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.

Sector: Consumer Cyclical

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Ticker	Company	Price	1d %	1w %	1m %	3m %	6m %	1y %	3y %	5y %	10y %	52-week High	52-week Low	% off 52-week High	% off 52-week Low	Beta	Volume	Vol 1d %
WPRT	WESTPORT FUEL SYSTEMS INC	$1.91	1.06%	3.80%	3.80%	-2.05%	-7.73%	-27.65%	-73.17%	-95.04%	-86.92%	$2.55	$1.54	25.10%	24.03%	1.26	35,000	57.66%
RGS	REGIS CORP	$28.50	-1.04%	5.05%	7.55%	3.83%	28.03%	26.72%	38.35%	-70.50%	-89.11%	$31.50	$19.31	9.52%	47.61%	1.01	4,700	-58.04%
NHTC	NATURAL HEALTH TRENDS CORP	$1.59	-1.85%	-0.63%	-11.67%	-35.10%	-50.31%	-64.35%	-70.60%	-77.45%	-94.88%	$4.75	$1.50	66.53%	6.00%	0.46	24,800	-55.71%
HERE	HERE GROUP LTD	$1.91	1.06%	1.06%	0.53%	-19.41%	-56.09%	-75.70%	-71.49%	N/A	N/A	$13.63	$1.50	85.99%	27.33%	0.97	39,500	28.66%
FMFC	KANDAL M VENTURE LTD	$0.20	-4.29%	-11.84%	-32.09%	-47.24%	-56.96%	-98.16%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$15.75	$0.19	98.72%	5.79%	1.20	803,000	24.30%
RENT	RENT THE RUNWAY INC	$3.81	-2.69%	5.99%	4.25%	10.29%	-28.07%	-36.37%	-86.97%	N/A	N/A	$10.13	$2.88	62.44%	32.35%	2.16	30,000	-44.95%
MB	MASTERBEEF GROUP	$4.26	1.67%	-0.47%	4.16%	-40.08%	-21.26%	-60.77%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$19.75	$3.51	78.43%	21.37%	0.60	13,600	54.55%
BQ	BOQII HOLDING LTD	$0.89	0.34%	-7.00%	13.09%	23.61%	-24.00%	-70.58%	-97.77%	-99.85%	N/A	$56.10	$0.65	98.41%	36.29%	0.87	43,000	-13.13%
TRNR	INTERACTIVE STRENGTH INC	$2.90	0.07%	-3.33%	-18.31%	-47.56%	-76.05%	-98.86%	-100.00%	N/A	N/A	$293.27	$2.37	99.01%	22.36%	0.80	1,800	-71.43%
STKS	ONE GROUP HOSPITALITY INC	$1.63	-0.61%	-2.40%	-6.86%	-10.19%	-18.50%	-40.07%	-76.24%	-84.72%	-37.55%	$3.38	$1.62	51.78%	0.62%	1.40	3,900	-87.34%
KMRK	K-TECH SOLUTIONS CO LTD	$1.11	0.00%	-4.31%	-2.63%	-32.32%	-50.88%	-29.30%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$6.59	$0.78	83.16%	43.04%	-0.28	4,800	-74.33%
FLYE	FLY-E GROUP INC	$2.00	-9.91%	16.96%	23.46%	6.38%	3.09%	-84.85%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$22.00	$1.36	90.91%	47.06%	1.45	385,000	-34.08%
RECT	RECTITUDE HOLDINGS LTD	$1.27	-6.62%	-5.93%	3.67%	-3.05%	-14.77%	-72.45%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$4.45	$0.96	71.46%	32.57%	0.31	9,100	-30.00%
INEO	INNEOVA HOLDINGS LTD	$0.60	7.75%	8.33%	-2.76%	0.67%	14.78%	-29.06%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$1.20	$0.44	50.17%	35.91%	0.89	8,200	-78.87%
MCFT	MASTERCRAFT BOAT HOLDINGS INC	$24.15	3.51%	1.09%	-3.75%	7.96%	12.17%	6.81%	14.67%	-6.03%	99.92%	$28.44	$17.19	15.08%	40.49%	1.12	117,000	-33.14%
FGI	FGI INDUSTRIES LTD	$7.41	7.55%	0.54%	60.04%	23.50%	60.53%	82.06%	-5.00%	N/A	N/A	$19.93	$3.14	62.82%	135.99%	0.63	40,500	28.98%
EZGO	EZGO TECHNOLOGIES LTD	$0.89	1.25%	-4.91%	-3.15%	-41.38%	-99.62%	-99.84%	-100.00%	-100.00%	N/A	$1.10k	$0.85	99.92%	4.82%	0.53	18,900	-30.51%
TLF	TANDY LEATHER FACTORY INC	$2.62	0.38%	1.55%	7.82%	9.62%	7.82%	-14.10%	-39.07%	-41.12%	-64.97%	$3.36	$2.20	22.02%	19.09%	0.10	25,300	368.52%
ZOOZ	ZOOZ STRATEGY LTD	$7.74	-2.89%	30.52%	47.57%	34.14%	-0.59%	-85.88%	-96.34%	N/A	N/A	$101.20	$4.55	92.35%	70.11%	0.50	170,000	-13.27%
GTIM	GOOD TIMES RESTAURANTS INC	$1.52	0.00%	1.33%	8.57%	16.03%	25.62%	-8.43%	-44.63%	-71.05%	-56.94%	$2.09	$1.10	27.27%	38.18%	0.57	21,200	-1.85%

