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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 528 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: A, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Vince Holding (NASDAQ:VNCE) has a Due Diligence Score of 38, which is 6 points higher than the consumer cyclical sector average of 32. It passed 12 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Vince Holding has seen its stock return 406.3% over the past year, overperforming other consumer cyclical stocks by 473 percentage points.

Vince Holding has an average 1 year price target of $9.00, a downside of -34.16% from Vince Holding's current stock price of $13.67.

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.

Betterware De Mexico Sapi De CV (NYSE:BWMX) is the #2 top consumer cyclical stock out of 528 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 20.28% over the past year, overperforming other consumer cyclical stocks by 87 percentage points.

Betterware De Mexico Sapi De CV has an average 1 year price target of $30.00, an upside of 75.03% from Betterware De Mexico Sapi De CV's current stock price of $17.14.

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.

Jjill (NYSE:JILL) is the #3 top consumer cyclical stock out of 528 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 Jjill (NYSE:JILL) is: Value: A, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Jjill (NYSE:JILL) has a Due Diligence Score of 42, which is 10 points higher than the consumer cyclical sector average of 32. It passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Jjill has seen its stock return 50.03% over the past year, overperforming other consumer cyclical stocks by 117 percentage points.

Jjill has an average 1 year price target of $24.50, an upside of 9.67% from Jjill's current stock price of $22.34.

Jjill stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts covering Jjill, 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.

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 13,897.06%, which is 13,823 percentage points higher than the consumer cyclical sector average of 73.91%.

Gmex Robotics's dividend payout ratio of -50.4% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Gentherm (NASDAQ:THRM) has an annual dividend yield of 13.07%, which is -61 percentage points lower than the consumer cyclical sector average of 73.91%.

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 10.71%, which is -63 percentage points lower than the consumer cyclical sector average of 73.91%. 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 57.4% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Consumer cyclical stocks were up 0.52% in the last day, and down -0.74% over the last week. Smartbird was the among the top gainers in the consumer cyclical sector, gaining 28.83% yesterday.

Smartbird shares are trading higher after the company reported better-than-expected Q3 EPS 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:

Group 1 Automotive (NYSE:GPI) 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.

Group 1 Automotive 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.

Group 1 Automotive's stock has dropped -33.61% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the consumer cyclical sector by 33 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 43, which is 16 points higher than the consumer cyclical sector average of 27. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Asbury Automotive Group's stock has dropped -11.69% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the consumer cyclical sector by 55 percentage points.

Caleres (NYSE:CAL) 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.

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 20.88% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the consumer cyclical sector by 87 percentage points.

39.61% of consumer cyclical stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect consumer cyclical stocks to rise by 14.87% over the next year.

5.71% of consumer cyclical stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 16.63% of consumer cyclical stocks are rated B (Buy), 59.31% are rated C (Hold), 14.14% are rated D (Sell), and 4.22% are rated F (Strong Sell).