Financial Health Scores: Consumer Defensive

Top Consumer Defensive companies by financial health score. Each score is a 0-100 composite of six dimensions ranked as percentiles within the company's peer group (banks against banks, REITs against REITs), so it measures standing among peers rather than absolute cross-industry strength.

Rates the quality of the business, not whether the stock is cheap. A 0–100 composite of profitability, growth, leverage, liquidity, cash flow, and returns.

A high score means strong fundamentals, but not a guaranteed good trade. A great business can still be a bad buy at the wrong price.

Banks, REITs, insurers, and early-stage companies are scored on sector-tailored metrics. Full methodology →

Research tool, not financial advice. Use alongside valuation analysis and your own view of the business.

Data as of FY 2025 100 companies Rhea AI

# Company Dimensions

BUDA Buda Juice, Inc. New Filer 90 Profit Growth Debt Cash Flow Return 3/9 Safe 2

LRN Stride, Inc. 83 Profit Growth Debt Cash Flow Return 7/9 Safe 3

MNST Monster Beverage Corpo… 82 Profit Growth Debt Cash Flow Return 5/9 Safe 4

LOPE Grand Canyon Education… One-time Loss 81 Profit Growth Debt Cash Flow Return 5/9 Safe 5

LGCY Legacy Education Inc. Check Earnings 81 Profit Growth Debt Cash Flow Return 4/9 Safe 6

TPB Turning Point Brands, … Check Earnings 80 Profit Growth Debt Cash Flow Return 5/9 Safe 7

CALM Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. 79 Profit Growth Debt Cash Flow Return 5/9 Safe 8

PAVS Paranovus Entertainmen… Emerging Check Earnings Data Issue 77 Cash Dil R&D RevPS Burn BalSh 5/9 Distress 9

IPAR Interparfums, Inc. Check Earnings 77 Profit Growth Debt Cash Flow Return 6/9 Safe 10

UG United-Guardian, Inc. 76 Profit Growth Debt Cash Flow Return 4/9 Safe 11

ODD Oddity Tech Ltd. Check Earnings 75 Profit Growth Debt Cash Flow Return 4/9 Grey 12

OLLI Ollie's Bargain Outlet… Check Earnings 73 Profit Growth Debt Cash Flow Return 8/9 Safe 13

FIZZ National Beverage Corp… 73 Profit Growth Debt Cash Flow Return 5/9 Safe 14

COCO The Vita Coco Company,… Check Earnings 72 Profit Growth Debt Cash Flow Return 4/9 Safe 15

BRBR BellRing Brands, Inc. Data Issue Heavy Buybacks 70 Profit Growth Debt Cash Flow Return 5/9 Safe 16

SMPL The Simply Good Foods … 69 Profit Growth Debt Cash Flow Return 6/9 Grey 17

MAMA Mama's Creations, Inc. 69 Profit Growth Debt Cash Flow Return 5/9 Safe 18

VITL Vital Farms, Inc. Check Earnings 68 Profit Growth Debt Cash Flow Return 2/9 Safe 19

RLX RLX Technology Inc. Check Earnings 68 Profit Growth Debt Cash Flow Return 7/9 Safe 20

PRDO Perdoceo Education Cor… 67 Profit Growth Debt Cash Flow Return 7/9 Safe 21

TR Tootsie Roll Industrie… 66 Profit Growth Debt Cash Flow Return 5/9 Safe 22

AGCC Agencia Comercial Spir… Check Earnings 65 Profit Growth Debt Cash Flow Return 2/9 Safe 23

PM Philip Morris Internat… Data Issue 64 Profit Growth Debt Cash Flow Return 7/9 Safe 24

CVSA Covista Inc. 64 Profit Growth Debt Cash Flow Return 6/9 Safe 25

LWAY Lifeway Foods, Inc. 63 Profit Growth Debt Cash Flow Return 5/9 Safe 26

LAUR Laureate Education, In… 63 Profit Growth Debt Cash Flow Return 6/9 Safe 27

JJSF J&J Snack Foods Corp. 63 Profit Growth Debt Cash Flow Return 5/9 Safe 28

UTI Universal Technical In… 62 Profit Growth Debt Cash Flow Return 6/9 Grey 29

PSMT PriceSmart, Inc. 62 Profit Growth Debt Cash Flow Return 5/9 Safe 30

PG The Procter & Gamble C… 62 Profit Growth Debt Cash Flow Return 6/9 Safe 31

JBSS John B. Sanfilippo & S… 62 Profit Growth Debt Cash Flow Return 3/9 Safe 32

STG Sunlands Technology Gr… Check Earnings Data Issue 61 Profit Growth Debt Cash Flow Return 7/9 Distress 33

RAY Raytech Holding Limite… Check Earnings 61 Profit Growth Debt Cash Flow Return 2/9 Grey 34

