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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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Ticker	Company	Market Cap	ROE	ROA	ROCE	ROIC	D/E	Current Ratio	Gross Margin	Profit Margin	Operating Margin
HKPD	HONG KONG PHARMA DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS LTD	$13.09M	-0.60%	-0.30%	2.06%	1.80%	0.89	2.99	11.90%	-0.10%	0.66%
BRLS	BOREALIS FOODS INC	$63.08M	N/A	-32.60%	-81.40%	-26.00%	-7.25	0.25	10.30%	-68.10%	-51.02%
CENT	CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO	$1.86B	8.90%	3.90%	7.80%	8.70%	1.30	3.56	31.10%	4.40%	7.74%
RDGT	RIDGETECH INC	$8.02M	45.00%	12.80%	35.51%	47.30%	1.18	1.74	3.20%	8.50%	8.92%
GROV	GROVE COLLABORATIVE HOLDINGS INC	$60.78M	N/A	-31.70%	-54.50%	-31.50%	-4.01	1.48	53.10%	-14.80%	-9.59%
DTCK	DAVIS COMMODITIES LTD	$18.28M	-41.60%	-14.20%	-40.24%	-35.90%	1.93	1.04	1.80%	-2.70%	-2.43%
AQB	AQUABOUNTY TECHNOLOGIES INC	$7.13M	-247.10%	-174.10%	-654.70%	-210.50%	0.96	0.30	-830.50%	13,764.10%	13,564.74%
EDBL	EDIBLE GARDEN AG INC	$5.76M	-965.30%	-205.10%	-61.57%	-131.00%	3.28	1.49	11.70%	-212.80%	-89.25%
BRID	BRIDGFORD FOODS CORP	$73.07M	-5.80%	-4.70%	-7.01%	-6.80%	0.26	3.54	23.30%	-3.20%	-4.07%
LSF	LAIRD SUPERFOOD INC	$57.06M	-8.20%	-5.40%	-7.75%	-18.70%	0.53	2.76	40.80%	-2.30%	-2.22%
EDTK	SKILLFUL CRAFTSMAN EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY LTD	$16.73M	-32.60%	-19.30%	-19.99%	-23.10%	0.81	8.50	-159.20%	-1,167.80%	-1,044.31%
YQ	17 EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY GROUP INC	$37.16M	-36.60%	-26.10%	-39.45%	-97.30%	0.43	3.16	49.60%	-96.30%	-96.33%
GSUN	GOLDEN SUN HEALTH TECHNOLOGY GROUP LTD	$5.17M	-144.10%	-20.30%	-98.10%	-49.00%	23.24	0.76	23.30%	-36.50%	-33.90%
JZ	JIANZHI EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO LTD	$4.71M	-84,640.80%	-26.50%	-65.58%	-1,334.80%	3.04	1.02	18.80%	-13.50%	-8.08%
NCRA	NOCERA INC	$24.42M	-54.30%	-42.50%	-56.18%	-147.00%	0.18	1.02	2.10%	-16.30%	-15.23%
DSY	BIG TREE CLOUD HOLDINGS LTD	$48.52M	-93.80%	21.40%	86.38%	101.90%	-4.07	0.44	66.40%	46.10%	65.44%
FARM	FARMER BROTHERS CO	$37.57M	-35.60%	-8.50%	-7.67%	-4.90%	2.70	1.20	43.50%	-4.20%	-2.02%
MSS	MAISON SOLUTIONS INC	$15.79M	-9.60%	-1.40%	0.84%	0.50%	6.26	0.58	20.20%	-0.90%	0.35%
FAMI	FARMMI INC	$2.24M	-3.20%	-2.60%	-2.75%	-2.70%	0.39	1.88	5.80%	-12.20%	-10.79%
HCWC	HEALTHY CHOICE WELLNESS CORP	$9.25M	-129.10%	-12.40%	-13.24%	-8.40%	5.32	1.10	39.60%	-5.40%	-3.91%
BRFH	BARFRESH FOOD GROUP INC	$53.24M	-176.40%	-74.20%	-138.47%	-238.60%	0.84	1.97	30.90%	-27.40%	-26.68%
EEIQ	EPICQUEST EDUCATION GROUP INTERNATIONAL LTD	$5.85M	-48.50%	-14.90%	-23.14%	-39.00%	1.67	0.38	67.60%	-32.20%	-33.67%
BHST	BIOHARVEST SCIENCES INC	$191.30M	-13,041.10%	-45.90%	-68.48%	-30.70%	-7.58	0.60	58.00%	-40.00%	-24.25%
