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Consumer Defensive stocks

The Consumer Defensive sector has 259 US-listed companies on stockrow across 12 industries, with a combined market value of $4.55T. Walmart Inc. (WMT) is the largest at $935.2B, followed by Costco Wholesale Corporation and CocaCola Company (The). The median Consumer Defensive stock trades at 18.1× trailing earnings, in line with the market median of 18.1×, with a median net margin of 1.41% (market: 0.45%). Median revenue growth over the last twelve months is 4.83%. 85 of the 259 pay a dividend; the median yield among payers is 3.17%.

Consumer Defensive medians

Metric Sector Market
P/E 18.1× 18.1×
P/S 0.7× 1.9×
P/B 1.7× 1.7×
Price to free cash flow 14.7× 14.2×
EV/EBITDA 10.0× 11.0×
EV/Sales 1.0× 2.1×
Earnings yield 2.70% 1.20%
Free cash flow yield 3.50% 0.27%
Gross margin 34.8% 46.2%
Operating margin 1.55% 0.00%
Net margin 1.41% 0.45%
Free cash flow margin 1.64% 0.00%
Return on equity 2.80% 1.35%
Return on assets 0.08% 0.00%
Return on invested capital 0.22% 0.00%
Revenue growth (TTM) 4.83% 7.41%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 6.45% 13.7%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 4.85% 8.93%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% 0.00%
Debt to equity 0.3× 0.1×
Current ratio 1.4× 1.6×
Net debt to EBITDA 0.6× 0.6×
Dividend yield 2.93% 2.26%
Payout ratio 0.6× 0.3×
Market cap $570.7M $584.7M

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Ticker Company Industry Market cap Price 1D P/E Net margin Revenue growth Dividend yield
WMT Walmart Inc. Discount Stores 935.15b 118.54 0.57% 42.79 3.00% 6.16% 1.03%
COST Costco Wholesale Corporation Discount Stores 433.38b 989.11 1.13% 47.60 3.04% 10.14% 0.56%
KO CocaCola Company (The) Beverages Non Alcoholic 395.83b 93.48 1.61% 28.07 28.56% 6.52% 2.25%
PG Procter & Gamble Company (The) Household & Personal Products 364.85b 159.05 1.25% 23.53 18.10% 3.26% 2.70%
PM Philip Morris International Inc. Tobacco 311.57b 205.20 2.65% 29.48 25.49% 8.93% 2.93%
PEP PepsiCo, Inc. Beverages Non Alcoholic 174.95b 131.49 2.42% 16.48 11.09% 6.36% 4.41%
BUD Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV Beverages Brewers 142.20b 82.59 1.61% 17.50 14.90% 7.00% 1.63%
UL Unilever PLC Household & Personal Products 139.28b 66.16 2.34% 11.16 12.03% 5.30% 3.36%
BTI British American Tobacco p.l.c. Tobacco 124.72b 60.00 3.45% 7.63 25.86% (0.01%) 6.94%
MO Altria Group, Inc. Tobacco 123.29b 75.11 1.72% 15.85 33.91% (0.58%) 5.71%
MNST Monster Beverage Corporation Beverages Non Alcoholic 88.82b 45.69 0.77% 41.92 23.08% 20.37% —
MDLZ Mondelez International, Inc. Confectioners 80.45b 63.91 1.40% 23.32 8.86% 6.93% 3.16%
