What are the best consumer defensive dividend stocks?

This list ranks dividend-paying consumer defensive companies by market cap, with their forward yield and dividend-growth streak. Larger, established names tend to offer steadier dividends.

Do consumer defensive stocks pay good dividends?

Dividend quality varies within every sector. Use the yield, payout ratio and growth-streak columns to compare — a long growth streak with a covered payout is generally a better signal than a high yield alone.

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Best Consumer Defensive Dividend Stocks

The top consumer defensive dividend stocks, ranked by size, with forward yield and dividend-growth streak for each. Use it to find income ideas within the consumer defensive sector.

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Updated July 2026 · 60 stocks · refreshed daily

#	Company	Yield	Growth Streak	Frequency
1	WMTWalmart Inc.	0.87%	50 yr	quarterly
2	COSTCostco Wholesale Corporation	0.62%	21 yr	quarterly
3	KOThe Coca-Cola Company	2.60%	55 yr	quarterly
4	PGThe Procter & Gamble Company	2.90%	42 yr	quarterly
5	PMPhilip Morris International Inc.	3.05%	13 yr	quarterly
6	PEPPepsiCo, Inc.	4.32%	53 yr	quarterly
7	BUDAnheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV	1.67%	3 yr	annual
8	BUDFFAnheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV	1.70%	3 yr	annual
9	BTAFFBritish American Tobacco p.l.c.	5.41%	3 yr	quarterly
10	BTIBritish American Tobacco p.l.c.	5.31%	2 yr	quarterly
11	ULUnilever PLC	3.65%	3 yr	quarterly
12	UNLYFUnilever PLC	3.64%	3 yr	quarterly
13	MOAltria Group, Inc.	5.71%	17 yr	quarterly
14	MDLZMondelez International, Inc.	3.28%	12 yr	quarterly
15	CLColgate-Palmolive Company	2.28%	52 yr	quarterly
16	TGTTarget Corporation	3.32%	42 yr	quarterly
17	NNFSFNongfu Spring Co., Ltd.	2.79%	0 yr	monthly
18	ABEVAmbev S.A.	5.58%	0 yr	quarterly
19	DGEAFDiageo plc	3.93%	0 yr	semiannual
20	DEODiageo plc	3.95%	0 yr	semiannual
21	CCEPCoca-Cola Europacific Partners PLC	2.29%	3 yr	semiannual
22	FMXFomento Económico Mexicano, S.A.B. de C.V.	4.57%	1 yr	quarterly
23	KDPKeurig Dr Pepper Inc.	2.98%	5 yr	quarterly
24	ADMArcher-Daniels-Midland Company	2.42%	42 yr	quarterly
25	JBSJBSJBS N.V.	11.27%	0 yr	annual
26	SYYSysco Corporation	2.69%	38 yr	quarterly
27	DLMAFDollarama Inc.	0.24%	10 yr	quarterly
28	KVUEKenvue Inc.	4.37%	2 yr	quarterly
29	DLMADLMAYDollarama, Inc.	0.24%	0 yr	quarterly
30	KMBKimberly-Clark Corporation	4.73%	40 yr	quarterly
31	KRThe Kroger Co.	2.45%	19 yr	quarterly
32	HSYThe Hershey Company	3.39%	0 yr	quarterly
33	KHCThe Kraft Heinz Company	6.18%	0 yr	quarterly
34	ELThe Estée Lauder Companies Inc.	1.70%	0 yr	quarterly
35	SVNDFSeven & i Holdings Co., Ltd.	3.06%	2 yr	semiannual
36	DGDollar General Corporation	1.88%	0 yr	quarterly
37	CHLSYChocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprüngli AG	1.93%	0 yr	annual
38	BGBunge Global SA	2.42%	5 yr	quarterly
39	CHDChurch & Dwight Co., Inc.	1.25%	29 yr	quarterly
40	STZConstellation Brands, Inc.	3.10%	10 yr	quarterly
41	COCSFCoca-Cola FEMSA, S.A.B. de C.V.	0.10%	1 yr	semiannual
42	HKHHYHeineken Holding N.V.	2.75%	1 yr	quarterly
43	KOFCoca-Cola FEMSA, S.A.B. de C.V.	4.10%	1 yr	quarterly
44	HKHHFHeineken Holding N.V.	2.87%	1 yr	semiannual
45	TSNTyson Foods, Inc.	3.53%	13 yr	quarterly
46	GISGeneral Mills, Inc.	6.43%	6 yr	quarterly
47	DQJCFPan Pacific International Holdings Corporation	1.05%	1 yr	monthly
48	PUIGPUIGFPUIG BRANDS S A	2.76%	0 yr	monthly
49	PUGBPUGBYPUIG BRANDS S A	2.58%	0 yr	annual
50	ASBRFAsahi Group Holdings, Ltd.	3.61%	2 yr	semiannual
51	MKCMcCormick & Company, Incorporated	3.71%	31 yr	quarterly
52	MKC-VMcCormick & Company, Incorporated	3.69%	22 yr	quarterly
53	HRLHormel Foods Corporation	4.61%	24 yr	quarterly
54	CRRFYCarrefour SA	5.95%	3 yr	annual
55	CRERFCarrefour SA	6.14%	3 yr	annual
56	BF-ABrown-Forman Corporation	3.54%	38 yr	quarterly
57	BF-BBrown-Forman Corporation	3.59%	38 yr	quarterly
58	COKECoca-Cola Consolidated, Inc.	0.55%	3 yr	quarterly
59	SAPIFSaputo Inc.	1.92%	0 yr	quarterly
60	SJMThe J. M. Smucker Company	3.93%	24 yr	quarterly

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