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

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Momentum Sentiment Forecast Dividends Due Diligence

Ticker	Company	Market Cap	ROE	ROA	ROCE	ROIC	D/E	Current Ratio	Gross Margin	Profit Margin	Operating Margin
SFM	SPROUTS FARMERS MARKET INC	$7.79B	36.10%	12.50%	19.64%	15.70%	1.98	0.92	38.70%	5.70%	7.57%
KMB	KIMBERLY CLARK CORP	$32.88B	143.60%	12.50%	29.19%	20.60%	8.50	0.77	35.90%	12.80%	18.13%
SKIN	SKINHEALTH SYSTEMS INC	$78.80M	-9.50%	-1.20%	6.17%	5.20%	7.57	1.79	64.90%	-2.00%	6.63%
MZTI	MARZETTI CO	$2.94B	17.20%	13.30%	19.53%	29.80%	0.30	2.58	24.20%	9.10%	11.65%
BF.B	BROWN FORMAN CORP	$12.00B	19.90%	9.80%	16.26%	16.80%	1.03	2.77	59.30%	20.60%	28.16%
MKC	MCCORMICK & CO INC	$12.69B	26.40%	11.30%	15.39%	34.10%	1.26	0.76	37.90%	22.30%	27.94%
VFF	VILLAGE FARMS INTERNATIONAL INC	$238.86M	14.30%	10.20%	15.55%	21.50%	0.33	3.06	41.70%	18.60%	24.57%
LWAY	LIFEWAY FOODS INC	$360.65M	17.80%	13.80%	20.99%	35.20%	0.33	2.14	28.10%	6.50%	9.20%
BRBR	BELLRING BRANDS INC	$1.02B	-35.70%	15.70%	40.21%	18.70%	-3.06	2.52	30.20%	6.80%	12.50%
PFGC	PERFORMANCE FOOD GROUP CO	$15.26B	7.10%	1.80%	6.25%	5.20%	2.90	1.52	11.90%	0.50%	1.27%
DEO	DIAGEO PLC	$48.91B	22.30%	5.00%	8.68%	7.50%	3.26	1.63	60.10%	11.60%	16.56%
AVO	MISSION PRODUCE INC	$724.05M	5.80%	3.30%	7.21%	6.20%	0.64	1.86	12.00%	2.50%	4.59%
IPST	IP STRATEGY HOLDINGS INC	$2.44M	-147.00%	-121.90%	-589.50%	-124.30%	0.32	0.44	60.10%	-1,875.60%	-1,865.09%
HRL	HORMEL FOODS CORP	$13.00B	5.90%	3.50%	6.36%	9.80%	0.68	1.94	15.70%	3.80%	6.01%
UTZ	UTZ BRANDS INC	$1.02B	-1.20%	-0.30%	1.70%	2.90%	2.04	1.14	22.90%	-0.60%	2.89%
NOMD	NOMAD FOODS LTD	$1.41B	5.30%	2.10%	5.87%	11.90%	1.54	1.06	26.60%	4.40%	10.32%
CAG	CONAGRA BRANDS INC	$6.22B	-0.50%	-0.20%	3.38%	4.60%	1.35	0.90	24.20%	-0.40%	4.84%
STZ	CONSTELLATION BRANDS INC	$24.26B	22.10%	7.70%	13.85%	12.10%	1.67	1.08	51.60%	18.50%	29.11%
WEST	WESTROCK COFFEE CO	$735.59M	-3,762.50%	-6.20%	-2.19%	-1.40%	-42.64	0.97	13.00%	-5.60%	-1.30%
HERE	HERE GROUP LTD	$95.08M	40.80%	23.20%	30.29%	73.40%	0.41	4.82	35.00%	64.00%	64.77%
UL	UNILEVER PLC	$123.71B	53.30%	12.60%	26.58%	33.30%	3.41	0.79	17.90%	18.70%	25.69%
OTLY	OATLY GROUP AB	$255.73M	-447.40%	-19.50%	-24.85%	-9.00%	213.04	0.46	32.60%	-17.10%	-5.62%
DDL	DINGDONG (CAYMAN) LTD	$530.91M	36.50%	5.50%	30.39%	13.20%	4.75	1.23	28.80%	2.00%	2.10%
PG	PROCTER & GAMBLE CO	$341.23B	31.20%	13.10%	24.12%	42.10%	1.35	0.73	50.30%	19.20%	25.08%
