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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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Ticker	Company	Price	1d %	1w %	1m %	3m %	6m %	1y %	3y %	5y %	10y %	52-week High	52-week Low	% off 52-week High	% off 52-week Low	Beta	Volume	Vol 1d %
BRID	BRIDGFORD FOODS CORP	$8.21	0.06%	0.00%	0.61%	11.20%	8.93%	-21.77%	-35.86%	-53.82%	-10.76%	$10.77	$7.24	23.77%	13.40%	0.20	0	-100.00%
PETZ	TDH HOLDINGS INC	$1.07	-0.37%	4.90%	3.38%	1.90%	0.00%	-8.55%	-42.16%	-97.26%	N/A	$1.68	$0.65	36.31%	64.62%	1.02	8,400	-52.27%
HKPD	HONG KONG PHARMA DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS LTD	$0.80	0.25%	3.10%	10.06%	-33.42%	-42.10%	-70.30%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$3.09	$0.68	74.14%	17.50%	1.46	7,100	-36.61%
PTNM	PITANIUM LTD	$10.39	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	14.18%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$14.79	$0.98	29.75%	960.20%	-0.40	0	N/A
COOT	AUSTRALIAN OILSEEDS HOLDINGS LTD	$0.82	1.23%	3.67%	8.04%	-62.73%	57.69%	-29.31%	-92.20%	-92.02%	N/A	$4.50	$0.45	81.78%	82.22%	0.25	114,000	23.91%
NAII	NATURAL ALTERNATIVES INTERNATIONAL INC	$4.70	1.19%	2.96%	47.18%	74.54%	36.88%	11.26%	-50.16%	-63.58%	-33.21%	$4.96	$2.57	5.34%	82.68%	0.41	6,100	-45.05%
AFRI	FORAFRIC GLOBAL PLC	$10.05	-3.09%	-5.32%	-8.47%	16.45%	29.18%	2.76%	-10.98%	-5.81%	N/A	$11.42	$7.47	12.00%	34.54%	0.31	39,200	152.90%
GNLN	GREENLANE HOLDINGS INC	$1.46	2.82%	-6.41%	-48.23%	-63.13%	-55.76%	-99.88%	-100.00%	-100.00%	N/A	$1.20k	$1.40	99.88%	4.29%	1.03	20,600	-74.72%
MYND	MYNDAI INC	$0.45	2.26%	5.35%	-17.34%	-36.20%	-44.14%	-73.04%	-93.94%	-98.17%	N/A	$1.70	$0.41	73.35%	10.49%	0.54	8,800	-58.10%
DSY	BIG TREE CLOUD HOLDINGS LTD	$0.28	-0.70%	-6.00%	-5.05%	-61.99%	-79.65%	-91.85%	-97.21%	N/A	N/A	$7.33	$0.24	96.15%	17.50%	1.05	49,400	-46.88%
FARM	FARMER BROTHERS CO	$1.56	-0.64%	0.00%	4.70%	-9.83%	9.86%	-6.59%	-68.16%	-72.44%	-94.34%	$3.29	$1.34	52.55%	16.85%	0.79	21,000	-25.53%
MSS	MAISON SOLUTIONS INC	$0.29	-5.21%	-9.63%	-33.86%	-59.97%	-69.88%	-72.55%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$3.96	$0.28	92.65%	3.93%	0.91	285,000	-69.81%
IPST	HERITAGE DISTILLING HOLDING COMPANY INC	$1.70	8.28%	14.09%	-55.73%	-86.07%	-81.91%	-93.09%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$28.40	$1.12	94.01%	51.79%	1.30	78,000	54.15%
MEHA	FUNCTIONAL BRANDS INC	$0.20	-4.76%	0.00%	-22.78%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$8.00	$0.18	97.50%	11.11%	7.56	633,000	105.52%
JVA	COFFEE HOLDING CO INC	$3.91	0.13%	0.64%	6.99%	-10.02%	-11.25%	3.86%	64.08%	-23.88%	18.33%	$9.93	$2.75	60.67%	42.00%	0.95	30,000	-42.97%
KIDZ	CLASSOVER HOLDINGS INC	$0.21	0.49%	1.99%	-25.99%	-76.41%	-94.11%	-98.16%	-98.01%	N/A	N/A	$12.00	$0.17	98.29%	19.88%	0.43	422,000	-60.49%
ISPR	ISPIRE TECHNOLOGY INC	$2.87	-2.38%	15.26%	1.77%	17.62%	-2.71%	-38.28%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$4.99	$1.44	42.46%	99.31%	1.13	85,000	-28.57%
LOCL	LOCAL BOUNTI CORPORATION	$2.20	-2.65%	-1.79%	-15.06%	-34.13%	-15.38%	1.85%	-84.89%	N/A	N/A	$5.75	$1.89	61.73%	16.40%	0.36	10,400	11.83%
