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.
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P/E 18.8 vs period average 18.7 Near its historical average
Ranked among 93 stocks with a market cap above $2B. Smaller companies are excluded from the ranking.
Rank | Company | Price | P/E | Value | Growth | Quality | EL7 Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/93 |  | $2.87 | 14.1 | 72 | 59 | 89 | 98 |
| 2/93 |  | $10.21 | 2.1 | 95 | 99 | 75 | 98 |
| 3/93 |  | $115.19 | 22.1 | 35 | 65 | 89 | 97 |
| 4/93 |  | $32.23 | 11.9 | 81 | 64 | 87 | 96 |
| 5/93 |  | $45.44 | 21.4 | 26 | 87 | 78 | 95 |
| 6/93 |  | $28.51 | 18.7 | 42 | 34 | 84 | 95 |
| 7/93 |  | $54.76 | 28.0 | 21 | 94 | 93 | 94 |
| 8/93 |  | $148.01 | 15.4 | 72 | 52 | 69 | 94 |
| 9/93 |  | $123.65 | 15.3 | 68 | 84 | 83 | 93 |
| 10/93 |  | $37.64 | 17.4 | 49 | 88 | 71 | 93 |
Score = market-cap-weighted percentile rank of the sector stocks vs the whole market (0-100). Higher = stronger.
Score = market-cap-weighted percentile rank of the sector stocks vs the whole market (0-100). Higher = stronger.
Insider purchases in the sector's stocks
Funds that track the sector and each fund's exposure to it.
Fund | Exposure | Assets | Expense |
|---|---|---|---|
| XLPState Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF | 100.0% | $15B | 0.08% |
| VDCVanguard Consumer Staples ETF | 97.9% | $9B | 0.09% |
The percentage is the sector's share of the fund's assets, per the latest available data.
The white line marks the average score (71.7) · the number beside the score is the stock count
Upgrades and downgrades on the sector's stocks
يحتل قطاع الاستهلاك الدفاعي المرتبة السادسة بدرجة 71.45، حيث يظهر استقراراً مدعوماً بجودة تشغيلية عالية وزخم سعري قوي. ورغم تميز القطاع في مستويات الأمان والعائد الرأسمالي، إلا أن درجات القيمة والنمو لا تزال تمثل الجانب الأضعف في أدائه الحالي. ومع وصول وسيط مكرر الربحية إلى 18.80، تبرز أسهم مثل AFYA وABEV ضمن قائمة الأفضل أداءً في القطاع.