CL Colgate-Palmolive Company Household & Personal Products 73.87b 94.11 1.55% 37.05 9.68% 5.24% 2.79%
TGT Target Corporation Discount Stores 71.16b 154.35 (1.46%) 15.95 4.08% 1.95% 2.97%
DEO Diageo plc Beverages Wineries & Distilleries 52.28b 95.11 1.22% 24.79 21.50% 25.19% 4.75%
ABEV Ambev S.A. Beverages Brewers 49.47b 3.29 0.92% 18.28 17.51% (4.31%) 3.68%
CCEP Coca-Cola Europacific Partners Beverages Non Alcoholic 48.65b 112.40 2.40% 15.31 9.08% 41.44% 2.15%
KDP Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc Beverages Non Alcoholic 46.51b 34.62 1.29% 34.97 6.69% 27.48% 2.66%
SYY Sysco Corporation Food Distribution 40.41b 82.17 0.02% 22.45 2.08% 3.91% 2.65%
ADM Archer Daniels Midland Company Farm Products 39.97b 82.61 (0.39%) 22.63 2.16% (0.82%) 2.51%
EL The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. Household & Personal Products 38.84b 104.54 (2.47%) 204.98 1.21% 5.05% 1.34%
KR The Kroger Co. Grocery Stores 37.04b 63.63 1.47% 34.39 0.73% (5.78%) 2.26%
KVUE Kenvue Inc. Household & Personal Products 35.86b 18.91 1.29% 21.74 10.76% 1.76% 5.51%
KMB Kimberly-Clark Corporation Household & Personal Products 34.61b 105.57 1.44% 17.95 11.79% 6.01% 4.83%
HSY Hershey Company (The) Confectioners 33.89b 170.74 1.22% 18.87 12.24% 7.69% 3.35%
DG Dollar General Corporation Discount Stores 29.54b 134.36 0.35% 17.38 3.90% 4.77% 1.76%
KHC Kraft Heinz Company Packaged Foods 27.61b 23.68 1.72% 0.00 (13.64%) (1.62%) 6.76%
CHD Church & Dwight Co., Inc. Household & Personal Products 24.45b 104.41 1.29% 33.46 11.96% 2.69% 1.17%
FMX Fomento Economico Mexicano S.A.B. de C.V. Beverages Brewers 24.38b 126.38 4.45% 25.28 3.54% 21.23% 3.59%
DLTR Dollar Tree, Inc. Discount Stores 23.34b 124.18 (0.18%) 15.14 8.03% 8.18% —
USFD US Foods Holding Corp. Food Distribution 21.95b 101.96 0.48% 30.90 1.81% 3.83% —
STZ Constellation Brands Inc Beverages Brewers 21.93b 131.35 1.37% 11.67 20.90% (4.32%) 3.91%
BG Bunge Global SA Farm Products 20.56b 106.14 (0.81%) 20.61 1.10% 80.53% 4.03%
TSN Tyson Foods, Inc. Farm Products 18.63b 54.90 1.59% 32.87 1.03% 2.86% 4.64%
GIS General Mills, Inc. Packaged Foods 17.58b 33.13 0.76% 0.00 (4.89%) (4.49%) 7.36%
PFGC Performance Food Group Company Food Distribution 15.35b 97.78 0.48% 42.33 0.53% 7.17% —
COKE Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc. Beverages Non Alcoholic 13.62b 209.38 2.36% 27.73 7.15% 10.71% 0.48%
JBS JBS N.V. Packaged Foods 13.62b 13.03 2.44% 12.77 1.22% 14.34% —
SJM The J. M. Smucker Company Packaged Foods 13.45b 127.43 1.19% 59.27 2.51% 5.08% 3.47%
BF.B Brown-Forman Corporation Beverages Wineries & Distilleries 13.21b 28.88 1.05% 18.63 18.42% (0.84%) —
BF.A Brown Forman Corporation Beverages Wineries & Distilleries 13.20b 29.45 1.10% 19.00 18.42% (0.84%) —
