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Best Consumer Staple Stocks to Buy Now (2026)
Top consumer staple stocks in 2026 ranked by overall Due Diligence Score. See the best consumer staple stocks to buy now, according to analyst forecasts for the consumer defensive sector.

Sector: Consumer Defensive

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Ticker	Company	Price	Volume	Vol 1d %	SMA 10	SMA 20	SMA 50	SMA 100	SMA 200	RSI	Stochastic %K	Stochastic %D	StochRSI %K	StochRSI %D	MACD	MACD Signal	MACD Histogram	Beta
ACU	ACME UNITED CORP	$60.56	161,000	481.23%	62.09	62.07	56.53	50.03	46.36	51.44	23.31	30.42	0.64	4.70	1.21	1.86	-0.65	0.42
DAR	DARLING INGREDIENTS INC	$64.92	2,194,000	40.28%	66.36	65.66	63.13	61.13	54.35	50.70	67.15	71.90	44.41	55.11	0.89	1.09	-0.20	0.97
TGT	TARGET CORP	$158.70	3,288,000	24.36%	160.69	160.98	149.54	138.88	124.30	52.63	16.55	19.50	8.07	2.82	2.32	3.91	-1.59	0.93
HELE	HELEN OF TROY LTD	$27.52	344,000	18.21%	28.00	28.30	28.28	26.99	22.58	45.85	15.17	12.63	16.18	8.27	-0.35	-0.12	-0.23	1.07
ADM	ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND CO	$86.44	3,427,000	-4.54%	85.13	82.79	81.92	79.86	72.80	63.26	84.02	86.24	95.09	96.09	1.60	1.08	0.52	0.45
MH	MCGRAW HILL INC	$13.24	880,000	82.95%	12.81	12.99	11.62	11.55	13.16	58.16	31.58	15.91	29.62	11.15	0.23	0.37	-0.14	0.36
ANDE	ANDERSONS INC	$71.68	356,000	28.99%	69.86	68.23	70.44	71.34	66.99	57.90	87.34	89.37	93.56	95.99	0.58	-0.17	0.75	0.64
SENEA	SENECA FOODS CORP	$186.35	67,400	4.66%	195.94	194.21	181.67	165.16	146.91	46.45	12.76	17.82	6.38	4.04	2.76	4.98	-2.22	0.39
NWL	NEWELL BRANDS INC	$5.77	7,932,000	43.49%	6.02	6.01	5.72	5.05	4.55	45.93	13.16	26.35	0.00	11.79	0.04	0.10	-0.06	1.21
GHC	GRAHAM HOLDINGS CO	$1,167.63	53,700	55.20%	1,128.69	1,146.99	1,168.18	1,149.84	1,126.21	54.24	54.51	39.65	84.54	69.06	-9.47	-11.69	2.23	0.74
DLTR	DOLLAR TREE INC	$119.17	3,092,000	-16.12%	125.11	128.08	127.02	115.78	117.59	37.63	9.45	9.00	3.24	1.44	-1.99	-0.28	-1.71	0.68
KOF	COCA COLA FEMSA SAB DE CV	$112.01	78,000	-12.36%	111.10	112.00	108.62	107.12	103.79	54.26	28.85	18.30	24.21	14.29	0.46	0.84	-0.38	0.49
DAO	YOUDAO INC	$14.53	98,000	78.18%	15.13	15.97	15.80	13.73	11.92	40.65	16.59	11.50	5.49	4.23	-0.45	-0.17	-0.28	1.24
