What counts as a Consumer Defensive stock here?

We use the Consumer Defensive sector classification from each company’s profile, then rank the sector by market cap. The list spans our global universe above a $2 billion market cap and refreshes nightly.

Do Consumer Defensive companies pay dividends?

Many do. Open any company to see its dividend yield, payout ratio, and safety read. Mature Consumer Defensive businesses tend to pay a regular dividend; faster-growing ones more often reinvest.

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Largest Consumer Defensive Stocks by Market Cap

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What counts as a Consumer Defensive stock here?: We use the Consumer Defensive sector classification from each company’s profile, then rank the sector by market cap. The list spans our global universe above a $2 billion market cap and refreshes nightly.
Do Consumer Defensive companies pay dividends?: Many do. Open any company to see its dividend yield, payout ratio, and safety read. Mature Consumer Defensive businesses tend to pay a regular dividend; faster-growing ones more often reinvest.

Largest Consumer Defensive Stocks by Market Cap

Data as of Aug 10, 2026prices update during market hours (15-min delayed)all figures in USD

Rank	Company				30d	Country
1	Walmart Inc.WMT	$896.56B	$112.66	+0.72%$0.81		US
2	Costco Wholesale CorporationCOST	$422.52B	$952.75	+0.52%$4.93		US
3	The Coca-Cola CompanyKO	$373.76B	$86.87	−0.21%$0.18		US
4	The Procter & Gamble CompanyPG	$347.98B	$146.38	+0.40%$0.59		US
5	Philip Morris International Inc.PM	$289.90B	$186.00	−1.88%$3.57		US
6	Nestlé S.A.NESN.SW	$256.54B	$99.74	−0.74%$0.74		CH
7	Kweichow Moutai Co., Ltd.600519.SS	$250.79B	$200.78	+0.20%$0.40		CN
8	L'Oréal S.A.LOR.DE	$238.96B	$448.83	+0.62%$2.77		FR
9	PepsiCo, Inc.PEP	$188.14B	$137.73	−0.93%$1.29		US
10	Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NVBUD	$163.64B	$83.09	−0.80%$0.67		BE
11	Unilever PLCUL	$135.42B	$62.86	−0.16%$0.10		GB
12	British American Tobacco p.l.c.BTI	$123.05B	$57.05	−3.84%$2.28		GB
13	Altria Group, Inc.MO	$109.44B	$65.54	−4.11%$2.81		US
14	Monster Beverage CorporationMNST	$89.42B	$91.43	+1.18%$1.07		US
15	Japan Tobacco Inc.2914.T	$79.30B	$44.67	−0.18%$0.08		JP
16	Mondelez International, Inc.MDLZ	$78.53B	$61.53	−1.72%$1.08		US
17	Colgate-Palmolive CompanyCL	$74.54B	$93.15	−0.13%$0.12		US
18	Target CorporationTGT	$69.08B	$152.09	+1.60%$2.39		US
19	Nongfu Spring Co., Ltd.NNFSF	$61.18B	$5.44	−2.33%$0.13		CN
20	Diageo plcDEO	$53.98B	$97.11	+0.79%$0.76		GB
21	Loblaw Companies LimitedL.TO	$51.72B	$44.44	−1.46%$0.66		CA
22	Hindustan Unilever LimitedHINDUNILVR.BO	$51.35B	$21.91	+0.37%$0.08		IN
23	Danone S.A.BSN.DE	$50.53B	$78.70	−0.12%$0.09		FR
24	Heineken N.V.HEIA.AS	$49.14B	$88.50	−0.73%$0.65		NL
25	Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV Sponsored ADR Class VWMMVY	$48.75B	$28.19	−2.49%$0.72		MX
26	Wal-Mart de México, S.A.B. de C.V.WALMEX.MX	$48.68B	$2.82	−2.37%$0.07		MX
