Here’s a list of the top defensive stocks for growth that pay dividends. Use the filters and sorting options to get the list of the top dividend stocks in this sector.
Dividend Stocks
| Logo | Symbol | Stock Type | Company | Sector | Industry | Price | Div Yield | 5Y Avg Yield | Current Div | Payouts/Year | Annualized | Previous Div | Ex-Date | Pay-Date | Low | High | Chowder Number | DGR 1Y | DGR 3Y | DGR 5Y | DGR 10Y | TTR 1Y | TTR 3Y | FV (Peter Lynch) | FV (Peter Lynch) % | EPS 1Y | Revenue 1Y | NPM | CF/Share | ROE | Current R | Debt/Capital | ROTC | P/E | P/BV | PEG |
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 | TPB | Challenger | Turning Point Brands, Inc. | Consumer Defensive | Tobacco | $91.53 | 32.78% | 72.14% | $0.075 | 4 | $0.300 | $0.075 | Sep 19, 2025 | — | $42.47 | $104.76 | 9.0 | 7.3% | 7.9% | 8.6% | — | 111.6% | 64.8% | $14.00 | 554.0% | 0.0% | -11.0% | 10.3% | $3.34 | 27.9% | 4.2 | 58.0% | 9.1% | 32.7x | 7.6x | 4.89 |
 | WMT | Champion | Walmart Inc. | Consumer Defensive | Discount Stores | $101.84 | 92.30% | 135.04% | $0.235 | 4 | $0.940 | $0.235 | Aug 15, 2025 | — | $79.76 | $106.11 | 5.9 | 12.2% | 7.1% | 5.0% | 3.5% | 29.5% | 34.3% | $66.25 | 54.0% | 0.0% | 5.0% | 3.1% | $4.82 | 23.4% | 0.8 | 38.0% | 15.0% | 38.4x | 9.0x | 2.99 |
 | PM | Contender | Philip Morris International Inc | Consumer Defensive | Tobacco | $157.73 | 372.79% | 525.10% | $1.470 | 4 | $5.880 | $1.350 | Oct 3, 2025 | — | $116.12 | $186.69 | 7.0 | 5.1% | 3.2% | 3.2% | 3.2% | 40.1% | 30.2% | $113.09 | 39.0% | 0.0% | 7.7% | 21.1% | $6.69 | — | 0.8 | 1.4% | 26.7% | 23.3x | —x | 2.06 |
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| COST | Contender | Costco Wholesale Corporation | Consumer Defensive | Discount Stores | $954.99 | 54.45% | 119.04% | $1.300 | 4 | $5.200 | $1.300 | Aug 1, 2025 | — | $867.34 | $1,078.23 | 13.3 | -74.6% | 13.3% | 12.8% | -2.8% | 8.7% | 30.1% | $91.20 | 947.0% | 0.0% | 8.2% | 2.9% | $30.09 | 30.7% | 1.0 | — | 24.3% | 52.4x | 14.5x | 5.06 |
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| MO | Champion | Altria Group, Inc. | Consumer Defensive | Tobacco | $66.54 | 637.21% | 903.14% | $1.060 | 4 | $4.240 | $1.020 | Sep 15, 2025 | — | $48.86 | $68.60 | 10.4 | 4.0% | 4.2% | 4.0% | 6.8% | 52.1% | 25.1% | $25.85 | 157.0% | 0.0% | -0.3% | 43.4% | $5.28 | — | 0.4 | 1.2% | 43.1% | 12.9x | —x | 4.41 |
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| GHC | Challenger | Graham Holdings Company | Consumer Defensive | Education & Training Services | $965.91 | 74.54% | 95.17% | $1.800 | 4 | $7.200 | $1.800 | Jul 17, 2025 | — | $770.06 | $1,200.00 | 4.9 | 4.6% | 14.5% | 4.2% | -1.9% | 20.3% | 21.1% | $770.30 | 25.0% | 0.0% | 8.5% | 0.0% | $145.67 | 16.1% | 1.3 | 14.0% | 0.0% | 6.3x | 1.0x | 0.16 |
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| KR | Contender | Kroger Company (The) | Consumer Defensive | Grocery Stores | $69.10 | 202.60% | 211.82% | $0.350 | 4 | $1.400 | $0.320 | Aug 15, 2025 | — | $55.60 | $74.90 | 16.7 | 10.1% | 13.8% | 14.7% | 13.1% | 26.8% | 20.4% | $98.50 | -30.0% | 0.0% | -1.9% | 1.9% | $9.08 | 25.1% | 1.0 | 72.0% | 7.8% | 17.5x | 5.6x | 1.79 |
