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Top Consumer Defensive Stocks by Net Margin

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

What Net Margin Means for Consumer Defensive Companies

Net margin in consumer defensive reflects the relative stability of staples demand filtered through the cost structure of branded food, beverage, household, and tobacco businesses, alongside the much thinner economics of grocery retail. Staples demand does not swing much with the economic cycle, which tends to produce steadier net margins than most sectors exhibit, and premium tobacco and spirits franchises in particular can sustain elevated bottom-line margins year after year.

Why It Matters in Consumer Defensive

A durable net margin in staples usually reflects brand loyalty, distribution scale, and disciplined input-cost management. Where grocery retailers sit in the sector, net margin is structurally thin and the business earns its return through turnover rather than profitability per unit. It is worth noting that commodity input swings, currency translation on multinational operations, and pension or litigation items can shape reported net margin in ways that look more dramatic than the underlying economics actually are.

What to Read Alongside

Pair net margin with [Gross Margin](/financials/top-gross-margin-stocks/consumer-defensive/) for top-of-stack pricing power, [Operating Margin](/financials/top-operating-margin-stocks/consumer-defensive/) for the layer including marketing spend, and [Free Cash Flow](/financials/top-free-cash-flow-stocks/consumer-defensive/) because staples businesses are typically strong cash generators.

