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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	Volume	Vol 1d %	SMA 10	SMA 20	SMA 50	SMA 100	SMA 200	RSI	Stochastic %K	Stochastic %D	StochRSI %K	StochRSI %D	MACD	MACD Signal	MACD Histogram	Beta
NATR	NATURES SUNSHINE PRODUCTS INC	$25.22	113,000	31.40%	24.41	23.13	22.15	19.00	16.88	71.35	89.73	84.05	78.23	70.20	0.90	0.78	0.12	0.67
VFF	VILLAGE FARMS INTERNATIONAL INC	$3.30	1,290,000	44.78%	3.41	3.46	3.63	3.36	2.40	39.49	27.50	33.06	5.86	9.10	-0.07	-0.06	-0.01	1.46
JBSS	SANFILIPPO JOHN B & SON INC	$80.90	153,000	42.99%	75.16	73.18	72.79	68.31	66.29	76.01	79.83	75.79	82.43	75.31	1.34	0.81	0.54	0.34
EWCZ	EUROPEAN WAX CENTER INC	$3.93	414,000	-19.77%	3.93	3.94	3.87	3.82	4.28	50.96	25.26	28.27	10.72	13.27	0.03	0.04	-0.01	1.35
SENEA	SENECA FOODS CORP	$119.33	27,500	0.36%	116.94	114.93	115.10	113.21	105.55	60.30	66.32	59.74	36.32	29.24	1.11	0.90	0.21	0.45
EDU	NEW ORIENTAL EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY GROUP INC	$60.38	2,075,000	3.23%	56.88	57.23	55.03	54.97	51.55	63.54	58.09	48.14	70.99	55.08	0.82	0.53	0.29	0.80
AFYA	AFYA LTD	$15.04	78,400	-32.99%	14.52	14.72	14.77	14.90	15.88	56.04	86.39	82.53	98.63	93.34	0.02	-0.05	0.07	0.85
NUS	NU SKIN ENTERPRISES INC	$10.61	436,000	-40.27%	10.89	10.63	10.26	10.67	9.59	50.80	27.86	33.64	19.42	15.30	0.13	0.19	-0.06	0.92
COKE	COCA-COLA CONSOLIDATED INC	$152.06	423,000	-0.47%	150.92	150.31	157.70	142.75	129.68	48.98	37.75	38.74	45.34	44.24	-1.48	-1.67	0.19	0.70
HLF	HERBALIFE LTD	$17.24	1,216,000	59.16%	16.93	15.83	14.00	11.40	9.91	69.72	75.77	75.55	18.97	24.44	0.99	1.01	-0.02	0.96
IMKTA	INGLES MARKETS INC	$74.86	174,000	19.18%	72.18	70.97	72.25	71.77	67.77	64.92	82.23	80.93	77.85	74.91	0.52	0.05	0.47	0.47
STRA	STRATEGIC EDUCATION INC	$85.02	177,000	-8.29%	84.80	84.08	81.31	81.24	82.03	57.25	53.61	52.72	24.19	18.51	0.99	1.10	-0.11	0.64
AKO.B	ANDINA BOTTLING CO INC	$31.42	31,000	-55.71%	30.84	29.79	28.15	26.52	25.58	64.56	72.84	79.90	77.55	85.91	1.06	0.91	0.15	0.38
TAL	TAL EDUCATION GROUP	$12.70	10,775,000	-28.58%	11.25	11.37	11.21	11.31	10.86	65.64	59.81	33.11	69.36	37.04	0.14	0.01	0.13	0.86
MNST	MONSTER BEVERAGE CORP	$80.76	6,094,000	54.59%	80.84	78.88	76.45	72.01	66.83	61.98	61.93	68.00	17.91	34.58	1.48	1.49	-0.02	0.61
VLGEA	VILLAGE SUPER MARKET INC	$35.66	48,400	41.11%	35.13	34.87	35.41	35.07	35.87	54.13	46.57	41.55	48.79	39.00	-0.13	-0.14	0.01	0.38
APEI	AMERICAN PUBLIC EDUCATION INC	$41.78	303,000	92.99%	42.06	40.69	37.98	36.88	32.73	58.66	58.14	62.17	20.37	27.11	1.28	1.33	-0.05	0.84
LAUR	LAUREATE EDUCATION INC	$34.30	1,424,000	45.90%	34.70	34.82	33.08	31.51	27.42	50.56	19.16	17.72	4.31	2.21	0.31	0.55	-0.24	0.64