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| ACU | Challenger | Acme | Consumer Defensive | Household & Personal Products | $38.35 | 166.88% | 176.90% | $0.160 | 4 | $0.640 | $0.160 | Oct 3, 2025 | — | $34.35 | $45.42 | 6.9 | 3.3% | 4.7% | 5.3% | 5.6% | -11.0% | 18.7% | $12.75 | 201.0% | 0.0% | — | 7.1% | $4.80 | 9.5% | 4.3 | 22.0% | 7.3% | 15.0x | 1.3x | — |
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| INGR | Contender | Ingredion Incorporated | Consumer Defensive | Packaged Foods | $121.45 | 202.55% | 279.00% | $0.820 | 3 | $2.460 | $0.800 | Oct 1, 2025 | — | $118.56 | $155.44 | 7.0 | 2.5% | 6.6% | 4.9% | 6.5% | -4.8% | 17.8% | $51.20 | 137.0% | 0.0% | -9.0% | 9.2% | $18.34 | 17.2% | 2.8 | 29.0% | 11.6% | 11.9x | 1.9x | 3.17 |
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| KOF | Challenger | Coca Cola Femsa S.A.B. de C.V. | Consumer Defensive | Beverages – Non-Alcoholic | $81.33 | 480.02% | 421.85% | $0.976 | 4 | $3.904 | $0.884 | Jul 15, 2025 | — | $72.68 | $101.74 | 11.4 | -36.2% | 0.2% | 6.6% | 2.1% | -1.0% | 17.1% | $30.40 | 168.0% | 0.0% | -4.5% | 8.2% | $157.07 | 17.6% | 1.1 | 37.0% | 0.6% | 13.4x | 0.1x | 0.81 |
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| FDP | Challenger | Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc. | Consumer Defensive | Farm Products | $33.58 | 357.36% | 275.72% | $0.300 | 4 | $1.200 | $0.300 | Aug 13, 2025 | — | $26.50 | $40.75 | 36.2 | 21.1% | 24.2% | 32.7% | 8.7% | 20.3% | 15.1% | $15.60 | 115.0% | 0.0% | -0.9% | 3.5% | $4.13 | 7.5% | 2.1 | 14.0% | 6.3% | 10.8x | 0.8x | 0.86 |
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| ANDE | Champion | The Andersons, Inc. | Consumer Defensive | Food Distribution | $47.48 | 123.21% | 181.73% | $0.195 | 3 | $0.585 | $0.195 | Oct 1, 2025 | — | $31.03 | $51.58 | 3.4 | 2.6% | 2.7% | 2.2% | 3.4% | 2.1% | 14.3% | $11.75 | 304.0% | 0.0% | -23.7% | 0.7% | $6.31 | 8.2% | 2.0 | 30.0% | 4.1% | 20.2x | 1.2x | 0.37 |
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| UVV | Champion | Universal Corporation | Consumer Defensive | Tobacco | $53.67 | 611.14% | 707.27% | $0.820 | 4 | $3.280 | $0.820 | Oct 10, 2025 | — | $49.40 | $67.33 | 7.4 | 1.2% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 4.6% | 20.1% | 13.9% | $20.55 | 161.0% | 0.0% | -100.0% | 6.9% | $7.41 | 8.9% | 2.5 | 31.0% | 2.0% | 13.1x | 0.9x | — |
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| IPAR | Challenger | Interparfums, Inc. | Consumer Defensive | Household & Personal Products | $95.05 | 336.66% | 208.75% | $0.800 | 4 | $3.200 | $0.800 | Sep 15, 2025 | — | $91.06 | $148.15 | 40.1 | 9.6% | 21.6% | 36.7% | 20.0% | -14.7% | 11.0% | $25.10 | 279.0% | 0.0% | 10.2% | 11.0% | $6.81 | 20.4% | 3.0 | 17.0% | 17.2% | 18.9x | 3.6x | 2.05 |
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| KO | Champion | Coca-Cola Company (The) | Consumer Defensive | Beverages – Non-Alcoholic | $67.04 | 304.30% | 307.91% | $0.510 | 4 | $2.040 | $0.510 | Sep 15, 2025 | — | $60.62 | $74.38 | 7.4 | 5.2% | 5.0% | 4.3% | 4.5% | 2.2% | 10.6% | $14.10 | 375.0% | 0.0% | 2.4% | 25.8% | $0.30 | 42.4% | 1.2 | 61.0% | 17.4% | 23.8x | 10.1x | 3.03 |
