Sectors & IndustriesConsumer Defensive
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

Overview Zen Rating Price Value Growth Financials

Momentum Sentiment Forecast Dividends Due Diligence

Ticker	Company	Market Cap	ROE	ROA	ROCE	ROIC	D/E	Current Ratio	Gross Margin	Profit Margin	Operating Margin
ZVIA	ZEVIA PBC	$144.01M	-29.90%	-26.40%	-46.06%	-178.80%	0.47	2.27	48.40%	-10.20%	-10.19%
KDP	KEURIG DR PEPPER INC	$37.24B	6.40%	2.90%	6.03%	16.30%	1.16	0.63	54.80%	9.80%	17.55%
FLO	FLOWERS FOODS INC	$2.32B	13.70%	4.70%	9.54%	9.60%	2.06	0.79	48.90%	3.80%	6.30%
UTI	UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE INC	$1.50B	20.90%	8.30%	15.07%	13.60%	1.52	1.07	49.70%	7.50%	10.76%
FRPT	FRESHPET INC	$3.14B	11.30%	7.60%	3.61%	3.40%	0.48	5.52	40.60%	11.40%	5.58%
BG	BUNGE GLOBAL SA	$20.85B	11.20%	4.10%	7.41%	8.10%	1.84	1.66	5.80%	2.20%	3.72%
JJSF	J&J SNACK FOODS CORP	$1.88B	6.90%	4.80%	7.29%	9.50%	0.43	2.72	29.70%	4.10%	5.55%
SAM	BOSTON BEER CO INC	$2.20B	10.10%	7.40%	13.12%	18.40%	0.37	1.83	47.70%	4.70%	6.58%
TSN	TYSON FOODS INC	$21.21B	2.60%	1.30%	3.91%	5.10%	1.02	1.55	6.50%	0.90%	2.18%
STZ	CONSTELLATION BRANDS INC	$27.16B	15.10%	5.10%	10.26%	9.10%	1.78	1.34	52.00%	11.80%	21.34%
CELH	CELSIUS HOLDINGS INC	$14.02B	3.10%	0.80%	3.03%	12.70%	1.91	1.89	51.40%	1.20%	6.05%
FIZZ	NATIONAL BEVERAGE CORP	$3.16B	39.30%	27.10%	38.60%	62.20%	0.36	4.29	37.20%	15.60%	20.41%
FTLF	FITLIFE BRANDS INC	$148.66M	17.10%	9.20%	14.07%	42.50%	1.63	1.13	40.70%	9.60%	15.35%
IPAR	INTERPARFUMS INC	$2.88B	20.30%	11.00%	18.82%	24.70%	0.53	3.27	64.40%	11.20%	16.22%
HSY	HERSHEY CO	$40.10B	29.40%	10.00%	16.91%	17.30%	1.98	1.36	37.70%	11.80%	15.23%
JBS	JBS NV	$16.27B	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	3.98	1.60	N/A	N/A	N/A
KHC	KRAFT HEINZ CO	$27.85B	-9.60%	-5.10%	-7.75%	-17.50%	0.97	1.13	33.70%	-17.40%	-22.44%
AGRZ	AGROZ INC	$11.51M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	2.30	1.27	N/A	N/A	N/A
NWL	NEWELL BRANDS INC	$1.77B	-0.90%	-0.20%	3.31%	3.30%	3.19	1.14	34.00%	-0.30%	3.97%
AGCC	AGENCIA COMERCIAL SPIRITS LTD	$360.58M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.97	1.86	N/A	N/A	N/A
GOTU	GAOTU TECHEDU INC	$578.50M	-21.80%	-6.80%	-18.26%	-19.80%	2.62	1.03	67.50%	-6.40%	-6.46%
TAP	MOLSON COORS BEVERAGE CO	$9.20B	-16.70%	-8.20%	-12.39%	-20.80%	1.18	0.60	38.70%	-18.60%	-19.36%
PG	PROCTER & GAMBLE CO	$337.73B	32.10%	13.50%	24.37%	42.70%	1.39	0.71	51.00%	19.70%	25.71%
COTY	COTY INC	$2.67B	-11.00%	-3.40%	-1.97%	-3.20%	2.20	0.85	64.60%	-6.80%	-3.23%
