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U.S. Consumer Staples Sector Analysis

UpdatedJun 21, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies392
  • 7D0.09%
  • 3M2.9%
  • 1Y5.8%
  • YTD1.8%

In the last week, the Consumer Staples industry is flat overall, with Coca-Cola standing out by going down 3.1%. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 5.8% 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
Sat, 21 Jun 2025US$3.2tUS$2.8tUS$105.9b20.9x30x1.2x
Mon, 19 May 2025US$3.3tUS$2.7tUS$104.4b20.7x31.3x1.2x
Wed, 16 Apr 2025US$3.2tUS$2.7tUS$107.9b20x30.1x1.2x
Fri, 14 Mar 2025US$3.1tUS$2.7tUS$102.9b21.2x30.3x1.2x
Sun, 09 Feb 2025US$3.2tUS$2.7tUS$104.0b20.9x31.2x1.2x
Tue, 07 Jan 2025US$3.1tUS$2.7tUS$101.3b22x30.9x1.2x
Thu, 05 Dec 2024US$3.3tUS$2.6tUS$101.2b23.6x32.5x1.2x
Sat, 02 Nov 2024US$3.1tUS$2.6tUS$96.0b19.6x32.4x1.2x
Mon, 30 Sep 2024US$3.2tUS$2.6tUS$102.5b21.4x31.6x1.2x
Wed, 28 Aug 2024US$3.2tUS$2.6tUS$101.8b20.8x31.5x1.2x
Fri, 26 Jul 2024US$3.0tUS$2.6tUS$107.2b20.8x28.3x1.2x
Sun, 23 Jun 2024US$3.0tUS$2.6tUS$106.7b20.1x28.3x1.1x
Tue, 21 May 2024US$3.1tUS$2.6tUS$105.8b20.5x28.9x1.2x
Thu, 18 Apr 2024US$3.0tUS$2.6tUS$103.8b19.8x28.4x1.1x
Sat, 16 Mar 2024US$3.0tUS$2.6tUS$110.0b20.2x27.5x1.2x
Mon, 12 Feb 2024US$2.9tUS$2.6tUS$111.5b21x26.2x1.1x
Wed, 10 Jan 2024US$2.8tUS$2.6tUS$108.1b21.4x26.2x1.1x
Fri, 08 Dec 2023US$2.7tUS$2.6tUS$104.4b21.7x26.2x1x
Sun, 05 Nov 2023US$2.7tUS$2.6tUS$102.7b21.1x26.2x1x
Tue, 03 Oct 2023US$2.7tUS$2.6tUS$99.0b22.2x27x1x
Thu, 31 Aug 2023US$2.8tUS$2.6tUS$100.0b21.9x28.1x1.1x
Sat, 29 Jul 2023US$3.0tUS$2.5tUS$95.2b23.5x31x1.2x
Mon, 26 Jun 2023US$2.8tUS$2.5tUS$93.9b21x29.9x1.1x
Wed, 24 May 2023US$2.8tUS$2.5tUS$94.9b21.5x29.5x1.1x
Fri, 21 Apr 2023US$2.8tUS$2.5tUS$97.1b20.2x29.2x1.1x
Sun, 19 Mar 2023US$2.6tUS$2.4tUS$91.8b19.7x27.8x1.1x
Tue, 14 Feb 2023US$2.6tUS$2.3tUS$87.6b21.3x29.6x1.1x
Thu, 12 Jan 2023US$2.7tUS$2.3tUS$93.0b21.3x29x1.2x
Sat, 10 Dec 2022US$2.7tUS$2.3tUS$100.1b21.9x27.1x1.2x
Mon, 07 Nov 2022US$2.6tUS$2.3tUS$104.5b22.2x24.8x1.1x
Wed, 05 Oct 2022US$2.4tUS$2.2tUS$105.1b18.6x23.3x1.1x
Fri, 02 Sep 2022US$2.6tUS$2.2tUS$104.5b19.6x24.7x1.2x
Sun, 31 Jul 2022US$2.6tUS$2.2tUS$104.8b18.7x25x1.2x
Tue, 28 Jun 2022US$2.5tUS$2.2tUS$104.6b18.9x24.3x1.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

24.3x


Total Market Cap: US$2.5tTotal 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 28.4x202320242025
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 28.4x.
  • 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 8.0% 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 Market0.00049%
Consumer Staples0.086%
Personal Products2.29%
Food and Staples Retail1.00%
Food0.45%
Household Products-0.84%
Beverage-1.74%
Tobacco-2.64%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Personal Products industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 93.9x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 35.5%, 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 35% 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 5.8% 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$96.121.8%
+US$13.4b		41.5%PE40.8x
KR KrogerUS$71.979.8%
+US$4.3b		43.3%PE18.1x
EL Estée Lauder CompaniesUS$75.1911.7%
+US$2.8b		-34.0%PS1.8x
MDLZ Mondelez InternationalUS$68.312.1%
+US$1.8b		2.7%PE24.6x
SFM Sprouts Farmers MarketUS$165.965.1%
+US$786.8m		114.6%PE36.4x

Latest News

MDLZ
US$68.31
Mondelez International
7D
2.1%
1Y
2.7%

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DLTR
US$98.71
Dollar Tree
7D
3.7%
1Y
-7.6%
KR
US$71.97
Kroger
7D
9.8%
1Y
43.3%
KDP
US$33.58
Keurig Dr Pepper
7D
1.7%
1Y
-2.3%
KO
US$68.84
Coca-Cola
7D
-3.1%
1Y
9.7%
PG
US$159.08
Procter & Gamble
7D
-0.7%
1Y
-5.5%
PM
US$183.29
Philip Morris International
7D
-0.6%
1Y
83.4%
CL
US$87.78
Colgate-Palmolive
7D
-2.7%
1Y
-9.8%
SFM
US$165.96
Sprouts Farmers Market
7D
5.1%
1Y
114.6%
COST
US$980.29
Costco Wholesale
7D
-1.0%
1Y
15.6%
TAP
US$48.05
Molson Coors Beverage
7D
-5.0%
1Y
-5.7%

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Jun 11
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PEP
US$129.07
PepsiCo
7D
-1.4%
1Y
-22.8%
KMB
US$128.29
Kimberly-Clark
7D
-1.9%
1Y
-8.0%
WMT
US$96.12
Walmart
7D
1.8%
1Y
41.5%

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May 29
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ADM
US$53.61
Archer-Daniels-Midland
7D
3.1%
1Y
-12.6%

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May 27
EL
US$75.19
Estée Lauder Companies
7D
11.7%
1Y
-34.0%