Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC) Valuation
VDC valuation today
Holdings combined · company data as of Oct 26, 2026- P/E (TTM)
- 32.3 trailing earnings
- Forward P/E
- 19.5 analyst estimates
- Price / sales
- 1.21
- Price / book
- 4.80
- EV / EBITDA
- 15.4
- Earnings yield
- 3.09% inverse of P/E
- Dividend yield
- 2.23% of the holdings
- Return on equity
- 14.8% combined
- Net margin
- 3.7% combined
- Beta
- 0.53 weighted, vs S&P 500
VDC valuation vs other stock ETFs
| ETF | P/E | Fwd P/E | P/S | P/B | Div. yield | ROE | Net margin | Loss-makers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VDC | 32.3 | 19.5 | 1.21 | 4.80 | 2.23% | 14.8% | 3.7% | 3.4% |
| SPY | 25.9 | 19.9 | 3.67 | 5.47 | 1.08% | 21.1% | 14.2% | 1.9% |
| QQQ | 34.2 | 23.4 | 5.93 | 9.27 | 0.58% | 27.1% | 17.4% | 6.9% |
| DIA | 20.9 | 18.4 | 3.16 | 5.52 | 1.55% | 26.4% | 15.1% | 0.0% |
| VTI | 28.2 | 19.4 | 3.31 | 5.00 | 1.07% | 17.7% | 11.8% | 4.6% |
| IWM | n/m | 13.9 | 1.25 | 2.03 | 1.38% | −1.7% | −1.0% | 28.1% |
Same method for every fund. n/m = not meaningful (combined trailing earnings below zero or close to it). Loss-makers = weight of holdings with negative trailing earnings.
VDC valuation by sector
| Sector | Weight | P/E | Fwd P/E | P/S | P/B | Div. yield | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consumer Defensive | 96.0% | 32.6 | 19.6 | 1.21 | 4.84 | 2.25% | 14.8% |
| Consumer Cyclical | 1.3% | 27.3 | 19.9 | 1.57 | 4.28 | 0.70% | 15.7% |
| Basic Materials | 0.3% | 25.9 | 25.6 | 3.20 | 7.22 | 1.78% | 27.9% |
| Industrials | 0.3% | 9.5 | 8.1 | 0.43 | 1.44 | 3.16% | 15.1% |
| Financial Services | 0.1% | n/m | 17.4 | 1.42 | 1.81 | 1.76% | −4.2% |
VDC earnings yield vs bond yields
Earnings yield = earnings ÷ price (1 ÷ P/E). The gap to bond yields is a rough gauge of the extra return stocks are priced to deliver.
How VDC weight splits by P/E
Share of the covered weight in companies with a trailing P/E in each range.
VDC largest holdings: valuation
| Symbol | Company | Weight | P/E | Fwd P/E | P/S | Div. yield | Share of earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WMT | Walmart Inc. | 13.44% | 43.0 | 38.0 | 1.3 | 0.83% | 10.34% |
| COST | Costco Wholesale Corporation | 12.39% | 47.6 | 40.3 | 1.4 | 0.59% | 8.61% |
| PG | The Procter & Gamble Company | 9.46% | 24.1 | 21.2 | 4.3 | 2.73% | 13.00% |
| KO | The Coca-Cola Company | 9.40% | 28.2 | 25.3 | 8.1 | 2.26% | 11.04% |
| PM | Philip Morris International Inc. | 4.99% | 29.5 | 20.9 | 7.5 | 3.12% | 5.60% |
| PEP | PepsiCo, Inc. | 4.30% | 16.5 | 14.9 | 1.8 | 4.50% | 8.60% |
| MO | Altria Group, Inc. | 3.69% | 15.8 | 11.9 | 6.1 | 5.91% | 7.72% |
| MDLZ | Mondelez International, Inc. | 2.68% | 23.5 | 18.2 | 2.1 | 3.25% | 3.77% |
| TGT | Target Corporation | 2.41% | 16.0 | 15.6 | 0.7 | 3.01% | 4.99% |
| CL | Colgate-Palmolive Company | 2.30% | 37.1 | 21.0 | 3.6 | 2.25% | 2.05% |
| MNST | Monster Beverage Corporation | 2.03% | 42.3 | 33.7 | 9.7 | — | 1.59% |
| ADM | Archer-Daniels-Midland Company | 1.46% | 22.6 | 15.6 | 0.5 | 2.52% | 2.14% |
| KDP | Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. | 1.43% | 35.0 | 12.5 | 2.3 | 2.66% | 1.35% |
