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U.S. Consumer Staples Sector Analysis

UpdatedJul 19, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies404
  • 7D0.2%
  • 3M-1.2%
  • 1Y5.1%
  • YTD2.1%

The Consumer Staples is pretty flat in the last 7 days, but PepsiCo has stood out, gaining 5.9%. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 5.1% 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
Sun, 20 Jul 2025US$3.2tUS$2.8tUS$105.5b21x30.6x1.2x
Tue, 17 Jun 2025US$3.2tUS$2.8tUS$105.6b21.2x30.3x1.2x
Thu, 15 May 2025US$3.2tUS$2.7tUS$104.9b19.9x30.3x1.2x
Sat, 12 Apr 2025US$3.2tUS$2.7tUS$107.9b20.1x29.2x1.2x
Mon, 10 Mar 2025US$3.3tUS$2.7tUS$103.1b21.9x31.6x1.2x
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
Price to Earnings Ratio

24.6x


Total Market Cap: US$2.6tTotal 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 28.6x202320242025
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 28.6x.
  • 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 Market0.96%
Consumer Staples0.17%
Beverage1.59%
Food0.43%
Tobacco0.20%
Food and Staples Retail-0.12%
Personal Products-0.34%
Household Products-1.26%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Personal Products industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 116x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 30.8%, 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
PEP PepsiCoUS$143.245.9%
+US$10.7b		-15.4%PE20.9x
WMT WalmartUS$95.050.7%
+US$5.2b		34.3%PE40.3x
MDLZ Mondelez InternationalUS$69.813.9%
+US$3.4b		5.1%PE25.1x
HSY HersheyUS$171.294.0%
+US$1.3b		-10.4%PE21.1x
KVUE KenvueUS$22.003.1%
+US$1.3b		20.5%PE40x

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PM
US$178.73
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7D
-0.7%
1Y
66.9%

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ACI
US$20.47
Albertsons Companies
7D
-7.6%
1Y
2.4%
COST
US$950.95
Costco Wholesale
7D
-2.0%
1Y
13.5%
GIS
US$50.10
General Mills
7D
-2.9%
1Y
-22.2%
EL
US$87.21
Estée Lauder Companies
7D
-4.2%
1Y
-12.1%
PFGC
US$98.78
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7D
4.2%
1Y
51.3%

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MDLZ
US$69.81
Mondelez International
7D
3.9%
1Y
5.1%
KVUE
US$22.00
Kenvue
7D
3.1%
1Y
20.5%
PG
US$155.10
Procter & Gamble
7D
-1.2%
1Y
-7.7%
CL
US$86.84
Colgate-Palmolive
7D
-3.1%
1Y
-11.5%
KHC
US$27.82
Kraft Heinz
7D
2.5%
1Y
-16.0%
SYY
US$78.41
Sysco
7D
2.0%
1Y
6.5%
HSY
US$171.29
Hershey
7D
4.0%
1Y
-10.4%
HRL
US$29.14
Hormel Foods
7D
-4.5%
1Y
-8.3%
WMT
US$95.05
Walmart
7D
0.7%
1Y
34.3%
PEP
US$143.24
PepsiCo
7D
5.9%
1Y
-15.4%