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| PG | Champion | Procter & Gamble Company (The) | Consumer Defensive | Household & Personal Products | $149.69 | 282.45% | 250.95% | $1.057 | 4 | $4.228 | $1.057 | Jul 18, 2025 | — | $149.45 | $180.43 | 8.9 | 6.0% | 5.0% | 6.1% | 4.7% | -7.8% | 9.5% | $32.55 | 360.0% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 19.0% | $7.61 | 31.2% | 0.7 | 33.0% | 20.9% | 23.0x | 6.8x | 3.96 |
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| TR | Champion | Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc. | Consumer Defensive | Confectioners | $43.50 | 82.76% | 102.22% | $0.090 | 4 | $0.360 | $0.090 | Oct 7, 2025 | — | $28.32 | $44.27 | 3.5 | 3.0% | 2.7% | 2.7% | 2.9% | 50.8% | 9.3% | $6.20 | 602.0% | 0.0% | 0.7% | 0.0% | $3.00 | 10.5% | 4.0 | 1.0% | 0.0% | 35.1x | 3.6x | — |
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| CHD | Champion | Church & Dwight Company, Inc. | Consumer Defensive | Household & Personal Products | $88.48 | 133.36% | 113.89% | $0.295 | 4 | $1.180 | $0.295 | Aug 15, 2025 | — | $85.08 | $116.46 | 5.6 | 3.9% | 3.9% | 4.3% | 5.9% | -13.1% | 8.8% | $31.72 | 179.0% | 0.0% | 4.1% | 8.7% | $4.40 | 12.1% | 1.9 | 33.0% | 8.0% | 41.7x | 4.9x | 5.53 |
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| KMB | Champion | Kimberly-Clark Corporation | Consumer Defensive | Household & Personal Products | $119.57 | 421.51% | 371.62% | $1.260 | 4 | $5.040 | $1.260 | Sep 5, 2025 | — | $119.36 | $150.45 | 7.6 | 3.3% | 2.7% | 3.4% | 3.7% | -9.1% | 6.7% | $36.55 | 227.0% | 0.0% | -1.8% | 12.9% | $8.66 | 184.2% | 0.8 | 84.0% | 31.2% | 16.4x | 31.2x | 5.78 |
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| SYY | Champion | Sysco Corporation | Consumer Defensive | Food Distribution | $80.09 | 269.70% | 275.84% | $0.540 | 4 | $2.160 | $0.540 | Oct 3, 2025 | — | $67.12 | $83.47 | 5.8 | 4.0% | 3.0% | 3.1% | 5.8% | 11.4% | 6.5% | $18.65 | 329.0% | 0.0% | 3.2% | 2.3% | $5.25 | 97.6% | 1.2 | 88.0% | 12.2% | 21.5x | 20.9x | 2.00 |
 | MDLZ | Contender | Mondelez International, Inc. | Consumer Defensive | Confectioners | $61.66 | 243.27% | 246.74% | $0.500 | 3 | $1.500 | $0.470 | Sep 30, 2025 | — | $53.95 | $72.35 | 12.7 | 9.5% | 10.0% | 10.3% | 11.9% | -8.9% | 6.4% | $13.65 | 352.0% | 0.0% | 1.2% | 9.8% | $3.22 | 13.6% | 0.6 | 42.0% | 8.3% | 22.6x | 3.1x | 2.46 |
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| CL | Champion | Colgate-Palmolive Company | Consumer Defensive | Household & Personal Products | $77.63 | 267.94% | 233.07% | $0.520 | 4 | $2.080 | $0.520 | Jul 18, 2025 | — | $76.68 | $101.89 | 5.9 | 4.1% | 3.5% | 3.2% | 6.2% | -19.5% | 6.2% | $17.80 | 336.0% | 0.0% | 3.3% | 14.6% | $4.85 | 398.0% | 0.9 | 91.0% | 37.4% | 21.8x | 89.3x | 3.63 |
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| MZTI | Champion | The Marzetti Company | Consumer Defensive | Packaged Foods | $168.33 | 225.75% | 192.03% | $0.950 | 4 | $3.800 | $0.950 | Sep 8, 2025 | — | $156.14 | $202.63 | 8.6 | 5.6% | 5.9% | 6.3% | 7.5% | 0.0% | 2.5% | $30.40 | 454.0% | 0.0% | 2.0% | 8.8% | $9.50 | 17.4% | 2.4 | 4.0% | 16.4% | 27.7x | 4.6x | 5.68 |