MZTI The Marzetti Company 61 Profit Growth Debt Cash Flow Return 5/9 Safe 35

ELF e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. One-time Loss 61 Profit Growth Debt Cash Flow Return 3/9 Safe 36

COST Costco Wholesale Corpo… 61 Profit Growth Debt Cash Flow Return 6/9 Safe 37

TAL TAL Education Group Check Earnings One-time Gain 60 Profit Growth Debt Cash Flow Return 6/9 Grey 38

KO The Coca-Cola Company 60 Profit Growth Debt Cash Flow Return 7/9 Safe 39

INGR Ingredion Incorporated 60 Profit Growth Debt Cash Flow Return 8/9 Safe 40

STRA Strategic Education, I… 59 Profit Growth Debt Cash Flow Return 6/9 Safe 41

MO Altria Group, Inc. Data Issue 59 Profit Growth Debt Cash Flow Return 6/9 Safe 42

EDU New Oriental Education… 59 Profit Growth Debt Cash Flow Return 7/9 Grey 43

CL Colgate-Palmolive Comp… Data Issue 59 Profit Growth Debt Cash Flow Return 5/9 Safe 44

CENT Central Garden & Pet C… 59 Profit Growth Debt Cash Flow Return 7/9 Grey 45

ACU Acme United Corporatio… 59 Profit Growth Debt Cash Flow Return 6/9 Safe 46

HSY The Hershey Company 58 Profit Growth Debt Cash Flow Return 4/9 Safe 47

CELH Celsius Holdings, Inc. Check Earnings 58 Profit Growth Debt Cash Flow Return 4/9 Grey 48

ATGE Adtalem Global Educati… 58 Profit Growth Debt Cash Flow Return 8/9 Safe 49

APEI American Public Educat… 58 Profit Growth Debt Cash Flow Return 7/9 Safe 50

SFD Smithfield Foods, Inc. Check Earnings 57 Profit Growth Debt Cash Flow Return 6/9 Safe 51

NATR Nature's Sunshine Prod… 57 Profit Growth Debt Cash Flow Return 6/9 Safe 52

CHD Church & Dwight Co., I… 57 Profit Growth Debt Cash Flow Return 7/9 Safe 53

COKE Coca-Cola Consolidated… Data Issue Heavy Buybacks 56 Profit Growth Debt Cash Flow Return 5/9 Safe 54

AVO Mission Produce, Inc. 56 Profit Growth Debt Cash Flow Return 8/9 Safe 55

NGVC Natural Grocers by Vit… 55 Profit Growth Debt Cash Flow Return 7/9 Safe 56

FTLF FitLife Brands, Inc. Check Earnings 55 Profit Growth Debt Cash Flow Return 3/9 Distress 57

DLTR Dollar Tree, Inc. 55 Profit Growth Debt Cash Flow Return 8/9 Safe 58

UVV Universal Corporation One-time Loss 54 Profit Growth Debt Cash Flow Return 5/9 Grey 59

USNA USANA Health Sciences,… One-time Loss 54 Profit Growth Debt Cash Flow Return 6/9 Safe 60

SAM The Boston Beer Compan… 54 Profit Growth Debt Cash Flow Return 6/9 Safe 61

ORIS Oriental Rise Holdings… Check Earnings 54 Profit Growth Debt Cash Flow Return 2/9 Grey 62

IH iHuman Inc. 54 Profit Growth Debt Cash Flow Return 4/9 Grey 63

FEDU Four Seasons Education… Check Earnings 54 Profit Growth Debt Cash Flow Return 6/9 Distress 64

COUR Coursera, Inc. 54 Profit Growth Debt Cash Flow Return 5/9 Grey 65

SFM Sprouts Farmers Market… 53 Profit Growth Debt Cash Flow Return 6/9 Safe 66

NAGE Niagen Bioscience, Inc… Emerging Check Earnings 53 Cash Dil R&D RevPS Burn BalSh 5/9 Safe 67

FRPT Freshpet, Inc. 53 Profit Growth Debt Cash Flow Return 7/9 Safe 68

YQ 17 Education & Technol… Emerging Data Issue 52 Cash Dil R&D RevPS Burn BalSh 4/9 Distress 69

VLGEA Village Super Market, … 52 Profit Growth Debt Cash Flow Return 6/9 Safe 70

QSG QuantaSing Group Limit… Check Earnings 52 Profit Growth Debt Cash Flow Return 3/9 Safe 71

PPC Pilgrim's Pride Corpor… 52 Profit Growth Debt Cash Flow Return 6/9 Safe 72

PFAI Pinnacle Food Group Li… Data Issue 52 Profit Growth Debt Cash Flow Return 1/9 Safe 73

