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U.S. Consumer Staples Sector Analysis

UpdatedFeb 05, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies399
  • 7D0.9%
  • 3M3.0%
  • 1Y12.0%
  • YTD3.0%

Over the last 7 days, the Consumer Staples industry has remained flat, although notably Costco Wholesale gained 6.6%. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 12% over the past 12 months. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 10% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 05 Feb 2025US$3.2tUS$2.7tUS$103.4b22.2x31.3x1.2x
Fri, 03 Jan 2025US$3.1tUS$2.7tUS$101.3b22.5x31x1.2x
Sun, 01 Dec 2024US$3.3tUS$2.6tUS$100.9b24.2x32.7x1.2x
Tue, 29 Oct 2024US$3.2tUS$2.6tUS$97.4b21.3x32.8x1.2x
Thu, 26 Sep 2024US$3.2tUS$2.6tUS$102.3b21.3x31.7x1.2x
Sat, 24 Aug 2024US$3.2tUS$2.6tUS$101.8b20.9x31.2x1.2x
Mon, 22 Jul 2024US$3.0tUS$2.6tUS$107.1b20.6x28.4x1.2x
Wed, 19 Jun 2024US$3.0tUS$2.6tUS$106.7b19.9x28.3x1.1x
Fri, 17 May 2024US$3.0tUS$2.6tUS$102.4b20.3x29.5x1.2x
Sun, 14 Apr 2024US$3.0tUS$2.6tUS$103.8b19.9x28.8x1.1x
Tue, 12 Mar 2024US$3.0tUS$2.6tUS$112.6b19.9x26.9x1.2x
Thu, 08 Feb 2024US$3.0tUS$2.6tUS$110.6b20.9x26.7x1.1x
Sat, 06 Jan 2024US$2.8tUS$2.6tUS$108.1b21.1x26x1.1x
Mon, 04 Dec 2023US$2.7tUS$2.6tUS$104.5b21.5x26.2x1.1x
Wed, 01 Nov 2023US$2.7tUS$2.6tUS$102.7b20.7x26x1x
Fri, 29 Sep 2023US$2.7tUS$2.6tUS$99.0b22.5x27.1x1x
Sun, 27 Aug 2023US$2.8tUS$2.6tUS$100.0b21x27.8x1.1x
Tue, 25 Jul 2023US$2.9tUS$2.5tUS$94.1b23.1x30.5x1.1x
Thu, 22 Jun 2023US$2.8tUS$2.5tUS$93.9b21.6x29.9x1.1x
Sat, 20 May 2023US$2.9tUS$2.5tUS$95.0b21.9x30x1.1x
Mon, 17 Apr 2023US$2.8tUS$2.5tUS$97.1b20x28.9x1.1x
Wed, 15 Mar 2023US$2.5tUS$2.3tUS$90.3b20x27.8x1.1x
Fri, 10 Feb 2023US$2.5tUS$2.3tUS$89.0b21.1x28.5x1.1x
Sun, 08 Jan 2023US$2.7tUS$2.3tUS$93.1b21.5x29.2x1.2x
Tue, 06 Dec 2022US$2.7tUS$2.3tUS$100.0b23.5x27.3x1.2x
Thu, 03 Nov 2022US$2.6tUS$2.3tUS$104.8b21.2x24.6x1.1x
Sat, 01 Oct 2022US$2.4tUS$2.2tUS$105.1b17.8x22.5x1.1x
Mon, 29 Aug 2022US$2.6tUS$2.2tUS$104.4b19.8x25x1.2x
Wed, 27 Jul 2022US$2.6tUS$2.2tUS$104.3b19.8x24.6x1.2x
Fri, 24 Jun 2022US$2.5tUS$2.2tUS$104.6b18.2x23.9x1.1x
Sun, 22 May 2022US$2.4tUS$2.2tUS$103.3b18.6x23.6x1.1x
Tue, 19 Apr 2022US$2.8tUS$2.2tUS$100.2b23.9x28.4x1.3x
Thu, 17 Mar 2022US$2.7tUS$2.2tUS$99.2b23.7x27x1.2x
Sat, 12 Feb 2022US$2.7tUS$2.2tUS$92.6b21.6x29.3x1.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

29.3x


Total Market Cap: US$2.7tTotal Earnings: US$92.6bTotal Revenue: US$2.2tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Consumer Staples Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 28x202320242025
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 31.3x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 28.0x.
  • 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 grown 3.8% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 7.4% 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 Staples sector?

US Market-0.28%
Consumer Staples0.95%
Food and Staples Retail3.82%
Tobacco2.38%
Household Products0.87%
Food-1.79%
Beverage-2.04%
Personal Products-8.28%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Personal Products industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 54.0x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 26.4%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 5.2% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Food industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average of 19.8x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Personal Products industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 26% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 5.2% per year.
  • In contrast, the Household Products industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 6.7% 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
COST Costco WholesaleUS$1.02k6.6%
+US$28.0b		43.8%PE59.9x
WMT WalmartUS$100.773.6%
+US$28.0b		78.0%PE41.1x
PG Procter & GambleUS$168.131.2%
+US$4.5b		5.8%PE26x
KR KrogerUS$63.986.0%
+US$2.6b		42.2%PE16.9x
PM Philip Morris InternationalUS$130.391.1%
+US$2.2b		42.3%PE20.7x
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