Best Consumer Cyclical Stocks in South Africa for 2026
Autos, retail, leisure, and apparel, ranked on multi-year margin averages so a single volatile quarter doesn't swing the composite score.
Consumer Cyclical (also called Consumer Discretionary) covers autos, retail, leisure, and apparel. Earnings volatility is the defining feature, which is why we lean on multi-year averages for the Quality pillar (3y/5y operating-margin consistency) instead of trailing-12-month snapshots that flip dramatically through the cycle.
South Africa listings on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) span mining, banking, and consumer staples with a deep dual-listed bench. IFRS reporting in ZAR; composite scoring captures the dispersion between the rand-hedge mega-caps and the domestic-focused tail.
Data as of (updated daily)
Top 20 Consumer Cyclical in South Africa by composite score
| # | Ticker | Name | Composite |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BCF.JSE | Bowler Metcalf Ltd | 66.0 |
| 2 | NCS.JSE | Nictus | 65.7 |
| 3 | LEW.JSE | Lewis Group Limited | 64.8 |
| 4 | CMH.JSE | Combined Motor Holdings Limited | 62.6 |
| 5 | SUR.JSE | Spurcorp | 60.5 |
| 6 | SUI.JSE | Sun International Ltd | 59.0 |
| 7 | MRP.JSE | Mr Price Group Ltd | 58.2 |
| 8 | NPK.JSE | Nampak | 57.5 |
| 9 | TRU.JSE | Truworths International Ltd | 55.0 |
| 10 | SHP.JSE | Shoprite Holdings Ltd | 52.8 |
| 11 | CLH.JSE | City Lodge Hotels Ltd | 52.7 |
| 12 | SSU.JSE | Southern Sun Ltd. | 51.7 |
| 13 | TPC.JSE | Transpaco Ltd | 50.6 |
| 14 | KAL.JSE | Kaap Agri Bedryf Employee and Farm Worker Bee Trust | 50.1 |
| 15 | BOX.JSE | Boxer Retail Ltd | 49.8 |
| 16 | TSG.JSE | Tsogo Sun | 49.5 |
| 17 | GPL.JSE | Granprade | 47.6 |
| 18 | TFG.JSE | Foschini Group Ltd | 46.6 |
| 19 | CFR.JSE | Compagnie Financière Richemont SA | 45.5 |
| 20 | WBC.JSE | We Buy Cars Hlds Ltd | 44.3 |
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Methodology: How we score stocks. Data refreshed nightly around 03:30 ET. This page lists the top 20 by composite score within the Consumer Cyclical sector listed in South Africa; use the screener for the full ranked list.