CHEF	CHEFS' WAREHOUSE INC	$112.84	458,000	8.79%	112.12	111.52	106.17	94.18	78.78	56.16	32.62	28.00	25.86	14.28	1.39	2.04	-0.65	0.96
AFYA	AFYA LTD	$13.70	136,000	-68.37%	14.28	14.21	14.14	14.21	14.45	42.12	17.11	19.58	12.84	7.90	-0.04	0.05	-0.09	0.82
BJ	BJ's WHOLESALE CLUB HOLDINGS INC	$95.31	1,764,000	5.31%	91.61	92.50	92.93	91.83	93.40	56.79	39.38	22.81	51.44	24.92	-0.49	-0.54	0.05	0.36
SJM	J M SMUCKER CO	$121.30	1,397,000	31.79%	126.01	125.65	120.21	112.43	107.25	43.70	5.70	9.02	0.93	0.38	0.72	2.05	-1.34	0.16
UNFI	UNITED NATURAL FOODS INC	$45.23	562,000	-5.07%	44.38	45.88	47.53	48.87	43.63	45.44	33.20	31.27	48.37	40.99	-0.98	-0.97	-0.01	0.92
APEI	AMERICAN PUBLIC EDUCATION INC	$44.43	235,000	76.69%	45.26	45.35	48.95	51.49	48.37	35.27	21.32	31.52	4.22	18.08	-1.00	-1.12	0.12	0.77
USFD	US FOODS HOLDING CORP	$94.80	2,555,000	-21.29%	101.15	104.72	102.89	96.03	91.00	26.65	5.86	5.38	0.00	0.00	-1.99	-0.27	-1.72	0.94
SPB	SPECTRUM BRANDS HOLDINGS INC	$85.45	215,000	15.59%	86.90	87.50	87.64	84.58	77.01	42.49	22.99	22.10	6.83	9.50	-0.49	-0.16	-0.33	0.95
BRCC	BRC INC	$8.98	91,000	68.52%	8.52	8.52	9.83	11.64	10.51	50.43	46.74	33.27	74.12	66.93	-0.30	-0.44	0.14	0.83
STRA	STRATEGIC EDUCATION INC	$82.73	204,000	-35.65%	82.04	82.86	81.77	80.00	80.59	51.87	27.90	24.15	19.84	9.87	0.00	0.27	-0.27	0.60
HNST	HONEST COMPANY INC	$5.55	1,658,000	-13.10%	5.63	5.43	4.67	4.08	3.38	58.24	39.85	45.69	11.82	7.96	0.25	0.33	-0.07	1.58
LW	LAMB WESTON HOLDINGS INC	$48.26	1,297,000	-6.56%	50.08	52.07	50.82	47.13	46.89	35.41	9.74	6.55	8.45	3.84	-0.95	-0.12	-0.83	0.62
IMKTA	INGLES MARKETS INC	$83.19	116,000	28.89%	82.07	83.29	86.92	87.88	84.16	45.80	37.13	28.16	95.54	80.13	-1.33	-1.55	0.22	0.42
DG	DOLLAR GENERAL CORP	$129.17	2,872,000	28.90%	128.24	125.45	123.69	117.61	126.71	56.02	37.56	36.39	21.93	15.36	1.21	1.40	-0.18	0.37
DMC	DEL MONTE CORP	$31.53	353,000	39.53%	32.02	31.69	30.20	31.64	35.50	51.77	30.95	54.42	3.26	27.18	0.45	0.57	-0.11	0.29
COUR	COURSERA INC	$5.42	5,363,000	36.78%	5.74	5.87	5.75	5.68	6.15	41.63	6.23	2.57	6.68	2.23	-0.11	0.01	-0.11	1.27
EL	ESTEE LAUDER COMPANIES INC	$98.22	2,074,000	-19.43%	100.04	99.44	90.24	86.56	92.51	53.58	10.89	18.69	5.48	2.32	2.48	3.57	-1.09	1.31
CVSA	COVISTA INC	$125.49	267,000	34.17%	128.11	130.96	127.95	125.06	115.40	44.63	11.30	10.41	8.23	5.20	-0.96	0.33	-1.29	0.66
