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
NOMD	NOMAD FOODS LTD	$1.53B	4.90%	2.00%	5.84%	11.60%	1.53	1.10	26.90%	4.20%	10.44%
SKIN	SKINHEALTH SYSTEMS INC	$91.10M	-47.90%	-5.80%	0.50%	0.50%	7.76	1.76	66.40%	-9.80%	0.55%
NUS	NU SKIN ENTERPRISES INC	$237.06M	-29.40%	-16.20%	-1.23%	-1.00%	1.07	1.98	69.20%	-15.70%	-0.78%
CHGG	CHEGG INC	$84.71M	-41.90%	-18.80%	-38.29%	-32.00%	0.92	1.17	58.00%	-20.00%	-19.42%
YHC	LQR HOUSE INC	$1.80M	-65.90%	-32.40%	-14.53%	-72.50%	1.60	0.96	6.50%	-1,589.20%	-1,567.39%
KDP	KEURIG DR PEPPER INC	$42.97B	5.60%	2.10%	4.34%	12.80%	2.16	0.48	49.40%	7.10%	14.66%
KHC	KRAFT HEINZ CO	$28.78B	-8.40%	-4.30%	-4.62%	-9.60%	1.03	1.06	33.40%	-13.60%	-11.95%
MGPI	MGP INGREDIENTS INC	$317.57M	-35.10%	-20.50%	-27.38%	-27.70%	0.79	6.99	35.50%	-48.20%	-53.74%
WMT	WALMART INC	$865.41B	22.70%	7.60%	17.53%	15.10%	1.93	0.77	25.20%	3.00%	4.25%
GOTU	GAOTU TECHEDU INC	$484.21M	-26.90%	-5.80%	-18.65%	-17.70%	5.03	0.86	67.50%	-5.00%	-5.09%
SAM	BOSTON BEER CO INC	$1.76B	-8.90%	-5.80%	-10.91%	-15.40%	0.76	1.05	48.90%	-3.60%	-4.31%
GO	GROCERY OUTLET HOLDING CORP	$1.16B	-40.10%	-12.30%	-14.42%	-9.80%	2.67	1.29	30.00%	-8.00%	-7.89%
SKIL	SKILLSOFT CORP	$44.68M	N/A	-18.80%	-21.22%	-23.70%	-9.22	0.87	77.80%	-36.10%	-24.46%
IPAR	INTERPARFUMS INC	$3.59B	19.20%	10.90%	19.68%	24.10%	0.46	3.31	63.80%	11.20%	15.76%
ALCO	ALICO INC	$292.74M	1.50%	0.80%	2.23%	1.90%	0.90	7.96	-72.10%	9.00%	24.99%
SFD	SMITHFIELD FOODS INC	$8.00B	15.60%	8.90%	13.71%	16.50%	0.72	2.56	13.40%	6.80%	8.91%
FLO	FLOWERS FOODS INC	$1.27B	4.10%	1.30%	5.06%	5.00%	2.16	0.77	48.60%	1.10%	3.07%
PRE	PRENETICS GLOBAL LTD	$416.46M	-34.20%	-25.80%	-40.07%	-41.70%	0.65	4.04	63.80%	-33.70%	-33.68%
TAP	MOLSON COORS BEVERAGE CO	$6.90B	-22.60%	-10.00%	-12.80%	-25.90%	1.38	0.88	37.00%	-20.80%	-22.11%
FRPT	FRESHPET INC	$3.06B	16.70%	11.30%	9.98%	9.10%	0.46	6.05	41.40%	17.30%	14.63%
BF.B	BROWN FORMAN CORP	$12.04B	17.80%	8.90%	15.08%	15.50%	0.97	3.26	46.80%	14.20%	19.66%
MDLZ	MONDELEZ INTERNATIONAL INC	$79.63B	13.50%	4.90%	9.51%	18.50%	1.67	0.60	31.10%	8.90%	11.90%
MKC	MCCORMICK & CO INC	$13.55B	24.90%	10.70%	15.55%	33.60%	1.27	0.78	38.60%	21.40%	27.18%
TSN	TYSON FOODS INC	$18.70B	3.20%	1.60%	4.14%	5.40%	0.96	1.43	6.10%	1.00%	2.16%
UTI	UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE INC	$1.12B	10.20%	4.00%	7.02%	6.30%	1.61	1.30	48.10%	3.90%	5.56%
WEST	WESTROCK COFFEE CO	$765.40M	N/A	-5.60%	-1.20%	-0.80%	-26.98	0.97	12.50%	-4.90%	-0.68%