ISPR	ISPIRE TECHNOLOGY INC	$126.01M	-223.20%	-32.80%	-128.17%	38,314.60%	168.04	1.01	17.80%	-30.80%	-29.83%
PFAI	PINNACLE FOOD GROUP LTD	$19.01M	-46.00%	6.10%	17.98%	39.50%	6.55	1.34	47.30%	8.70%	14.76%
AGRZ	AGROZ INC	N/A	36.80%	9.50%	36.31%	39.90%	2.72	1.29	36.30%	8.60%	19.63%
SBEV	SPLASH BEVERAGE GROUP INC	$4.52M	N/A	-171.00%	-251.31%	483.30%	1.55	0.12	-4.10%	-1,291.20%	-1,101.29%
AFRI	FORAFRIC GLOBAL PLC	$229.74M	-230.30%	-8.80%	-25.40%	-6.10%	-143.91	0.37	10.00%	-8.90%	-3.60%
RMCF	ROCKY MOUNTAIN CHOCOLATE FACTORY INC	$12.59M	-56.20%	-22.80%	-30.01%	-21.60%	1.99	1.36	23.10%	-16.20%	-14.15%
UG	UNITED GUARDIAN INC	$34.18M	25.00%	21.50%	33.69%	45.30%	0.18	6.07	53.60%	25.30%	32.00%
RKDA	ARCADIA BIOSCIENCES INC	$4.84M	-100.60%	-60.80%	-126.53%	-106.60%	0.72	4.12	37.80%	-139.30%	-139.18%
IMG	CIMG INC	$46.10M	-238.60%	-105.40%	-66.71%	-175.40%	0.23	5.25	11.70%	-1,045.90%	-1,044.95%
BEDU	BRIGHT SCHOLAR EDUCATION HOLDINGS LTD	$63.49M	-203.80%	-53.10%	-466.53%	-74.90%	3.90	0.68	22.00%	-139.70%	-138.78%
MTEX	MANNATECH INC	N/A	-48.60%	-10.70%	-24.57%	-26.90%	4.50	1.11	75.80%	-3.50%	-2.73%
PLAG	PLANET GREEN HOLDINGS CORP	$15.00M	-50.60%	-20.10%	-59.90%	-57.10%	1.80	0.58	7.90%	-121.90%	-125.61%
LND	BRASILAGRO - BRAZILIAN AGRICULTURAL REAL ESTATE CO	$378.90M	10.40%	6.40%	16.20%	13.60%	0.65	2.06	29.40%	21.40%	47.05%
TANH	TANTECH HOLDINGS LTD	$1.77M	-2.50%	-2.30%	0.12%	0.20%	0.11	10.02	20.80%	-7.50%	0.37%
VSA	VISIONSYS AI INC	$129.07M	N/A	-127.10%	25.02%	32.10%	-1.03	0.00	40.40%	-69.80%	-67.27%
GV	VISIONARY HOLDINGS INC	$5.64M	-51.90%	-10.00%	-24.51%	-5.40%	5.48	0.03	21.90%	-114.50%	-50.69%
AACG	ATA CREATIVITY GLOBAL	$37.44M	-38.10%	-5.60%	-45.14%	21.20%	6.96	0.19	52.70%	-9.10%	-11.30%
FEDU	FOUR SEASONS EDUCATION (CAYMAN) INC	$32.41M	0.20%	0.10%	0.26%	0.30%	0.50	2.19	18.80%	0.30%	0.61%
VSTA	VASTA PLATFORM LTD	$395.13M	11.00%	7.40%	10.19%	30.60%	0.44	1.20	60.20%	31.00%	35.25%
STG	SUNLANDS TECHNOLOGY GROUP	$99.87M	53.70%	16.30%	29.21%	41.10%	1.72	1.02	84.70%	17.40%	18.83%
SOWG	SOW GOOD INC	$9.29M	-46.10%	-26.60%	-30.71%	-21.60%	0.75	4.24	3.40%	-154.30%	-147.74%
WAFU	WAH FU EDUCATION GROUP LTD	$8.29M	-4.30%	-2.90%	-3.10%	-22.20%	0.34	3.88	41.70%	-7.50%	-5.90%
SLSN	SOLESENCE INC	$250.92M	33.00%	9.70%	17.04%	14.10%	2.30	1.72	28.10%	8.10%	9.90%
BNKK	BONK INC	$56.79M	-294.70%	-118.60%	-74.32%	-493.10%	0.82	1.16	-174.90%	-5,193.50%	-4,532.65%
RYET	RUANYUN EDAI TECHNOLOGY INC	$45.23M	-1,010.80%	-7.10%	47.95%	-12.70%	-39.44	0.67	56.70%	-5.90%	-3.63%
RAY	RAYTECH HOLDING LTD	$20.80M	15.30%	10.80%	13.68%	-165.80%	0.23	5.29	22.60%	10.50%	13.37%
IH	IHUMAN INC	$141.71M	11.60%	7.90%	12.23%	156.40%	0.38	3.55	68.00%	12.50%	13.57%
PAVS	PARANOVUS ENTERTAINMENT TECHNOLOGY LTD	$76.76M	-52.90%	-36.50%	-26.17%	-14,057.00%	0.27	1.12	12.60%	-11,033.00%	-10,667.01%
ORIS	ORIENTAL RISE HOLDINGS LTD	$3.24M	3.10%	3.00%	3.06%	7.60%	0.03	24.81	26.20%	13.90%	14.34%