YSWY	YESWAY INC	$1.40B	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1.91	1.32	N/A	N/A	N/A
LFVN	LIFEVANTAGE CORP	$125.78M	17.20%	9.00%	16.10%	17.90%	0.86	1.96	78.10%	2.90%	3.46%
JJSF	J&J SNACK FOODS CORP	$1.41B	6.20%	4.30%	6.97%	8.60%	0.51	2.09	30.60%	3.70%	5.02%
AMSS	AMASS BRANDS	N/A	N/A	N/A	-975.89%	N/A	-8.59	0.66	21.40%	-81.70%	-65.43%
CLX	CLOROX CO	$11.38B	2,826.20%	13.10%	32.64%	23.50%	-94.69	0.84	43.80%	11.20%	15.84%
SUJA	SUJA LIFE INC	N/A	N/A	N/A	2.32%	N/A	12.14	1.21	48.10%	-7.10%	2.62%
PETS	PETMED EXPRESS INC	$35.89M	-100.40%	-49.80%	-198.48%	1,123.10%	1.81	0.84	28.10%	-32.00%	-32.33%
PRMB	PRIMO BRANDS CORP	$8.33B	1.90%	0.50%	4.77%	5.40%	2.58	0.98	29.40%	0.90%	6.62%
PPC	PILGRIMS PRIDE CORP	$7.11B	24.20%	8.70%	18.72%	17.80%	1.74	1.48	11.60%	4.80%	7.54%
ELF	ELF BEAUTY INC	$2.95B	2.50%	1.30%	3.68%	6.40%	1.12	2.35	70.70%	1.60%	4.63%
FDP	FRESH DEL MONTE PRODUCE INC	$1.40B	3.40%	2.20%	4.19%	4.70%	0.68	2.34	9.30%	1.60%	2.76%
CALM	CAL-MAINE FOODS INC	$3.58B	26.10%	22.10%	30.99%	37.90%	0.16	8.21	33.80%	20.10%	26.19%
PM	PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL INC	$277.88B	-105.30%	16.20%	34.70%	24.90%	-8.21	0.98	67.30%	26.70%	35.70%
HNST	HONEST COMPANY INC	$357.76M	-10.60%	-8.20%	-10.90%	-17.50%	0.27	4.51	33.90%	-5.40%	-5.33%
ALCO	ALICO INC	$303.85M	-18.10%	-9.40%	-12.33%	-10.10%	0.91	9.63	-270.40%	-115.00%	-145.56%
HAIN	HAIN CELESTIAL GROUP INC	$65.89M	-140.70%	-35.40%	-136.12%	-48.70%	4.39	0.52	19.80%	-35.50%	-30.70%
VSA	VISIONSYS AI INC	$1.45M	-202.20%	1,659.30%	1,673.11%	-223.60%	0.04	14.43	22.00%	165,436.90%	165,446.13%
DNUT	KRISPY KREME INC	$605.12M	-76.40%	-19.80%	-23.43%	-22.00%	2.78	0.42	23.50%	-33.40%	-30.02%
YSG	YATSEN HOLDING LTD	$249.52M	-4.50%	-3.50%	-4.30%	-7.30%	0.28	3.59	78.50%	-3.00%	-3.00%
CPB	CAMPBELL's CO	$6.46B	14.00%	3.70%	8.27%	11.00%	2.83	1.02	29.30%	5.50%	10.43%
TBBB	BBB FOODS INC	$4.65B	-78.70%	-11.50%	-7.39%	-4.60%	6.52	0.60	16.20%	-3.90%	-1.43%
MICC	MAGNUM ICE CREAM CO NV	$10.45B	17.20%	4.50%	13.06%	13.50%	10.97	1.02	7.60%	3.70%	7.23%
SAM	BOSTON BEER CO INC	$1.72B	-7.30%	-5.00%	-9.87%	-11.60%	0.72	0.93	48.70%	-3.10%	-3.67%
SNDL	SNDL INC	$369.44M	-1.00%	-0.80%	-1.02%	-1.30%	0.21	4.84	27.20%	-1.20%	-1.33%
MDLZ	MONDELEZ INTERNATIONAL INC	$79.64B	10.00%	3.70%	7.68%	14.20%	1.76	0.54	28.80%	6.60%	9.31%
COE	51TALK ONLINE EDUCATION GROUP	$137.34M	N/A	-29.30%	53.18%	29.80%	-3.10	0.63	73.90%	-17.60%	-16.28%
GIS	GENERAL MILLS INC	$17.69B	23.70%	6.80%	14.61%	22.30%	2.47	0.56	33.00%	12.10%	18.86%