Data as of FY 2025 100 companies Rhea AI
# Symbol Company Sector
1 BYND Beyond Meat, Inc. Consumer Defensive 79.49% $0.38B
2 MO Altria Group, Inc. Consumer Defensive 29.84% $107.25B
3 CALM Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. Consumer Defensive 28.63% $3.63B
4 PM Philip Morris International Inc. Consumer Defensive 27.92% $245.92B
5 KO The Coca-Cola Company Consumer Defensive 27.34% $326.00B
6 MNST Monster Beverage Corporation Consumer Defensive 22.97% $75.02B
7 RLX RLX Technology Inc. Consumer Defensive 20.08% $2.64B
8 UG United-Guardian, Inc. Consumer Defensive 19.97% $0.03B
9 LOPE Grand Canyon Education, Inc. Consumer Defensive 19.54% $4.75B
10 PG The Procter & Gamble Company Consumer Defensive 18.95% $341.47B
11 PRDO Perdoceo Education Corporation Consumer Defensive 18.90% $2.28B
12 STG Sunlands Technology Group Consumer Defensive 17.19% $0.05B
13 LAUR Laureate Education, Inc. Consumer Defensive 16.55% $4.74B
14 FIZZ National Beverage Corp. Consumer Defensive 15.55% $3.21B
15 WILC G. Willi-Food International Ltd. Consumer Defensive 14.81% $0.41B
16 AMBO Ambow Education Holding Ltd. Consumer Defensive 14.35% $0.01B
17 BUD Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV Consumer Defensive 14.29% $147.01B
18 ORIS Oriental Rise Holdings Limited Consumer Defensive 13.91% $0.00B
19 ODD Oddity Tech Ltd. Consumer Defensive 13.67% $0.87B
20 TR Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc. Consumer Defensive 13.66% $3.22B
21 ATGE Adtalem Global Education Inc Consumer Defensive 13.26% $3.40B
22 CVSA Covista Inc. Consumer Defensive 13.26% $4.07B
23 QSG QuantaSing Group Limited Consumer Defensive 13.16% $0.33B
24 FRPT Freshpet, Inc. Consumer Defensive 12.63% $3.41B
25 TPB Turning Point Brands, Inc. Consumer Defensive 12.56% $1.57B
26 KDP Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. Consumer Defensive 12.52% $36.05B
27 KMB Kimberly-Clark Corporation Consumer Defensive 12.29% $32.81B
28 LRN Stride, Inc. Consumer Defensive 11.97% $4.19B
29 CHD Church & Dwight Co., Inc. Consumer Defensive 11.88% $22.95B
30 GIS General Mills, Inc. Consumer Defensive 11.78% $18.95B
31 LGCY Legacy Education Inc. Consumer Defensive 11.74% $0.17B
32 COCO The Vita Coco Company, Inc. Consumer Defensive 11.70% $2.76B
33 MKC McCormick & Company, Incorporated Consumer Defensive 11.54% $14.61B
34 MEHA Functional Brands Inc. Consumer Defensive 11.47% $0.00B
35 CLX The Clorox Company Consumer Defensive 11.40% $12.64B
36 IPAR Interparfums, Inc. Consumer Defensive 11.31% $3.17B
37 NUS Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. Consumer Defensive 10.79% $0.39B
38 IH iHuman Inc. Consumer Defensive 10.69% $0.09B
39 K Kellanova Consumer Defensive 10.53% $29.03B
40 RAY Raytech Holding Limited Consumer Defensive 10.50% $0.01B
41 CL Colgate-Palmolive Company Consumer Defensive 10.46% $68.85B
42 INGR Ingredion Incorporated Consumer Defensive 10.10% $7.27B
43 STRA Strategic Education, Inc. Consumer Defensive 9.98% $1.88B
44 CAG Conagra Brands, Inc. Consumer Defensive 9.92% $7.11B
45 KVUE Kenvue Inc. Consumer Defensive 9.72% $33.81B
46 BRBR BellRing Brands, Inc. Consumer Defensive 9.33% $1.89B
47 OLLI Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc. Consumer Defensive 9.08% $5.78B
48 DEO Diageo plc Consumer Defensive 9.08% $45.52B
49 MZTI The Marzetti Company Consumer Defensive 8.77% $3.81B
50 PEP PepsiCo, Inc. Consumer Defensive 8.77% $215.53B
51 VITL Vital Farms, Inc. Consumer Defensive 8.73% $0.55B
52 PFAI Pinnacle Food Group Limited Consumer Defensive 8.70% $0.05B
53 AGRZ Agroz Inc. Consumer Defensive 8.60% $0.01B
54 ELF e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. Consumer Defensive 8.53% $3.95B
55 COKE Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc. Consumer Defensive 7.89% $12.66B
56 WYHG Wing Yip Food Holdings Group Limited Consumer Defensive 7.78% $0.03B
57 FTLF FitLife Brands, Inc. Consumer Defensive 7.77% $0.09B
58 EDU New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc. Consumer Defensive 7.59% $9.43B
59 HSY The Hershey Company Consumer Defensive 7.55% $39.04B
60 UTI Universal Technical Institute, Inc. Consumer Defensive 7.54% $2.10B
61 SMPL The Simply Good Foods Company Consumer Defensive 7.14% $1.08B
62 DLTR Dollar Tree, Inc. Consumer Defensive 6.61% $20.90B
63 LWAY Lifeway Foods, Inc. Consumer Defensive 6.52% $0.39B
64 HELE Helen of Troy Limited Consumer Defensive 6.49% $0.44B
65 SFD Smithfield Foods, Inc. Consumer Defensive 6.36% $11.41B
66 MDLZ Mondelez International, Inc. Consumer Defensive 6.36% $73.48B
67 AGRO Adecoagro S.A. Consumer Defensive 6.06% $1.78B
68 SFM Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. Consumer Defensive 5.95% $7.01B
69 GHC Graham Holdings Company Consumer Defensive 5.95% $5.01B
70 CPB The Campbell's Company Consumer Defensive 5.87% $6.26B
71 PPC Pilgrim's Pride Corporation Consumer Defensive 5.85% $8.07B
72 SAM The Boston Beer Company, Inc. Consumer Defensive 5.57% $2.56B
73 LW Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. Consumer Defensive 5.54% $6.19B
74 JBSS John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. Consumer Defensive 5.32% $0.95B
75 CENT Central Garden & Pet Company Consumer Defensive 5.20% $2.43B
76 ACU Acme United Corporation Consumer Defensive 5.18% $0.18B
77 FMX Fomento Económico Mexicano, S.A.B. de C.V. Consumer Defensive 5.15% $40.68B
78 APEI American Public Education, Inc. Consumer Defensive 4.86% $1.12B
79 HLF Herbalife Ltd. Consumer Defensive 4.53% $1.76B
80 LFVN LifeVantage Corporation Consumer Defensive 4.29% $0.06B
81 CELH Celsius Holdings, Inc. Consumer Defensive 4.29% $9.06B
82 JJSF J&J Snack Foods Corp. Consumer Defensive 4.14% $1.53B
83 POST Post Holdings, Inc. Consumer Defensive 4.11% $4.87B
84 FCHL Fitness Champs Holdings Limited Consumer Defensive 4.08% $0.00B
85 NATR Nature's Sunshine Products, Inc. Consumer Defensive 4.07% $0.48B
86 HRL Hormel Foods Corporation Consumer Defensive 3.95% $11.66B
87 LINC Lincoln Educational Services Corporation Consumer Defensive 3.86% $1.33B
88 TAL TAL Education Group Consumer Defensive 3.76% $7.69B
89 SPB Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. Consumer Defensive 3.56% $1.97B
90 DG Dollar General Corporation Consumer Defensive 3.54% $27.90B
91 TGT Target Corporation Consumer Defensive 3.54% $57.89B
92 NGVC Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc. Consumer Defensive 3.49% $0.65B
93 UVV Universal Corporation Consumer Defensive 3.25% $1.31B
94 MAMA Mama's Creations, Inc. Consumer Defensive 3.08% $0.60B
95 WMT Walmart Inc. Consumer Defensive 3.07% $1016.48B
96 CVGW Calavo Growers, Inc. Consumer Defensive 3.05% $0.49B
97 KLG WK Kellogg Co Consumer Defensive 2.99% $1.99B
98 COST Costco Wholesale Corporation Consumer Defensive 2.94% $443.60B
99 SLSN Solesence, Inc. Consumer Defensive 2.88% $0.09B
100 PSMT PriceSmart, Inc. Consumer Defensive 2.81% $5.00B

How this ranking is built

Companies are ranked by net margin 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.