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Consumer Defensive
Companies that manufacture food, beverages, household and personal products, packaging, or tobacco. Also includes companies that provide services such as education and training services. Companies in this sector include Philip Morris International, Procter & Gamble, and Walmart.
Market Cap
3.552T
Market Weight
5.63%
Industries
12
Companies
238
Consumer Defensive S&P 500 ^GSPC
Loading Chart for Consumer Defensive
DELL

Day Return

Sector
0.58%
S&P 500
0.42%

YTD Return

Sector
14.48%
S&P 500
17.84%

1-Year Return

Sector
14.96%
S&P 500
28.63%

3-Year Return

Sector
12.93%
S&P 500
26.55%

5-Year Return

Sector
41.79%
S&P 500
92.30%

Note: Sector performance is calculated based on the previous closing price of all sector constituents

Industries in This Sector

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IndustryMarket WeightYTD Return
All Industries
100.00%
14.48%
Discount Stores
32.12%
32.65%
Beverages - Non-Alcoholic
19.79%
6.85%
Household & Personal Products
19.36%
9.83%
Packaged Foods
7.96%
4.43%
Tobacco
7.86%
25.74%
Confectioners
3.85%
-0.87%
Farm Products
2.10%
-7.45%
Food Distribution
1.97%
6.88%
Grocery Stores
1.89%
11.32%
Beverages - Brewers
1.65%
237.03%
Education & Training Services
0.76%
-6.05%
Beverages - Wineries & Distilleries
0.70%
-67.17%

Note: Percentage % data on heatmap indicates Day Return

Largest Companies in This Sector

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Name
Last Price
1Y Target Est.
Market Weight
Market Cap
Day Change %
YTD Return
Avg. Analyst Rating
75.24 80.56 17.23% 605.196B +0.94% +43.18%
Buy
170.16 174.72 11.40% 400.565B -0.15% +16.12%
Buy
881.42 885.77 11.12% 390.764B +0.60% +33.53%
Buy
69.57 70.09 8.53% 299.838B +0.27% +18.06%
Buy
175.21 182.41 6.85% 240.663B -0.36% +3.16%
Buy
120.00 119.27 5.31% 186.576B +0.86% +27.55%
Buy
71.10 78.44 2.70% 94.975B +0.17% -1.84%
Buy
51.81 50.34 2.52% 88.399B +0.72% +28.43%
Hold
103.47 105.54 2.41% 84.544B +0.40% +29.81%
Buy
159.25 170.12 2.10% 73.675B +11.20% +11.82%
Buy

Investing in the Consumer Defensive Sector

Start Investing in the Consumer Defensive Sector Through These ETFs and Mutual Funds

ETF Opportunities

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Name
Last Price
Net Assets
Expense Ratio
YTD Return
81.73 15.819B 0.09% +13.47%
216.04 8.071B 0.10% +13.13%
69.92 1.246B 0.40% +9.42%
50.43 1.101B 0.08% +13.00%
64.31 706.125M 0.41% +8.47%

Mutual Fund Opportunities

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Name
Last Price
Net Assets
Expense Ratio
YTD Return
106.52 8.071B 0.10% +13.10%
97.38 1.342B 0.71% +5.66%
92.77 1.342B 0.71% +5.46%
94.78 1.342B 0.71% +5.52%
97.07 1.342B 0.71% +5.65%

Consumer Defensive Research

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Discover the Latest Analyst and Technical Research for This Sector

  • Analyst Report: Coty Inc.

    Coty is a global beauty maker that focuses on fragrance (59% of sales) and color cosmetics (28%), with limited exposure to skincare (5%) and body care (8%). For the fragrance business, Coty licenses luxury and high-end brands including Gucci, Burberry, Hugo Boss, Davidoff, and Calvin Klein, while its consumer cosmetics business focuses on acquired mass brands such as CoverGirl, Max Factor, Rimmel, Sally Hansen, and Bourjois. It also collaborates with social media celebrities Kim Kardashian and Kylie Jenner to launch makeup products bearing their names. By region, Coty generates close to 45% of sales from Europe, 42% from the Americas, and 13% from Asia-Pacific. German investment firm JAB is a controlling shareholder, with a 53% stake.

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  • Analyst Report: Target Corporation

    Target serves as the nation’s sixth-largest retailer, with its strategy predicated on delivering a gratifying in-store shopping experience and a wide product assortment of trendy apparel, home goods, and household essentials at competitive prices. Target’s upscale and stylish image began to carry national merit in the 1990s—a decade in which the brand saw its top line grow threefold to almost $30 billion—and has since cemented itself as a leading US retailer. Today, Target operates over 1,950 stores in the United States, generates over $100 billion in sales, and fulfills over 2 billion customer orders annually. The firm’s vast physical footprint is typically concentrated in urban and suburban markets as the firm seeks to attract a more affluent consumer base.

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  • Analyst Report: Coty Inc.

    Coty is a global beauty maker that focuses on fragrance (59% of sales) and color cosmetics (28%), with limited exposure to skincare (5%) and body care (8%). For the fragrance business, Coty licenses luxury and high-end brands including Gucci, Burberry, Hugo Boss, Davidoff, and Calvin Klein, while its consumer cosmetics business focuses on acquired mass brands such as CoverGirl, Max Factor, Rimmel, Sally Hansen, and Bourjois. It also collaborates with social media celebrities Kim Kardashian and Kylie Jenner to launch makeup products bearing their names. By region, Coty generates close to 45% of sales from Europe, 42% from the Americas, and 13% from Asia-Pacific. German investment firm JAB is a controlling shareholder, with a 53% stake.

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  • Analyst Report: Philip Morris International Inc.

    Created from the international operations of Altria in 2008, Philip Morris International sells cigarettes and reduced-risk products, including heatsticks, vapes, and oral nicotine offerings primarily outside of the US. With the 2022 acquisition of Swedish Match, a leading manufacturer of traditional oral tobacco products and nicotine pouches primarily in the US and Scandinavia, PMI has not only diversified away from smokeable products but also gained a toehold into the US to sell its iQOS heatsticks.

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