Sectors & IndustriesConsumer Defensive
Best Consumer Staple Stocks to Buy Now (2025)
Top consumer staple stocks in 2025 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
PM	PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL INC	$244.15B	-74.30%	12.60%	30.19%	21.70%	-6.56	0.83	66.40%	21.10%	31.19%
KHC	KRAFT HEINZ CO	$29.64B	-11.20%	-6.00%	-9.25%	-21.40%	0.97	1.07	34.30%	-20.80%	-26.66%
KO	COCA COLA CO	$285.63B	45.90%	11.80%	20.28%	20.80%	2.59	1.21	61.40%	25.90%	35.50%
SAM	BOSTON BEER CO INC	$2.47B	8.50%	6.20%	11.50%	15.60%	0.39	1.76	46.50%	3.90%	5.63%
COCO	VITA COCO COMPANY INC	$2.43B	23.70%	16.90%	25.66%	68.40%	0.42	3.51	36.10%	11.50%	14.25%
DAR	DARLING INGREDIENTS INC	$4.96B	2.30%	1.00%	3.20%	3.00%	1.21	1.50	22.90%	1.80%	5.21%
OTLY	OATLY GROUP AB	$424.14M	-141.10%	-23.40%	-40.29%	-17.80%	7.40	0.49	30.60%	-23.40%	-12.23%
ABEV	AMBEV SA	$33.88B	16.30%	9.80%	20.85%	75.90%	0.64	1.10	51.20%	16.10%	26.37%
ELF	ELF BEAUTY INC	$8.17B	15.10%	9.00%	14.87%	26.30%	0.64	3.05	71.20%	8.50%	12.13%
UNFI	UNITED NATURAL FOODS INC	$2.58B	-7.30%	-1.50%	-0.22%	-0.10%	3.90	1.32	13.30%	-0.40%	-0.03%
ANDE	ANDERSONS INC	$1.43B	6.00%	2.20%	6.49%	5.80%	1.35	2.01	6.10%	0.70%	1.33%
RAY	RAYTECH HOLDING LTD	$21.80M	15.30%	10.80%	13.68%	-165.80%	0.23	5.29	22.60%	10.50%	13.37%
CHGG	CHEGG INC	$154.53M	-367.30%	-99.60%	-265.21%	-101.60%	1.36	1.23	66.60%	-151.10%	-125.76%
FMX	MEXICAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INC	$33.08B	8.90%	3.20%	11.13%	11.50%	1.58	1.69	41.10%	3.40%	9.23%
CCU	UNITED BREWERIES CO INC	$2.19B	12.90%	4.80%	8.39%	7.90%	1.52	2.06	45.20%	6.10%	9.04%
EPSM	EPSIUM ENTERPRISE LTD	$498.62M	N/A	N/A	4.82%	N/A	0.30	4.44	12.80%	2.20%	3.19%
GO	GROCERY OUTLET HOLDING CORP	$1.52B	0.70%	0.30%	1.44%	1.20%	1.80	1.21	30.40%	0.20%	0.93%
DEO	DIAGEO PLC	$58.02B	22.30%	5.00%	8.68%	7.50%	3.26	1.63	60.10%	11.60%	16.56%
ABVE	ABOVE FOOD INGREDIENTS INC	$135.82M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	-1.98	0.23	N/A	N/A	N/A
YOUL	YOULIFE GROUP INC	$125.48M	N/A	-2.00%	2.32%	3.30%	-1.10	1.82	14.30%	-0.60%	0.61%
CL	COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO	$62.89B	679.70%	17.40%	38.37%	33.00%	23.39	0.89	60.60%	14.50%	20.52%
NWL	NEWELL BRANDS INC	$2.09B	-8.80%	-2.10%	0.38%	0.40%	3.28	1.12	34.20%	-3.30%	0.45%
JVA	COFFEE HOLDING CO INC	$25.63M	6.90%	4.70%	11.02%	9.60%	0.71	2.23	20.10%	2.10%	3.54%
EPC	EDGEWELL PERSONAL CARE CO	$938.11M	4.20%	1.70%	4.90%	7.30%	1.42	1.77	42.20%	2.90%	7.17%