Consumer Staple Industries

Industry	Stocks	1d %	1w %	1m %	1y %	P/E ratio	P/B Ratio	ROE	ROA	ROCE	Upside/Downside	Consensus
Beverages - Brewers	6	-2.79%	-3.07%	+0.04%	-15.71%	35.52x	1.55x	+10.13%	+4.50%	+11.11%	+13.81%	Hold
Beverages - Non-Alcoholic	16	+0.08%	+1.83%	+1.24%	+2.11%	28.59x	6.78x	+35.95%	+9.85%	+17.38%	+13.48%	Buy
Beverages - Wineries & Distilleries	13	-2.20%	+0.36%	-5.72%	-46.07%	24.26x	3.43x	+20.25%	+5.61%	+10.15%	+20.42%	Strong Buy
Confectioners	4	-0.08%	-1.63%	+3.22%	+2.70%	23.46x	3.85x	+19.98%	+7.28%	+12.15%	+1.76%	Buy
Discount Stores	9	-1.01%	-0.45%	-3.13%	+4.77%	40.09x	8.76x	+24.82%	+8.48%	+20.14%	+18.09%	Buy
Education & Training Services	47	-3.79%	-11.28%	-9.40%	+26.99%	20.50x	2.39x	+3.55%	+7.55%	+12.01%	+12.95%	Strong Buy
Farm Products	20	+0.48%	-0.82%	-4.98%	-13.60%	20.26x	1.25x	+8.64%	+5.27%	+9.86%	+10.59%	Hold
Food Distribution	12	-0.73%	-2.31%	-1.51%	-18.96%	27.05x	4.96x	+48.65%	+4.87%	+12.73%	+18.48%	Strong Buy
Grocery Stores	11	-0.92%	-4.47%	-8.56%	+4.07%	19.68x	3.58x	+27.35%	+5.73%	+11.52%	+47.71%	Buy
Household & Personal Products	31	-2.53%	-2.45%	-5.23%	-15.96%	21.24x	6.77x	+106.08%	+10.64%	+21.39%	+18.33%	Buy
Packaged Foods	65	-0.92%	-2.75%	-4.89%	-26.35%	12.28x	1.73x	-1.58%	+3.87%	+8.62%	+34.79%	Buy
Pharmaceutical Retailers	7	-6.00%	-4.13%	-17.28%	-49.91%	-3.87x	1.75x	-104.64%	-12.80%	-42.07%	+59.40%	Hold
Tobacco	10	+1.20%	+1.15%	-5.04%	-89.66%	25.52x	9.67x	-102.43%	+13.17%	+27.60%	+14.46%	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 251 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: C.