HFFG	HF FOODS GROUP INC	$1.91	177,000	9.26%	2.10	2.15	2.32	2.49	2.98	27.15	7.71	11.65	0.00	17.74	-0.09	-0.07	-0.02	1.20
ATGE	ADTALEM GLOBAL EDUCATION INC	$103.55	835,000	-44.96%	116.03	114.21	103.83	118.86	120.58	36.06	24.74	37.12	2.13	2.13	1.75	3.45	-1.70	0.75
DOLE	DOLE PLC	$15.93	717,000	-3.11%	15.36	14.90	14.83	14.06	14.13	70.07	93.75	92.58	93.77	93.43	0.29	0.17	0.12	0.52
DG	DOLLAR GENERAL CORP	$143.43	2,307,000	-12.05%	146.23	145.79	132.06	117.21	111.64	52.86	18.79	31.16	3.30	8.13	3.35	4.89	-1.54	0.38
UVV	UNIVERSAL CORP	$56.59	298,000	96.05%	55.18	54.60	53.72	53.78	55.32	67.57	82.87	82.23	69.67	67.46	0.64	0.49	0.15	0.39
COCO	VITA COCO COMPANY INC	$53.35	606,000	22.42%	53.73	53.81	53.14	47.22	41.13	49.73	48.56	57.29	39.05	50.44	0.37	0.47	-0.10	1.08
PRDO	PERDOCEO EDUCATION CORP	$32.03	484,000	-7.98%	31.93	31.66	29.98	32.24	31.43	58.93	44.69	41.96	15.42	9.94	0.47	0.52	-0.05	0.65
NGVC	NATURAL GROCERS BY VITAMIN COTTAGE INC	$27.32	208,000	49.64%	26.38	25.69	26.23	31.54	37.34	58.07	74.61	75.19	72.56	73.96	0.09	-0.15	0.24	0.72
USFD	US FOODS HOLDING CORP	$83.62	2,765,000	47.70%	83.17	80.47	77.70	76.61	76.46	61.29	82.48	79.00	45.90	48.00	1.91	1.75	0.16	1.04
LINC	LINCOLN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES CORP	$26.66	185,000	-29.92%	26.51	25.72	23.75	22.50	21.81	60.77	55.67	51.09	17.47	10.12	0.82	0.88	-0.06	0.84
MAMA	MAMA's CREATIONS INC	$15.10	1,065,000	55.25%	14.84	13.96	13.05	11.79	9.87	67.47	85.52	84.85	83.42	82.60	0.59	0.53	0.06	0.57
COUR	COURSERA INC	$6.06	3,210,000	-39.66%	6.29	6.66	7.42	8.74	9.14	25.00	6.51	6.05	10.50	15.32	-0.40	-0.39	-0.01	1.32
SFD	SMITHFIELD FOODS INC	$23.90	569,000	-19.86%	23.44	22.97	22.40	22.50	23.01	66.61	91.86	90.53	74.59	76.80	0.38	0.31	0.07	0.47
EL	ESTEE LAUDER COMPANIES INC	$115.28	2,851,000	24.23%	116.25	113.81	106.06	98.81	88.02	58.44	50.71	62.03	6.07	19.74	2.85	3.36	-0.51	1.27
PXED	PHOENIX EDUCATION PARTNERS INC	$30.51	111,000	99.64%	30.84	31.27	31.90	N/A	N/A	46.39	36.88	39.73	45.68	48.22	-0.48	-0.44	-0.04	1.34
KOF	COCA COLA FEMSA SAB DE CV	$104.29	125,000	-64.99%	104.19	100.82	95.20	90.21	90.65	61.93	68.42	79.64	20.28	50.96	3.19	3.03	0.16	0.48
MZTI	MARZETTI CO	$171.57	245,000	91.41%	168.41	167.64	167.03	168.81	172.13	60.10	56.14	47.13	45.32	27.57	0.56	0.42	0.13	0.40
MGPI	MGP INGREDIENTS INC	$24.91	240,000	26.98%	24.76	24.65	24.35	24.80	27.37	52.45	61.46	61.00	65.68	66.05	0.12	0.09	0.03	0.68
INGR	INGREDION INC	$118.10	1,267,000	139.51%	116.35	114.54	111.38	114.86	124.12	68.96	85.75	85.78	63.13	64.14	1.67	1.45	0.22	0.50
DAO	YOUDAO INC	$10.40	73,000	40.38%	11.09	11.52	10.20	10.15	9.48	44.78	7.22	13.61	0.00	3.94	0.13	0.36	-0.23	1.22
LWAY	LIFEWAY FOODS INC	$22.03	58,000	64.31%	22.03	22.25	23.06	24.87	25.22	42.41	20.15	16.78	39.54	35.26	-0.40	-0.40	0.01	0.75
