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Consumer Discretionary

Sector deep dive

Consumer Discretionary

Consumer discretionary covers what people buy when they have money left over: cars, restaurants, travel, clothing, home improvement and online retail. It is the most cyclical corner of the market, rising sharply in good times and falling first when household budgets tighten.

467 public companies in this sector are currently in the Substox database. Below are the top names by market capitalization.