GO	GROCERY OUTLET HOLDING CORP	$846.78M	-36.60%	-12.00%	-14.64%	-9.90%	2.67	1.28	30.10%	-8.10%	-7.98%
UTI	UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE INC	$2.40B	13.00%	5.20%	9.43%	8.20%	1.51	1.17	48.70%	4.90%	6.99%
JBS	JBS NV	$13.57B	20.50%	4.00%	12.69%	9.40%	4.39	1.50	12.50%	2.00%	4.81%
FRPT	FRESHPET INC	$2.44B	17.00%	11.40%	9.32%	8.70%	0.46	6.18	41.10%	17.60%	14.36%
IBG	INNOVATION BEVERAGE GROUP LTD	$2.55M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.70	0.95	N/A	N/A	N/A
BNKK	BONK INC	$12.48M	-157.10%	-129.50%	-192.79%	-269.50%	0.15	1.28	58.50%	-797.00%	-780.20%
BLNE	BEELINE HOLDINGS INC	$35.54M	-56.90%	-44.10%	-41.61%	-85.70%	0.38	1.06	-11.10%	-329.20%	-233.05%
AIIR	AIR GLOBAL PLC	$1.11B	-1,357.10%	22.30%	15.23%	42.60%	2.45	1.94	56.10%	11.70%	22.29%
CHD	CHURCH & DWIGHT CO INC	$22.92B	17.40%	8.20%	13.74%	31.50%	1.15	1.22	45.10%	11.80%	16.81%
KLC	KINDERCARE LEARNING COMPANIES INC	$467.79M	-55.00%	-11.40%	-11.12%	-7.80%	6.31	0.74	21.00%	-15.50%	-12.08%
AGCC	AGENCIA COMERCIAL SPIRITS LTD	$518.05M	10.40%	3.80%	7.93%	17.80%	1.86	1.53	30.40%	9.80%	12.77%
OFRM	ONCE UPON A FARM PBC	$622.66M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.30	4.02	N/A	N/A	N/A
HIMS	HIMS & HERS HEALTH INC	$6.06B	-2.50%	-0.60%	-2.31%	-2.00%	4.08	1.69	71.70%	-0.60%	-1.61%
LND	BRASILAGRO - BRAZILIAN AGRICULTURAL REAL ESTATE CO	$376.85M	6.30%	3.70%	17.07%	13.10%	0.76	1.79	28.70%	11.70%	45.97%
BOF	BRANCHOUT FOOD INC	$57.59M	-138.90%	-47.10%	-75.47%	-40.50%	1.90	0.87	14.30%	-53.30%	-47.83%
TPB	TURNING POINT BRANDS INC	$1.68B	17.30%	7.70%	11.85%	14.60%	1.06	5.87	56.80%	11.50%	17.27%
WGRX	WELLGISTICS HEALTH INC	$120.87k	N/A	-182.80%	3,429.38%	-4,514.90%	-3.00	0.09	-49.50%	-545.70%	-506.12%
VITL	VITAL FARMS INC	$430.20M	14.50%	10.00%	18.14%	20.80%	0.49	1.77	35.20%	6.10%	8.66%
BYND	BEYOND MEAT INC	$365.38M	-54.60%	32.60%	55.95%	20.40%	-28.49	2.85	4.00%	76.40%	99.33%
LMNR	LIMONEIRA CO	$214.20M	-14.00%	-7.50%	-8.84%	-7.40%	0.84	1.16	-3.50%	-15.90%	-17.55%
CENT	CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO	$2.51B	10.70%	4.70%	9.04%	10.20%	1.27	3.45	32.20%	5.40%	8.98%
AGRZ	AGROZ INC	$5.91M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	2.30	1.27	N/A	N/A	N/A
AFRI	FORAFRIC GLOBAL PLC	$263.25M	N/A	-6.00%	2.06%	0.60%	-27.65	0.33	10.40%	-8.40%	0.46%
ENHA	ENHANCED GROUP INC	$335.13M	N/A	-16.40%	-12.18%	-16.40%	-1.08	0.99	N/A	N/A	N/A
BHST	BIOHARVEST SCIENCES INC	$72.31M	-88.00%	-29.30%	-15.35%	-18.80%	0.98	2.96	59.50%	-32.50%	-15.71%