TPB	TURNING POINT BRANDS INC	$121.15	261,000	5.24%	119.95	114.57	107.87	101.56	89.95	66.24	87.21	93.03	59.35	79.43	4.34	3.90	0.44	0.62
SFM	SPROUTS FARMERS MARKET INC	$70.91	2,374,000	13.10%	71.95	75.52	79.13	92.11	125.82	35.22	9.58	11.03	16.25	15.92	-2.82	-2.41	-0.41	0.63
GHC	GRAHAM HOLDINGS CO	$1,166.63	16,600	-12.17%	1,160.99	1,146.60	1,116.03	1,099.02	1,033.25	58.85	37.79	39.14	18.07	11.94	14.57	15.79	-1.22	0.78
WILC	G WILLI FOOD INTERNATIONAL LTD	$28.98	17,100	-43.56%	28.94	29.05	27.62	24.16	21.18	54.80	47.14	51.98	20.61	8.49	0.25	0.49	-0.24	0.41
DLTR	DOLLAR TREE INC	$117.59	3,275,000	4.60%	126.39	130.28	122.65	110.02	104.71	36.12	4.20	3.43	0.45	0.15	-1.12	1.58	-2.71	0.69
FDP	FRESH DEL MONTE PRODUCE INC	$39.66	238,000	27.27%	38.40	37.21	36.78	35.93	35.13	67.07	91.73	92.41	91.12	91.06	0.80	0.52	0.27	0.37
PPC	PILGRIMS PRIDE CORP	$43.37	889,000	-17.84%	42.40	40.97	39.73	39.50	43.53	69.22	89.36	92.76	93.74	95.69	1.08	0.85	0.23	0.48
HITI	HIGH TIDE INC	$2.23	1,195,000	42.77%	2.50	2.59	2.64	3.00	2.73	26.54	6.46	8.15	2.75	3.92	-0.09	-0.06	-0.03	1.08
STKL	SUNOPTA INC	$4.58	459,000	10.07%	4.72	4.36	3.97	4.76	5.29	59.55	63.04	71.71	31.30	50.87	0.21	0.20	0.00	1.13
PSMT	PRICESMART INC	$142.21	315,000	47.89%	142.42	137.61	129.55	124.32	115.07	62.74	71.81	76.29	12.06	21.17	4.41	4.37	0.04	0.71
TWG	TOP WEALTH GROUP HOLDING LTD	$4.03	121,000	-22.44%	4.24	3.89	4.71	5.35	7.98	48.56	15.56	16.62	34.52	37.87	-0.07	-0.16	0.09	0.06
SYY	SYSCO CORP	$83.85	5,243,000	28.44%	79.63	77.10	75.63	77.15	76.57	71.54	87.71	86.25	93.49	89.34	2.16	1.26	0.90	0.62
SJM	J M SMUCKER CO	$104.86	2,467,000	113.59%	103.27	101.23	101.12	103.67	106.25	59.58	79.36	82.92	49.39	62.10	1.08	0.71	0.38	0.20
USNA	USANA HEALTH SCIENCES INC	$21.70	107,000	15.05%	22.03	21.03	20.32	22.21	26.12	57.78	58.85	66.43	25.28	42.79	0.50	0.48	0.02	0.69
ACU	ACME UNITED CORP	$41.79	5,400	45.95%	42.49	42.25	40.14	39.76	40.27	50.65	27.65	28.77	7.79	3.45	0.39	0.71	-0.33	0.44
FMX	MEXICAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INC	$104.36	552,000	54.19%	105.54	103.83	101.41	98.05	98.32	52.45	72.95	83.07	51.75	78.07	1.49	1.40	0.10	0.48
KR	KROGER CO	$62.85	6,600,000	34.36%	62.94	62.10	63.31	64.90	67.44	51.15	51.02	53.52	51.74	57.30	-0.08	-0.16	0.09	0.17
TR	TOOTSIE ROLL INDUSTRIES INC	$37.88	143,000	19.17%	37.51	37.09	37.56	38.92	37.36	56.14	58.39	61.01	42.74	45.02	0.04	-0.02	0.06	0.30
MH	MCGRAW HILL INC	$14.75	313,000	-35.73%	14.72	15.08	16.23	14.55	N/A	43.05	39.81	40.50	69.28	68.29	-0.37	-0.37	-0.00	0.83
PEP	PEPSICO INC	$153.63	12,641,000	39.49%	147.52	144.50	146.07	145.57	141.62	69.88	89.90	90.18	98.07	96.34	1.32	0.34	0.98	0.33
