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Consumer Staples Sector Performance Today
Consumer Staples sector price performance from XLP, with the AIQ breadth reading that shows how broadly covered consumer staples stocks are participating in 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 -2.53 percentage points versus the S&P 500 with 16% 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 Edge Scores
Strongest current evidence in the sector.
| Symbol | Company | AIQ Edge (1–10) |
|---|---|---|
| BTI | British American Tobacco p.l.c. | 9 |
| KVUE | Kenvue Inc. | 9 |
| KMB | Kimberly-Clark Corporation | 9 |
| SYY | Sysco Corporation | 9 |
| MNST | Monster Beverage Corporation | 9 |
| DLTR | Dollar Tree, Inc. | 9 |
| KO | The Coca-Cola Company | 9 |
| JJSF | J&J Snack Foods Corp. | 8 |
| WMT | Walmart Inc. | 8 |
| COTY | Coty Inc. | 8 |
Improving fastest
Largest AIQ gains over the past 7 days.
| Symbol | Company | AIQ Score 7d (0–100) |
|---|---|---|
| POST | Post Holdings, Inc. | +4 |
| JJSF | J&J Snack Foods Corp. | +3 |
| BTI | British American Tobacco p.l.c. | +2 |
| VITL | Vital Farms, Inc. | +2 |
| CPB | Campbell Soup Company | +2 |
| WMT | Walmart Inc. | +2 |
| BYND | Beyond Meat, Inc. | +2 |
| CALM | Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. | +1 |
| HRL | Hormel Foods Corporation | +1 |
| DNUT | Krispy Kreme, Inc. | +1 |
Weakening fastest
Largest AIQ declines over the past 7 days.
| Symbol | Company | AIQ Score 7d (0–100) |
|---|---|---|
| ABEV | Ambev S.A. | -15 |
| OTLY | Oatly Group AB | -9 |
| JBS | Jbs N.V. | -8 |
| DG | Dollar General Corporation | -6 |
| PEP | PepsiCo, Inc. | -6 |
| RMCF | Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, Inc. | -5 |
| SMPL | The Simply Good Foods Company | -5 |
| HSY | The Hershey Company | -5 |
| COST | Costco Wholesale Corporation | -5 |
| NWL | Newell Brands Inc. | -5 |
Compare the sector's two strongest names side by side: BTI vs KVUE, 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 covered consumer staples 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 Staples sector — frequently asked questions
How is the consumer staples sector performing today?
Consumer Staples is +1.60% over the past three months, measured by XLP, the Select Sector SPDR fund for the sector. The full return set is -0.36% over one day, -0.31% over one week, +7.74% over one month, +1.60% over three months and +11.79% 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?
34% of covered consumer staples stocks currently carry an AIQ Edge Score of 7 or higher on the 1 to 10 scale, and 16% 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 Staples is lagging the S&P 500 with fewer than half of its stocks improving — price and participation agree. It sits at -2.53 percentage points versus the S&P 500 with 16% of its covered stocks improving over the past week. This describes the current relationship between price and participation; it is not a forecast.