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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:

Vince Holding (NASDAQ:VNCE) is the #1 top consumer cyclical stock out of 516 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 Vince Holding (NASDAQ:VNCE) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Vince Holding (NASDAQ:VNCE) has a Due Diligence Score of 48, which is 16 points higher than the consumer cyclical sector average of 32. It passed 15 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Vince Holding has seen its stock return 284.06% over the past year, overperforming other consumer cyclical stocks by 359 percentage points.

Vince Holding has an average 1 year price target of $9.00, a downside of -15.09% from Vince Holding's current stock price of $10.60.

Vince Holding stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Vince Holding, 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.

Lifetime Brands (NASDAQ:LCUT) is the #2 top consumer cyclical stock out of 516 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 Lifetime Brands (NASDAQ:LCUT) is: Value: A, Growth: A, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Lifetime Brands (NASDAQ:LCUT) has a Due Diligence Score of 36, which is 4 points higher than the consumer cyclical sector average of 32. It passed 12 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Lifetime Brands has seen its stock return 133.06% over the past year, overperforming other consumer cyclical stocks by 208 percentage points.

Lifetime Brands has an average 1 year price target of $8.50, an upside of 1.31% from Lifetime Brands's current stock price of $8.39.

Lifetime Brands stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Lifetime Brands, 50% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 50% have issued a Hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Betterware De Mexico Sapi De CV (NYSE:BWMX) is the #3 top consumer cyclical stock out of 516 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: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: A.

Betterware De Mexico Sapi De CV (NYSE:BWMX) has a Due Diligence Score of 33, which is 1 points higher than the consumer cyclical sector average of 32. It passed 12 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Betterware De Mexico Sapi De CV has seen its stock return 20.35% over the past year, overperforming other consumer cyclical stocks by 95 percentage points.

Betterware De Mexico Sapi De CV has an average 1 year price target of $30.00, an upside of 75.54% from Betterware De Mexico Sapi De CV's current stock price of $17.09.

Betterware De Mexico Sapi De CV stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst 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.

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:

Gmex Robotics (NASDAQ:GMEX) has an annual dividend yield of 6,457.86%, which is 6,421 percentage points higher than the consumer cyclical sector average of 36.51%.

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

Gentherm (NASDAQ:THRM) has an annual dividend yield of 11.8%, which is -25 percentage points lower than the consumer cyclical sector average of 36.51%.

Gentherm's dividend payout ratio of 1,266.7% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Crown Crafts (NASDAQ:CRWS) has an annual dividend yield of 11.07%, which is -25 percentage points lower than the consumer cyclical sector average of 36.51%. Crown Crafts's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% five times in the last 10 years. Crown Crafts's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Crown Crafts's dividend payout ratio of 69.6% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Consumer cyclical stocks were up 2.37% in the last day, and up 0.08% over the last week. Crocs was the among the top gainers in the consumer cyclical sector, gaining 25.54% yesterday.

Crocs shares are trading higher after the company reported better-than-expected Q3 financial results and raised its FY26 guidance above estimates. Also, the company issued Q4 guidance above estimates.

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:

Carters (NYSE:CRI) 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.

Carters 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.

Carters's stock has gained 6.27% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the consumer cyclical sector by 81 percentage points.

Caleres (NYSE:CAL) 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.

Caleres 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.

Caleres's stock has gained 15.34% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the consumer cyclical sector by 90 percentage points.

Bath & Body Works (NYSE:BBWI) 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.

Bath & Body Works has a valuation score of 29, which is 2 points higher than the consumer cyclical sector average of 27. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Bath & Body Works's stock has dropped -8.55% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the consumer cyclical sector by 67 percentage points.

39.65% of consumer cyclical stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect consumer cyclical stocks to rise by 16.36% over the next year.

5.28% of consumer cyclical stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 15.58% of consumer cyclical stocks are rated B (Buy), 63.07% are rated C (Hold), 11.56% are rated D (Sell), and 4.52% are rated F (Strong Sell).