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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	Market Cap	ROE	ROA	ROCE	ROIC	D/E	Current Ratio	Gross Margin	Profit Margin	Operating Margin
JZ	JIANZHI EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO LTD	$7.21M	-43.80%	-15.20%	-28.42%	-50.40%	1.06	1.67	17.70%	-22.40%	-21.95%
LSF	LAIRD SUPERFOOD INC	$33.32M	-25.50%	-16.30%	-28.08%	-46.60%	0.68	2.44	37.90%	-6.50%	-6.48%
LOCL	LOCAL BOUNTI CORPORATION	$34.50M	N/A	-22.30%	-15.78%	-7.00%	-3.47	1.35	12.10%	-196.00%	-128.63%
MYND	MYNDAI INC	$14.88M	-185.50%	-28.80%	-39.90%	-49.40%	35.02	0.94	21.10%	-40.30%	-19.84%
MINE	MAYFAIR GOLD CORP	$216.67M	N/A	N/A	-19.11%	N/A	0.02	33.21	N/A	N/A	N/A
MSS	MAISON SOLUTIONS INC	$4.29M	-116.90%	-16.10%	-19.32%	-13.30%	8.38	0.67	20.20%	-10.60%	-9.05%
WGRX	WELLGISTICS HEALTH INC	$15.10M	N/A	-207.20%	-14,234.06%	-14,060.70%	-3.45	0.10	-27.50%	-433.90%	-414.33%
BYAH	PARK HA BIOLOGICAL TECHNOLOGY CO LTD	$745.24k	-885.80%	-539.30%	-591.63%	-3,146.90%	0.49	2.92	94.40%	-965.00%	-953.88%
YOUL	YOULIFE GROUP INC	$78.33M	N/A	-2.00%	2.32%	3.30%	-1.10	1.82	14.30%	-0.60%	0.61%
ORIS	ORIENTAL RISE HOLDINGS LTD	$680.19k	0.00%	0.00%	0.25%	0.60%	0.03	23.96	17.60%	0.00%	1.48%
PLAG	PLANET GREEN HOLDINGS CORP	$19.78M	-590.10%	-140.60%	1,605.75%	-433.40%	-5.71	0.41	3.30%	-887.20%	-881.69%
POM	POMDOCTOR LTD	$46.79M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	-0.24	0.17	N/A	N/A	N/A
PTNM	PITANIUM LTD	$239.10M	-81.00%	-43.80%	-56.37%	-136.60%	0.49	2.79	83.00%	-31.90%	-36.21%
RAY	RAYTECH HOLDING LTD	$7.79M	8.80%	6.90%	9.73%	-196.80%	0.25	5.07	25.40%	11.40%	15.66%
REED	REED's INC	$46.81M	-346.30%	-69.30%	-148.02%	-155.10%	1.55	1.60	20.40%	-46.50%	-43.25%
RYET	RUANYUN EDAI TECHNOLOGY INC	$38.14M	-123.90%	-40.70%	-60.63%	-92.30%	0.96	1.89	73.30%	-147.60%	-145.29%
SCNX	SCIENTURE HOLDINGS INC	$16.05M	-53.30%	-41.50%	-48.41%	-1,300.90%	0.20	2.89	76.80%	-9,618.00%	-9,134.18%
STG	SUNLANDS TECHNOLOGY GROUP	$47.08M	44.10%	17.30%	33.06%	51.60%	1.17	1.21	86.90%	18.10%	21.08%
LXEH	LIXIANG EDUCATION HOLDING CO LTD	$3.11M	-14.80%	-7.20%	-9.62%	-18.10%	0.77	1.44	-25.50%	-97.80%	-87.67%
GV	VISIONARY HOLDINGS INC	$1.25M	-138.50%	-20.90%	-202.98%	-16.60%	11.42	0.07	28.00%	-314.10%	-213.91%
TANH	TANTECH HOLDINGS LTD	$495.69k	3.70%	3.10%	5.37%	7.50%	0.20	2.85	20.00%	11.80%	19.72%
MTEX	MANNATECH INC	$10.04M	-398.40%	-45.60%	-22.06%	-19.80%	-6.74	1.10	74.90%	-14.10%	-2.30%
SLSN	SOLESENCE INC	$88.29M	10.50%	3.20%	7.73%	5.00%	1.84	2.07	25.90%	2.90%	4.50%
RKDA	ARCADIA BIOSCIENCES INC	$2.43M	-40.60%	-26.10%	-51.95%	-43.40%	0.58	3.09	36.20%	-48.10%	-47.98%
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%
AACG	ATA CREATIVITY GLOBAL	$32.28M	-90.20%	-10.80%	-82.00%	32.00%	11.74	0.32	48.60%	-17.90%	-19.49%
