Top Companies by Dividends Paid in Consumer Defensive
Largest public companies ranked by dividends paid in Consumer Defensive on a trailing twelve months basis. Compare top issuers, sector peers and historical…
How TTM dividends paid is measured
Trailing twelve months (TTM) dividends paid is the cash a company distributed to common shareholders over the most recent four fiscal quarters. The figure comes from the financing section of the cash flow statement and is shown as a positive amount paid out. Unlike buybacks, dividends are a recurring commitment — boards rarely cut them without signalling distress, so the leaderboard skews toward mature, free-cash-flow-rich businesses.
Compare against buyback spend for the other half of capital return, and free cash flow to gauge whether dividends are being funded from operating cash or borrowed money. Ranked in USD after period-average FX translation (IAS 21). 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 Dividends Paid — Consumer Defensive
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Dividends Paid
- $10.18B
- As of
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Dividends Paid
- $8.81B
- As of
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Dividends Paid
- $8.69B
- As of
- PepsiCo
PEP
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Dividends Paid
- $7.72B
- As of
- Walmart
WMT
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Dividends Paid
- $7.51B
- As of
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Dividends Paid
- $6.96B
- As of
- Costco
COST
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Dividends Paid
- $2.82B
- As of
- Kenvue
KVUE
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Dividends Paid
- $2.37B
- As of
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Dividends Paid
- $2.06B
- As of
- Target
TGT
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Dividends Paid
- $2.05B
- As of
- Kraft Heinz
KHC
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Dividends Paid
- $1.90B
- As of
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Dividends Paid
- $1.86B
- As of
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Dividends Paid
- $1.82B
- As of
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Dividends Paid
- $1.67B
- As of
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Dividends Paid
- $1.32B
- As of
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Dividends Paid
- $1.25B
- As of
- Hershey
HSY
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Dividends Paid
- $1.09B
- As of
- Sysco
SYY
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Dividends Paid
- $1.01B
- As of
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Dividends Paid
- $987.00M
- As of
- Kroger
KR
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Dividends Paid
- $885.00M
- As of
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Dividends Paid
- $715.70M
- As of
- Tyson Foods
TSN
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Dividends Paid
- $699.00M
- As of
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Dividends Paid
- $669.20M
- As of
- Hormel Foods
HRL
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Dividends Paid
- $637.71M
- As of
- Clorox
CLX
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Dividends Paid
- $602.00M
- As of
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Dividends Paid
- $519.51M
- As of
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Dividends Paid
- $507.00M
- As of
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Dividends Paid
- $469.00M
- As of
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Dividends Paid
- $462.40M
- As of
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Dividends Paid
- $459.00M
- As of
- Brown-Forman
BF-B
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Dividends Paid
- $428.00M
- As of
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Dividends Paid
- $376.30M
- As of
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Dividends Paid
- $376.20M
- As of
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Dividends Paid
- $322.70M
- As of
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Dividends Paid
- $287.20M
- As of
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Dividends Paid
- $206.90M
- As of
- Marzetti
MZTI
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Dividends Paid
- $106.29M
- As of
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Dividends Paid
- $66.43M
- As of
- Andersons
ANDE
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Dividends Paid
- $26.85M
- As of
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Dividends Paid
- $26.07M
- As of
| # | Company | Sector | Dividends Paid | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Procter & Gamble (PG) | Consumer Defensive | $10.18B | |
| 2 | Philip Morris International (PM) | Consumer Defensive | $8.81B | |
| 3 | Coca-Cola (KO) | Consumer Defensive | $8.69B | |
| 4 | PepsiCo (PEP) | Consumer Defensive | $7.72B | |
| 5 | Walmart (WMT) | Consumer Defensive | $7.51B | |
| 6 | Altria Group (MO) | Consumer Defensive | $6.96B | |
| 7 | Costco (COST) | Consumer Defensive | $2.82B | |
| 8 | Kenvue (KVUE) | Consumer Defensive | $2.37B | |
| 9 | Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) | Consumer Defensive | $2.06B | |
| 10 | Target (TGT) | Consumer Defensive | $2.05B | |
| 11 | Kraft Heinz (KHC) | Consumer Defensive | $1.90B | |
| 12 | Mondelez International (MDLZ) | Consumer Defensive | $1.86B | |
| 13 | Colgate-Palmolive (CL) | Consumer Defensive | $1.82B | |
| 14 | Kimberly-Clark (KMB) | Consumer Defensive | $1.67B | |
| 15 | General Mills (GIS) | Consumer Defensive | $1.32B | |
| 16 | Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) | Consumer Defensive | $1.25B | |
| 17 | Hershey (HSY) | Consumer Defensive | $1.09B | |
| 18 | Sysco (SYY) | Consumer Defensive | $1.01B | |
| 19 | Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) | Consumer Defensive | $987.00M | |
| 20 | Kroger (KR) | Consumer Defensive | $885.00M | |
| 21 | Constellation Brands (STZ) | Consumer Defensive | $715.70M | |
| 22 | Tyson Foods (TSN) | Consumer Defensive | $699.00M | |
| 23 | Conagra Brands (CAG) | Consumer Defensive | $669.20M | |
| 24 | Hormel Foods (HRL) | Consumer Defensive | $637.71M | |
| 25 | Clorox (CLX) | Consumer Defensive | $602.00M | |
| 26 | Dollar General (DG) | Consumer Defensive | $519.51M | |
| 27 | Estée Lauder Companies (EL) | Consumer Defensive | $507.00M | |
| 28 | Campbell Soup (CPB) | Consumer Defensive | $469.00M | |
| 29 | J. M. Smucker (SJM) | Consumer Defensive | $462.40M | |
| 30 | Bunge Global S.A. (BG) | Consumer Defensive | $459.00M | |
| 31 | Brown-Forman (BF-B) | Consumer Defensive | $428.00M | |
| 32 | Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) | Consumer Defensive | $376.30M | |
| 33 | McCormick & Company (MKC) | Consumer Defensive | $376.20M | |
| 34 | Albertsons Companies (ACI) | Consumer Defensive | $322.70M | |
| 35 | Church & Dwight Co. (CHD) | Consumer Defensive | $287.20M | |
| 36 | Lamb Weston (LW) | Consumer Defensive | $206.90M | |
| 37 | Marzetti (MZTI) | Consumer Defensive | $106.29M | |
| 38 | Universal Corporation (UVV) | Consumer Defensive | $66.43M | |
| 39 | Andersons (ANDE) | Consumer Defensive | $26.85M | |
| 40 | Tootsie Roll Industries (TR) | Consumer Defensive | $26.07M |