KMB Kimberly-Clark Corpora… 52 Profit Growth Debt Cash Flow Return 4/9 Safe 74

HRL Hormel Foods Corporati… 52 Profit Growth Debt Cash Flow Return 5/9 Safe 75

WMK Weis Markets, Inc. 51 Profit Growth Debt Cash Flow Return 5/9 Safe 76

LINC Lincoln Educational Se… 51 Profit Growth Debt Cash Flow Return 6/9 Safe 77

KVUE Kenvue Inc. 51 Profit Growth Debt Cash Flow Return 5/9 Grey 78

JVA Coffee Holding Co., In… Check Earnings 51 Profit Growth Debt Cash Flow Return 2/9 Safe 79

FAMI Farmmi, Inc. Data Issue 51 Profit Growth Debt Cash Flow Return 3/9 Distress 80

DIT AMCON Distributing Com… One-time Loss 51 Profit Growth Debt Cash Flow Return 4/9 Safe 81

CVGW Calavo Growers Inc 51 Profit Growth Debt Cash Flow Return 6/9 Safe 82

BJ BJ's Wholesale Club Ho… 51 Profit Growth Debt Cash Flow Return 8/9 Safe 83

YSG Yatsen Holding Limited Check Earnings 50 Profit Growth Debt Cash Flow Return 3/9 Distress 84

XXII 22nd Century Group, In… Emerging Check Earnings Data Issue 50 Cash Dil R&D RevPS Burn BalSh 5/9 Distress 85

WMT Walmart Inc. 50 Profit Growth Debt Cash Flow Return 7/9 Safe 86

POST Post Holdings, Inc. One-time Loss 50 Profit Growth Debt Cash Flow Return 4/9 Distress 87

PEP PepsiCo, Inc. 50 Profit Growth Debt Cash Flow Return 5/9 Safe 88

MKC McCormick & Company, I… 50 Profit Growth Debt Cash Flow Return 5/9 Grey 89

LSF Laird Superfood, Inc. Emerging Check Earnings 50 Cash Dil R&D RevPS Burn BalSh 2/9 Distress 90

KDP Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. 50 Profit Growth Debt Cash Flow Return 6/9 Distress 91

WILC G. Willi-Food Internat… Check Earnings Partial Data 49 Profit Growth Debt Cash Flow Return 5/9 - 92

VFF Village Farms Internat… Unit Sold Partial Data 49 Profit Growth Debt Cash Flow Return 8/9 - 93

SYY Sysco Corporation 49 Profit Growth Debt Cash Flow Return 6/9 - 94

STZ Constellation Brands, … 49 Profit Growth Debt Cash Flow Return 5/9 Grey 95

LFVN LifeVantage Corporatio… 49 Profit Growth Debt Cash Flow Return 5/9 Grey 96

K Kellanova 49 Profit Growth Debt Cash Flow Return 7/9 Safe 97

JDZG JIADE Limited New Filer 49 Profit Growth Debt Cash Flow Return 2/9 Safe 98

HNST The Honest Company, In… 49 Profit Growth Debt Cash Flow Return 4/9 Safe 99

COE 51Talk Online Educatio… Emerging Data Issue 49 Cash Dil R&D RevPS Burn BalSh 3/9 Distress 100

WAFU Wah Fu Education Group… Emerging Check Earnings 48 Cash Dil R&D RevPS Burn BalSh 3/9 Grey

How the Financial Health Score is calculated

Each company receives a composite score from 0 to 100 built from six dimensions derived from SEC filings. The dimensions are family-specific: a company is scored on the metrics that matter for its business type, then ranked against direct peers rather than across every industry. A score is a company's standing within its peer group, not an absolute cross-industry rating; a 70 for a bank and a 70 for a software company both mean "top of its family," not "equally strong businesses."

Each of the six dimensions is scored as a percentile within the family (how the company ranks against its peers on that dimension). The overall score is the rounded average of the six, with any dimension we can't compute counted as zero out of a fixed denominator of six, so incomplete data can't inflate a ranking.

Operating companies, energy and utilities are scored on Profitability, Growth, Leverage, Liquidity, Cash Flow, and Returns.
Banks are scored on Earnings, Growth, Capital, Efficiency, Credit Quality, and Stability.
Insurers are scored on Loss Ratio, Premium Growth, Capital, Investment Yield, Combined Ratio, and Stability.
REITs are scored on FFO Margin, FFO Growth, Leverage, Interest Coverage, AFFO Margin, and Dividend Coverage.
Emerging (pre-profit) companies are scored on Cash Runway, Dilution, R&D Intensity, Revenue Progress, Burn Trend, and Balance Sheet.
Warrants, preferred shares and duplicate listings that share a parent company's financials are automatically filtered from the ranking.

The Piotroski F-Score (0 to 9) measures fundamental strength using nine binary accounting tests; the Altman Z-Score estimates bankruptcy risk, classifying companies into Safe, Grey, or Distress zones. These two signals are shown alongside the composite score for additional perspective.