BRFH	BARFRESH FOOD GROUP INC	$35.84M	-148.70%	-27.10%	-27.12%	-37.70%	7.84	1.07	19.20%	-15.30%	-14.55%
BTCT	BTC DIGITAL LTD	$10.28M	-23.50%	-22.40%	-24.03%	-27.40%	0.07	7.79	-22.50%	-64.50%	-64.09%
RYET	RUANYUN EDAI TECHNOLOGY INC	$28.01M	-123.90%	-40.70%	-60.63%	-92.30%	0.96	1.89	73.30%	-147.60%	-145.29%
EDBL	EDIBLE GARDEN AG INC	$1.14M	-381.60%	-170.90%	-204.04%	-133.50%	0.98	0.73	-10.00%	-254.60%	-148.13%
EDTK	SKILLFUL CRAFTSMAN EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY LTD	$15.61M	-35.20%	-22.70%	-46.39%	-28.40%	0.16	0.33	169.50%	-728.80%	-769.37%
EPSM	EPSIUM ENTERPRISE LTD	$15.18M	-15.30%	-12.50%	-13.00%	-16.60%	0.16	7.35	14.70%	-29.30%	-29.26%
HKPD	CELLYAN BIOTECHNOLOGY CO LTD	$5.45M	-13.40%	-7.10%	-9.98%	-7.70%	0.87	2.93	8.80%	-4.30%	-4.03%
JZ	JIANZHI EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO LTD	$2.11M	-43.80%	-15.20%	-28.42%	-50.40%	1.06	1.67	17.70%	-22.40%	-21.95%
RKDA	ARCADIA BIOSCIENCES INC	$2.20M	-219.40%	-132.00%	-235.35%	-221.30%	0.85	3.79	34.50%	-195.90%	-195.78%
EEIQ	EPICQUEST EDUCATION GROUP INTERNATIONAL LTD	$5.12M	-34.80%	-9.90%	-14.37%	-30.70%	1.29	1.83	66.30%	-27.20%	-27.13%
YI	111 INC	$42.04M	N/A	-3.80%	-23.58%	-675.10%	-2.43	1.08	5.70%	-0.80%	-0.45%
GNS	GENIUS GROUP LTD	$38.68M	-67.80%	-46.40%	-46.86%	-72.60%	0.45	0.86	34.20%	-658.90%	-610.73%
FAMI	FARMMI INC	$6.25M	-36.10%	-31.80%	-38.43%	-30.30%	0.19	9.35	2.90%	-189.80%	-188.34%
DDC	DDC ENTERPRISE LTD	$27.41M	-123.90%	-35.90%	-44.20%	-58.30%	1.70	0.88	31.40%	-123.30%	-117.35%
TANH	TANTECH HOLDINGS LTD	$2.61M	-26.00%	-23.50%	-29.51%	-36.10%	0.12	6.59	18.60%	-81.90%	-86.73%
GROV	GROVE COLLABORATIVE HOLDINGS INC	$48.33M	N/A	-19.70%	-32.14%	-23.40%	-2.51	1.28	54.10%	-6.40%	-4.80%
WVVI	WILLAMETTE VALLEY VINEYARDS INC	$13.35M	-4.50%	-2.90%	0.23%	0.20%	0.55	3.45	60.00%	-8.00%	0.57%
KVUE	KENVUE INC	$34.00B	15.20%	6.00%	12.37%	24.60%	1.53	0.98	58.40%	10.60%	16.96%
GSUN	GOLDEN SUN TECHNOLOGY GROUP LTD	$3.60M	-101.80%	-24.80%	-35.64%	-49.80%	1.63	1.20	2.30%	-14.30%	-13.39%
HCWC	HEALTHY CHOICE WELLNESS CORP	$7.57M	-116.40%	-20.70%	-35.76%	-20.30%	5.27	0.68	39.00%	-9.10%	-7.87%
ORIS	ORIENTAL RISE HOLDINGS LTD	$2.60M	0.90%	0.90%	1.12%	3.00%	0.04	19.94	10.80%	5.60%	7.19%
IH	IHUMAN INC	$79.73M	9.80%	7.00%	10.13%	78.10%	0.38	3.57	67.90%	11.80%	12.61%
KIDZ	CLASSOVER HOLDINGS INC	$1.90M	-281.10%	-60.20%	-108.65%	-63.80%	2.36	0.95	57.80%	-356.20%	-356.98%
LOCL	LOCAL BOUNTI CORPORATION	$32.14M	N/A	-16.60%	-13.16%	-5.80%	-3.33	1.62	11.80%	-138.60%	-103.92%

