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 Sep 9, 2026prices update during market hours (15-min delayed)all figures in USD

Rank	Company				Country
1	Walmart Inc.WMT	$842.20B	$105.83	−0.21%$0.22	US
2	Costco Wholesale CorporationCOST	$400.28B	$902.60	−0.83%$7.58	US
3	The Coca-Cola CompanyKO	$376.69B	$87.55	−0.92%$0.81	US
4	The Procter & Gamble CompanyPG	$339.09B	$142.64	−2.02%$2.94	US
5	Philip Morris International Inc.PM	$289.45B	$185.71	+0.53%$0.98	US
6	Nestlé S.A.NESN.SW	$247.61B	$96.26	−3.31%$3.29	CH
7	Kweichow Moutai Co., Ltd.600519.SS	$239.35B	$191.61	−0.63%$1.21	CN
8	L'Oréal S.A.LOR.DE	$236.83B	$444.83	−1.62%$7.34	FR
9	PepsiCo, Inc.PEP	$186.72B	$136.69	−1.27%$1.76	US
10	Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NVBUD	$153.58B	$77.98	−2.19%$1.75	BE
11	Unilever PLCUL	$134.62B	$62.49	−1.65%$1.05	GB
12	British American Tobacco p.l.c.BTI	$117.19B	$54.33	−1.49%$0.82	GB
13	Altria Group, Inc.MO	$113.38B	$67.91	−0.39%$0.26	US
14	Monster Beverage CorporationMNST	$83.80B	$42.84	−0.72%$0.31	US
15	Mondelez International, Inc.MDLZ	$79.67B	$62.42	+1.28%$0.79	US
16	Japan Tobacco Inc.2914.T	$76.35B	$43.01	−0.27%$0.12	JP
17	Target CorporationTGT	$71.54B	$157.52	−3.19%$5.19	US
18	Colgate-Palmolive CompanyCL	$70.44B	$88.03	−0.43%$0.38	US
19	Nongfu Spring Co., Ltd.NNFSF	$58.59B	$5.21	−0.57%$0.03	CN
20	Loblaw Companies LimitedL.TO	$52.72B	$45.30	−0.45%$0.20	CA
21	Hindustan Unilever LimitedHINDUNILVR.NS	$47.93B	$20.40	−0.21%$0.04	IN
22	Diageo plcDEO	$47.86B	$86.10	−1.19%$1.04	GB
23	Danone S.A.BSN.DE	$47.19B	$73.49	−2.83%$2.14	FR
24	Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV Sponsored ADR Class VWMMVY	$46.86B	$27.10	−0.88%$0.24	MX
25	Wal-Mart de México, S.A.B. de C.V.WALMEX.MX	$46.85B	$2.71	−1.23%$0.03	MX
26	Ambev S.A.ABEV	$46.51B	$3.01	−0.99%$0.03	BR
27	Heineken N.V.HEIA.AS	$46.17B	$83.15	−2.49%$2.12	NL
28	Coca-Cola Europacific Partners PLCCCEP	$46.01B	$103.82	−2.56%$2.73	GB
29	Keurig Dr Pepper Inc.KDP	$43.65B	$32.08	−1.44%$0.47	US
30	Reckitt Benckiser Group plcRKT.L	$42.93B	$67.59	−1.15%$0.79	GB
31	Archer-Daniels-Midland CompanyADM	$41.71B	$86.55	+2.43%$2.05	US
32	Wuliangye Yibin Co.,Ltd.000858.SZ	$40.86B	$10.53	−0.96%$0.10	CN
33	Fomento Económico Mexicano, S.A.B. de C.V.FMX	$40.19B	$117.98	−1.38%$1.65	MX
34	Tesco PLCTSCO.L	$39.57B	$6.35	−1.33%$0.09	GB
35	Sysco CorporationSYY	$39.01B	$81.57	+2.17%$1.73	US
36	The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.EL	$35.72B	$98.77	−2.87%$2.92	US
37	Henkel AG & Co. KGaAHEN3.F	$35.68B	$86.09	−3.60%$3.21	DE
