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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
SENEA	SENECA FOODS CORP	$170.38	200,000	125.99%	164.23	154.45	145.28	143.25	128.29	65.92	67.58	60.58	49.99	43.64	6.20	4.87	1.33	0.38
NATR	NATURES SUNSHINE PRODUCTS INC	$21.02	269,000	163.73%	20.46	20.38	22.90	24.25	21.67	48.19	74.86	75.60	96.63	97.76	-0.49	-0.74	0.26	0.63
HLF	HERBALIFE LTD	$12.54	4,478,000	228.06%	12.08	11.85	13.55	14.91	13.19	52.10	70.56	67.83	89.82	93.21	-0.25	-0.45	0.20	0.99
ANDE	ANDERSONS INC	$71.08	717,000	287.57%	70.54	71.53	72.66	70.70	60.05	48.41	48.02	46.75	47.50	45.05	-0.43	-0.44	0.02	0.66
JBSS	SANFILIPPO JOHN B & SON INC	$87.07	239,000	125.47%	80.90	78.26	78.13	78.79	73.64	76.87	94.99	94.52	100.00	98.24	1.94	0.84	1.10	0.30
APEI	AMERICAN PUBLIC EDUCATION INC	$54.51	701,000	89.46%	52.67	52.48	54.46	52.38	44.67	56.14	64.61	52.07	69.79	52.35	-0.11	-0.40	0.29	0.79
PRDO	PERDOCEO EDUCATION CORP	$33.33	1,057,000	117.94%	32.70	33.30	33.98	34.12	33.18	49.08	40.18	36.57	46.32	40.67	-0.35	-0.37	0.01	0.58
SJM	J M SMUCKER CO	$115.64	914,000	-28.31%	112.97	109.40	103.08	103.45	103.53	64.23	73.51	64.41	39.12	28.59	2.99	3.10	-0.10	0.17
EDU	NEW ORIENTAL EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY GROUP INC	$46.34	620,000	61.46%	45.71	45.87	49.87	53.38	54.22	46.59	27.38	18.52	61.84	53.58	-1.20	-1.44	0.24	0.78
COKE	COCA-COLA CONSOLIDATED INC	$188.03	785,000	39.68%	183.14	181.03	183.59	186.86	164.96	56.16	46.45	43.07	38.06	36.45	0.36	0.01	0.35	0.65
BRCC	BRC INC	$1.30	3,116,000	667.49%	1.29	1.34	1.33	1.05	1.16	46.88	33.21	22.33	60.42	41.91	-0.03	-0.02	-0.01	0.86
KOF	COCA COLA FEMSA SAB DE CV	$107.09	199,000	80.91%	107.12	106.78	105.28	104.74	97.58	52.02	40.66	41.00	28.12	27.85	0.27	0.47	-0.20	0.49
MAMA	MAMA's CREATIONS INC	$19.94	1,569,000	85.68%	17.43	15.96	14.92	15.33	13.59	79.44	95.53	95.16	100.00	100.00	1.27	0.73	0.54	0.58
AFYA	AFYA LTD	$14.87	203,000	86.24%	14.27	14.35	14.35	14.44	14.67	61.24	89.37	80.16	97.66	85.04	0.08	0.00	0.07	0.83
DLTR	DOLLAR TREE INC	$123.87	4,620,000	-43.58%	114.45	112.86	103.10	109.31	109.77	67.57	93.15	84.80	95.55	83.20	4.47	3.68	0.79	0.70
CCU	UNITED BREWERIES CO INC	$11.39	236,000	448.84%	11.43	11.36	11.53	12.11	12.49	48.97	31.50	33.38	47.84	48.76	-0.07	-0.07	0.00	0.65
TGT	TARGET CORP	$140.39	6,307,000	56.19%	134.54	130.09	128.01	122.63	108.60	65.30	91.33	85.24	91.59	81.80	3.41	2.25	1.16	0.94
COCO	VITA COCO COMPANY INC	$73.71	3,185,000	311.50%	81.99	78.64	71.06	62.42	54.90	41.03	55.69	70.06	45.27	61.83	2.50	3.29	-0.79	1.05
FMX	MEXICAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INC	$128.87	956,000	142.03%	126.42	124.25	121.25	115.98	107.10	60.81	53.03	50.58	24.66	19.19	1.64	1.66	-0.02	0.47