Consumer Cyclical Industries

Industry	Stocks	1d %	1w %	1m %	1y %	P/E ratio	P/B Ratio	ROE	ROA	ROCE	Upside/Downside	Consensus
Apparel Manufacturing	21	+0.49%	-2.66%	-8.47%	-0.73%	27.06x	2.80x	+20.04%	+6.86%	+13.84%	+31.13%	Buy
Apparel Retail	33	+0.38%	-2.56%	-11.43%	-22.78%	24.51x	6.98x	+48.38%	+15.32%	+29.05%	+21.75%	Buy
Auto Manufacturers	31	-2.55%	-0.04%	+1.03%	-35.50%	215.27x	3.39x	+2.63%	+2.28%	+0.49%	+16.83%	Buy
Auto Parts	48	+2.23%	+4.04%	-1.46%	+7.24%	22.31x	1.91x	+2.68%	+1.11%	+7.13%	+23.13%	Buy
Auto & Truck Dealerships	28	+2.07%	+4.62%	-0.28%	-35.80%	26.43x	3.69x	+31.71%	+8.64%	+2.49%	+16.28%	Buy
Department Stores	4	+0.76%	+5.89%	+5.09%	+14.48%	-14.89x	1.85x	+22.12%	+7.14%	+47.88%	-23.85%	Sell
Footwear & Accessories	12	+1.46%	-2.56%	-11.66%	-11.30%	17.01x	3.62x	+24.77%	+11.11%	+19.34%	+32.67%	Buy
Furnishings Fixtures & Appliances	26	+1.08%	-2.17%	-3.97%	-3.83%	25.90x	2.46x	+20.31%	+7.88%	+14.52%	+13.51%	Buy
Gambling	13	-1.65%	-1.80%	-2.14%	-47.69%	-6.66x	3.66x	+5.31%	+3.62%	+10.93%	+43.09%	Buy
Home Improvement Retail	6	+1.25%	-2.35%	-7.61%	-23.20%	21.09x	35.43x	+55.95%	+12.87%	+28.28%	+20.71%	Buy
Internet Retail	42	-0.54%	-0.94%	-0.20%	-61.87%	21.11x	4.16x	+26.94%	+13.25%	+19.50%	+21.15%	Strong Buy
Leisure	32	+0.94%	-1.78%	-8.25%	-2.34%	20.10x	4.27x	+37.41%	+6.31%	+13.37%	+26.30%	Buy
Lodging	10	-0.15%	-3.73%	-1.44%	+13.49%	46.47x	-33.21x	-28.56%	+9.52%	+23.38%	+15.96%	Buy
Luxury Goods	11	+1.26%	-0.47%	-18.27%	+6.53%	13.71x	10.43x	+206.43%	+18.04%	+29.85%	+39.78%	Strong Buy
Packaging & Containers	21	+0.59%	-2.40%	-4.59%	+10.55%	21.65x	2.05x	+8.79%	+2.60%	+6.67%	+13.85%	Buy
Personal Services	16	-0.90%	-1.31%	+0.39%	-87.25%	20.72x	8.76x	+1.92%	+11.73%	+21.99%	+20.32%	Buy
Publishing	8	-2.69%	-5.54%	-12.44%	+20.58%	22.24x	3.06x	+13.78%	+8.51%	+14.42%	+19.11%	Buy
Recreational Vehicles	16	+2.58%	+0.58%	-4.57%	-90.88%	13.33x	1.80x	+2.83%	+1.23%	+3.80%	+21.53%	Buy
Residential Construction	19	-0.78%	-1.79%	-0.40%	-21.67%	14.27x	1.55x	+14.95%	+9.37%	+1.95%	+5.22%	Hold
Resorts & Casinos	17	+0.82%	-2.53%	-5.90%	-5.44%	15.02x	5.87x	+40.28%	+5.57%	+12.72%	+18.07%	Buy
Restaurants	53	-0.30%	-2.03%	-2.76%	-17.24%	32.57x	32.02x	-185.18%	+12.51%	+24.38%	+17.51%	Buy
Specialty Retail	48	+0.58%	+1.21%	-4.88%	-41.48%	53.32x	8.15x	-43.27%	+11.96%	+28.09%	+21.92%	Buy
Textile Manufacturing	5	+0.07%	+5.27%	-5.99%	+0.86%	-32.38x	1.89x	-7.58%	-3.37%	-2.12%	+8.92%	Hold

Consumer Cyclical Stocks FAQ

What are the best consumer cyclical stocks to buy right now in Sep 2026?

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:

1. Escalade (NASDAQ:ESCA)

Escalade (NASDAQ:ESCA) is the #1 top consumer cyclical stock out of 520 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: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: A, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Escalade (NASDAQ:ESCA) has a Due Diligence Score of 60, which is 28 points higher than the consumer cyclical sector average of 32. It passed 21 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Escalade has seen its stock return 63.43% over the past year, overperforming other consumer cyclical stocks by 103 percentage points.

