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U.S. Consumer Staples Sector Analysis

UpdatedJul 10, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies403
  • 7D-1.6%
  • 3M1.8%
  • 1Y6.2%
  • YTD2.5%

Over the last 7 days, the Consumer Staples industry has dropped 1.0%, driven by pullbacks in Walmart and Procter & Gamble of 1.2% and 2.1%, respectively. In the past year, the industry has gained 7.4%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 10% per annum.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 10 Jul 2025US$3.2tUS$2.8tUS$104.7b20.9x31x1.2x
Sat, 07 Jun 2025US$3.2tUS$2.7tUS$104.6b21.5x30.9x1.2x
Mon, 05 May 2025US$3.2tUS$2.7tUS$106.4b20.6x30.5x1.2x
Wed, 02 Apr 2025US$3.2tUS$2.7tUS$105.4b21.3x30.3x1.2x
Fri, 28 Feb 2025US$3.3tUS$2.7tUS$103.9b21.2x31.6x1.2x
Sun, 26 Jan 2025US$3.1tUS$2.7tUS$102.6b22.1x30.7x1.2x
Tue, 24 Dec 2024US$3.2tUS$2.7tUS$101.4b22.4x31.4x1.2x
Thu, 21 Nov 2024US$3.2tUS$2.6tUS$101.2b22.7x31.3x1.2x
Sat, 19 Oct 2024US$3.2tUS$2.6tUS$97.3b21.9x33.1x1.2x
Mon, 16 Sep 2024US$3.3tUS$2.6tUS$102.3b21.6x31.8x1.2x
Wed, 14 Aug 2024US$3.0tUS$2.6tUS$105.1b20.4x29x1.2x
Fri, 12 Jul 2024US$3.0tUS$2.6tUS$107.7b19.6x28.1x1.1x
Sun, 09 Jun 2024US$3.0tUS$2.6tUS$106.3b19.1x28.4x1.2x
Tue, 07 May 2024US$3.0tUS$2.6tUS$102.0b19.8x29x1.1x
Thu, 04 Apr 2024US$3.0tUS$2.6tUS$103.8b20.9x28.9x1.1x
Sat, 02 Mar 2024US$3.0tUS$2.6tUS$111.4b20.8x26.9x1.1x
Mon, 29 Jan 2024US$2.9tUS$2.6tUS$110.1b21.4x26.4x1.1x
Wed, 27 Dec 2023US$2.8tUS$2.6tUS$104.5b21.8x26.7x1.1x
Fri, 24 Nov 2023US$2.7tUS$2.6tUS$102.8b21x26.3x1x
Sun, 22 Oct 2023US$2.6tUS$2.6tUS$102.1b20.8x25.3x1x
Tue, 19 Sep 2023US$2.8tUS$2.6tUS$98.9b22.6x28x1.1x
Thu, 17 Aug 2023US$2.8tUS$2.6tUS$97.1b21.7x29.1x1.1x
Sat, 15 Jul 2023US$2.8tUS$2.5tUS$94.2b22.2x29.9x1.1x
Mon, 12 Jun 2023US$2.8tUS$2.5tUS$93.6b21.2x29.6x1.1x
Wed, 10 May 2023US$2.8tUS$2.5tUS$95.6b20.7x29.6x1.1x
Fri, 07 Apr 2023US$2.8tUS$2.5tUS$96.8b20.4x29.1x1.1x
Sun, 05 Mar 2023US$2.5tUS$2.3tUS$90.5b20.5x28.1x1.1x
Tue, 31 Jan 2023US$2.6tUS$2.3tUS$91.0b20.9x28.2x1.1x
Thu, 29 Dec 2022US$2.7tUS$2.3tUS$100.0b20.5x26.7x1.2x
Sat, 26 Nov 2022US$2.8tUS$2.3tUS$100.1b24.1x27.5x1.2x
Mon, 24 Oct 2022US$2.4tUS$2.2tUS$103.5b19.6x23.5x1.1x
Wed, 21 Sep 2022US$2.5tUS$2.2tUS$104.6b19.4x23.9x1.1x
Fri, 19 Aug 2022US$2.7tUS$2.2tUS$104.5b20.4x25.9x1.2x
Sun, 17 Jul 2022US$2.6tUS$2.2tUS$104.2b19.8x24.6x1.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

24.6x


Total Market Cap: US$2.6tTotal Earnings: US$104.2bTotal Revenue: US$2.2tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Consumer Staples Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 28.5x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the American Consumer Staples industry at the moment, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates to remain steady.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 28.5x.
  • 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 8.1% 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 Market0.56%
Consumer Staples-1.55%
Food and Staples Retail-0.50%
Tobacco-1.74%
Personal Products-1.87%
Household Products-1.95%
Beverage-2.20%
Food-3.56%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Personal Products industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 108x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 31.1%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 3.5% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Food industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average of 19.6x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Personal Products industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 31% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 3.5% per year.
  • In contrast, the Household Products industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 5.2% 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
BG Bunge GlobalUS$75.64-7.1%
US$4.2b		-32.0%PE13.8x
PM Philip Morris InternationalUS$177.981.2%
+US$3.2b		73.2%PE36.6x
CART MaplebearUS$48.004.2%
+US$500.6m		44.0%PE29.5x
USFD US Foods HoldingUS$79.852.7%
+US$490.5m		59.0%PE35.1x
CASY Casey's General StoresUS$522.322.2%
+US$423.9m		43.7%PE35.5x

Latest News

BG
US$75.64
Bunge Global
7D
-7.1%
1Y
-32.0%
PG
US$157.52
Procter & Gamble
7D
-2.3%
1Y
-5.6%
HSY
US$161.95
Hershey
7D
-8.5%
1Y
-12.8%
HRL
US$31.27
Hormel Foods
7D
1.5%
1Y
2.8%
PFGC
US$90.16
Performance Food Group
7D
2.2%
1Y
45.5%
DLTR
US$104.75
Dollar Tree
7D
1.7%
1Y
2.2%
WMT
US$96.81
Walmart
7D
-0.8%
1Y
37.5%
CART
US$48.00
Maplebear
7D
4.2%
1Y
44.0%
PEP
US$134.48
PepsiCo
7D
-1.5%
1Y
-17.8%
MNST
US$59.57
Monster Beverage
7D
-5.5%
1Y
19.5%
MDLZ
US$66.85
Mondelez International
7D
-3.9%
1Y
1.4%
KO
US$69.48
Coca-Cola
7D
-2.0%
1Y
10.6%
CASY
US$522.32
Casey's General Stores
7D
2.2%
1Y
43.7%
USFD
US$79.85
US Foods Holding
7D
2.7%
1Y
59.0%
PM
US$177.98
Philip Morris International
7D
1.2%
1Y
73.2%
MO
US$57.75
Altria Group
7D
-2.4%
1Y
23.1%