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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:

Escalade (NASDAQ:ESCA) is the #1 top consumer cyclical stock out of 532 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

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

Escalade (NASDAQ:ESCA) has a Due Diligence Score of 55, which is 24 points higher than the consumer cyclical sector average of 31. It passed 19 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Escalade has seen its stock return 37.85% over the past year, overperforming other consumer cyclical stocks by 116 percentage points.

Betterware De Mexico Sapi De CV (NYSE:BWMX) is the #2 top consumer cyclical stock out of 532 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

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

Betterware De Mexico Sapi De CV (NYSE:BWMX) has a Due Diligence Score of 39, which is 8 points higher than the consumer cyclical sector average of 31. It passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Betterware De Mexico Sapi De CV has seen its stock return 83.78% over the past year, overperforming other consumer cyclical stocks by 162 percentage points.

Betterware De Mexico Sapi De CV has an average 1 year price target of $30.50, an upside of 78.26% from Betterware De Mexico Sapi De CV's current stock price of $17.11.

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.

Movado Group (NYSE:MOV) is the #3 top consumer cyclical stock out of 532 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

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

Movado Group (NYSE:MOV) has a Due Diligence Score of 37, which is 6 points higher than the consumer cyclical sector average of 31. It passed 13 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Movado Group has seen its stock return 98.29% over the past year, overperforming other consumer cyclical stocks by 177 percentage points.

Movado Group has an average 1 year price target of $31.50, an upside of 13.07% from Movado Group's current stock price of $27.86.

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

Gmex Robotics (NASDAQ:GMEX) has an annual dividend yield of 329.84%, which is 325 percentage points higher than the consumer cyclical sector average of 4.6%.

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 22.58%, which is 18 percentage points higher than the consumer cyclical sector average of 4.6%. 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.

Viomi Technology Co (NASDAQ:VIOT) has an annual dividend yield of 15.43%, which is 11 percentage points higher than the consumer cyclical sector average of 4.6%. Viomi Technology Co's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% two times in the last 10 years. Viomi Technology Co's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Viomi Technology Co's dividend payout ratio of 50.7% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Consumer cyclical stocks were up 1.44% in the last day, and up 1.25% over the last week. Bloomin' Brands was the among the top gainers in the consumer cyclical sector, gaining 40.97% yesterday.

Bloomin' Brands shares are trading higher after the company reported better-than-expected Q1 financial results.

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:

Jjill (NYSE:JILL) 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.

Jjill has a valuation score of 71, which is 46 points higher than the consumer cyclical sector average of 25. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Jjill's stock has dropped -18.43% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the consumer cyclical sector by 60 percentage points.

Asbury Automotive Group (NYSE:ABG) 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.

Asbury Automotive Group has a valuation score of 71, which is 46 points higher than the consumer cyclical sector average of 25. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Asbury Automotive Group's stock has dropped -10.25% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the consumer cyclical sector by 68 percentage points.

Abercrombie & Fitch Co (NYSE:ANF) 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.

Abercrombie & Fitch Co has a valuation score of 43, which is 18 points higher than the consumer cyclical sector average of 25. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Abercrombie & Fitch Co's stock has gained 14.1% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the consumer cyclical sector by 92 percentage points.

37.03% of consumer cyclical stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect consumer cyclical stocks to rise by 16.96% over the next year.

4.96% of consumer cyclical stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 13.65% of consumer cyclical stocks are rated B (Buy), 62.03% are rated C (Hold), 13.4% are rated D (Sell), and 5.96% are rated F (Strong Sell).