Sector
Consumer Defensive stocks
116 Consumer Defensive companies have a page on Investingly, worth $4.28T together. The largest is Walmart (WMT) at $819.2B.
The median company trades at 20.9 times earnings, keeps 8.5% of revenue as operating profit and grew revenue 4.7% over the last year.
Agencia Comercial Spirits grew revenue fastest (+145%); Altria Group has the widest operating margin (47%); 71 of them pay a dividend (median yield 3.2%).
Companies116
Total market cap$4.28T
Median P/E20.9x
Median operating margin8.5%
Median revenue growth+4.7%
Median dividend yield3.2%
Consumer Defensive companies, largest first
| # | Company | Market cap | P/E | P/FCF | Revenue growth | Operating margin | ROE | Dividend yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart Inc.WMT | $819.2B | 36.2x | 54.9x | +5.9% | 4.4% | 22.5% | 0.97% |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale CorpCOST | $426.6B | 45.6x | 54.4x | +10.1% | 3.9% | 25.8% | — |
| 3 | The Coca-Cola CompanyKO | $384.9B | 28.1x | 72.7x | +12.1% | 29.3% | 40.7% | 2.9% |
| 4 | Procter & Gamble CompanyPG | $349.8B | 22.0x | 24.9x | +1.5% | 22.7% | 29.5% | 3.0% |
| 5 | Philip Morris International IncPM | $314.8B | 28.4x | 29.5x | +10.4% | 37.8% | — | 3.0% |
| 6 | PepsiCo IncPEP | $173.5B | 21.0x | 22.6x | +2.2% | 12.2% | 37.0% | 4.6% |
| 7 | Anheuser Busch Inbev NV ADRBUD | $151.1B | 22.8x | 13.4x | -0.8% | 26.0% | 7.8% | — |
| 8 | Unilever PLC ADRUL | $135.0B | 20.6x | 21.6x | -3.8% | 17.9% | 53.2% | — |
| 9 | Altria GroupMO | $122.3B | 15.3x | 13.5x | +0.1% | 46.8% | — | 6.0% |
| 10 | British American Tobacco p.l.c.BTI | $119.6B | 11.7x | 20.6x | -1.0% | 39.0% | 16.9% | — |
| 11 | Mondelez International IncMDLZ | $77.3B | 29.8x | 23.9x | +8.2% | 9.3% | 10.1% | 3.3% |
| 12 | Target CorporationTGT | $72.5B | 21.1x | 25.6x | +5.3% | 5.6% | 24.6% | 2.9% |
| 13 | Colgate-Palmolive CompanyCL | $70.8B | 34.3x | 19.5x | +4.9% | 14.9% | 863.1% | — |
| 14 | Ambev SA ADRABEV | $49.4B | 15.9x | 2.49x | -1.4% | 26.4% | 17.6% | — |
| 15 | Diageo PLC ADRDEO | $49.2B | 81.8x | 18.3x | +0.3% | 15.5% | 22.9% | — |
| 16 | Coca-Cola European Partners PLCCCEP | $45.1B | 20.4x | 23.2x | +2.3% | 13.4% | 28.4% | — |
| 17 | Monster Beverage CorpMNST | $42.9B | 21.2x | 21.8x | +20.2% | 29.2% | 22.7% | — |
| 18 | Keurig Dr Pepper IncKDP | $42.5B | 23.2x | 28.3x | +75.6% | 16.2% | 5.7% | — |
| 19 | Kroger CompanyKR | $40.5B | 40.0x | 12.1x | +0.3% | 1.3% | 17.4% | 2.3% |
| 20 | Fomento Economico MexicanoFMX | $40.3B | 25.7x | 24.8x | +11.2% | — | 13.5% | — |
| 21 | Estee Lauder Companies IncEL | $38.1B | — | 29.0x | +6.3% | 5.2% | 4.8% | 1.4% |
| 22 | Archer-Daniels-Midland CompanyADM | $37.3B | 34.6x | 8.89x | +7.2% | — | 7.5% | 2.7% |
| 23 | Sysco CorporationSYY | $37.0B | 21.5x | 20.8x | +4.7% | 3.7% | 65.9% | 2.8% |
| 24 | Kenvue Inc.KVUE | $34.2B | 21.2x | 19.9x | +3.0% | 17.1% | 15.7% | 4.7% |
| 25 | Hershey CoHSY | $32.5B | 29.8x | 18.6x | +6.6% | 17.8% | 32.6% | 3.5% |
| 26 | Kimberly-Clark CorporationKMB | $32.2B | 18.8x | 19.7x | +0.6% | 15.2% | 111.7% | 5.3% |