VITL	VITAL FARMS INC	$28.45	1,427,000	14.90%	28.16	29.13	31.10	35.52	36.90	43.64	26.07	21.70	66.59	57.92	-1.08	-1.08	-0.00	0.78
CL	COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO	$90.29	13,920,000	75.18%	85.87	83.18	80.62	79.85	84.39	74.66	84.02	83.22	40.88	43.01	2.07	1.70	0.37	0.23
COST	COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP	$940.25	2,181,000	19.64%	967.20	940.34	905.92	919.83	951.40	52.42	49.47	64.50	0.00	21.84	18.57	20.40	-1.83	0.77
CHEF	CHEFS' WAREHOUSE INC	$62.90	458,000	41.36%	63.90	62.58	61.93	61.09	61.69	50.36	64.61	68.95	48.49	58.61	0.46	0.49	-0.03	1.03
ABEV	AMBEV SA	$2.78	29,533,000	-18.39%	2.74	2.64	2.55	2.42	2.40	69.23	80.87	86.99	72.68	87.54	0.09	0.07	0.02	0.55
WMT	WALMART INC	$119.14	19,200,000	17.48%	118.10	116.94	113.72	108.57	103.03	61.82	57.30	58.71	21.51	14.69	1.36	1.58	-0.22	0.46
PM	PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL INC	$179.44	8,225,000	8.65%	174.32	168.49	160.91	159.08	165.79	71.59	89.31	92.22	80.11	84.02	5.27	4.38	0.89	0.33
OLLI	OLLIE's BARGAIN OUTLET HOLDINGS INC	$110.31	1,328,000	4.32%	112.17	114.01	115.10	121.28	122.32	44.57	18.29	16.38	12.70	7.47	-1.46	-0.80	-0.67	0.99
POST	POST HOLDINGS INC	$102.31	878,000	65.04%	99.02	98.57	99.60	102.73	106.25	60.93	58.82	45.67	58.91	47.10	-0.08	-0.42	0.34	0.40
BTI	BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO PLC	$60.68	7,095,000	0.62%	59.00	57.31	57.11	55.13	52.26	67.15	95.31	95.66	97.21	97.36	1.06	0.66	0.40	0.33
JBS	JBS NV	$15.75	5,444,000	18.12%	15.44	14.79	14.52	14.21	N/A	66.94	90.52	89.47	89.44	90.09	0.40	0.31	0.09	0.27
LGCY	LEGACY EDUCATION INC	$10.08	33,000	36.93%	10.06	10.21	10.09	10.15	10.04	49.17	44.36	33.63	53.87	42.24	-0.01	0.01	-0.02	1.07
SMPL	SIMPLY GOOD FOODS CO	$18.77	1,733,000	-3.40%	20.08	20.19	19.74	21.55	27.14	36.06	4.66	11.03	0.34	2.57	-0.17	0.10	-0.26	0.74
DDC	DDC ENTERPRISE LTD	$2.75	60,700	16.73%	3.20	3.00	2.92	5.66	7.59	43.00	22.06	28.09	0.00	5.39	-0.02	0.00	-0.02	1.47
AVO	MISSION PRODUCE INC	$13.46	492,000	-18.00%	13.21	12.65	12.30	12.19	11.91	67.01	77.28	78.08	64.26	72.65	0.36	0.28	0.08	0.62
BJ	BJ's WHOLESALE CLUB HOLDINGS INC	$92.44	2,057,000	42.55%	94.10	93.18	92.29	92.82	100.93	48.21	28.75	46.09	10.37	30.52	0.27	0.57	-0.30	0.48
ADM	ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND CO	$67.31	5,377,000	-4.34%	67.06	64.41	61.10	60.89	57.10	65.68	72.25	81.43	27.86	50.59	2.14	1.99	0.15	0.51
SKIL	SKILLSOFT CORP	$9.05	228,000	-34.10%	9.13	8.96	8.57	11.09	14.14	51.00	45.07	42.94	42.21	36.77	0.18	0.15	0.04	1.40
IPAR	INTERPARFUMS INC	$97.57	199,000	-25.47%	95.37	91.66	86.35	91.30	107.59	68.36	71.62	73.38	39.73	49.01	3.06	2.61	0.45	0.94
DAR	DARLING INGREDIENTS INC	$45.66	2,474,000	-21.88%	42.87	40.76	37.59	34.90	34.30	78.83	86.99	91.44	96.14	96.94	2.27	1.80	0.47	1.07
