Consumer Defensive companies by risk reading
Consumer Defensive companies by risk reading: 536 companies ranked by a composite risk reading built from filed statements -- leverage, cash conversion, operating pressure, customer and supplier concentration and competitive position. Recomputed 1 September 2026.
Composite readings for 8,308 companies, recomputed 1 September 2026. A company appears here once at least three weighted categories cleared their inputs; the rest carry per-mechanism readings without a headline.
| Company | Reading | Band | Sector | Country | Coverage | Market cap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walmart Inc WMT | 43 | Elevated | Consumer Defensive | United States | 5 / 6 | $832.9B |
| Costco Wholesale Corp COST | 40 | Elevated | Consumer Defensive | United States | 5 / 6 | $418.6B |
| Coca-Cola Company KO | 30 | Normal | Consumer Defensive | United States | 4 / 6 | $381.5B |
| Procter & Gamble Company PG | 34 | Normal | Consumer Defensive | United States | 5 / 6 | $337.2B |
| Philip Morris International Inc PM | 24 | Normal | Consumer Defensive | United States | 4 / 6 | $291.9B |
| Nestle S.A. NESN | 45 | Elevated | Consumer Defensive | Switzerland | 5 / 6 | $253.5B |
| Nestlé S.A NESM | 45 | Elevated | Consumer Defensive | Switzerland | 5 / 6 | $252.9B |
| L'Oréal S.A. LOR | 32 | Normal | Consumer Defensive | France | 5 / 6 | $238.8B |
| PepsiCo Inc PEP | 43 | Elevated | Consumer Defensive | United States | 5 / 6 | $191.7B |
| Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV BUD | 35 | Normal | Consumer Defensive | Belgium | 5 / 6 | $153.1B |
| Unilever plc UL | 42 | Elevated | Consumer Defensive | United Kingdom | 5 / 6 | $140.4B |
| Unilever PLC ULVR | 42 | Elevated | Consumer Defensive | United Kingdom | 5 / 6 | $137.5B |
| Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG N LISN | 38 | Normal | Consumer Defensive | Switzerland | 5 / 6 | $125.6B |
| British American Tobacco Plc BTI | 36 | Normal | Consumer Defensive | United Kingdom | 5 / 6 | $120.1B |
| Altria Group Inc MO | 32 | Normal | Consumer Defensive | United States | 4 / 6 | $114.3B |
| Monster Beverage Corp MNST | 29 | Normal | Consumer Defensive | United States | 4 / 6 | $90.0B |
| Mondelez International Inc - Class A MDLZ | 43 | Elevated | Consumer Defensive | United States | 5 / 6 | $79.5B |
| JAPAN TOBACCO UNSP.ADR1/2 JATA | 27 | Normal | Consumer Defensive | Japan | 5 / 6 | $78.2B |
| Target Corp TGT | 47 | Elevated | Consumer Defensive | United States | 5 / 6 | $73.1B |
| Colgate-Palmolive Company CL | 36 | Normal | Consumer Defensive | United States | 5 / 6 | $71.6B |
| Diageo PLC DGE | 50 | Elevated | Consumer Defensive | United Kingdom | 5 / 6 | $51.5B |
| Diageo plc DEO | 50 | Elevated | Consumer Defensive | United Kingdom | 5 / 6 | $51.1B |
| Danone S.A. BSN | 45 | Elevated | Consumer Defensive | France | 5 / 6 | $49.5B |
| Danone SA BSND | 44 | Elevated | Consumer Defensive | France | 5 / 6 | $48.2B |
| Coca-Cola Europacific Partners Plc CCEP | 36 | Normal | Consumer Defensive | United Kingdom | 4 / 6 | $47.8B |
| Heineken HEIA | 44 | Elevated | Consumer Defensive | Netherlands | 5 / 6 | $46.1B |
| Ambev S.A. ABEV | 31 | Normal | Consumer Defensive | Brazil | 5 / 6 | $44.3B |
| Keurig Dr Pepper Inc KDP | 39 | Normal | Consumer Defensive | United States | 5 / 6 | $43.4B |
| Archer Daniels Midland Company ADM | 46 | Elevated | Consumer Defensive | United States | 5 / 6 | $39.2B |
| Sysco Corp SYY | 46 | Elevated | Consumer Defensive | United States | 5 / 6 | $38.8B |
| TESCO PLC LS-0633333 TCO0 | 47 | Elevated | Consumer Defensive | United Kingdom | 5 / 6 | $38.6B |
| Estee Lauder Cos. Inc - Class A EL | 48 | Elevated | Consumer Defensive | United States | 4 / 6 | $37.0B |