38	The Hershey CompanyHSY	$34.92B	$172.19	−0.62%$1.08	US
39	The Kroger Co.KR	$34.58B	$56.44	−1.33%$0.76	US
40	Muyuan Foods Co., Ltd.002714.SZ	$34.41B	$6.30	−2.50%$0.16	CN
41	ITC LimitedITC.BO	$34.21B	$2.73	−0.57%$0.02	IN
42	Muyuan2714.HK	$34.20B	$4.79	−4.72%$0.24	CN
43	Kenvue Inc.KVUE	$34.08B	$17.75	−3.48%$0.64	US
44	Dollarama Inc.DOL.TO	$33.92B	$125.26	−0.34%$0.43	CA
45	Woolworths Group LimitedWOW.AX	$33.81B	$27.68	−1.28%$0.36	AU
46	Kimberly-Clark CorporationKMB	$32.76B	$98.70	−4.11%$4.23	US
47	Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize N.V.AD.AS	$31.79B	$36.06	−0.99%$0.36	NL
48	Ajinomoto Co., Inc.2802.T	$31.32B	$32.81	−1.08%$0.36	JP
49	Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd.3382.T	$30.38B	$13.14	−0.69%$0.09	JP
50	The Kraft Heinz CompanyKHC	$29.18B	$24.61	−1.16%$0.29	US
51	Nestlé India LimitedNESTLEIND.BO	$28.63B	$14.57	−0.45%$0.07	IN
52	Foshan Haitian Flavouring and Food Company Ltd.603288.SS	$28.13B	$5.06	−1.43%$0.07	CN
53	Jbs N.V.JBS	$27.90B	$12.58	−2.25%$0.29	NL
54	George Weston LimitedWN.TO	$27.59B	$73.18	+0.03%$0.02	CA
55	Dollar General CorporationDG	$27.47B	$124.55	−2.60%$3.32	US
56	Haitian Flav3288.HK	$25.55B	$3.48	−2.22%$0.08	CN
57	Imperial Brands PLCIMB.L	$25.27B	$33.11	−1.41%$0.47	GB
58	Avenue Supermarts LimitedDMART.NS	$25.21B	$38.65	−1.53%$0.60	IN
59	Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Co., Ltd.600887.SS	$25.08B	$3.96	+0.34%$0.01	CN
60	Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprüngli AGLISN.SW	$24.58B	$109,847.00	+2.07%$2,229.14	CH
61	Bunge Global S.A.BG	$23.73B	$123.50	−0.31%$0.39	US
62	Coca-Cola FEMSA, S.A.B. de C.V.KOF	$22.93B	$109.16	−0.37%$0.41	MX
63	Coca-Cola HBC AGCCHBF	$22.88B	$62.78	−2.11%$1.35	CH
64	Dollar Tree, Inc.DLTR	$22.75B	$118.39	−4.55%$5.65	US
65	Church & Dwight Co., Inc.CHD	$22.56B	$95.20	−1.39%$1.34	US
66	Coles Group LimitedCOL.AX	$22.33B	$16.63	−0.69%$0.12	AU
67	Yihai Kerry Arawana Holdings Co., Ltd300999.SZ	$21.70B	$4.00	−2.76%$0.11	CN
68	US Foods Holding Corp.USFD	$21.46B	$97.45	−5.47%$5.64	US
69	Shanxi Xinghuacun Fen Wine Factory Co.,Ltd.600809.SS	$21.17B	$17.35	−2.39%$0.42	CN
70	Constellation Brands, Inc.STZ	$20.76B	$121.55	+0.47%$0.57	US
71	Kao Corporation4452.T	$20.24B	$22.38	+0.50%$0.11	JP
72	General Mills, Inc.GIS	$19.80B	$37.09	−1.59%$0.60	US
73	Arca Continental, S.A.B. de C.V.AC.MX	$19.44B	$11.45	+0.70%$0.08	MX
74	Associated British Foods plcABF.L	$19.15B	$27.37	−0.93%$0.26	GB
75	Beiersdorf AGBEI.DE	$18.91B	$86.69	−0.51%$0.44	DE
76	Essity AB (publ)ESSITY-A.ST	$18.62B	$27.42	−2.42%$0.68	SE
