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Consumer Staples Sector Performance Today
Consumer Staples sector price performance from XLP, with the AIQ breadth reading that shows how many of the 61 covered consumer staples stocks are behind the move.
AIQ participation
Confirmed weaknessConsumer Staples is lagging the S&P 500 with fewer than half of its stocks improving — price and participation agree. It sits at -7.27 percentage points versus the S&P 500 with 15% of its covered stocks improving over the past week. This describes the current relationship between price and participation; it is not a forecast.
Consumer Staples stocks by AIQ signal
Highest AIQ scores
Strongest current evidence in the sector.
| Symbol | Company | AIQ (1–10) |
|---|---|---|
| ABEV | Ambev S.A. | 10 |
| TAL | TAL Education Group | 10 |
| ADM | Archer-Daniels-Midland Company | 9 |
| KO | The Coca-Cola Company | 9 |
| TGT | Target Corporation | 9 |
| BG | Bunge Global S.A. | 8 |
| SYY | Sysco Corporation | 8 |
| MO | Altria Group, Inc. | 8 |
| PG | The Procter & Gamble Company | 8 |
| PM | Philip Morris International Inc. | 7 |
Improving fastest
Largest AIQ gains over the past 7 days.
| Symbol | Company | 7d change (0–100) |
|---|---|---|
| PM | Philip Morris International Inc. | +4 |
| MDLZ | Mondelez International, Inc. | +4 |
| WMT | Walmart Inc. | +4 |
| ADM | Archer-Daniels-Midland Company | +2 |
| BG | Bunge Global S.A. | +1 |
| FLO | Flowers Foods, Inc. | +1 |
| SYY | Sysco Corporation | +1 |
| NWL | Newell Brands Inc. | +1 |
| BYND | Beyond Meat, Inc. | +1 |
Weakening fastest
Largest AIQ declines over the past 7 days.
| Symbol | Company | 7d change (0–100) |
|---|---|---|
| UL | Unilever PLC | -11 |
| CELH | Celsius Holdings, Inc. | -10 |
| CHGG | Chegg, Inc. | -10 |
| GIS | General Mills, Inc. | -9 |
| OTLY | Oatly Group AB | -8 |
| CAG | Conagra Brands, Inc. | -8 |
| DG | Dollar General Corporation | -8 |
| DLTR | Dollar Tree, Inc. | -8 |
| COUR | Coursera, Inc. | -8 |
| JJSF | J&J Snack Foods Corp. | -7 |
Compare the sector's two strongest names side by side: ABEV vs TAL, or open any symbol above for its full technicals and fundamentals.
Methodology
Consumer Staples sector performance is represented by XLP, 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 staples exposure rather than every listed company in the sector.
AIQ breadth is the share of the 61 covered consumer staples stocks with an AIQ score of 7 or higher on the 1–10 scale — a level reading. Improving is the share whose underlying AIQ composite rose over the past seven days — a change reading. The composite 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 2026-09-10, market close.
Consumer Staples sector — frequently asked questions
How is the consumer staples sector performing today?
Consumer Staples is -2.81% over the past three months, measured by XLP, the Select Sector SPDR fund for the sector. The full return set is +0.05% over one day, -2.85% over one week, -2.34% over one month, -2.81% over three months and +6.96% year to date. These are price returns and exclude dividends.
Which ETF tracks the consumer staples sector?
XLP, the Select Sector SPDR fund, is used on this page as the consumer staples 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 staples stocks are participating?
28% of the 61 covered consumer staples stocks currently carry an AIQ score of 7 or higher on the 1 to 10 scale, and 15% saw their underlying AIQ composite 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 on the 0 to 100 composite, 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 Staples is lagging the S&P 500 with fewer than half of its stocks improving — price and participation agree. It sits at -7.27 percentage points versus the S&P 500 with 15% of its covered stocks improving over the past week. This describes the current relationship between price and participation; it is not a forecast.