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Top Consumer Defensive Stocks by Net Income

Top consumer defensive companies ranked by net income, latest annual filings.

What Net Income Means for Consumer Defensive Companies

Net income in consumer defensive tends to grow in modest, steady steps because the staples categories these firms serve, from packaged food to household products, see demand barely flinch when the broader economy weakens. That stability makes reported profit unusually meaningful as a quality signal in the sector, though it also means headline growth rates rarely accelerate in the way investors expect from more cyclical corners of the market.

Why It Matters in Consumer Defensive

The sector rewards firms that translate pricing into resilient profit through inflationary stretches, offsetting commodity input volatility with disciplined brand investment. Still, private-label competition and retailer consolidation can compress margins over time even when volume holds, and a firm whose profit grew because of past pricing power may not find the same lever available indefinitely. Multi-year profit trends reveal brand durability better than any single annual figure.

What to Read Alongside

Read net income alongside [Free Cash Flow](/financials/top-free-cash-flow-stocks/consumer-defensive/) to confirm reported profit converts into the cash that supports dividends, [Gross Margin](/financials/top-gross-margin-stocks/consumer-defensive/) for pricing power against commodity input costs, and [Return on Equity](/financials/top-roe-stocks/consumer-defensive/) for how efficiently capital earns.

Data as of FY 2025 100 companies Rhea AI
# Symbol Company Sector
1 WMT Walmart Inc. Consumer Defensive $21.89B $1033.22B
2 PG The Procter & Gamble Company Consumer Defensive $15.97B $330.75B
3 KO The Coca-Cola Company Consumer Defensive $13.11B $321.52B
4 PM Philip Morris International Inc. Consumer Defensive $11.35B $238.84B
5 BUD Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV Consumer Defensive $8.48B $141.22B
6 PEP PepsiCo, Inc. Consumer Defensive $8.24B $211.74B
7 COST Costco Wholesale Corporation Consumer Defensive $8.10B $446.23B
8 MO Altria Group, Inc. Consumer Defensive $6.95B $108.05B
9 TGT Target Corporation Consumer Defensive $3.71B $59.82B
10 DEO Diageo plc Consumer Defensive $2.54B $45.36B
11 MDLZ Mondelez International, Inc. Consumer Defensive $2.45B $72.04B
12 GIS General Mills, Inc. Consumer Defensive $2.30B $18.71B
13 JBS JBS N.V. Consumer Defensive $2.23B $18.98B
14 CL Colgate-Palmolive Company Consumer Defensive $2.13B $65.64B
15 KDP Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. Consumer Defensive $2.08B $35.92B
16 KMB Kimberly-Clark Corporation Consumer Defensive $2.02B $32.06B
17 FMX Fomento Económico Mexicano, S.A.B. de C.V. Consumer Defensive $1.93B $39.93B
18 MNST Monster Beverage Corporation Consumer Defensive $1.91B $73.61B
19 SYY Sysco Corporation Consumer Defensive $1.83B $35.76B
20 STZ Constellation Brands, Inc. Consumer Defensive $1.69B $27.22B
21 DG Dollar General Corporation Consumer Defensive $1.51B $27.33B
22 KVUE Kenvue Inc. Consumer Defensive $1.47B $33.21B
23 K Kellanova Consumer Defensive $1.34B $29.03B
24 DLTR Dollar Tree, Inc. Consumer Defensive $1.28B $20.49B
25 CALM Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. Consumer Defensive $1.22B $3.65B
26 CAG Conagra Brands, Inc. Consumer Defensive $1.15B $7.02B
27 PPC Pilgrim's Pride Corporation Consumer Defensive $1.08B $7.87B
28 ADM Archer-Daniels-Midland Company Consumer Defensive $1.08B $33.65B
29 KR The Kroger Co. Consumer Defensive $1.02B $42.15B
30 SFD Smithfield Foods, Inc. Consumer Defensive $0.99B $11.41B
31 ACI Albertsons Companies, Inc. Consumer Defensive $0.96B $8.66B
32 HSY The Hershey Company Consumer Defensive $0.88B $38.25B
33 BG Bunge Global SA Consumer Defensive $0.82B $24.39B
34 CLX The Clorox Company Consumer Defensive $0.81B $12.04B
35 MKC McCormick & Company, Incorporated Consumer Defensive $0.79B $13.97B
36 CHD Church & Dwight Co., Inc. Consumer Defensive $0.74B $22.08B
37 INGR Ingredion Incorporated Consumer Defensive $0.73B $7.14B
38 USFD US Foods Holding Corp. Consumer Defensive $0.68B $20.20B
39 CPB The Campbell's Company Consumer Defensive $0.60B $6.23B
40 BJ BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. Consumer Defensive $0.58B $12.45B
41 COKE Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc. Consumer Defensive $0.57B $12.29B
42 SFM Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. Consumer Defensive $0.52B $7.12B
43 HRL Hormel Foods Corporation Consumer Defensive $0.48B $11.69B
44 TSN Tyson Foods, Inc. Consumer Defensive $0.47B $22.73B