| 27 | Dollar General CorporationDG | $28.2B | 18.7x | 11.8x | +5.2% | 5.6% | 18.3% | 1.9% |
| 28 | Dollar Tree IncDLTR | $23.8B | 20.6x | 17.1x | +7.0% | 11.0% | 47.1% | — |
| 29 | Church & Dwight Company IncCHD | $23.0B | 31.9x | 21.0x | +1.6% | 17.5% | 17.1% | 1.3% |
| 30 | Coca-Cola Femsa SAB de CV ADRKOF | $23.0B | — | 4.02x | +14.2% | — | 19.3% | — |
| 31 | Constellation Brands Inc Class ASTZ | $22.7B | 13.7x | 12.7x | +6.1% | 30.2% | 22.4% | 3.2% |
| 32 | US Foods Holding CorpUSFD | $20.5B | 31.3x | 21.3x | +4.5% | 3.1% | 17.0% | — |
| 33 | Bunge LimitedBG | $19.4B | 23.9x | — | +87.8% | — | 4.3% | 2.5% |
| 34 | Tyson Foods IncTSN | $18.7B | 41.8x | 15.9x | -0.1% | 2.3% | 3.2% | 3.9% |
| 35 | General Mills IncGIS | $17.3B | — | 7.55x | -2.8% | -1.1% | -12.0% | 7.7% |
| 36 | Performance Food Group CoPFGC | $14.4B | 43.6x | 20.4x | +6.4% | 1.3% | 7.3% | — |
| 37 | Coca-Cola Consolidated Inc.COKE | $13.5B | 27.8x | 21.6x | +10.6% | 13.0% | — | 0.59% |
| 38 | BJs Wholesale Club Holdings IncBJ | $12.8B | 23.0x | 38.8x | +15.7% | 3.8% | 27.1% | — |
| 39 | McCormick & Company IncorporatedMKC | $12.5B | 7.61x | 16.9x | +17.4% | 13.4% | 21.3% | 4.0% |
| 40 | Brown-Forman CorporationBF-B | $12.2B | 15.5x | 28.3x | -1.4% | 25.4% | 18.2% | 3.5% |
| 41 | JBS N.V.JBS | $12.2B | 6.87x | 2.95x | +11.7% | 4.8% | 23.3% | — |
| 42 | The Magnum Ice Cream Company N.V.MICC | $11.3B | 32.9x | 1027.0x | -0.5% | 7.6% | 46.9% | — |
| 43 | Hormel Foods CorporationHRL | $10.8B | 22.1x | 20.3x | -2.4% | 4.7% | 4.4% | 5.8% |
| 44 | The Clorox CompanyCLX | $9.8B | 13.1x | 12.8x | +0.1% | — | — | 6.2% |
| 45 | Darling Ingredients IncDAR | $9.6B | 43.7x | 14.1x | +16.4% | 14.5% | 11.4% | — |
| 46 | New Oriental Education & TechnologyEDU | $9.4B | 20.9x | 14.8x | +15.5% | 11.4% | 11.9% | — |
| 47 | Celsius Holdings IncCELH | $7.9B | 72.0x | 24.5x | +10.6% | 5.3% | 10.8% | — |
| 48 | Smithfield Foods, Inc. Common StockSFD | $7.7B | 7.58x | 10.7x | -2.3% | 8.6% | 15.1% | — |
| 49 | Molson Coors Brewing Co Class BTAP | $7.2B | — | 6.71x | -5.0% | -17.9% | -21.1% | — |
| 50 | TAL Education GroupTAL | $7.2B | 4.68x | 25.0x | +33.7% | 9.2% | 14.1% | — |
| 51 | Primo Brands CorporationPRMB | $7.0B | 101.7x | 22.6x | +3.8% | 7.2% | 3.4% | 2.4% |
| 52 | Pilgrims Pride CorpPPC | $7.0B | 7.90x | 10.6x | -2.8% | 5.0% | 14.6% | — |
| 53 | BBB Foods Inc.TBBB | $6.8B | — | 6.00x | +36.1% | -0.86% | -68.8% | — |
| 54 | Lamb Weston Holdings IncLW | $6.7B | 22.8x | 29.2x | +0.7% | 7.8% | 14.1% | 3.1% |
| 55 | ELF Beauty IncELF | $6.6B | 109.2x | 34.6x | +35.5% | 7.2% | 5.1% | — |
| 56 | Sprouts Farmers Market LLCSFM | $6.2B | 12.8x | 13.4x | +4.7% | 7.4% | 33.5% | — |
| 57 | ConAgra Foods IncCAG | $6.2B | — | 4.72x | -1.4% | -15.2% | -29.8% | 11.1% |
| 58 | Albertsons CompaniesACI | $6.1B | 30.5x | 11.5x | +3.5% | 0.87% | 11.8% | 5.3% |
| 59 | Ingredion IncorporatedINGR | $5.7B | 10.4x | 11.1x | +0.9% | 11.9% | 13.1% | 3.7% |
| 60 | Campbell’s CoCPB | $5.6B | 10.3x | 7.99x | -7.9% | 8.7% | 10.5% | 8.5% |
