Consumer Defensive Dividend Stocks
72 Consumer Defensive companies that EquiReason covers paid a cash dividend over the last twelve months, ranked by dividend yield. Highest: Flowers Foods, Inc. (FLO) 14.13%, iHuman Inc. (IH) 9.43%, Conagra Brands, Inc. (CAG) 8.80%, Universal Corporation (UVV) 8.32%, The Campbell's Company (CPB) 7.58%.
Dividend yield = dividends per share over the last twelve months ÷ latest price · payout ratio = dividends per share ÷ diluted EPS for the last fiscal year (FFO for REITs) · by sector: Real Estate · Financials · Communication Services · Basic Materials · Healthcare · Consumer Cyclical · Consumer Defensive · Technology · Energy · Industrials · Utilities
| # | Company | Industry | Dividend yield | Payout ratio | Market cap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flowers Foods, Inc. (FLO) | Packaged Foods | 14.13% | 246% | $1.3B |
| 2 | iHuman Inc. (IH) | Education & Training Services | 9.43% | — | $59.3M |
| 3 | Conagra Brands, Inc. (CAG) | Packaged Foods | 8.80% | — | $6.6B |
| 4 | Universal Corporation (UVV) | Tobacco | 8.32% | 252% | $984.8M |
| 5 | The Campbell's Company (CPB) | Packaged Foods | 7.58% | 119% | $6.1B |
| 6 | General Mills, Inc. (GIS) | Packaged Foods | 7.38% | — | $17.7B |
| 7 | John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. (JBSS) | Packaged Foods | 6.78% | 76% | $775.7M |
| 8 | The Kraft Heinz Company (KHC) | Packaged Foods | 6.71% | — | $28.3B |
| 9 | Smithfield Foods, Inc. (SFD) | Packaged Foods | 6.43% | 40% | $7.3B |
| 10 | Altria Group, Inc. (MO) | Tobacco | 5.88% | 101% | $121.4B |
| 11 | The Clorox Company (CLX) | Household & Personal Products | 5.71% | 103% | $10.5B |
| 12 | Hormel Foods Corporation (HRL) | Packaged Foods | 5.66% | 133% | $11.3B |
| 13 | Newell Brands Inc. (NWL) | Household & Personal Products | 5.37% | — | $2.2B |
| 14 | Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. (NUS) | Household & Personal Products | 5.03% | — | $231.7M |
| 15 | Albertsons Companies, Inc. (ACI) | Grocery Stores | 4.87% | 150% | $6.2B |
| 16 | Molson Coors Beverage Company (TAP) | Beverages - Brewers | 4.84% | — | $6.9B |
| 17 | Kimberly-Clark Corporation (KMB) | Household & Personal Products | 4.69% | 83% | $36.1B |
| 18 | PepsiCo, Inc. (PEP) | Beverages - Non-Alcoholic | 4.38% | 94% | $180.7B |
| 19 | Kenvue Inc. (KVUE) | Household & Personal Products | 4.29% | 109% | $37.1B |
| 20 | Del Monte Corporation (DMC) | Farm Products | 4.14% | 64% | $1.4B |
| 21 | Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. (CALM) | Farm Products | 4.11% | 37% | $2.9B |
| 22 | McCormick & Company, Incorporated (MKC) | Packaged Foods | 4.10% | 62% | $12.4B |
| 23 | J&J Snack Foods Corp. (JJSF) | Packaged Foods | 3.84% | 93% | $1.6B |
| 24 | The Marzetti Company (MZTI) | Packaged Foods | 3.64% | 57% | $3.0B |
| 25 | Tyson Foods, Inc. (TSN) | Farm Products | 3.60% | — | $19.5B |
| 26 | Ingredion Incorporated (INGR) | Packaged Foods | 3.53% | — | $5.9B |
| 27 | The J. M. Smucker Company (SJM) | Packaged Foods | 3.52% | — | $13.4B |
| 28 | The Hershey Company (HSY) | Confectioners | 3.39% | — | $32.9B |
| 29 | Brown-Forman Corporation (BF-B) | Beverages - Wineries & Distilleries | 3.30% | 60% | $12.7B |
| 30 | Mondelez International, Inc. (MDLZ) | Confectioners | 3.23% | 103% | $79.0B |
| 31 | Brown-Forman Corporation (BF-A) | Beverages - Wineries & Distilleries | 3.21% | 60% | $13.1B |
| 32 | Constellation Brands, Inc. (STZ) | Beverages - Brewers | 3.16% | 42% | $22.2B |
| 33 | Strategic Education, Inc. (STRA) | Education & Training Services | 3.09% | 44% | $1.7B |
| 34 | Target Corporation (TGT) | Discount Stores | 3.07% | 56% | $67.7B |
| 35 | Philip Morris International Inc. (PM) | Tobacco | 2.97% | 78% | $315.8B |
| 36 | MGP Ingredients, Inc. (MGPI) | Beverages - Wineries & Distilleries | 2.87% | — | $358.4M |
| 37 | Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. (LW) | Packaged Foods | 2.82% | 72% | $7.4B |
| 38 | Interparfums, Inc. (IPAR) | Household & Personal Products | 2.80% | 61% | $3.7B |
| 39 | Bunge Global SA (BG) | Farm Products | 2.78% | 57% | $19.4B |
| 40 | Limoneira Company (LMNR) | Farm Products | 2.73% | — | $198.9M |
