How many Consumer Defensive stocks does TrendMatrix track?

TrendMatrix tracks 134 US-listed Consumer Defensive stocks, updated nightly with 10-dimension quantitative scores and BUY/WATCH/HOLD/SELL verdicts.

What's the top-ranked Consumer Defensive stock today?

The Vita Coco Company, Inc. (COCO) ranks first among 134 Consumer Defensive stocks tracked, with a TrendMatrix score of 7.0/10 as of 2026-10-17.

Consumer Defensive

134 US-listed companies tracked

Consumer Defensive stocks are companies that produce essential household goods, food, beverages, and everyday consumer staples that people purchase regardless of economic conditions. These businesses face headwinds from commodity price volatility, shifting consumer preferences toward healthier or sustainable products, and evolving regulatory standards around food labeling and product safety. TrendMatrix ranks 112 US-listed Consumer Defensive stocks by 10-dimension quantitative score, refreshed every 5 minutes during market hours with a full reanalysis nightly.

7 BUY 42 HOLD/WATCH 85 SELLavg score 5.46

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Consumer Defensive stocks ranked by TrendMatrix score
#	Symbol	Name	Score	Verdict	Price	Upside	Mkt Cap
BUY (Strong Buy Now + Strong Buy Wait)
1	COCO	The Vita Coco Company, Inc.	7.0	Buy Wait	$58.69	+16.5%	$3.3B
2	PXED	Phoenix Education Partners, Inc	6.7	Buy Wait	$23.63	+50.0%	$864M
3	MNST	Monster Beverage Corporation	6.4	Buy Wait	$45.73	-1.9%	$88.8B
4	LOPE	Grand Canyon Education, Inc.	6.3	Buy Wait	$161.58	+2.1%	$4.2B
5	PRDO	Perdoceo Education Corporation	6.1	Buy Wait	$33.73	+10.9%	$2.1B
6	AFYA	Afya Limited	5.8	Buy Wait	$14.53	+3.0%	$1.3B
7	BTI	British American Tobacco Indus	5.5	Buy Wait	$60.00	+2.1%	$124.7B
HOLD / WATCH
8	SPB	Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.	6.6	Hold	$79.01	+8.7%	$1.8B
9	BUD	Anheuser-Busch Inbev SA Sponsor	6.4	Hold	$82.59	+0.3%	$160.1B
10	LAUR	Laureate Education, Inc.	6.4	Hold	$38.61	-6.5%	$5.4B
11	MAMA	Mama's Creations, Inc.	6.4	Hold	$12.87	+50.6%	$626M
12	ABEV	Ambev S.A.	6.3	Hold	$3.29	-11.5%	$50.3B
13	DAR	Darling Ingredients Inc.	6.3	Hold	$61.36	+16.4%	$9.6B
14	SUJA	Suja Life, Inc.	6.3	Hold	$11.50	+39.2%	$452M
15	COKE	Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc.	6.2	Hold	$210.33	+15.0%	$13.6B
16	CVSA	Covista Inc.	6.2	Hold	$126.75	+6.5%	$4.3B
17	LRN	Stride, Inc.	6.2	Hold	$82.39	+10.9%	$3.5B
18	SFD	Smithfield Foods, Inc.	6.2	Hold	$18.64	+16.4%	$7.3B
19	DLTR	Dollar Tree, Inc.	6.1	Hold	$124.18	-1.9%	$23.3B
20	ELF	e.l.f. Beauty, Inc.	6.1	Hold	$113.54	-13.7%	$6.9B
21	OLLI	Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings	6.1	Hold	$93.18	-1.9%	$5.7B
22	AKO-A	Embotelladora Andina S.A.	6.0	Hold	$24.29	+4.9%	$3.8B
23	PRE	Prenetics Global Limited	6.0	Hold	$18.52	+79.1%	$395M
24	STZ	Constellation Brands, Inc.	6.0	Hold	$131.35	+4.0%	$21.9B
25	DG	Dollar General Corporation	5.9	Hold	$134.36	-4.3%	$29.5B
26	MKC	McCormick & Company, Incorporat	5.8	Hold	$46.35	+2.9%	$12.3B
27	TGT	Target Corporation	5.8	Hold	$154.26	-2.6%	$71.2B
28	APEI	American Public Education, Inc.	5.7	Hold	$49.19	+11.1%	$899M
29	KDP	Keurig Dr Pepper Inc.	5.7	Hold	$34.62	-5.9%	$46.5B
30	KVUE	Kenvue Inc.	5.7	Hold	$18.91	-10.3%	$35.9B
31	MDLZ	Mondelez International, Inc.	5.7	Hold	$63.91	-2.7%	$80.9B
32	FRPT	Freshpet, Inc.	5.6	Hold	$66.63	+12.8%	$3.3B
33	JBSS	John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc.	5.6	Hold	$66.76	+27.3%	$773M
34	TPB	Turning Point Brands, Inc.	5.6	Hold	$62.65	+64.6%	$1.2B
35	KOF	Coca Cola Femsa S.A.B. de C.V.	5.5	Hold	$118.95	-11.3%	$24.3B
36	CELH	Celsius Holdings, Inc.	5.4	Hold	$28.19	+32.9%	$7.1B
37	CENT	Central Garden & Pet Company	5.4	Hold	$42.04	+7.2%	$2.6B
38	CENTA	Central Garden & Pet Company	5.4	Hold	$36.21	+8.6%	$2.3B
39	HSY	The Hershey Company	5.4	Hold	$170.83	+4.3%	$33.9B
40	IPAR	Interparfums, Inc.	5.4	Hold	$115.69	-4.9%	$3.7B
41	KO	Coca-Cola Company (The)	5.4	Hold	$93.90	-9.2%	$395.8B
42	MKC-V	McCormick & Company, Incorporat	5.4	Hold	$46.88	+7.4%	$12.7B
43	AKO-B	Embotelladora Andina S.A.	5.3	Hold	$29.00	-3.9%	$4.6B
44	BF-A	Brown Forman Inc	5.3	Hold	$29.46	+15.0%	$13.4B
45	PG	Procter & Gamble Company (The)	5.3	Hold	$159.35	-8.7%	$365.1B
46	PM	Philip Morris International Inc	5.2	Hold	$205.20	-8.4%	$311.6B
47	CHD	Church & Dwight Company, Inc.	5.1	Hold	$104.53	-9.9%	$24.5B
48	EL	Estee Lauder Companies, Inc. (T	5.1	Hold	$104.54	-6.9%	$38.8B
49	VITL	Vital Farms, Inc.	3.7	Hold	$8.40	+31.2%	$367M
SELL
50	SENEB	Seneca Foods Corp.	6.9	Sell	$179.22	+2.9%	$1.2B

