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Consumer Defensive Stocks

DeltaScreener covers 211 Consumer Defensive companies listed on the NYSE, NASDAQ and AMEX. The table below shows the 100 largest by market capitalisation; every figure on this page is a median across those 100, not an average, because a handful of loss-making micro-caps would otherwise distort it.

Companies211
Combined market cap$4.18T
Median P/E18.5
Median ROE12.1%
Dividend payers72 of 100

Across the largest Consumer Defensive companies, the median price-to-earnings ratio is 18.5, median return on equity is 12.1%, the median net margin is 4.1%, 72 of the 100 largest pay a dividend.

Largest Consumer Defensive companies

TickerCompany PriceMarket capP/EROE Yield
WMT Walmart Inc. $119.89 $954.09B 38.98 22.74% 0.92%
COST Costco Wholesale Corporation $1003.32 $444.60B 33.40 28.02% 0.64%
KO Coca-Cola Company (The) $92.71 $398.89B 26.37 42.99% 2.41%
PG Procter & Gamble Company (The) $161.02 $373.21B 21.66 29.84% 2.97%
PM Philip Morris International Inc $199.47 $310.90B 28.99 — 3.17%
PEP PepsiCo, Inc. $135.77 $185.02B 16.84 50.36% 4.60%
MO Altria Group, Inc. $74.31 $124.08B 15.82 — 5.92%
MNST Monster Beverage Corporation $46.19 $90.49B 39.55 24.96% —
MDLZ Mondelez International, Inc. $63.80 $81.43B 22.15 13.47% 3.45%
CL Colgate-Palmolive Company $94.04 $74.97B 33.83 — 2.46%
TGT Target Corporation $152.70 $69.37B 16.27 26.66% 2.95%
DEO Diageo plc $95.97 $53.37B 27.89 15.52% 2.74%
CCEP Coca-Cola Europacific Partners plc $110.84 $49.13B 20.19 24.78% 1.63%
KDP Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. $34.68 $47.19B 31.21 5.64% 2.96%
FMX Fomento Economico Mexicano S.A.B. de C.V. $128.52 $43.78B 20.61 13.60% 6.15%
SYY Sysco Corporation $81.37 $40.03B 21.11 75.46% 2.84%
KR Kroger Company (The) $66.77 $39.43B 31.63 17.16% 2.65%
EL Estee Lauder Companies, Inc. (The) $108.67 $39.37B 185.24 4.63% 1.48%
ADM Archer-Daniels-Midland Company $80.14 $38.62B 21.75 7.73% 2.62%
KVUE Kenvue Inc. $19.57 $37.59B 19.77 15.58% 14.65%
KMB Kimberly-Clark Corporation $110.15 $36.63B 16.74 122.57% 5.20%
HSY The Hershey Company $169.64 $34.09B 22.54 32.20% 3.49%
KHC The Kraft Heinz Company $24.80 $29.41B — -8.44% 6.77%
DG Dollar General Corporation $132.69 $29.27B 16.15 19.56% 1.89%
JBS JBS N.V. $12.42 $27.55B 16.00 17.67% 8.64%
CHD Church & Dwight Company, Inc. $105.19 $24.95B 30.56 17.78% 1.29%
DLTR Dollar Tree, Inc. $125.31 $23.51B 13.91 45.58% —
STZ Constellation Brands, Inc. $138.68 $23.47B 10.83 23.13% 3.63%
USFD US Foods Holding Corp. $100.91 $21.83B 29.37 16.75% —
TSN Tyson Foods, Inc. $56.70 $19.95B 30.26 3.18% 4.04%
BG Bunge Limited $103.22 $19.83B 21.17 6.35% 2.64%
GIS General Mills, Inc. $34.39 $18.39B — -10.69% 7.25%
SGI Somnigroup International Inc. $64.68 $14.89B 24.30 17.11% 1.10%
PFGC Performance Food Group Company $94.71 $14.88B 40.80 7.63% —
MKC.V McCormick & Company, Incorporated $51.78 $13.92B 8.06 22.47% 3.71%
SJM The J.M. Smucker Company $129.98 $13.88B 54.51 — 3.82%
COKE Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc. $203.31 $13.53B 26.02 — 0.48%
BJ BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. $105.84 $13.37B 20.35 27.35% —
MKC McCormick & Company, Incorporated $48.12 $12.95B 7.96 25.58% 4.01%
BF.B Brown Forman Inc $26.94 $12.56B 17.06 17.80% 3.41%
BF.A Brown Forman Inc $26.91 $12.55B 17.06 17.80% 3.42%
MICC The Magnum Ice Cream Company N.V. $19.05 $11.66B 51.49 21.22% —
HRL Hormel Foods Corporation $21.06 $11.59B 32.14 4.33% 5.78%
CLX Clorox Company (The) $86.40 $10.45B 18.07 — 5.74%