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| CLX | Champion | Clorox Company (The) | Consumer Defensive | Household & Personal Products | $118.36 | 419.06% | 314.26% | $1.240 | 4 | $4.960 | $1.220 | Aug 13, 2025 | — | $116.53 | $171.37 | 6.9 | 1.7% | 1.7% | 2.7% | 5.1% | -22.0% | 1.3% | $32.60 | 263.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 11.4% | $8.06 | 169.2% | 0.8 | 90.0% | 28.0% | 18.2x | 45.2x | 1.31 |
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| PEP | Champion | Pepsico, Inc. | Consumer Defensive | Beverages – Non-Alcoholic | $150.08 | 379.26% | 308.74% | $1.423 | 4 | $5.692 | $1.423 | Sep 5, 2025 | — | $127.60 | $177.50 | 10.8 | 6.0% | 7.7% | 7.0% | 7.4% | -7.5% | -0.6% | $26.25 | 472.0% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 7.8% | $8.91 | 39.9% | 0.8 | 68.0% | 12.6% | 28.6x | 10.6x | 5.20 |
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| MKC | Champion | McCormick & Company, Incorporat | Consumer Defensive | Packaged Foods | $65.30 | 275.65% | 201.60% | $0.450 | 4 | $1.800 | $0.450 | Oct 14, 2025 | — | $63.66 | $86.24 | 10.5 | 7.1% | 6.7% | 7.7% | 8.4% | -15.2% | -0.8% | $14.40 | 353.0% | 0.0% | 0.9% | 11.5% | $3.47 | 13.9% | 0.7 | 36.0% | 8.9% | 22.7x | 3.1x | 3.58 |
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| HSY | Contender | The Hershey Company | Consumer Defensive | Confectioners | $191.60 | 286.01% | 234.20% | $1.370 | 4 | $5.480 | $1.370 | Aug 15, 2025 | — | $140.13 | $208.03 | 14.8 | 3.4% | 13.6% | 11.9% | 9.6% | 10.2% | -1.5% | $37.65 | 409.0% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 13.5% | $14.49 | 35.9% | 1.5 | 55.0% | 17.0% | 25.4x | 8.6x | 1.83 |
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| TSN | Contender | Tyson Foods, Inc. | Consumer Defensive | Farm Products | $52.81 | 378.72% | 304.03% | $0.500 | 4 | $2.000 | $0.500 | Aug 29, 2025 | — | $51.07 | $65.95 | 7.3 | 2.0% | 2.8% | 3.5% | 17.5% | -6.4% | -2.1% | $11.00 | 380.0% | 0.0% | 0.8% | 1.5% | $7.83 | 4.4% | 1.7 | 31.0% | 2.9% | 24.0x | 1.0x | 6.51 |
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| JBSS | Challenger | John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. | Consumer Defensive | Packaged Foods | $60.92 | 492.45% | 417.76% | $1.500 | 2 | $3.000 | $2.100 | Aug 19, 2025 | — | $58.47 | $97.47 | -18.0 | -51.6% | -12.6% | -22.9% | 0.0% | -34.0% | -3.5% | $25.15 | 142.0% | 0.0% | -100.0% | 26.6% | $3.38 | 17.3% | 2.2 | 10.0% | 15.7% | 12.1x | 2.0x | — |
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| SJM | Champion | The J.M. Smucker Company | Consumer Defensive | Packaged Foods | $103.52 | 425.04% | 334.48% | $1.100 | 4 | $4.400 | $1.080 | Aug 15, 2025 | — | $93.30 | $125.42 | 8.4 | 1.9% | 2.8% | 4.2% | 5.3% | -7.7% | -5.3% | $47.90 | 116.0% | 0.0% | 6.7% | -16.8% | $9.63 | -21.3% | 0.8 | 55.0% | -10.8% | —x | 1.9x | — |
 | LW | Challenger | Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. | Consumer Defensive | Packaged Foods | $63.98 | 231.32% | 157.03% | $0.370 | 4 | $1.480 | $0.370 | Aug 1, 2025 | — | $47.87 | $83.98 | 12.9 | 8.1% | 14.9% | 10.6% | — | -3.9% | -6.4% | $52.00 | 23.0% | 0.0% | -0.3% | 4.6% | $6.39 | 16.2% | 1.5 | 67.0% | 5.5% | 30.8x | 5.0x | 2.06 |
