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 September 2026 · 60 stocks · refreshed daily

#	Company	Yield	Growth Streak	Frequency
1	WMTWalmart Inc.	0.93%	50 yr	quarterly
2	COSTCostco Wholesale Corporation	0.66%	21 yr	quarterly
3	KOThe Coca-Cola Company	2.40%	55 yr	quarterly
4	PGThe Procter & Gamble Company	2.97%	42 yr	quarterly
5	PMPhilip Morris International Inc.	3.12%	13 yr	quarterly
6	PEPPepsiCo, Inc.	4.56%	53 yr	quarterly
7	BUDFFAnheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV	1.72%	3 yr	annual
8	BUDAnheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV	1.73%	3 yr	annual
9	UNLYFUnilever PLC	3.59%	3 yr	quarterly
10	ULUnilever PLC	3.43%	3 yr	quarterly
11	BTAFFBritish American Tobacco p.l.c.	6.08%	3 yr	quarterly
12	BTIBritish American Tobacco p.l.c.	5.98%	2 yr	quarterly
13	MOAltria Group, Inc.	6.39%	17 yr	quarterly
14	MDLZMondelez International, Inc.	3.42%	12 yr	quarterly
15	TGTTarget Corporation	2.93%	42 yr	quarterly
16	CLColgate-Palmolive Company	2.42%	52 yr	quarterly
17	NNFSFNongfu Spring Co., Ltd.	2.76%	0 yr	monthly
18	DGEAFDiageo plc	2.76%	0 yr	semiannual
19	DEODiageo plc	2.34%	0 yr	semiannual
20	ABEVAmbev S.A.	5.42%	0 yr	quarterly
21	CCEPCoca-Cola Europacific Partners PLC	2.41%	3 yr	semiannual
22	RBGPFReckitt Benckiser Group plc	4.28%	3 yr	quarterly
23	RBGLYReckitt Benckiser Group plc	4.34%	3 yr	quarterly
24	KDPKeurig Dr Pepper Inc.	2.97%	5 yr	quarterly
25	ADMArcher-Daniels-Midland Company	2.44%	42 yr	quarterly
26	FMXFomento Económico Mexicano, S.A.B. de C.V.	4.97%	1 yr	quarterly
27	JBSJBSJBS N.V.	11.22%	0 yr	annual
28	SYYSysco Corporation	2.78%	38 yr	quarterly
29	KRThe Kroger Co.	2.60%	19 yr	quarterly
30	DLMADLMAYDollarama Inc.	0.25%	0 yr	quarterly
31	KVUEKenvue Inc.	4.72%	2 yr	quarterly
32	HSYThe Hershey Company	3.42%	0 yr	quarterly
33	ELThe Estée Lauder Companies Inc.	1.50%	0 yr	quarterly
34	DLMAFDollarama Inc.	0.27%	10 yr	quarterly
35	KMBKimberly-Clark Corporation	5.23%	40 yr	quarterly
36	SVNDFSeven & i Holdings Co., Ltd.	2.91%	2 yr	semiannual
37	KHCThe Kraft Heinz Company	6.55%	0 yr	quarterly
38	DGDollar General Corporation	1.93%	0 yr	quarterly
39	COCSFCoca-Cola FEMSA, S.A.B. de C.V.	0.09%	1 yr	semiannual
40	CHLSYChocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprüngli AG	2.20%	0 yr	annual
41	KOFCoca-Cola FEMSA, S.A.B. de C.V.	3.85%	1 yr	quarterly
42	CHDChurch & Dwight Co., Inc.	1.30%	29 yr	quarterly
43	BGBunge Global SA	2.49%	5 yr	quarterly
44	HKHHFHeineken Holding N.V.	2.88%	1 yr	semiannual
45	HKHHYHeineken Holding N.V.	2.96%	1 yr	quarterly
46	PUIGPUIGFPuig Brands, S.A.	2.30%	0 yr	monthly
47	STZConstellation Brands, Inc.	3.46%	10 yr	quarterly
48	GISGeneral Mills, Inc.	6.72%	6 yr	quarterly
49	TSNTyson Foods, Inc.	3.87%	13 yr	quarterly
50	ASBRFAsahi Group Holdings, Ltd.	3.22%	2 yr	semiannual
51	ASBHASBHYAsahi Group Holdings, Ltd.	3.24%	0 yr	annual
52	PUGBPUGBYPuig Brands, S.A.	2.54%	0 yr	annual
53	CRRFYCarrefour SA	5.90%	3 yr	annual
54	MKC-VMcCormick & Company, Incorporated	3.89%	22 yr	quarterly
55	SJMThe J. M. Smucker Company	3.64%	24 yr	quarterly
56	MKCMcCormick & Company, Incorporated	3.94%	31 yr	quarterly
57	DQJCFPan Pacific International Holdings Corporation	1.45%	1 yr	monthly
58	CRERFCarrefour SA	5.80%	3 yr	annual
59	COKECoca-Cola Consolidated, Inc.	0.52%	3 yr	quarterly
60	BF-ABrown-Forman Corporation	3.48%	38 yr	quarterly

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