Consumer Discretionary

Retail, automotive, entertainment, travel, and consumer products

Sector classifications follow the GICS industry standard.

Companies Analyzed20 / 21in this sector

Avg FCF Margin9.1%

Top PerformerBKNG31.5%

Avg Debt/FCF10.2xacross 18 companies

FCF Margin Rankings

Companies ranked by free cash flow margin

Health grades across the sector

A3 (15%)

B3 (15%)

C2 (10%)

D5 (25%)

F7 (35%)

#	Symbol	Grade	FCF Margin	Cash Conv.	Trend	Debt/FCF	Revenue	FCF
1	BKNG	A	31.5%	174.1%	stable	2.3x	$26.9B	$9.1B
2	MCD	B	26.1%	123.2%	declining	7.8x	$26.9B	$7.2B
3	ABNB	A	24.9%	185.0%	improving	0.7x	$12.2B	$4.6B
4	DECK	A	18.5%	108.1%	stable	0.3x	$5.0B	$958.4M
5	CMG	B	11.1%	137.6%	declining	3.8x	$11.9B	$1.4B
6	CCL	D	9.4%	225.3%	improving	11.2x	$26.6B	$2.6B
7	MAR	C	9.1%	123.5%	improving	7.2x	$26.2B	$2.6B
8	LOW	C	8.6%	148.2%	improving	6.0x	$86.3B	$7.7B
9	TJX	B	7.8%	125.1%	improving	2.9x	$60.4B	$4.9B
10	LULU	D	7.7%	101.5%	declining	2.1x	$11.1B	$921.7M
11	HD	D	7.4%	115.3%	declining	5.4x	$164.7B	$12.6B
12	F	D	6.4%	-260.1%	improving	13.9x	$187.3B	$12.5B
13	RCL	F	5.9%	151.5%	declining	20.8x	$17.9B	$1.2B
14	SBUX	F	5.7%	255.7%	improving	12.5x	$37.2B	$2.4B
15	DASH	F	5.6%	260.0%	declining	4.2x	$13.7B	$1.8B
16	NKE	F	5.5%	114.9%	declining	4.3x	$46.3B	$3.3B
17	TSLA	D	3.6%	—	improving	4.3x	$94.8B	$6.2B
18	GM	F	1.0%	—	declining	74.1x	$185.0B	$1.8B
19	AMZN	F	-1.6%	179.6%	declining	N/A	$716.9B	$7.7B
20	NCLH	F	-12.8%	—	declining	N/A	$9.8B	-$1.2B

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Eight F-grades tell the story: this sector is bleeding cash. Travel platforms prove there's an exception to every rule.

Travel and fast food print 30%+ FCF margins. Auto and retail burn cash. Same sector, different planets.

Eleven A-grades at the top, nine F-grades at the bottom. The consumer discretionary sector isn't struggling. It's bifurcating.