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Consumer Discretionary Sector Performance Today
Consumer Discretionary sector price performance from XLY, with the AIQ breadth reading that shows how broadly covered consumer discretionary stocks are participating in the move.
AIQ participation
Confirmed weaknessConsumer Discretionary is lagging the S&P 500 with fewer than half of its stocks improving — price and participation agree. It sits at -0.45 percentage points versus the S&P 500 with 32% of its covered stocks improving over the past week. This describes the current relationship between price and participation; it is not a forecast.
Consumer Discretionary stocks by AIQ signal
Highest AIQ Edge Scores
Strongest current evidence in the sector.
| Symbol | Company | AIQ Edge (1–10) |
|---|---|---|
| LULU | Lululemon Athletica Inc. | 10 |
| BBY | Best Buy Co., Inc. | 10 |
| URBN | Urban Outfitters, Inc. | 10 |
| ULTA | Ulta Beauty, Inc. | 10 |
| ANF | Abercrombie & Fitch Co. | 10 |
| AEO | American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. | 9 |
| PHM | PulteGroup, Inc. | 9 |
| TOL | Toll Brothers, Inc. | 9 |
| M | Macy's, Inc. | 9 |
| BBWI | Bath & Body Works, Inc. | 9 |
Improving fastest
Largest AIQ gains over the past 7 days.
| Symbol | Company | AIQ Score 7d (0–100) |
|---|---|---|
| MHK | Mohawk Industries, Inc. | +8 |
| AEO | American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. | +8 |
| LEN | Lennar Corporation | +8 |
| PHM | PulteGroup, Inc. | +8 |
| FIVE | Five Below, Inc. | +7 |
| TOL | Toll Brothers, Inc. | +6 |
| SBUX | Starbucks Corporation | +6 |
| LULU | Lululemon Athletica Inc. | +6 |
| CHPT | ChargePoint Holdings, Inc. | +5 |
| KBH | KB Home | +5 |
Weakening fastest
Largest AIQ declines over the past 7 days.
| Symbol | Company | AIQ Score 7d (0–100) |
|---|---|---|
| MELI | MercadoLibre, Inc. | -19 |
| MAT | Mattel, Inc. | -11 |
| CAKE | The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated | -9 |
| DECK | Deckers Outdoor Corporation | -9 |
| ONON | On Holding AG | -8 |
| ABNB | Airbnb, Inc. | -8 |
| AMZN | Amazon.com, Inc. | -8 |
| WH | Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | -7 |
| GME | GameStop Corp. | -6 |
| GAP | The Gap, Inc. | -6 |
Compare the sector's two strongest names side by side: LULU vs BBY, or open any symbol above for its full technicals and fundamentals.
Themes concentrated in consumer discretionary
Themes are selective baskets built around a single driver, and can draw members from several sectors at once. These draw at least a third of their constituents from consumer discretionary:
- Consumer Retail & E-Commerce8 of 12 constituents
Methodology
Consumer Discretionary sector performance is represented by XLY, the Select Sector SPDR fund, and reflects price return, not total return — dividends are excluded. The fund holds S&P 500 constituents, so it describes large-cap consumer discretionary exposure rather than every listed company in the sector.
AIQ breadth is the share of covered consumer discretionary stocks with an AIQ Edge Score of 7 or higher on the 1–10 scale — a level reading. Improving is the share whose underlying AIQ Score rose over the past seven days — a change reading. The AIQ Score runs 0–100 with 50 neutral, so the two figures are related but sit on different scales and should not be read as one number. Funds are excluded from both, so an ETF's holdings are never counted twice. The state label is derived from the benchmark-relative return and the improving share alone, using the same rule as the sector hub.
Data as of 2026-10-28, market close.
Consumer Discretionary sector — frequently asked questions
How is the consumer discretionary sector performing today?
Consumer Discretionary is -0.10% over the past day, measured by XLY, the Select Sector SPDR fund for the sector. The full return set is -0.10% over one day, -0.17% over one week, +5.96% over one month, +2.62% over three months and -3.42% year to date. These are price returns and exclude dividends.
Which ETF tracks the consumer discretionary sector?
XLY, the Select Sector SPDR fund, is used on this page as the consumer discretionary sector benchmark. It holds the S&P 500 constituents assigned to the sector, weighted by market capitalisation, so it represents large-cap sector exposure rather than every listed company in the sector.
How many consumer discretionary stocks are participating?
34% of covered consumer discretionary stocks currently carry an AIQ Edge Score of 7 or higher on the 1 to 10 scale, and 32% saw their underlying 0 to 100 AIQ Score rise over the past seven days. The first is a level reading of how much of the sector is in constructive shape; the second is a change reading, so the two sit on different scales. Funds are excluded from both so their holdings are not counted twice.
What does "Confirmed weakness" mean?
Consumer Discretionary is lagging the S&P 500 with fewer than half of its stocks improving — price and participation agree. It sits at -0.45 percentage points versus the S&P 500 with 32% of its covered stocks improving over the past week. This describes the current relationship between price and participation; it is not a forecast.