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U.S. Consumer Staples Sector Analysis

UpdatedJun 23, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies391
  • 7D0.1%
  • 3M2.0%
  • 1Y5.9%
  • YTD1.8%

Over the last 7 days, the Consumer Staples industry has remained flat. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 5.9% in that time. 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
Mon, 23 Jun 2025US$3.2tUS$2.8tUS$105.9b20.9x30.2x1.2x
Wed, 21 May 2025US$3.3tUS$2.7tUS$104.4b20.7x31.4x1.2x
Fri, 18 Apr 2025US$3.2tUS$2.7tUS$107.9b20.3x29.4x1.2x
Sun, 16 Mar 2025US$3.1tUS$2.7tUS$102.8b21.2x30.2x1.2x
Tue, 11 Feb 2025US$3.2tUS$2.7tUS$103.9b20.8x31.2x1.2x
Thu, 09 Jan 2025US$3.1tUS$2.7tUS$101.5b21.8x30.5x1.2x
Sat, 07 Dec 2024US$3.3tUS$2.6tUS$101.2b23.4x32.6x1.2x
Mon, 04 Nov 2024US$3.1tUS$2.6tUS$96.0b19.6x32.5x1.2x
Wed, 02 Oct 2024US$3.2tUS$2.6tUS$102.7b21.4x31.6x1.2x
Fri, 30 Aug 2024US$3.2tUS$2.6tUS$101.9b21x31.3x1.2x
Sun, 28 Jul 2024US$3.1tUS$2.6tUS$107.1b20.9x28.6x1.2x
Tue, 25 Jun 2024US$3.0tUS$2.6tUS$106.8b20.2x28.3x1.1x
Thu, 23 May 2024US$3.1tUS$2.6tUS$105.8b20.5x28.9x1.2x
Sat, 20 Apr 2024US$3.0tUS$2.6tUS$103.8b19.8x28.5x1.1x
Mon, 18 Mar 2024US$3.0tUS$2.6tUS$110.0b20.2x27.5x1.2x
Wed, 14 Feb 2024US$2.9tUS$2.6tUS$112.3b20.5x25.9x1.1x
Fri, 12 Jan 2024US$2.8tUS$2.6tUS$108.4b21.4x26.2x1.1x
Sun, 10 Dec 2023US$2.7tUS$2.6tUS$104.2b21.6x26.1x1x
Tue, 07 Nov 2023US$2.7tUS$2.6tUS$102.7b21.2x26.2x1x
Thu, 05 Oct 2023US$2.7tUS$2.6tUS$98.9b21.9x26.9x1x
Sat, 02 Sep 2023US$2.8tUS$2.6tUS$99.8b21.2x27.8x1.1x
Mon, 31 Jul 2023US$2.9tUS$2.5tUS$95.2b23x30.3x1.1x
Wed, 28 Jun 2023US$2.8tUS$2.5tUS$93.8b21.1x30x1.1x
Fri, 26 May 2023US$2.8tUS$2.5tUS$94.9b21.4x29.3x1.1x
Sun, 23 Apr 2023US$2.9tUS$2.5tUS$97.2b20.2x29.4x1.1x
Tue, 21 Mar 2023US$2.7tUS$2.5tUS$96.6b19.9x28x1.1x
Thu, 16 Feb 2023US$2.6tUS$2.3tUS$88.5b20.7x29.2x1.1x
Sat, 14 Jan 2023US$2.7tUS$2.3tUS$93.0b21.1x28.9x1.2x
Mon, 12 Dec 2022US$2.7tUS$2.3tUS$100.1b21.9x27.1x1.2x
Wed, 09 Nov 2022US$2.6tUS$2.3tUS$104.5b22.5x24.8x1.1x
Fri, 07 Oct 2022US$2.4tUS$2.2tUS$105.3b18.5x22.7x1.1x
Sun, 04 Sep 2022US$2.5tUS$2.2tUS$104.3b19.7x24.4x1.1x
Tue, 02 Aug 2022US$2.6tUS$2.2tUS$104.8b19x25.2x1.2x
Thu, 30 Jun 2022US$2.5tUS$2.2tUS$104.6b18.8x24.1x1.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

24.1x


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 Market0.027%
Consumer Staples0.11%
Personal Products2.35%
Food and Staples Retail1.02%
Food0.46%
Household Products-0.84%
Beverage-1.73%
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 95.5x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 35.6%, 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 36% 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$96.121.9%
+US$14.6b		39.5%PE40.8x
KR KrogerUS$71.979.0%
+US$3.6b		43.9%PE18x
MO Altria GroupUS$59.751.6%
+US$1.6b		28.6%PE9.9x
MDLZ Mondelez InternationalUS$68.311.6%
+US$1.4b		-0.2%PE24.6x
KDP Keurig Dr PepperUS$33.581.5%
+US$651.9m		-3.1%PE30.3x

Latest News

MDLZ
US$68.31
Mondelez International
7D
1.6%
1Y
-0.2%
JBS
US$13.58
JBS
7D
-6.3%
1Y
n/a

Investors Holding Back On JBS N.V. (NYSE:JBS)

Jun 22
Investors Holding Back On JBS N.V. (NYSE:JBS)
KDP
US$33.58
Keurig Dr Pepper
7D
1.5%
1Y
-3.1%
WMT
US$96.12
Walmart
7D
1.9%
1Y
39.5%
KR
US$71.97
Kroger
7D
9.0%
1Y
43.9%
KO
US$68.84
Coca-Cola
7D
-2.4%
1Y
7.6%
PG
US$159.08
Procter & Gamble
7D
-1.1%
1Y
-5.6%
CL
US$87.78
Colgate-Palmolive
7D
-2.6%
1Y
-11.3%
TGT
US$95.54
Target
7D
-1.9%
1Y
-36.2%
SFM
US$165.96
Sprouts Farmers Market
7D
3.4%
1Y
105.7%
COST
US$980.29
Costco Wholesale
7D
-0.4%
1Y
15.6%
PEP
US$129.07
PepsiCo
7D
-1.8%
1Y
-23.2%
MO
US$59.75
Altria Group
7D
1.6%
1Y
28.6%
KMB
US$128.29
Kimberly-Clark
7D
-1.8%
1Y
-8.2%
PRMB
US$30.31
Primo Brands
7D
2.0%
1Y
38.4%
EL
US$75.19
Estée Lauder Companies
7D
0.8%
1Y
-34.7%