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U.S. Consumer Staples Sector Analysis

UpdatedJul 29, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies404
  • 7D0.5%
  • 3M-0.3%
  • 1Y5.5%
  • YTD2.6%

In the last week, Consumer Staples has been flat. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 5.5% in that time. 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
Wed, 30 Jul 2025US$3.2tUS$2.8tUS$105.9b21.7x30.5x1.2x
Fri, 27 Jun 2025US$3.2tUS$2.8tUS$105.6b20.5x30.4x1.2x
Sun, 25 May 2025US$3.2tUS$2.7tUS$104.5b19.8x30.9x1.2x
Tue, 22 Apr 2025US$3.2tUS$2.7tUS$107.9b20.3x30x1.2x
Thu, 20 Mar 2025US$3.1tUS$2.7tUS$102.8b21.2x30.2x1.2x
Sat, 15 Feb 2025US$3.3tUS$2.7tUS$105.9b20.9x31.6x1.3x
Mon, 13 Jan 2025US$3.1tUS$2.7tUS$100.8b21.8x30.7x1.2x
Wed, 11 Dec 2024US$3.3tUS$2.6tUS$101.3b23.7x32.3x1.2x
Fri, 08 Nov 2024US$3.1tUS$2.6tUS$96.2b21.1x32.5x1.2x
Sun, 06 Oct 2024US$3.2tUS$2.6tUS$101.0b21.5x31.7x1.2x
Tue, 03 Sep 2024US$3.2tUS$2.6tUS$101.7b21.3x31.5x1.2x
Thu, 01 Aug 2024US$3.0tUS$2.6tUS$104.4b21.5x29x1.2x
Sat, 29 Jun 2024US$3.0tUS$2.6tUS$106.9b19.9x28.1x1.1x
Mon, 27 May 2024US$3.0tUS$2.6tUS$105.7b20.6x28.6x1.2x
Wed, 24 Apr 2024US$3.0tUS$2.6tUS$104.6b20.2x28.8x1.1x
Fri, 22 Mar 2024US$3.1tUS$2.6tUS$110.2b20.4x27.8x1.2x
Sun, 18 Feb 2024US$2.9tUS$2.6tUS$111.9b21x26.2x1.1x
Tue, 16 Jan 2024US$2.8tUS$2.6tUS$108.4b21.5x26.2x1.1x
Thu, 14 Dec 2023US$2.8tUS$2.6tUS$104.2b21.6x26.4x1.1x
Sat, 11 Nov 2023US$2.7tUS$2.6tUS$101.1b21.4x26.5x1x
Mon, 09 Oct 2023US$2.6tUS$2.6tUS$101.1b21.7x25.5x1x
Wed, 06 Sep 2023US$2.7tUS$2.6tUS$99.8b20.7x27.5x1.1x
Fri, 04 Aug 2023US$2.9tUS$2.5tUS$96.9b23.9x29.6x1.1x
Sun, 02 Jul 2023US$2.8tUS$2.5tUS$93.3b21.4x30.2x1.1x
Tue, 30 May 2023US$2.8tUS$2.5tUS$94.7b21.4x29.2x1.1x
Thu, 27 Apr 2023US$2.8tUS$2.5tUS$95.0b20.4x29.8x1.1x
Sat, 25 Mar 2023US$2.7tUS$2.5tUS$96.6b20.1x28.2x1.1x
Mon, 20 Feb 2023US$2.6tUS$2.3tUS$88.6b20.7x29.2x1.1x
Wed, 18 Jan 2023US$2.7tUS$2.3tUS$93.0b21.4x29x1.2x
Fri, 16 Dec 2022US$2.7tUS$2.3tUS$100.1b21.8x26.8x1.2x
Sun, 13 Nov 2022US$2.7tUS$2.3tUS$105.1b23.2x25.2x1.2x
Tue, 11 Oct 2022US$2.4tUS$2.2tUS$103.8b18.8x22.8x1.1x
Thu, 08 Sep 2022US$2.5tUS$2.2tUS$104.3b19.5x24.2x1.1x
Sat, 06 Aug 2022US$2.6tUS$2.2tUS$104.4b19.4x25x1.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

25x


Total Market Cap: US$2.6tTotal Earnings: US$104.4bTotal Revenue: US$2.2tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Consumer Staples Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 28.7x202320242025
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 28.7x.
  • 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 7.8% 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 Market1.54%
Consumer Staples0.50%
Personal Products3.26%
Food1.40%
Household Products1.06%
Food and Staples Retail0.61%
Beverage-1.03%
Tobacco-1.13%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Personal Products industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 125x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 29.9%, 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 30% 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
WMT WalmartUS$98.332.6%
+US$19.8b		42.1%PE41.7x
MNST Monster BeverageUS$61.393.0%
+US$1.8b		19.0%PE39.6x
LW Lamb Weston HoldingsUS$59.4620.9%
+US$1.3b		-0.1%PE23.2x
HSY HersheyUS$186.232.5%
+US$919.8m		-4.0%PE22.9x
EL Estée Lauder CompaniesUS$91.402.7%
+US$863.4m		-8.1%PS2.2x

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