RDGT	RIDGETECH INC	$1.40	364,000	-81.15%	1.51	1.58	1.60	94.72	237.47	35.16	14.39	17.93	73.20	80.33	-2.02	-2.94	0.92	1.03
CVSA	COVISTA INC	$127.53	232,000	-16.25%	121.49	123.29	121.45	113.46	116.01	58.41	54.79	43.13	53.57	39.48	0.30	0.26	0.04	0.69
ADM	ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND CO	$76.79	4,003,000	56.92%	76.97	79.17	77.14	73.30	67.12	46.04	38.54	28.57	26.20	17.24	-0.63	-0.07	-0.56	0.47
PXED	PHOENIX EDUCATION PARTNERS INC	$33.11	165,000	220.39%	30.83	30.80	29.76	29.52	N/A	63.89	76.68	68.56	78.03	71.70	0.44	0.31	0.13	0.96
USNA	USANA HEALTH SCIENCES INC	$20.70	298,000	282.05%	19.40	18.95	18.88	18.91	20.52	64.52	85.81	76.19	84.55	74.07	0.36	0.21	0.15	0.71
IMKTA	INGLES MARKETS INC	$89.39	308,000	156.67%	89.00	89.69	88.85	88.12	79.99	50.58	39.78	40.78	32.55	33.70	0.09	0.27	-0.18	0.43
ABEV	AMBEV SA	$3.23	16,917,000	-21.63%	3.18	3.17	3.14	3.06	2.74	56.12	43.21	37.45	51.68	41.35	0.00	0.01	-0.00	0.56
MH	MCGRAW HILL INC	$9.49	2,682,000	314.53%	9.91	11.09	11.85	12.69	13.62	36.44	11.83	11.83	19.06	15.39	-0.77	-0.57	-0.20	0.41
HFFG	HF FOODS GROUP INC	$1.65	4,316,000	662.54%	1.81	1.85	1.93	1.89	2.18	33.54	17.78	16.67	11.21	23.16	-0.05	-0.04	-0.01	1.17
DAR	DARLING INGREDIENTS INC	$52.50	1,922,000	-14.88%	54.00	56.70	59.46	57.34	46.20	26.34	18.66	15.71	8.54	4.67	-2.06	-1.66	-0.40	1.00
SYY	SYSCO CORP	$82.82	5,705,000	70.55%	79.75	77.96	75.85	79.44	78.31	71.92	91.65	85.64	96.24	83.87	1.52	1.16	0.36	0.60
HELE	HELEN OF TROY LTD	$28.38	989,000	130.00%	27.63	27.03	24.92	20.76	20.69	60.29	60.23	49.12	41.99	27.54	0.85	0.97	-0.12	1.07
CHEF	CHEFS' WAREHOUSE INC	$95.92	903,000	222.50%	93.96	87.27	79.73	71.97	66.52	74.21	88.78	87.32	51.01	59.34	4.99	4.56	0.44	0.99
LGCY	LEGACY EDUCATION INC	$11.40	128,000	353.90%	11.12	11.13	11.52	12.12	11.12	53.43	57.42	53.41	58.70	56.01	-0.11	-0.16	0.05	1.06
STRA	STRATEGIC EDUCATION INC	$78.85	628,000	327.21%	76.32	78.12	78.60	79.52	80.40	53.28	44.93	40.91	55.17	48.06	-0.58	-0.62	0.04	0.63
DAO	YOUDAO INC	$11.12	85,000	6.25%	11.43	11.58	11.55	10.74	10.45	46.26	24.28	27.71	18.46	24.01	-0.12	-0.02	-0.10	1.20
ACI	ALBERTSONS COMPANIES INC	$13.59	10,026,000	112.87%	14.22	14.97	15.86	16.67	17.18	31.94	16.88	18.63	32.15	30.13	-0.67	-0.54	-0.13	0.21
GHC	GRAHAM HOLDINGS CO	$1,159.96	54,500	115.42%	1,148.00	1,136.04	1,129.92	1,105.12	1,102.33	55.83	58.08	57.76	35.58	40.05	9.59	8.29	1.30	0.76
TAL	TAL EDUCATION GROUP	$9.48	2,946,000	6.05%	9.26	9.43	10.38	10.79	11.06	46.25	37.51	32.92	60.94	67.84	-0.30	-0.36	0.05	0.87
MO	ALTRIA GROUP INC	$73.79	15,697,000	132.76%	71.00	70.90	70.38	68.47	64.75	60.76	86.23	71.11	91.68	74.76	0.42	0.18	0.24	0.18