| 61 | Laureate Education IncLAUR | $5.6B | 21.3x | 21.1x | +17.5% | 24.4% | 28.2% | — |
| 62 | Ollie's Bargain Outlet HldgOLLI | $5.6B | 23.6x | 28.5x | +9.1% | 12.3% | 14.4% | — |
| 63 | PriceSmart IncPSMT | $5.5B | 35.0x | 53.1x | +12.5% | 4.5% | 11.5% | — |
| 64 | Graham Holdings CoGHC | $5.0B | 17.2x | 18.7x | +7.1% | — | 11.4% | — |
| 65 | The Chefs Warehouse IncCHEF | $4.5B | 59.8x | 50.8x | +11.4% | 3.6% | 13.1% | — |
| 66 | Covista Inc.CVSA | $4.4B | 18.7x | 15.2x | +9.7% | 19.6% | 17.4% | — |
| 67 | Grand Canyon Education IncLOPE | $4.2B | 19.9x | 17.6x | +6.7% | 24.5% | 33.5% | — |
| 68 | Beyond Meat IncBYND | $4.1B | — | — | -8.2% | -121.5% | 509.4% | — |
| 69 | Embotelladora Andina S.AAKO-A | $3.9B | 12.6x | 0.02x | +3.7% | — | 23.2% | — |
| 70 | Inter Parfums IncIPAR | $3.7B | 21.9x | 19.4x | +2.1% | 17.3% | 19.3% | 2.8% |
| 71 | Stride IncLRN | $3.6B | 13.3x | 9.71x | -2.7% | 17.9% | 20.7% | — |
| 72 | Vita Coco Company IncCOCO | $3.5B | 44.4x | 89.7x | +28.1% | 19.1% | 27.3% | — |
| 73 | Freshpet IncFRPT | $3.2B | 17.1x | 258.2x | +15.4% | 8.1% | 16.4% | — |
| 74 | Post Holdings IncPOST | $3.2B | 11.7x | 6.48x | -1.8% | 9.6% | 9.5% | — |
| 75 | Cal-Maine Foods IncCALM | $2.9B | 4.33x | 2.76x | -41.5% | 0.74% | 2.3% | 4.1% |
| 76 | National Beverage CorpFIZZ | $2.8B | 15.1x | 16.6x | +0.0% | 18.4% | 47.6% | — |
| 77 | Tootsie Roll Industries IncTR | $2.8B | 28.2x | 29.2x | -0.6% | 11.9% | 10.0% | 0.95% |
| 78 | McGraw Hill, Inc.MH | $2.7B | — | 5.59x | +2.6% | 13.9% | 11.8% | — |
| 79 | The Marzetti CompanyMZTI | $2.7B | 15.3x | 13.2x | -2.2% | 12.4% | 18.2% | 4.0% |
| 80 | United Natural Foods IncUNFI | $2.6B | — | 10.9x | -0.7% | 0.68% | 5.2% | — |
| 81 | Central Garden & Pet CompanyCENT | $2.5B | 14.4x | 8.53x | -8.2% | 8.1% | 9.5% | — |
| 82 | Coty IncCOTY | $2.3B | — | 8.46x | +1.3% | -1.4% | -20.2% | — |
| 83 | The Andersons IncANDE | $2.2B | 17.0x | — | -1.2% | — | 13.4% | 1.2% |
| 84 | Newell Brands IncNWL | $2.1B | — | 123.2x | +3.0% | 2.3% | -9.0% | 5.9% |
| 85 | Perdoceo Education CorpPRDO | $2.0B | 12.5x | 9.44x | +1.8% | 24.6% | 17.1% | — |
| 86 | RLX Technology IncRLX | $2.0B | 16.7x | 2.07x | +44.0% | 8.3% | 5.9% | — |
| 87 | Youdao IncDAO | $2.0B | 129.3x | 68.5x | +5.0% | 3.8% | — | — |
| 88 | Compania Cervecerias Unidas SA ADRCCU | $1.9B | 15.2x | 0.02x | +13.2% | 9.0% | 11.6% | — |
| 89 | Strategic Education IncSTRA | $1.9B | 14.8x | 12.4x | +4.9% | 14.0% | 8.2% | 3.0% |
| 90 | Weis Markets IncWMK | $1.9B | 18.6x | 385.7x | +4.6% | 2.5% | 7.2% | 1.8% |
| 91 | Boston Beer Company IncSAM | $1.8B | 20.6x | 8.43x | -2.8% | -4.4% | -9.8% | — |
| 92 | Nomad Foods LtdNOMD | $1.7B | 11.8x | 6.85x | -2.6% | 10.7% | 5.5% | — |
| 93 | Ingles Markets IncorporatedIMKTA | $1.7B | 15.8x | 41.7x | +1.6% | 2.6% | 6.2% | 0.75% |
| 94 | Spectrum Brands Holdings IncSPB | $1.6B | 13.9x | 9.94x | +7.7% | 4.0% | 4.3% | 2.7% |
| 95 | J & J Snack Foods CorpJJSF | $1.6B | 28.1x | 19.1x | -6.2% | 4.0% | 5.5% | 4.0% |
| 96 | Coursera IncCOUR | $1.5B | — | 13.7x | +59.6% | -17.8% | -11.7% | — |
