Best Consumer Defensive Stocks for 2026
Food, beverage, household-product, and tobacco names built for defense, not growth; Health and Quality pillars do most of the work here.
Consumer Defensive (Consumer Staples) names sell what people buy regardless of the macro cycle: food, beverages, household products, tobacco. Lower beta and steadier earnings mean the Health and Quality pillars dominate; high composite scores in this sector tend to come from durable franchises rather than rapid growth.
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Top 20 Consumer Defensive stocks by composite score
| # | Ticker | Name | Composite |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 300972.SHE | Fujian Wanchen Biotechnology Co. Ltd | 77.8 |
| 2 | 1969.HK | China Chunlai Education Group Co. Ltd | 77.6 |
| 3 | 000526.SHE | Xiamen Insight Investment Co Ltd | 77.2 |
| 4 | AFYA.US | Afya Ltd | 76.8 |
| 5 | CPKR.TO | Canada Packers Inc. | 75.9 |
| 6 | 605499.SHG | Eastroc Beverage Group Co Ltd | 75.3 |
| 7 | 001218.SHE | Hunan Resun Co Ltd | 75.1 |
| 8 | 605098.SHG | Shanghai Action Education Technology CO.LTD. | 73.9 |
| 9 | AEP.LSE | Anglo-Eastern Plantations PLC | 73.7 |
| 10 | 603345.SHG | Fujian Anjoy Foods Co Ltd | 73.1 |
| 11 | LSIP.JK | Perusahaan Perkebunan London Sumatra Indonesia Tbk PT | 72.8 |
| 12 | TAL.US | TAL Education Group | 72.6 |
| 13 | 000729.SHE | Beijing Yanjing Brewery Co Ltd | 72.3 |
| 14 | JDF.BK | JD Food PCL | 72.1 |
| 15 | 600600.SHG | Tsingtao Brewery Co Ltd | 72.0 |
| 16 | SEER3.SA | Ser Educacional Sa | 71.8 |
| 17 | PRDO.US | Perdoceo Education Corp | 71.8 |
| 18 | 002461.SHE | Guangzhou Zhujiang Brewery Co Ltd | 71.7 |
| 19 | 002991.SHE | Gan Yuan Foods Co Ltd | 71.5 |
| 20 | CSED3.SA | Cruzeiro do Sul Educacional S.A | 71.4 |
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Methodology: How we score stocks. Data refreshed nightly around 03:30 ET. This page lists the top 20 by composite score; use the screener for the full ranked list.