Consumer Defensive stocks: ranking by score
MeridIAn analyzes 124 Consumer Defensive companies from 24 countries. Their average score is 5.9 out of 10, above the whole ranking (5.8). The best scored right now are Japan Tobacco (7.3), Ambev (7.2) and BIC (7.2). Half of them trade below a P/E of 20.3 and the median yield among dividend payers is 3.0%. By country, most come from United States (51) and United Kingdom (13).
Top 25 by score
| # | Company | Country | Score | P/E | Div. | Market cap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan Tobacco2914.T | Japan | 7.3 | 21.5 | 3.8% | $81.3B |
| 2 | AmbevABEV | Brazil | 7.2 | 16.8 | 4.4% | $49.2B |
| 3 | BICBB.PA | France | 7.2 | 22.6 | 3.7% | $3.0B |
| 4 | Fomento Economico MexicanoFMX | Mexico | 7.2 | 8.4 | 5.0% | $40.4B |
| 5 | Altria GroupMO | United States | 7.1 | 15.0 | 6.2% | $119.3B |
| 6 | WH Group0288.HK | Hong Kong | 7.0 | 7.0 | 9.3% | $10.8B |
| 7 | Colruyt GroupCOLR.BR | Belgium | 7.0 | 12.3 | 4.0% | $4.6B |
| 8 | L.D.CLOUP.PA | France | 7.0 | 10.9 | 2.2% | $4.0B |
| 9 | Constellation BrandsSTZ | United States | 7.0 | 11.8 | 3.3% | $21.1B |
| 10 | TAL Education GroupTAL | China | 7.0 | 7.8 | – | $6.9B |
| 11 | Brown FormanBF-B | United States | 6.9 | 17.1 | 3.5% | $12.2B |
| 12 | Coca-Cola HBCCCH.L | Switzerland | 6.9 | 18.1 | 0.0% | $20.7B |
| 13 | New Oriental Education & TechnologyEDU | China | 6.9 | 19.1 | 2.1% | $8.9B |
| 14 | GlanbiaGLB.L | Ireland | 6.9 | 23.0 | 2.4% | $5.3B |
| 15 | HersheyHSY | United States | 6.9 | 22.2 | 3.6% | $32.7B |
| 16 | PepsiCoPEP | United States | 6.8 | 16.8 | 4.6% | $175.3B |
| 17 | TargetTGT | United States | 6.8 | 16.1 | 3.0% | $70.3B |
| 18 | KenvueKVUE | United States | 6.7 | 20.6 | 4.7% | $34.1B |
| 19 | Puig BrandsPUIG.MC | Spain | 6.7 | 17.6 | 2.3% | $11.5B |
| 20 | Royal UnibrewRBREW.CO | Denmark | 6.7 | 12.3 | 4.0% | $2.9B |
| 21 | BunzlBNZL.L | United Kingdom | 6.6 | 18.1 | 0.0% | $11.4B |
| 22 | Colgate-PalmoliveCL | United States | 6.6 | 34.7 | 2.4% | $70.2B |
| 23 | Coca-ColaKO | United States | 6.6 | 26.4 | 2.4% | $377.6B |
| 24 | British American TobaccoBTI | United Kingdom | 6.5 | 14.2 | 6.0% | $119.3B |
| 25 | CarlsbergCARL-B.CO | Denmark | 6.5 | 18.2 | 3.3% | $17.4B |
Where it stands out
It scores better than the whole ranking on risk & context (8.2 vs 6.4) and dividend (6.0 vs 4.9), and worse on growth (5.3 vs 6.6) and momentum (5.0 vs 6.0).
| Category | Consumer Defensive | Whole ranking |
|---|---|---|
| Financial health | 5.5 | 6.2 |
| Quality / Moat | 5.7 | 5.9 |
| Valuation | 6.3 | 5.3 |
| Growth | 5.3 | 6.6 |
| Dividend | 6.0 | 4.9 |
| Momentum | 5.0 | 6.0 |
| Risk & Context | 8.2 | 6.4 |
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The score sums up, from 0 to 10, what the analysis says about each company; each company page explains it category by category. What does each figure mean? Metrics glossary →
General information for educational purposes, not investment advice. Figures from the latest weekly analysis (Oct 8, 2026) with the latest available price.