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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 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 47.74% over the past year, overperforming other consumer cyclical stocks by 97 percentage points.

Betterware De Mexico Sapi De CV (NYSE:BWMX) 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 Betterware De Mexico Sapi De CV (NYSE:BWMX) is: Value: B, 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 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. Betterware De Mexico Sapi De CV has seen its stock return 72.47% over the past year, overperforming other consumer cyclical stocks by 122 percentage points.

Betterware De Mexico Sapi De CV has an average 1 year price target of $30.50, an upside of 82.31% from Betterware De Mexico Sapi De CV's current stock price of $16.73.

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 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: B.

Movado Group (NYSE:MOV) has a Due Diligence Score of 43, which is 13 points higher than the consumer cyclical sector average of 30. It passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Movado Group has seen its stock return 121.41% over the past year, overperforming other consumer cyclical stocks by 171 percentage points.

Movado Group has an average 1 year price target of $45.00, an upside of 23.25% from Movado Group's current stock price of $36.51.

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 5.1%.

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 428.57%, which is 423 percentage points higher than the consumer cyclical sector average of 5.1%.

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 33.33%, which is 28 percentage points higher than the consumer cyclical sector average of 5.1%. 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 up 1.49% in the last day, and down -1.45% over the last week. Airwa was the among the top gainers in the consumer cyclical sector, gaining 28.69% yesterday.

Shares of software stocks are trading higher as recent earnings from ServiceNow and SAP help assuage concerns over AI encroachment. Also, recent investor unease over AI-related capex spending by hyperscalers and steep valuations for semiconductor-related companies may be bolstering confidence in the software sector.

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 7 points higher than the consumer cyclical sector average of 22. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Bath & Body Works's stock has dropped -36.68% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the consumer cyclical sector by 12 percentage points.

Carscom (NYSE:CARS) 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.

Carscom has a valuation score of 29, which is 7 points higher than the consumer cyclical sector average of 22. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Carscom's stock has dropped -12.65% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the consumer cyclical sector by 37 percentage points.

H&R Block (NYSE:HRB) 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.

H&R Block has a valuation score of 57, which is 35 points higher than the consumer cyclical sector average of 22. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

H&R Block's stock has dropped -27.39% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the consumer cyclical sector by 22 percentage points.

38.02% of consumer cyclical stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect consumer cyclical stocks to rise by 14.83% over the next year.

5.12% of consumer cyclical stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 15.85% of consumer cyclical stocks are rated B (Buy), 60.49% are rated C (Hold), 12.68% are rated D (Sell), and 5.85% are rated F (Strong Sell).