NGVC	NATURAL GROCERS BY VITAMIN COTTAGE INC	$29.36	190,000	-14.41%	27.76	27.73	29.87	29.65	27.82	56.87	75.42	57.07	100.00	86.04	-0.34	-0.65	0.31	0.60
PXED	PHOENIX EDUCATION PARTNERS INC	$27.09	58,300	-1.85%	28.26	28.27	29.44	29.81	30.17	38.93	14.56	14.49	4.97	1.89	-0.47	-0.30	-0.17	0.88
VFF	VILLAGE FARMS INTERNATIONAL INC	$2.84	642,000	38.36%	2.90	2.81	2.37	2.38	2.84	60.25	45.22	59.32	1.96	16.83	0.15	0.18	-0.03	1.40
HITI	HIGH TIDE INC	$2.63	3,941,000	564.59%	2.56	2.51	2.33	2.36	2.43	62.92	54.41	56.93	11.27	13.88	0.07	0.07	-0.00	1.09
SYY	SYSCO CORP	$83.54	2,314,000	-33.64%	81.66	82.25	82.95	79.74	79.56	56.20	63.95	48.28	91.73	70.73	-0.19	-0.33	0.14	0.57
HLF	HERBALIFE LTD	$12.05	1,199,000	-1.88%	12.06	12.24	12.31	12.78	14.12	47.78	61.84	68.16	57.18	67.13	-0.03	-0.03	0.00	0.98
LAUR	LAUREATE EDUCATION INC	$35.83	678,000	36.97%	36.38	37.26	37.65	35.78	34.74	40.13	16.21	16.87	10.49	10.55	-0.45	-0.24	-0.21	0.61
LOPE	GRAND CANYON EDUCATION INC	$153.48	403,000	72.22%	151.14	149.37	147.87	151.43	158.95	59.40	82.97	85.18	69.51	61.88	1.36	1.07	0.29	0.54
SMPL	SIMPLY GOOD FOODS CO	$9.94	2,661,000	-22.71%	10.82	10.85	11.17	11.75	14.44	37.25	5.84	12.17	6.49	13.79	-0.25	-0.13	-0.11	0.68
PRDO	PERDOCEO EDUCATION CORP	$33.06	442,000	4.25%	33.09	33.05	32.89	33.32	32.88	51.41	34.55	39.44	16.18	17.30	0.11	0.14	-0.03	0.55
COKE	COCA-COLA CONSOLIDATED INC	$200.67	678,000	-3.42%	193.01	192.24	187.26	185.69	180.25	61.58	59.09	40.98	47.03	22.52	1.67	1.69	-0.02	0.64
KR	KROGER CO	$60.91	9,018,000	-27.09%	58.08	57.72	57.83	60.78	63.85	63.92	63.70	47.24	65.67	37.61	0.25	0.02	0.24	0.08
HFFG	HF FOODS GROUP INC	$1.67	45,000	139.36%	1.74	1.79	1.70	1.79	1.93	40.94	13.69	15.47	2.22	0.74	-0.01	0.02	-0.02	1.14
MAMA	MAMA's CREATIONS INC	$14.88	794,000	-0.13%	15.39	15.92	17.15	16.22	15.41	35.46	6.39	11.11	8.64	13.95	-0.63	-0.54	-0.10	0.57
ABEV	AMBEV SA	$3.03	15,642,000	-58.76%	3.00	2.93	2.99	3.06	2.93	58.02	72.41	73.66	83.23	85.37	0.02	-0.00	0.02	0.55
NATR	NATURES SUNSHINE PRODUCTS INC	$13.45	101,000	-17.89%	13.81	14.08	17.51	20.00	22.09	25.09	8.36	9.58	66.01	71.56	-1.06	-1.23	0.16	0.61
LGCY	LEGACY EDUCATION INC	$10.33	43,300	13.95%	10.53	10.57	11.23	11.32	11.44	39.55	6.96	5.22	10.10	6.87	-0.24	-0.23	-0.02	1.01
FMX	MEXICAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INC	$121.26	453,000	86.42%	119.66	119.92	123.65	122.94	115.01	51.47	27.56	15.24	29.53	12.51	-1.03	-1.11	0.08	0.47
