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U.S. Consumer Staples Sector Analysis

UpdatedAug 30, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies416
  • 7D-1.4%
  • 3M-2.8%
  • 1Y-0.2%
  • YTD2.0%

Over the last 7 days, the Consumer Staples industry has dropped 2.2%, and Keurig Dr Pepper contributed the most with a 17% decline. As for the longer term, the industry's performance has been flat for the past year. 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
Sat, 30 Aug 2025US$3.3tUS$2.7tUS$110.0b21.9x29.7x1.2x
Mon, 28 Jul 2025US$3.3tUS$2.8tUS$105.3b21.7x30.9x1.2x
Wed, 25 Jun 2025US$3.2tUS$2.8tUS$105.8b21.1x30.7x1.2x
Fri, 23 May 2025US$3.2tUS$2.7tUS$104.5b19.7x31x1.2x
Sun, 20 Apr 2025US$3.2tUS$2.7tUS$107.9b20.3x30x1.2x
Tue, 18 Mar 2025US$3.1tUS$2.7tUS$102.8b21.4x30.2x1.2x
Thu, 13 Feb 2025US$3.3tUS$2.7tUS$105.5b21.1x31.2x1.2x
Sat, 11 Jan 2025US$3.1tUS$2.7tUS$101.4b21.5x30.7x1.2x
Mon, 09 Dec 2024US$3.3tUS$2.6tUS$101.2b23.4x32.5x1.2x
Wed, 06 Nov 2024US$3.1tUS$2.6tUS$96.1b20.9x32.6x1.2x
Fri, 04 Oct 2024US$3.2tUS$2.6tUS$101.0b21.3x31.8x1.2x
Sun, 01 Sep 2024US$3.2tUS$2.6tUS$101.7b21.3x31.5x1.2x
Tue, 30 Jul 2024US$3.1tUS$2.6tUS$106.7b20.9x28.6x1.2x
Thu, 27 Jun 2024US$3.0tUS$2.6tUS$106.7b20x28.3x1.1x
Sat, 25 May 2024US$3.0tUS$2.6tUS$105.7b20.6x28.5x1.1x
Mon, 22 Apr 2024US$3.0tUS$2.6tUS$104.2b20x28.7x1.1x
Wed, 20 Mar 2024US$3.0tUS$2.6tUS$110.1b20.2x27.7x1.2x
Fri, 16 Feb 2024US$2.9tUS$2.6tUS$112.0b21.2x26x1.1x
Sun, 14 Jan 2024US$2.8tUS$2.6tUS$108.4b21.5x26.2x1.1x
Tue, 12 Dec 2023US$2.7tUS$2.6tUS$104.2b21.8x26.3x1.1x
Thu, 09 Nov 2023US$2.7tUS$2.6tUS$102.8b21.6x26.3x1x
Sat, 07 Oct 2023US$2.6tUS$2.6tUS$101.1b21.7x25.5x1x
Mon, 04 Sep 2023US$2.8tUS$2.6tUS$99.8b21.2x27.8x1.1x
Wed, 02 Aug 2023US$2.9tUS$2.5tUS$95.7b22.7x29.9x1.1x
Fri, 30 Jun 2023US$2.8tUS$2.5tUS$93.6b21.2x29.8x1.1x
Sun, 28 May 2023US$2.8tUS$2.5tUS$94.7b21.4x29.2x1.1x
Tue, 25 Apr 2023US$2.9tUS$2.5tUS$97.2b20.3x29.5x1.1x
Thu, 23 Mar 2023US$2.7tUS$2.5tUS$96.7b19.7x27.8x1.1x
Sat, 18 Feb 2023US$2.6tUS$2.3tUS$88.6b20.7x29.2x1.1x
Mon, 16 Jan 2023US$2.7tUS$2.3tUS$93.0b21.1x28.9x1.2x
Wed, 14 Dec 2022US$2.7tUS$2.3tUS$100.1b22x27.3x1.2x
Fri, 11 Nov 2022US$2.7tUS$2.3tUS$104.8b23.8x25.4x1.2x
Sun, 09 Oct 2022US$2.4tUS$2.2tUS$103.8b18.4x22.7x1x
Tue, 06 Sep 2022US$2.5tUS$2.2tUS$104.3b19.7x24.4x1.1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

24.4x


Total Market Cap: US$2.5tTotal Earnings: US$104.3bTotal 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 5.9% 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-0.0093%
Consumer Staples-1.37%
Tobacco2.77%
Food and Staples Retail-0.74%
Personal Products-0.91%
Household Products-1.43%
Food-1.83%
Beverage-2.43%
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 29.5%, 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$96.980.2%
+US$1.2b		25.6%PE36.3x
JBS JBSUS$16.215.5%
+US$683.9m		n/aPE5.9x
HSY HersheyUS$183.751.3%
+US$470.3m		-4.8%PE24.3x
ELF e.l.f. BeautyUS$125.005.8%
+US$406.3m		-16.5%PE75.8x
CELH Celsius HoldingsUS$62.882.2%
+US$350.8m		65.3%PE169.1x

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CELH
US$62.88
Celsius Holdings
7D
2.2%
1Y
65.3%
HRL
US$25.44
Hormel Foods
7D
-13.0%
1Y
-21.8%
WMT
US$96.98
Walmart
7D
0.2%
1Y
25.6%
EL
US$91.73
Estée Lauder Companies
7D
0.5%
1Y
0.08%
COTY
US$4.28
Coty
7D
8.9%
1Y
-54.4%
KDP
US$29.09
Keurig Dr Pepper
7D
-17.2%
1Y
-20.5%

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HSY
US$183.75
Hershey
7D
1.3%
1Y
-4.8%

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PM
US$167.13
Philip Morris International
7D
-2.7%
1Y
35.6%

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KO
US$68.99
Coca-Cola
7D
-1.6%
1Y
-4.8%
JBS
US$16.21
JBS
7D
5.5%
1Y
n/a
PG
US$157.04
Procter & Gamble
7D
-1.0%
1Y
-8.5%
ELF
US$125.00
e.l.f. Beauty
7D
5.8%
1Y
-16.5%
KVUE
US$20.71
Kenvue
7D
-4.2%
1Y
-5.6%
MDLZ
US$61.44
Mondelez International
7D
-3.1%
1Y
-14.4%

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SEB
US$3,969.20
Seaboard
7D
7.7%
1Y
27.6%
COST
US$943.32
Costco Wholesale
7D
-1.6%
1Y
5.7%

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