Let {ξ1,ξ2,…} be a sequence of independent random variables, and η be a counting random variable independent of this sequence. In addition, let S0:=0 and Sn:=ξ1+ξ2+⋯+ξn for n⩾1. We consider conditions for random variables {ξ1,ξ2,…} and η under which the distribution functions of the random maximum ξ(η):=max{0,ξ1,ξ2,…,ξη} and of the random maximum of sums S(η):=max{S0,S1,S2,…,Sη} belong to the class of consistently varying distributions. In our consideration the random variables {ξ1,ξ2,…} are not necessarily identically distributed.