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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 Oct 8, 2026, SmarterDividends' Best Consumer Defensive Dividend Stocks list includes 60 stocks.
  • Ranked first on SmarterDividends' Best Consumer Defensive Dividend Stocks list as of Oct 8, 2026 is Walmart Inc. (WMT), with a forward dividend yield of 0.92% 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 3.25% as of Oct 8, 2026.
  • The highest-yielding stock on SmarterDividends' Best Consumer Defensive Dividend Stocks list as of Oct 8, 2026 is JBS N.V. (JBS), at 8.17%.
  • 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 Oct 8, 2026.
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SmarterDividends, "Consumer Defensive Dividend Stocks," updated Oct 8, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/sectors/consumer-defensive

#CompanyYieldGrowth Streak
1WMTWMTWalmart Inc.Dividend history0.92%50 yr
2COSTCOSTCostco Wholesale CorporationDividend history0.63%21 yr
3KOKOThe Coca-Cola CompanyDividend history2.47%55 yr
4PGPGThe Procter & Gamble CompanyDividend history2.95%42 yr
5PMPMPhilip Morris International Inc.Dividend history3.32%13 yr
6PEPPEPPepsiCo, Inc.Dividend history4.78%53 yr
7BUDFFBUDFFAnheuser-Busch InBev SA/NVDividend history1.79%3 yr
8BUDBUDAnheuser-Busch InBev SA/NVDividend history1.78%3 yr
9ULULUnilever PLCDividend history3.48%3 yr
10UNLYFUNLYFUnilever PLCDividend history3.64%3 yr
11BTIBTIBritish American Tobacco p.l.c.Dividend history6.20%2 yr
12BTAFFBTAFFBritish American Tobacco p.l.c.Dividend history6.03%3 yr
13MOMOAltria Group, Inc.Dividend history6.40%17 yr
14MDLZMDLZMondelez International, Inc.Dividend history3.50%12 yr
15CLCLColgate-Palmolive CompanyDividend history2.43%52 yr
16TGTTGTTarget CorporationDividend history3.07%42 yr
17NNFSFNNFSFNongfu Spring Co., Ltd.Dividend history2.84%0 yr
18ABEVABEVAmbev S.A.Dividend history4.21%0 yr
19DEODEODiageo plcDividend history3.92%0 yr
20DGEAFDGEAFDiageo plcDividend history2.85%0 yr
21CCEPCCEPCoca-Cola Europacific Partners PLCDividend history2.39%3 yr
22RBGPFRBGPFReckitt Benckiser Group plcDividend history4.25%3 yr
23RBGLYRBGLYReckitt Benckiser Group plcDividend history4.24%3 yr
24KDPKDPKeurig Dr Pepper Inc.Dividend history3.01%5 yr
25JBSJBSJBS N.V.Dividend history8.17%0 yr
26FMXFMXFomento Económico Mexicano, S.A.B. de C.V.Dividend history5.04%1 yr
27ADMADMArcher-Daniels-Midland CompanyDividend history2.56%42 yr
28SYYSYYSysco CorporationDividend history2.86%38 yr
29KRKRThe Kroger Co.Dividend history2.63%19 yr
30DLMAFDLMAFDollarama Inc.Dividend history0.25%10 yr
31ELELThe Estée Lauder Companies Inc.Dividend history1.48%0 yr
32DLMADLMAYDollarama Inc.Dividend history0.27%0 yr
33KVUEKVUEKenvue Inc.Dividend history4.79%2 yr
34HSYHSYThe Hershey CompanyDividend history3.62%0 yr
35KMBKMBKimberly-Clark CorporationDividend history5.31%40 yr
36SVNDFSVNDFSeven & i Holdings Co., Ltd.Dividend history2.96%2 yr
37DGDGDollar General CorporationDividend history1.91%0 yr
38KHCKHCThe Kraft Heinz CompanyDividend history7.28%0 yr
39CHDCHDChurch & Dwight Co., Inc.Dividend history1.27%29 yr
40COCSFCOCSFCoca-Cola FEMSA, S.A.B. de C.V.Dividend history0.10%1 yr
41KOFKOFCoca-Cola FEMSA, S.A.B. de C.V.Dividend history3.94%1 yr
42CHLSYCHLSYChocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprüngli AGDividend history2.49%0 yr
43BGBGBunge Global SADividend history2.68%5 yr
44HKHHYHKHHYHeineken Holding N.V.Dividend history3.02%1 yr
45STZSTZConstellation Brands, Inc.Dividend history3.48%10 yr
46HKHHFHKHHFHeineken Holding N.V.Dividend history3.06%1 yr
47TSNTSNTyson Foods, Inc.Dividend history3.95%13 yr
48GISGISGeneral Mills, Inc.Dividend history7.68%6 yr
49ASBRFASBRFAsahi Group Holdings, Ltd.Dividend history3.27%2 yr
50ASBHASBHYAsahi Group Holdings, Ltd.Dividend history3.24%0 yr
51DQJCFDQJCFPan Pacific International Holdings CorporationDividend history1.29%11 yr
52CRERFCRERFCarrefour SADividend history6.09%3 yr
53CRRFYCRRFYCarrefour SADividend history6.35%3 yr
54MKC-VMKC-VMcCormick & Company, IncorporatedDividend history4.11%22 yr
55COKECOKECoca-Cola Consolidated, Inc.Dividend history0.53%3 yr
56SJMSJMThe J. M. Smucker CompanyDividend history3.86%24 yr
57MKCMKCMcCormick & Company, IncorporatedDividend history4.24%31 yr
58BF-ABF-ABrown-Forman CorporationDividend history3.43%38 yr
59PUIGPUIGFPuig Brands, S.A.Dividend history2.30%0 yr
60BF-BBF-BBrown-Forman CorporationDividend history3.51%38 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.