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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MYND
MYNDAI INC
$0.8325,00011.61%0.930.890.740.800.9747.2930.1838.450.000.390.040.06-0.020.57
LOCL
LOCAL BOUNTI CORPORATION
$2.9935,300443.08%2.952.922.662.552.4656.3630.2736.0010.308.100.100.11-0.010.33
RKDA
ARCADIA BIOSCIENCES INC
$4.08158,000-97.44%3.613.603.854.204.1759.5829.3834.3154.5938.450.03-0.070.090.89
UG
UNITED GUARDIAN INC
$7.552,500-7.41%7.707.808.008.218.8941.966.877.7235.9636.89-0.15-0.13-0.020.25
RMCF
ROCKY MOUNTAIN CHOCOLATE FACTORY INC
$1.6750,000-36.71%1.661.701.581.531.6051.2424.1024.9928.5025.890.020.03-0.000.27
PETZ
TDH HOLDINGS INC
$1.1611,000-64.52%1.111.111.061.031.1058.7360.8955.9580.9476.780.020.020.001.07
KAVL
KAIVAL BRANDS INNOVATIONS GROUP INC
$0.61616,00011.19%0.520.540.670.600.7052.5559.8355.1297.8697.76-0.03-0.050.020.39
PHH
PARK HA BIOLOGICAL TECHNOLOGY CO LTD
$0.45430,000-12.24%0.480.480.537.93N/A31.1916.3426.9448.4668.85-0.17-0.250.08-0.41
SBEV
SPLASH BEVERAGE GROUP INC
$2.3645,600132.65%2.382.241.942.584.2057.4828.7237.388.7019.170.120.120.000.67
VSTA
VASTA PLATFORM LTD
$4.94166,0002,534.92%4.954.924.554.363.8964.8779.7483.256.595.500.110.14-0.020.29
GROV
GROVE COLLABORATIVE HOLDINGS INC
$1.5373,000-51.97%1.511.511.491.391.4054.2365.4067.5170.6667.380.010.010.000.75
VSA
TCTM KIDS IT EDUCATION INC
$2.7849,000-47.87%3.073.072.371.731.1148.9558.4660.650.470.310.140.24-0.10-0.08
PLAG
PLANET GREEN HOLDINGS CORP
$1.9919,600-74.04%1.841.851.781.711.8060.0866.9651.3681.1158.650.040.030.010.90
LND
BRASILAGRO - BRAZILIAN AGRICULTURAL REAL ESTATE CO
$3.729,900-68.77%3.803.843.833.833.7941.5013.7910.4721.7911.67-0.03-0.01-0.020.43
MSS
MAISON SOLUTIONS INC
$0.84695,000-47.67%0.990.970.930.921.0241.791.893.420.005.38-0.010.01-0.020.82
FEDU
FOUR SEASONS EDUCATION (CAYMAN) INC
$14.341,500N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A0.36
DTCK
DAVIS COMMODITIES LTD
$0.7682,00036.67%0.790.830.820.810.8339.7419.8525.2727.3937.33-0.02-0.01-0.010.59
SOWG
SOW GOOD INC
$0.7729,200-43.85%0.800.820.790.811.3546.8821.3925.3523.4933.980.000.00-0.001.60
WAFU
WAH FU EDUCATION GROUP LTD
$2.0775,600-48.22%1.971.871.631.531.6070.1774.8572.9989.1185.270.130.110.010.78
EDBL
EDIBLE GARDEN AG INC
$2.2282,000-6.82%1.931.871.972.433.2871.4086.8380.21100.0093.890.03-0.020.051.44
WVVI
WILLAMETTE VALLEY VINEYARDS INC
$3.583,600-77.50%3.613.864.314.885.2140.0823.1323.4565.0260.69-0.25-0.260.000.02
LSF
LAIRD SUPERFOOD INC
$5.4267,000104.89%5.675.815.946.316.4436.4312.9417.7611.5618.27-0.10-0.08-0.030.96
EDTK
SKILLFUL CRAFTSMAN EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY LTD
$1.072,400-58.62%1.091.081.050.991.0149.8925.5633.9217.5524.060.010.01-0.010.41
ATPC
AGAPE ATP CORP
$1.209,600-15.04%1.211.251.291.411.4042.5931.4632.1047.5045.18-0.04-0.03-0.010.25
BOF
BRANCHOUT FOOD INC
$2.1041,60065.08%2.112.182.192.242.1343.1650.5852.6366.5868.88-0.04-0.04-0.000.63
BON
BON NATURAL LIFE LTD
$2.10179,000280.85%2.001.961.641.5710.6869.2864.4660.7248.0442.300.110.12-0.000.23
COOT
AUSTRALIAN OILSEEDS HOLDINGS LTD
$0.84309,00040.45%0.690.620.580.630.8972.8290.2383.4092.3375.140.050.030.020.17
DIT
AMCON DISTRIBUTING CO
$115.003000.00%116.07116.24114.35112.64118.8248.0679.0585.9537.3861.570.310.48-0.160.33
YI
111 INC
$4.8032,00055.34%4.655.015.976.837.1636.0535.2623.88100.0073.67-0.40-0.450.061.09
AMBO
AMBOW EDUCATION HOLDING LTD
