Top Companies by Buyback Yield in Consumer Defensive
Largest public companies ranked by buyback yield in Consumer Defensive on a trailing twelve months basis. Compare top issuers, sector peers and historical…
How buyback yield is measured
Buyback yield is trailing-twelve-month buyback spend divided by current market capitalization, expressed as a percentage. It answers a different question than absolute spend: how much value is the company returning relative to the equity capital outstanding today. A small-cap retiring 6% of its float is doing more for per-share economics than a mega-cap retiring 1.5%, even if the dollars are smaller.
Pair with shareholder yield (buybacks plus dividends) for the full capital-return picture, and buyback spend for absolute scale. Both numerator (buybacks in USD) and denominator (market cap) use IAS 21 closing-rate translation so non-USD reporters rank on a comparable basis. Rankings USD translation methodology · IFRS IAS 21 (official)
Calculated from each company's four most recent reported quarters, as of .
Sector scopeConsumer DefensiveChange sectorChange sector
Top companies by Buyback Yield — Consumer Defensive
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Buyback Yield
- 13.61%
- As of
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Buyback Yield
- 7.11%
- As of
- Kroger
KR
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Buyback Yield
- 6.59%
- As of
- Dollar Tree
DLTR
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Buyback Yield
- 6.40%
- As of
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Buyback Yield
- 4.42%
- As of
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Buyback Yield
- 4.00%
- As of
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Buyback Yield
- 3.73%
- As of
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Buyback Yield
- 3.35%
- As of
- Kraft Heinz
KHC
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Buyback Yield
- 3.04%
- As of
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Buyback Yield
- 2.71%
- As of
- Sysco
SYY
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Buyback Yield
- 2.59%
- As of
- Brown-Forman
BF-B
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Buyback Yield
- 2.44%
- As of
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Buyback Yield
- 2.25%
- As of
- Clorox
CLX
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Buyback Yield
- 2.23%
- As of
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Buyback Yield
- 2.22%
- As of
- Target
TGT
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Buyback Yield
- 1.37%
- As of
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Buyback Yield
- 1.24%
- As of
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Buyback Yield
- 1.24%
- As of
- Tyson Foods
TSN
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Buyback Yield
- 1.21%
- As of
- Andersons
ANDE
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Buyback Yield
- 1.06%
- As of
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Buyback Yield
- 1.03%
- As of
- Walmart
WMT
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Buyback Yield
- 0.85%
- As of
- Kenvue
KVUE
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Buyback Yield
- 0.77%
- As of
- Marzetti
MZTI
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Buyback Yield
- 0.58%
- As of
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Buyback Yield
- 0.56%
- As of
- PepsiCo
PEP
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Buyback Yield
- 0.51%
- As of
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Buyback Yield
- 0.35%
- As of
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Buyback Yield
- 0.29%
- As of
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Buyback Yield
- 0.28%
- As of
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Buyback Yield
- 0.24%
- As of
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Buyback Yield
- 0.24%
- As of
- Costco
COST
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Buyback Yield
- 0.22%
- As of
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Buyback Yield
- 0.19%
- As of
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Buyback Yield
- 0.14%
- As of
- Monster Beverage
MNST
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Buyback Yield
- 0.14%
- As of
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Buyback Yield
- 0.04%
- As of
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Buyback Yield
- 0.02%
- As of
| # | Company | Sector | Buyback Yield | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albertsons Companies (ACI) | Consumer Defensive | 13.61% | |
| 2 | Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) | Consumer Defensive | 7.11% | |
| 3 | Kroger (KR) | Consumer Defensive | 6.59% | |
| 4 | Dollar Tree (DLTR) | Consumer Defensive | 6.40% | |
| 5 | Church & Dwight Co. (CHD) | Consumer Defensive | 4.42% | |
| 6 | Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) | Consumer Defensive | 4.00% | |
| 7 | Bunge Global S.A. (BG) | Consumer Defensive | 3.73% | |
| 8 | Constellation Brands (STZ) | Consumer Defensive | 3.35% | |
| 9 | Kraft Heinz (KHC) | Consumer Defensive | 3.04% | |
| 10 | General Mills (GIS) | Consumer Defensive | 2.71% | |
| 11 | Sysco (SYY) | Consumer Defensive | 2.59% | |
| 12 | Brown-Forman (BF-B) | Consumer Defensive | 2.44% | |
| 13 | Colgate-Palmolive (CL) | Consumer Defensive | 2.25% | |
| 14 | Clorox (CLX) | Consumer Defensive | 2.23% | |
| 15 | Lamb Weston (LW) | Consumer Defensive | 2.22% | |
| 16 | Target (TGT) | Consumer Defensive | 1.37% | |
| 17 | Procter & Gamble (PG) | Consumer Defensive | 1.24% | |
| 18 | Mondelez International (MDLZ) | Consumer Defensive | 1.24% | |
| 19 | Tyson Foods (TSN) | Consumer Defensive | 1.21% | |
| 20 | Andersons (ANDE) | Consumer Defensive | 1.06% | |
| 21 | Altria Group (MO) | Consumer Defensive | 1.03% | |
| 22 | Walmart (WMT) | Consumer Defensive | 0.85% | |
| 23 | Kenvue (KVUE) | Consumer Defensive | 0.77% | |
| 24 | Marzetti (MZTI) | Consumer Defensive | 0.58% | |
| 25 | Campbell Soup (CPB) | Consumer Defensive | 0.56% | |
| 26 | PepsiCo (PEP) | Consumer Defensive | 0.51% | |
| 27 | Estée Lauder Companies (EL) | Consumer Defensive | 0.35% | |
| 28 | McCormick & Company (MKC) | Consumer Defensive | 0.29% | |
| 29 | Coca-Cola (KO) | Consumer Defensive | 0.28% | |
| 30 | Tootsie Roll Industries (TR) | Consumer Defensive | 0.24% | |
| 31 | Kimberly-Clark (KMB) | Consumer Defensive | 0.24% | |
| 32 | Costco (COST) | Consumer Defensive | 0.22% | |
| 33 | Performance Food Group (PFGC) | Consumer Defensive | 0.19% | |
| 34 | Conagra Brands (CAG) | Consumer Defensive | 0.14% | |
| 35 | Monster Beverage (MNST) | Consumer Defensive | 0.14% | |
| 36 | J. M. Smucker (SJM) | Consumer Defensive | 0.04% | |
| 37 | Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) | Consumer Defensive | 0.02% |