Consumer staples dividend stocks (2026)
Consumer staples dividend stocks and defensive income
Consumer staples dividend stocks are often favored by income investors because these companies sell everyday products such as beverages, packaged food, household goods, and personal care items. Demand can be more resilient than in highly cyclical sectors. This page screens consumer staples dividend stocks in the Dividend Terminal coverage universe. It is designed to help investors compare staples companies by dividend yield, payout ratio, five-year dividend growth, and market capitalization. The sector can still face pressure from inflation, private-label competition, changing consumer preferences, foreign exchange, and valuation risk. A well-known brand does not automatically make a dividend stock attractive at any price. Use this screen to identify defensive dividend ideas, then review each company’s organic growth, margins, pricing power, debt levels, and dividend growth trajectory.
Dividend stock screen
| Symbol | Company | Yield | Payout | 5Y Growth | Sector | Mkt Cap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADM | Archer-Daniels-Midland Company | 2.57% | 92% | 7.3% | Consumer Staples | $39.0B |
| AMCR | Amcor plc | 6.82% | 207% | 2.1% | Consumer Staples | $17.6B |
| BF-B | Brown-Forman Corporation | 3.51% | 60% | 6.4% | Consumer Staples | $12.0B |
| CHD | Church & Dwight Co., Inc. | 1.27% | 39% | 4.2% | Consumer Staples | $22.9B |
| CHE | Chemed Corporation | 0.54% | 13% | 11.0% | Consumer Staples | $5.9B |
| CL | Colgate-Palmolive Company | 2.39% | 81% | 3.3% | Consumer Staples | $70.9B |
| CLX | The Clorox Company | 5.27% | 80% | 2.6% | Consumer Staples | $11.4B |
| HRL | Hormel Foods Corporation | 4.95% | 137% | 4.5% | Consumer Staples | $13.0B |
| HSY | The Hershey Company | 3.15% | 104% | 12.0% | Consumer Staples | $37.4B |
| INGR | Ingredion Incorporated | 3.28% | 31% | 5.0% | Consumer Staples | $6.3B |
| JJSF | J & J Snack Foods Corp. | 4.24% | 107% | 6.6% | Consumer Staples | $1.4B |
| KMB | Kimberly-Clark Corporation | 5.17% | 98% | 3.3% | Consumer Staples | $32.9B |
| KO | The Coca-Cola Company | 2.67% | 65% | 4.5% | Consumer Staples | $342.0B |
| KR | The Kroger Co. | 2.20% | 87% | 14.6% | Consumer Staples | $39.2B |
| MDLZ | Mondelez International | 3.22% | 98% | 10.1% | Consumer Staples | $79.6B |
| MKC | McCormick & Company | 4.06% | 30% | 7.6% | Consumer Staples | $12.7B |
| PEP | PepsiCo, Inc. | 4.17% | 89% | 6.9% | Consumer Staples | $194.0B |
| PG | The Procter & Gamble Company | 2.91% | 62% | 6.0% | Consumer Staples | $341.2B |
| SJM | The J.M. Smucker Company | 4.25% | 86% | 4.2% | Consumer Staples | $11.0B |
| SPTN | SpartanNash Company | - | - | -2.3% | Consumer Staples | - |
| STZ | Constellation Brands, Inc. | 2.92% | 42% | 6.4% | Consumer Staples | $24.3B |
| SYY | Sysco Corporation | 2.88% | 60% | -0.7% | Consumer Staples | $36.5B |
| TSN | Tyson Foods, Inc. | 3.47% | 159% | 3.4% | Consumer Staples | $20.7B |
| WDFC | WD-40 Company | 1.93% | 65% | 5.6% | Consumer Staples | $2.7B |
| WMT | Walmart Inc. | 0.83% | 34% | 5.6% | Consumer Staples | $946.1B |