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COURCoursera, Inc.6.8
SENEASeneca Foods Corp.6.7
AIIRAir Global PLC6.4
BRBRBellRing Brands, Inc.6.4
OFRMOnce Upon a Farm, PBC6.3
YSWYYesway, Inc.6.3
BGBunge Limited6.2
FMXFomento Economico Mexicano S.A.6.2
HLFHerbalife Ltd.6.2
AGROAdecoagro S.A.6.0
FLOFlowers Foods, Inc.6.0
HELEHelen of Troy Limited6.0
JBSJBS N.V.6.0
MZTIThe Marzetti Company6.0
NOMDNomad Foods Limited5.9
AVOMission Produce, Inc.5.8
NWLNewell Brands Inc.5.8
STRAStrategic Education, Inc.5.8
NGVCNatural Grocers by Vitamin Cott5.7
SMPLThe Simply Good Foods Company5.6
TBBBBBB Foods Inc.5.6
ADMArcher-Daniels-Midland Company5.5
BJBJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, I5.5
DOLEDole plc5.5
LINCLincoln Educational Services Co5.5
MOAltria Group, Inc.5.5
PEPPepsico, Inc.5.5
SJMThe J.M. Smucker Company5.5
UNFIUnited Natural Foods, Inc.5.5
USFDUS Foods Holding Corp.5.5
COTYCoty Inc.5.4
KHCThe Kraft Heinz Company5.4
MHMcGraw Hill, Inc.5.4
PRMBPrimo Brands Corporation5.4
SYYSysco Corporation5.4
BF-BBrown Forman Inc5.3
DMCDel Monte Corporation5.3
GISGeneral Mills, Inc.5.3
HNSTThe Honest Company, Inc.5.3
MAGNMagnera Corporation5.3
PFGCPerformance Food Group Company5.3
POSTPost Holdings, Inc.5.3
TSNTyson Foods, Inc.5.3
ULUnilever PLC5.3
ANDEThe Andersons, Inc.5.2
COSTCostco Wholesale Corporation5.2
FIZZNational Beverage Corp.5.2
INGRIngredion Incorporated5.2
KMBKimberly-Clark Corporation5.2
PSMTPriceSmart, Inc.5.2
SFMSprouts Farmers Market, Inc.5.2
DEODiageo plc5.1
EPCEdgewell Personal Care Company5.1
IMKTAIngles Markets, Incorporated5.1
PPCPilgrim's Pride Corporation5.1
VLGEAVillage Super Market, Inc.5.1
WMKWeis Markets, Inc.5.1
CCUCompania Cervecerias Unidas, S.5.0
CLColgate-Palmolive Company5.0
WESTWestrock Coffee Company5.0
KRKroger Company (The)4.9
CAGConAgra Brands, Inc.4.8
CCEPCoca-Cola Europacific Partners 4.8
MICCThe Magnum Ice Cream Company N.4.8
LWLamb Weston Holdings, Inc.4.7
CLXClorox Company (The)4.6
GOGrocery Outlet Holding Corp.4.6
SAMBoston Beer Company, Inc. (The)4.6
TAPMolson Coors Beverage Company4.6
UTIUniversal Technical Institute I4.6
CPBThe Campbell's Company4.5
DNUTKrispy Kreme, Inc.4.5
HRLHormel Foods Corporation4.5
UTZUtz Brands Inc4.5
WMTWalmart Inc.4.5
XXITwenty One Capital, Inc.4.5
AGCCAgencia Comercial Spirits Ltd4.2
ACIAlbertsons Companies, Inc.4.1
TAP-AMolson Coors Beverage Company4.1
ENHAEnhanced Group Inc.3.9
TRTootsie Roll Industries, Inc.3.9
UVVUniversal Corporation3.9
ODDODDITY Tech Ltd.3.6
CALMCal-Maine Foods, Inc.3.5