SNDL	SNDL INC	$414.41M	-8.30%	-7.00%	-8.02%	-10.30%	0.20	5.04	27.00%	-9.70%	-10.39%
HELE	HELEN OF TROY LTD	$439.29M	-67.60%	-30.10%	-40.74%	-41.00%	1.75	1.81	46.70%	-44.00%	-40.39%
KLC	KINDERCARE LEARNING COMPANIES INC	$518.24M	-7.70%	-1.80%	1.92%	1.60%	3.17	0.71	22.30%	-2.60%	2.43%
UL	UNILEVER PLC	$158.17B	29.20%	7.10%	17.38%	22.20%	3.15	0.77	14.70%	9.30%	14.80%
PRMB	PRIMO BRANDS CORP	$6.97B	-0.70%	-0.20%	6.25%	7.30%	2.47	1.02	25.80%	-0.30%	6.75%
CCU	UNITED BREWERIES CO INC	$2.57B	12.90%	4.80%	8.39%	7.90%	1.52	2.06	45.20%	6.10%	9.04%
GO	GROCERY OUTLET HOLDING CORP	$941.14M	-0.40%	-0.10%	0.82%	0.70%	1.81	1.30	30.20%	-0.10%	0.54%
HAIN	HAIN CELESTIAL GROUP INC	$110.49M	-87.80%	-30.40%	-35.85%	-34.90%	2.56	1.89	20.90%	-34.70%	-30.55%
VSA	VISIONSYS AI INC	$2.34M	N/A	-127.10%	25.02%	32.10%	-1.03	0.00	40.40%	-69.80%	-67.27%
HERE	HERE GROUP LTD	$269.85M	74.20%	36.10%	49.97%	-660.80%	0.38	4.75	77.40%	38.20%	40.89%
ABVE	ABOVE FOOD INGREDIENTS INC	$57.64M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	-1.98	0.23	N/A	N/A	N/A
CHGG	CHEGG INC	$93.97M	-45.00%	-14.70%	-41.32%	-19.60%	1.59	0.95	62.80%	-17.10%	-15.10%
GIS	GENERAL MILLS INC	$23.75B	27.20%	7.70%	15.49%	24.10%	2.49	0.66	33.80%	13.50%	20.49%
BHST	BIOHARVEST SCIENCES INC	$95.73M	-1,198.90%	-41.50%	-27.92%	-24.60%	3.55	1.35	59.20%	-36.30%	-18.77%
EPC	EDGEWELL PERSONAL CARE CO	$867.49M	1.70%	0.70%	3.03%	4.40%	1.42	1.76	41.60%	1.10%	4.35%
DEO	DIAGEO PLC	$53.85B	22.30%	5.00%	8.68%	7.50%	3.26	1.63	60.10%	11.60%	16.56%
LW	LAMB WESTON HOLDINGS INC	$6.02B	22.70%	5.30%	12.39%	8.40%	3.18	1.43	22.10%	6.10%	11.35%
EPSM	EPSIUM ENTERPRISE LTD	$30.48M	-8.70%	-7.50%	-6.76%	-9.00%	0.13	8.93	13.80%	-10.50%	-9.83%
MKC	MCCORMICK & CO INC	$17.99B	12.80%	5.40%	10.92%	19.40%	1.30	0.71	38.20%	10.40%	16.29%
CPB	CAMPBELL's CO	$7.78B	14.80%	3.80%	9.19%	11.60%	2.84	0.82	30.00%	5.70%	10.90%
BLNE	BEELINE HOLDINGS INC	$85.21M	-43.50%	-33.40%	-34.88%	-84.00%	0.22	1.05	60.80%	-284.80%	-239.22%
OTLY	OATLY GROUP AB	$349.25M	-265.00%	-28.30%	-52.70%	-16.50%	40.65	0.42	30.60%	-26.70%	-10.58%
BUD	ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV SA	$138.46B	8.90%	3.40%	8.75%	16.60%	1.48	0.64	55.70%	12.20%	26.64%
HNST	HONEST COMPANY INC	$278.36M	3.90%	2.80%	3.70%	5.70%	0.27	4.82	38.80%	1.80%	1.90%
PAVS	PARANOVUS ENTERTAINMENT TECHNOLOGY LTD	$1.30M	-25.40%	-19.30%	-22.50%	-48.20%	0.38	1.15	20.00%	-54.80%	-52.17%
HRL	HORMEL FOODS CORP	$13.32B	6.00%	3.60%	6.18%	9.70%	0.69	2.47	15.60%	4.00%	6.13%
