Sectors & IndustriesConsumer Cyclical

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:

Lear (NYSE:LEA) is the #1 top consumer cyclical stock out of 539 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 Lear (NYSE:LEA) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Lear (NYSE:LEA) has a Due Diligence Score of 53, which is 23 points higher than the consumer cyclical sector average of 30. It passed 19 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Lear has seen its stock return 32.42% over the past year, overperforming other consumer cyclical stocks by 111 percentage points.

Lear has an average 1 year price target of $139.90, an upside of 18.3% from Lear's current stock price of $118.26.

Lear stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 10 analysts covering Lear, 30% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 70% have issued a Hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Movado Group (NYSE:MOV) is the #2 top consumer cyclical stock out of 539 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: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: A.

Movado Group (NYSE:MOV) has a Due Diligence Score of 42, which is 12 points higher than the consumer cyclical sector average of 30. It passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Movado Group has seen its stock return 34.51% over the past year, overperforming other consumer cyclical stocks by 113 percentage points.

Movado Group has an average 1 year price target of $31.50, an upside of 30.98% from Movado Group's current stock price of $24.05.

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.

Brp (NASDAQ:DOO) is the #3 top consumer cyclical stock out of 539 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 Brp (NASDAQ:DOO) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Brp (NASDAQ:DOO) has a Due Diligence Score of 36, which is 6 points higher than the consumer cyclical sector average of 30. It passed 13 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Brp has seen its stock return 86.83% over the past year, overperforming other consumer cyclical stocks by 166 percentage points.

Brp has an average 1 year price target of $93.00, an upside of 40.38% from Brp's current stock price of $66.25.

Brp stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Brp, 33.33% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 33.33% have issued a Buy, 33.33% have issued a Hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Out of 185 consumer cyclical stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 consumer cyclical stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

Jack In The Box (NASDAQ:JACK) has an annual dividend yield of N/A, which is N/A percentage points lower than the consumer cyclical sector average of 3.74%. Jack In The Box's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Jack In The Box's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Jack In The Box's dividend payout ratio of -7.2% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Gmex Robotics (NASDAQ:GMEX) has an annual dividend yield of 128%, which is 124 percentage points higher than the consumer cyclical sector average of 3.74%.

Gmex Robotics's dividend payout ratio of 0% 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 25.18%, which is 21 percentage points higher than the consumer cyclical sector average of 3.74%. 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 -875% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Consumer cyclical stocks were down -1.76% in the last day, and up 0.34% over the last week. Gmex Robotics was the among the top losers in the consumer cyclical sector, dropping -30.56% yesterday.

Shares of companies within the broader consumer discretionary sector are trading lower as spiking energy costs and inflation may limit nonessential spending.

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 44 points higher than the consumer cyclical sector average of 27. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Jjill's stock has dropped -24.27% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the consumer cyclical sector by 55 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 44 points higher than the consumer cyclical sector average of 27. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Asbury Automotive Group's stock has dropped -13.53% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the consumer cyclical sector by 65 percentage points.

Leggett & Platt (NYSE:LEG) 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.

Leggett & Platt has a valuation score of 43, which is 16 points higher than the consumer cyclical sector average of 27. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Leggett & Platt's stock has gained 16.83% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the consumer cyclical sector by 96 percentage points.

37.32% of consumer cyclical stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect consumer cyclical stocks to rise by 29.18% over the next year.

4.69% of consumer cyclical stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 16.79% of consumer cyclical stocks are rated B (Buy), 59.01% are rated C (Hold), 14.07% are rated D (Sell), and 5.43% are rated F (Strong Sell).