DAR Darling Ingredients Inc. $56.24 $8.87B 16.69 12.24% —
TAP.A Molson Coors Beverage Company $47.89 $8.45B — -22.65% 4.01%
TAP Molson Coors Beverage Company $41.21 $7.71B — -22.65% 5.34%
LW Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. $53.83 $7.42B 20.76 16.12% 3.49%
SFD Smithfield Foods, Inc. $18.64 $7.34B 7.07 15.60% 6.58%
CELH Celsius Holdings, Inc. $28.47 $7.20B 131.05 4.36% —
PRMB Primo Brands Corporation $19.69 $7.13B 70.74 3.32% 2.46%
CAG ConAgra Brands, Inc. $14.86 $7.09B — -24.31% 4.89%
TBBB BBB Foods Inc. $58.50 $7.05B — -72.30% —
ACI Albertsons Companies, Inc. $13.96 $6.78B 145.81 2.91% 5.79%
ELF e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. $114.24 $6.74B 104.54 5.18% —
PPC Pilgrim's Pride Corporation $28.13 $6.70B 11.86 14.85% 23.10%
CPB The Campbell's Company $20.73 $6.18B 14.46 10.18% 5.16%
SFM Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. $66.26 $6.18B 12.26 34.84% —
INGR Ingredion Incorporated $95.70 $6.04B 10.25 13.46% 3.48%
AGRO Adecoagro S.A. $10.12 $5.71B 167.18 — 2.21%
LAUR Laureate Education, Inc. $39.03 $5.38B 17.40 28.61% —
PSMT PriceSmart, Inc. $170.95 $5.28B 32.76 12.01% 0.82%
OLLI Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc. $87.72 $5.21B 19.28 14.58% —
GHC Graham Holdings Company $1213.48 $5.14B 9.17 11.56% 0.65%
CHEF The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. $105.88 $4.32B 46.67 15.09% —
AKO.B Embotelladora Andina S.A. $27.85 $4.27B 12.59 23.62% 2.30%
LOPE Grand Canyon Education, Inc. $162.83 $4.24B 17.82 31.24% —
AKO.A Embotelladora Andina S.A. $23.90 $3.77B 12.71 23.62% 3.77%
IPAR Interparfums, Inc. $115.22 $3.69B 21.22 19.15% 2.88%
POST Post Holdings, Inc. $80.56 $3.54B 12.15 8.69% —
FIZZ National Beverage Corp. $36.15 $3.38B 16.30 32.60% 10.72%
LRN Stride, Inc. $79.40 $3.30B 9.96 21.31% —
COCO The Vita Coco Company, Inc. $56.53 $3.23B 29.20 31.09% —
FRPT Freshpet, Inc. $64.12 $3.15B 13.84 16.65% —
MZTI The Marzetti Company $109.13 $2.98B 14.21 18.82% 4.03%
CALM Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. $62.60 $2.92B 56.03 2.22% 2.14%
COTY Coty Inc. $3.23 $2.84B — -18.06% —
UNFI United Natural Foods, Inc. $46.88 $2.83B 32.94 5.32% —
MH McGraw Hill, Inc. $14.62 $2.80B 27.34 12.02% —
TR Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc. $34.78 $2.61B 29.22 10.15% 0.95%
CENT Central Garden & Pet Company $45.38 $2.52B 14.74 10.15% —
CENTA Central Garden & Pet Company - Class A Common Stock Nonvoting $39.10 $2.52B 14.74 10.15% —
NWL Newell Brands Inc. $5.36 $2.28B — -8.95% 5.30%
ANDE The Andersons, Inc. $64.93 $2.21B 12.82 14.15% 1.17%
PRDO Perdoceo Education Corporation $33.90 $2.12B 11.09 17.70% 2.20%
SAM Boston Beer Company, Inc. (The) $202.28 $2.08B — — —
WMK Weis Markets, Inc. $78.98 $1.95B 18.98 7.15% 1.84%
CCU Compania Cervecerias Unidas, S.A. $10.43 $1.93B 19.24 6.96% 3.01%
SPB Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. $79.86 $1.84B 23.52 4.22% 2.40%
STRA Strategic Education, Inc. $81.74 $1.82B 12.96 8.19% 3.01%
NOMD Nomad Foods Limited $12.00 $1.68B 10.80 4.94% 6.38%
IMKTA Ingles Markets, Incorporated $87.88 $1.67B 15.56 6.30% 0.76%
JJSF J & J Snack Foods Corp. $83.67 $1.56B 29.78 5.40% 4.12%
RYZ Ryerson Holding Corporation $28.00 $1.45B — -3.18% 2.93%
DMC Del Monte Corporation $29.51 $1.40B 41.53 1.69% 4.01%
HLF Herbalife Ltd. $13.39 $1.39B 8.57 — —
AFYA Afya Limited $15.09 $1.38B 7.46 16.38% 4.96%
COUR Coursera, Inc. $5.08 $1.34B — -17.74% —
GO Grocery Outlet Holding Corp. $13.30 $1.32B — -40.07% —
FLO Flowers Foods, Inc. $6.15 $1.30B 21.42 4.13% 8.98%