| 97 | Adecoagro SAAGRO | $1.4B | 11.4x | 20.7x | +16.9% | 12.0% | 6.7% | — |
| 98 | Herbalife Nutrition LtdHLF | $1.3B | 5.53x | 5.16x | +5.4% | 9.5% | — | — |
| 99 | Afya LtdAFYA | $1.3B | 8.80x | 1.26x | +11.9% | 32.8% | 15.5% | — |
| 100 | Dole PLCDOLE | $1.2B | 13.7x | — | +2.9% | 1.7% | 4.5% | 2.8% |
| 101 | Edgewell Personal Care CoEPC | $1.2B | 312.9x | 28.2x | +1.7% | 0.80% | -6.4% | 2.5% |
| 102 | Flowers Foods IncFLO | $1.1B | 14.5x | 3.59x | +3.0% | 3.3% | 6.3% | 16.0% |
| 103 | Turning Point Brands IncTPB | $1.1B | 19.5x | 25.2x | +22.6% | 14.8% | 9.8% | 0.55% |
| 104 | Universal CorporationUVV | $1.1B | 12.6x | 4.04x | -12.2% | 4.9% | 1.4% | 7.5% |
| 105 | Universal Technical Institute IncUTI | $1.1B | 25.3x | 19.2x | +7.2% | 5.0% | 10.0% | — |
| 106 | Bellring Brands LLCBRBR | $1.0B | 6.94x | 4.07x | +4.2% | 13.2% | — | — |
| 107 | Simply Good Foods CoSMPL | $979M | — | 6.20x | -6.3% | -17.1% | -14.0% | — |
| 108 | American Public Education IncAPEI | $885M | 19.7x | 19.2x | +5.5% | 9.6% | 14.5% | — |
| 109 | Mission Produce IncAVO | $797M | 24.5x | 21.4x | +25.8% | 1.8% | 0.21% | — |
| 110 | Lincoln Educational ServicesLINC | $679M | 29.7x | — | +22.4% | 5.9% | 11.3% | — |
| 111 | Krispy Kreme IncDNUT | $498M | — | — | -12.8% | -2.0% | -14.6% | — |
| 112 | Dingdong (Cayman) Limited ADRDDL | $455M | 13.9x | 1.31x | +5.6% | 0.54% | 22.3% | — |
| 113 | Forafric Global PLC Ordinary SharesAFRI | $339M | — | 15.8x | -35.6% | -2.0% | -223.7% | — |
| 114 | Agencia Comercial Spirits Ltd Class A Ordinary SharesAGCC | $311M | 386.0x | — | +144.6% | 12.6% | 6.2% | — |
| 115 | Acme United CorporationACU | $238M | 26.9x | 31.4x | +16.1% | 6.8% | 8.1% | 1.0% |
| 116 | Agroz Inc. Ordinary SharesAGRZ | $107M | 55.1x | — | +121.2% | 19.6% | 25.6% | — |
Medians use companies with a value for that measure; P/E only counts companies with positive earnings. Every company links to its page with the reverse DCF, insider buying and 13F holders.
Consumer Defensive industries
Discount Stores9 companies · $1.40TBeverages - Non-Alcoholic12 companies · $750.6BHousehold & Personal Products15 companies · $710.8BTobacco6 companies · $560.8BBeverages - Brewers7 companies · $274.5BPackaged Foods23 companies · $135.9BConfectioners3 companies · $112.6BFood Distribution7 companies · $82.0BFarm Products8 companies · $81.4BBeverages - Wineries & Distilleries3 companies · $61.7BGrocery Stores7 companies · $57.3BEducation & Training Services16 companies · $53.4B
Questions
What are the largest Consumer Defensive stocks?
By market value: Walmart (WMT), Costco Wholesale (COST), Coca-Cola (KO), Procter & Gamble (PG), Philip Morris International (PM).
What is the average P/E ratio of Consumer Defensive stocks?
The median Consumer Defensive company on Investingly trades at 20.9 times trailing earnings (companies with positive earnings only).
How many Consumer Defensive stocks pay a dividend?
71 of 116, with a median yield of 3.2%.
Prices and ratios as of Oct 11, 2026. Statements from SEC filings. Information only, not investment advice.