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U.S. Consumer Staples Sector Analysis

UpdatedJun 28, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies384
  • 7D-0.1%
  • 3M0.3%
  • 1Y6.8%
  • YTD6.7%

Over the last 7 days, the Consumer Staples industry has remained flat. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 6.8% over the past 12 months. Earnings are forecast to grow by 9.5% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

Has the U.S. Consumer Staples Sector valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 28 Jun 2024US$3.0tUS$2.6tUS$106.7b20x28.3x1.1x
Sun, 26 May 2024US$3.0tUS$2.6tUS$105.7b20.6x28.6x1.2x
Tue, 23 Apr 2024US$3.0tUS$2.6tUS$104.2b20x28.7x1.1x
Thu, 21 Mar 2024US$3.0tUS$2.6tUS$110.2b20.5x27.7x1.2x
Sat, 17 Feb 2024US$2.9tUS$2.6tUS$112.1b21x26.1x1.1x
Mon, 15 Jan 2024US$2.8tUS$2.6tUS$108.4b21.5x26.2x1.1x
Wed, 13 Dec 2023US$2.8tUS$2.6tUS$104.2b21.3x26.4x1.1x
Fri, 10 Nov 2023US$2.7tUS$2.6tUS$102.7b21.4x26.2x1x
Sun, 08 Oct 2023US$2.6tUS$2.6tUS$101.1b21.7x25.5x1x
Tue, 05 Sep 2023US$2.8tUS$2.6tUS$99.8b21.2x27.8x1.1x
Thu, 03 Aug 2023US$2.9tUS$2.5tUS$96.9b23x29.6x1.1x
Sat, 01 Jul 2023US$2.8tUS$2.5tUS$93.3b21.1x30.2x1.1x
Mon, 29 May 2023US$2.8tUS$2.5tUS$94.7b21.4x29.2x1.1x
Wed, 26 Apr 2023US$2.9tUS$2.5tUS$97.5b20.5x29.3x1.1x
Fri, 24 Mar 2023US$2.7tUS$2.5tUS$96.7b19.7x27.7x1.1x
Sun, 19 Feb 2023US$2.6tUS$2.3tUS$88.6b20.7x29.2x1.1x
Tue, 17 Jan 2023US$2.7tUS$2.3tUS$93.0b21.1x28.9x1.2x
Thu, 15 Dec 2022US$2.7tUS$2.3tUS$100.1b22x27.3x1.2x
Sat, 12 Nov 2022US$2.7tUS$2.3tUS$104.6b23.2x25.4x1.2x
Mon, 10 Oct 2022US$2.4tUS$2.2tUS$103.8b18.4x22.7x1x
Wed, 07 Sep 2022US$2.5tUS$2.2tUS$104.3b19.5x24.2x1.1x
Fri, 05 Aug 2022US$2.6tUS$2.2tUS$104.4b18.4x25x1.2x
Sun, 03 Jul 2022US$2.5tUS$2.2tUS$105.3b18.9x24.2x1.2x
Tue, 31 May 2022US$2.6tUS$2.2tUS$103.7b19.3x25x1.2x
Thu, 28 Apr 2022US$2.8tUS$2.2tUS$103.3b22.8x27.5x1.3x
Sat, 26 Mar 2022US$2.7tUS$2.2tUS$99.2b23.8x27.5x1.3x
Mon, 21 Feb 2022US$2.7tUS$2.2tUS$96.6b21.9x28.3x1.3x
Wed, 19 Jan 2022US$2.8tUS$2.1tUS$91.6b23.5x30.2x1.3x
Fri, 17 Dec 2021US$2.8tUS$2.1tUS$88.4b24x31.4x1.3x
Sun, 14 Nov 2021US$2.7tUS$2.1tUS$90.6b24.8x30x1.3x
Tue, 12 Oct 2021US$2.7tUS$2.1tUS$93.7b23.1x28.5x1.3x
Thu, 09 Sep 2021US$2.7tUS$2.1tUS$92.8b20x29.3x1.3x
Sat, 07 Aug 2021US$2.7tUS$2.1tUS$94.0b20.7x28.6x1.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

28.5x


Total Market Cap: US$2.7tTotal Earnings: US$93.9bTotal Revenue: US$2.0tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Consumer Staples Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 27.7x202220232024
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 27.7x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 1.2x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Consumer Staples industry have grown 4.3% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 9.0% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the U.S. Consumer Staples sector?

US Market0.26%
Consumer Staples-0.13%
Tobacco1.54%
Beverage1.06%
Food0.28%
Personal Products-0.0083%
Food and Staples Retail-0.70%
Household Products-0.86%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Personal Products industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 53.7x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 22.9%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 6.9% 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 Tobacco industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 33% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 6.5% per year.
  • In contrast, the Household Products industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 7.6% 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
KO Coca-ColaUS$63.912.8%
+US$7.5b
6.5%PE25.5x
MNST Monster BeverageUS$50.573.9%
+US$2.0b
-11.9%PE31.4x
TGT TargetUS$146.722.3%
+US$1.5b
10.4%PE16.4x
CL Colgate-PalmoliveUS$98.171.3%
+US$1.0b
28.2%PE30.8x
COKE Coca-Cola ConsolidatedUS$1.07k9.5%
+US$871.7m
67.5%PE22x
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