PG	PROCTER & GAMBLE CO	$339.67B	29.90%	12.60%	24.09%	41.20%	1.34	0.68	50.20%	18.40%	24.31%
ACI	ALBERTSONS COMPANIES INC	$6.17B	2.90%	0.20%	3.20%	2.00%	15.69	0.84	27.00%	0.10%	0.72%
HCWC	HEALTHY CHOICE WELLNESS CORP	$9.78M	-179.40%	-30.90%	-62.42%	-33.10%	6.92	0.51	38.60%	-13.30%	-12.17%
WYHG	WING YIP FOOD HOLDINGS GROUP LTD	$51.97M	4.80%	3.80%	5.42%	10.10%	0.25	4.77	29.20%	5.90%	7.52%
HIMS	HIMS & HERS HEALTH INC	$6.72B	-30.00%	-5.50%	-7.63%	-8.40%	10.20	0.93	68.40%	-5.50%	-6.35%
TR	TOOTSIE ROLL INDUSTRIES INC	$2.92B	10.20%	7.60%	11.26%	15.90%	0.33	2.89	34.50%	13.00%	17.68%
BYAH	PARK HA BIOLOGICAL TECHNOLOGY CO LTD	$1.60M	-113.00%	-82.00%	-98.37%	-133.20%	0.39	3.37	94.90%	-214.20%	-210.61%
CHD	CHURCH & DWIGHT CO INC	$22.43B	17.80%	8.20%	13.49%	32.30%	1.09	1.15	45.60%	12.00%	16.85%
RDGT	RIDGETECH INC	$743.53k	-3.60%	-1.90%	-3.12%	-7.10%	0.69	2.31	3.60%	-0.90%	-0.97%
COE	51TALK ONLINE EDUCATION GROUP	$72.82M	N/A	-27.30%	49.03%	26.70%	-2.94	0.62	73.40%	-15.70%	-14.22%
HRL	HORMEL FOODS CORP	$11.54B	4.30%	2.60%	5.26%	8.20%	0.69	1.88	15.70%	2.80%	4.95%
MZTI	MARZETTI CO	$2.81B	18.50%	13.60%	17.75%	30.00%	0.52	1.56	24.70%	9.90%	12.63%
HAIN	HAIN CELESTIAL GROUP INC	$54.60M	-106.50%	-23.00%	-96.36%	-36.80%	6.04	0.50	20.10%	-22.50%	-18.48%
PPC	PILGRIMS PRIDE CORP	$7.20B	14.90%	5.40%	13.10%	12.10%	1.67	1.36	9.60%	3.00%	5.18%
UVV	UNIVERSAL CORP	$1.12B	1.30%	0.60%	5.95%	4.30%	1.16	2.57	16.80%	0.70%	4.51%
CELH	CELSIUS HOLDINGS INC	$7.20B	5.00%	1.20%	4.75%	10.50%	1.84	1.80	48.80%	2.00%	6.43%
CPB	CAMPBELL's CO	$6.34B	15.30%	4.00%	9.21%	11.80%	2.76	0.87	28.80%	6.10%	11.31%
CLX	CLOROX CO	$10.80B	-1,893.50%	9.30%	18.06%	17.70%	83.80	0.66	42.30%	8.70%	13.50%
LMNR	LIMONEIRA CO	$242.61M	-29.60%	-14.10%	-18.72%	-14.20%	1.05	1.51	-5.10%	-33.20%	-39.72%
OFRM	ONCE UPON A FARM PBC	$713.00M	-91.60%	-6.10%	-4.45%	-8.80%	0.31	4.01	41.20%	-3.30%	-2.41%
DDL	DINGDONG (CAYMAN) LTD	$481.23M	47.00%	7.50%	34.29%	25.40%	4.67	1.23	28.70%	4.20%	4.26%
KIDZ	KIDZ AI INC	$2.50M	-167.80%	-59.30%	-82.48%	-75.50%	0.41	3.89	58.80%	-338.50%	-341.72%
EDBL	EDIBLE GARDEN AG INC	$2.83M	-236.80%	-109.80%	-105.11%	-109.00%	3.97	0.73	-10.00%	-170.40%	-139.77%
SUJA	SUJA LIFE INC	$212.91M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1.96	1.53	N/A	N/A	N/A
RLX	RLX TECHNOLOGY INC	$2.14B	6.20%	5.60%	3.87%	5.60%	0.08	10.61	32.30%	20.20%	12.58%
TPB	TURNING POINT BRANDS INC	$1.45B	11.90%	5.70%	9.22%	12.00%	0.93	5.67	59.20%	8.80%	13.94%
