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U.S. Consumer Staples Sector Analysis

UpdatedJul 08, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies401
  • 7D1.1%
  • 3M8.8%
  • 1Y7.9%
  • YTD4.1%

In the last week, the Consumer Staples industry is up 1.1%, with Walmart up 1.6%. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 7.9%. 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
Tue, 08 Jul 2025US$3.3tUS$2.8tUS$104.7b21.7x31.3x1.2x
Thu, 05 Jun 2025US$3.3tUS$2.7tUS$104.7b21.3x31.5x1.2x
Sat, 03 May 2025US$3.2tUS$2.7tUS$106.4b20.6x30.3x1.2x
Mon, 31 Mar 2025US$3.1tUS$2.7tUS$105.4b21.1x29.8x1.2x
Wed, 26 Feb 2025US$3.3tUS$2.7tUS$105.1b21.6x31.3x1.2x
Fri, 24 Jan 2025US$3.1tUS$2.7tUS$102.6b22x30.5x1.2x
Sun, 22 Dec 2024US$3.2tUS$2.7tUS$101.4b22.7x31.4x1.2x
Tue, 19 Nov 2024US$3.1tUS$2.6tUS$98.0b22.4x31.9x1.2x
Thu, 17 Oct 2024US$3.2tUS$2.6tUS$97.9b21.7x33.1x1.2x
Sat, 14 Sep 2024US$3.2tUS$2.6tUS$102.3b22x31.6x1.2x
Mon, 12 Aug 2024US$3.1tUS$2.6tUS$105.1b20.6x29.2x1.2x
Wed, 10 Jul 2024US$3.0tUS$2.6tUS$107.7b19.2x28x1.1x
Fri, 07 Jun 2024US$3.0tUS$2.6tUS$105.5b19.3x28.8x1.2x
Sun, 05 May 2024US$3.0tUS$2.6tUS$101.8b20.1x29.1x1.1x
Tue, 02 Apr 2024US$3.1tUS$2.6tUS$103.9b21x29.6x1.2x
Thu, 29 Feb 2024US$3.0tUS$2.6tUS$111.2b20.9x26.9x1.1x
Sat, 27 Jan 2024US$2.9tUS$2.6tUS$110.1b21.4x26.3x1.1x
Mon, 25 Dec 2023US$2.8tUS$2.6tUS$104.5b22x26.7x1.1x
Wed, 22 Nov 2023US$2.7tUS$2.6tUS$102.8b21.2x26.2x1x
Fri, 20 Oct 2023US$2.6tUS$2.6tUS$102.1b21.1x25.5x1x
Sun, 17 Sep 2023US$2.8tUS$2.6tUS$98.9b22.4x28x1.1x
Tue, 15 Aug 2023US$2.9tUS$2.6tUS$96.4b21.6x29.6x1.1x
Thu, 13 Jul 2023US$2.8tUS$2.5tUS$93.0b20.9x30x1.1x
Sat, 10 Jun 2023US$2.8tUS$2.5tUS$93.6b21.2x29.6x1.1x
Mon, 08 May 2023US$2.9tUS$2.5tUS$96.6b21.3x30x1.1x
Wed, 05 Apr 2023US$2.8tUS$2.5tUS$96.8b20.4x28.9x1.1x
Fri, 03 Mar 2023US$2.5tUS$2.3tUS$90.5b20.3x28.1x1.1x
Sun, 29 Jan 2023US$2.6tUS$2.3tUS$91.0b20.4x28.2x1.1x
Tue, 27 Dec 2022US$2.7tUS$2.3tUS$100.0b20.5x26.9x1.2x
Thu, 24 Nov 2022US$2.7tUS$2.3tUS$100.1b23.8x27.5x1.2x
Sat, 22 Oct 2022US$2.4tUS$2.2tUS$103.5b19.6x23.5x1.1x
Mon, 19 Sep 2022US$2.5tUS$2.2tUS$104.6b20x23.9x1.1x
Wed, 17 Aug 2022US$2.7tUS$2.2tUS$104.8b20.4x25.9x1.2x
Fri, 15 Jul 2022US$2.5tUS$2.2tUS$104.4b19.7x24.4x1.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

24.4x


Total Market Cap: US$2.5tTotal Earnings: US$104.4bTotal Revenue: US$2.2tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Consumer Staples Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 28.5x202320242025
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 28.5x.
  • 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 8.1% 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 Market0.42%
Consumer Staples1.10%
Personal Products2.62%
Tobacco1.40%
Food and Staples Retail1.31%
Household Products0.98%
Food0.88%
Beverage0.65%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Personal Products industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 107x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 31.6%, 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 32% 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 5.2% 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$99.351.6%
+US$12.5b		42.6%PE42.1x
BG Bunge GlobalUS$74.85-6.8%
US$4.2b		-32.2%PE13.7x
PG Procter & GambleUS$160.500.7%
+US$2.8b		-3.6%PE24.7x
MO Altria GroupUS$60.252.8%
+US$2.7b		30.9%PE10x
CL Colgate-PalmoliveUS$93.332.7%
+US$2.0b		-4.4%PE26.1x

Latest News

TBBB
US$26.39
BBB Foods
7D
-4.9%
1Y
7.8%
BG
US$74.85
Bunge Global
7D
-6.8%
1Y
-32.2%
EL
US$85.79
Estée Lauder Companies
7D
6.2%
1Y
-19.4%

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) Stock Rockets 33% As Investors Are Less Pessimistic Than Expected

Jul 03
The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) Stock Rockets 33% As Investors Are Less Pessimistic Than Expected
HSY
US$175.55
Hershey
7D
5.8%
1Y
-5.0%
POST
US$106.80
Post Holdings
7D
-2.0%
1Y
1.7%
JBS
US$13.77
JBS
7D
-5.7%
1Y
n/a

JBS Long-Term Yields Are Attractive, Despite Tactically Negative Outlook

Jul 02
WMT
US$99.35
Walmart
7D
1.6%
1Y
42.6%
KR
US$71.45
Kroger
7D
-0.4%
1Y
37.6%
PEP
US$134.45
PepsiCo
7D
-0.6%
1Y
-17.0%
MKC
US$73.39
McCormick
7D
-3.2%
1Y
5.7%
PG
US$160.50
Procter & Gamble
7D
0.7%
1Y
-3.6%
CL
US$93.33
Colgate-Palmolive
7D
2.7%
1Y
-4.4%

Colgate-Palmolive (NYSE:CL) Has A Pretty Healthy Balance Sheet

Jun 27
Colgate-Palmolive (NYSE:CL) Has A Pretty Healthy Balance Sheet
MDLZ
US$68.82
Mondelez International
7D
2.0%
1Y
4.0%
PM
US$181.20
Philip Morris International
7D
-0.5%
1Y
76.6%
CELH
US$45.69
Celsius Holdings
7D
-1.5%
1Y
-18.5%
MO
US$60.25
Altria Group
7D
2.8%
1Y
30.9%