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 June 2026 · 60 stocks · refreshed daily

#	Company	Yield	Growth Streak	Frequency
1	WMTWalmart Inc.	0.84%	50 yr	quarterly
2	COSTCostco Wholesale Corporation	0.60%	21 yr	quarterly
3	KOThe Coca-Cola Company	2.76%	55 yr	quarterly
4	PGThe Procter & Gamble Company	3.03%	55 yr	quarterly
5	PMPhilip Morris International Inc.	3.36%	17 yr	quarterly
6	PEPPepsiCo, Inc.	4.16%	53 yr	quarterly
7	BUDFFAnheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV	1.73%	3 yr	annual
8	BUDAnheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV	1.73%	3 yr	annual
9	BTAFFBritish American Tobacco p.l.c.	5.51%	3 yr	quarterly
10	BTIBritish American Tobacco p.l.c.	5.77%	2 yr	quarterly
11	UNLYFUnilever PLC	4.11%	3 yr	quarterly
12	ULUnilever PLC	4.14%	3 yr	quarterly
13	MOAltria Group, Inc.	6.01%	17 yr	quarterly
14	MDLZMondelez International, Inc.	3.28%	12 yr	quarterly
15	CLColgate-Palmolive Company	2.49%	52 yr	quarterly
16	NNFSFNongfu Spring Co., Ltd.	2.62%	4 yr	annual
17	TGTTarget Corporation	3.68%	42 yr	quarterly
18	ABEVAmbev S.A.	4.97%	0 yr	quarterly
19	DEODiageo plc	4.20%	3 yr	semiannual
20	DGEAFDiageo plc	4.28%	0 yr	semiannual
21	FMXFomento Económico Mexicano, S.A.B. de C.V.	5.48%	4 yr	quarterly
22	KDPKeurig Dr Pepper Inc.	3.06%	6 yr	quarterly
23	CCEPCoca-Cola Europacific Partners PLC	2.62%	3 yr	semiannual
24	ADMArcher-Daniels-Midland Company	2.49%	42 yr	quarterly
25	DLMADLMAYDollarama, Inc.	0.16%	0 yr	quarterly
26	KRThe Kroger Co.	2.25%	19 yr	quarterly
27	HSYThe Hershey Company	3.18%	40 yr	quarterly
28	SYYSysco Corporation	2.96%	38 yr	quarterly
29	DLMAFDollarama Inc.	0.28%	10 yr	quarterly
30	KVUEKenvue Inc.	4.92%	2 yr	quarterly
31	KMBKimberly-Clark Corporation	5.42%	40 yr	quarterly
32	ELThe Estée Lauder Companies Inc.	1.69%	0 yr	quarterly
33	CHLSYChocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprüngli AG	1.98%	0 yr	annual
34	KHCThe Kraft Heinz Company	7.12%	6 yr	quarterly
35	BGBunge Global SA	2.23%	23 yr	quarterly
36	STZConstellation Brands, Inc.	2.99%	10 yr	quarterly
37	DGDollar General Corporation	2.28%	10 yr	quarterly
38	KOFCoca-Cola FEMSA, S.A.B. de C.V.	3.83%	1 yr	quarterly
39	CHDChurch & Dwight Co., Inc.	1.31%	35 yr	quarterly
40	TSNTyson Foods, Inc.	3.59%	32 yr	quarterly
41	HKHHYHeineken Holding N.V.	3.17%	1 yr	quarterly
42	PUIGPUIGFPUIG BRANDS S A	2.46%	0 yr	monthly
43	HKHHFHeineken Holding N.V.	3.24%	1 yr	semiannual
44	GISGeneral Mills, Inc.	7.58%	20 yr	quarterly
45	DQJCFPan Pacific International Holdings Corporation	1.14%	1 yr	monthly
46	PUGBPUGBYPUIG BRANDS S A	2.69%	0 yr	annual
47	ASBRFAsahi Group Holdings, Ltd.	3.53%	2 yr	semiannual
48	JBSJBSJBS N.V.	10.99%	0 yr	annual
49	CRRFYCarrefour SA	6.19%	3 yr	annual
50	CRERFCarrefour SA	6.15%	3 yr	annual
51	HRLHormel Foods Corporation	5.02%	38 yr	quarterly
52	MKCMcCormick & Company, Incorporated	4.12%	39 yr	quarterly
53	MKC-VMcCormick & Company, Incorporated	4.13%	22 yr	quarterly
54	SAPIFSaputo Inc.	1.87%	0 yr	quarterly
55	BF-ABrown-Forman Corporation	3.51%	38 yr	quarterly
56	BF-BBrown-Forman Corporation	3.61%	38 yr	quarterly
57	COKECoca-Cola Consolidated, Inc.	0.59%	38 yr	quarterly
58	CLXThe Clorox Company	5.53%	42 yr	quarterly
59	SJMThe J. M. Smucker Company	4.35%	25 yr	quarterly
60	BZLFYBunzl plc	3.06%	3 yr	semiannual

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