SKIN	BEAUTY HEALTH CO	$1.50	492,000	4.46%	1.51	1.50	1.46	1.59	1.64	50.57	35.32	40.63	37.30	40.22	0.01	0.02	-0.00	1.84
SPB	SPECTRUM BRANDS HOLDINGS INC	$63.71	405,000	20.90%	63.82	63.34	60.65	57.18	57.36	54.81	47.21	56.37	15.99	26.51	1.02	1.19	-0.17	0.96
YSG	YATSEN HOLDING LTD	$4.26	53,000	-76.86%	4.29	4.30	4.78	6.48	7.09	45.16	30.11	30.33	50.57	53.65	-0.14	-0.18	0.04	1.08
BRCC	BRC INC	$0.83	621,000	-30.38%	0.91	0.97	1.12	1.28	1.49	27.35	7.58	6.76	5.85	16.12	-0.08	-0.07	-0.01	0.81
BGS	B&G FOODS INC	$4.37	1,141,000	-9.94%	4.33	4.26	4.44	4.44	4.55	50.84	52.18	60.24	56.99	66.05	-0.02	-0.04	0.02	0.40
DDL	DINGDONG (CAYMAN) LTD	$2.86	789,000	-60.07%	2.79	2.83	2.42	2.18	2.20	56.95	54.17	51.79	42.55	38.37	0.10	0.12	-0.02	1.06
NOMD	NOMAD FOODS LTD	$12.70	1,588,000	-15.53%	12.14	12.05	12.22	12.38	14.85	62.30	86.24	84.71	89.53	90.11	0.05	-0.04	0.09	0.47
UNFI	UNITED NATURAL FOODS INC	$37.23	385,000	-19.79%	36.01	34.85	34.50	35.59	30.98	60.82	71.48	79.70	60.95	75.84	0.85	0.44	0.41	1.01
ZVIA	ZEVIA PBC	$1.85	624,000	-8.91%	1.94	1.90	2.29	2.37	2.61	39.51	42.65	58.18	64.89	76.95	-0.10	-0.12	0.02	1.27
ACI	ALBERTSONS COMPANIES INC	$16.65	6,097,000	-19.51%	16.95	17.00	17.33	17.71	19.34	41.61	22.62	34.19	10.25	27.33	-0.16	-0.12	-0.04	0.28
LRN	STRIDE INC	$84.60	1,973,000	-20.51%	75.23	71.91	67.32	96.19	121.48	79.54	65.65	68.29	100.00	87.32	3.29	1.54	1.75	0.56
CCEP	COCA-COLA EUROPACIFIC PARTNERS PLC	$91.70	1,629,000	34.96%	90.29	89.11	90.28	89.97	90.98	60.18	86.58	87.91	100.00	98.53	0.28	-0.07	0.35	0.60
BRBR	BELLRING BRANDS INC	$24.87	3,645,000	16.19%	26.07	25.05	28.11	30.75	43.90	43.05	48.93	53.88	51.17	57.72	-0.67	-0.82	0.15	0.80
LFVN	LIFEVANTAGE CORP	$5.30	357,000	-19.23%	5.85	6.07	6.30	7.66	10.26	34.52	12.82	21.14	6.65	16.43	-0.23	-0.16	-0.06	0.79
UTZ	UTZ BRANDS INC	$10.54	1,078,000	-11.42%	10.39	10.24	10.07	10.96	12.09	56.52	73.74	72.73	64.59	65.00	0.06	0.05	0.02	0.54
ANDE	ANDERSONS INC	$61.99	233,000	11.48%	60.51	57.60	54.40	49.17	43.13	69.92	93.86	90.07	59.47	63.83	2.30	2.01	0.29	0.75
TSN	TYSON FOODS INC	$65.33	4,433,000	60.15%	62.84	60.57	58.64	55.97	56.08	71.49	89.75	92.15	73.23	82.41	1.94	1.42	0.52	0.38
STZ	CONSTELLATION BRANDS INC	$156.70	1,547,000	-33.83%	159.52	153.90	144.75	140.34	156.76	56.97	57.09	68.33	4.48	24.09	4.39	4.88	-0.49	0.53
LOPE	GRAND CANYON EDUCATION INC	$173.84	302,000	21.77%	176.51	175.10	166.44	184.51	185.71	51.04	37.58	42.24	8.05	5.26	1.69	2.44	-0.75	0.60
PFGC	PERFORMANCE FOOD GROUP CO	$95.45	2,707,000	17.03%	95.90	93.15	93.31	97.23	94.27	54.01	87.07	90.03	60.72	75.16	1.17	0.72	0.45	1.03
FRPT	FRESHPET INC	$69.70	1,824,000	-3.49%	70.16	66.33	62.87	57.94	64.78	62.28	78.80	85.09	49.53	65.39	2.58	2.29	0.29	1.24