TAL	TAL EDUCATION GROUP	$11.65	1,811,000	-58.78%	11.87	11.79	11.34	10.76	11.01	49.48	32.33	30.94	20.60	14.88	0.09	0.16	-0.07	0.92
COCO	VITA COCO COMPANY INC	$55.03	2,521,000	24.00%	54.76	59.29	64.78	68.74	61.14	37.24	14.45	7.18	31.09	12.49	-3.70	-3.26	-0.45	1.04
BG	BUNGE GLOBAL SA	$121.23	1,494,000	23.27%	121.46	117.48	115.19	118.49	114.92	56.93	77.38	81.93	72.59	82.35	2.57	1.94	0.64	0.46
MICC	MAGNUM ICE CREAM CO NV	$19.91	815,000	-9.75%	19.66	19.73	19.10	17.56	N/A	56.71	38.37	25.19	39.17	23.25	0.15	0.24	-0.09	0.42
EDU	NEW ORIENTAL EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY GROUP INC	$56.82	675,000	102.10%	57.35	56.84	54.07	51.51	53.90	52.53	21.64	18.23	20.40	9.27	0.64	1.08	-0.43	0.78
PSMT	PRICESMART INC	$168.76	197,000	12.57%	171.46	172.95	181.29	176.03	159.22	38.86	18.50	24.19	26.42	37.99	-2.89	-2.96	0.07	0.68
HSY	HERSHEY CO	$173.68	1,133,000	11.19%	174.47	179.78	178.27	181.69	192.18	40.66	20.26	17.97	17.03	11.33	-2.23	-1.29	-0.93	0.19
KVUE	KENVUE INC	$17.91	36,894,000	-21.77%	18.41	18.76	19.04	18.41	17.99	34.78	10.70	7.03	7.90	3.77	-0.31	-0.17	-0.14	0.28
PEP	PEPSICO INC	$136.34	10,765,000	22.79%	138.28	139.96	139.32	143.37	148.54	39.54	3.34	4.82	0.18	1.56	-0.94	-0.37	-0.56	0.28
PRMB	PRIMO BRANDS CORP	$21.10	4,076,000	-15.51%	21.69	22.47	23.30	23.15	20.87	36.59	13.85	9.12	17.47	7.56	-0.71	-0.52	-0.19	0.72
PFGC	PERFORMANCE FOOD GROUP CO	$93.16	1,351,000	28.18%	96.93	100.35	107.57	102.69	97.06	20.91	5.32	5.58	0.00	0.00	-3.81	-3.20	-0.61	0.96
CCU	UNITED BREWERIES CO INC	$11.50	98,000	272.62%	11.76	11.95	11.68	11.56	12.31	42.92	15.67	26.31	11.27	21.96	-0.02	0.05	-0.07	0.66
YSWY	YESWAY INC	$22.73	314,000	68.82%	23.73	24.36	22.26	22.69	N/A	45.25	15.51	12.09	14.47	7.56	0.10	0.48	-0.37	-0.24
AGRO	ADECOAGRO SA	$11.72	649,000	-8.07%	11.91	11.28	10.47	11.27	10.62	57.79	61.01	75.16	37.05	65.06	0.51	0.47	0.04	0.51
INGR	INGREDION INC	$98.63	705,000	29.83%	101.49	103.45	102.28	102.70	108.04	33.99	11.23	13.85	3.19	3.28	-0.85	-0.20	-0.65	0.45
PM	PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL INC	$194.86	2,868,000	-46.10%	187.72	189.04	188.76	183.31	175.26	59.62	69.56	52.08	84.37	62.93	0.34	-0.04	0.39	0.28
STZ	CONSTELLATION BRANDS INC	$125.00	2,913,000	43.99%	126.17	129.79	131.41	138.34	144.94	40.62	19.82	14.04	33.75	20.92	-2.78	-1.97	-0.81	0.47
