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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:

Movado Group (NYSE:MOV) is the #1 top consumer cyclical stock out of 537 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: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Movado Group (NYSE:MOV) has a Due Diligence Score of 40, which is 10 points higher than the consumer cyclical sector average of 30. It passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Movado Group has seen its stock return 104.41% over the past year, overperforming other consumer cyclical stocks by 177 percentage points.

Movado Group has an average 1 year price target of $31.50, an upside of 11.35% from Movado Group's current stock price of $28.29.

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.

Levi Strauss & Co (NYSE:LEVI) is the #2 top consumer cyclical stock out of 537 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 Levi Strauss & Co (NYSE:LEVI) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Levi Strauss & Co (NYSE:LEVI) has a Due Diligence Score of 48, which is 18 points higher than the consumer cyclical sector average of 30. It passed 18 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Levi Strauss & Co has seen its stock return 47.51% over the past year, overperforming other consumer cyclical stocks by 120 percentage points.

Levi Strauss & Co has an average 1 year price target of $28.40, an upside of 24.45% from Levi Strauss & Co's current stock price of $22.82.

Levi Strauss & Co stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 5 analysts covering Levi Strauss & Co, 40% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 60% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a Hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

John Wiley & Sons (NYSE:WLY) is the #3 top consumer cyclical stock out of 537 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 John Wiley & Sons (NYSE:WLY) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: B.

John Wiley & Sons (NYSE:WLY) has a Due Diligence Score of 48, which is 18 points higher than the consumer cyclical sector average of 30. It passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. John Wiley & Sons has seen its stock lose -1.99% over the past year, overperforming other consumer cyclical stocks by 70 percentage points.

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:

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 3.91%. 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 205.13%, which is 201 percentage points higher than the consumer cyclical sector average of 3.91%.

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 23.89%, which is 20 percentage points higher than the consumer cyclical sector average of 3.91%. 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 -1.23% in the last day, and up 1.29% over the last week. Sonoco Products Co was the among the top losers in the consumer cyclical sector, dropping -16.22% yesterday.

Shares of paper and packaging-related companies are trading lower amid possible sympathy with Sonoco, which reported Q1 financial results and on its earnings call cited input cost inflation and raising wholesale prices for customers due to multiple factors.

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:

Asbury Automotive Group (NYSE:ABG) 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.

Asbury Automotive Group has a valuation score of 71, which is 45 points higher than the consumer cyclical sector average of 26. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Asbury Automotive Group's stock has dropped -9.22% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the consumer cyclical sector by 63 percentage points.

Jjill (NYSE:JILL) 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.

Jjill has a valuation score of 71, which is 45 points higher than the consumer cyclical sector average of 26. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Jjill's stock has dropped -12.11% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the consumer cyclical sector by 60 percentage points.

Vipshop Holdings (NYSE:VIPS) 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.

Vipshop Holdings has a valuation score of 71, which is 45 points higher than the consumer cyclical sector average of 26. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Vipshop Holdings's stock has gained 14.48% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the consumer cyclical sector by 87 percentage points.

36.99% of consumer cyclical stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect consumer cyclical stocks to rise by 15.2% over the next year.

5.17% of consumer cyclical stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 15.27% of consumer cyclical stocks are rated B (Buy), 60.59% are rated C (Hold), 13.79% are rated D (Sell), and 5.17% are rated F (Strong Sell).