45 EDU New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc. Consumer Defensive $0.37B $8.97B
46 LW Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. Consumer Defensive $0.36B $6.18B
47 PFGC Performance Food Group Company Consumer Defensive $0.34B $14.26B
48 POST Post Holdings, Inc. Consumer Defensive $0.34B $5.13B
49 GHC Graham Holdings Company Consumer Defensive $0.29B $4.97B
50 LRN Stride, Inc. Consumer Defensive $0.29B $4.18B
51 LAUR Laureate Education, Inc. Consumer Defensive $0.28B $4.66B
52 OLLI Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc. Consumer Defensive $0.24B $5.37B
53 ATGE Adtalem Global Education Inc Consumer Defensive $0.24B $3.40B
54 CVSA Covista Inc. Consumer Defensive $0.24B $4.06B
55 HLF Herbalife Ltd. Consumer Defensive $0.23B $1.70B
56 BRBR BellRing Brands, Inc. Consumer Defensive $0.22B $1.93B
57 LOPE Grand Canyon Education, Inc. Consumer Defensive $0.22B $4.71B
58 FIZZ National Beverage Corp. Consumer Defensive $0.19B $3.08B
59 IPAR Interparfums, Inc. Consumer Defensive $0.17B $3.05B
60 MZTI The Marzetti Company Consumer Defensive $0.17B $3.49B
61 CENT Central Garden & Pet Company Consumer Defensive $0.16B $2.39B
62 PRDO Perdoceo Education Corporation Consumer Defensive $0.16B $2.24B
63 PSMT PriceSmart, Inc. Consumer Defensive $0.15B $4.91B
64 FRPT Freshpet, Inc. Consumer Defensive $0.14B $3.18B
65 STRA Strategic Education, Inc. Consumer Defensive $0.13B $1.89B
66 ELF e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. Consumer Defensive $0.11B $3.96B
67 ODD Oddity Tech Ltd. Consumer Defensive $0.11B $0.88B
68 SAM The Boston Beer Company, Inc. Consumer Defensive $0.11B $2.55B
69 CELH Celsius Holdings, Inc. Consumer Defensive $0.11B $8.40B
70 SMPL The Simply Good Foods Company Consumer Defensive $0.10B $1.12B
71 TR Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc. Consumer Defensive $0.10B $3.15B
72 SPB Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. Consumer Defensive $0.10B $1.92B
73 ANDE The Andersons, Inc. Consumer Defensive $0.10B $2.58B
74 UVV Universal Corporation Consumer Defensive $0.10B $1.29B
75 WMK Weis Markets, Inc. Consumer Defensive $0.09B $1.73B
76 FDP Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. Consumer Defensive $0.09B $1.94B
77 AGRO Adecoagro S.A. Consumer Defensive $0.09B $1.92B
78 TAL TAL Education Group Consumer Defensive $0.08B $7.28B
79 FLO Flowers Foods, Inc. Consumer Defensive $0.08B $1.84B
80 IMKTA Ingles Markets, Incorporated Consumer Defensive $0.08B $1.67B
81 KLG WK Kellogg Co Consumer Defensive $0.08B $1.99B
82 RLX RLX Technology Inc. Consumer Defensive $0.08B $2.55B
83 CHEF The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. Consumer Defensive $0.07B $2.66B
84 COCO The Vita Coco Company, Inc. Consumer Defensive $0.07B $2.70B
85 VITL Vital Farms, Inc. Consumer Defensive $0.07B $0.59B
86 JJSF J&J Snack Foods Corp. Consumer Defensive $0.07B $1.55B
87 UTI Universal Technical Institute, Inc. Consumer Defensive $0.06B $2.04B
88 DAR Darling Ingredients Inc. Consumer Defensive $0.06B $9.57B
89 PRMB Primo Brands Corporation Consumer Defensive $0.06B $7.24B
90 JBSS John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. Consumer Defensive $0.06B $0.94B
91 TPB Turning Point Brands, Inc. Consumer Defensive $0.06B $1.37B
92 VLGEA Village Super Market, Inc. Consumer Defensive $0.06B $0.63B
93 DOLE Dole plc Consumer Defensive $0.05B $1.41B
94 NGVC Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc. Consumer Defensive $0.05B $0.63B
95 DDL Dingdong (Cayman) Limited Consumer Defensive $0.04B $0.58B
96 SENEB Seneca Foods Corporation Consumer Defensive $0.04B $0.89B
97 AVO Mission Produce, Inc. Consumer Defensive $0.04B $0.94B
98 APEI American Public Education, Inc. Consumer Defensive $0.03B $1.10B
99 THS Treehouse Foods Inc Consumer Defensive $0.03B $1.23B
100 EPC Edgewell Personal Care Company Consumer Defensive $0.03B $1.08B

How this ranking is built

Companies are ranked by net income as reported in their most recent annual filing with the SEC. Figures shown are in US dollars (or percent, as noted), rounded to two decimals.

  • Source: annual 10-K / 20-F filings from companies trading on US exchanges (NYSE, Nasdaq, AMEX).
  • Fiscal year: whichever annual period the company has most recently filed. Fiscal years don't always align with the calendar year, so the "as of FY" stamp above reflects the most common year across the table.
  • Filtered out: warrants, preferred shares, and duplicate listings that share a parent company's financials.
  • Update cadence: refreshed as companies file new annual reports (typically within 60–90 days of fiscal year end).

Not financial advice. This is a research tool, not a recommendation.