| Kenvue Inc KVUE | 39 | Normal | Consumer Defensive | United States | 5 / 6 | $36.3B |
| Kimberly-Clark Corp KMB | 41 | Elevated | Consumer Defensive | United States | 4 / 6 | $35.9B |
| Hershey Company HSY | 48 | Elevated | Consumer Defensive | United States | 5 / 6 | $35.4B |
| Kroger Company KR | 52 | Elevated | Consumer Defensive | United States | 5 / 6 | $35.3B |
| Woolworths Group Ltd WOW | 50 | Elevated | Consumer Defensive | Australia | 4 / 6 | $33.7B |
| Henkel AG & Co. KGaA HEN | 40 | Elevated | Consumer Defensive | Germany | 5 / 6 | $33.0B |
| Kraft Heinz Company KHC | 71 | Stretched | Consumer Defensive | United States | 5 / 6 | $30.4B |
| Dollar General Corp DG | 46 | Elevated | Consumer Defensive | United States | 5 / 6 | $28.0B |
| Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG Part LISP | 38 | Normal | Consumer Defensive | Switzerland | 5 / 6 | $26.2B |
| Dollar Tree Inc DLTR | 40 | Elevated | Consumer Defensive | United States | 5 / 6 | $24.3B |
| Fomento Economico Mexicano S.A.B. de C.V. FMX | 39 | Normal | Consumer Defensive | Mexico | 5 / 6 | $23.7B |
| Church & Dwight Co. Inc CHD | 32 | Normal | Consumer Defensive | United States | 4 / 6 | $23.7B |
| US Foods Holding Corp USFD | 46 | Elevated | Consumer Defensive | United States | 5 / 6 | $22.7B |
| COCA COLA HBC AG ADRS CCKC | 37 | Normal | Consumer Defensive | Switzerland | 5 / 6 | $22.6B |
| Coles Group Limited 2OF | 47 | Elevated | Consumer Defensive | Australia | 4 / 6 | $22.6B |
| Carlsberg A/S CARL-A | 42 | Elevated | Consumer Defensive | Denmark | 5 / 6 | $22.6B |
| Constellation Brands Inc - Class A STZ | 36 | Normal | Consumer Defensive | United States | 4 / 6 | $22.4B |
| Coca Cola HBC AG C0Q | 38 | Normal | Consumer Defensive | Switzerland | 5 / 6 | $22.2B |
| General Mills Inc GIS | 52 | Elevated | Consumer Defensive | United States | 5 / 6 | $22.0B |
| Heineken Holding NV HEIO | 45 | Elevated | Consumer Defensive | Netherlands | 5 / 6 | $21.8B |
| Heineken Holding N.V. 4H50 | 47 | Elevated | Consumer Defensive | Netherlands | 5 / 6 | $21.0B |
| Pernod Ricard S.A. RI | 42 | Elevated | Consumer Defensive | France | 5 / 6 | $20.1B |
| Beiersdorf Aktiengesellschaft BEIA | 41 | Elevated | Consumer Defensive | Germany | 5 / 6 | $19.9B |
| Beiersdorf Aktiengesellschaft BEI | 41 | Elevated | Consumer Defensive | Germany | 5 / 6 | $19.4B |
| Tyson Foods Inc - Class A TSN | 49 | Elevated | Consumer Defensive | United States | 5 / 6 | $19.0B |
| Kao Corporation KAO0 | 43 | Elevated | Consumer Defensive | Japan | 4 / 6 | $18.9B |
| Wilmar International Limited F34.SI | 56 | Elevated | Consumer Defensive | Singapore | 5 / 6 | $18.7B |
| Carlsberg A/S CARL-B | 41 | Elevated | Consumer Defensive | Denmark | 5 / 6 | $18.1B |
| Performance Food Group Company PFGC | 46 | Elevated | Consumer Defensive | United States | 5 / 6 | $15.5B |
| Pan Pacific International Holdings Corporation QJE | 42 | Elevated | Consumer Defensive | Japan | 5 / 6 | $15.1B |
| McCormick & Co. Inc (Non Voting) MKC | 43 | Elevated | Consumer Defensive | United States | 5 / 6 | $14.6B |
| Kirin Holdings Company, Limited KIR0 | 42 | Elevated | Consumer Defensive | Japan | 4 / 6 | $14.3B |
| J.M. Smucker Company SJM | 55 | Elevated | Consumer Defensive | United States | 4 / 6 | $14.0B |
| McCormick & Co. Inc MKC-V | 44 | Elevated | Consumer Defensive | United States | 5 / 6 | $13.7B |
| JBS N.V. - Class A JBS | 50 | Elevated | Consumer Defensive | Netherlands | 5 / 6 | $13.2B |
| Carrefour SA CA | 48 | Elevated | Consumer Defensive | France | 5 / 6 | $13.0B |
| Coca-Cola Consolidated Inc COKE | 38 | Normal | Consumer Defensive | United States | 5 / 6 | $13.0B |
| WH Group Limited 0288.HK | 45 | Elevated | Consumer Defensive | Hong Kong | 5 / 6 | $12.9B |
