Best Consumer Defensive Stocks by Growth Stability

83 Consumer Defensive stocks ranked by Steady Score — our proprietary growth stability rating based on 10 years of financial data.

Top stock: MCCORMICK & CO INC (MKC) with Steady Score 86.69.

Stocks
83
Avg Steady Score
59.7
High stability (score ≥ 75)
15
Avg Revenue CAGR
+10.1%

Of the 83 Consumer Defensive stocks, 15 (18%) have high growth stability (Steady Score ≥ 75). The sector average Steady Score is 59.7, with average annualized revenue growth of +10.1% and earnings growth of +6.4%.

Rank Name Ticker Steady Score Revenue CAGR Earnings CAGR Dividend CAGR
1 MCCORMICK & CO INC MKC 86.69 +5.0% +4.0% +9.3%
2 HERSHEY CO HSY 86.44 +6.0% +8.0% +9.6%
3 DOLLAR GENERAL CORP DG 85.12 +8.1% +0.4% +8.7%
4 CHURCH & DWIGHT CO INC CHD 83.54 +6.9% +1.8% +5.1%
5 COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP COST 83.04 +10.4% +15.2% +14.4%
6 PEPSICO INC PEP 81.78 +5.5% +3.8% +6.7%
7 COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO CL 81.58 +3.7% -0.0% +2.1%
8 VILLAGE SUPER MARKET INC VLGEA 79.76 +4.8% +10.3% +0.6%
9 PRICESMART INC PSMT 78.97 +7.1% +6.8% +9.8%
10 MARZETTI CO MZTI 77.94 +6.4% +1.6% +0.3%
11 PROCTER & GAMBLE Co PG 77.6 +3.5% +6.0% +3.6%
12 INTERPARFUMS INC IPAR 77.32 +13.5% +21.6% +22.9%
13 TYSON FOODS, INC. TSN 76.73 +5.0% n/a +12.0%
14 ACME UNITED CORP ACU 75.82 +6.0% +10.7% +6.5%
15 Mondelez International, Inc. MDLZ 75.33 +5.1% +5.1% +9.7%
16 J&J SNACK FOODS CORP JJSF 74.93 +5.6% -1.8% +9.1%
17 FLOWERS FOODS INC FLO 74.82 +3.8% -1.5% +5.3%
18 TOOTSIE ROLL INDUSTRIES INC TR 74.72 +5.2% +4.3% +1.7%
19 CLOROX CO CLX 73.61 +2.8% -8.7% +5.0%
20 Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. KDP 73.61 +11.9% +16.3% +17.7%
21 WEIS MARKETS INC WMK 73.06 +5.4% +3.3% +1.4%
22 Walmart Inc. WMT 73.02 +4.5% +7.9% +1.5%
23 Turning Point Brands, Inc. TPB 71.51 +5.3% +8.3% n/a
24 COCA COLA CO KO 69.34 +3.2% +15.8% +4.1%
25 GENERAL MILLS INC GIS 69.2 +2.9% +4.9% +2.5%
26 HORMEL FOODS CORP HRL 68.94 +3.8% -4.2% +8.7%
27 KROGER CO KR 68.87 +3.2% -3.0% +9.8%
28 BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. BJ 68.63 +7.3% +35.2% n/a
29 CONSTELLATION BRANDS, INC. STZ 68.45 +3.0% n/a +7.9%
30 TARGET CORP TGT 67.64 +5.8% +4.2% +6.2%
31 Monster Beverage Corp MNST 67.58 +12.3% +10.0% n/a
32 Albertsons Companies, Inc. ACI 67.33 +4.4% n/a n/a
33 Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. LW 66.81 +9.1% +5.8% n/a
34 INGLES MARKETS INC IMKTA 66.78 +5.1% +10.5% -0.9%
35 J M SMUCKER Co SJM 66.74 +2.1% n/a +3.5%
36 Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc. NGVC 66.55 +7.0% +19.4% n/a
