Top Companies by Shareholder Yield in Consumer Defensive
Largest public companies ranked by shareholder yield in Consumer Defensive on a trailing twelve months basis. Compare top issuers, sector peers and historical…
How shareholder yield is measured
Shareholder yield is trailing-twelve-month buybacks plus dividends paid, divided by current market capitalization. It captures the total cash a company returns to common shareholders over the past year as a percentage of equity value — a single number that weighs repurchases and dividends equally and makes capital-return-heavy small-caps comparable to dividend-heavy mega-caps.
Decomposed components live at buyback yield and dividends paid. Companies that show up here usually have low reinvestment needs — software franchises, consumer staples, regulated utilities. Both numerator and denominator are translated to USD (IAS 21 closing rate) so global filers stay comparable. 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 Shareholder Yield — Consumer Defensive
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Shareholder Yield
- 16.92%
- As of
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Shareholder Yield
- 11.25%
- As of
- Kraft Heinz
KHC
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Shareholder Yield
- 9.67%
- As of
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Shareholder Yield
- 8.99%
- As of
- Kroger
KR
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Shareholder Yield
- 8.75%
- As of
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Shareholder Yield
- 8.23%
- As of
- Kenvue
KVUE
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Shareholder Yield
- 7.95%
- As of
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Shareholder Yield
- 7.16%
- As of
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Shareholder Yield
- 6.83%
- As of
- Dollar Tree
DLTR
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Shareholder Yield
- 6.40%
- As of
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Shareholder Yield
- 6.39%
- As of
- Clorox
CLX
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Shareholder Yield
- 6.29%
- As of
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Shareholder Yield
- 5.93%
- As of
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Shareholder Yield
- 5.83%
- As of
- Target
TGT
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Shareholder Yield
- 5.66%
- As of
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Shareholder Yield
- 5.44%
- As of
- Sysco
SYY
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Shareholder Yield
- 5.37%
- As of
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Shareholder Yield
- 5.22%
- As of
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Shareholder Yield
- 5.10%
- As of
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Shareholder Yield
- 5.10%
- As of
- Brown-Forman
BF-B
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Shareholder Yield
- 5.03%
- As of
- Tyson Foods
TSN
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Shareholder Yield
- 4.92%
- As of
- Hormel Foods
HRL
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Shareholder Yield
- 4.88%
- As of
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Shareholder Yield
- 4.75%
- As of
- PepsiCo
PEP
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Shareholder Yield
- 4.44%
- As of
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Shareholder Yield
- 3.91%
- As of
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Shareholder Yield
- 3.84%
- As of
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Shareholder Yield
- 3.78%
- As of
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Shareholder Yield
- 3.55%
- As of
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Shareholder Yield
- 3.53%
- As of
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Shareholder Yield
- 3.31%
- As of
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Shareholder Yield
- 3.17%
- As of
- Hershey
HSY
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Shareholder Yield
- 2.93%
- As of
- Marzetti
MZTI
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Shareholder Yield
- 2.82%
- As of
- Andersons
ANDE
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Shareholder Yield
- 2.55%
- As of
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Shareholder Yield
- 2.40%
- As of
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Shareholder Yield
- 2.09%
- As of
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Shareholder Yield
- 1.65%
- As of
- Walmart
WMT
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Shareholder Yield
- 1.64%
- As of
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Shareholder Yield
- 1.22%
- As of
- Costco
COST
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Shareholder Yield
- 0.89%
- As of
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Shareholder Yield
- 0.19%
- As of
- Monster Beverage
MNST
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Shareholder Yield
- 0.14%
- As of
| # | Company | Sector | Shareholder Yield | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albertsons Companies (ACI) | Consumer Defensive | 16.92% | |
| 2 | Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) | Consumer Defensive | 11.25% | |
| 3 | Kraft Heinz (KHC) | Consumer Defensive | 9.67% | |
| 4 | Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) | Consumer Defensive | 8.99% | |
| 5 | Kroger (KR) | Consumer Defensive | 8.75% | |
| 6 | Altria Group (MO) | Consumer Defensive | 8.23% | |
| 7 | Kenvue (KVUE) | Consumer Defensive | 7.95% | |
| 8 | General Mills (GIS) | Consumer Defensive | 7.16% | |
| 9 | Bunge Global S.A. (BG) | Consumer Defensive | 6.83% | |
| 10 | Dollar Tree (DLTR) | Consumer Defensive | 6.40% | |
| 11 | Conagra Brands (CAG) | Consumer Defensive | 6.39% | |
| 12 | Clorox (CLX) | Consumer Defensive | 6.29% | |
| 13 | Constellation Brands (STZ) | Consumer Defensive | 5.93% | |
| 14 | Church & Dwight Co. (CHD) | Consumer Defensive | 5.83% | |
| 15 | Target (TGT) | Consumer Defensive | 5.66% | |
| 16 | Campbell Soup (CPB) | Consumer Defensive | 5.44% | |
| 17 | Sysco (SYY) | Consumer Defensive | 5.37% | |
| 18 | Kimberly-Clark (KMB) | Consumer Defensive | 5.22% | |
| 19 | Colgate-Palmolive (CL) | Consumer Defensive | 5.10% | |
| 20 | Lamb Weston (LW) | Consumer Defensive | 5.10% | |
| 21 | Brown-Forman (BF-B) | Consumer Defensive | 5.03% | |
| 22 | Tyson Foods (TSN) | Consumer Defensive | 4.92% | |
| 23 | Hormel Foods (HRL) | Consumer Defensive | 4.88% | |
| 24 | Universal Corporation (UVV) | Consumer Defensive | 4.75% | |
| 25 | PepsiCo (PEP) | Consumer Defensive | 4.44% | |
| 26 | Mondelez International (MDLZ) | Consumer Defensive | 3.91% | |
| 27 | Procter & Gamble (PG) | Consumer Defensive | 3.84% | |
| 28 | J. M. Smucker (SJM) | Consumer Defensive | 3.78% | |
| 29 | Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) | Consumer Defensive | 3.55% | |
| 30 | Philip Morris International (PM) | Consumer Defensive | 3.53% | |
| 31 | Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) | Consumer Defensive | 3.31% | |
| 32 | Coca-Cola (KO) | Consumer Defensive | 3.17% | |
| 33 | Hershey (HSY) | Consumer Defensive | 2.93% | |
| 34 | Marzetti (MZTI) | Consumer Defensive | 2.82% | |
| 35 | Andersons (ANDE) | Consumer Defensive | 2.55% | |
| 36 | McCormick & Company (MKC) | Consumer Defensive | 2.40% | |
| 37 | Estée Lauder Companies (EL) | Consumer Defensive | 2.09% | |
| 38 | Dollar General (DG) | Consumer Defensive | 1.65% | |
| 39 | Walmart (WMT) | Consumer Defensive | 1.64% | |
| 40 | Tootsie Roll Industries (TR) | Consumer Defensive | 1.22% | |
| 41 | Costco (COST) | Consumer Defensive | 0.89% | |
| 42 | Performance Food Group (PFGC) | Consumer Defensive | 0.19% | |
| 43 | Monster Beverage (MNST) | Consumer Defensive | 0.14% |