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U.S. Consumer Staples Sector Analysis

UpdatedSep 03, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies417
  • 7D0.4%
  • 3M-1.8%
  • 1Y-0.9%
  • YTD2.0%

The Consumer Staples industry has stayed flat over the last week. In line with that, the industry has also been flat over the past 12 months. 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, 03 Sep 2025US$3.3tUS$2.7tUS$110.0b21.7x29.9x1.2x
Fri, 01 Aug 2025US$3.2tUS$2.8tUS$98.3b21.1x32.7x1.2x
Sun, 29 Jun 2025US$3.2tUS$2.8tUS$105.1b20.5x30.7x1.2x
Tue, 27 May 2025US$3.2tUS$2.7tUS$104.5b19.6x30.9x1.2x
Thu, 24 Apr 2025US$3.2tUS$2.7tUS$107.9b20.7x30.1x1.2x
Sat, 22 Mar 2025US$3.1tUS$2.7tUS$102.8b21.2x30.2x1.2x
Mon, 17 Feb 2025US$3.3tUS$2.7tUS$105.9b20.9x31.2x1.2x
Wed, 15 Jan 2025US$3.1tUS$2.7tUS$100.8b21.9x30.6x1.2x
Fri, 13 Dec 2024US$3.3tUS$2.6tUS$101.3b23.3x32.4x1.2x
Sun, 10 Nov 2024US$3.2tUS$2.6tUS$95.7b20.9x33.2x1.2x
Tue, 08 Oct 2024US$3.2tUS$2.6tUS$100.9b21.7x31.7x1.2x
Thu, 05 Sep 2024US$3.2tUS$2.6tUS$101.7b21.6x31.6x1.2x
Sat, 03 Aug 2024US$3.1tUS$2.6tUS$105.0b21.5x29.2x1.2x
Mon, 01 Jul 2024US$3.0tUS$2.6tUS$106.9b20.4x28x1.1x
Wed, 29 May 2024US$3.0tUS$2.6tUS$105.7b20.6x28.6x1.2x
Fri, 26 Apr 2024US$3.0tUS$2.6tUS$104.1b19.8x29.1x1.2x
Sun, 24 Mar 2024US$3.1tUS$2.6tUS$110.2b20.8x27.7x1.2x
Tue, 20 Feb 2024US$2.9tUS$2.6tUS$111.9b21x26.2x1.1x
Thu, 18 Jan 2024US$2.8tUS$2.6tUS$108.3b21.5x26.1x1.1x
Sat, 16 Dec 2023US$2.8tUS$2.6tUS$104.5b21.4x26.3x1.1x
Mon, 13 Nov 2023US$2.7tUS$2.6tUS$101.1b21.4x26.7x1x
Wed, 11 Oct 2023US$2.6tUS$2.6tUS$101.5b22x25.7x1x
Fri, 08 Sep 2023US$2.8tUS$2.6tUS$99.8b20.6x27.6x1.1x
Sun, 06 Aug 2023US$2.8tUS$2.5tUS$97.0b23.7x29.3x1.1x
Tue, 04 Jul 2023US$2.8tUS$2.5tUS$93.3b21.6x30.4x1.1x
Thu, 01 Jun 2023US$2.7tUS$2.5tUS$94.7b21x28.9x1.1x
Sat, 29 Apr 2023US$2.9tUS$2.5tUS$95.9b20.4x30x1.1x
Mon, 27 Mar 2023US$2.7tUS$2.5tUS$96.6b20.1x28.2x1.1x
Wed, 22 Feb 2023US$2.6tUS$2.3tUS$90.6b20.4x28.5x1.1x
Fri, 20 Jan 2023US$2.6tUS$2.3tUS$93.0b20.8x27.8x1.1x
Sun, 18 Dec 2022US$2.7tUS$2.3tUS$100.0b21.9x26.7x1.2x
Tue, 15 Nov 2022US$2.6tUS$2.3tUS$105.1b23.4x25x1.1x
Thu, 13 Oct 2022US$2.4tUS$2.2tUS$103.8b18.4x23x1.1x
Sat, 10 Sep 2022US$2.6tUS$2.2tUS$104.6b21.2x24.8x1.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