DNUT	KRISPY KREME INC	$621.82M	-56.70%	-17.90%	-22.03%	-21.50%	2.84	0.36	22.80%	-33.30%	-30.89%
CALM	CAL-MAINE FOODS INC	$3.71B	44.60%	36.90%	51.67%	65.80%	0.17	8.02	41.90%	27.40%	35.87%
BF.B	BROWN FORMAN CORP	$12.23B	20.30%	10.00%	16.50%	17.00%	0.99	2.97	59.10%	20.80%	28.88%
SCNX	SCIENTURE HOLDINGS INC	$21.53M	-25.60%	-19.60%	-17.38%	-673.40%	0.27	0.19	88.50%	-3,145.80%	-2,593.64%
CLX	CLOROX CO	$13.42B	1,110.20%	14.30%	32.97%	24.00%	-245.00	0.76	44.30%	11.70%	16.04%
IBG	INNOVATION BEVERAGE GROUP LTD	$18.81M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.70	0.95	N/A	N/A	N/A
CAG	CONAGRA BRANDS INC	$8.11B	-1.10%	-0.50%	3.19%	4.30%	1.42	0.89	24.50%	-0.90%	4.53%
RLX	RLX TECHNOLOGY INC	$3.63B	4.70%	4.40%	2.00%	2.90%	0.08	9.30	28.80%	21.00%	9.03%
WEST	WESTROCK COFFEE CO	$441.52M	-185.60%	-8.10%	-4.66%	-3.10%	78.04	1.02	13.90%	-8.50%	-3.43%
AGRO	ADECOAGRO SA	$818.71M	1.70%	0.70%	4.55%	3.70%	1.61	2.80	17.80%	1.70%	10.38%
TBBB	BBB FOODS INC	$3.69B	-43.90%	-7.40%	-4.60%	-2.90%	5.34	0.65	16.20%	-2.50%	-0.87%
BOF	BRANCHOUT FOOD INC	$41.11M	-150.10%	-40.80%	-40.50%	-34.10%	1.87	1.63	16.30%	-49.80%	-40.85%
ELF	ELF BEAUTY INC	$5.37B	9.40%	5.30%	6.59%	16.00%	1.04	2.70	70.30%	5.90%	9.79%
ORIS	ORIENTAL RISE HOLDINGS LTD	$1.62M	0.00%	0.00%	0.25%	0.60%	0.03	23.96	17.60%	0.00%	1.48%
MDLZ	MONDELEZ INTERNATIONAL INC	$73.86B	13.40%	5.00%	9.09%	17.80%	1.72	0.61	31.10%	9.40%	12.03%
IMG	CIMG INC	$11.10M	-118.20%	-71.70%	-63.12%	-98.50%	0.25	4.96	62.00%	-1,803.00%	-1,801.30%
ALCO	ALICO INC	$300.37M	-100.40%	-56.00%	-92.40%	-56.60%	0.91	9.56	-436.20%	-334.30%	-410.54%
LSF	LAIRD SUPERFOOD INC	$35.69M	-14.40%	-9.50%	-14.38%	-28.90%	0.47	3.08	39.10%	-3.90%	-3.85%
BNKK	BONK INC	$18.45M	-172.50%	-118.90%	-51.17%	-259.80%	0.07	10.59	-688.00%	-15,362.00%	-14,353.95%
GNS	GENIUS GROUP LTD	$38.25M	-62.30%	-42.40%	-48.58%	-73.60%	0.28	2.16	28.10%	-602.30%	-612.67%
AVX	AVAX ONE TECHNOLOGY LTD	$2.08M	-291.20%	-126.20%	-405.35%	-2,803.60%	2.76	0.13	32.00%	-2,056.10%	-2,056.12%
PETS	PETMED EXPRESS INC	$71.59M	-78.90%	-44.70%	-110.86%	-13,620.80%	1.33	1.05	31.10%	-28.20%	-24.80%
HIMS	HIMS & HERS HEALTH INC	$7.14B	24.70%	9.40%	7.17%	13.40%	2.84	1.88	75.00%	6.10%	5.78%
GSUN	GOLDEN SUN HEALTH TECHNOLOGY GROUP LTD	$2.63M	-144.10%	-20.30%	-98.10%	-49.00%	23.24	0.76	23.30%	-36.50%	-33.90%
LMNR	LIMONEIRA CO	$258.02M	-9.70%	-5.50%	-6.79%	-5.80%	0.75	1.35	0.30%	-10.30%	-11.94%