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 8.64% over the past year, overperforming other consumer staple stocks by 40 percentage points.

Natures Sunshine Products has an average 1 year price target of $20.50, an upside of 40.6% from Natures Sunshine Products's current stock price of $14.58.

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 251 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 -16.01% over the past year, overperforming other consumer staple stocks by 15 percentage points.

Udemy has an average 1 year price target of $10.17, an upside of 58.86% from Udemy's current stock price of $6.40.

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 251 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 44, which is 13 points higher than the consumer staple sector average of 31. It passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Afya has seen its stock lose -10.17% over the past year, overperforming other consumer staple stocks by 21 percentage points.

Afya has an average 1 year price target of $19.17, an upside of 33.2% from Afya's current stock price of $14.39.

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 2.9%. 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 13.83%, which is 11 percentage points higher than the consumer staple sector average of 2.9%. 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 7.53%, which is 5 percentage points higher than the consumer staple sector average of 2.9%. 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 -1.56% in the last day, and down -3.49% over the last week. Usana Health Sciences was the among the top losers in the consumer defensive sector, dropping -22.79% yesterday.

USANA Health Sciences shares are trading lower after the company issued Q3 preliminary financial results 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. Nomad Foods (NYSE:NOMD)

Nomad Foods (NYSE:NOMD) 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.

Nomad Foods has a valuation score of 71, which is 47 points higher than the consumer staple sector average of 24. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Nomad Foods's stock has dropped -31.33% in the past year. It has performed in line with other stocks in the consumer staple sector.

2. Lifevantage (NASDAQ:LFVN)

Lifevantage (NASDAQ:LFVN) 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.

Lifevantage has a valuation score of 86, which is 62 points higher than the consumer staple sector average of 24. It passed 6 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Lifevantage's stock has dropped -24.9% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the consumer staple sector by 6 percentage points.

3. Dingdong (NYSE:DDL)

Dingdong (NYSE:DDL) 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.

Dingdong has a valuation score of 43, which is 19 points higher than the consumer staple sector average of 24. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Dingdong's stock has dropped -45.02% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the consumer staple sector by -14 percentage points.

Are consumer staple stocks a good buy now?

37.78% of consumer staple stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect consumer staple stocks to rise by 19.77% over the next year.

3.23% of consumer staple stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 15.05% of consumer staple stocks are rated B (Buy), 68.82% are rated C (Hold), 9.14% are rated D (Sell), and 3.76% 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 29.31x.

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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.

Consumer Staple Industries

Consumer Staple Stocks FAQ

1. Natures Sunshine Products (NASDAQ:NATR)

2. Udemy (NASDAQ:UDMY)

3. Afya (NASDAQ:AFYA)

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

2. B&G Foods (NYSE:BGS)

3. Conagra Brands (NYSE:CAG)

1. Nomad Foods (NYSE:NOMD)

2. Lifevantage (NASDAQ:LFVN)

3. Dingdong (NYSE:DDL)

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Consumer Staple Stocks FAQ

1. Natures Sunshine Products (NASDAQ:NATR)

2. Udemy (NASDAQ:UDMY)

3. Afya (NASDAQ:AFYA)

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

2. B&G Foods (NYSE:BGS)

3. Conagra Brands (NYSE:CAG)

1. Nomad Foods (NYSE:NOMD)

2. Lifevantage (NASDAQ:LFVN)

3. Dingdong (NYSE:DDL)

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Best Consumer Staple Stocks to Buy Now (2025)
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