27	Coca-Cola Europacific Partners PLCCCEP	$46.99B	$106.03	−2.09%$2.26		GB
28	Ambev S.A.ABEV	$45.43B	$2.94	−2.00%$0.06		BR
29	Reckitt Benckiser Group plcRKT.L	$45.29B	$71.32	−0.41%$0.30		GB
30	Wuliangye Yibin Co.,Ltd.000858.SZ	$43.83B	$11.29	−0.24%$0.03		CN
31	Fomento Económico Mexicano, S.A.B. de C.V.FMX	$40.85B	$119.92	−2.07%$2.54		MX
32	Sysco CorporationSYY	$40.11B	$83.87	−0.50%$0.42		US
33	Keurig Dr Pepper Inc.KDP	$39.86B	$29.30	−2.37%$0.71		US
34	Tesco PLCTSCO.L	$39.40B	$6.32	−1.37%$0.09		GB
35	Archer-Daniels-Midland CompanyADM	$38.79B	$80.49	+5.09%$3.90		US
36	Henkel AG & Co. KGaAHEN3.F	$37.96B	$91.59	−0.38%$0.35		DE
37	Dollarama Inc.DOL.TO	$37.30B	$137.76	−0.24%$0.34		CA
38	ITC LimitedITC.BO	$37.09B	$2.96	−1.23%$0.04		IN
39	The Hershey CompanyHSY	$37.06B	$182.75	+0.22%$0.40		US
40	Kenvue Inc.KVUE	$36.54B	$19.03	−1.04%$0.20		US
41	Kimberly-Clark CorporationKMB	$35.86B	$108.02	−1.51%$1.66		US
42	Woolworths Group LimitedWOW.AX	$34.69B	$28.40	−1.13%$0.32		AU
43	The Kroger Co.KR	$34.60B	$56.48	−0.44%$0.25		US
44	Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize N.V.AD.AS	$33.66B	$38.18	−0.87%$0.34		NL
45	Muyuan Foods Co., Ltd.002714.SZ	$32.74B	$5.99	+0.27%$0.02		CN
46	Ajinomoto Co., Inc.2802.T	$31.68B	$33.19	+1.46%$0.48		JP
47	The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.EL	$31.53B	$87.19	−1.31%$1.16		US
48	Nestlé India LimitedNESTLEIND.BO	$31.41B	$15.99	−1.04%$0.17		IN
49	Muyuan2714.HK	$31.40B	$4.40	+2.37%$0.10		CN
50	Haitian Flav3288.HK	$30.48B	$4.15	−0.49%$0.02		CN
51	Foshan Haitian Flavouring and Food Company Ltd.603288.SS	$30.39B	$5.47	+0.03%$0.00		CN
52	Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd.3382.T	$30.35B	$13.13	−0.57%$0.08		JP
53	Jbs N.V.JBS	$29.74B	$13.41	−5.76%$0.82		NL
54	The Kraft Heinz CompanyKHC	$29.56B	$24.93	−1.54%$0.39		US
55	Avenue Supermarts LimitedDMART.NS	$27.74B	$42.53	+3.95%$1.62		IN
56	Imperial Brands PLCIMB.L	$27.45B	$35.96	−4.55%$1.71		GB
57	George Weston LimitedWN.TO	$27.02B	$71.66	−1.26%$0.92		CA
58	Dollar General CorporationDG	$27.00B	$122.39	−3.32%$4.20		US
59	Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG Partizipsch.LISP.SW	$26.64B	$11,809.70	−0.42%$49.49		CH
60	Dollar Tree, Inc.DLTR	$24.86B	$129.37	−1.17%$1.53		US
61	Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Co., Ltd.600887.SS	$24.72B	$3.91	+0.19%$0.01		CN
62	Church & Dwight Co., Inc.CHD	$24.48B	$103.30	+0.06%$0.06		US
63	US Foods Holding Corp.USFD	$23.92B	$108.63	−0.23%$0.25		US
64	Coca-Cola HBC AGCCHGY	$23.23B	$63.74	−4.77%$3.19		CH
65	Coca-Cola FEMSA, S.A.B. de C.V.KOF	$22.90B	$109.02	−1.29%$1.42		MX
66	Constellation Brands, Inc.STZ	$22.78B	$133.39	−1.75%$2.37		US
67	Coles Group LimitedCOL.AX	$22.38B	$16.66	−1.32%$0.22		AU
68	Shanxi Xinghuacun Fen Wine Factory Co.,Ltd.600809.SS	$22.35B	$18.32	+0.19%$0.03		CN
69	Bunge Global S.A.BG	$21.64B	$112.65	+3.94%$4.27		US
70	Yihai Kerry Arawana Holdings Co., Ltd300999.SZ	$21.38B	$3.94	+0.42%$0.02		CN
71	Kao Corporation4452.T	$21.29B	$23.53	+2.30%$0.53		JP