ZVIA	ZEVIA PBC	$99.78M	-19.70%	-15.30%	-28.16%	-167.30%	0.70	1.90	47.70%	-5.50%	-5.52%
DNUT	KRISPY KREME INC	$555.20M	-14.10%	-3.60%	-1.41%	-1.40%	2.82	0.36	24.90%	-6.20%	-1.83%
BYND	BEYOND MEAT INC	$177.27M	-132.40%	42.20%	70.02%	30.70%	8.86	2.63	3.10%	95.80%	121.08%
YSG	YATSEN HOLDING LTD	$242.01M	-7.20%	-5.40%	-5.97%	-9.80%	0.47	3.70	77.40%	-4.60%	-4.36%
AGCC	AGENCIA COMERCIAL SPIRITS LTD	$479.55M	10.40%	3.80%	7.93%	17.80%	1.86	1.53	30.40%	9.80%	12.77%
LWAY	LIFEWAY FOODS INC	$372.68M	12.70%	9.30%	14.38%	20.70%	0.57	2.09	25.60%	4.50%	6.52%
JBS	JBS NV	$13.40B	13.20%	2.50%	10.90%	8.10%	4.47	1.53	11.80%	1.20%	4.09%
JZ	JIANZHI EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO LTD	$2.38M	-40.60%	-22.70%	-21.98%	-42.50%	0.36	3.58	16.30%	-28.30%	-27.97%
MF	MINDFORGE INC	$16.58M	-46.60%	-43.40%	-36.08%	-91.40%	0.04	20.55	0.30%	-55.10%	-56.23%
SNDL	SNDL INC	$340.67M	-2.00%	-1.70%	-2.07%	-2.60%	0.21	4.76	26.20%	-2.30%	-2.68%
CALM	CAL-MAINE FOODS INC	$3.52B	11.80%	10.10%	12.52%	14.60%	0.18	7.70	23.10%	10.90%	12.48%
MSS	MAISON SOLUTIONS INC	$1.05M	-116.90%	-16.10%	-19.32%	-13.30%	8.38	0.67	20.20%	-10.60%	-9.05%
KLC	KINDERCARE LEARNING COMPANIES INC	$282.07M	-71.80%	-13.00%	-13.45%	-9.40%	6.30	0.75	19.20%	-17.20%	-14.48%
PLAG	PLANET GREEN HOLDINGS CORP	$9.76M	N/A	-228.90%	964.87%	-2,908.00%	-3.30	0.30	10.20%	-308.00%	-306.05%
PAVS	PARANOVUS ENTERTAINMENT TECHNOLOGY LTD	$348.62k	-45.90%	-35.20%	-32.66%	-256.10%	0.12	8.18	16.50%	-87.20%	-76.92%
NCRA	NOCERA INC	$4.89M	-244.50%	-62.20%	-64.47%	-78.70%	0.51	9.42	2.00%	-74.30%	-70.93%
ENHA	ENHANCED GROUP INC	$612.74M	N/A	-53.00%	-2,839.72%	-58.70%	13.82	0.89	-194.00%	-492.30%	-491.12%
VITL	VITAL FARMS INC	$430.60M	0.00%	0.00%	0.78%	0.70%	0.77	1.10	28.10%	0.00%	0.36%
WAFU	WAH FU EDUCATION GROUP LTD	$6.04M	-10.70%	-7.40%	-8.67%	-45.70%	0.32	4.12	29.10%	-17.40%	-15.49%
LOCL	LOCAL BOUNTI CORPORATION	$29.93M	N/A	-16.50%	-13.23%	-5.70%	-3.05	1.07	10.60%	-130.50%	-97.25%
LSF	LAIRD SUPERFOOD INC	$43.32M	-34.40%	-6.50%	-6.40%	-52.20%	2.22	3.05	32.40%	-5.10%	-9.76%
SOWG	SOW GOOD INC	$65.32M	-1,652.00%	-490.70%	772.99%	-885.60%	-1.08	0.07	22.50%	928.90%	924.01%
JVA	COFFEE HOLDING CO INC	$23.80M	16.20%	11.60%	18.16%	17.50%	0.30	4.14	18.60%	4.90%	5.99%
HKPD	CELLYAN BIOTECHNOLOGY CO LTD	$2.04M	-15.60%	-10.20%	-10.31%	-10.70%	0.34	3.86	10.30%	-8.50%	-7.40%
UG	UNITED GUARDIAN INC	$32.90M	22.20%	19.10%	26.11%	31.10%	0.17	7.32	46.90%	22.00%	27.62%
