What are the best Dividend Stocks stocks in Consumer Defensive?

Reliable dividend payers with sustainable yields, screened on payout ratio and balance-sheet health. This page ranks Consumer Defensive stocks meeting the Dividend Stocks criteria by dividend yield, drawn from ShareValue.ai's coverage of 52,000+ globally-listed equities.

How many Dividend Stocks stocks does ShareValue.ai find in Consumer Defensive?

The leaderboard on this page shows the top 20 Consumer Defensive stocks meeting the Dividend Stocks criteria, ranked by dividend yield. Use the screener (with both the Dividend Stocks preset and Consumer Defensive filter applied) for the full ranked list.

What is the top Dividend Stocks stock in Consumer Defensive right now?

As of the most recent scoring run, Flowers Foods Inc (FLO.US) ranks first among Consumer Defensive stocks meeting the Dividend Stocks criteria with a composite score of 34.8 out of 100. Rankings refresh every weekday night.

What criteria does the Dividend Stocks screen use?

Reliable dividend payers with sustainable yields, screened on payout ratio and balance-sheet health. Every stock also receives four underlying pillar scores (Valuation, Quality, Growth, Health) on a 0-100 scale; detailed pillar weights are documented on the /methodology page. The same Dividend Stocks criteria apply across every sector ShareValue.ai covers, so this Consumer Defensive list is directly comparable to the same preset applied elsewhere.

How often does this Consumer Defensive list update?

Every weekday night, after the scoring pipeline completes around 03:30 ET. The dateModified stamp on this page reflects the actual last-refresh time so you can verify freshness. Markets-closed weekends and holidays show the most recent weekday's rankings.

Best Dividend Stocks in Consumer Defensive for 2026

Reliable dividend payers with sustainable yields, screened on payout ratio and balance-sheet health.

Dividend Stocks screens filtered by Consumer Defensive surface 380 qualified stocks. Composite scores average 53.8, with the Quality pillar contributing most. Top names by composite include AFYA.US, 605499.SHG, 605098.SHG. Median P/E is 18.0.

Data as of Sep 25, 2026 (updated daily)

Top 20 Consumer Defensive stocks by dividend yield

#	Ticker	Name	Industry	Yield	P/E
1	FLO.US	Flowers Foods Inc	Packaged Foods	15.8%	24.3
2	COST.TO	Costco CDR (CAD Hedged)	Discount Stores	12.9%	45.2
3	PEPB34.SA	PepsiCo Inc	Beverages - Non-Alcoholic	12.3%	17.9
4	MOLI5.BA	Molinos Rio de la Plata SA	Packaged Foods	11.1%	-
5	PHMO34.SA	Philip Morris International Inc	Tobacco	9.9%	25.7
6	3255.KLSE	Heineken Bhd	Beverages - Brewers	9.7%	11.0
7	HSHY34.SA	The Hershey Company	Confectioners	9.1%	25.1
8	DGCO34.SA	Dollar General Corporation	Discount Stores	9.1%	16.2
9	CAG.US	Conagra Brands, Inc.	Packaged Foods	9.0%	-
10	ULTJ.JK	Ultra Jaya Milk Industry Tbk	Beverages - Non-Alcoholic	8.7%	8.7
11	2555.HK	Sichuan Baicha Baidao	Packaged Foods	8.1%	6.9
12	PGCO34.SA	The Procter & Gamble Company	Household & Personal Products	7.9%	21.9
13	2836.KLSE	Carlsberg Brewery Malaysia Bhd	Beverages - Brewers	7.9%	11.3
14	GRM.XETRA	General Mills Inc	Packaged Foods	7.8%	-
15	RI.PA	Pernod Ricard S.A.	Beverages - Wineries & Distilleries	7.8%	10.6
16	200596.SHE	Anhui Gujing Distillery Co Ltd	Beverages - Wineries & Distilleries	7.7%	12.5
17	KHNZ.XETRA	Kraft Heinz Co	Packaged Foods	7.6%	-
18	TVO.BK	Thai Vegetable Oil Public Company Limited	Packaged Foods	7.6%	9.3
19	HMSP.JK	Hanjaya Mandala Sampoerna Tbk PT	Tobacco	7.5%	10.1
20	ICHI.BK	Ichitan Group Public Company Limited	Beverages - Non-Alcoholic	7.5%	14.4

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Methodology: How we score stocks. Data refreshed nightly around 03:30 ET. This page lists the top 20 by dividend yield within the Consumer Defensive sector; use the screener for the full ranked list.