BGS	B&G FOODS INC	$330.42M	-39.00%	-7.30%	-5.35%	-5.00%	4.86	2.94	21.40%	-12.00%	-7.69%
GOTU	GAOTU TECHEDU INC	$781.87M	-37.10%	-12.70%	-30.81%	-34.90%	2.66	1.11	67.20%	-12.80%	-12.67%
TGT	TARGET CORP	$40.49B	26.40%	6.80%	14.30%	10.40%	2.75	0.99	27.80%	3.70%	5.23%
IPAR	INTERPARFUMS INC	$3.02B	20.40%	10.90%	18.95%	24.60%	0.60	2.96	64.50%	11.00%	15.96%
HSY	HERSHEY CO	$39.04B	33.80%	11.50%	17.57%	19.40%	2.02	1.53	40.10%	13.50%	16.73%
WYHG	WING YIP FOOD HOLDINGS GROUP LTD	$69.46M	4.50%	3.60%	5.41%	10.10%	0.25	3.63	28.90%	4.90%	6.32%
TAL	TAL EDUCATION GROUP	$6.50B	2.80%	1.90%	3.89%	7.30%	0.60	2.25	54.00%	4.30%	6.28%
BRBR	BELLRING BRANDS INC	$4.45B	-99.60%	24.90%	52.23%	27.50%	-4.21	2.55	35.40%	10.30%	16.51%
JBS	JBS NV	$14.02B	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	3.87	1.54	N/A	N/A	N/A
PRMB	PRIMO BRANDS CORP	$8.36B	0.00%	0.00%	5.47%	7.90%	2.40	1.06	27.40%	0.00%	6.97%
PETS	PETMED EXPRESS INC	$52.47M	0.40%	0.20%	1.45%	31.00%	0.51	1.43	27.70%	0.10%	0.57%
PG	PROCTER & GAMBLE CO	$352.71B	30.80%	12.80%	23.53%	41.00%	1.40	0.70	51.20%	19.00%	24.90%
KMB	KIMBERLY CLARK CORP	$39.66B	216.10%	14.60%	34.03%	23.10%	12.09	0.78	35.20%	12.90%	17.30%
UL	UNILEVER PLC	$144.48B	29.20%	7.10%	17.38%	22.20%	3.15	0.77	14.70%	9.30%	14.80%
CALM	CAL-MAINE FOODS INC	$4.44B	52.40%	42.80%	56.99%	75.80%	0.18	6.84	43.50%	28.90%	37.91%
FRPT	FRESHPET INC	$2.44B	3.20%	2.10%	3.06%	2.90%	0.54	4.82	40.80%	3.20%	4.58%
STZ	CONSTELLATION BRANDS INC	$25.03B	16.60%	5.50%	11.04%	9.40%	1.82	1.08	51.70%	12.70%	21.52%
CAG	CONAGRA BRANDS INC	$8.85B	9.60%	4.10%	8.68%	13.00%	1.38	1.06	25.40%	7.40%	13.29%
RLX	RLX TECHNOLOGY INC	$3.71B	4.50%	4.30%	1.57%	2.30%	0.08	8.35	27.60%	22.30%	7.92%
MDLZ	MONDELEZ INTERNATIONAL INC	$78.93B	13.60%	5.20%	9.49%	19.00%	1.71	0.64	32.50%	9.80%	13.08%
CPB	CAMPBELL's CO	$8.91B	15.50%	3.90%	9.52%	11.80%	2.82	0.77	30.40%	5.90%	11.13%
KDP	KEURIG DR PEPPER INC	$35.12B	6.20%	2.90%	5.74%	16.10%	1.18	0.64	54.90%	9.70%	17.18%
BF.B	BROWN FORMAN CORP	$12.94B	21.80%	10.30%	17.43%	17.30%	1.05	2.79	59.00%	21.40%	29.46%
IPST	HERITAGE DISTILLING HOLDING COMPANY INC	$19.13M	N/A	-65.60%	-159.04%	-53.30%	-10.19	0.19	20.20%	-254.20%	-220.91%
IBG	INNOVATION BEVERAGE GROUP LTD	$5.22M	-159.30%	-52.00%	-105.10%	-134.30%	0.89	1.14	76.10%	-87.70%	-95.98%
PTNM	PITANIUM LTD	$236.37M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	2.17	1.26	N/A	N/A	N/A