BYND	BEYOND MEAT INC	$446.77M	N/A	-36.40%	-42.77%	-13.30%	-1.77	4.54	8.50%	-81.80%	-78.89%
WYHG	WING YIP FOOD HOLDINGS GROUP LTD	$29.95M	3.10%	2.50%	3.93%	7.40%	0.26	3.75	28.60%	3.50%	4.83%
JZ	JIANZHI EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO LTD	$2.84M	-236.10%	-66.80%	-255.39%	-150.00%	2.48	0.90	14.20%	-146.40%	-113.82%
POM	POMDOCTOR LTD	$35.65M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	-0.24	0.17	N/A	N/A	N/A
RAY	RAYTECH HOLDING LTD	$10.03M	8.80%	6.90%	9.73%	-196.80%	0.25	5.07	25.40%	11.40%	15.66%
ATPC	AGAPE ATP CORP	$4.35M	-15.00%	-14.00%	-11.87%	-15.30%	0.07	16.21	52.70%	-182.60%	-183.11%
BON	BON NATURAL LIFE LTD	$9.61M	1.30%	1.00%	2.47%	2.80%	0.33	2.44	28.00%	2.70%	6.20%
YHC	LQR HOUSE INC	$13.89M	-312.30%	-219.50%	-132.23%	-785.90%	0.28	1.41	4.60%	-1,719.90%	-1,719.89%
NCRA	NOCERA INC	$11.93M	-82.20%	-69.10%	-67.69%	-232.40%	0.21	2.47	2.10%	-24.60%	-23.56%
WVVI	WILLAMETTE VALLEY VINEYARDS INC	$14.74M	-5.10%	-3.20%	-0.82%	-0.60%	0.59	3.12	60.50%	-9.30%	-2.09%
CVGW	CALAVO GROWERS INC	$463.30M	9.60%	6.50%	10.90%	13.60%	0.40	2.47	9.80%	3.10%	3.90%
DIT	AMCON DISTRIBUTING CO	$70.90M	0.50%	0.10%	4.30%	2.50%	2.46	2.14	6.70%	0.00%	0.43%
BTCT	BTC DIGITAL LTD	$12.25M	-19.10%	-17.40%	-14.35%	-21.00%	0.02	75.21	-6.90%	-43.40%	-42.93%
YOUL	YOULIFE GROUP INC	$70.34M	N/A	-2.00%	2.32%	3.30%	-1.10	1.82	14.30%	-0.60%	0.61%
AMBO	AMBOW EDUCATION HOLDING LTD	$7.74M	4.70%	1.60%	-4.44%	-4.40%	1.58	1.70	53.10%	3.30%	-4.97%
COE	51TALK ONLINE EDUCATION GROUP	$172.45M	N/A	-20.60%	45.53%	21.60%	-3.71	0.68	75.30%	-13.10%	-12.19%
XXII	22ND CENTURY GROUP INC	$5.92M	-118.80%	-38.40%	-23.48%	-72.10%	0.61	2.17	-19.70%	-52.00%	-28.35%
BRFH	BARFRESH FOOD GROUP INC	$53.50M	-151.80%	-57.90%	-119.50%	-173.90%	2.54	1.25	31.90%	-24.00%	-23.24%
BRLS	BOREALIS FOODS INC	$22.32M	N/A	-31.60%	164.07%	-27.30%	-5.35	0.15	9.70%	-65.70%	-46.00%
CENT	CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO	$2.01B	10.50%	4.50%	8.85%	9.90%	1.29	3.67	31.90%	5.20%	8.74%
RDGT	RIDGETECH INC	$14.87M	45.00%	12.80%	35.51%	47.30%	1.18	1.74	3.20%	8.50%	8.92%
AACG	ATA CREATIVITY GLOBAL	$36.84M	-13.00%	-1.90%	-16.54%	8.10%	6.86	0.33	51.40%	-3.00%	-4.51%
AMZE	AMAZE HOLDINGS INC	$8.20M	-23.10%	-16.70%	-15.23%	78.10%	0.38	0.05	87.00%	-560.90%	-482.91%
AQB	AQUABOUNTY TECHNOLOGIES INC	$3.84M	-603.20%	-309.50%	-720.48%	-450.80%	0.98	0.12	-827.70%	12,544.10%	12,504.40%
BYAH	PARK HA BIOLOGICAL TECHNOLOGY CO LTD	$4.76M	-729.80%	-486.80%	-439.48%	-1,185.00%	0.37	3.68	94.40%	-701.10%	-684.83%