COUR	COURSERA INC	$5.74	5,891,000	-19.55%	5.49	5.47	5.65	5.82	7.25	55.35	70.82	65.39	68.86	71.55	0.03	-0.04	0.07	1.27
EL	ESTEE LAUDER COMPANIES INC	$80.54	5,107,000	211.21%	84.81	84.96	82.50	86.88	93.00	42.19	10.62	16.80	3.08	9.23	-0.20	0.62	-0.82	1.31
FTLF	FITLIFE BRANDS INC	$11.08	291,000	809.38%	11.19	10.72	10.09	11.84	14.89	52.82	63.98	69.26	53.79	62.78	0.38	0.29	0.09	0.60
KR	KROGER CO	$57.73	8,119,000	28.81%	59.81	61.25	64.67	67.55	66.20	35.28	25.39	21.43	43.35	34.98	-2.14	-1.73	-0.41	0.09
PEP	PEPSICO INC	$141.39	9,700,000	36.31%	142.62	142.60	148.78	154.57	150.13	42.03	21.48	24.81	50.19	49.76	-2.00	-2.10	0.10	0.29
JVA	COFFEE HOLDING CO INC	$3.35	15,700	-78.78%	3.43	3.89	4.24	3.95	3.98	26.87	7.77	7.48	11.59	8.53	-0.29	-0.23	-0.06	0.87
DOLE	DOLE PLC	$14.05	3,512,000	324.67%	14.12	14.06	14.48	14.85	14.46	47.26	47.26	53.96	67.31	71.62	-0.11	-0.12	0.01	0.49
UNFI	UNITED NATURAL FOODS INC	$49.13	601,000	1.86%	50.47	50.97	50.38	45.80	40.74	45.23	58.80	62.44	40.77	41.60	-0.01	0.17	-0.19	0.94
KHC	KRAFT HEINZ CO	$23.70	14,003,000	-7.05%	23.28	23.33	23.11	23.25	24.01	54.22	56.76	38.74	57.33	39.78	-0.03	0.00	-0.04	0.24
USFD	US FOODS HOLDING CORP	$98.31	3,029,000	-41.26%	94.23	89.68	88.32	90.35	83.51	75.21	92.29	90.75	99.32	94.97	2.86	1.96	0.90	0.97
LINC	LINCOLN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES CORP	$49.89	1,295,000	265.82%	47.50	47.81	45.97	40.86	31.72	58.49	72.50	62.01	77.40	61.72	0.60	0.51	0.09	0.83
SPB	SPECTRUM BRANDS HOLDINGS INC	$87.49	277,000	34.47%	84.28	82.56	81.35	78.58	67.93	63.69	84.89	79.31	97.88	82.53	1.68	1.23	0.46	0.95
TSN	TYSON FOODS INC	$58.55	2,466,000	43.96%	57.07	57.46	62.37	62.75	59.41	47.13	72.99	58.70	99.92	95.32	-1.48	-1.90	0.42	0.36
LRN	STRIDE INC	$87.12	1,864,000	282.75%	85.50	91.83	92.39	89.49	92.44	44.39	25.65	19.30	26.70	16.14	-2.27	-1.47	-0.81	0.51
TAP	MOLSON COORS BEVERAGE CO	$41.48	2,098,000	-19.21%	40.34	39.95	41.37	43.90	45.29	56.23	68.06	56.62	85.11	72.75	-0.21	-0.42	0.20	0.39
BUD	ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV SA	$85.09	5,074,000	58.17%	82.56	81.24	79.43	76.86	69.85	64.84	92.47	89.71	96.81	88.85	1.18	0.90	0.28	0.55
CCEP	COCA-COLA EUROPACIFIC PARTNERS PLC	$101.59	2,305,000	37.94%	98.68	96.23	95.08	96.94	93.46	68.76	87.83	80.88	85.98	74.26	1.55	1.15	0.40	0.57
FLO	FLOWERS FOODS INC	$7.97	9,123,000	101.61%	7.63	7.59	7.97	8.64	10.18	55.75	64.37	50.45	86.27	75.73	-0.04	-0.10	0.05	0.28
WMK	WEIS MARKETS INC	$80.09	148,000	66.29%	78.99	78.14	73.67	71.42	69.52	59.18	49.85	51.57	26.29	27.17	1.65	1.88	-0.23	0.33
ACU	ACME UNITED CORP	$48.94	40,800	580.00%	45.91	44.71	43.35	43.83	41.80	74.44	95.09	91.65	100.00	94.01	1.22	0.82	0.40	0.46
