Consumer Defensive Stock List

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Number of Stocks: 676
Median 1Y Volatility: 32.56%
Avg. Dividend Yield: 2.55%
Avg. 1 Year Return: -5.92%
Median P/E Ratio: 12.69
Median Risk/Return Score: 34 / 100

17 results

Symbol	Full Name	Sector	Industry	YTD Return	10Y Return (Annualized)	Dividend Yield	Risk / Return Rank
BRITANNIA.NS	Britannia Industries Limited	Consumer Defensive	Packaged Foods	-15.60%	15.70%	1.47%	25
CCL.NS	CCL Products (India) Limited	Consumer Defensive	Packaged Foods	13.39%	17.51%	0.73%	62
COLPAL.NS	Colgate Palmolive (India) Limited	Consumer Defensive	Household & Personal Products	-2.30%	11.21%	2.39%	11
DABUR.NS	Dabur India Limited	Consumer Defensive	Household & Personal Products	-15.68%	4.47%	1.88%	19
DMART.NS	Avenue Supermarts Limited	Consumer Defensive	Discount Stores	9.44%	—	0.00%	41
EMAMILTD.NS	Emami Limited	Consumer Defensive	Household & Personal Products	-25.26%	-1.06%	2.56%	4
GODREJCP.NS	Godrej Consumer Products Limited	Consumer Defensive	Household & Personal Products	-17.80%	7.73%	2.01%	11
HINDUNILVR.NS	Hindustan Unilever Limited	Consumer Defensive	Household & Personal Products	-10.21%	10.90%	3.50%	22
ITC.NS	ITC Limited	Consumer Defensive	Tobacco	-27.05%	5.83%	5.17%	2
KRBL.NS	KRBL Limited	Consumer Defensive	Packaged Foods	-10.95%	3.54%	1.00%	37
MARICO.NS	Marico Limited	Consumer Defensive	Household & Personal Products	8.83%	13.89%	0.86%	69
MCDOWELL-N.NS	United Spirits Limited	Consumer Defensive	Beverages - Wineries & Distilleries	-13.50%	9.80%	0.00%	9
NESTLEIND.NS	Nestle India Limited	Consumer Defensive	Packaged Foods	8.03%	15.55%	0.69%	65
PGHH.NS	Procter & Gamble Hygiene and Health Care Limited	Consumer Defensive	Household & Personal Products	-25.94%	6.11%	2.75%	4
TATACONSUM.NS	Tata Consumer Products Ltd	Consumer Defensive	Packaged Foods	-2.77%	26.76%	0.87%	43
UBL.NS	United Breweries Limited	Consumer Defensive	Beverages - Brewers	-16.71%	6.73%	0.74%	3
VBL.NS	Varun Beverages Limited	Consumer Defensive	Beverages - Non-Alcoholic	8.11%	—	0.28%	54

Best Consumer Defensive Stocks by Risk/Return Score

The top Consumer Defensive Stocks by PortfoliosLab Risk/Return Score are GLAPY (99) and FNEVY (96). The score measures risk-adjusted performance over the past year, accounting for volatility, drawdown, and return consistency.

Symbol	Name	Risk / Return Rank
GLAPY	Glanbia PLC ADR	99
FNEVY	Fraser and Neave Ltd ADR	96
ANDE	The Andersons, Inc.	96
NISUY	Nippon Suisan Kaisha Ltd ADR	95
WILC	G. Willi-Food International Ltd.	94

Best-Performing Consumer Defensive Stocks Over 5 Years

The top Consumer Defensive Stocks is UTI (48.61%). Across the lineup, Consumer Defensive Stocks show an average 1-year return of -5.92% and an average 5-year return of -6.38%, providing a clearer view of performance across different investment horizons.

Symbol	Name	Return 5Y
UTI	Universal Technical Institute, Inc.	48.61%
LINC	Lincoln Educational Services Corporation	44.72%
MAMA	Mama's Creations Inc.	40.98%
LAUR	Laureate Education, Inc.	38.26%
LWAY	Lifeway Foods, Inc.	34.46%

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