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Best Consumer Cyclical Stocks to Buy Now (2026)

Top consumer cyclical stocks in 2026 ranked by overall Due Diligence Score. See the best consumer cyclical stocks to buy now, according to analyst forecasts for the consumer cyclical sector.

According to Zen Ratings, our proprietary rating system that evaluates 115 factors proven to drive growth in stocks and assigns each stock in our system an overall letter grade as well as 7 individual Component Grades for Value, Growth, Momentum, Sentiment, Safety, Financials, and proprietary AI algorithms, the 3 best consumer cyclical stocks to buy right now are:

Betterware De Mexico Sapi De CV (NYSE:BWMX) is the #1 top consumer cyclical stock out of 525 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +28.5% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Betterware De Mexico Sapi De CV (NYSE:BWMX) is: Value: A, Growth: A, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: B.

Betterware De Mexico Sapi De CV (NYSE:BWMX) has a Due Diligence Score of 43, which is 13 points higher than the consumer cyclical sector average of 30. It passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Betterware De Mexico Sapi De CV has seen its stock return 92.44% over the past year, overperforming other consumer cyclical stocks by 135 percentage points.

Betterware De Mexico Sapi De CV has an average 1 year price target of $30.50, an upside of 66.3% from Betterware De Mexico Sapi De CV's current stock price of $18.34.

Betterware De Mexico Sapi De CV stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Betterware De Mexico Sapi De CV, 100% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a Hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Escalade (NASDAQ:ESCA) is the #2 top consumer cyclical stock out of 525 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +28.5% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Escalade (NASDAQ:ESCA) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: A, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: A.

Escalade (NASDAQ:ESCA) has a Due Diligence Score of 55, which is 25 points higher than the consumer cyclical sector average of 30. It passed 19 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Escalade has seen its stock return 51.5% over the past year, overperforming other consumer cyclical stocks by 94 percentage points.

Movado Group (NYSE:MOV) is the #3 top consumer cyclical stock out of 525 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +28.5% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Movado Group (NYSE:MOV) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Movado Group (NYSE:MOV) has a Due Diligence Score of 39, which is 9 points higher than the consumer cyclical sector average of 30. It passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Movado Group has seen its stock return 136.25% over the past year, overperforming other consumer cyclical stocks by 179 percentage points.

Movado Group has an average 1 year price target of $45.00, an upside of 16.43% from Movado Group's current stock price of $38.65.

Movado Group stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Movado Group, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 100% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a Hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Out of 188 consumer cyclical stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 consumer cyclical stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

Gen Restaurant Group (NASDAQ:GENK) has an annual dividend yield of N/A, which is N/A percentage points lower than the consumer cyclical sector average of 20.73%.

Gen Restaurant Group's dividend payout ratio of -4% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Gmex Robotics (NASDAQ:GMEX) has an annual dividend yield of 3,452.7%, which is 3,432 percentage points higher than the consumer cyclical sector average of 20.73%.

Gmex Robotics's dividend payout ratio of -8.2% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Natural Health Trends (NASDAQ:NHTC) has an annual dividend yield of 31.5%, which is 11 percentage points higher than the consumer cyclical sector average of 20.73%. Natural Health Trends's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% eight times in the last 10 years. Natural Health Trends's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Natural Health Trends's dividend payout ratio of -636.4% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Consumer cyclical stocks were down -1.39% in the last day, and up 0.66% over the last week. Lowes Companies was the among the top losers in the consumer cyclical sector, dropping -3.44% yesterday.

Shares of homebuilding and housing-related companies are trading lower after worse-than-expected June new building permits data. Also, single-family housing starts fell 0.2% month-on-month, putting the annual starts rate 3.2% below its year-ago level.

Based on the Valuation rating, one of the 7 components of a stocks overall Zen Ratings grade, which evaluates factors including estimated earnings yield, earnings before interest and taxes/enterprise value, cash flow yield, free cash flow to price, and price-to-earnings growth (PEG ratio), the 3 most undervalued consumer cyclical stocks right now are:

Bath & Body Works (NYSE:BBWI) is the most undervalued consumer cyclical stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Bath & Body Works has a valuation score of 29, which is 8 points higher than the consumer cyclical sector average of 21. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Bath & Body Works's stock has dropped -34.18% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the consumer cyclical sector by 8 percentage points.

H&R Block (NYSE:HRB) is the second most undervalued consumer cyclical stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

H&R Block has a valuation score of 57, which is 36 points higher than the consumer cyclical sector average of 21. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

H&R Block's stock has dropped -24.17% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the consumer cyclical sector by 19 percentage points.

Carscom (NYSE:CARS) is the third most undervalued consumer cyclical stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Carscom has a valuation score of 29, which is 8 points higher than the consumer cyclical sector average of 21. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Carscom's stock has dropped -7.63% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the consumer cyclical sector by 35 percentage points.

39.22% of consumer cyclical stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect consumer cyclical stocks to rise by 14.5% over the next year.

4.88% of consumer cyclical stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 16.83% of consumer cyclical stocks are rated B (Buy), 60.24% are rated C (Hold), 12.68% are rated D (Sell), and 5.37% are rated F (Strong Sell).