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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.
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P/E 20.0 vs period average 19.7 Near its historical average
Rank | Company | Price | P/E | Value | Growth | Quality | EL7 Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/215 |  | $36.42 | 23.2 | 47 | 89 | 98 | 99 |
| 2/215 |  | $73.89 | 17.6 | 60 | 87 | 87 | 99 |
| 3/215 |  | $25.15 | 9.9 | 95 | 49 | 80 | 98 |
| 4/215 |  | $85.71 | 9.2 | 96 | 84 | 92 | 98 |
| 5/215 |  | $74.28 | 20.1 | 53 | 77 | 97 | 97 |
| 6/215 |  | $103.92 | 14.2 | 65 | 74 | 93 | 97 |
| 7/215 |  | $51.87 | 24.8 | 42 | 62 | 94 | 96 |
| 8/215 |  | $198.24 | 18.4 | 57 | 89 | 92 | 96 |
| 9/215 |  | $45.31 | 7.0 | 95 | 92 | 70 | 95 |
| 10/215 |  | $35.07 | 18.2 | 79 | 82 | 94 | 95 |
Score = market-cap-weighted percentile rank of the sector stocks vs the whole market (0-100). Higher = stronger.
Score = market-cap-weighted percentile rank of the sector stocks vs the whole market (0-100). Higher = stronger.
Upgrades and downgrades on the sector's stocks
Insider purchases in the sector's stocks
Funds that track the sector and each fund's exposure to it.
Fund | Exposure | Assets | Expense |
|---|---|---|---|
| XLYState Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR ETF | 98.8% | $21B | 0.08% |
| VCRVanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF | 96.9% | $7B | 0.09% |
The percentage is the sector's share of the fund's assets, per the latest available data.
The white line marks the average score (62.4) · the number beside the score is the stock count
The Consumer Discretionary sector currently ranks 10th out of 11 sectors in the market, suffering from clear weakness in momentum and valuation factors despite stable safety levels and technical quality. With a median P/E ratio of 20.01, the sector faces pressure in price attractiveness compared to other sectors. Nevertheless, leading stocks within it stand out, such as JL and FLXS, which top the list with very high rating scores according to the EL7 model.