UCFI	CN HEALTHY FOOD TECH GROUP CORP	$287.81M	70.80%	14.90%	61.24%	302.10%	1.25	1.50	66.30%	30.30%	44.38%
UG	UNITED GUARDIAN INC	$31.65M	19.10%	16.40%	23.10%	26.90%	0.17	7.31	48.80%	20.00%	25.06%
SBEV	SPLASH BEVERAGE GROUP INC	$3.54M	N/A	-216.30%	148.50%	319.90%	-1.06	0.04	176.90%	-35,675.70%	-31,083.64%
FEDU	FOUR SEASONS EDUCATION (CAYMAN) INC	$24.07M	1.80%	1.20%	1.21%	1.30%	0.44	1.77	21.50%	3.40%	2.78%
TWG	TOP WEALTH GROUP HOLDING LTD	$2.35M	5.20%	4.80%	4.48%	5.70%	0.05	6.08	78.60%	18.90%	20.93%
SOWG	SOW GOOD INC	$4.07M	-214.20%	-123.10%	1,678.30%	-107.00%	-2.47	0.55	N/A	N/A	N/A
WAFU	WAH FU EDUCATION GROUP LTD	$7.15M	-0.80%	-0.50%	-0.15%	-0.80%	0.37	3.72	43.90%	-1.30%	-0.28%
WILC	G WILLI FOOD INTERNATIONAL LTD	$411.64M	14.30%	12.70%	17.73%	22.00%	0.10	11.06	28.60%	14.80%	19.52%
BON	BON NATURAL LIFE LTD	$7.91M	-3.90%	-2.70%	-2.19%	-2.40%	0.47	1.74	20.80%	-10.70%	-6.90%
CVGW	CALAVO GROWERS INC	$485.64M	7.80%	5.30%	9.04%	11.10%	0.44	2.21	10.20%	2.60%	3.36%
DIT	AMCON DISTRIBUTING CO	N/A	0.90%	0.30%	4.16%	2.60%	2.32	2.64	6.70%	0.00%	0.43%
YHC	LQR HOUSE INC	$18.37M	-134.00%	-113.10%	-86.89%	-213.60%	0.07	8.61	10.80%	-1,631.00%	-1,631.02%
YQ	17 EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY GROUP INC	$22.64M	-46.30%	-29.60%	-52.11%	-149.50%	1.06	1.87	47.80%	-145.60%	-145.64%
AMBO	AMBOW EDUCATION HOLDING LTD	$6.58M	18.10%	7.10%	8.61%	10.60%	1.52	2.20	54.80%	14.40%	14.42%
XXII	22ND CENTURY GROUP INC	$1.31M	-89.70%	-37.70%	-18.36%	-55.60%	0.54	2.43	-17.80%	-55.30%	-20.62%
BRLS	BOREALIS FOODS INC	$20.18M	N/A	-31.60%	164.07%	-27.30%	-5.35	0.15	9.70%	-65.70%	-46.00%
CENT	CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO	$2.43B	9.90%	4.30%	8.60%	9.50%	1.31	3.43	32.10%	5.00%	8.54%
RDGT	RIDGETECH INC	$13.06M	48.40%	16.00%	42.65%	55.00%	1.06	1.82	-7.40%	11.10%	11.56%
AMZE	AMAZE HOLDINGS INC	$7.45M	-97.70%	-66.80%	-546.90%	292.30%	2.50	0.18	79.80%	-2,812.80%	-2,715.96%
AQB	AQUABOUNTY TECHNOLOGIES INC	$5.04M	-180.70%	-81.60%	-1,146.20%	-118.10%	-6.47	1.18	N/A	N/A	N/A
BRID	BRIDGFORD FOODS CORP	$65.81M	-11.00%	-8.80%	-13.89%	-13.10%	0.26	3.04	19.30%	-5.60%	-7.37%
COOT	AUSTRALIAN OILSEEDS HOLDINGS LTD	$16.74M	N/A	-3.90%	3.44%	0.90%	9.78	0.54	8.30%	-3.10%	0.50%
GNLN	GREENLANE HOLDINGS INC	$2.97M	-279.60%	-210.70%	-125.77%	-453.70%	0.11	5.01	-286.20%	-1,965.10%	-1,955.89%
DSY	BIG TREE CLOUD HOLDINGS LTD	$11.92M	-9,114.10%	-364.00%	-448.36%	-1,168.50%	2.17	1.51	8.10%	-1,800.60%	-1,813.56%
FARM	FARMER BROTHERS CO	$27.38M	-47.60%	-11.70%	-14.34%	-9.20%	3.25	1.27	40.70%	-5.50%	-3.63%
IPST	IP STRATEGY HOLDINGS INC	$4.02M	-106.90%	-85.40%	-136.25%	-85.70%	0.11	0.31	54.90%	-1,360.90%	-1,344.76%
ISPR	ISPIRE TECHNOLOGY INC	$107.13M	-2,384.10%	-35.60%	-142.01%	-413.50%	-12.01	1.06	16.40%	-36.60%	-35.46%