CHGG	CHEGG INC	$1.13	1,273,000	-18.97%	1.08	1.15	1.15	0.91	1.01	50.01	38.43	26.62	48.44	32.20	-0.03	-0.02	-0.01	1.39
DG	DOLLAR GENERAL CORP	$119.51	3,385,000	20.33%	115.04	111.50	112.23	124.52	121.06	61.33	91.42	84.61	93.64	86.02	1.96	0.78	1.18	0.38
WMT	WALMART INC	$115.69	29,208,000	44.97%	118.53	118.10	124.23	124.95	116.87	37.30	16.25	33.19	23.28	48.79	-1.79	-1.80	0.00	0.42
COST	COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP	$952.54	5,413,000	123.49%	963.04	964.78	996.96	995.62	957.67	41.03	21.50	23.76	26.87	26.24	-13.48	-12.20	-1.28	0.71
HITI	HIGH TIDE INC	$2.24	438,000	-51.44%	2.29	2.32	2.39	2.39	2.69	43.92	5.67	3.97	10.09	10.39	-0.04	-0.03	-0.01	1.09
OLLI	OLLIE's BARGAIN OUTLET HOLDINGS INC	$71.91	2,660,000	17.44%	76.83	77.97	81.62	92.18	106.64	37.14	6.25	5.10	8.52	9.76	-2.50	-1.81	-0.69	0.97
KO	COCA COLA CO	$82.63	51,837,000	223.82%	80.66	80.24	79.32	78.47	74.02	60.66	56.82	50.49	50.38	46.16	0.41	0.38	0.03	0.27
MGPI	MGP INGREDIENTS INC	$17.13	759,000	402.65%	16.47	16.55	18.07	19.38	22.07	51.20	65.59	66.51	86.66	88.35	-0.36	-0.52	0.15	0.62
BJ	BJ's WHOLESALE CLUB HOLDINGS INC	$88.87	1,705,000	51.83%	87.52	88.42	91.16	94.27	93.52	49.58	43.36	34.50	59.24	45.32	-1.21	-1.24	0.02	0.38
BG	BUNGE GLOBAL SA	$110.54	1,556,000	-11.74%	115.17	121.35	123.06	122.53	107.98	33.11	17.63	11.73	13.41	6.95	-3.87	-2.34	-1.53	0.49
RLX	RLX TECHNOLOGY INC	$1.86	3,877,000	154.90%	1.89	1.96	2.07	2.17	2.29	38.72	14.60	10.27	17.16	11.81	-0.07	-0.06	-0.01	0.96
MNST	MONSTER BEVERAGE CORP	$96.38	13,339,000	131.98%	93.56	91.50	85.45	81.67	76.93	74.68	89.67	88.03	96.12	83.45	2.69	2.55	0.14	0.60
VLGEA	VILLAGE SUPER MARKET INC	$42.20	165,000	286.42%	41.42	41.25	43.02	41.83	38.45	50.42	78.48	80.52	81.31	88.66	-0.41	-0.65	0.24	0.33
PSMT	PRICESMART INC	$196.25	801,000	84.14%	185.13	179.42	167.82	159.59	142.12	80.91	97.45	94.73	100.00	93.14	7.07	5.74	1.33	0.69
UVV	UNIVERSAL CORP	$53.79	184,000	5.14%	52.98	53.16	53.41	53.30	53.56	53.13	59.89	45.84	73.01	55.35	-0.15	-0.17	0.02	0.34
KDP	KEURIG DR PEPPER INC	$33.40	54,796,000	180.13%	31.62	31.15	29.61	28.71	28.03	73.78	84.77	66.94	68.84	40.30	0.75	0.66	0.09	0.32
NGVC	NATURAL GROCERS BY VITAMIN COTTAGE INC	$32.11	63,000	-40.00%	31.23	30.53	29.12	27.54	29.50	61.46	79.97	83.13	62.68	69.47	0.83	0.75	0.08	0.62
LW	LAMB WESTON HOLDINGS INC	$45.16	1,718,000	76.75%	44.91	43.91	43.47	44.00	49.56	55.98	75.20	74.28	56.45	57.89	0.59	0.50	0.09	0.64
NUS	NU SKIN ENTERPRISES INC	$5.28	759,000	33.16%	5.12	5.29	6.21	7.15	8.90	42.48	27.97	24.31	79.56	76.77	-0.30	-0.35	0.05	0.91
PFGC	PERFORMANCE FOOD GROUP CO	$110.44	1,382,000	39.74%	105.09	101.62	96.10	92.96	95.05	77.22	96.61	91.84	98.88	90.06	3.40	2.86	0.53	0.99