Consumer Staple Industries

Industry	Stocks	1d %	1w %	1m %	1y %	P/E ratio	P/B Ratio	ROE	ROA	ROCE	Upside/Downside	Consensus
Beverages - Brewers	6	+0.55%	-1.93%	+7.12%	-1.26%	38.75x	1.90x	+9.35%	+4.16%	+10.57%	+2.02%	Hold
Beverages - Non-Alcoholic	17	+0.96%	+0.88%	+4.63%	+12.54%	35.11x	7.01x	+36.24%	+10.45%	+17.81%	+8.61%	Buy
Beverages - Wineries & Distilleries	14	+1.31%	-1.08%	+5.98%	-37.32%	18.06x	3.35x	+19.60%	+5.52%	+9.93%	+14.27%	Strong Buy
Confectioners	4	+2.10%	+1.39%	+6.43%	+20.87%	24.15x	3.72x	+18.69%	+6.74%	+11.79%	+5.51%	Buy
Discount Stores	9	-0.22%	-3.46%	+6.79%	+6.22%	41.53x	9.41x	+24.49%	+8.51%	+20.14%	+8.51%	Buy
Education & Training Services	46	+0.41%	-1.02%	+5.56%	+8.26%	16.13x	2.33x	+11.44%	+7.65%	+13.53%	+29.19%	Buy
Farm Products	21	+0.24%	+1.38%	+10.71%	-0.20%	28.69x	1.36x	+4.58%	+3.89%	+7.73%	+5.82%	Buy
Food Distribution	12	-0.41%	+2.88%	+6.92%	+8.44%	28.52x	5.16x	+47.78%	+4.78%	+12.43%	+14.38%	Strong Buy
Grocery Stores	11	+1.81%	+1.00%	+1.14%	-21.93%	37.52x	3.70x	+14.74%	+3.14%	+6.83%	+51.20%	Buy
Household & Personal Products	31	+1.39%	-1.12%	+6.93%	-19.24%	19.55x	6.93x	+100.76%	+10.41%	+21.12%	+13.75%	Buy
Packaged Foods	66	+1.54%	+1.81%	+5.51%	-27.98%	9.93x	1.59x	+5.44%	+3.21%	+8.85%	+16.96%	Buy
Pharmaceutical Retailers	8	+11.54%	+3.29%	+20.30%	-26.04%	-8.88x	-2.18x	-156.68%	-27.53%	-53.99%	+225.11%	Strong Buy
Tobacco	9	+1.03%	+2.25%	+8.65%	-82.62%	28.17x	10.15x	-99.27%	+12.89%	+26.85%	-0.78%	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: B, 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 71.33% over the past year, overperforming other consumer staple stocks by 94 percentage points.