Ideas Shortlist

COCOBuy Waitscore 7.0
V7 flight-to-quality bonus: +0.5 (Q=8.5 in RISK_OFF)
PXEDBuy Waitscore 6.7
V7 quality resilience bonus: +0.2 (Q=8.0 in RISK_OFF)
MNSTBuy Waitscore 6.4
V7 flight-to-quality bonus: +0.5 (Q=8.9 in RISK_OFF)
LOPEBuy Waitscore 6.3
V7 flight-to-quality bonus: +0.5 (Q=8.9 in RISK_OFF)
PRDOBuy Waitscore 6.1
V7 quality resilience bonus: +0.2 (Q=7.8 in RISK_OFF)

Valuation Spread

Data as of 2026-10-17

Sector valuation multiples — 50 companies
Symbol	Name	P/E (TTM)	P/E (Fwd)	Market Cap	Score
COCO	The Vita Coco Company, Inc.	31.9x	24.6x	$3.3B	7.0
PXED	Phoenix Education Partners, Inc	10.3x	5.2x	$864M	6.7
MNST	Monster Beverage Corporation	41.2x	34.6x⚠	$88.8B	6.4
LOPE	Grand Canyon Education, Inc.	19.4x	14.3x	$4.2B	6.3
PRDO	Perdoceo Education Corporation	12.4x	10.3x	$2.1B	6.1
AFYA	Afya Limited	8.9x	7.1x	$1.3B	5.8
BTI	British American Tobacco Indus	14.6x	11.1x	$124.7B	5.5
SPB	Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.	23.8x	13.7x	$1.8B	6.6
BUD	Anheuser-Busch Inbev SA Sponsor	17.5x	16.5x	$160.1B	6.4
LAUR	Laureate Education, Inc.	17.7x	16.1x	$5.4B	6.4
MAMA	Mama's Creations, Inc.	82.9x⚠	36.9x⚠	$626M	6.4
ABEV	Ambev S.A.	17.2x	15.1x	$50.3B	6.3
DAR	Darling Ingredients Inc.	16.4x	9.7x	$9.6B	6.3
SUJA	Suja Life, Inc.	—	28.1x	$452M	6.3
COKE	Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc.	27.2x	5.3x	$13.6B	6.2
CVSA	Covista Inc.	17.0x	12.7x	$4.3B	6.2
LRN	Stride, Inc.	11.6x	9.0x	$3.5B	6.2
SFD	Smithfield Foods, Inc.	6.9x	8.5x	$7.3B	6.2
DLTR	Dollar Tree, Inc.	15.2x	15.7x	$23.3B	6.1
ELF	e.l.f. Beauty, Inc.	118.5x⚠	29.8x	$6.9B	6.1
OLLI	Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings	21.4x	19.3x	$5.7B	6.1
AKO-A	Embotelladora Andina S.A.	12.8x	—	$3.8B	6.0
PRE	Prenetics Global Limited	—	-7.7x⚠	$395M	6.0
STZ	Constellation Brands, Inc.	11.6x	10.7x	$21.9B	6.0
DG	Dollar General Corporation	16.2x	16.1x	$29.5B	5.9
MKC	McCormick & Company, Incorporat	8.3x	14.2x	$12.3B	5.8
TGT	Target Corporation	16.3x	16.4x	$71.2B	5.8
APEI	American Public Education, Inc.	19.8x	13.1x	$899M	5.7
KDP	Keurig Dr Pepper Inc.	34.5x	13.5x	$46.5B	5.7
KVUE	Kenvue Inc.	21.7x	15.1x	$35.9B	5.7
MDLZ	Mondelez International, Inc.	23.2x	18.7x	$80.9B	5.7
FRPT	Freshpet, Inc.	17.8x	34.5x⚠	$3.3B	5.6
JBSS	John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc.	12.6x	13.9x	$773M	5.6
TPB	Turning Point Brands, Inc.	26.0x	26.8x	$1.2B	5.6
KOF	Coca Cola Femsa S.A.B. de C.V.	146.4x⚠	14.6x	$24.3B	5.5
CELH	Celsius Holdings, Inc.	122.4x⚠	16.5x	$7.1B	5.4
CENT	Central Garden & Pet Company	15.8x	13.7x	$2.6B	5.4