POST	POST HOLDINGS INC	$89.41	1,248,000	71.66%	90.04	90.52	97.16	100.03	101.36	40.91	43.55	38.61	82.96	72.76	-2.13	-2.30	0.17	0.39
NOMD	NOMAD FOODS LTD	$11.12	3,107,000	431.11%	10.34	10.21	9.95	10.41	11.39	68.55	83.21	69.41	95.26	76.12	0.17	0.10	0.07	0.45
CL	COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO	$92.07	8,695,000	184.43%	90.59	89.22	87.90	89.22	84.57	59.18	82.70	81.66	92.23	90.73	0.90	0.67	0.23	0.22
BGS	B&G FOODS INC	$4.14	2,134,000	89.35%	3.95	3.96	4.54	4.85	4.64	50.96	72.82	52.97	100.00	90.37	-0.13	-0.18	0.06	0.38
SFD	SMITHFIELD FOODS INC	$25.12	1,881,000	71.47%	25.23	25.77	26.39	25.91	24.21	43.96	11.58	9.29	22.54	17.03	-0.43	-0.30	-0.13	0.36
AGRO	ADECOAGRO SA	$9.41	423,000	-11.51%	9.77	10.81	12.35	11.86	9.94	30.01	9.81	7.28	28.13	19.90	-0.97	-0.84	-0.12	0.55
SMPL	SIMPLY GOOD FOODS CO	$13.06	5,192,000	315.36%	12.44	12.20	12.22	13.69	17.57	58.96	73.86	63.65	72.64	58.81	0.12	0.05	0.08	0.68
LOPE	GRAND CANYON EDUCATION INC	$145.26	637,000	121.95%	143.72	147.21	157.18	161.12	172.66	41.51	30.77	25.52	67.47	52.01	-3.86	-4.15	0.29	0.57
ZVIA	ZEVIA PBC	$1.56	5,821,000	203.49%	1.43	1.42	1.38	1.38	1.87	56.83	64.44	60.89	77.62	75.08	0.02	0.01	0.01	1.25
NWL	NEWELL BRANDS INC	$5.82	57,915,000	223.38%	5.17	4.52	4.25	4.18	4.24	77.46	94.46	94.99	95.92	97.54	0.46	0.31	0.15	1.20
INGR	INGREDION INC	$97.50	676,000	33.60%	98.85	99.89	104.58	109.58	112.17	34.93	10.74	12.20	21.66	23.69	-1.89	-1.82	-0.07	0.46
OTLY	OATLY GROUP AB	$9.00	44,700	-71.35%	8.40	8.54	10.09	10.57	12.02	50.74	73.67	55.18	100.00	99.41	-0.37	-0.52	0.16	1.60
YSWY	YESWAY INC	$21.01	3,213,000	657.78%	21.05	21.69	N/A	N/A	N/A	46.60	19.04	23.09	15.10	18.40	N/A	N/A	N/A	-1.02
UTZ	UTZ BRANDS INC	$7.71	3,795,000	236.44%	7.19	7.12	7.41	7.98	9.46	60.11	81.65	64.35	92.03	81.67	-0.02	-0.09	0.07	0.51
COTY	COTY INC	$1.92	14,643,000	-5.22%	1.97	1.98	2.16	2.27	2.94	43.12	19.98	27.04	37.42	49.35	-0.06	-0.06	0.00	1.23
LWAY	LIFEWAY FOODS INC	$29.39	457,000	96.98%	26.95	25.27	25.65	23.48	24.12	71.06	82.75	87.75	92.24	97.41	1.20	0.53	0.67	0.77
BTI	BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO PLC	$62.76	3,827,000	-3.31%	60.94	60.55	60.67	60.20	57.69	57.34	89.64	74.78	95.92	82.49	0.04	-0.16	0.20	0.31
ALCO	ALICO INC	$41.81	165,000	1,220.00%	40.59	40.66	41.10	40.96	38.23	58.85	51.67	44.19	60.97	57.40	-0.04	-0.14	0.09	0.51
TR	TOOTSIE ROLL INDUSTRIES INC	$38.04	404,000	36.95%	37.45	37.80	39.86	40.62	39.19	48.13	45.49	38.60	70.55	57.05	-0.70	-0.79	0.09	0.28
FCHL	FITNESS CHAMPS HOLDINGS LTD	$1.13	58,000	364.00%	1.31	1.29	3.38	44.45	222.28	30.83	36.18	43.63	62.55	74.26	-1.71	-2.42	0.71	0.51
HSY	HERSHEY CO	$179.11	1,858,000	-9.59%	178.22	180.32	186.03	201.84	193.62	46.27	63.69	57.83	80.24	78.07	-3.13	-3.50	0.37	0.20