| SYY | Sysco Corporation | 1.34% | 21.9 | 15.2 | 0.5 | 2.68% | 2.02% |
| KR | The Kroger Co. | 1.23% | 35.4 | 11.3 | 0.3 | 2.45% | 1.15% |
| KVUE | Kenvue Inc. | 1.23% | 22.0 | 14.7 | 2.4 | 4.44% | 1.84% |
| DG | Dollar General Corporation | 1.02% | 17.4 | 15.3 | 0.7 | 1.76% | 1.93% |
| KMB | Kimberly-Clark Corporation | 1.01% | 20.8 | 13.1 | 2.1 | 4.85% | 1.61% |
| CHD | Church & Dwight Co., Inc. | 0.92% | 33.5 | 23.4 | 4.0 | 1.18% | 0.91% |
| EL | The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. | 0.90% | 209.1 | 29.8 | 2.5 | 1.34% | 0.14% |
| HSY | The Hershey Company | 0.89% | 23.3 | 17.8 | 2.8 | 3.40% | 1.27% |
| CASY | Casey's General Stores, Inc. | 0.85% | 33.2 | 29.1 | 1.4 | 0.38% | 0.84% |
| DLTR | Dollar Tree, Inc. | 0.83% | 15.1 | 16.9 | 1.2 | — | 1.81% |
| USFD | US Foods Holding Corp. | 0.77% | 31.4 | 17.0 | 0.5 | — | 0.82% |
| KHC | The Kraft Heinz Company | 0.74% | — | 11.1 | 1.1 | 6.76% | −2.97% |
Share of earnings = the holding's part of the fund's combined trailing profit. Green: earns more than its weight; orange: less. Symbol links go to each company's key metrics.
About VDC valuation
Adding up its 97 holdings with company data, VDC trades at 32.3 times trailing earnings and 19.5 times analysts' forward estimates, with a price-to-book ratio of 4.80 and a dividend yield of 2.23%. Its earnings yield of 3.09% is 2.24 percentage points below the 5.33% yield to maturity of the U.S. bond market (AGG).
The ten largest holdings are 65.1% of the fund and earn 75.7% of its combined profit. By sector, Consumer Defensive is the most expensive at 32.6 times earnings and Industrials the cheapest at 9.5. Companies that lost money over the past year are 3.4% of the covered weight.
How these figures are calculated. Each ratio treats the fund as one company: the earnings, sales and book value of every holding are added up in proportion to its weight and divided into the fund's price. In practice that is a weighted harmonic mean, so a single stock with a very high P/E cannot distort the result, and loss-making companies reduce the fund's earnings instead of being dropped. Covers 99.4% of the fund's weight (U.S.-listed stocks with company data); company figures as of October 26, 2026.
Related: VDC chart, VDC performance, VDC holdings, VDC dividends.
VDC valuation FAQ
What is the P/E ratio of VDC?
Based on its holdings, VDC has a trailing P/E of 32.3 and a forward P/E of 19.5 (earnings of all covered holdings combined in proportion to their weights, as of October 26, 2026).
What is the earnings yield of VDC?
The trailing earnings yield is 3.09% (1 ÷ P/E) and the forward earnings yield 5.12%. For comparison the U.S. bond market (AGG) yields 5.33% to maturity and T-bills about 3.91%.
Is VDC more expensive than the S&P 500?
VDC trades at 32.3 times trailing earnings versus 25.9 for the S&P 500 (SPY); on forward estimates the figures are 19.5 and 19.9.
What is the price-to-book ratio of VDC?
The holdings of VDC trade at 4.80 times book value, with a combined return on equity of 14.8%.
Which sector in VDC has the highest P/E?
Consumer Defensive has the highest P/E at 32.6 and Industrials the lowest at 9.5.