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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
3.704T
Market Weight
5.40%
Industries
12
Companies
250
Consumer Defensive S&P 500 ^GSPC
Loading Chart for Consumer Defensive
DELL

Day Return

Sector
0.66%
S&P 500
0.67%

YTD Return

Sector
4.48%
S&P 500
2.70%

1-Year Return

Sector
16.55%
S&P 500
20.69%

3-Year Return

Sector
16.97%
S&P 500
32.25%

5-Year Return

Sector
40.61%
S&P 500
80.67%

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%
4.48%
Discount Stores
38.18%
12.99%
Household & Personal Products
17.51%
-1.93%
Beverages - Non-Alcoholic
17.29%
-0.95%
Tobacco
8.64%
14.97%
Packaged Foods
6.87%
-4.58%
Confectioners
2.94%
-5.59%
Grocery Stores
2.28%
10.92%
Food Distribution
1.94%
-3.17%
Farm Products
1.73%
-4.76%
Beverages - Brewers
1.18%
-21.26%
Education & Training Services
1.01%
12.99%
Beverages - Wineries & Distilleries
0.44%
-16.38%

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
102.92 100.98 22.50% 827.297B +1.75% +13.91%
Buy
1,061.92 1,034.73 12.80% 470.509B +1.73% +15.90%
Buy
167.53 178.47 10.73% 394.54B -0.26% -0.07%
Buy
64.55 71.71 7.56% 278.069B +1.11% +3.68%
Buy
146.57 142.29 6.20% 227.891B +1.50% +21.79%
Buy
144.35 165.35 5.39% 198.047B -0.16% -5.07%
Buy
53.84 56.20 2.48% 91.249B +2.24% +2.96%
Hold
58.53 65.60 2.13% 78.266B +0.14% -2.01%
Buy
85.96 97.27 1.91% 70.23B -0.92% -5.44%
Buy
131.28 143.11 1.64% 60.154B -0.05% -2.89%
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
79.84 16.649B 0.08% +1.56%
218.96 8.477B 0.09% +3.59%
51.20 1.242B 0.08% +3.58%
66.55 1.227B 0.40% +1.46%
62.15 689.725M 0.41% +3.09%

Mutual Fund Opportunities

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Name
Last Price
Net Assets
Expense Ratio
YTD Return
107.99 8.477B 0.09% +3.60%
82.52 1.256B 0.71% -3.27%
84.38 1.256B 0.71% -3.21%
86.84 1.256B 0.71% -3.17%
86.55 1.256B 0.71% -3.17%

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 44% of sales from Europe, 42% from the Americas, and 14% from Asia-Pacific. German investment firm JAB is a controlling shareholder, with a 53% stake.

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  • Analyst Report: TreeHouse Foods, Inc.

    TreeHouse Foods is the largest pure-play private-label manufacturer in the US. Much larger in the past following the 2016 acquisition of Ralcorp, Conagra’s former private-label business, the company has since divested several businesses to focus on high-growth categories. At present, the company produces and sells snacks (crackers, pretzels, cookies, and so on), beverages and drink mixes (such as nondairy creamer, coffee, tea), and a select number of grocery products (pickles, refrigerated dough, hot cereal, cheese, and pudding). Its most important sales channel is through retail grocery stores that sell its products under their own brands, with co-manufacturing and food away from home as much smaller channels of distribution for its fare.

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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 2023 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 heated tobacco product.

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  • Analyst Report: Clorox Co.

    Clorox manufactures and markets a wide array of consumer products ranging from bleach to cat litter to Hidden Valley Ranch dressing. The company's operations are divided into four operating segments: Health and Wellness, Household, Lifestyle, and International. The company has approximately 7,400 employees. CLX shares are part of the S&P 500 and the S&P Dividend Aristocrats, a select group of S&P 500 companies that have raised their dividend every year for the last 25 years.

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