HRL	HORMEL FOODS CORP	$13.07B	9.40%	5.60%	8.59%	13.80%	0.67	2.47	16.30%	6.30%	8.65%
BLNE	BEELINE HOLDINGS INC	$64.71M	-52.70%	-36.00%	-27.42%	-86.30%	0.24	1.22	74.10%	-317.40%	-253.80%
BRCC	BRC INC	$340.07M	-91.80%	-4.90%	0.08%	0.00%	18.77	1.29	37.60%	-2.90%	0.03%
HELE	HELEN OF TROY LTD	$476.93M	-48.20%	-23.60%	-34.70%	-37.20%	1.60	1.71	47.30%	-36.20%	-35.41%
CHD	CHURCH & DWIGHT CO INC	$21.34B	12.00%	6.00%	10.26%	21.90%	1.00	1.85	44.50%	8.70%	12.82%
SJM	J M SMUCKER CO	$11.21B	-22.00%	-7.90%	-6.50%	-9.20%	1.99	0.81	35.10%	-16.80%	-11.03%
EMPG	EMPRO GROUP INC	N/A	69.70%	19.70%	54.59%	42.70%	4.10	1.45	61.80%	13.70%	20.11%
KVUE	KENVUE INC	$32.32B	13.80%	5.40%	11.10%	23.20%	1.53	0.98	58.00%	9.40%	15.51%
GIS	GENERAL MILLS INC	$26.25B	31.40%	8.80%	17.08%	26.30%	2.47	0.66	34.30%	15.20%	22.34%
SPB	SPECTRUM BRANDS HOLDINGS INC	$1.25B	3.70%	2.00%	4.30%	7.50%	0.87	2.42	37.30%	2.60%	4.51%
BUD	ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV SA	$119.50B	8.90%	3.40%	8.75%	16.60%	1.48	0.64	55.70%	12.20%	26.64%
LXEH	LIXIANG EDUCATION HOLDING CO LTD	$758.34k	-16.20%	-5.40%	-6.08%	-11.40%	2.23	2.10	-9.30%	-75.10%	-66.36%
MKC	MCCORMICK & CO INC	$17.74B	12.80%	5.40%	10.92%	19.40%	1.30	0.71	38.20%	10.40%	16.29%
AMZE	AMAZE HOLDINGS INC	$12.14M	-21.50%	-15.30%	-9.18%	65.10%	0.40	0.05	88.60%	-738.20%	-615.12%
FCHL	FITNESS CHAMPS HOLDINGS LTD	N/A	N/A	N/A	47.46%	N/A	156.60	0.86	36.10%	4.10%	4.65%
COTY	COTY INC	$3.88B	-10.30%	-3.20%	-1.58%	-2.50%	2.25	0.77	64.80%	-6.50%	-2.52%
K	KELLANOVA	$28.81B	34.60%	8.50%	17.99%	21.50%	2.84	0.68	35.60%	10.60%	14.93%
WEST	WESTROCK COFFEE CO	$426.83M	-92.60%	-7.60%	-5.45%	-4.00%	11.11	1.18	16.70%	-9.60%	-5.19%
HAIN	HAIN CELESTIAL GROUP INC	$126.41M	-72.20%	-28.20%	-35.02%	-34.00%	2.38	1.91	21.40%	-34.00%	-29.77%
GNS	GENIUS GROUP LTD	$58.60M	-62.30%	-42.40%	-48.58%	-73.60%	0.28	2.16	28.10%	-602.30%	-612.67%
BTCT	BTC DIGITAL LTD	$18.72M	-7.90%	-6.90%	-4.82%	-8.90%	0.03	27.50	1.00%	-17.00%	-16.63%
EL	ESTEE LAUDER COMPANIES INC	$33.82B	-26.00%	-5.60%	-4.72%	-4.40%	4.15	1.30	74.00%	-7.90%	-4.77%
STKH	STEAKHOLDER FOODS LTD	$0.00	-135.20%	-89.20%	-155.49%	-134.00%	0.43	2.42	-120.00%	-80,300.00%	-77,510.00%
WGRX	WELLGISTICS HEALTH INC	$59.52M	-824.20%	-80.90%	-360.46%	-3,105.40%	58.90	0.32	4.20%	-242.60%	-226.95%
XXII	22ND CENTURY GROUP INC	$5.73M	-533.30%	-97.40%	-208.71%	-220.30%	2.98	0.77	-15.40%	-111.60%	-72.94%