24.8x


Total Market Cap: US$2.6tTotal Earnings: US$104.6bTotal Revenue: US$2.2tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Consumer Staples Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 28.9x202320242025
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 28.9x.
  • 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 5.8% 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 Market-0.67%
Consumer Staples0.43%
Tobacco2.98%
Personal Products1.96%
Household Products0.99%
Beverage0.70%
Food and Staples Retail0.58%
Food-1.47%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Personal Products industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 137x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 29.3%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 20.6% 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 29% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 21% per year.
  • In contrast, the Household Products industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 4.4% 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
WMT WalmartUS$99.443.5%
+US$26.1b		28.7%PE37.1x
PG Procter & GambleUS$158.170.8%
+US$2.5b		-10.1%PE23.6x
MNST Monster BeverageUS$63.512.9%
+US$1.7b		31.3%PE39.4x
PEP PepsiCoUS$148.660.7%
+US$1.4b		-16.7%PE27x
KO Coca-ColaUS$68.990.2%
+US$688.6m		-4.9%PE24.4x

Latest News

WMT
US$99.44
Walmart
7D
3.5%
1Y
28.7%
PM
US$163.22
Philip Morris International
7D
-0.6%
1Y
28.9%
DLTR
US$102.03
Dollar Tree
7D
-9.6%
1Y
60.5%
PEP
US$148.66
PepsiCo
7D
0.7%
1Y
-16.7%
KHC
US$26.93
Kraft Heinz
7D
-3.4%
1Y
-25.3%
PG
US$158.17
Procter & Gamble
7D
0.8%
1Y
-10.1%
HRL
US$25.35
Hormel Foods
7D
-12.6%
1Y
-18.3%
STZ
US$146.49
Constellation Brands
7D
-8.7%
1Y
-40.6%
BF.B
US$28.20
Brown-Forman
7D
-7.4%
1Y
-37.7%
SJM
US$112.05
J. M. Smucker
7D
6.0%
1Y
-7.0%
HSY
US$184.69
Hershey
7D
1.7%
1Y
-7.0%

Tariff Mitigation And New Reese's Product Will Create Opportunity

Analysts have raised Hershey’s price target to $184.64, citing strong Q2 results, improved long-term EPS guidance, robust category trends, and positive reaction to pricing and innovation initiatives, though some remain cautious on sector fundamentals and the incoming CEO’s limited public company track record. Analyst Commentary Bullish analysts increased price targets following Hershey's better-than-expected Q2 results, improved FY25 and FY26 adjusted EPS guidance, and the company's implementation of full-year tariffs.
KO
US$68.99
Coca-Cola
7D
0.2%
1Y
-4.9%
TGT
US$92.35
Target
7D
-5.7%
1Y
-39.4%
CPB
US$33.73
Campbell's
7D
5.1%
1Y
-34.7%
MNST
US$63.51
Monster Beverage
7D
2.9%
1Y
31.3%

International Expansion And Functional Beverage Offerings Will Shape The Future

The upward revision in Monster Beverage’s price target reflects modest improvements in both projected revenue growth and net profit margin, resulting in a new consensus fair value of $66.22. What's in the News Monster Beverage Corporation was dropped from multiple Russell value indices, including the Russell 1000 Value, Russell 3000 Value, and Russell Top 200 Value benchmarks, as well as associated sub-indices.
KOF
US$81.24
Coca-Cola FEMSA. de
7D
-6.4%
1Y
-6.6%

Digital And Capacity Advancements Will Transform Brazil And Mexico

Driven by a sharp decrease in the forward P/E multiple despite only a slight dip in revenue growth forecasts, the consensus analyst price target for Coca-Cola FEMSA. de has been raised from $111.36 to $117.27.