COST	COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP	$918.91	2,014,000	13.59%	919.23	935.65	940.13	966.22	960.64	43.41	14.18	8.65	18.52	6.86	-11.18	-7.81	-3.37	0.69
CL	COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO	$87.89	4,324,000	-25.02%	88.74	89.92	91.33	89.99	87.93	39.87	14.28	12.75	12.08	4.03	-1.06	-0.75	-0.32	0.21
BUD	ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV SA	$79.82	1,824,000	12.80%	79.12	78.83	80.56	80.28	75.22	50.79	27.28	22.22	40.93	29.31	-0.52	-0.60	0.07	0.53
BTI	BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO PLC	$57.29	8,680,000	-7.79%	55.54	55.97	58.44	59.78	59.16	53.39	42.40	21.09	63.07	35.22	-0.77	-0.96	0.19	0.29
EPC	EDGEWELL PERSONAL CARE CO	$26.71	535,000	26.78%	27.78	28.14	27.94	24.65	22.18	39.95	21.42	19.71	0.92	0.61	-0.20	0.07	-0.28	0.58
TBBB	BBB FOODS INC	$51.45	451,000	65.81%	50.30	49.94	44.86	41.76	38.31	65.40	72.41	78.41	28.67	39.47	1.77	1.89	-0.12	0.62
DEO	DIAGEO PLC	$88.38	965,000	-37.78%	88.75	91.06	88.66	85.05	85.67	45.53	13.35	6.86	15.15	6.46	-0.80	0.05	-0.85	0.53
ELF	ELF BEAUTY INC	$96.76	1,898,000	25.70%	103.29	102.40	90.27	75.22	76.73	47.74	10.37	16.62	3.68	1.88	2.59	4.65	-2.06	1.32
LINC	LINCOLN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES CORP	$24.97	661,000	-31.07%	24.87	25.50	35.92	41.34	35.99	30.95	31.81	21.06	92.26	82.64	-2.94	-3.59	0.65	0.82
VLGEA	VILLAGE SUPER MARKET INC	$44.56	37,000	10.12%	43.26	43.41	43.29	43.16	40.78	60.62	60.27	45.69	55.78	29.67	0.09	0.05	0.04	0.33
GIS	GENERAL MILLS INC	$36.47	12,175,000	59.34%	38.35	39.09	37.81	36.04	39.63	39.56	6.65	7.86	4.57	1.52	-0.33	0.28	-0.61	0.09
JJSF	J&J SNACK FOODS CORP	$83.40	161,000	-13.44%	84.66	86.73	82.97	79.96	83.53	44.11	18.06	14.26	14.34	7.85	-0.35	0.56	-0.91	0.31
LRN	STRIDE INC	$82.70	475,000	-13.16%	83.96	84.34	85.25	88.41	83.45	45.26	19.47	11.54	13.42	5.84	-0.64	-0.35	-0.29	0.48
MNST	MONSTER BEVERAGE CORP	$44.20	9,011,000	28.31%	43.99	45.73	46.88	45.22	41.96	41.30	19.54	13.59	20.89	10.36	-1.02	-0.77	-0.24	0.59
USNA	USANA HEALTH SCIENCES INC	$15.27	153,000	-36.78%	14.76	14.14	17.67	18.34	19.01	49.48	70.88	71.89	91.92	91.95	-0.49	-0.88	0.39	0.72
OLLI	OLLIE's BARGAIN OUTLET HOLDINGS INC	$77.02	2,148,000	62.11%	74.36	74.71	72.34	76.26	91.96	55.29	47.83	39.42	54.63	40.03	0.05	0.09	-0.04	0.97
