Top Consumer Defensive Stocks by Revenue
Top consumer defensive companies ranked by revenue, latest annual filings.
What Revenue Means for Consumer Defensive Companies
Revenue in consumer defensive is dollars from staples households continue purchasing regardless of economic conditions: packaged food, beverages, household products, tobacco, and everyday grocery. The top line is typically steadier than in cyclical categories because demand is inelastic, but growth is slow. Investors often parse revenue into volume and price, since a healthy staples franchise grows both units sold and realized pricing over time.
Why It Matters in Consumer Defensive
Stable revenue signals resilient demand and brand strength that supports predictable cash generation across cycles. Scale in distribution and shelf space is a real competitive moat in this sector. Still, revenue growth can mask volume declines when pricing carries the number: units shrinking while prices rise often leads to private-label share gains and negotiating losses with large retailers, which eventually shows up in slowing top line.
What to Read Alongside
Pair revenue with Gross Margin to track input-cost pressure from commodities and packaging, Free Cash Flow for conversion quality across the cycle, and Net Income for bottom-line durability after marketing and distribution spend.
| # | Symbol | Company | Sector | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WMT | Walmart Inc. | Consumer Defensive | $713.16B | $995.84B |
| 2 | COST | Costco Wholesale Corporation | Consumer Defensive | $303.15B | $466.86B |
| 3 | KR | The Kroger Co. | Consumer Defensive | $147.64B | $39.98B |
| 4 | TGT | Target Corporation | Consumer Defensive | $104.78B | $71.97B |
| 5 | PEP | PepsiCo, Inc. | Consumer Defensive | $93.92B | $192.61B |
| 6 | PG | The Procter & Gamble Company | Consumer Defensive | $87.03B | $383.36B |
| 7 | JBS | JBS N.V. | Consumer Defensive | $86.18B | $13.37B |
| 8 | SYY | Sysco Corporation | Consumer Defensive | $84.55B | $37.84B |
| 9 | ACI | Albertsons Companies, Inc. | Consumer Defensive | $83.17B | $6.02B |
| 10 | ADM | Archer-Daniels-Midland Company | Consumer Defensive | $80.27B | $33.30B |
| 11 | BG | Bunge Global SA | Consumer Defensive | $70.33B | $19.04B |
| 12 | PFGC | Performance Food Group Company | Consumer Defensive | $67.84B | $16.96B |
| 13 | BUD | Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV | Consumer Defensive | $59.32B | $165.33B |
| 14 | UL | Unilever PLC | Consumer Defensive | $59.27B | $142.12B |
| 15 | TSN | Tyson Foods, Inc. | Consumer Defensive | $54.44B | $21.00B |
| 16 | KO | The Coca-Cola Company | Consumer Defensive | $47.94B | $411.56B |
| 17 | FMX | Fomento Económico Mexicano, S.A.B. de C.V. | Consumer Defensive | $46.70B | $44.24B |
| 18 | DG | Dollar General Corporation | Consumer Defensive | $42.72B | $29.51B |
| 19 | PM | Philip Morris International Inc. | Consumer Defensive | $40.65B | $308.42B |
| 20 | USFD | US Foods Holding Corp. | Consumer Defensive | $39.42B | $23.08B |
| 21 | MDLZ | Mondelez International, Inc. | Consumer Defensive | $38.54B | $83.57B |
| 22 | BTI | British American Tobacco p.l.c. | Consumer Defensive | $34.44B | $130.83B |
| 23 | UNFI | United Natural Foods, Inc. | Consumer Defensive | $31.15B | $2.72B |
| 24 | DEO | Diageo plc | Consumer Defensive | $27.76B | $55.48B |
| 25 | KHC | The Kraft Heinz Company | Consumer Defensive | $24.94B | $29.13B |
| 26 | CCEP | Coca-Cola Europacific Partners PLC | Consumer Defensive | $24.53B | $50.97B |
| 27 | MO | Altria Group, Inc. | Consumer Defensive | $23.28B | $126.62B |
| 28 | BJ | BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. | Consumer Defensive | $21.46B | $13.82B |
| 29 | CL | Colgate-Palmolive Company | Consumer Defensive | $20.38B | $76.76B |
| 30 | DLTR | Dollar Tree, Inc. | Consumer Defensive | $19.41B | $24.61B |
| 31 | PPC | Pilgrim's Pride Corporation | Consumer Defensive | $18.50B | $6.79B |
| 32 | GIS | General Mills, Inc. | Consumer Defensive | $18.42B | $18.99B |