CENTA	Central Garden & Pet Company	13.4x	11.8x	$2.3B	5.4
HSY	The Hershey Company	23.0x	17.1x	$33.9B	5.4
IPAR	Interparfums, Inc.	22.0x	22.1x	$3.7B	5.4
KO	Coca-Cola Company (The)	27.6x	26.1x	$395.8B	5.4
MKC-V	McCormick & Company, Incorporat	8.5x	—	$12.7B	5.4
AKO-B	Embotelladora Andina S.A.	15.6x	17.3x	$4.6B	5.3
BF-A	Brown Forman Inc	18.8x	—	$13.4B	5.3
PG	Procter & Gamble Company (The)	23.7x	21.2x	$365.1B	5.3
PM	Philip Morris International Inc	28.7x	21.8x	$311.6B	5.2
CHD	Church & Dwight Company, Inc.	33.0x	25.6x	$24.5B	5.1
EL	Estee Lauder Companies, Inc. (T	214.4x⚠	27.3x	$38.8B	5.1
VITL	Vital Farms, Inc.	—	28.7x	$367M	3.7
SENEB	Seneca Foods Corp.	10.3x	—	$1.2B	6.9

Sector P/E (TTM): median 19.8x, middle half of stocks between 14.7x and 31.7x — computed from the 107 tracked stocks with a positive trailing P/E. ⚠ = unusually extreme valuation vs. sector peers (statistical outlier, not a judgment).

Industries in this Sector

IndustryNDescription

Packaged Foods26Packaged Foods companies manufacture and distribute branded shelf-stable consumer products, from cereals and…Education & Training Services15Education and training services companies provide accredited courses, degree programs, and professional…Beverages - Non-Alcoholic13Non-alcoholic beverage companies manufacture, distribute, and market soft drinks, juices, coffee, tea, energy…Household & Personal Products13Household & Personal Products companies manufacture consumer staples like soaps, shampoos, toothpaste, and…Discount Stores9Discount store operators sell branded and private-label merchandise at discounted prices across apparel, home…Beverages - Brewers7Beverage brewers produce and distribute beer and malt beverages to consumers through retail stores, bars, and…Farm Products7Farm Products companies cultivate and sell agricultural commodities and inputs—including seeds, grains, and…Tobacco6Tobacco companies manufacture cigarettes, smokeless products, and alternative nicotine delivery systems for…Food Distribution5Food distribution companies purchase products from suppliers and manufacturers, then resell them to…Grocery Stores5Grocery retailers operate high-volume, low-margin stores selling food and household essentials to consumers…Beverages - Wineries & Distilleries3Beverage companies in the Wineries & Distilleries sector produce and sell various alcoholic drinks including…Confectioners3Confectioners manufacture and distribute candy, chocolate, and sugar-based confectionery products to retail…

Ranked stocks

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Industries in this Sector