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Stocks/Sectors/Consumer Cyclical

Consumer Cyclical Sector

Consumer cyclical captures discretionary spending: autos, retail, e-commerce, travel, restaurants, and luxury. The sector includes names like Amazon, Tesla, Home Depot, and McDonald's. It thrives when consumer income and confidence are strong, and weakens in slowdowns and high inflation, making it one of the clearest mirrors of the economic cycle. On this page we rank the best US consumer-cyclical stocks by the EL7 Score and compare them across value, growth, quality, safety, and capital-return factors.

Sector performance via XLY

Consumer Cyclical
EL7 Score
59Weak

9 of 11

P/E 17.6 vs period average 19.6 Cheaper than its history

Total stocks516
Total Market Cap$8.7T
Median P/E17.6x
Median Net Margin2.2%
Value
39
Growth
57

AI Sector Summary

2026-09-11

The Consumer Discretionary sector ranks ninth with a score of 59.44, exhibiting resilience in safety and quality levels against weakness in valuation attractiveness and capital gain. The sector trades at a median P/E ratio of 17.62, indicating valuation pressures despite stable momentum and relatively positive sentiment. Among the stocks leading the scene in this sector, LITB and CROX stand out with their high performance according to the platform's ratings.

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Best Stocks in Consumer Cyclical

Ranked among 211 stocks with a market cap above $2B. Smaller companies are excluded from the ranking.

Rank
Company
Price
Change
P/E
Fwd P/E
Value
Growth
Quality
Safety
Capital Return
EL7 Score
1/211
CROX
CROXCrocs
$112.48+3.4%9.98.08737927785
99
2/211
HRB
HRBH&R Block
$45.12+0.5%7.97.29157896879
98
3/211
CARG
CARGCarGurus
$34.42+3.4%18.612.95265989182
98
4/211
DECK
DECKDeckers Outdoor
$81.27+1.7%11.510.77888929374
98
5/211
ANDG
ANDGAndersen
$53.65+0.9%5.026.96895905063
97
6/211
EXPE
EXPEExpedia
$280.83+1.4%17.613.56481995061
96
7/211
PDD
PDDPDD
$77.81-0.0%8.5—8490949387
96
8/211
GLBE
GLBEGlobal-e Online
$37.18+1.9%41.426.31199879569
94
9/211
GNTX
GNTXGentex
$22.79+0.5%12.110.47868779851
94
10/211
CHA
CHAChagee Holdings
$12.24-0.9%12.0—7536779692
94
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Score = market-cap-weighted percentile rank of the sector stocks vs the whole market (0-100). Higher = stronger.

Industries in Consumer Cyclical

Quality
62
Safety
67
Capital Return
42
Momentum
52
Sentiment
61

Score = market-cap-weighted percentile rank of the sector stocks vs the whole market (0-100). Higher = stronger.

Recent Insider Buys

Insider purchases in the sector's stocks

PVHLarsson StefanChief Executive Officer$1.0M11 SepGMECohen RyanPresident, CEO and Chairman$20.4M10 SepGPIConifer Management, L.L.C.10% Owner$5.1M10 SepLUCKShannon Thomas F.Chief Executive Officer$176K9 SepOXMChubb Thomas Caldecot IIICEO and President$108K9 SepDKSCOLOMBO WILLIAM JDirector$122K1 SepCAVAThompson Douglas W.Chief Operations Officer$432K31 AugSGITHOMPSON SCOTT LCEO & PRESIDENT$1.9M27 Aug
ETFs with exposure to this sector

Funds that track the sector and each fund's exposure to it.

Fund
Exposure
Assets
Expense
Holdings
XLYState Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR ETF98.8%$22B0.08%47
VCRVanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF96.9%$7B0.09%293

The percentage is the sector's share of the fund's assets, per the latest available data.

Luxury Goods868Department Stores854Personal Products & Services7912Travel Services7819Auto - Dealerships7425Apparel - Retail7232Furnishings, Fixtures & Appliances7130Apparel - Manufacturers6921Specialty Retail6985Packaging & Containers6820Auto - Parts6745Leisure6633Residential Construction6022Travel Lodging5510Gambling, Resorts & Casinos5429Apparel - Footwear & Accessories5415Restaurants5353Auto - Recreational Vehicles5112Home Improvement417Auto - Manufacturers3834

The white line marks the average score (64.5) · the number beside the score is the stock count

Recent Analyst Ratings

Upgrades and downgrades on the sector's stocks

ACVANeedhamHoldDowngrade11 SepCASYEvercore ISI GroupOutperformHold11 SepMGMUBSNeutralHold11 SepDRIUBSBuyHold11 SepBIRKUBSBuyHold11 SepDECKUBSBuyHold11 SepRHTelsey Advisory GroupMarket PerformHold11 SepRHWells FargoOverweightHold11 Sep