# Maplebear and Coty Lead Consumer Staples Stock Gainers in October By Enna Lee Canonical URL: https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/44906 Published: 2026-10-30T16:44:36.000Z Updated: 2026-10-30T16:44:36.000Z Section: Investing > U.S. consumer staples gained 11.1% in the month’s first 16 trading sessions, the third-strongest monthly opening in a comparison dating to 1990. Maplebear (CART) and Coty (COTY) were the leading share-price gainers in the consumer staples group for October as the month neared its close. U.S. consumer staples climbed 11.1% over October’s first 16 trading sessions, the third-strongest opening for a month in a comparison dating to 1990. Only comparable periods in October 1998, at 14.61%, and February 1991, at 11.16%, had larger gains. The measure covers 16 sessions, not October’s full-month result; the [historical comparison of October’s opening stretch]() details that benchmark. ## Links in this article - [historical comparison of October’s opening stretch](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/39593)