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Best Consumer Cyclical Stocks to Buy Now (2025)

Top consumer cyclical stocks in 2025 ranked by overall Due Diligence Score. See the best consumer cyclical stocks to buy now, according to analyst forecasts for the consumer cyclical sector.

According to Zen Ratings, our proprietary rating system that evaluates 115 factors proven to drive growth in stocks and assigns each stock in our system an overall letter grade as well as 7 individual Component Grades for Value, Growth, Momentum, Sentiment, Safety, Financials, and proprietary AI algorithms, the 3 best consumer cyclical stocks to buy right now are:

Flexsteel Industries (NASDAQ:FLXS) is the #1 top consumer cyclical stock out of 550 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Flexsteel Industries (NASDAQ:FLXS) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Flexsteel Industries (NASDAQ:FLXS) has a Due Diligence Score of 43, which is 13 points higher than the consumer cyclical sector average of 30. It passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Flexsteel Industries has seen its stock lose -12.75% over the past year, overperforming other consumer cyclical stocks by 85 percentage points.

Dorman Products (NASDAQ:DORM) is the #2 top consumer cyclical stock out of 550 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Dorman Products (NASDAQ:DORM) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: B.

Dorman Products (NASDAQ:DORM) has a Due Diligence Score of 58, which is 28 points higher than the consumer cyclical sector average of 30. It passed 19 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Dorman Products has seen its stock return 26.34% over the past year, overperforming other consumer cyclical stocks by 124 percentage points.

Dorman Products has an average 1 year price target of $153.00, an upside of 37.61% from Dorman Products's current stock price of $111.18.

Dorman Products stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Dorman Products, 100% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a Hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Liquidity Services (NASDAQ:LQDT) is the #3 top consumer cyclical stock out of 550 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Liquidity Services (NASDAQ:LQDT) is: Value: C, Growth: A, Momentum: B, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Liquidity Services (NASDAQ:LQDT) has a Due Diligence Score of 29, which is -1 points lower than the consumer cyclical sector average of 30. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates LQDT as a "A".It passed 9 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Liquidity Services has seen its stock return 83.37% over the past year, overperforming other consumer cyclical stocks by 181 percentage points.

Liquidity Services has an average 1 year price target of $38.50, an upside of 24.23% from Liquidity Services's current stock price of $30.99.

Liquidity Services stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Liquidity Services, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 100% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a Hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Out of 169 consumer cyclical stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 consumer cyclical stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

Six Flags Entertainment Corporation (NYSE:FUN) has an annual dividend yield of N/A, which is N/A percentage points lower than the consumer cyclical sector average of 3.61%. Six Flags Entertainment Corporation's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Six Flags Entertainment Corporation's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Six Flags Entertainment Corporation's dividend payout ratio of -66.1% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Vipshop Holdings (NYSE:VIPS) has an annual dividend yield of N/A, which is N/A percentage points lower than the consumer cyclical sector average of 3.61%.

Vipshop Holdings's dividend payout ratio of 0% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Tandy Leather Factory (NASDAQ:TLF) has an annual dividend yield of 53.38%, which is 50 percentage points higher than the consumer cyclical sector average of 3.61%. Tandy Leather Factory's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Tandy Leather Factory's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Tandy Leather Factory's dividend payout ratio of 1,500% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Consumer cyclical stocks were up 1.56% in the last day, and up 1.43% over the last week. Five Below was the among the top gainers in the consumer cyclical sector, gaining 7.64% yesterday.

Shares of retail, apparel and e-commerce stocks are trading higher. Some stocks in the sector may be higher amid hopes of a US-China trade deal. Additionally, discount store stocks could be benefitting from broader economic concerns. E-commerce stocks may also be up up Chinese discount retailers Temu and Shein planning to increase prices.

Based on the Valuation rating, one of the 7 components of a stocks overall Zen Ratings grade, which evaluates factors including estimated earnings yield, earnings before interest and taxes/enterprise value, cash flow yield, free cash flow to price, and price-to-earnings growth (PEG ratio), the 3 most undervalued consumer cyclical stocks right now are:

Jjill (NYSE:JILL) is the most undervalued consumer cyclical stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Jjill has a valuation score of 71, which is 44 points higher than the consumer cyclical sector average of 27. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Jjill's stock has dropped -40.85% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the consumer cyclical sector by 57 percentage points.

Jakks Pacific (NASDAQ:JAKK) is the second most undervalued consumer cyclical stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Jakks Pacific has a valuation score of 86, which is 59 points higher than the consumer cyclical sector average of 27. It passed 6 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Jakks Pacific's stock has dropped -14.92% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the consumer cyclical sector by 83 percentage points.

Rocky Brands (NASDAQ:RCKY) is the third most undervalued consumer cyclical stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Rocky Brands has a valuation score of 43, which is 16 points higher than the consumer cyclical sector average of 27. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Rocky Brands's stock has dropped -51.75% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the consumer cyclical sector by 46 percentage points.

37.64% of consumer cyclical stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect consumer cyclical stocks to rise by 27.06% over the next year.

2.92% of consumer cyclical stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 13.93% of consumer cyclical stocks are rated B (Buy), 66.52% are rated C (Hold), 11.46% are rated D (Sell), and 5.17% are rated F (Strong Sell).