AGRO	ADECOAGRO SA	$772.42M	2.60%	1.10%	4.83%	3.50%	1.36	1.90	19.30%	2.30%	8.54%
SCNX	SCIENTURE HOLDINGS INC	$12.32M	-24.90%	-19.70%	-18.74%	-487.70%	0.34	0.11	5.80%	-15,702.50%	-14,125.25%
YHC	LQR HOUSE INC	$8.76M	-323.50%	-223.20%	-186.27%	-912.50%	0.18	2.34	1.40%	-950.00%	-949.98%
GNLN	GREENLANE HOLDINGS INC	$5.66M	-132.30%	-59.30%	-70.64%	-91.60%	0.59	2.38	56.30%	-246.60%	-177.18%
TBBB	BBB FOODS INC	$2.77B	-3.40%	-0.60%	7.09%	4.50%	5.09	0.69	16.10%	-0.20%	1.34%
AGRI	AGRIFORCE GROWING SYSTEMS LTD	$4.79M	-291.20%	-126.20%	-405.35%	-2,803.60%	2.76	0.13	32.00%	-2,056.10%	-2,056.12%
BSLK	BOLT PROJECTS HOLDINGS INC	$7.83M	N/A	-95.20%	468.91%	-64.00%	-1.45	0.37	1.60%	-375.60%	-321.69%
ALCO	ALICO INC	$256.12M	-85.40%	-50.20%	-95.49%	-51.60%	0.84	9.38	-465.30%	-355.10%	-441.99%
LMNR	LIMONEIRA CO	$268.02M	-5.50%	-3.20%	-3.55%	-3.10%	0.64	1.80	5.60%	-6.00%	-6.05%
DNUT	KRISPY KREME INC	$583.10M	-1.90%	-0.70%	1.89%	2.20%	1.78	0.35	25.10%	-1.40%	3.12%
KIDZ	CLASSOVER HOLDINGS INC	$25.60M	N/A	-27.60%	-26.14%	-29.10%	7.17	1.31	52.60%	-137.60%	-134.99%
BYND	BEYOND MEAT INC	$150.65M	N/A	-23.30%	-27.25%	-9.10%	-1.99	3.39	11.60%	-49.70%	-48.42%
AFRI	FORAFRIC GLOBAL PLC	$231.35M	-230.30%	-8.80%	-25.40%	-6.10%	-143.91	0.37	10.00%	-8.90%	-3.60%
IH	IHUMAN INC	$153.01M	11.60%	7.90%	12.23%	156.40%	0.38	3.55	68.00%	12.50%	13.57%
PAVS	PARANOVUS ENTERTAINMENT TECHNOLOGY LTD	$71.38M	-52.90%	-36.50%	-26.17%	-14,057.00%	0.27	1.12	12.60%	-11,033.00%	-10,667.01%
SHOT	SAFETY SHOT INC	$56.79M	-294.70%	-118.60%	-74.32%	-493.10%	0.82	1.16	-174.90%	-5,193.50%	-4,532.65%
ORIS	ORIENTAL RISE HOLDINGS LTD	$3.50M	3.10%	3.00%	3.06%	7.60%	0.03	24.81	26.20%	13.90%	14.34%
SLSN	SOLESENCE INC	$256.55M	33.00%	9.70%	17.04%	14.10%	2.30	1.72	28.10%	8.10%	9.90%
STG	SUNLANDS TECHNOLOGY GROUP	$104.94M	53.70%	16.30%	29.21%	41.10%	1.72	1.02	84.70%	17.40%	18.83%
GV	VISIONARY HOLDINGS INC	$6.34M	-51.90%	-10.00%	-24.51%	-5.40%	5.48	0.03	21.90%	-114.50%	-50.69%
TANH	TANTECH HOLDINGS LTD	$2.03M	-2.50%	-2.30%	0.12%	0.20%	0.11	10.02	20.80%	-7.50%	0.37%
NAII	NATURAL ALTERNATIVES INTERNATIONAL INC	$17.54M	-17.80%	-8.70%	-7.98%	-5.40%	1.22	2.06	7.20%	-10.50%	-7.57%
MTEX	MANNATECH INC	N/A	-48.60%	-10.70%	-24.57%	-26.90%	4.50	1.11	75.80%	-3.50%	-2.73%
BEDU	BRIGHT SCHOLAR EDUCATION HOLDINGS LTD	$63.79M	-203.80%	-53.10%	-466.53%	-74.90%	3.90	0.68	22.00%	-139.70%	-138.78%
IMG	CIMG INC	$46.48M	-238.60%	-105.40%	-66.71%	-175.40%	0.23	5.25	11.70%	-1,045.90%	-1,044.95%

