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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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Key facts: Best Consumer Defensive Dividend Stocks

Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data

  • As of Nov 6, 2026, SmarterDividends' Best Consumer Defensive Dividend Stocks list includes 60 stocks.
  • Ranked first on SmarterDividends' Best Consumer Defensive Dividend Stocks list as of Nov 6, 2026 is Walmart Inc. (WMT), with a forward dividend yield of 0.77% and 50 consecutive years of dividend increases on record.
  • The median forward dividend yield of the 60 stocks on SmarterDividends' Best Consumer Defensive Dividend Stocks list is 2.90% as of Nov 6, 2026.
  • The highest-yielding stock on SmarterDividends' Best Consumer Defensive Dividend Stocks list as of Nov 6, 2026 is JBS N.V. (JBS), at 7.72%.
  • By SmarterDividends' count, The Coca-Cola Company (KO) has the longest dividend-growth streak on SmarterDividends' Best Consumer Defensive Dividend Stocks list, at 55 consecutive years as of Nov 6, 2026.
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SmarterDividends, "Consumer Defensive Dividend Stocks," updated Nov 6, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/sectors/consumer-defensive

#CompanyYieldGrowth Streak
1WMTWMTWalmart Inc.Dividend history0.77%50 yr
2COSTCOSTCostco Wholesale CorporationDividend history0.56%21 yr
3KOKOThe Coca-Cola CompanyDividend history2.21%55 yr
4PGPGThe Procter & Gamble CompanyDividend history2.60%42 yr
5PMPMPhilip Morris International Inc.Dividend history3.03%13 yr
6PEPPEPPepsiCo, Inc.Dividend history4.16%53 yr
7BUDBUDAnheuser-Busch InBev SA/NVDividend history1.61%3 yr
8BUDFFBUDFFAnheuser-Busch InBev SA/NVDividend history1.61%3 yr
9ULULUnilever PLCDividend history3.12%3 yr
10UNLYFUNLYFUnilever PLCDividend history3.19%3 yr
11BTIBTIBritish American Tobacco p.l.c.Dividend history5.30%2 yr
12BTAFFBTAFFBritish American Tobacco p.l.c.Dividend history5.39%3 yr
13MOMOAltria Group, Inc.Dividend history5.69%17 yr
14MDLZMDLZMondelez International, Inc.Dividend history3.09%12 yr
15CLCLColgate-Palmolive CompanyDividend history2.15%52 yr
16TGTTGTTarget CorporationDividend history2.84%42 yr
17KMBKMBKimberly-Clark CorporationDividend history4.71%40 yr
18NNFSFNNFSFNongfu Spring Co., Ltd.Dividend history2.74%0 yr
19DEODEODiageo plcDividend history2.05%0 yr
20DGEAFDGEAFDiageo plcDividend history2.49%0 yr
21CCEPCCEPCoca-Cola Europacific Partners PLCDividend history2.08%3 yr
22KDPKDPKeurig Dr Pepper Inc.Dividend history2.50%5 yr
23RBGLYRBGLYReckitt Benckiser Group plcDividend history3.77%3 yr
24RBGPFRBGPFReckitt Benckiser Group plcDividend history3.80%3 yr
25FMXFMXFomento Económico Mexicano, S.A.B. de C.V.Dividend history3.51%1 yr
26ABEVABEVAmbev S.A.Dividend history4.91%0 yr
27DLMAFDLMAFDollarama Inc.Dividend history0.22%10 yr
28KRKRThe Kroger Co.Dividend history2.26%19 yr
29DLMADLMAYDollarama Inc.Dividend history0.22%0 yr
30ELELThe Estée Lauder Companies Inc.Dividend history1.25%0 yr
31SYYSYYSysco CorporationDividend history2.86%38 yr
32KVUEKVUEKenvue Inc.Dividend history4.35%2 yr
33HSYHSYThe Hershey CompanyDividend history3.33%0 yr
34ADMADMArcher-Daniels-Midland CompanyDividend history2.94%42 yr
35SVNDFSVNDFSeven & i Holdings Co., Ltd.Dividend history2.75%2 yr
36DGDGDollar General CorporationDividend history1.67%0 yr
37KHCKHCThe Kraft Heinz CompanyDividend history6.29%0 yr
38CHDCHDChurch & Dwight Co., Inc.Dividend history1.10%29 yr
39CHLSYCHLSYChocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprüngli AGDividend history2.13%0 yr
40STZSTZConstellation Brands, Inc.Dividend history2.83%10 yr
41COCSFCOCSFCoca-Cola FEMSA, S.A.B. de C.V.Dividend history0.19%1 yr
42HKHHYHKHHYHeineken Holding N.V.Dividend history2.52%1 yr
43KOFKOFCoca-Cola FEMSA, S.A.B. de C.V.Dividend history3.71%1 yr
44HKHHFHKHHFHeineken Holding N.V.Dividend history2.51%1 yr
45TSNTSNTyson Foods, Inc.Dividend history3.40%13 yr
46GISGISGeneral Mills, Inc.Dividend history6.81%6 yr
47BGBGBunge Global SADividend history2.97%5 yr
48ASBRFASBRFAsahi Group Holdings, Ltd.Dividend history3.27%2 yr
49ASBHASBHYAsahi Group Holdings, Ltd.Dividend history3.24%0 yr
50BF-ABF-ABrown-Forman CorporationDividend history2.94%38 yr
51COKECOKECoca-Cola Consolidated, Inc.Dividend history0.49%3 yr
52SJMSJMThe J. M. Smucker CompanyDividend history3.38%24 yr
53BF-BBF-BBrown-Forman CorporationDividend history3.01%38 yr
54JBSJBSJBS N.V.Dividend history7.72%0 yr
55MKC-VMKC-VMcCormick & Company, IncorporatedDividend history3.78%22 yr
56DQJCFDQJCFPan Pacific International Holdings CorporationDividend history1.32%11 yr
57MKCMKCMcCormick & Company, IncorporatedDividend history3.80%31 yr
58PUIGPUIGFPuig Brands, S.A.Dividend history2.12%0 yr
59HRLHRLHormel Foods CorporationDividend history5.14%24 yr
60PUGBPUGBYPuig Brands, S.A.Dividend history2.26%0 yr

Frequently Asked Questions

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.

How often is this updated?

Daily. Prices, yields and dividend history refresh every day across the whole universe.

Data is for informational purposes only and is not investment advice. Yields and figures refresh daily.