# US Consumer Defensive Stocks

**Quick answer:** S&P 500 Consumer Defensive stocks: 33 (33 scored). Median score 47/100, below the S&P 500 median of 54. Strong (80+): 0. Weak (under 40): 8. Highest scores by our rules: McCormick & (70), Monster Beverage (68) and Costco (63). Market data as of 2 Nov 2026.

| Rank | Stock | Ticker | Score | Sub-sector |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [McCormick &](https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/mkc-mccormick) | MKC | 70/100 | Packaged Foods |
| 2 | [Monster Beverage](https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/mnst-monster-beverage) | MNST | 68/100 | Beverages - Non-Alcoholic |
| 3 | [Costco](https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/cost-costco) | COST | 63/100 | Discount Stores |
| 4 | [Dollar General](https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/dg-dollar-general) | DG | 60/100 | Discount Stores |
| 5 | [Philip Morris International](https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/pm-philip-morris-international) | PM | 59/100 | Tobacco |
| 6 | [Coca-Cola](https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/ko-coca-cola) | KO | 57/100 | Beverages - Non-Alcoholic |
| 7 | [Hershey](https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/hsy-hershey) | HSY | 55/100 | Confectioners |
| 8 | [Church & Dwight](https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/chd-church-dwight) | CHD | 54/100 | Household & Personal Products |
| 9 | [Altria](https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/mo-altria) | MO | 53/100 | Tobacco |
| 10 | [PepsiCo](https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/pep-pepsico) | PEP | 53/100 | Beverages - Non-Alcoholic |
| 11 | [Brown–Forman](https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/bf.b-brown-forman) | BF-B | 52/100 | Beverages - Wineries & Distilleries |
| 12 | [Hormel Foods](https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/hrl-hormel-foods) | HRL | 52/100 | Packaged Foods |
| 13 | [Dollar Tree](https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/dltr-dollar-tree) | DLTR | 50/100 | Discount Stores |
| 14 | [Walmart](https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/wmt-walmart) | WMT | 48/100 | Discount Stores |
| 15 | [Kimberly-Clark](https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/kmb-kimberly-clark) | KMB | 47/100 | Household & Personal Products |
| 16 | [Kenvue](https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/kvue-kenvue) | KVUE | 47/100 | Household & Personal Products |
| 17 | [Vylor](https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/vylr-vylor) | VYLR | 47/100 | Agricultural Products & Services |
| 18 | [Kraft Heinz](https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/khc-kraft-heinz) | KHC | 46/100 | Packaged Foods |
| 19 | [Procter & Gamble](https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/pg-procter-gamble) | PG | 46/100 | Household & Personal Products |
| 20 | [Tyson Foods](https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/tsn-tyson-foods) | TSN | 46/100 | Farm Products |
| 21 | [Colgate-Palmolive](https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/cl-colgate-palmolive) | CL | 45/100 | Household & Personal Products |
| 22 | [Clorox](https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/clx-clorox) | CLX | 45/100 | Household & Personal Products |
| 23 | [Target](https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/tgt-target) | TGT | 45/100 | Discount Stores |
| 24 | [Mondelez International](https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/mdlz-mondelez-international) | MDLZ | 44/100 | Confectioners |
| 25 | [Constellation Brands](https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/stz-constellation-brands) | STZ | 40/100 | Beverages - Brewers |
| 26 | [Archer Daniels Midland](https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/adm-archer-daniels-midland) | ADM | 36/100 | Farm Products |
| 27 | [J.M. Smucker](https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/sjm-j-m-smucker) | SJM | 34/100 | Packaged Foods |
| 28 | [Sysco](https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/syy-sysco) | SYY | 34/100 | Food Distribution |
| 29 | [Estée Lauder Companies](https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/el-est-e-lauder-companies) | EL | 33/100 | Household & Personal Products |
| 30 | [Keurig Dr Pepper](https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/kdp-keurig-dr-pepper) | KDP | 32/100 | Beverages - Non-Alcoholic |
| 31 | [Kroger](https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/kr-kroger) | KR | 31/100 | Grocery Stores |
| 32 | [Bunge Global](https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/bg-bunge-global) | BG | 24/100 | Farm Products |
| 33 | [General Mills](https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/gis-general-mills) | GIS | 22/100 | Packaged Foods |

## Common questions

### How many Consumer Defensive companies are in the S&P 500?

This site lists 33 S&P 500 stocks in the Consumer Defensive sector. 33 of them have enough data for a score.

### Which Consumer Defensive stock has the highest score?

As of this site's latest data, McCormick & Company, Incorporated Common Stock (MKC) has the highest fundamentals score in Consumer Defensive, at 70/100. Top three: McCormick & (70), Monster Beverage (68) and Costco (63).

### How do Consumer Defensive stocks score compared with the rest of the S&P 500?

The median Consumer Defensive stock scores 47/100, below the S&P 500 median of 54. Split: 0 strong, 25 okay, 8 weak. Its biggest lead over the market is Cash & Dividends: 63 vs 60 for the whole S&P 500. Its biggest shortfall is Business Strength: 43 vs 61 for the whole S&P 500.

### Which Consumer Defensive stock has the lowest score?

General Mills, Inc. Common Stock (GIS), at 22/100, the lowest of the 33 scored Consumer Defensive stocks. Its stock page shows which measures pull it down. A score reads the latest published numbers, not a forecast.

### How is the score worked out?

Each stock gets 0-100 from five pillars: Business Strength, Financial Safety, Cash & Dividends, Price Fairness and Risk, built from its published financial statements and share price. Banks and REITs use their own cutoffs where normal rules would misjudge them. Full rules: https://scoreyourstock.com/how.

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