Consumer Staple Industries

Industry	Stocks	1d %	1w %	1m %	1y %	P/E ratio	P/B Ratio	ROE	ROA	ROCE	Upside/Downside	Consensus
Beverages - Brewers	6	+0.49%	-2.27%	+6.76%	+2.36%	43.91x	1.93x	+9.22%	+4.20%	+10.89%	+2.65%	Hold
Beverages - Non-Alcoholic	17	+1.25%	-1.23%	-3.85%	+9.15%	27.75x	6.88x	+37.57%	+10.94%	+18.85%	+13.85%	Buy
Beverages - Wineries & Distilleries	14	+0.95%	+1.96%	+9.25%	-27.36%	17.65x	3.25x	+19.23%	+5.51%	+9.96%	+14.73%	Strong Buy
Confectioners	4	+0.75%	-4.12%	-7.95%	+10.87%	34.69x	3.68x	+12.74%	+4.61%	+9.24%	+12.29%	Buy
Discount Stores	9	+1.88%	+1.90%	+0.52%	+10.08%	45.50x	9.61x	+24.88%	+8.52%	+20.05%	+9.06%	Buy
Education & Training Services	46	+2.09%	+4.86%	+6.68%	+10.93%	22.52x	2.37x	+11.32%	+7.40%	+12.65%	+18.78%	Buy
Farm Products	20	-0.77%	-2.19%	-3.37%	+5.06%	43.29x	1.36x	+1.69%	+2.25%	+5.55%	+16.99%	Buy
Food Distribution	12	+3.92%	+3.19%	+0.45%	+21.68%	25.77x	5.13x	+45.29%	+4.85%	+12.47%	+14.01%	Strong Buy
Grocery Stores	11	+2.17%	-1.28%	-0.36%	-19.13%	33.00x	4.17x	+16.49%	+3.31%	+7.53%	+24.99%	Buy
Household & Personal Products	31	+2.29%	+3.51%	-1.60%	-43.28%	13.78x	6.51x	+104.35%	+11.48%	+23.25%	+11.88%	Buy
Packaged Foods	66	+1.78%	-0.79%	+0.25%	-58.26%	13.99x	1.51x	+7.81%	+3.47%	+8.83%	+25.85%	Buy
Pharmaceutical Retailers	8	-0.50%	+1.79%	-95.32%	-91.26%	-3.15x	-1.76x	-33.42%	-23.57%	-538.33%	+209.73%	Strong Buy
Tobacco	9	+1.17%	-2.12%	-8.11%	-79.36%	17.83x	9.14x	-96.66%	+14.81%	+29.68%	+22.59%	Buy

Consumer Staple Stocks FAQ

What are the best consumer staple stocks to buy right now in Apr 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. Afya (NASDAQ:AFYA)

Afya (NASDAQ:AFYA) is the #1 top consumer staple stock out of 253 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: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Afya (NASDAQ:AFYA) has a Due Diligence Score of 64, which is 33 points higher than the consumer staple sector average of 31. It passed 25 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Afya has seen its stock lose -12.86% over the past year, overperforming other consumer staple stocks by 16 percentage points.

Afya has an average 1 year price target of $17.75, an upside of 11.92% from Afya's current stock price of $15.86.

