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Consumer Defensive Sector

Consumer defensive covers food, beverages, household products, personal care, and discount retail. The sector includes names like Walmart, Procter & Gamble, Coca-Cola, and Costco. Demand for these goods stays steady in almost any environment, giving the sector a defensive profile and stable earnings and dividends that attract investors during uncertainty. On this page we rank the best US consumer-defensive stocks by the EL7 Score and compare them across value, growth, quality, safety, and capital-return factors.

EL7 Score

66Balanced

7 of 11

P/E 18.8 vs period average 18.6 Near its historical average

Stocks240

Total Market Cap$4.5T

Median P/E18.8x

Median Net Margin1.9%

Value

Growth

Quality

AI Sector Summary

2026-07-28

The defensive consumer staples sector ranks seventh with a score of 66.14, deriving its strength from high quality and safety standards despite facing challenges in growth momentum and valuation attractiveness. With a median P/E ratio of 18.76, the sector maintains a reasonable price balance, highlighted by standout stocks such as TWG and AFYA, which achieved very high evaluation scores across the platform's indicators.

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Best Stocks in Consumer Defensive

Rank	Company	Price	Change	P/E	Fwd P/E	Value	Growth	Quality	Safety	Capital Return	EL7 Score
1/91	ABEVAmbev	$3.13	+2.0%	15.9	2.8	86	57	90	84	61	98
2/91	SPBSpectrum Brands	$90.53	+1.9%	16.7	17.8	69	64	63	69	70	98
3/91	LAURLaureate Education	$37.72	+0.6%	18.9	16.9	49	84	73	85	61	95
4/91	DLTRDollar Tree	$126.76	+1.0%	18.9	26.3	46	87	86	56	77	95
5/91	TALTAL Education	$10.44	-1.1%	3.7	11.8	88	98	51	84	22	95
6/91	MNSTMonster Beverage	$97.74	+2.5%	47.0	40.3	8	85	93	98	36	95
7/91	PRDOPerdoceo Education	$32.84	+3.5%	12.1	11.4	79	63	91	94	66	94
8/91	BTIBritish American	$62.30	+2.4%	13.1	—	58	72	88	42	72	93
9/91	IPARInter Parfums	$127.67	+2.4%	24.2	24.6	31	53	94	92	37	90
10/91	FIVEFive Below	$207.99	+0.4%	26.1	24.9	29	92	66	73	40	88