Consumer Staple Industries

Industry	Stocks	1d %	1w %	1m %	1y %	P/E ratio	P/B Ratio	ROE	ROA	ROCE	Upside/Downside	Consensus
Beverages - Brewers	6	+3.90%	+5.51%	+4.44%	+9.84%	54.00x	2.13x	+8.81%	+3.96%	+10.54%	+11.48%	Hold
Beverages - Non-Alcoholic	18	+1.09%	+1.78%	+1.75%	+19.13%	28.56x	7.12x	+37.56%	+11.43%	+19.58%	+11.63%	Buy
Beverages - Wineries & Distilleries	15	+1.22%	+3.01%	-2.07%	-46.05%	17.10x	3.15x	+21.10%	+6.10%	+10.66%	+103.57%	Strong Buy
Confectioners	4	+1.01%	+4.08%	-4.37%	+3.78%	30.88x	3.73x	+14.26%	+5.14%	+10.22%	+15.42%	Buy
Discount Stores	9	+1.18%	+2.46%	+2.19%	+4.62%	40.58x	9.15x	+24.76%	+8.58%	+20.55%	+15.17%	Buy
Education & Training Services	45	+2.09%	+2.20%	+1.32%	-49.07%	18.49x	2.10x	+12.32%	+7.78%	+13.40%	+27.95%	Buy
Farm Products	20	+1.34%	+3.03%	-4.08%	-15.93%	39.95x	1.35x	+4.82%	+2.45%	+6.04%	+18.59%	Buy
Food Distribution	11	+0.55%	+2.41%	+7.21%	+21.02%	28.70x	5.61x	+42.16%	+4.68%	+12.20%	+6.23%	Strong Buy
Grocery Stores	12	+1.41%	+2.07%	-0.48%	-15.56%	28.45x	3.70x	+14.35%	+3.10%	+7.13%	+34.80%	Buy
Household & Personal Products	30	+1.65%	+5.14%	+8.38%	-61.12%	8.21x	6.67x	+128.57%	+11.30%	+22.90%	+2.25%	Buy
Packaged Foods	62	+2.13%	+6.46%	+6.65%	-47.67%	-0.11x	1.47x	-9.52%	+3.30%	+8.54%	+25.77%	Buy
Pharmaceutical Retailers	8	+1.69%	+2.28%	-17.84%	-94.24%	-3.79x	42.56x	-41.47%	-27.21%	-28.12%	+236.54%	Strong Buy
Tobacco	10	+1.23%	+6.36%	-3.15%	-84.05%	20.10x	10.15x	-109.69%	+15.37%	+30.93%	+13.95%	Buy

Consumer Staple Stocks FAQ

What are the best consumer staple stocks to buy right now in Jun 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. Seneca Foods (NASDAQ:SENEA)

Seneca Foods (NASDAQ:SENEA) 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 Seneca Foods (NASDAQ:SENEA) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Seneca Foods (NASDAQ:SENEA) has a Due Diligence Score of 43, which is 13 points higher than the consumer staple sector average of 30. It passed 14 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Seneca Foods has seen its stock return 71.31% over the past year, overperforming other consumer staple stocks by 114 percentage points.

