Stock sector
Consumer Defensive Stocks
Consumer defensive companies, also called consumer staples, make and sell everyday necessities: food and beverages, household and personal care products, tobacco, and the grocery, drug and discount stores that sell them.
211 consumer defensive sector companies listed below
Download list in Excel Industries in this sectorPeople keep buying these products in good times and bad, so the sector’s revenue and dividends are relatively stable and its stocks are often held as a defensive position during economic downturns.
The table lists every company in the sector alphabetically. Click a company name for its stock report and quote.
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Industries in the consumer defensive sector
Narrower industry groups, each with company profiles:
- Food and Beverages: Beverages - Brewers
- Food and Beverages: Beverages - Soft Drinks
- Food and Beverages: Beverages - Wineries
- Food and Beverages: Confectioners
- Food and Beverages: Dairy Products
- Food and Beverages: Farm Products
- Food and Beverages: Food - Major Diversified
- Food and Beverages: Meat Products
- Food and Beverages: Processed & Packaged Goods
- Tobacco: Cigarettes
- Tobacco: Tobacco Products, Other
- Consumer Non-Durables: Cleaning Products
- Consumer Non-Durables: Personal Products
- Retail: Discount, Variety Stores
- Retail: Drug Stores
- Retail: Grocery Stores
- Diversified Services: Education & Training Services