per year.
  • This means that although more sales are being generated, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased and as a result, profits have held steady.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the U.S. Consumer Staples sector?

US Market1.26%
Consumer Staples-0.89%
Personal Products1.59%
Tobacco0.50%
Food0.37%
Beverage0.18%
Household Products0.17%
Food and Staples Retail-2.26%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Personal Products industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 134x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 30.1%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 14.4% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Household Products industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 25.8x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Personal Products industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 30% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 14% per year.
  • In contrast, the Household Products industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 4.8% 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
PEP PepsiCoUS$149.553.2%
+US$6.4b		-14.0%PE27.1x
CELH Celsius HoldingsUS$61.2013.3%
+US$1.9b		47.3%PE164.6x
PG Procter & GambleUS$155.720.5%
+US$1.7b		-7.5%PE23.3x
ELF e.l.f. BeautyUS$123.7410.8%
+US$716.0m		-22.7%PE75x
ADM Archer-Daniels-MidlandUS$59.672.4%
+US$667.8m		-0.02%PE26.1x

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1Y
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JBS
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7D
5.7%
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7D
3.2%
1Y
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0.2%
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1Y
-9.0%
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9.4%
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