2. Natures Sunshine Products (NASDAQ:NATR)

Natures Sunshine Products (NASDAQ:NATR) 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 Natures Sunshine Products (NASDAQ:NATR) is: Value: A, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: A.

Natures Sunshine Products (NASDAQ:NATR) has a Due Diligence Score of 40, which is 10 points higher than the consumer staple sector average of 30. It passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Natures Sunshine Products has seen its stock return 47.3% over the past year, overperforming other consumer staple stocks by 90 percentage points.

Natures Sunshine Products has an average 1 year price target of $33.00, an upside of 56.99% from Natures Sunshine Products's current stock price of $21.02.

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.

3. Herbalife (NYSE:HLF)

Herbalife (NYSE:HLF) 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 Herbalife (NYSE:HLF) is: Value: A, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: A, and AI: B.

Herbalife (NYSE:HLF) has a Due Diligence Score of 38, which is 8 points higher than the consumer staple sector average of 30. It passed 12 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Herbalife has seen its stock return 50.36% over the past year, overperforming other consumer staple stocks by 93 percentage points.

Herbalife has an average 1 year price target of $18.00, an upside of 43.54% from Herbalife's current stock price of $12.54.

Herbalife stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts covering Herbalife, 50% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 50% 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 91 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 18.36%, which is 15 percentage points higher than the consumer staple sector average of 3.25%. 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 -79.2% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Flowers Foods (NYSE:FLO)

Flowers Foods (NYSE:FLO) has an annual dividend yield of 10.9%, which is 8 percentage points higher than the consumer staple sector average of 3.25%. Flowers Foods's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Flowers Foods's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Flowers Foods's dividend payout ratio of 275.4% 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 9.94%, which is 7 percentage points higher than the consumer staple sector average of 3.25%. 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 1.63% in the last day, and up 3.55% over the last week.

We couldn't find a catalyst for why consumer staple stocks are up.

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 36 points higher than the consumer staple sector average of 21. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Herbalife's stock has gained 50.36% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the consumer staple sector by 93 percentage points.

2. Nu Skin Enterprises (NYSE:NUS)

Nu Skin Enterprises (NYSE:NUS) 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.

Nu Skin Enterprises has a valuation score of 43, which is 22 points higher than the consumer staple sector average of 21. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Nu Skin Enterprises's stock has dropped -33.75% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the consumer staple sector by 9 percentage points.

3. Afya (NASDAQ:AFYA)

Afya (NASDAQ:AFYA) 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.

Afya has a valuation score of 100, which is 79 points higher than the consumer staple sector average of 21. It passed 7 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Afya's stock has dropped -15.61% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the consumer staple sector by 27 percentage points.

Are consumer staple stocks a good buy now?

43.17% of consumer staple stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect consumer staple stocks to rise by 18.25% over the next year.

1.74% of consumer staple stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 12.79% of consumer staple stocks are rated B (Buy), 75.58% are rated C (Hold), 6.4% are rated D (Sell), and 3.49% 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 28.53x.

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1. Seneca Foods (NASDAQ:SENEA)

2. Natures Sunshine Products (NASDAQ:NATR)

3. Herbalife (NYSE:HLF)

1. B&G Foods (NYSE:BGS)

2. Flowers Foods (NYSE:FLO)

3. Conagra Brands (NYSE:CAG)

1. Herbalife (NYSE:HLF)

2. Nu Skin Enterprises (NYSE:NUS)

3. Afya (NASDAQ:AFYA)

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Consumer Staple Industries

Consumer Staple Stocks FAQ

1. Seneca Foods (NASDAQ:SENEA)

2. Natures Sunshine Products (NASDAQ:NATR)

3. Herbalife (NYSE:HLF)

1. B&G Foods (NYSE:BGS)

2. Flowers Foods (NYSE:FLO)

3. Conagra Brands (NYSE:CAG)

1. Herbalife (NYSE:HLF)

2. Nu Skin Enterprises (NYSE:NUS)

3. Afya (NASDAQ:AFYA)

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