Consumer Staple Industries

Industry	Stocks	1d %	1w %	1m %	1y %	P/E ratio	P/B Ratio	ROE	ROA	ROCE	Upside/Downside	Consensus
Beverages - Brewers	6	+1.22%	-2.67%	-9.80%	-9.86%	51.65x	1.99x	+8.86%	+4.00%	+10.65%	+22.67%	Hold
Beverages - Non-Alcoholic	18	+1.78%	-0.52%	-3.69%	+15.79%	27.22x	6.86x	+37.79%	+11.41%	+19.57%	+15.34%	Buy
Beverages - Wineries & Distilleries	15	+1.42%	-1.89%	-6.46%	-57.32%	16.32x	3.01x	+21.43%	+6.23%	+10.84%	+111.20%	Strong Buy
Confectioners	4	+1.13%	-2.78%	-1.54%	+8.40%	31.62x	3.82x	+14.28%	+5.14%	+10.23%	+12.52%	Buy
Discount Stores	9	+0.24%	+0.23%	-2.82%	+1.92%	41.66x	9.26x	+24.80%	+8.61%	+20.64%	+15.84%	Buy
Education & Training Services	45	+0.57%	+3.45%	-0.57%	-20.23%	16.59x	2.12x	+11.25%	+7.77%	+13.21%	+25.52%	Buy
Farm Products	20	-0.58%	-0.55%	-5.95%	+4.23%	44.72x	1.43x	+4.79%	+2.38%	+5.98%	+14.76%	Buy
Food Distribution	11	+2.10%	+1.44%	-0.98%	+16.26%	25.40x	5.07x	+42.57%	+4.66%	+12.17%	+12.96%	Strong Buy
Grocery Stores	12	+3.20%	+1.02%	+0.68%	-16.45%	33.80x	4.16x	+13.35%	+2.97%	+6.98%	+32.63%	Buy
Household & Personal Products	30	+1.96%	-0.36%	+0.07%	-49.26%	9.58x	6.41x	+128.56%	+11.35%	+22.96%	+12.03%	Buy
Packaged Foods	64	+1.00%	-0.62%	-5.31%	-55.35%	5.41x	1.41x	-7.50%	+2.99%	+7.55%	+33.49%	Buy
Pharmaceutical Retailers	8	-2.47%	-4.26%	-16.19%	-93.85%	-3.55x	40.25x	-38.37%	-29.56%	-26.76%	+230.19%	Strong Buy
Tobacco	10	+1.38%	+0.76%	+1.71%	-37.04%	19.76x	9.91x	-110.63%	+15.43%	+31.05%	+14.99%	Buy

