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U.S. Consumer Staples Sector Analysis

UpdatedNov 21, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies395
  • 7D-0.7%
  • 3M-0.03%
  • 1Y17.4%
  • YTD12.3%

Over the last 7 days, the Consumer Staples industry has remained flat, although notably Target declined by 21%. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 17% in that time. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 11% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 21 Nov 2024US$3.2tUS$2.6tUS$101.2b22.7x31.3x1.2x
Sat, 19 Oct 2024US$3.2tUS$2.6tUS$97.3b21.9x33.1x1.2x
Mon, 16 Sep 2024US$3.3tUS$2.6tUS$102.3b21.6x31.8x1.2x
Wed, 14 Aug 2024US$3.0tUS$2.6tUS$105.1b20.4x29x1.2x
Fri, 12 Jul 2024US$3.0tUS$2.6tUS$107.7b19.6x28.1x1.1x
Sun, 09 Jun 2024US$3.0tUS$2.6tUS$106.3b19.1x28.4x1.2x
Tue, 07 May 2024US$3.0tUS$2.6tUS$102.0b19.8x29x1.1x
Thu, 04 Apr 2024US$3.0tUS$2.6tUS$103.8b20.9x28.9x1.1x
Sat, 02 Mar 2024US$3.0tUS$2.6tUS$111.4b20.8x26.9x1.1x
Mon, 29 Jan 2024US$2.9tUS$2.6tUS$110.1b21.4x26.4x1.1x
Wed, 27 Dec 2023US$2.8tUS$2.6tUS$104.5b21.8x26.7x1.1x
Fri, 24 Nov 2023US$2.7tUS$2.6tUS$102.8b21x26.3x1x
Sun, 22 Oct 2023US$2.6tUS$2.6tUS$102.1b20.8x25.3x1x
Tue, 19 Sep 2023US$2.8tUS$2.6tUS$98.9b22.6x28x1.1x
Thu, 17 Aug 2023US$2.8tUS$2.6tUS$97.1b21.7x29.1x1.1x
Sat, 15 Jul 2023US$2.8tUS$2.5tUS$94.2b22.2x29.9x1.1x
Mon, 12 Jun 2023US$2.8tUS$2.5tUS$93.6b21.2x29.6x1.1x
Wed, 10 May 2023US$2.8tUS$2.5tUS$95.6b20.7x29.6x1.1x
Fri, 07 Apr 2023US$2.8tUS$2.5tUS$96.8b20.4x29.1x1.1x
Sun, 05 Mar 2023US$2.5tUS$2.3tUS$90.5b20.5x28.1x1.1x
Tue, 31 Jan 2023US$2.6tUS$2.3tUS$91.0b20.9x28.2x1.1x
Thu, 29 Dec 2022US$2.7tUS$2.3tUS$100.0b20.5x26.7x1.2x
Sat, 26 Nov 2022US$2.8tUS$2.3tUS$100.1b24.1x27.5x1.2x
Mon, 24 Oct 2022US$2.4tUS$2.2tUS$103.5b19.6x23.5x1.1x
Wed, 21 Sep 2022US$2.5tUS$2.2tUS$104.6b19.4x23.9x1.1x
Fri, 19 Aug 2022US$2.7tUS$2.2tUS$104.5b20.4x25.9x1.2x
Sun, 17 Jul 2022US$2.6tUS$2.2tUS$104.2b19.8x24.6x1.2x
Tue, 14 Jun 2022US$2.4tUS$2.2tUS$103.8b18x23.4x1.1x
Thu, 12 May 2022US$2.7tUS$2.2tUS$103.5b19.3x25.6x1.2x
Sat, 09 Apr 2022US$2.9tUS$2.2tUS$99.2b24.7x28.9x1.3x
Mon, 07 Mar 2022US$2.7tUS$2.2tUS$99.1b22.6x27.7x1.3x
Wed, 02 Feb 2022US$2.7tUS$2.1tUS$91.4b22.1x30x1.3x
Fri, 31 Dec 2021US$2.8tUS$2.1tUS$88.5b24.4x31.9x1.3x
Sun, 28 Nov 2021US$2.7tUS$2.1tUS$88.3b23.3x30.3x1.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

30.3x


Total Market Cap: US$2.7tTotal Earnings: US$88.3bTotal Revenue: US$2.1tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Consumer Staples Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 27.9x202220232024
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 31.3x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 27.9x.
  • 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 4.7% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 7.9% 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-1.04%
Consumer Staples-0.66%
Tobacco9.20%
Household Products2.58%
Personal Products1.53%
Food and Staples Retail-1.03%
Food-1.39%
Beverage-1.95%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Personal Products industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 53.4x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 26.1%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 5.2% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Food industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average of 19.8x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Personal Products industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 26% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 5.2% per year.
  • In contrast, the Household Products industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 8.2% 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$87.182.0%
+US$13.5b		69.1%PE35.6x
PG Procter & GambleUS$170.892.6%
+US$10.2b		13.2%PE28.7x
PM Philip Morris InternationalUS$130.394.1%
+US$8.0b		39.0%PE20.7x
CL Colgate-PalmoliveUS$93.913.1%
+US$2.3b		21.5%PE26.8x
KMB Kimberly-ClarkUS$136.373.2%
+US$1.4b		11.5%PE17.4x
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