COTY	COTY INC	$2.72	4,572,000	47.10%	2.80	2.78	2.68	2.41	2.59	48.47	19.30	23.96	18.73	9.38	0.01	0.04	-0.03	1.24
JBSS	SANFILIPPO JOHN B & SON INC	$69.33	111,000	23.33%	71.90	74.59	80.26	79.49	78.08	26.61	8.32	9.55	3.84	3.84	-3.06	-2.72	-0.33	0.30
WMK	WEIS MARKETS INC	$72.64	166,000	3.11%	71.15	70.89	74.28	74.35	71.25	52.95	76.24	63.00	94.72	75.62	-0.60	-1.01	0.41	0.33
BRBR	BELLRING BRANDS INC	$9.20	2,484,000	-4.97%	9.95	10.24	11.55	11.31	16.73	32.96	5.64	5.49	2.43	2.64	-0.57	-0.47	-0.10	0.72
SFM	SPROUTS FARMERS MARKET INC	$75.09	1,511,000	-14.63%	77.14	79.55	80.29	81.44	78.99	41.42	10.61	5.46	11.20	4.36	-2.14	-1.19	-0.95	0.56
FIZZ	NATIONAL BEVERAGE CORP	$31.81	593,000	-15.04%	31.58	31.97	31.78	33.36	33.84	49.77	43.87	25.25	32.35	17.83	-0.18	-0.09	-0.08	0.47
BGS	B&G FOODS INC	$3.16	1,979,000	-42.39%	3.31	3.40	3.56	4.00	4.42	32.77	12.11	11.81	1.75	1.32	-0.11	-0.08	-0.02	0.38
CCEP	COCA-COLA EUROPACIFIC PARTNERS PLC	$104.67	1,082,000	-19.67%	105.90	106.95	106.97	101.28	98.06	44.76	10.63	6.98	10.38	5.28	-0.73	-0.10	-0.63	0.55
OTLY	OATLY GROUP AB	$13.02	39,600	-36.44%	13.65	14.15	12.99	11.39	11.37	43.27	15.32	9.56	8.58	3.54	-0.09	0.25	-0.33	1.57
AVO	MISSION PRODUCE INC	$12.81	710,000	-13.73%	12.89	12.95	12.97	12.56	12.87	48.25	36.51	44.26	53.68	69.19	0.04	0.03	0.00	0.55
DOLE	DOLE PLC	$13.24	1,878,000	87.24%	13.75	13.57	13.81	14.10	14.59	39.00	15.09	36.19	4.37	22.25	-0.04	-0.01	-0.03	0.48
KO	COCA COLA CO	$89.35	13,949,000	39.62%	88.32	89.17	86.65	83.27	78.86	56.62	22.00	13.53	20.09	10.38	0.41	0.68	-0.27	0.26
KMB	KIMBERLY CLARK CORP	$99.09	6,379,000	-21.61%	103.46	106.52	108.57	104.41	103.13	31.64	7.30	5.29	4.28	1.43	-2.61	-1.38	-1.22	0.22
UL	UNILEVER PLC	$63.57	4,350,000	38.89%	63.55	63.72	63.03	60.56	62.62	51.26	21.57	13.08	22.78	8.94	-0.01	0.27	-0.28	0.29
POST	POST HOLDINGS INC	$79.37	1,233,000	121.36%	82.34	81.64	85.00	90.58	95.89	39.41	11.56	25.21	0.39	16.05	-1.10	-1.01	-0.08	0.36
LFVN	LIFEVANTAGE CORP	$6.25	41,000	-43.84%	6.27	6.43	6.41	6.48	5.95	44.79	38.78	46.15	35.60	45.37	-0.07	-0.06	-0.02	0.75
MO	ALTRIA GROUP INC	$70.61	7,821,000	23.05%	69.04	68.03	69.44	70.23	66.65	59.12	70.31	60.46	80.21	65.25	0.22	-0.08	0.30	0.14
CAG	CONAGRA BRANDS INC	$14.79	11,261,000	-33.59%	15.39	15.75	15.10	14.39	15.81	39.43	12.26	7.56	4.75	1.58	-0.09	0.13	-0.22	0.17

