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U.S. Consumer Staples Sector Analysis

UpdatedMay 09, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies390
  • 7D2.1%
  • 3M4.0%
  • 1Y2.6%
  • YTD6.0%

In the last week, the Consumer Staples industry is up 1.8%, with Costco Wholesale up 5.7%. The industry has been flat over the past 12 months despite the gain this week. 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
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
Wed, 09 Mar 2022US$2.7tUS$2.2tUS$99.1b21.7x27.2x1.2x
Fri, 04 Feb 2022US$2.8tUS$2.1tUS$91.4b21.2x30.3x1.3x
Sun, 02 Jan 2022US$2.8tUS$2.1tUS$88.5b24.5x32.1x1.3x
Tue, 30 Nov 2021US$2.7tUS$2.1tUS$88.3b23.3x30.5x1.3x
Thu, 28 Oct 2021US$2.7tUS$2.1tUS$93.3b23.5x29.2x1.3x
Sat, 25 Sep 2021US$2.7tUS$2.1tUS$94.4b23.7x28.4x1.3x
Mon, 23 Aug 2021US$2.7tUS$2.1tUS$94.0b20.6x29.1x1.3x
Sat, 10 Jul 2021US$2.7tUS$2.0tUS$93.9b20.7x28.5x1.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

30.1x


Total Market Cap: US$2.6tTotal Earnings: US$87.1bTotal Revenue: US$2.0tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Consumer Staples Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 27.7x202220232024
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 27.7x.
  • 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 5.3% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 9.6% 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 Market3.30%
Consumer Staples2.11%
Tobacco5.75%
Personal Products3.30%
Food and Staples Retail3.17%
Beverage1.63%
Food1.27%
Household Products0.89%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Personal Products industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 64.6x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 22.7%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 2.4% 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 Tobacco industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 36% over the next 5 years.
  • This is roughly in line with its past earnings growth rate.
  • In contrast, the Household Products industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 7.6% 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
COST Costco WholesaleUS$763.415.7%
+US$18.3b		52.8%PE49.8x
WMT WalmartUS$60.302.5%
+US$11.7b		18.6%PE31.3x
KO Coca-ColaUS$62.851.5%
+US$4.0b		-1.0%PE25.1x
PG Procter & GambleUS$165.071.0%
+US$3.9b		7.2%PE26.2x
PM Philip Morris InternationalUS$98.252.3%
+US$3.4b		3.3%PE19.2x
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