Equities / Sectors / Consumer Defensive
Consumer Defensive
#7 by market capFood, beverages, household staples and discount retail. 133 US-listed equities across 12 industries; the sector accounts for 4.4% of tracked equity market cap and 3.2% of daily volume.
Market cap
$3.659T
+0.60%
$21.935B · 1D
Sector weight
4.4%
of tracked market cap
Volume 24h
$20.916B
3.2% of market volume
Revenue TTM
$2.756T
Sum of constituents
Net income TTM
$122.908B
4.5% net margin
P/E (TTM)
29.7×
Market 30.5×
Dividend yield
2.5%
Market 1.3%
Employees
6.2M
Across 133 companies
Industry breakdown
Share of sector market cap · 12 industries
Concentration
Share of sector market cap by constituent
HHI index
964.3
Mega caps
5
Median cap
$2.483B
Valuation vs. market
Sector totals valued as one company; marker is the all-equities median
P/E (TTM): 29.7× · market 20×
P/S: 1.3× · market 2.7×
EV / EBITDA: 14.8× · market 12.9×
Operating margin: 7.5% · market 8.5%
Dividend yield: 2.5% · market 2.3%
Trading at a 2.6% P/E discount to the all-equities market.
Returns vs. market
Cap-weighted price return · spread in percentage points
| Period | Sector | Market | Spread |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 day | +0.60% | +0.84% | -0.24% |
| 1 week | -1.32% | +0.63% | -1.94% |
| 1 month | -3.55% | +1.35% | -4.90% |
| 3 months | -6.67% | +2.69% | -9.35% |
| Year to date | +0.71% | +12.64% | -11.93% |
| 1 year | +1.18% | +14.06% | -12.88% |
Constituents
133 equities
Walmart Inc. WMT · US | Discount Stores | $836.567B | 22.9% | $105.07 | +0.78% | -2.70% | -0.96% | $2.017B | 36.8× |
Costco Wholesale Corporation COST · US | Discount Stores | $409.562B | 11.2% | $923.52 | +0.31% | +0.08% | -0.53% | $1.8B | 46.3× |
The Coca-Cola Company KO · US | Beverages - Non-Alcoholic | $372.253B | 10.2% | $86.51 | +1.00% | -1.48% | -1.96% | $1.769B | 27.2× |
The Procter & Gamble Company PG · US | Household & Personal Products | $339.144B | 9.3% | $145.94 | +0.71% | -0.20% | -1.15% | $1.026B | 21.1× |
| Tobacco | $295.402B | 8.1% | $189.53 | +1.10% | -0.50% | +0.85% | $1.001B | 27.2× | |
PepsiCo, Inc. PEP · US | Beverages - Non-Alcoholic | $171.734B | 4.7% | $125.65 | -0.19% | -2.32% | -10.58% | $1.108B | 19.7× |
Altria Group, Inc. MO · US | Tobacco | $113.342B | 3.1% | $67.88 | +0.79% | -1.37% | -2.42% | $501.82M | 14.3× |
Monster Beverage Corporation MNST · US | Beverages - Non-Alcoholic | $85.235B | 2.3% | $43.51 | +1.33% | +0.93% | -2.05% | $452.24M | 40.1× |
| Confectioners | $75.081B | 2.1% | $58.49 | +0.52% | -2.92% | -6.34% | $418.01M | 38.2× | |
Target Corp. TGT · US | Discount Stores | $69.485B | 1.9% | $152.99 | -1.93% | -2.83% | -6.35% | $773.21M | 20.1× |
Colgate-Palmolive Co. CL · US | Household & Personal Products | $68.708B | 1.9% | $86.19 | +2.29% | +0.15% | -4.34% | $517.18M | 33.7× |
Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. KDP · US | Beverages - Non-Alcoholic | $42.024B | 1.1% | $30.89 | +1.71% | -3.32% | -5.22% | $361.19M | 22.9× |
Archer-Daniels-Midland Company ADM · US | Farm Products | $39.747B | 1.1% | $82.47 | +2.51% | +1.66% | -3.41% | $357.24M | 22.5× |
JBS N.V. Class A Common Stock JBS · US | Packaged Foods | $39.107B | 1.1% | $11.89 | +1.89% | +2.77% | -12.19% | $92.53M | 35.1× |
Sysco Corp. SYY · US | Food Distribution | $36.593B | 1% | $76.38 | -1.43% | -2.65% | -6.58% | $400.23M | 30.4× |
The Kroger Co. KR · US | Grocery Stores | $36.241B | 1% | $58.78 | -0.42% | +0.07% | +0.96% | $358.66M | 34.4× |
| Household & Personal Products | $33.756B | 0.9% | $93.30 | +1.45% | -1.24% | -7.76% | $259.98M | 185.5× | |
Kenvue Inc. KVUE · US | Household & Personal Products | $33.388B | 0.9% | $17.39 | +1.11% | -2.30% | -9.10% | $242.24M | 20.6× |
The Hershey Company Common Stock HSY · US | Confectioners | $32.349B | 0.9% | $161.01 | +0.51% | -3.22% | -9.25% | $255.16M | 21.7× |
Kimberly-Clark Corporation KMB · US | Household & Personal Products | $31.73B | 0.9% | $95.41 | +1.11% | -3.07% | -12.70% | $301.21M | 16.2× |
Dollar General Corp. DG · US | Discount Stores | $26.324B | 0.7% | $119.32 | +0.32% | -4.42% | -8.84% | $204.94M | 15.5× |
The Kraft Heinz Company KHC · US | Packaged Foods | $25.902B | 0.7% | $21.84 | -1.58% | -7.58% | -16.83% | $358.39M | -7.6× |
Church & Dwight Co., Inc. CHD · US | Household & Personal Products | $22.685B | 0.6% | $95.66 | +1.43% | -0.75% | -3.69% | $191.84M | 41.9× |
Dollar Tree Inc. DLTR · US | Discount Stores | $21.243B | 0.6% | $113.19 | +0.92% | -0.77% | -14.19% | $248.08M | 13.2× |
Bunge Global SA BG · US | Farm Products | $20.617B | 0.6% | $107.32 | +0.56% | -1.54% | -12.65% | $195.38M | 20.5× |