SLSN	SOLESENCE INC	$1.53	-1.92%	1.32%	-24.26%	-60.87%	-59.74%	-43.75%	34.21%	64.52%	302.63%	$16.56	$1.34	90.76%	14.18%	0.64	21,500	-48.19%
THS	TREEHOUSE FOODS INC	$24.30	0.83%	1.33%	1.93%	25.26%	25.13%	-30.59%	-51.16%	-38.88%	-66.07%	$40.77	$15.85	40.40%	53.31%	0.44	498,000	39.50%
GROV	GROVE COLLABORATIVE HOLDINGS INC	$1.30	0.78%	5.69%	11.11%	-15.58%	-13.91%	-4.41%	-57.36%	N/A	N/A	$1.84	$1.02	29.35%	27.20%	0.74	25,600	-55.86%
YI	111 INC	$5.65	-1.22%	83.44%	65.20%	28.41%	-25.07%	31.86%	-81.29%	-92.26%	N/A	$11.35	$2.48	50.20%	127.82%	1.11	34,200	-55.58%
IH	IHUMAN INC	$1.92	0.00%	-2.59%	-13.51%	-33.10%	-20.33%	11.63%	-47.97%	-89.33%	N/A	$3.60	$1.60	46.67%	20.00%	0.61	15,800	22.48%
KVUE	KENVUE INC	$17.20	-0.35%	2.20%	-0.29%	21.90%	-21.28%	-18.83%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$25.17	$14.02	31.66%	22.68%	0.32	57,433,000	31.77%
RKDA	ARCADIA BIOSCIENCES INC	$2.40	0.00%	-12.73%	-34.07%	-53.76%	-48.16%	-52.66%	-83.33%	-98.01%	-99.87%	$6.71	$1.77	64.23%	35.59%	0.85	3,200	-90.30%
STKH	STEAKHOLDER FOODS LTD	$2.44	5.63%	-2.40%	-2.40%	-38.69%	-79.93%	-96.19%	-99.48%	N/A	N/A	$70.80	$2.00	96.55%	22.00%	0.84	1,063,000	10,424.75%
MTEX	MANNATECH INC	$7.61	-16.67%	-1.30%	-8.64%	-14.30%	-4.99%	-32.05%	-52.73%	-59.20%	-54.84%	$16.49	$6.90	53.85%	10.29%	0.24	57,300	-86.26%
DTCK	DAVIS COMMODITIES LTD	$0.34	9.71%	-1.17%	13.76%	-54.25%	-66.44%	-69.18%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$6.89	$0.23	95.08%	46.12%	0.64	667,000	67.17%
TANH	TANTECH HOLDINGS LTD	$0.98	2.08%	-3.73%	3.26%	-43.56%	-48.04%	-85.47%	-99.16%	-99.99%	-100.00%	$6.86	$0.90	85.69%	9.11%	0.84	10,400	-9.57%
RMCF	ROCKY MOUNTAIN CHOCOLATE FACTORY INC	$2.02	3.06%	1.00%	25.47%	34.22%	4.12%	-3.81%	-63.60%	-58.94%	-79.84%	$2.25	$1.12	10.22%	80.36%	0.30	36,300	27.82%
GV	VISIONARY HOLDINGS INC	$1.26	0.80%	0.80%	-8.70%	-18.18%	-29.21%	-43.50%	-87.56%	N/A	N/A	$9.60	$1.02	86.88%	23.29%	1.51	91,000	-81.31%
LXEH	LIXIANG EDUCATION HOLDING CO LTD	$0.19	-0.51%	-5.83%	-23.02%	-49.35%	-85.76%	-96.37%	-99.65%	-99.88%	N/A	$50.08	$0.18	99.61%	7.78%	0.36	111,000	-10.48%
UCFI	CN HEALTHY FOOD TECH GROUP CORP	$5.51	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	-42.00%	-46.56%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$14.13	$3.41	61.00%	61.58%	-0.01	0	N/A
UDMY	UDEMY INC	$5.01	-2.53%	-13.32%	-6.70%	-24.21%	-27.81%	-41.40%	-53.95%	N/A	N/A	$10.61	$4.86	52.78%	3.09%	1.44	1,903,000	-4.85%
UG	UNITED GUARDIAN INC	$6.74	5.48%	7.91%	10.86%	-12.13%	-27.53%	-38.17%	-40.62%	-52.20%	-68.80%	$11.98	$5.58	43.74%	20.90%	0.24	22,800	744.44%
PFAI	PINNACLE FOOD GROUP LTD	$2.20	3.29%	4.76%	-0.45%	-38.03%	4.27%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$4.93	$1.30	55.38%	69.23%	0.57	14,500	-36.40%
SBEV	SPLASH BEVERAGE GROUP INC	$0.89	15.45%	18.53%	-20.63%	-56.84%	-70.95%	-89.41%	-97.64%	-99.38%	N/A	$10.80	$0.68	91.77%	31.70%	0.81	10,563,000	30,080.00%
HCWC	HEALTHY CHOICE WELLNESS CORP	$0.29	-2.36%	-3.67%	7.04%	-57.19%	-35.78%	-76.31%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$1.30	$0.22	77.77%	30.77%	0.31	101,000	55.38%