72	Pernod Ricard S.A.PER.DE	$20.30B	$80.61	−1.02%$0.83		FR
73	Tyson Foods, Inc.TSN	$20.26B	$57.16	−1.52%$0.88		US
74	Essity AB (publ)ESSITY-A.ST	$20.14B	$29.65	−0.18%$0.05		SE
75	Beiersdorf AGBEI.DE	$19.95B	$91.50	−2.46%$2.31		DE
76	General Mills, Inc.GIS	$19.89B	$37.26	+1.00%$0.37		US
77	Luzhou Laojiao Co.,Ltd.000568.SZ	$19.85B	$13.51	+0.20%$0.03		CN
78	Associated British Foods plcABF.L	$19.67B	$28.11	−2.21%$0.63		GB
79	Arca Continental, S.A.B. de C.V.AC.MX	$19.38B	$11.41	−0.91%$0.11		MX
80	Carlsberg A/SCARL-A.CO	$19.35B	$171.60	+0.00%$0.00		DK
81	Wilmar International LimitedF34.SI	$19.28B	$3.09	+0.25%$0.01		SG
82	Performance Food Group CoPFGC	$17.88B	$113.79	−0.97%$1.11		US
83	Pan Pacific International Holdings Corporation7532.T	$17.43B	$5.83	+0.95%$0.05		JP
84	Varun Beverages LimitedVBL.BO	$15.92B	$4.68	+0.56%$0.03		IN
85	Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd.2502.T	$15.53B	$10.61	−0.50%$0.05		JP
86	Grupo Bimbo, S.A.B. de C.V.BIMBOA.MX	$15.47B	$3.59	+0.72%$0.03		MX
87	Kerry Group plcKYGA.L	$15.39B	$97.07	+0.72%$0.69		IE
88	Kirin Holdings Company, Limited2503.T	$15.02B	$18.82	−1.60%$0.31		JP
89	Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc.COKE	$14.58B	$185.55	−3.86%$7.44		US
90	McCormick & Company, IncorporatedMKC	$14.28B	$53.13	+0.32%$0.17		US
91	Britannia Industries LimitedBRITANNIA.NS	$14.21B	$59.00	+2.06%$1.19		IN
92	Wens Foodstuff Group Co., Ltd.300498.SZ	$13.86B	$2.08	−0.14%$0.00		CN
93	Hormel Foods CorporationHRL	$13.60B	$24.71	−1.26%$0.31		US
94	Metro Inc.MRU.TO	$13.58B	$64.40	−0.60%$0.39		CA
95	KT&G Corporation033780.KS	$13.50B	$130.03	−0.75%$0.99		KR
96	Uni-President Enterprises Corp.1216.TW	$13.23B	$2.33	−0.66%$0.02		TW
97	CP ALL Public Company LimitedCPALL-R.BK	$13.18B	$1.48	−0.51%$0.01		TH
98	WH Group Limited0288.HK	$13.17B	$1.03	+0.00%$0.00		HK
99	Brown-Forman CorporationBF-A	$13.15B	$28.68	−1.31%$0.38		US
100	The Clorox CompanyCLX	$13.02B	$107.70	+2.43%$2.55		US
101	Eastroc Beverage (Group) Co.,Ltd.605499.SS	$12.92B	$19.11	−1.66%$0.32		CN
102	Carrefour S.A.CAR.DE	$12.85B	$18.19	−0.16%$0.03		FR
103	Henan Shuanghui Investment & Development Co.,Ltd.000895.SZ	$12.79B	$3.69	−0.40%$0.01		CN
104	Almarai Company2280.SR	$12.77B	$12.84	+1.05%$0.13		SA
105	The J. M. Smucker CompanySJM	$12.62B	$118.07	−1.74%$2.09		US
106	Jeronimo Martins, SGPS S.A. Unsponsored ADRJRONY	$12.58B	$40.03	−1.08%$0.43		PT
107	Jerónimo Martins, SGPS, S.A.JMT.LS	$12.58B	$20.01	−0.97%$0.20		PT
108	BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc.BJ	$12.28B	$96.20	−0.29%$0.28		US
109	Saputo Inc.SAP.TO	$12.04B	$30.08	+3.38%$0.98		CA
110	The Magnum Ice Cream Company N.V.MICC	$11.76B	$19.20	−0.36%$0.07		NL
111	Marico LimitedMARICO.NS	$11.74B	$9.06	+0.17%$0.02		IN
112	United Spirits LimitedUNITDSPR.BO	$11.67B	$16.04	+3.80%$0.59		IN
113	Lotus Bakeries N.V.LOTB.BR	$11.59B	$14,260.00	+2.32%$323.56		BE
114	Tata Consumer Products LimitedTATACONSUM.BO	$11.46B	$11.56	+1.85%$0.21		IN