Consumer Staple Industries

Industry	Stocks	1d %	1w %	1m %	1y %	P/E ratio	P/B Ratio	ROE	ROA	ROCE	Upside/Downside	Consensus
Beverages - Brewers	6	+1.12%	+2.55%	-3.42%	-1.02%	47.04x	1.91x	+10.20%	+4.61%	+11.48%	+16.55%	Hold
Beverages - Non-Alcoholic	18	+2.08%	+1.18%	-0.85%	+14.77%	27.04x	6.98x	+21.01%	+11.89%	+20.49%	+16.33%	Buy
Beverages - Wineries & Distilleries	13	+1.47%	+1.01%	-8.81%	-57.00%	19.80x	3.11x	+17.54%	+5.36%	+9.51%	+33.40%	Buy
Confectioners	4	+0.10%	+0.49%	-4.88%	-4.40%	23.11x	3.65x	+18.97%	+6.72%	+12.66%	+14.82%	Buy
Discount Stores	9	+1.71%	+0.34%	-2.86%	+5.43%	38.89x	8.47x	+24.37%	+8.42%	+19.85%	+16.29%	Buy
Education & Training Services	42	+1.88%	+1.82%	-2.15%	-88.41%	15.89x	2.07x	+15.27%	+9.43%	+15.40%	+35.42%	Buy
Farm Products	20	+0.00%	-0.85%	+1.00%	-62.49%	20.88x	1.41x	+6.00%	+2.63%	+6.75%	+24.98%	Buy
Food Distribution	10	+0.47%	-0.29%	-4.24%	+17.38%	33.81x	5.19x	+41.66%	+4.95%	+12.90%	+18.40%	Strong Buy
Grocery Stores	13	+1.90%	+2.13%	-0.80%	-27.91%	33.86x	3.80x	+13.96%	+2.95%	+6.96%	+105.39%	Buy
Household & Personal Products	30	+0.76%	-1.87%	-2.34%	-23.05%	29.48x	6.65x	+65.11%	+10.79%	+22.39%	+9.18%	Buy
Packaged Foods	62	-0.37%	-2.58%	-6.39%	-98.48%	-12.59x	1.56x	+4.33%	+2.00%	-2.15%	+28.46%	Buy
Pharmaceutical Retailers	8	-0.23%	+0.81%	-11.08%	-96.51%	-6.41x	15.31x	-38.66%	-18.65%	-12.77%	+175.67%	Strong Buy
Tobacco	10	+1.73%	+2.59%	-1.57%	-54.47%	22.20x	10.12x	-115.23%	+15.04%	+31.51%	+20.13%	Buy

Consumer Staple Stocks FAQ

What are the best consumer staple stocks to buy right now in Sep 2026?

According to Zen Ratings, our proprietary rating system that evaluates 115 factors proven to drive growth in stocks and assigns each stock in our system an overall letter grade as well as 7 individual Component Grades for Value, Growth, Momentum, Sentiment, Safety, Financials, and proprietary AI algorithms, the 3 best consumer staple stocks to buy right now are:

1. Acme United (NYSEMKT:ACU)

Acme United (NYSEMKT:ACU) is the #1 top consumer staple stock out of 245 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +28.5% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Acme United (NYSEMKT:ACU) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Acme United (NYSEMKT:ACU) has a Due Diligence Score of 43, which is 12 points higher than the consumer staple sector average of 31. It passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Acme United has seen its stock return 48.76% over the past year, overperforming other consumer staple stocks by 140 percentage points.

2. Darling Ingredients (NYSE:DAR)

Darling Ingredients (NYSE:DAR) is the #2 top consumer staple stock out of 245 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +28.5% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Darling Ingredients (NYSE:DAR) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Darling Ingredients (NYSE:DAR) has a Due Diligence Score of 39, which is 8 points higher than the consumer staple sector average of 31. It passed 13 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Darling Ingredients has seen its stock return 106.82% over the past year, overperforming other consumer staple stocks by 198 percentage points.

Darling Ingredients has an average 1 year price target of $74.00, an upside of 13.99% from Darling Ingredients's current stock price of $64.92.

Darling Ingredients stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 8 analysts covering Darling Ingredients, 62.5% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 25% have issued a Buy, 12.5% have issued a Hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Target (NYSE:TGT)

Target (NYSE:TGT) is the #3 top consumer staple stock out of 245 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +28.5% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Target (NYSE:TGT) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: D, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Target (NYSE:TGT) has a Due Diligence Score of 46, which is 15 points higher than the consumer staple sector average of 31. It passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Target has seen its stock return 79.2% over the past year, overperforming other consumer staple stocks by 171 percentage points.

Target has an average 1 year price target of $163.25, an upside of 2.87% from Target's current stock price of $158.70.

Target stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 22 analysts covering Target, 22.73% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 18.18% have issued a Buy, 54.55% have issued a Hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 4.55% have issued a Strong Sell.