STG	SUNLANDS TECHNOLOGY GROUP	$5.62	2.37%	-0.35%	-3.10%	-23.85%	-59.71%	0.72%	-46.48%	-62.53%	N/A	$15.00	$4.28	62.53%	31.31%	0.21	600	-73.91%
PLAG	PLANET GREEN HOLDINGS CORP	$2.60	2.17%	7.23%	29.75%	13.82%	77.74%	8.13%	-59.42%	-90.80%	-99.09%	$3.28	$0.47	20.88%	452.13%	0.82	79,000	327.03%
RYET	RUANYUN EDAI TECHNOLOGY INC	$1.24	1.22%	1.64%	9.73%	-11.43%	-42.33%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$21.00	$0.66	94.10%	89.31%	0.91	19,900	13.07%
FCHL	FITNESS CHAMPS HOLDINGS LTD	$0.25	-6.64%	-6.99%	-10.92%	-43.27%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$7.64	$0.23	96.69%	9.52%	3.43	451,000	175.00%
REED	REED's INC	$2.15	-10.42%	2.38%	-32.18%	-65.21%	-63.80%	-50.32%	-91.04%	-99.11%	-99.86%	$12.00	$1.75	82.08%	22.86%	0.36	48,000	49.07%
LND	BRASILAGRO - BRAZILIAN AGRICULTURAL REAL ESTATE CO	$3.73	-0.80%	1.63%	1.91%	1.36%	-1.84%	0.81%	-35.36%	-25.84%	43.46%	$4.03	$3.47	7.44%	7.49%	0.44	38,000	-32.14%
EDTK	SKILLFUL CRAFTSMAN EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY LTD	$0.97	0.83%	2.11%	7.78%	-3.96%	7.78%	-14.91%	-42.94%	-70.34%	N/A	$1.18	$0.80	17.80%	21.25%	0.41	5,000	6.38%
VSTA	VASTA PLATFORM LTD	$4.97	0.20%	-1.00%	0.20%	0.36%	20.05%	111.49%	18.76%	-65.49%	N/A	$5.49	$2.30	9.44%	116.09%	0.24	1,500	-59.46%
FEDU	FOUR SEASONS EDUCATION (CAYMAN) INC	$12.07	0.00%	3.22%	-7.15%	-9.59%	4.41%	20.70%	63.11%	-45.63%	N/A	$17.00	$3.69	29.00%	227.10%	0.35	0	-100.00%
FAMI	FARMMI INC	$1.31	-0.76%	8.26%	-9.66%	-25.14%	-27.42%	-64.71%	-97.76%	-99.96%	N/A	$3.64	$1.11	64.03%	18.02%	0.88	91,000	-50.27%
SOWG	SOW GOOD INC	$0.97	21.71%	56.70%	86.54%	36.62%	19.16%	-64.60%	N/A	-79.58%	-93.53%	$3.20	$0.23	69.69%	318.10%	1.68	15,043,000	2,449.66%
WAFU	WAH FU EDUCATION GROUP LTD	$1.70	1.80%	1.19%	5.59%	-10.53%	20.57%	1.80%	-30.01%	-63.28%	N/A	$7.49	$1.22	77.30%	39.34%	0.81	27,000	12.50%
EDBL	EDIBLE GARDEN AG INC	$0.66	-5.04%	-2.65%	-44.54%	-63.33%	-74.90%	-89.44%	-99.98%	N/A	N/A	$8.00	$0.48	91.75%	37.21%	1.44	386,000	-35.56%
YQ	17 EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY GROUP INC	$3.42	-0.70%	4.27%	-8.31%	-43.84%	45.53%	108.28%	-61.79%	-98.60%	N/A	$6.45	$1.26	46.98%	171.43%	0.86	2,000	150.00%
EEIQ	EPICQUEST EDUCATION GROUP INTERNATIONAL LTD	$0.28	-1.75%	-7.28%	-4.44%	-33.49%	-48.15%	-72.95%	-86.79%	N/A	N/A	$1.74	$0.20	83.91%	40.00%	1.25	50,000	0.81%
WGRX	WELLGISTICS HEALTH INC	$0.41	-0.49%	3.31%	-24.81%	-20.55%	-52.24%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$7.04	$0.34	94.23%	20.83%	1.41	292,000	35.19%

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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1. Natures Sunshine Products (NASDAQ:NATR)

2. Village Farms International (NASDAQ:VFF)

3. European Wax Center (NASDAQ:EWCZ)

1. B&G Foods (NYSE:BGS)

2. Cal Maine Foods (NASDAQ:CALM)

3. Conagra Brands (NYSE:CAG)

1. Lifevantage (NASDAQ:LFVN)

2. Herbalife (NYSE:HLF)

3. Nomad Foods (NYSE:NOMD)

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Best Consumer Staple Stocks to Buy Now (2026)
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