Consumer Staple Stocks FAQ

What are the best consumer staple stocks to buy right now in Jun 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 252 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: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: A.

Natures Sunshine Products (NASDAQ:NATR) has a Due Diligence Score of 38, which is 8 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 35.92% over the past year, overperforming other consumer staple stocks by 64 percentage points.

Natures Sunshine Products has an average 1 year price target of $33.00, an upside of 66.75% from Natures Sunshine Products's current stock price of $19.79.

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. American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI)

American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) is the #2 top consumer staple stock out of 252 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 American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: C.

American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) has a Due Diligence Score of 40, which is 10 points higher than the consumer staple sector average of 30. It passed 13 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. American Public Education has seen its stock return 87.03% over the past year, overperforming other consumer staple stocks by 115 percentage points.

American Public Education has an average 1 year price target of $61.00, an upside of 15.86% from American Public Education's current stock price of $52.65.

American Public Education stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 5 analysts covering American Public Education, 60% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 20% have issued a Buy, 20% have issued a Hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Herbalife (NYSE:HLF)

Herbalife (NYSE:HLF) is the #3 top consumer staple stock out of 252 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 Herbalife (NYSE:HLF) is: Value: A, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: A, and AI: B.

Herbalife (NYSE:HLF) has a Due Diligence Score of 38, which is 8 points higher than the consumer staple sector average of 30. It passed 12 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Herbalife has seen its stock return 53.63% over the past year, overperforming other consumer staple stocks by 82 percentage points.

Herbalife has an average 1 year price target of $18.00, an upside of 57.48% from Herbalife's current stock price of $11.43.

Herbalife stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts covering Herbalife, 50% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 50% 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 90 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 19.49%, which is 16 percentage points higher than the consumer staple sector average of 3.35%. 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 -79.2% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Conagra Brands (NYSE:CAG)

Conagra Brands (NYSE:CAG) has an annual dividend yield of 10.76%, which is 7 percentage points higher than the consumer staple sector average of 3.35%. 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 -1,555.6% 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 9.94%, which is 7 percentage points higher than the consumer staple sector average of 3.35%. Flowers Foods's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Flowers Foods's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Flowers Foods's dividend payout ratio of 275.4% 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 1.07% in the last day, and up 0.41% over the last week.

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

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 37 points higher than the consumer staple sector average of 20. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Herbalife's stock has gained 53.63% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the consumer staple sector by 82 percentage points.

2. Nu Skin Enterprises (NYSE:NUS)

Nu Skin Enterprises (NYSE:NUS) 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.

Nu Skin Enterprises has a valuation score of 43, which is 23 points higher than the consumer staple sector average of 20. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Nu Skin Enterprises's stock has dropped -30.98% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the consumer staple sector by -3 percentage points.

3. Afya (NASDAQ:AFYA)

Afya (NASDAQ:AFYA) 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.

Afya has a valuation score of 100, which is 80 points higher than the consumer staple sector average of 20. It passed 7 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Afya's stock has dropped -18.88% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the consumer staple sector by 9 percentage points.

Are consumer staple stocks a good buy now?

39.71% of consumer staple stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect consumer staple stocks to rise by 21.99% over the next year.

1.75% of consumer staple stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 15.2% of consumer staple stocks are rated B (Buy), 73.68% are rated C (Hold), 7.02% are rated D (Sell), and 2.34% 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 29.21x.

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