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U.S. Consumer Staples Sector Analysis

UpdatedApr 03, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies400
  • 7D2.8%
  • 3M2.7%
  • 1Y10.3%
  • YTD2.8%

The Consumer Staples industry is up 2.8% in the last week, with Walmart up 5.3%. This means that the industry has gained 10% over the past year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 9.7% per annum.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 04 Apr 2025US$3.2tUS$2.7tUS$105.4b21.1x30.5x1.2x
Sun, 02 Mar 2025US$3.3tUS$2.7tUS$103.8b20.8x32.1x1.2x
Tue, 28 Jan 2025US$3.1tUS$2.7tUS$102.6b22.7x30.7x1.2x
Thu, 26 Dec 2024US$3.2tUS$2.7tUS$101.4b22.5x31.5x1.2x
Sat, 23 Nov 2024US$3.2tUS$2.6tUS$101.1b23.7x31.7x1.2x
Mon, 21 Oct 2024US$3.2tUS$2.6tUS$97.3b21.9x33.2x1.2x
Wed, 18 Sep 2024US$3.3tUS$2.6tUS$102.3b21.7x31.9x1.2x
Fri, 16 Aug 2024US$3.1tUS$2.6tUS$105.2b20.8x29.3x1.2x
Sun, 14 Jul 2024US$3.0tUS$2.6tUS$107.4b20.4x28.1x1.1x
Tue, 11 Jun 2024US$3.0tUS$2.6tUS$106.3b19.8x28.4x1.1x
Thu, 09 May 2024US$3.0tUS$2.6tUS$102.1b19.5x29.3x1.1x
Sat, 06 Apr 2024US$3.0tUS$2.6tUS$103.7b20.8x28.8x1.1x
Mon, 04 Mar 2024US$3.0tUS$2.6tUS$111.4b20.8x26.9x1.1x
Wed, 31 Jan 2024US$2.9tUS$2.6tUS$110.4b21.4x26.5x1.1x
Fri, 29 Dec 2023US$2.8tUS$2.6tUS$104.5b21.6x26.9x1.1x
Sun, 26 Nov 2023US$2.7tUS$2.6tUS$102.8b21.2x26.6x1x
Tue, 24 Oct 2023US$2.6tUS$2.6tUS$100.5b20.8x25.7x1x
Thu, 21 Sep 2023US$2.8tUS$2.6tUS$99.1b22.9x28x1.1x
Sat, 19 Aug 2023US$2.8tUS$2.6tUS$100.0b21.1x27.9x1.1x
Mon, 17 Jul 2023US$2.8tUS$2.5tUS$94.2b22.2x29.8x1.1x
Wed, 14 Jun 2023US$2.8tUS$2.5tUS$93.6b21.4x29.7x1.1x
Fri, 12 May 2023US$2.9tUS$2.5tUS$95.6b20.9x30.2x1.1x
Sun, 09 Apr 2023US$2.8tUS$2.5tUS$96.9b20.4x29x1.1x
Tue, 07 Mar 2023US$2.5tUS$2.3tUS$90.5b20.2x28.1x1.1x
Thu, 02 Feb 2023US$2.6tUS$2.3tUS$90.5b22.4x28.8x1.1x
Sat, 31 Dec 2022US$2.7tUS$2.3tUS$100.0b20.5x26.8x1.2x
Mon, 28 Nov 2022US$2.8tUS$2.3tUS$100.1b24.1x27.5x1.2x
Wed, 26 Oct 2022US$2.5tUS$2.2tUS$103.5b20.3x24.2x1.1x
Fri, 23 Sep 2022US$2.5tUS$2.2tUS$104.7b19.5x23.7x1.1x
Sun, 21 Aug 2022US$2.7tUS$2.2tUS$104.5b20.4x25.8x1.2x
Tue, 19 Jul 2022US$2.6tUS$2.2tUS$104.2b19.9x24.6x1.2x
Thu, 16 Jun 2022US$2.4tUS$2.2tUS$104.0b17.8x23.2x1.1x
Sat, 14 May 2022US$2.7tUS$2.2tUS$103.9b19.7x25.9x1.2x
Mon, 11 Apr 2022US$2.9tUS$2.2tUS$99.2b24.7x28.9x1.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

28.9x


Total Market Cap: US$2.9tTotal Earnings: US$99.2bTotal Revenue: US$2.2tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Consumer Staples Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 28.1x202320242025
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 28.1x.
  • 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 grown 2.0% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 7.0% 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 Market-0.90%
Consumer Staples2.84%
Food and Staples Retail4.45%
Personal Products2.68%
Household Products1.86%
Beverage1.65%
Food0.98%
Tobacco-0.26%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Personal Products industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 64.2x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 33.7%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 14.4% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Food industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average of 19.7x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Personal Products industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 34% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 14% per year.
  • In contrast, the Household Products industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 6.5% 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$87.261.9%
+US$13.1b		46.7%PE36x
COST Costco WholesaleUS$967.083.0%
+US$12.6b		37.2%PE56.3x
PM Philip Morris InternationalUS$162.074.6%
+US$11.0b		79.9%PE35.8x
KO Coca-ColaUS$73.183.4%
+US$10.5b		23.4%PE29.6x
PG Procter & GambleUS$172.392.2%
+US$8.6b		10.9%PE26.6x
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