| 33 | KDP | Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. | Consumer Defensive | $16.60B | $49.85B |
| 34 | KMB | Kimberly-Clark Corporation | Consumer Defensive | $16.45B | $66.54B |
| 35 | KOF | Coca-Cola FEMSA, S.A.B. de C.V. | Consumer Defensive | $16.20B | $24.04B |
| 36 | ABEV | Ambev S.A. | Consumer Defensive | $16.11B | $43.01B |
| 37 | SFD | Smithfield Foods, Inc. | Consumer Defensive | $15.53B | $7.60B |
| 38 | KVUE | Kenvue Inc. | Consumer Defensive | $15.12B | $37.11B |
| 39 | EL | The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. | Consumer Defensive | $15.05B | $39.88B |
| 40 | TAP | Molson Coors Beverage Company | Consumer Defensive | $13.04B | $7.52B |
| 41 | HRL | Hormel Foods Corporation | Consumer Defensive | $12.11B | $12.08B |
| 42 | HSY | The Hershey Company | Consumer Defensive | $11.69B | $35.79B |
| 43 | CAG | Conagra Brands, Inc. | Consumer Defensive | $11.28B | $7.28B |
| 44 | ANDE | The Andersons, Inc. | Consumer Defensive | $11.01B | $1.86B |
| 45 | CPB | The Campbell's Company | Consumer Defensive | $9.74B | $6.90B |
| 46 | MICC | The Magnum Ice Cream Company N.V. | Consumer Defensive | $9.28B | $11.74B |
| 47 | DOLE | Dole plc | Consumer Defensive | $9.17B | $1.31B |
| 48 | STZ | Constellation Brands, Inc. | Consumer Defensive | $9.14B | $24.02B |
| 49 | SJM | The J. M. Smucker Company | Consumer Defensive | $9.05B | $13.95B |
| 50 | SFM | Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. | Consumer Defensive | $8.81B | $4.53B |
| 51 | MNST | Monster Beverage Corporation | Consumer Defensive | $8.29B | $89.57B |
| 52 | POST | Post Holdings, Inc. | Consumer Defensive | $8.16B | $3.65B |
| 53 | COKE | Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc. | Consumer Defensive | $7.23B | $13.84B |
| 54 | INGR | Ingredion Incorporated | Consumer Defensive | $7.22B | $5.78B |
| 55 | NWL | Newell Brands Inc. | Consumer Defensive | $7.20B | $2.33B |
| 56 | MKC | McCormick & Company, Incorporated | Consumer Defensive | $6.84B | $13.02B |
| 57 | CLX | The Clorox Company | Consumer Defensive | $6.72B | $12.09B |
| 58 | PRMB | Primo Brands Corporation | Consumer Defensive | $6.66B | $8.10B |
| 59 | LW | Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. | Consumer Defensive | $6.61B | $7.61B |
| 60 | CHD | Church & Dwight Co., Inc. | Consumer Defensive | $6.20B | $25.81B |
| 61 | DAR | Darling Ingredients Inc. | Consumer Defensive | $6.14B | $7.92B |
| 62 | PSMT | PriceSmart, Inc. | Consumer Defensive | $5.88B | $5.02B |
| 63 | COTY | Coty Inc. | Consumer Defensive | $5.81B | $3.57B |
| 64 | EDU | New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc. | Consumer Defensive | $5.66B | $8.53B |
| 65 | IMKTA | Ingles Markets, Incorporated | Consumer Defensive | $5.33B | $1.56B |
| 66 | FLO | Flowers Foods, Inc. | Consumer Defensive | $5.26B | $1.42B |
| 67 | HLF | Herbalife Ltd. | Consumer Defensive | $5.04B | $1.60B |
| 68 | WMK | Weis Markets, Inc. | Consumer Defensive | $4.96B | $1.92B |
| 69 | GO | Grocery Outlet Holding Corp. | Consumer Defensive | $4.69B | $1.29B |
| 70 | TBBB | BBB Foods Inc. | Consumer Defensive | $4.34B | $7.91B |
| 71 | DMC | Del Monte Corporation | Consumer Defensive | $4.32B | $1.29B |
| 72 | CHEF | The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. | Consumer Defensive | $4.15B | $4.51B |
| 73 | BF | Brown-Forman Corporation | Consumer Defensive | $3.93B | $14.44B |
| 74 | AKO-A | Embotelladora Andina S.A. | Consumer Defensive | $3.67B | $3.99B |
| 75 | NOMD | Nomad Foods Limited | Consumer Defensive | $3.56B | $1.64B |
| 76 | CCU | Compañía Cervecerías Unidas S.A. | Consumer Defensive | $3.19B | $2.00B |
| 77 | CENT | Central Garden & Pet Company | Consumer Defensive | $3.13B | $2.99B |
| 78 | TAL | TAL Education Group | Consumer Defensive | $3.01B | $5.64B |
| 79 | CALM | Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. | Consumer Defensive | $2.91B | $3.02B |
| 80 | UVV | Universal Corporation | Consumer Defensive | $2.89B | $982.37M |
| 81 | SPB | Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. | Consumer Defensive | $2.81B | $1.99B |