| The Magnum Ice Cream Company N.V. MICC | 50 | Elevated | Consumer Defensive | Netherlands | 5 / 6 | $12.5B |
| WH Group Ltd 0WH | 46 | Elevated | Consumer Defensive | Hong Kong | 5 / 6 | $12.3B |
| Brown-Forman Corp - Class A BF-A | 35 | Normal | Consumer Defensive | United States | 4 / 6 | $12.2B |
| Lotus Bakeries LOTB | 30 | Normal | Consumer Defensive | Belgium | 5 / 6 | $12.0B |
| Hormel Foods Corp HRL | 49 | Elevated | Consumer Defensive | United States | 5 / 6 | $12.0B |
| Brown-Forman Corp - Class B BF-B | 35 | Normal | Consumer Defensive | United States | 4 / 6 | $12.0B |
| Clorox Company CLX | 50 | Elevated | Consumer Defensive | United States | 4 / 6 | $11.8B |
| BJ`s Wholesale Club Holdings Inc BJ | 44 | Elevated | Consumer Defensive | United States | 5 / 6 | $11.6B |
| Puig Brands SA PUIG | 29 | Normal | Consumer Defensive | Spain | 5 / 6 | $11.2B |
| Darling Ingredients Inc DAR | 51 | Elevated | Consumer Defensive | United States | 3 / 6 | $10.5B |
| J Sainsbury PLC SBRY | 48 | Elevated | Consumer Defensive | United Kingdom | 5 / 6 | $9.8B |
| New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc EDU | 26 | Normal | Consumer Defensive | China | 5 / 6 | $9.4B |
| China Mengniu Dairy Company Limited EZQ | 48 | Elevated | Consumer Defensive | Hong Kong | 5 / 6 | $8.7B |
| Smithfield Foods Inc SFD | 42 | Elevated | Consumer Defensive | United States | 5 / 6 | $8.6B |
| Suntory Beverage & Food Limited 7SNU | 42 | Elevated | Consumer Defensive | Japan | 5 / 6 | $8.5B |
| Suntory Beverage & Food Limited 7SN | 42 | Elevated | Consumer Defensive | Japan | 5 / 6 | $8.5B |
| Zabka Group S.A. ZAB | 34 | Normal | Consumer Defensive | Luxembourg | 4 / 6 | $8.4B |
| Primo Brands Corp - Class A PRMB | 42 | Elevated | Consumer Defensive | United States | 5 / 6 | $8.3B |
| SalMar ASA JEP | 24 | Normal | Consumer Defensive | Norway | 4 / 6 | $8.3B |
| Celsius Holdings Inc CELH | 39 | Normal | Consumer Defensive | United States | 4 / 6 | $8.0B |
| Barry Callebaut AG BARN | 51 | Elevated | Consumer Defensive | Switzerland | 5 / 6 | $7.7B |
| Sprouts Farmers Market Inc SFM | 37 | Normal | Consumer Defensive | United States | 5 / 6 | $7.7B |
| Conagra Brands Inc CAG | 55 | Elevated | Consumer Defensive | United States | 5 / 6 | $7.7B |
| Molson Coors Beverage Company - Class A TAP-A | 74 | Stretched | Consumer Defensive | United States | 4 / 6 | $7.6B |
| Lamb Weston Holdings Inc LW | 44 | Elevated | Consumer Defensive | United States | 5 / 6 | $7.5B |
| Pilgrim`s Pride Corp PPC | 45 | Elevated | Consumer Defensive | United States | 5 / 6 | $7.5B |
| Campbell Soup Company CPB | 42 | Elevated | Consumer Defensive | United States | 5 / 6 | $7.1B |
| Molson Coors Beverage Company - Class B TAP | 73 | Stretched | Consumer Defensive | United States | 4 / 6 | $7.0B |
| Ingredion Inc INGR | 40 | Elevated | Consumer Defensive | United States | 4 / 6 | $6.5B |
| e.l.f. Beauty Inc ELF | 41 | Elevated | Consumer Defensive | United States | 5 / 6 | $6.4B |
By sector
Industrials 1,536Technology 1,292Healthcare 1,214Consumer Cyclical 1,116Basic Materials 577Communication Services 565Real Estate 552Consumer Defensive 536Energy 356Utilities 232
How the reading is built
Each company is scored on six mechanisms -- market expectation, operating pressure, cash conversion, leverage, concentration and competitive position -- from its own filed statements. A mechanism whose inputs do not clear its coverage floor is left unread rather than scored zero, and a reading built on thin coverage is pulled toward a neutral prior rather than claiming safety from what nobody looked at.
Descriptive, not advisory. These bands describe measured mechanisms; they are not investment advice, not a forecast, and not a statement about whether a share is worth owning.