77	Carlsberg A/SCARL-A.CO	$18.45B	$163.60	−1.87%$3.12	DK
78	Wilmar International LimitedF34.SI	$18.38B	$2.94	−0.27%$0.01	SG
79	Tyson Foods, Inc.TSN	$18.34B	$51.74	−1.03%$0.54	US
80	Pernod Ricard S.A.PER.DE	$17.64B	$70.04	−1.38%$0.98	FR
81	Luzhou Laojiao Co.,Ltd.000568.SZ	$16.42B	$11.17	−2.74%$0.32	CN
82	Kerry Group plcKRZ.IR	$15.43B	$97.30	−1.36%$1.34	IE
83	Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd.2502.T	$15.18B	$10.37	−0.93%$0.10	JP
84	Performance Food Group CoPFGC	$15.02B	$95.63	−1.20%$1.16	US
85	McCormick & Company, IncorporatedMKC-V	$14.93B	$55.55	+5.63%$2.96	US
86	Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc.COKE	$14.85B	$189.02	+0.39%$0.74	US
87	Wens Foodstuff Group Co., Ltd.300498.SZ	$14.82B	$2.23	−1.97%$0.04	CN
88	Kirin Holdings Company, Limited2503.T	$14.52B	$18.19	−0.59%$0.11	JP
89	Varun Beverages LimitedVBL.BO	$14.52B	$4.27	+0.15%$0.01	IN
90	Grupo Bimbo, S.A.B. de C.V.BIMBOA.MX	$14.42B	$3.35	+1.22%$0.04	MX
91	Metro Inc.MRU.TO	$13.80B	$65.41	+0.06%$0.04	CA
92	Uni-President Enterprises Corp.1216.TW	$13.66B	$2.40	−0.53%$0.01	TW
93	Carrefour S.A.CAR.DE	$13.46B	$19.05	+0.06%$0.01	FR
94	Jerónimo Martins, SGPS, S.A.JMT.LS	$13.31B	$21.18	−1.25%$0.27	PT
95	Jeronimo Martins, SGPS S.A. Unsponsored ADRJRONY	$13.28B	$42.25	−1.13%$0.48	PT
96	KT&G Corporation033780.KS	$13.23B	$127.44	+1.16%$1.46	KR
97	The J. M. Smucker CompanySJM	$13.18B	$123.31	−1.08%$1.35	US
98	Britannia Industries LimitedBRITANNIA.NS	$12.71B	$52.76	−1.38%$0.74	IN
99	Almarai Company2280.SR	$12.62B	$12.69	+1.66%$0.21	SA
100	CP ALL Public Company LimitedCPALL-R.BK	$12.48B	$1.40	+0.00%$0.00	TH
101	Henan Shuanghui Investment & Development Co.,Ltd.000895.SZ	$12.28B	$3.54	−0.71%$0.03	CN
102	Brown-Forman CorporationBF-B	$12.19B	$26.15	−0.91%$0.24	US
103	Mowi ASAMOWI.OL	$12.00B	$22.76	+1.55%$0.35	NO
104	The Magnum Ice Cream Company N.V.MICC	$11.71B	$19.13	−1.03%$0.20	NL
105	Puig Brands S.A.PUIG.MC	$11.71B	$20.79	−1.65%$0.35	ES
106	Saputo Inc.SAP.TO	$11.56B	$28.87	−0.70%$0.20	CA
107	Hormel Foods CorporationHRL	$11.54B	$20.97	−1.16%$0.25	US
108	Eastroc Beverage (Group) Co.,Ltd.605499.SS	$11.52B	$17.03	−2.74%$0.48	CN
109	Lotus Bakeries N.V.LOTB.BR	$11.49B	$14,138.50	−0.65%$93.17	BE
110	WH Group Limited0288.HK	$11.31B	$0.88	−2.68%$0.02	HK
111	BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc.BJ	$11.30B	$88.51	−1.49%$1.34	US
112	Marico LimitedMARICO.NS	$10.92B	$8.42	−1.52%$0.13	IN
113	The Clorox CompanyCLX	$10.84B	$89.62	−2.16%$1.98	US
114	United Spirits LimitedUNITDSPR.NS	$10.79B	$14.83	+0.42%$0.06	IN