Consumer Staple Industries

Industry	Stocks	1d %	1w %	1m %	1y %	P/E ratio	P/B Ratio	ROE	ROA	ROCE	Upside/Downside	Consensus
Beverages - Brewers	6	-2.77%	+0.49%	+2.63%	-1.77%	37.70x	1.82x	+9.25%	+4.10%	+10.47%	+5.97%	Hold
Beverages - Non-Alcoholic	17	+0.13%	+1.49%	+0.77%	+12.72%	34.91x	6.70x	+36.01%	+10.41%	+17.75%	+11.67%	Buy
Beverages - Wineries & Distilleries	14	-1.53%	+2.64%	+2.14%	-36.42%	17.63x	3.25x	+19.52%	+5.51%	+9.93%	+12.60%	Buy
Confectioners	4	-1.25%	+4.08%	+4.62%	+20.38%	24.06x	3.69x	+18.82%	+6.78%	+11.85%	+4.10%	Buy
Discount Stores	9	+0.06%	+3.89%	+9.54%	+16.60%	41.88x	9.55x	+24.23%	+8.45%	+20.03%	+4.78%	Buy
Education & Training Services	47	-0.77%	-0.38%	+3.31%	+10.65%	17.21x	2.20x	+10.95%	+7.48%	+12.93%	+29.78%	Buy
Farm Products	20	-1.03%	+4.27%	+1.94%	-4.68%	26.82x	1.29x	+4.41%	+3.88%	+7.72%	+10.73%	Buy
Food Distribution	12	+0.55%	+5.76%	+3.94%	+8.07%	28.67x	5.12x	+48.12%	+4.81%	+12.97%	+16.30%	Strong Buy
Grocery Stores	11	-0.58%	+3.61%	+0.31%	-16.55%	37.51x	3.77x	+14.98%	+3.23%	+6.95%	+44.17%	Buy
Household & Personal Products	31	-0.49%	+2.07%	+4.28%	-20.25%	18.34x	6.64x	+100.27%	+10.54%	+21.34%	+15.71%	Buy
Packaged Foods	66	-0.96%	+1.84%	-0.70%	-29.66%	10.01x	1.54x	+5.41%	+3.18%	+8.76%	+20.69%	Buy
Pharmaceutical Retailers	8	+0.64%	+15.95%	-0.02%	-28.47%	-20.26x	-2.88x	-150.48%	-21.33%	-47.27%	+184.31%	Strong Buy
Tobacco	9	+0.28%	+6.13%	+5.65%	-71.61%	27.18x	9.86x	-100.65%	+12.99%	+27.00%	+2.36%	Strong Buy

Consumer Staple Stocks FAQ

What are the best consumer staple stocks to buy right now in Jan 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. Natures Sunshine Products (NASDAQ:NATR)

Natures Sunshine Products (NASDAQ:NATR) is the #1 top consumer staple stock out of 254 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Natures Sunshine Products (NASDAQ:NATR) is: Value: A, Growth: A, Momentum: B, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: C.