What are the consumer staple stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 89 consumer staple stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 consumer staple stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Pilgrims Pride (NASDAQ:PPC)

Pilgrims Pride (NASDAQ:PPC) has an annual dividend yield of N/A, which is N/A percentage points lower than the consumer staple sector average of 3.31%. Pilgrims Pride's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Pilgrims Pride's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Pilgrims Pride's dividend payout ratio of 91.3% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. B&G Foods (NYSE:BGS)

B&G Foods (NYSE:BGS) has an annual dividend yield of 21.04%, which is 18 percentage points higher than the consumer staple sector average of 3.31%. B&G Foods's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% two times in the last 10 years. B&G Foods's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

B&G Foods's dividend payout ratio of -74.7% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Flowers Foods (NYSE:FLO)

Flowers Foods (NYSE:FLO) has an annual dividend yield of 12.43%, which is 9 percentage points higher than the consumer staple sector average of 3.31%. Flowers Foods's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Flowers Foods's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Flowers Foods's dividend payout ratio of 321.7% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Why are consumer staple stocks up?

Consumer staple stocks were up 1.14% in the last day, and up 0.19% over the last week. Skillsoft was the among the top gainers in the consumer defensive sector, gaining 13.66% yesterday.

Shares of services-related industrials companies are trading higher after AI executives from firms including Anthropic, OpenAI and SpaceXAI signaled that the industry's growth may have to be slowed, which may limit harmful competition for firms that rely on tech-heavy business segments.

What are the most undervalued consumer staple stocks?

Based on the Valuation rating, one of the 7 components of a stocks overall Zen Ratings grade, which evaluates factors including estimated earnings yield, earnings before interest and taxes/enterprise value, cash flow yield, free cash flow to price, and price-to-earnings growth (PEG ratio), the 3 most undervalued consumer staple stocks right now are:

1. Herbalife (NYSE:HLF)

Herbalife (NYSE:HLF) is the most undervalued consumer staple stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Herbalife has a valuation score of 57, which is 31 points higher than the consumer staple sector average of 26. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Herbalife's stock has gained 29.71% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the consumer staple sector by 121 percentage points.

2. Phoenix Education Partners (NYSE:PXED)

Phoenix Education Partners (NYSE:PXED) is the second most undervalued consumer staple stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Phoenix Education Partners has a valuation score of 0, which is -26 points higher than the consumer staple sector average of 26. It passed 0 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates PXED a Valuation Rating of "A".

3. Natures Sunshine Products (NASDAQ:NATR)

Natures Sunshine Products (NASDAQ:NATR) is the third most undervalued consumer staple stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Natures Sunshine Products has a valuation score of 71, which is 45 points higher than the consumer staple sector average of 26. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Natures Sunshine Products's stock has dropped -20.93% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the consumer staple sector by 71 percentage points.

Are consumer staple stocks a good buy now?

39.13% of consumer staple stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect consumer staple stocks to rise by 22.54% over the next year.

2.35% of consumer staple stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 14.71% of consumer staple stocks are rated B (Buy), 65.88% are rated C (Hold), 14.12% are rated D (Sell), and 2.94% are rated F (Strong Sell).

What is the average p/e ratio of the consumer defensive sector?

The average P/E ratio of the consumer defensive sector is 29.79x.

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1. Acme United (NYSEMKT:ACU)

2. Darling Ingredients (NYSE:DAR)

3. Target (NYSE:TGT)

1. Pilgrims Pride (NASDAQ:PPC)

2. B&G Foods (NYSE:BGS)

3. Flowers Foods (NYSE:FLO)

1. Herbalife (NYSE:HLF)

2. Phoenix Education Partners (NYSE:PXED)

3. Natures Sunshine Products (NASDAQ:NATR)

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Consumer Staple Stocks FAQ

1. Acme United (NYSEMKT:ACU)

2. Darling Ingredients (NYSE:DAR)

3. Target (NYSE:TGT)

1. Pilgrims Pride (NASDAQ:PPC)

2. B&G Foods (NYSE:BGS)

3. Flowers Foods (NYSE:FLO)

1. Herbalife (NYSE:HLF)

2. Phoenix Education Partners (NYSE:PXED)

3. Natures Sunshine Products (NASDAQ:NATR)

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