115	Darling Ingredients Inc.DAR	$10.73B	$67.51	+0.60%$0.40	US
116	Unicharm Corporation8113.T	$10.65B	$6.19	+0.42%$0.03	JP
117	Guangdong Haid Group Co., Limited002311.SZ	$10.65B	$6.44	−2.25%$0.15	CN
118	Shoprite Holdings LtdSHP.JO	$10.58B	$19.58	−0.56%$0.11	ZA
119	Kesko OyjKESKBH.XD	$10.54B	$26.10	−0.44%$0.12	FI
120	BIM Birlesik Magazalar A.S.BIMAS.IS	$10.46B	$8.82	+1.66%$0.14	TR
121	SD Guthrie Berhad5285.KL	$10.44B	$1.51	−0.00%$0.00	MY
122	Tata Consumer Products LimitedTATACONSUM.BO	$10.43B	$10.52	−0.21%$0.02	IN
123	Tsingtao Brewery Company Limited600600.SS	$10.39B	$7.62	−0.76%$0.06	CN
124	Kikkoman Corporation2801.T	$10.17B	$10.97	−0.77%$0.08	JP
125	APR Co., Ltd.278470.KS	$10.10B	$269.70	−2.17%$5.98	KR
126	Busy Ming Group Co., Ltd.1768.HK	$10.06B	$46.57	−3.18%$1.53	CN
127	J Sainsbury plcSBRY.L	$10.01B	$4.59	−0.18%$0.01	GB
128	Budweiser Brewing Company APAC Limited1876.HK	$9.98B	$0.75	−2.15%$0.02	HK
129	Orkla ASAORK.OL	$9.72B	$9.94	−1.56%$0.16	NO
130	Dino Polska S.A.DNP.WA	$9.48B	$9.67	−4.20%$0.42	PL
131	Mixue Group2097.HK	$9.40B	$24.76	−2.90%$0.74	CN
132	Bid Corporation LimitedBID.JO	$9.31B	$27.70	+0.97%$0.27	ZA
133	Thai Beverage Public Company LimitedTBVPF	$9.27B	$0.37	+0.00%$0.00	TH
134	Godrej Consumer Products LimitedGODREJCP.NS	$9.27B	$9.06	−0.25%$0.02	IN
135	Suntory Beverage & Food Limited2587.T	$9.00B	$29.14	+0.07%$0.02	JP
136	China Mengniu Dairy Company Limited2319.HK	$8.98B	$2.32	+0.05%$0.00	HK
137	CSPC Innovation Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.300765.SZ	$8.88B	$6.32	+1.49%$0.09	CN
138	New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc.EDU	$8.76B	$55.49	−2.90%$1.66	CN
139	Shiseido Company, Limited4911.T	$8.69B	$21.76	−0.48%$0.10	JP
140	Jiangsu Yanghe Brewery Joint-Stock Co., Ltd.002304.SZ	$8.65B	$5.74	−1.69%$0.10	CN
141	Tingyi (Cayman Islands) Holding Corp.0322.HK	$8.63B	$1.53	−0.41%$0.01	CN
142	Zabka Group S.A.ZAB.WA	$8.49B	$8.50	−0.44%$0.04	LU
143	SalMar ASASALM.OL	$8.47B	$62.47	+2.05%$1.25	NO
144	Molson Coors Beverage CompanyTAP-A	$8.18B	$42.96	−10.43%$5.00	US
145	Smithfield Foods, Inc.SFD	$8.07B	$20.52	−6.77%$1.49	US
146	Davide Campari-Milano N.V.CPR.MI	$8.00B	$6.67	−0.73%$0.05	IT
147	China Resources Beer (Holdings) Company Limited0291.HK	$7.81B	$2.41	−0.68%$0.02	HK
148	Hebei Yangyuan ZhiHui Beverage Co., Ltd.603156.SS	$7.80B	$6.19	−0.10%$0.01	CN
149	Empire Company LimitedEMP-A.TO	$7.79B	$34.73	+0.23%$0.08	CA
150	Primo Brands CorporationPRMB	$7.57B	$20.85	−4.75%$1.04	US

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.