37 NATIONAL BEVERAGE CORP FIZZ 66.2 +5.4% +8.8% n/a
38 Philip Morris International Inc. PM 65.87 -8.4% +3.9% +3.3%
39 Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc. COKE 65.68 +8.5% n/a +34.6%
40 Archer-Daniels-Midland Co ADM 65.4 +5.1% +4.0% +4.3%
41 Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. SFM 63.15 +7.7% +15.0% n/a
42 Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc. OLLI 62.97 +11.8% +10.0% n/a
43 Ingredion Inc INGR 62.49 +3.4% +4.0% +3.6%
44 CONAGRA BRANDS INC. CAG 61.8 +5.2% n/a +7.4%
45 Limoneira CO LMNR 61.55 +5.2% n/a +6.9%
46 Mama's Creations, Inc. MAMA 61.18 +27.7% n/a n/a
47 SANFILIPPO JOHN B & SON INC JBSS 60.27 +2.3% +9.0% +0.6%
48 CAMPBELL'S Co CPB 60.04 +2.6% +4.2% +1.4%
49 Freshpet, Inc. FRPT 54.21 +28.7% n/a n/a
50 ALTRIA GROUP, INC. MO 53.13 -0.9% n/a +4.8%
51 DEL MONTE CORP DMC 52.14 +0.5% n/a +9.9%
52 BARFRESH FOOD GROUP INC. BRFH 52.13 +26.5% n/a n/a
53 ESTEE LAUDER COMPANIES INC EL 51.43 +3.4% n/a +7.6%
54 Kraft Heinz Co KHC 50.99 -0.2% n/a -6.4%
55 BOSTON BEER CO INC SAM 50.84 +11.5% -3.9% n/a
56 DOLLAR TREE, INC. DLTR 49.89 -3.0% n/a n/a
57 MEDIFAST INC MED 49.76 +9.3% n/a -26.3%
58 B&G Foods, Inc. BGS 48.25 +3.3% n/a -7.8%
59 WILLAMETTE VALLEY VINEYARDS INC WVVI 48.16 +8.9% n/a n/a
60 Celsius Holdings, Inc. CELH 47.26 +73.8% n/a n/a
61 Lifeway Foods, Inc. LWAY 47.05 +7.3% n/a n/a
62 MOLSON COORS BEVERAGE CO TAP 46.93 +5.7% n/a +0.2%
63 SOLESENCE, INC. SLSN 46.51 +23.2% n/a n/a
64 UNITED GUARDIAN INC UG 45.61 +12.2% -4.2% -11.8%
65 HERBALIFE LTD. HLF 45.32 +1.4% -2.0% n/a
66 PILGRIMS PRIDE CORP PPC 44.96 +8.2% +8.1% n/a
67 BRIDGFORD FOODS CORP BRID 44.72 +6.0% n/a n/a
68 DARLING INGREDIENTS INC. DAR 44.55 +9.0% +8.6% n/a
69 Post Holdings, Inc. POST 42.65 +4.9% n/a n/a
70 Seneca Foods Corp SENEA 42.45 +2.5% n/a n/a
71 EDGEWELL PERSONAL CARE Co EPC 40.59 -0.3% n/a n/a
72 REED'S, INC. REED 40.25 +0.2% n/a n/a
73 COTY INC. COTY 39.4 -1.2% n/a n/a
74 NU SKIN ENTERPRISES, INC. NUS 38.97 -4.3% n/a -16.8%
75 22nd Century Group, Inc. XXII 38.93 +5.2% n/a n/a
76 COFFEE HOLDING CO INC JVA 37.38 -0.0% n/a n/a
77 CAL-MAINE FOODS INC CALM 36.81 +10.9% n/a n/a
78 Planet Green Holdings Corp. PLAG 33.5 -6.9% n/a n/a
79 ALICO, INC. ALCO 32.46 -12.5% n/a +4.8%
80 HAIN CELESTIAL GROUP INC HAIN 31.45 -6.4% n/a n/a
81 Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, Inc. RMCF 31.21 -3.4% n/a n/a
82 SPLASH BEVERAGE GROUP, INC. SBEV 30.78 +6.6% n/a n/a
83 SRX Global Inc. SRXH 30.78 +318.4% n/a n/a

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