Afya stock has a consensus Sell recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts covering Afya, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 75% have issued a Hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 25% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Sanfilippo John B & Son (NASDAQ:JBSS)

Sanfilippo John B & Son (NASDAQ:JBSS) is the #2 top consumer staple stock out of 253 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 Sanfilippo John B & Son (NASDAQ:JBSS) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: A, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Sanfilippo John B & Son (NASDAQ:JBSS) has a Due Diligence Score of 40, which is 9 points higher than the consumer staple sector average of 31. It passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Sanfilippo John B & Son has seen its stock return 18.66% over the past year, overperforming other consumer staple stocks by 47 percentage points.

Sanfilippo John B & Son has an average 1 year price target of $109.00, an upside of 34.2% from Sanfilippo John B & Son's current stock price of $81.22.

Sanfilippo John B & Son stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Sanfilippo John B & Son, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 100% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a Hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Natures Sunshine Products (NASDAQ:NATR)

Natures Sunshine Products (NASDAQ:NATR) is the #3 top consumer staple stock out of 253 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: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Natures Sunshine Products (NASDAQ:NATR) has a Due Diligence Score of 35, which is 4 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 131.3% over the past year, overperforming other consumer staple stocks by 160 percentage points.

Natures Sunshine Products has an average 1 year price target of $33.00, an upside of 20.7% from Natures Sunshine Products's current stock price of $27.34.

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.

What are the consumer staple stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 84 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 14%, which is 11 percentage points higher than the consumer staple sector average of 3.23%. 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 -140.7% 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 10.31%, which is 7 percentage points higher than the consumer staple sector average of 3.23%. 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 54.9% 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 9.42%, which is 6 percentage points higher than the consumer staple sector average of 3.23%. 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 -1,555.6% 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 1.74% in the last day, and up 1.17% over the last week. Golden Sun Technology Group was the among the top gainers in the consumer defensive sector, gaining 12.59% yesterday.

Shares of companies within the broader consumer discretionary sector are trading higher amid overall market strength after Iran opened the Strait of Hormuz for the remainder of the ceasefire following a 10-day armistice between Israel and Lebanon. This alleviates the ongoing supply disruption and lessens energy costs.

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 164.29% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the consumer staple sector by 193 percentage points.

2. Afya (NASDAQ:AFYA)

Afya (NASDAQ:AFYA) 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.

Afya has a valuation score of 100, which is 74 points higher than the consumer staple sector average of 26. It passed 7 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Afya's stock has dropped -12.86% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the consumer staple sector by 16 percentage points.

3. Usana Health Sciences (NYSE:USNA)

Usana Health Sciences (NYSE:USNA) 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.

Usana Health Sciences has a valuation score of 43, which is 17 points higher than the consumer staple sector average of 26. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Usana Health Sciences's stock has dropped -15.5% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the consumer staple sector by 13 percentage points.

Are consumer staple stocks a good buy now?

41.73% of consumer staple stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect consumer staple stocks to rise by 15.16% over the next year.

4.22% of consumer staple stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 13.86% of consumer staple stocks are rated B (Buy), 72.89% are rated C (Hold), 6.63% are rated D (Sell), and 2.41% 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 31.4x.

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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.

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Consumer Staple Stocks FAQ

1. Afya (NASDAQ:AFYA)

2. Sanfilippo John B & Son (NASDAQ:JBSS)

3. Natures Sunshine Products (NASDAQ:NATR)

1. B&G Foods (NYSE:BGS)

2. Cal Maine Foods (NASDAQ:CALM)

3. Conagra Brands (NYSE:CAG)

1. Herbalife (NYSE:HLF)

2. Afya (NASDAQ:AFYA)

3. Usana Health Sciences (NYSE:USNA)

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Consumer Staple Stocks FAQ

1. Afya (NASDAQ:AFYA)

2. Sanfilippo John B & Son (NASDAQ:JBSS)

3. Natures Sunshine Products (NASDAQ:NATR)

1. B&G Foods (NYSE:BGS)

2. Cal Maine Foods (NASDAQ:CALM)

3. Conagra Brands (NYSE:CAG)

1. Herbalife (NYSE:HLF)

2. Afya (NASDAQ:AFYA)

3. Usana Health Sciences (NYSE:USNA)

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Best Consumer Staple Stocks to Buy Now (2026)
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