| 82 | OLLI | Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc. | Consumer Defensive | $2.65B | $5.37B |
| 83 | LRN | Stride, Inc. | Consumer Defensive | $2.52B | $3.15B |
| 84 | CELH | Celsius Holdings, Inc. | Consumer Defensive | $2.52B | $8.14B |
| 85 | VLGEA | Village Super Market, Inc. | Consumer Defensive | $2.41B | $610.32M |
| 86 | BRBR | BellRing Brands, Inc. | Consumer Defensive | $2.32B | $1.07B |
| 87 | EPC | Edgewell Personal Care Company | Consumer Defensive | $2.22B | $1.29B |
| 88 | MH | McGraw Hill, Inc. | Consumer Defensive | $2.10B | $2.08B |
| 89 | SAM | The Boston Beer Company, Inc. | Consumer Defensive | $1.96B | $2.24B |
| 90 | CVSA | Covista Inc. | Consumer Defensive | $1.95B | $3.67B |
| 91 | MZTI | The Marzetti Company | Consumer Defensive | $1.93B | $2.86B |
| 92 | HELE | Helen of Troy Limited | Consumer Defensive | $1.79B | $875.51M |
| 93 | LAUR | Laureate Education, Inc. | Consumer Defensive | $1.70B | $4.56B |
| 94 | SENEA | Seneca Foods Corporation | Consumer Defensive | $1.66B | $1.02B |
| 95 | ELF | e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. | Consumer Defensive | $1.64B | $6.86B |
| 96 | JJSF | J&J Snack Foods Corp. | Consumer Defensive | $1.58B | $1.68B |
| 97 | DNUT | Krispy Kreme, Inc. | Consumer Defensive | $1.52B | $723.50M |
| 98 | IPAR | Interparfums, Inc. | Consumer Defensive | $1.49B | $4.34B |
| 99 | UTZ | Utz Brands, Inc. | Consumer Defensive | $1.44B | $1.26B |
| 100 | AGRO | Adecoagro S.A. | Consumer Defensive | $1.43B | $1.30B |
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How this ranking is built
Companies are ranked by revenue 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.
- Size floor: A company qualifies at $500 million in market cap or above. Below that, one mis-stated figure outranks the companies the list is about.
- Currency check: A company whose annual revenue runs above 15 times its market cap is left out, because at that gap the two figures are not in the same currency.
- Currency check: A company whose balance sheet runs above 150 times its market cap is left out for the same reason.
- Market cap: stated at each company's latest close, which is newer than the annual figure ranked here.
- 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.
Frequently asked questions
Why is the split between volume and price so important for staples revenue?
In consumer defensive, revenue growth can come from selling more units or from charging more per unit, and these two paths signal very different things about brand health. Volume growth indicates the franchise is actually expanding consumer demand, while pure price-driven growth during a period of flat or declining volume often signals elasticity limits being tested. Private-label competitors typically gain share when branded pricing pushes too far, so the volume trend is a leading indicator of future revenue durability.
Does low revenue growth make consumer defensive unattractive?
Not by itself. The sector is structurally low-growth because staples demand tracks population and income only loosely. What matters is the combination of modest growth with high free cash flow, disciplined reinvestment, and durable pricing. A staples firm growing revenue slowly but consistently, and returning cash through dividends and buybacks, looks attractive on a different axis than a high-growth technology name. Comparing revenue growth across sectors without that context is misleading.
How do commodity input costs affect defensive revenue?
Packaging, grain, dairy, and energy costs feed directly into the cost of goods for staples makers. When those inputs spike, firms typically pass costs through to retailers and consumers, which can lift revenue even as volumes soften. The relationship between input cycles and revenue can therefore be counterintuitive: a year of high commodity costs often shows stronger nominal revenue growth than a year of benign inputs, even if the underlying franchise is weaker.