$5.753,680,00058,312.70%3.803.793.483.102.8479.8659.3944.9643.4823.480.200.100.100.13
FAMI
FARMMI INC
$1.839,400-30.88%1.911.911.781.812.1847.2515.9421.484.145.490.020.04-0.020.86
HCWC
HEALTHY CHOICE WELLNESS CORP
$0.6398,000-19.67%0.680.700.520.470.5850.7421.6023.680.240.930.040.06-0.020.13
BRLS
BOREALIS FOODS INC
$3.07111,00080.78%3.252.892.903.434.7350.6954.7261.2775.2485.640.210.100.110.13
CENT
CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO
$30.2056,0002.38%31.8133.3035.3236.1036.2217.363.623.260.000.00-1.46-1.18-0.270.70
RDGT
RIDGETECH INC
$1.3513,300129.31%1.301.321.281.201.2654.0538.5040.4960.8365.030.010.010.000.96
AACG
ATA CREATIVITY GLOBAL
$1.3525,200-66.40%1.421.831.871.381.1534.037.849.854.846.21-0.17-0.11-0.061.18
AQB
AQUABOUNTY TECHNOLOGIES INC
$1.93133,000-2.92%2.151.781.251.020.8755.1440.5144.736.067.990.270.29-0.021.05
BRID
BRIDGFORD FOODS CORP
$8.055,300381.82%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A0.21
BRFH
BARFRESH FOOD GROUP INC
$3.4914,000164.15%3.423.443.133.033.0754.1817.9914.2828.6822.340.070.10-0.030.29
YQ
17 EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY GROUP INC
$4.9641,20061.57%4.544.092.872.502.1779.6480.3079.8334.9435.280.600.560.040.82
GSUN
GOLDEN SUN HEALTH TECHNOLOGY GROUP LTD
$2.59110,0004,130.77%2.502.692.662.782.9047.5517.698.5335.7414.49-0.10-0.06-0.031.07
JZ
JIANZHI EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO LTD
$1.625,500-45.54%1.691.731.642.105.1943.0010.4513.000.213.08-0.010.00-0.020.54
NCRA
NOCERA INC
$1.7052,400-51.48%1.621.561.581.341.1460.5690.8392.5385.7582.260.040.020.020.32
EEIQ
EPICQUEST EDUCATION GROUP INTERNATIONAL LTD
$0.4789,000-41.83%0.450.460.530.550.6947.9766.6464.6691.4490.85-0.02-0.030.011.21
DSY
BIG TREE CLOUD HOLDINGS LTD
$0.88328,00078.26%1.021.221.211.271.5938.285.385.044.955.07-0.11-0.06-0.051.04
FARM
FARMER BROTHERS CO
$1.7953,000132.46%1.771.811.821.671.8447.7436.2637.5664.8066.97-0.02-0.02-0.000.85
ISPR
ISPIRE TECHNOLOGY INC
$2.4240,400-30.70%2.482.722.832.773.3437.7510.898.0527.1615.03-0.16-0.13-0.041.14
PFAI
PINNACLE FOOD GROUP LTD
$1.9211,900101.69%1.951.951.812.06N/A49.9646.3558.417.4231.600.020.03-0.01-0.68
SRXH
SRX HEALTH SOLUTIONS INC
$0.371,163,000423.87%0.340.340.360.471.1352.7152.6354.3960.2265.71-0.01-0.010.010.83
AGRZ
AGROZ INC
$4.26216,000-37.39%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A8.40

Consumer Staple Industries

IndustryStocks1d %1w %1m %1y %DD ScoreP/E ratioP/B RatioROEROAROCEUpside/DownsideConsensus
6+1.24%+0.30%+1.85%-11.92%36.11x1.55x+10.15%+4.52%+11.15%+10.64%Hold
16+1.56%+1.68%+0.61%+2.57%28.49x6.69x+35.84%+9.86%+17.39%+13.42%Buy
14+1.13%+6.98%-25.00%-45.56%26.31x3.46x+20.20%+5.60%+10.16%+19.25%Strong Buy
4-1.23%+1.02%+1.84%+3.09%23.38x3.83x+20.02%+7.30%+12.16%+1.76%Buy
9+1.39%+0.76%-3.26%+4.84%40.31x8.81x+24.83%+8.49%+20.16%+16.85%Buy
45-3.97%-8.27%-6.50%+31.85%21.59x2.55x+4.47%+7.54%+11.90%+11.29%Strong Buy
21-1.22%-0.24%-5.74%-14.51%20.09x1.26x+8.54%+5.19%+9.77%+11.13%Hold
12-0.61%-0.37%-1.30%-14.90%26.99x4.96x+48.44%+4.85%+12.69%+18.14%Strong Buy
11-1.21%-2.58%-8.88%+4.14%19.72x3.59x+27.35%+5.74%+11.53%+46.64%Buy
33-0.97%-0.49%-4.23%-14.30%21.21x6.80x+105.41%+10.61%+21.30%+15.03%Buy
63-0.51%-1.71%-5.35%-26.01%12.47x1.74x+8.88%+3.91%+8.69%+34.71%Buy
6+0.01%-0.15%-14.34%-48.92%8.26x1.83x-109.71%-13.39%-44.34%+52.12%Hold
10+0.57%-3.33%-6.22%-89.97%25.08x9.52x-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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