Consumer Staple Industries

Industry	Stocks	1d %	1w %	1m %	1y %	P/E ratio	P/B Ratio	ROE	ROA	ROCE	Upside/Downside	Consensus
Beverages - Brewers	6	+1.24%	+0.30%	+1.85%	-11.92%	36.11x	1.55x	+10.15%	+4.52%	+11.15%	+10.64%	Hold
Beverages - Non-Alcoholic	16	+1.56%	+1.68%	+0.61%	+2.57%	28.49x	6.69x	+35.84%	+9.86%	+17.39%	+13.42%	Buy
Beverages - Wineries & Distilleries	14	+1.13%	+6.98%	-25.00%	-45.56%	26.31x	3.46x	+20.20%	+5.60%	+10.16%	+19.25%	Strong Buy
Confectioners	4	-1.23%	+1.02%	+1.84%	+3.09%	23.38x	3.83x	+20.02%	+7.30%	+12.16%	+1.76%	Buy
Discount Stores	9	+1.39%	+0.76%	-3.26%	+4.84%	40.31x	8.81x	+24.83%	+8.49%	+20.16%	+16.85%	Buy
Education & Training Services	45	-3.97%	-8.27%	-6.50%	+31.85%	21.59x	2.55x	+4.47%	+7.54%	+11.90%	+11.29%	Strong Buy
Farm Products	21	-1.22%	-0.24%	-5.74%	-14.51%	20.09x	1.26x	+8.54%	+5.19%	+9.77%	+11.13%	Hold
Food Distribution	12	-0.61%	-0.37%	-1.30%	-14.90%	26.99x	4.96x	+48.44%	+4.85%	+12.69%	+18.14%	Strong Buy
Grocery Stores	11	-1.21%	-2.58%	-8.88%	+4.14%	19.72x	3.59x	+27.35%	+5.74%	+11.53%	+46.64%	Buy
Household & Personal Products	33	-0.97%	-0.49%	-4.23%	-14.30%	21.21x	6.80x	+105.41%	+10.61%	+21.30%	+15.03%	Buy
Packaged Foods	63	-0.51%	-1.71%	-5.35%	-26.01%	12.47x	1.74x	+8.88%	+3.91%	+8.69%	+34.71%	Buy
Pharmaceutical Retailers	6	+0.01%	-0.15%	-14.34%	-48.92%	8.26x	1.83x	-109.71%	-13.39%	-44.34%	+52.12%	Hold
Tobacco	10	+0.57%	-3.33%	-6.22%	-89.97%	25.08x	9.52x	-102.36%	+13.15%	+27.54%	+16.41%	Buy

Consumer Staple Stocks FAQ

What are the best consumer staple stocks to buy right now in Oct 2025?

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 250 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: B.