| 41 | The Procter & Gamble Company (PG) | Household & Personal Products | 2.71% | 64% | $366.8B |
| 42 | Archer-Daniels-Midland Company (ADM) | Farm Products | 2.67% | 91% | $37.2B |
| 43 | Sysco Corporation (SYY) | Food Distribution | 2.64% | 59% | $39.4B |
| 44 | Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. (KDP) | Beverages - Non-Alcoholic | 2.63% | 60% | $47.5B |
| 45 | Dole plc (DOLE) | Farm Products | 2.61% | — | $1.2B |
| 46 | Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. (SPB) | Household & Personal Products | 2.36% | 49% | $1.8B |
| 47 | Colgate-Palmolive Company (CL) | Household & Personal Products | 2.29% | 79% | $73.1B |
| 48 | The Coca-Cola Company (KO) | Beverages - Non-Alcoholic | 2.29% | 67% | $394.6B |
| 49 | Primo Brands Corporation (PRMB) | Beverages - Non-Alcoholic | 2.28% | 250% | $7.0B |
| 50 | Edgewell Personal Care Company (EPC) | Household & Personal Products | 2.23% | — | $1.3B |
| 51 | The Kroger Co. (KR) | Grocery Stores | 2.21% | 89% | $38.4B |
| 52 | Perdoceo Education Corporation (PRDO) | Education & Training Services | 1.91% | 23% | $2.0B |
| 53 | Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc. (NGVC) | Grocery Stores | 1.89% | — | $694.1M |
| 54 | Dollar General Corporation (DG) | Discount Stores | 1.87% | 34% | $27.8B |
| 55 | Weis Markets, Inc. (WMK) | Grocery Stores | 1.83% | 37% | $1.8B |
| 56 | The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (EL) | Household & Personal Products | 1.28% | 280% | $39.5B |
| 57 | The Andersons, Inc. (ANDE) | Food Distribution | 1.24% | 28% | $2.2B |
| 58 | New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc. (EDU) | Education & Training Services | 1.23% | — | $7.9B |
| 59 | Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (CHD) | Household & Personal Products | 1.16% | 39% | $24.8B |
| 60 | Utz Brands, Inc. (UTZ) | Packaged Foods | 1.09% | — | $2.1B |
| 61 | Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc. (TR) | Confectioners | 0.99% | — | $2.7B |
| 62 | PriceSmart, Inc. (PSMT) | Discount Stores | 0.87% | 26% | $5.0B |
| 63 | Walmart Inc. (WMT) | Discount Stores | 0.83% | 34% | $942.3B |
| 64 | Ingles Markets, Incorporated (IMKTA) | Grocery Stores | 0.79% | 15% | $1.6B |
| 65 | Graham Holdings Company (GHC) | Education & Training Services | 0.64% | 11% | $5.0B |
| 66 | Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST) | Discount Stores | 0.56% | 27% | $435.5B |
| 67 | ALICO, INC. (ALCO) | Farm Products | 0.54% | — | $277.3M |
| 68 | Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc. (COKE) | Beverages - Non-Alcoholic | 0.48% | 15% | $14.0B |
| 69 | Turning Point Brands, Inc. (TPB) | Tobacco | 0.45% | 10% | $1.3B |
| 70 | JBS N.V. (JBS) | Packaged Foods | 0.01% | — | — |
| 71 | Seneca Foods Corporation (SENEA) | Packaged Foods | 0.00% | — | $1.1B |
| 72 | Seneca Foods Corp (SENEB) | Packaged Foods | 0.00% | — | $1.1B |
Consumer Defensive dividend stocks — questions
- Which Consumer Defensive stock has the highest dividend yield?
- Flowers Foods, Inc. (FLO), at 14.13% over the last twelve months.
- Which Consumer Defensive stocks have the highest dividend yields?
- Flowers Foods, Inc. (FLO) 14.13%, iHuman Inc. (IH) 9.43%, Conagra Brands, Inc. (CAG) 8.80%, Universal Corporation (UVV) 8.32%, The Campbell's Company (CPB) 7.58%, General Mills, Inc. (GIS) 7.38%, John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. (JBSS) 6.78%, The Kraft Heinz Company (KHC) 6.71%, Smithfield Foods, Inc. (SFD) 6.43%, Altria Group, Inc. (MO) 5.88%.
- How many Consumer Defensive companies pay a dividend?
- 72 of the companies EquiReason covers; their median dividend yield is 2.85%.
- How is the dividend yield calculated?
- Cash dividends per share paid over the last twelve months, divided by the latest share price. A high yield can come from a rising dividend or from a falling price; the payout ratio (last fiscal year's dividends per share ÷ diluted EPS, or ÷ FFO for REITs) shows how much of earnings the dividend uses.
Related: All Consumer Defensive companies by market cap · Largest companies by market cap · Earnings calendar
How these figures are read: methodology · EquiReason.