115	SD Guthrie Berhad5285.KL	$11.40B	$1.65	−1.32%$0.02		MY
116	Guangdong Haid Group Co., Limited002311.SZ	$11.40B	$6.89	−0.43%$0.03		CN
117	Mixue Group2097.HK	$11.39B	$30.00	+0.17%$0.05		CN
118	Unicharm Corporation8113.T	$11.17B	$6.49	+0.73%$0.05		JP
119	Godrej Consumer Products LimitedGODREJCP.BO	$11.08B	$10.86	−1.28%$0.14		IN
120	Puig Brands S.A.PUIG.MC	$11.05B	$19.61	+0.53%$0.10		ES
121	Mowi ASAMOWI.OL	$11.00B	$20.87	−0.55%$0.12		NO
122	Tsingtao Brewery Company Limited600600.SS	$10.89B	$7.98	−0.24%$0.02		CN
123	Budweiser Brewing Company APAC Limited1876.HK	$10.88B	$0.82	−0.23%$0.00		HK
124	Orkla ASAORK.OL	$10.74B	$10.98	−0.85%$0.09		NO
125	Busy Ming Group Co., Ltd.1768.HK	$10.35B	$47.93	−1.10%$0.54		CN
126	Kikkoman Corporation2801.T	$10.34B	$11.16	+0.74%$0.08		JP
127	J Sainsbury plcSBRY.L	$10.34B	$4.74	−0.54%$0.03		GB
128	APR Co., Ltd.278470.KS	$10.18B	$271.98	−0.39%$1.06		KR
129	Kesko OyjKESKBH.XD	$10.05B	$24.88	+0.05%$0.01		FI
130	Darling Ingredients Inc.DAR	$9.99B	$62.83	+5.76%$3.42		US
131	Hebei Yangyuan ZhiHui Beverage Co., Ltd.603156.SS	$9.63B	$7.64	+1.12%$0.08		CN
132	Smithfield Foods, Inc.SFD	$9.62B	$24.44	−3.78%$0.96		US
133	BIM Birlesik Magazalar A.S.BIMAS.IS	$9.57B	$8.07	−0.39%$0.03		TR
134	China Resources Beer (Holdings) Company Limited0291.HK	$9.34B	$2.88	+0.27%$0.01		HK
135	China Mengniu Dairy Company Limited2319.HK	$9.29B	$2.40	−0.21%$0.01		HK
136	Jiangsu Yanghe Brewery Joint-Stock Co., Ltd.002304.SZ	$9.28B	$6.16	−0.29%$0.02		CN
137	New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc.EDU	$9.16B	$58.05	+2.87%$1.62		CN
138	Thai Beverage Public Company LimitedY92.SI	$9.14B	$0.36	+0.00%$0.00		TH
139	Shiseido Company, Limited4911.T	$9.08B	$22.73	−0.22%$0.05		JP
140	Bid Corporation LimitedBID.JO	$9.04B	$26.89	−0.59%$0.16		ZA
141	Suntory Beverage & Food Limited2587.T	$9.02B	$29.20	−0.24%$0.07		JP
142	Dino Polska S.A.DNP.WA	$8.84B	$9.02	+3.45%$0.30		PL
143	Primo Brands CorporationPRMB	$8.53B	$23.51	−0.25%$0.06		US
144	CSPC Innovation Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.300765.SZ	$8.49B	$6.05	−0.20%$0.01		CN
145	Zabka Group S.A.ZAB.WA	$8.46B	$8.46	+0.03%$0.00		LU
146	Molson Coors Canada Inc.TPX-B.TO	$8.35B	$44.46	+0.00%$0.00		CA
147	AEP Plantations PlcAEPLF	$8.30B	$21.68	+0.00%$0.00	—	GB
148	Tongwei Co.,Ltd600438.SS	$8.28B	$1.88	−0.31%$0.01		CN
149	Davide Campari-Milano N.V.CPR.MI	$8.24B	$6.87	−0.07%$0.00		IT
150	Tingyi (Cayman Islands) Holding Corp.TCYMF	$8.17B	$1.45	+0.00%$0.00	—	CN

How This List Is Built

Frequently Asked Questions

What counts as a Consumer Defensive stock here?: We use the Consumer Defensive sector classification from each company’s profile, then rank the sector by market cap. The list spans our global universe above a $2 billion market cap and refreshes nightly.
Do Consumer Defensive companies pay dividends?: Many do. Open any company to see its dividend yield, payout ratio, and safety read. Mature Consumer Defensive businesses tend to pay a regular dividend; faster-growing ones more often reinvest.