BJ BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. Discount Stores 13.04b 102.46 (0.78%) 22.23 2.61% 9.09% —
MKC McCormick & Company, Incorporated Packaged Foods 12.32b 46.35 1.40% 8.32 19.39% 13.23% 4.14%
MICC The Magnum Ice Cream Company N.V. Packaged Foods 11.29b 18.78 1.84% — — — —
HRL Hormel Foods Corporation Packaged Foods 11.11b 20.40 1.04% 32.38 2.82% 0.73% 5.74%
CLX The Clorox Company Household & Personal Products 10.42b 87.24 1.21% 18.10 8.74% (5.41%) 7.13%
DAR Darling Ingredients Inc. Packaged Foods 9.61b 61.37 0.82% 16.28 9.13% 14.85% —
EDU New Oriental Education & Technology Group, Inc. Education & Training Services 8.44b 60.88 0.88% 20.23 8.39% 15.53% 0.99%
LW Lamb Weston Packaged Foods 7.47b 53.59 (1.14%) 28.94 3.85% 2.58% 2.82%
TAP Molson Coors Beverage Company Beverages Brewers 7.31b 39.52 1.26% 0.00 (20.81%) (1.77%) 4.83%
SFD Smithfield Foods, Inc. Packaged Foods 7.28b 18.64 0.87% 6.90 6.84% 4.25% 6.38%
CELH Celsius Holdings Inc. Beverages Non Alcoholic 7.13b 28.19 0.11% 117.46 2.14% 82.86% —
PPC Pilgrim's Pride Corporation Packaged Foods 6.88b 29.43 1.87% 12.80 2.96% 1.42% 0.00%
ELF e.l.f. Beauty Household & Personal Products 6.85b 113.45 (2.29%) 113.45 3.38% 31.23% —
CAG Conagra Brands Packaged Foods 6.77b 14.47 2.05% 0.00 (16.95%) (1.80%) 8.47%
ACI Albertsons Companies, Inc. Grocery Stores 6.32b 13.09 0.46% 0.00 (0.06%) 2.26% 4.89%
SFM Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. Grocery Stores 6.21b 65.20 (2.15%) 12.40 5.58% 7.20% —
INGR Ingredion Incorporated Packaged Foods 6.13b 97.93 0.68% 10.53 8.21% (1.38%) 3.36%
TBBB BBB Foods Inc. Discount Stores 6.08b 57.68 2.94% 0.00 (3.61%) 48.34% —
KOF Coca Cola Femsa S.A.B. de C.V. Beverages Non Alcoholic 6.07b 118.95 2.84% 18.76 8.05% 36.23% 3.63%
CPB The Campbell's Company Packaged Foods 5.92b 19.87 0.15% 14.83 4.14% (4.96%) 7.15%
OLLI Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc. Discount Stores 5.68b 93.18 (2.49%) 20.71 9.79% 14.43% —
LAUR Laureate Education Education & Training Services 5.38b 38.61 (1.10%) 17.24 17.57% 17.89% —
PSMT PriceSmart, Inc. Discount Stores 5.24b 169.81 0.08% 32.59 2.77% 10.18% 0.82%
GHC Graham Holdings Company Education & Training Services 5.08b 1,203.26 0.38% 9.60 10.69% 4.83% 0.62%
CHEF The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. Food Distribution 4.66b 113.57 (0.61%) 47.12 2.09% 11.16% —
CVSA Covista Inc. Education & Training Services 4.31b 126.75 (0.39%) 17.68 12.87% 9.27% —
LOPE Grand Canyon Education, Inc. Education & Training Services 4.21b 161.58 0.09% 19.42 19.63% 6.97% —
TAL TAL Education Group Education & Training Services 4.19b 11.96 (4.63%) 7.29 28.43% 32.40% —
IPAR Interparfums, Inc. Household & Personal Products 3.69b 115.70 0.51% 22.12 11.17% 2.93% 2.77%
