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U.S. Consumer Staples Sector Analysis

UpdatedMay 30, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies390
  • 7D1.0%
  • 3M-2.2%
  • 1Y9.7%
  • YTD4.0%

The Consumer Staples industry has stayed flat over the last week. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 9.3% over the past 12 months. Looking forward, 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
Fri, 30 May 2025US$3.2tUS$2.7tUS$104.5b20.3x31x1.2x
Sun, 27 Apr 2025US$3.2tUS$2.7tUS$107.8b20.5x29.7x1.2x
Tue, 25 Mar 2025US$3.1tUS$2.7tUS$102.8b21.2x30.2x1.2x
Thu, 20 Feb 2025US$3.3tUS$2.7tUS$106.1b21.1x31.1x1.2x
Sat, 18 Jan 2025US$3.1tUS$2.7tUS$101.4b22.3x30.5x1.2x
Mon, 16 Dec 2024US$3.3tUS$2.7tUS$101.5b23.3x32.3x1.2x
Wed, 13 Nov 2024US$3.2tUS$2.6tUS$95.7b21x33.1x1.2x
Fri, 11 Oct 2024US$3.2tUS$2.6tUS$100.8b21.7x31.8x1.2x
Sun, 08 Sep 2024US$3.2tUS$2.6tUS$101.6b21.6x31.5x1.2x
Tue, 06 Aug 2024US$3.1tUS$2.6tUS$105.0b21x29.4x1.2x
Thu, 04 Jul 2024US$3.0tUS$2.6tUS$106.9b19.3x28x1.1x
Sat, 01 Jun 2024US$3.0tUS$2.6tUS$105.7b19.5x28.2x1.1x
Mon, 29 Apr 2024US$3.0tUS$2.6tUS$101.8b19.7x29x1.1x
Wed, 27 Mar 2024US$3.0tUS$2.6tUS$110.1b20.5x27.6x1.2x
Fri, 23 Feb 2024US$3.0tUS$2.6tUS$111.1b20.9x26.8x1.1x
Sun, 21 Jan 2024US$2.8tUS$2.6tUS$108.3b21.3x26x1.1x
Tue, 19 Dec 2023US$2.8tUS$2.6tUS$104.5b21.2x26.5x1.1x
Thu, 16 Nov 2023US$2.7tUS$2.6tUS$100.0b21.6x27.4x1x
Sat, 14 Oct 2023US$2.6tUS$2.6tUS$101.6b20.3x25.3x1x
Mon, 11 Sep 2023US$2.8tUS$2.6tUS$99.8b21.4x27.6x1.1x
Wed, 09 Aug 2023US$2.8tUS$2.5tUS$96.2b23.5x29.5x1.1x
Fri, 07 Jul 2023US$2.8tUS$2.5tUS$93.3b21.7x30.2x1.1x
Sun, 04 Jun 2023US$2.8tUS$2.5tUS$94.7b21.4x29.4x1.1x
Tue, 02 May 2023US$2.9tUS$2.5tUS$95.9b21x30x1.1x
Thu, 30 Mar 2023US$2.8tUS$2.5tUS$96.5b20.1x28.6x1.1x
Sat, 25 Feb 2023US$2.6tUS$2.3tUS$90.3b20.6x28.3x1.1x
Mon, 23 Jan 2023US$2.6tUS$2.3tUS$92.8b21x28.1x1.1x
Wed, 21 Dec 2022US$2.7tUS$2.3tUS$100.0b21x26.6x1.2x
Fri, 18 Nov 2022US$2.7tUS$2.3tUS$99.6b23.5x26.8x1.2x
Sun, 16 Oct 2022US$2.4tUS$2.2tUS$103.5b18.5x23x1.1x
Tue, 13 Sep 2022US$2.6tUS$2.2tUS$104.6b21.4x25x1.2x
Thu, 11 Aug 2022US$2.6tUS$2.2tUS$104.6b20x25.1x1.2x
Sat, 09 Jul 2022US$2.6tUS$2.2tUS$105.3b19.3x24.3x1.2x
Mon, 06 Jun 2022US$2.5tUS$2.2tUS$103.7b19.5x24.5x1.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

24.5x


Total Market Cap: US$2.5tTotal Earnings: US$103.7bTotal Revenue: US$2.2tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Consumer Staples Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 28.3x202320242025
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 28.3x.
  • 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 7.0% 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 Market1.15%
Consumer Staples1.00%
Personal Products3.64%
Household Products2.22%
Food1.89%
Beverage0.74%
Food and Staples Retail0.35%
Tobacco0.29%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Personal Products industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 78.2x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 33.8%, 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 19.5x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Personal Products industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 34% 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 5.9% 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$97.101.2%
+US$9.4b		49.6%PE41.3x
PG Procter & GambleUS$168.562.1%
+US$8.3b		3.7%PE26x
PM Philip Morris InternationalUS$177.871.5%
+US$4.1b		78.9%PE36.6x
MDLZ Mondelez InternationalUS$67.473.0%
+US$2.6b		-0.6%PE24.3x
PEP PepsiCoUS$131.921.4%
+US$2.5b		-22.6%PE19.3x
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