Natures Sunshine Products (NASDAQ:NATR) has a Due Diligence Score of 36, which is 5 points higher than the consumer staple sector average of 31. It passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Natures Sunshine Products has seen its stock return 10.99% over the past year, overperforming other consumer staple stocks by 41 percentage points.

Natures Sunshine Products has an average 1 year price target of $20.50, an upside of 38.14% from Natures Sunshine Products's current stock price of $14.84.

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. Udemy (NASDAQ:UDMY)

Udemy (NASDAQ:UDMY) is the #2 top consumer staple stock out of 250 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 Udemy (NASDAQ:UDMY) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Udemy (NASDAQ:UDMY) has a Due Diligence Score of 22, which is -9 points lower than the consumer staple sector average of 31. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates UDMY as a "A".It passed 7 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Udemy has seen its stock lose -9.7% over the past year, overperforming other consumer staple stocks by 21 percentage points.

Udemy has an average 1 year price target of $10.17, an upside of 51.75% from Udemy's current stock price of $6.70.

Udemy stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 6 analysts covering Udemy, 33.33% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 33.33% have issued a Buy, 33.33% have issued a Hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Afya (NASDAQ:AFYA)

Afya (NASDAQ:AFYA) is the #3 top consumer staple stock out of 250 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 Afya (NASDAQ:AFYA) is: Value: A, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Afya (NASDAQ:AFYA) has a Due Diligence Score of 42, which is 11 points higher than the consumer staple sector average of 31. It passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Afya has seen its stock lose -8.38% over the past year, overperforming other consumer staple stocks by 22 percentage points.

Afya has an average 1 year price target of $19.17, an upside of 28.04% from Afya's current stock price of $14.97.

Afya stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Afya, 66.67% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 33.33% 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 81 consumer staple stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 consumer staple stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. New Oriental Education & Technology Group (NYSE:EDU)

New Oriental Education & Technology Group (NYSE:EDU) has an annual dividend yield of N/A, which is N/A percentage points lower than the consumer staple sector average of 2.91%. New Oriental Education & Technology Group's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. New Oriental Education & Technology Group's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

New Oriental Education & Technology Group's dividend payout ratio of 0% 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 13.8%, which is 11 percentage points higher than the consumer staple sector average of 2.91%. 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 -26.9% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Conagra Brands (NYSE:CAG)

Conagra Brands (NYSE:CAG) has an annual dividend yield of 7.57%, which is 5 percentage points higher than the consumer staple sector average of 2.91%. 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 78.7% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are consumer staple stocks down?

Consumer staple stocks were down -0.71% in the last day, and down -1.82% over the last week. Helen Of Troy was the among the top losers in the consumer defensive sector, dropping -24.99% yesterday.

Helen of Troy shares are trading lower after the company reported Q2 financial results and issued Q3 and FY26 adjusted EPS guidance below estimates.

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. Dingdong (NYSE:DDL)

Dingdong (NYSE:DDL) 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.

Dingdong has a valuation score of 43, which is 18 points higher than the consumer staple sector average of 25. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Dingdong's stock has dropped -43.79% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the consumer staple sector by -13 percentage points.

2. Nomad Foods (NYSE:NOMD)

Nomad Foods (NYSE:NOMD) 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.

Nomad Foods has a valuation score of 71, which is 46 points higher than the consumer staple sector average of 25. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Nomad Foods's stock has dropped -29.07% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the consumer staple sector by 1 percentage points.

3. Lifevantage (NASDAQ:LFVN)

Lifevantage (NASDAQ:LFVN) 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.

Lifevantage has a valuation score of 86, which is 61 points higher than the consumer staple sector average of 25. It passed 6 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Lifevantage's stock has dropped -23.05% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the consumer staple sector by 7 percentage points.

Are consumer staple stocks a good buy now?

38.06% of consumer staple stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect consumer staple stocks to rise by 18.72% over the next year.

3.21% of consumer staple stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 14.97% of consumer staple stocks are rated B (Buy), 68.98% are rated C (Hold), 8.56% are rated D (Sell), and 4.28% 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 29.43x.

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