LRN Stride, Inc. Education & Training Services 3.46b 82.62 (0.67%) 10.43 13.43% 4.69% —
POST Post Holdings, Inc. Packaged Foods 3.40b 78.56 1.51% 13.25 3.48% 6.20% —
COCO Vita Coco Company, Inc. Beverages Non Alcoholic 3.31b 58.77 1.91% 30.77 15.50% 26.10% —
FRPT Freshpet, Inc. Packaged Foods 3.25b 66.63 (1.51%) 16.02 17.28% 12.77% —
FIZZ National Beverage Corp. Beverages Non Alcoholic 3.21b 34.96 1.89% 18.70 14.81% (1.80%) 0.00%
CALM Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. Farm Products 2.97b 63.65 0.09% 51.06 2.32% (42.51%) 3.86%
UNFI United Natural Foods, Inc. Food Distribution 2.91b 47.79 (0.97%) 34.38 0.27% (1.99%) —
TR Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc. Confectioners 2.90b 38.23 (0.31%) 29.77 12.99% 1.65% 0.93%
MZTI The Marzetti Company Packaged Foods 2.82b 104.47 1.24% 14.99 9.91% 1.08% 3.83%
COTY Coty Household & Personal Products 2.81b 3.20 0.31% 0.00 (10.64%) (1.46%) —
MH McGraw Hill, Inc. Education & Training Services 2.72b 13.84 (2.54%) 27.68 4.38% 0.14% —
IBA Industrias Bachoco, S.A. de C.V. Farm Products 2.49b — 0.00% 11.95 2.86% 11.79% —
NWL Newell Brands Inc. Household & Personal Products 2.46b 5.66 (1.91%) 0.00 (3.05%) (2.04%) 4.95%
CENT Central Garden & Pet Company Packaged Foods 2.33b 42.04 0.21% 15.57 5.39% (1.16%) —
CENTA Central Garden & Pet Company Packaged Foods 2.32b 36.21 0.44% 13.41 5.39% (1.16%) —
AKO.B Embotelladora Andina S.A. Beverages Non Alcoholic 2.29b 29.00 0.10% 14.15 8.35% 7.61% —
ANDE The Andersons, Inc. Food Distribution 2.23b 64.93 (1.14%) 12.46 1.62% (5.20%) 1.23%
PRDO Perdoceo Education Corporation Education & Training Services 2.12b 33.73 (0.41%) 12.00 20.63% 11.68% 1.84%
UTZ Utz Brands, Inc. Packaged Foods 2.06b 14.29 (0.21%) 0.00 (2.00%) 1.95% 1.76%
CCU Compania Cervecerias Unidas, S.A. Beverages Brewers 1.98b 10.89 1.78% 17.56 3.62% 1.91% 0.00%
AKO.A Embotelladora Andina S.A. Beverages Non Alcoholic 1.89b 24.29 1.63% 11.85 8.35% 7.61% —
WMK Weis Markets, Inc. Grocery Stores 1.87b 75.32 (0.07%) 18.69 1.96% 4.67% 1.81%
SAM The Boston Beer Company, Inc. Beverages Brewers 1.84b 180.82 0.90% 0.00 (3.64%) (6.06%) —
STRA Strategic Education Inc. Education & Training Services 1.83b 81.33 (1.29%) 13.22 10.46% 3.53% 2.95%
SPB Spectrum Brands Holdings Inc. Household & Personal Products 1.81b 79.01 0.13% 23.87 2.76% 0.82% 2.38%
IMKTA Ingles Markets, Incorporated Grocery Stores 1.61b 85.98 (0.92%) 15.38 1.92% 1.02% 0.77%
NOMD Nomad Foods Limited Packaged Foods 1.61b 11.76 2.35% 11.53 4.21% 3.59% 5.78%
RLX RLX Technology Inc. Sponsored ADR Tobacco 1.56b 1.70 (0.58%) 16.04 21.95% 63.68% —
HLF Herbalife Ltd Packaged Foods 1.53b 14.60 0.21% 9.13 3.16% 5.52% —
JJSF J & J Snack Foods Corp. Packaged Foods 1.47b 78.75 (0.25%) 30.06 3.23% (4.69%) 4.06%

Updated 17 October 2026