Natures Sunshine Products has an average 1 year price target of $22.50, a downside of -10.79% from Natures Sunshine Products's current stock price of $25.22.

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 61, which is 31 points higher than the consumer staple sector average of 30. It passed 19 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Village Farms International has seen its stock return 371.43% over the past year, overperforming other consumer staple stocks by 394 percentage points.

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

Sanfilippo John B & Son (NASDAQ:JBSS) 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 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 39, which is 9 points higher than the consumer staple sector average of 30. It passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Sanfilippo John B & Son has seen its stock return 4.51% over the past year, overperforming other consumer staple stocks by 27 percentage points.

Sanfilippo John B & Son has an average 1 year price target of $109.00, an upside of 34.73% from Sanfilippo John B & Son's current stock price of $80.90.

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.

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 17.39%, which is 14 percentage points higher than the consumer staple sector average of 3.04%. 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 9.46%, which is 6 percentage points higher than the consumer staple sector average of 3.04%. Cal Maine Foods's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% ten times in the last 10 years. Cal Maine Foods's dividend has not 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. Kraft Heinz Co (NASDAQ:KHC)

Kraft Heinz Co (NASDAQ:KHC) has an annual dividend yield of 6.74%, which is 4 percentage points higher than the consumer staple sector average of 3.04%. Kraft Heinz Co's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Kraft Heinz Co's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Kraft Heinz Co's dividend payout ratio of -43% 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 0.74% in the last day, and down -0.3% over the last week. Colgate Palmolive Co was the among the top gainers in the consumer defensive sector, gaining 5.92% yesterday.

Colgate-Palmolive shares are trading higher after the company reported better-than-expected Q4 financial results.

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 31 points higher than the consumer staple sector average of 26. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Lifevantage's stock has dropped -76.34% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the consumer staple sector by -54 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 3 points higher than the consumer staple sector average of 26. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Herbalife's stock has gained 202.46% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the consumer staple sector by 225 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 43, which is 17 points higher than the consumer staple sector average of 26. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Nomad Foods's stock has dropped -28.37% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the consumer staple sector by -6 percentage points.

Are consumer staple stocks a good buy now?

40.91% of consumer staple stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect consumer staple stocks to rise by 13.08% over the next year.

2.31% of consumer staple stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 16.18% of consumer staple stocks are rated B (Buy), 70.52% are rated C (Hold), 9.25% are rated D (Sell), and 1.73% 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 31.72x.

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1. Natures Sunshine Products (NASDAQ:NATR)

2. Village Farms International (NASDAQ:VFF)

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

1. B&G Foods (NYSE:BGS)

2. Cal Maine Foods (NASDAQ:CALM)

3. Kraft Heinz Co (NASDAQ:KHC)

1. Lifevantage (NASDAQ:LFVN)

2. Herbalife (NYSE:HLF)

3. Nomad Foods (NYSE:NOMD)

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Consumer Staple Stocks FAQ

1. Natures Sunshine Products (NASDAQ:NATR)

2. Village Farms International (NASDAQ:VFF)

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

1. B&G Foods (NYSE:BGS)

2. Cal Maine Foods (NASDAQ:CALM)

3. Kraft Heinz Co (NASDAQ:KHC)

1. Lifevantage (NASDAQ:LFVN)

2. Herbalife (NYSE:HLF)

3. Nomad Foods (NYSE:NOMD)

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