2. Lifetime Brands (NASDAQ:LCUT)

Lifetime Brands (NASDAQ:LCUT) is the #2 top consumer cyclical stock out of 520 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: B, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, 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 106.76% over the past year, overperforming other consumer cyclical stocks by 146 percentage points.

Lifetime Brands has an average 1 year price target of $8.50, a downside of -4.17% from Lifetime Brands's current stock price of $8.87.

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.

3. Hamilton Beach Brands Holding Co (NYSE:HBB)

Hamilton Beach Brands Holding Co (NYSE:HBB) is the #3 top consumer cyclical stock out of 520 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 Hamilton Beach Brands Holding Co (NYSE:HBB) is: Value: A, Growth: A, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: B.

Hamilton Beach Brands Holding Co (NYSE:HBB) has a Due Diligence Score of 55, which is 23 points higher than the consumer cyclical sector average of 32. It passed 19 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Hamilton Beach Brands Holding Co has seen its stock return 104.89% over the past year, overperforming other consumer cyclical stocks by 145 percentage points.

What are the consumer cyclical stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 189 consumer cyclical stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 consumer cyclical stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Bloomin' Brands (NASDAQ:BLMN)

Bloomin' Brands (NASDAQ:BLMN) has an annual dividend yield of N/A, which is N/A percentage points lower than the consumer cyclical sector average of 7.27%. Bloomin' Brands's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% two times in the last 10 years. Bloomin' Brands's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Bloomin' Brands's dividend payout ratio of 46.9% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

2. Gmex Robotics (NASDAQ:GMEX)

Gmex Robotics (NASDAQ:GMEX) has an annual dividend yield of 851.35%, which is 844 percentage points higher than the consumer cyclical sector average of 7.27%.

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

3. Natural Health Trends (NASDAQ:NHTC)

Natural Health Trends (NASDAQ:NHTC) has an annual dividend yield of 25.16%, which is 18 percentage points higher than the consumer cyclical sector average of 7.27%. 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 not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Natural Health Trends's dividend payout ratio of -375% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Why are consumer cyclical stocks up?

Consumer cyclical stocks were up 0.13% in the last day, and down -0.57% over the last week. Torrid Holdings was the among the top gainers in the consumer cyclical sector, gaining 9.42% yesterday.

Torrid Holdings shares are trading higher after the company reported better-than-expected Q2 EPS results and issued Q3 sales guidance above estimates. Also, B of A Securities raises its price target on the stock from $2.25 to $2.7.

What are the most undervalued consumer cyclical stocks?

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:

1. Carters (NYSE:CRI)

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 17.23% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the consumer cyclical sector by 57 percentage points.

2. Bath & Body Works (NYSE:BBWI)

Bath & Body Works (NYSE:BBWI) 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.

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 -38.78% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the consumer cyclical sector by 1 percentage points.

3. Asbury Automotive Group (NYSE:ABG)

Asbury Automotive Group (NYSE:ABG) 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.

Asbury Automotive Group has a valuation score of 57, which is 30 points higher than the consumer cyclical sector average of 27. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Asbury Automotive Group's stock has dropped -16.12% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the consumer cyclical sector by 24 percentage points.

Are consumer cyclical stocks a good buy now?

38.22% of consumer cyclical stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect consumer cyclical stocks to rise by 16.39% over the next year.

4.93% of consumer cyclical stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 14.29% of consumer cyclical stocks are rated B (Buy), 63.55% are rated C (Hold), 10.84% are rated D (Sell), and 6.4% are rated F (Strong Sell).

What is the average p/e ratio of the consumer cyclical sector?

The average P/E ratio of the consumer cyclical sector is 68.51x.

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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.

Consumer Cyclical Industries

Consumer Cyclical Stocks FAQ

1. Escalade (NASDAQ:ESCA)

2. Lifetime Brands (NASDAQ:LCUT)

3. Hamilton Beach Brands Holding Co (NYSE:HBB)

1. Bloomin' Brands (NASDAQ:BLMN)

2. Gmex Robotics (NASDAQ:GMEX)

3. Natural Health Trends (NASDAQ:NHTC)

1. Carters (NYSE:CRI)

2. Bath & Body Works (NYSE:BBWI)

3. Asbury Automotive Group (NYSE:ABG)

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Sectors & IndustriesConsumer CyclicalBest 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.

Consumer Cyclical Industries

Consumer Cyclical Stocks FAQ

1. Escalade (NASDAQ:ESCA)

2. Lifetime Brands (NASDAQ:LCUT)

3. Hamilton Beach Brands Holding Co (NYSE:HBB)

1. Bloomin' Brands (NASDAQ:BLMN)

2. Gmex Robotics (NASDAQ:GMEX)

3. Natural Health Trends (NASDAQ:NHTC)

1. Carters (NYSE:CRI)

2. Bath & Body Works (NYSE:BBWI)

3. Asbury Automotive Group (NYSE:ABG)

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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.