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Consumer Defensive
Companies that manufacture food, beverages, household and personal products, packaging, or tobacco. Also includes companies that provide services such as education and training services. Companies in this sector include Philip Morris International, Procter & Gamble, and Walmart.
Market Cap
4.019T
Market Weight
4.54%
Industries
12
Companies
257
Consumer Defensive S&P 500 ^GSPC
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Day Return

Sector
0.92%
S&P 500
0.35%

YTD Return

Sector
11.91%
S&P 500
11.90%

1-Year Return

Sector
13.14%
S&P 500
11.99%

3-Year Return

Sector
39.56%
S&P 500
87.43%

5-Year Return

Sector
29.34%
S&P 500
67.57%

Note: Sector performance is calculated based on the previous closing price of all sector constituents

Industries in This Sector

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Industry
Market Weight
YTD Return
All Industries
100.00%
11.91%
Discount Stores
38.59%
11.20%
Beverages - Non-Alcoholic
20.00%
16.49%
Household & Personal Products
15.25%
10.57%
Tobacco
11.19%
28.44%
Packaged Foods
4.50%
-7.47%
Confectioners
2.82%
5.06%
Food Distribution
2.20%
18.83%
Farm Products
2.09%
9.80%
Grocery Stores
1.41%
-9.28%
Education & Training Services
0.83%
-9.42%
Beverages - Brewers
0.78%
-11.64%
Beverages - Wineries & Distilleries
0.35%
6.03%

Note: Percentage % data on heatmap indicates Day Return

Largest Companies in This Sector

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Name
Last Price
1Y Target Est.
Market Weight
Market Cap
Day Change %
YTD Return
Avg. Analyst Rating
120.99 127.47 24.12% 959.904B +1.87% +8.60%
Buy
989.19 1,067.59 11.01% 438.339B +0.66% +14.71%
Buy
92.31 97.42 9.98% 397.13B +0.64% +32.05%
Buy
159.00 173.30 9.26% 368.528B +0.47% +10.95%
Buy
205.69 210.47 8.06% 320.583B +1.50% +28.23%
Buy
132.94 141.59 4.55% 181.163B +0.23% -7.37%
Hold
75.49 70.00 3.17% 126.055B +3.43% +30.93%
Hold
46.18 49.85 2.27% 90.469B +1.14% +20.46%
Buy
62.09 69.09 2.00% 79.708B +0.36% +15.35%
Buy
92.35 98.15 1.85% 73.619B +0.72% +16.87%
Buy

Investing in the Consumer Defensive Sector

Start Investing in the Consumer Defensive Sector Through These ETFs and Mutual Funds

ETF Opportunities

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Name
Last Price
Net Assets
Expense Ratio
YTD Return
87.60 13.446B 0.08% +12.77%
237.42 8.7B 0.09% +12.39%
76.62 1.594B 0.37% +14.49%
55.33 1.362B 0.08% +12.47%
70.65 1.109B 0.38% +9.28%

Mutual Fund Opportunities

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Name
Last Price
Net Assets
Expense Ratio
YTD Return
116.22 8.7B 0.09% +11.63%
97.50 1.193B 0.71% +17.54%
96.31 1.193B 0.71% +17.48%
94.88 1.193B 0.71% +17.43%
97.79 1.193B 0.71% +17.51%

Consumer Defensive Research

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Discover the Latest Analyst and Technical Research for This Sector

  • Analyst Report: Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV

    Anheuser-Busch InBev is the largest brewer in the world and one of the top five consumer product companies by EBITDA. The company's portfolio contains six of the top 10 beer brands by volume, and we estimate it distributes 23 brands with retail sales over $1 billion. AB InBev was created by the 2008 merger of Belgium-based InBev and US-based Anheuser-Busch. The firm holds a 62% economic interest in Ambev, an 87% stake in Budweiser APAC, and in 2016 acquired SABMiller.

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  • Analyst Report: The Magnum Ice Cream Company N.V.

    The Magnum Ice Cream Co., spun off from Unilever, manufactures and sells a broad portfolio of ice cream brands. The company is a global category leader, operating in 80 countries with around 21% market share. TMICC owns four of the world’s five largest ice cream brands: Heartbrand (an umbrella brand with numerous well-known subbrands, which constitutes around 35% of sales), Magnum (23%), Ben & Jerry’s (14%), and Cornetto (9%). The business generates about 65% of its revenue in developed markets, with the balance coming from emerging markets.

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  • Daily – Vickers Top Insider Picks for 10/29/2026

    The Vickers Top Insider Picks is a daily report that utilizes a proprietary algorithm to identify 25 companies with compelling insider purchase histories based on transactions over the past three months.

  • Analyst Report: Philip Morris International Inc.

    Created from the international operations of Altria in 2008, Philip Morris International sells cigarettes and reduced-risk products, including heat sticks, vapes, and oral nicotine offerings, primarily outside of the US. With the 2023 acquisition of Swedish Match, a leading manufacturer of traditional oral tobacco products and nicotine pouches primarily in the US and Scandinavia, PMI is not only dominant in smokable products but also has the Iqos and Zyn brands, which respectively dominate heated tobacco and nicotine pouches in most markets. It also owns the Veev brand in vapes. As of 2025, 41.5% of revenue came from reduced-risk products.

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