Natures Sunshine Products (NASDAQ:NATR) has a Due Diligence Score of 37, which is 7 points higher than the consumer staple sector average of 30. It passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Natures Sunshine Products has seen its stock return 68.91% over the past year, overperforming other consumer staple stocks by 83 percentage points.

Natures Sunshine Products has an average 1 year price target of $22.50, a downside of -6.52% from Natures Sunshine Products's current stock price of $24.07.

Natures Sunshine Products stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Natures Sunshine Products, 100% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a Hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Village Farms International (NASDAQ:VFF)

Village Farms International (NASDAQ:VFF) is the #2 top consumer staple stock out of 254 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Village Farms International (NASDAQ:VFF) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: C.

Village Farms International (NASDAQ:VFF) has a Due Diligence Score of 57, which is 27 points higher than the consumer staple sector average of 30. It passed 18 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Village Farms International has seen its stock return 376.99% over the past year, overperforming other consumer staple stocks by 392 percentage points.

3. European Wax Center (NASDAQ:EWCZ)

European Wax Center (NASDAQ:EWCZ) is the #3 top consumer staple stock out of 254 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for European Wax Center (NASDAQ:EWCZ) is: Value: A, Growth: B, Momentum: D, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

European Wax Center (NASDAQ:EWCZ) has a Due Diligence Score of 49, which is 19 points higher than the consumer staple sector average of 30. It passed 16 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. European Wax Center has seen its stock lose -36.38% over the past year, underperforming other consumer staple stocks by -22 percentage points.

European Wax Center has an average 1 year price target of $5.00, an upside of 23.76% from European Wax Center's current stock price of $4.04.

European Wax Center stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering European Wax Center, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 100% have issued a Hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

What are the consumer staple stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 77 consumer staple stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 consumer staple stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. B&G Foods (NYSE:BGS)

B&G Foods (NYSE:BGS) has an annual dividend yield of 17.31%, which is 14 percentage points higher than the consumer staple sector average of 3.11%. B&G Foods's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one 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 -24.1% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Cal Maine Foods (NASDAQ:CALM)

Cal Maine Foods (NASDAQ:CALM) has an annual dividend yield of 9.22%, which is 6 percentage points higher than the consumer staple sector average of 3.11%. Cal Maine Foods's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% nine times in the last 10 years. Cal Maine Foods's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Cal Maine Foods's dividend payout ratio of 36.5% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Conagra Brands (NYSE:CAG)

Conagra Brands (NYSE:CAG) has an annual dividend yield of 8.25%, which is 5 percentage points higher than the consumer staple sector average of 3.11%. Conagra Brands's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Conagra Brands's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Conagra Brands's dividend payout ratio of -666.7% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Why are consumer staple stocks down?

Consumer staple stocks were down -0.55% in the last day, and up 2.39% over the last week.

We couldn't find a catalyst for why consumer staple stocks are down.

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. Lifevantage (NASDAQ:LFVN)

Lifevantage (NASDAQ:LFVN) 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.

Lifevantage has a valuation score of 57, which is 30 points higher than the consumer staple sector average of 27. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Lifevantage's stock has dropped -74.94% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the consumer staple sector by -60 percentage points.

2. Herbalife (NYSE:HLF)

Herbalife (NYSE:HLF) 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.

Herbalife has a valuation score of 29, which is 2 points higher than the consumer staple sector average of 27. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Herbalife's stock has gained 161.08% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the consumer staple sector by 176 percentage points.

3. Nomad Foods (NYSE:NOMD)

Nomad Foods (NYSE:NOMD) 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.

Nomad Foods has a valuation score of 57, which is 30 points higher than the consumer staple sector average of 27. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Nomad Foods's stock has dropped -31.02% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the consumer staple sector by -16 percentage points.

Are consumer staple stocks a good buy now?

38.93% of consumer staple stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect consumer staple stocks to rise by 13.94% over the next year.

2.84% of consumer staple stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 16.48% of consumer staple stocks are rated B (Buy), 68.75% are rated C (Hold), 10.23% are rated D (Sell), and 1.7% 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 31.56x.

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