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U.S. Consumer Staples Sector Analysis

UpdatedAug 26, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies415
  • 7D-2.2%
  • 3M-1.8%
  • 1Y-0.2%
  • YTD2.0%

Over the last 7 days, the Consumer Staples industry has dropped 2.2%, driven by a pullback from Walmart of 4.6%. Meanwhile, Archer-Daniels-Midland actually outperformed within the industry, gaining 7.1% in the last week. Over the last year, the industry has been flat overall. 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
Tue, 26 Aug 2025US$3.3tUS$2.8tUS$103.9b21.7x32x1.2x
Thu, 24 Jul 2025US$3.2tUS$2.8tUS$105.3b21.9x30.8x1.2x
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
Price to Earnings Ratio

24.7x


Total Market Cap: US$2.6tTotal Earnings: US$104.5bTotal Revenue: US$2.2tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Consumer Staples Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 28.8x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the American Consumer Staples industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 32.0x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 28.8x.
  • 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 7.9% 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 Market0.19%
Consumer Staples-2.21%
Tobacco3.70%
Food1.78%
Household Products-1.34%
Beverage-1.93%
Personal Products-2.17%
Food and Staples Retail-3.81%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Personal Products industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 136x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 29.6%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 20.6% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Household Products industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 25.8x.
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 21% per year.
  • In contrast, the Household Products industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 4.8% 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
ADM Archer-Daniels-MidlandUS$64.217.1%
+US$2.0b		6.0%PE28.1x
BG Bunge GlobalUS$88.1510.4%
+US$1.7b		-12.1%PE12.8x
MO Altria GroupUS$67.050.7%
+US$823.1m		26.5%PE12.9x
DAR Darling IngredientsUS$35.9415.9%
+US$781.4m		-13.3%PE54x
JBS JBSUS$15.654.7%
+US$570.0m		n/aPE5.6x

Latest News

KO
US$68.93
Coca-Cola
7D
-1.7%
1Y
-3.6%
KHC
US$27.69
Kraft Heinz
7D
1.5%
1Y
-22.9%
MO
US$67.05
Altria Group
7D
0.7%
1Y
26.5%
DAR
US$35.94
Darling Ingredients
7D
15.9%
1Y
-13.3%
KDP
US$31.10
Keurig Dr Pepper
7D
-10.2%
1Y
-13.9%
WMT
US$96.07
Walmart
7D
-4.6%
1Y
26.4%
TSN
US$57.46
Tyson Foods
7D
2.5%
1Y
-10.4%
JBS
US$15.65
JBS
7D
4.7%
1Y
n/a
TGT
US$97.13
Target
7D
-7.5%
1Y
-38.9%
PG
US$156.15
Procter & Gamble
7D
-1.4%
1Y
-7.7%
HSY
US$180.68
Hershey
7D
1.3%
1Y
-8.0%
PEP
US$148.20
PepsiCo
7D
-0.9%
1Y
-15.8%
PM
US$167.37
Philip Morris International
7D
-0.8%
1Y
36.7%
BG
US$88.15
Bunge Global
7D
10.4%
1Y
-12.1%
ADM
US$64.21
Archer-Daniels-Midland
7D
7.1%
1Y
6.0%

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COST
US$941.58
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7D
-3.9%
1Y
5.5%

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