GNLN	GREENLANE HOLDINGS INC	$1.93M	-314.90%	-269.20%	-477.74%	-481.80%	0.26	2.36	-430.00%	-4,143.40%	-4,145.11%
GSUN	GOLDEN SUN TECHNOLOGY GROUP LTD	$2.26M	-234.90%	-19.00%	-31.99%	-32.40%	1.32	1.02	1.80%	-9.80%	-9.05%
MTEX	MANNATECH INC	$15.44M	N/A	-24.40%	51.41%	45.30%	-6.53	1.15	76.10%	-6.90%	5.08%
GNS	GENIUS GROUP LTD	$25.25M	-67.80%	-46.40%	-46.86%	-72.60%	0.45	0.86	34.20%	-658.90%	-610.73%
RMCF	ROCKY MOUNTAIN CHOCOLATE FACTORY INC	$8.46M	-100.50%	-26.20%	-34.64%	-21.10%	3.65	1.13	23.10%	-19.80%	-16.00%
GROV	GROVE COLLABORATIVE HOLDINGS INC	$43.56M	N/A	-15.20%	-22.32%	-16.30%	-2.48	1.26	53.60%	-5.00%	-3.35%
YI	111 INC	$30.78M	N/A	-3.80%	-23.58%	-675.10%	-2.43	1.08	5.70%	-0.80%	-0.45%
YOUL	YOULIFE GROUP INC	$32.70M	12.10%	6.60%	7.82%	14.80%	0.67	2.02	10.40%	2.30%	3.28%
YQ	17 EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY GROUP INC	$41.55M	-39.90%	-21.30%	-41.68%	-393.90%	1.20	1.77	61.20%	-46.60%	-46.59%
BOF	BRANCHOUT FOOD INC	$59.12M	-154.00%	-51.10%	-78.60%	-46.00%	2.87	1.03	9.60%	-56.80%	-52.32%
TWG	TOP WEALTH GROUP HOLDING LTD	$8.33M	6.30%	6.10%	3.87%	11.10%	0.02	17.44	72.50%	32.30%	32.33%
FCHL	FITNESS CHAMPS HOLDINGS LTD	$1.24M	-355.50%	-134.80%	-142.91%	-2,455.20%	0.44	3.95	23.70%	-111.60%	-111.41%
IH	IHUMAN INC	$60.31M	7.50%	5.40%	7.93%	23.70%	0.38	3.50	67.50%	9.40%	9.85%
FAMI	FARMMI INC	$712.88k	-69.90%	-52.20%	-88.80%	-59.60%	0.26	5.64	-6.10%	-494.80%	-493.26%
EPSM	EPSIUM ENTERPRISE LTD	$18.01M	-15.30%	-12.50%	-13.00%	-16.60%	0.16	7.35	14.70%	-29.30%	-29.26%
EDTK	SKILLFUL CRAFTSMAN EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY LTD	$14.98M	-82.80%	-71.40%	-124.35%	-81.30%	0.26	0.17	50.50%	-60,136.20%	-59,786.11%
TULP	BLOOMIA HOLDINGS INC	$16.24M	-56.00%	-4.70%	-3.67%	-2.40%	15.76	1.26	17.50%	-9.80%	-6.31%
LND	BRASILAGRO - BRAZILIAN AGRICULTURAL REAL ESTATE CO	$370.69M	6.30%	3.70%	17.07%	13.10%	0.76	1.79	28.70%	11.70%	45.97%
UCFI	CN HEALTHY FOOD TECH GROUP CORP	$287.81M	36.90%	17.00%	54.68%	-145.00%	0.51	2.35	72.60%	24.60%	42.30%
DIT	AMCON DISTRIBUTING CO	$63.23M	1.60%	0.50%	4.22%	2.80%	2.46	2.75	6.30%	0.10%	0.43%
AMBO	AMBOW EDUCATION HOLDING LTD	$5.89M	-2.90%	-1.20%	-2.12%	-2.30%	1.23	2.44	55.20%	-2.60%	-3.40%
PETS	PETMED EXPRESS INC	$36.20M	-91.70%	-35.10%	-128.30%	1,145.00%	1.77	0.68	27.90%	-17.30%	-17.60%
UTZ	UTZ BRANDS INC	$2.05B	-4.10%	-1.00%	0.97%	1.60%	2.10	1.06	20.70%	-2.00%	1.62%

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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