Highest dividend yield in Consumer Defensive

TickerCompany PriceMarket capP/EROE Yield
PPC Pilgrim's Pride Corporation $28.13 $6.70B 11.86 14.85% 23.10%
KVUE Kenvue Inc. $19.57 $37.59B 19.77 15.58% 14.65%
BGS B&G Foods, Inc. $2.10 $170.68M — -16.45% 14.13%
JBSS John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. $67.06 $784.16M 12.95 16.51% 11.68%
FIZZ National Beverage Corp. $36.15 $3.38B 16.30 32.60% 10.72%
FLO Flowers Foods, Inc. $6.15 $1.30B 21.42 4.13% 8.98%
JBS JBS N.V. $12.42 $27.55B 16.00 17.67% 8.64%
UG United-Guardian, Inc. $6.67 $30.64M 13.20 22.24% 8.42%
UVV Universal Corporation $39.29 $978.29M 55.53 1.33% 7.87%
GIS General Mills, Inc. $34.39 $18.39B — -10.69% 7.25%

Lowest P/E in Consumer Defensive

Companies reporting a loss are excluded, since a negative P/E is not a valuation measure.

TickerCompany PriceMarket capP/EROE
TWG Top Wealth Group Holding Limited $0.04 $29323 0.71 5.96%
AGRZ Agroz Inc. $2.89 $3.16M 3.86 36.77%
JVA Coffee Holding Co., Inc. $4.48 $25.57M 4.82 16.21%
BRBR BellRing Brands, Inc. $9.55 $1.11B 6.39 —
SFD Smithfield Foods, Inc. $18.64 $7.34B 7.07 15.60%
AFYA Afya Limited $15.09 $1.38B 7.46 16.38%
PETZ TDH Holdings, Inc. $1.24 $12.80M 7.62 5.92%
MKC McCormick & Company, Incorporated $48.12 $12.95B 7.96 25.58%
MKC.V McCormick & Company, Incorporated $51.78 $13.92B 8.06 22.47%
HLF Herbalife Ltd. $13.39 $1.39B 8.57 —

Industries in Consumer Defensive

Packaged Foods57Household & Personal Products27Education & Training Services25Non-Alcoholic Beverages19Agricultural Farm Products19Grocery Stores12Wineries & Distilleries Beverages12Food Distribution10Discount Stores9Tobacco8Alcoholic Beverages6Food Confectioners5

Consumer Defensive stocks — frequently asked questions

How many Consumer Defensive stocks are there?

DeltaScreener covers 211 Consumer Defensive companies on the NYSE, NASDAQ and AMEX.

What is the largest Consumer Defensive company?

Walmart Inc. (WMT) is the largest Consumer Defensive company by market capitalisation, at $954.09B.

What is a typical P/E ratio for Consumer Defensive stocks?

Across the 100 largest Consumer Defensive companies the median price-to-earnings ratio is 18.5. Individual companies vary widely, and loss-making companies have no meaningful P/E at all.

Which Consumer Defensive stock has the highest dividend yield?

Pilgrim's Pride Corporation (PPC) has the highest dividend yield among Consumer Defensive stocks at 23.10%. A high yield can reflect a falling share price as much as a generous dividend.

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