Consumer Defensive Stock List

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Number of Stocks: 654
Median 1Y Volatility: 32.30%
Avg. Dividend Yield: 2.73%
Avg. 1 Year Return: -4.40%
Median P/E Ratio: 14.16
Median Risk/Return Score: 34 / 100

320 results

Symbol	Full Name	Sector	Industry	YTD Return	10Y Return (Annualized)	Dividend Yield	Risk / Return Rank
COKE	Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc.	Consumer Defensive	Beverages - Non-Alcoholic	20.15%	30.21%	0.54%	86
COOT	Australian Oilseeds Holdings Ltd	Consumer Defensive	Packaged Foods	23.50%	—	0.00%	48
COST	Costco Wholesale Corporation	Consumer Defensive	Discount Stores	12.29%	22.06%	0.56%	37
COTY	Coty Inc.	Consumer Defensive	Household & Personal Products	-38.31%	-22.01%	0.00%	3
COUR	Coursera, Inc.	Consumer Defensive	Education & Training Services	-27.99%	—	0.00%	19
CPB	Campbell Soup Company	Consumer Defensive	Packaged Foods	-21.75%	-7.18%	7.39%	8
CPPCY	CP All PCL ADR	Consumer Defensive	Grocery Stores	-4.67%	1.87%	4.02%	17
CRRFY	Carrefour SA PK	Consumer Defensive	Grocery Stores	18.60%	1.16%	6.09%	80
CVSA	Covista Inc.	Consumer Defensive	Education & Training Services	13.40%	20.79%	0.00%	38
CYAN	Cyanotech Corporation	Consumer Defensive	Packaged Foods	-13.33%	-22.95%	0.00%	54
DANOY	Danone PK	Consumer Defensive	Packaged Foods	-13.63%	4.56%	3.47%	31
DAR	Darling Ingredients Inc.	Consumer Defensive	Packaged Foods	49.42%	13.60%	0.00%	71
DDC	DDC Enterprise Ltd	Consumer Defensive	Packaged Foods	-48.78%	—	0.00%	9
DDL	Dingdong (Cayman) Limited	Consumer Defensive	Grocery Stores	-10.04%	—	0.00%	49
DEO	Diageo plc	Consumer Defensive	Beverages - Wineries & Distilleries	-7.69%	-0.10%	4.21%	18
DFIHY	Dairy Farm International Holdings Ltd ADR	Consumer Defensive	Grocery Stores	25.38%	0.20%	14.22%	87
DG	Dollar General Corporation	Consumer Defensive	Discount Stores	-17.40%	3.24%	2.17%	38
DIT	AMCON Distributing Company	Consumer Defensive	Food Distribution	-5.12%	3.82%	0.95%	44
DLTR	Dollar Tree, Inc.	Consumer Defensive	Discount Stores	-13.49%	1.51%	0.00%	47
DNOPY	Dino Polska S.A	Consumer Defensive	Grocery Stores	-32.19%	—	0.00%	6

Best Consumer Defensive Stocks by Risk/Return Score

The top Consumer Defensive Stocks by PortfoliosLab Risk/Return Score are GLAPY (98) 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	98
FNEVY	Fraser and Neave Ltd ADR	96
NISUY	Nippon Suisan Kaisha Ltd ADR	95
WILC	G. Willi-Food International Ltd.	95
PSMT	PriceSmart, Inc.	94

Best-Performing Consumer Defensive Stocks Over 5 Years

The top Consumer Defensive Stocks is ARZTY (59.73%). Across the lineup, Consumer Defensive Stocks show an average 1-year return of -4.40% and an average 5-year return of -6.29%, providing a clearer view of performance across different investment horizons.

Symbol	Name	Return 5Y
ARZTY	Aryzta AG PK	59.73%
UTI	Universal Technical Institute, Inc.	47.71%
LINC	Lincoln Educational Services Corporation	43.62%
MAMA	Mama's Creations Inc.	43.22%
LAUR	Laureate Education, Inc.	40.81%

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