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| KDP | Challenger | Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. | Consumer Defensive | Beverages – Non-Alcoholic | $26.93 | 341.63% | 257.31% | $0.230 | 4 | $0.920 | $0.230 | Sep 26, 2025 | — | $25.03 | $37.27 | 12.3 | 5.1% | 6.4% | 8.9% | -6.7% | -21.7% | -6.8% | $8.82 | 205.0% | 0.0% | 3.6% | 6.5% | $1.56 | 6.2% | 0.6 | 38.0% | 2.6% | 23.8x | 1.5x | 3.61 |
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| ADM | Champion | Archer-Daniels-Midland Company | Consumer Defensive | Farm Products | $60.84 | 335.31% | 277.87% | $0.510 | 4 | $2.040 | $0.510 | Aug 20, 2025 | — | $40.98 | $64.38 | 10.6 | 4.1% | 8.9% | 7.3% | 6.5% | 12.8% | -8.1% | $11.50 | 429.0% | 0.0% | -9.0% | 1.3% | $11.61 | 4.8% | 1.4 | 28.0% | 3.6% | 26.5x | 1.3x | 1.51 |
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| JJSF | Contender | J & J Snack Foods Corp. | Consumer Defensive | Packaged Foods | $92.95 | 344.27% | 190.86% | $0.800 | 4 | $3.200 | $0.780 | Sep 16, 2025 | — | $91.30 | $180.80 | 9.9 | 5.2% | 6.5% | 6.4% | 8.1% | -41.5% | -9.1% | $21.45 | 333.0% | 0.0% | 1.0% | 5.2% | $7.45 | 8.8% | 2.4 | 13.0% | 7.7% | 21.7x | 1.9x | 1.49 |
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| GIS | Challenger | General Mills, Inc. | Consumer Defensive | Packaged Foods | $49.34 | 494.53% | 375.27% | $0.610 | 4 | $2.440 | $0.610 | Oct 10, 2025 | — | $48.29 | $72.55 | 9.0 | 1.7% | 4.8% | 4.1% | 3.4% | -23.6% | -9.8% | $132.25 | -63.0% | 0.0% | -1.9% | 15.2% | $5.04 | 30.9% | 0.7 | 56.0% | 13.5% | 9.3x | 2.8x | 2.40 |
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| STZ | Contender | Constellation Brands, Inc. | Consumer Defensive | Beverages – Brewers | $138.89 | 293.76% | 153.54% | $1.020 | 4 | $4.080 | $1.020 | Jul 30, 2025 | — | $131.20 | $245.31 | 9.2 | 6.8% | 9.2% | 6.2% | 20.7% | -40.0% | -12.2% | $34.40 | 304.0% | 0.0% | 2.5% | 12.7% | $15.82 | 15.9% | 1.1 | 57.0% | 6.9% | 20.2x | 3.2x | 2.47 |
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| CAG | Challenger | ConAgra Brands, Inc. | Consumer Defensive | Packaged Foods | $18.34 | 763.36% | 450.76% | $0.350 | 4 | $1.400 | $0.350 | Jul 30, 2025 | — | $17.89 | $30.47 | 18.1 | 0.0% | 3.3% | 10.4% | 6.0% | -29.6% | -12.7% | $8.85 | 107.0% | 0.0% | -3.6% | 7.4% | $3.23 | 9.7% | 1.1 | 45.0% | 5.5% | 10.4x | 1.0x | 1.55 |
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| TGT | Champion | Target Corporation | Consumer Defensive | Discount Stores | $85.53 | 533.15% | 267.83% | $1.140 | 4 | $4.560 | $1.120 | Aug 13, 2025 | — | $85.36 | $161.50 | 16.4 | 1.8% | 6.0% | 11.1% | 7.8% | -41.0% | -13.6% | $214.50 | -60.0% | 0.0% | -0.8% | 3.7% | $14.05 | 26.3% | 1.0 | 55.0% | 11.9% | 10.0x | 2.5x | 1.17 |
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| HRL | Champion | Hormel Foods Corporation | Consumer Defensive | Packaged Foods | $23.65 | 490.49% | 315.89% | $0.290 | 4 | $1.160 | $0.290 | Oct 14, 2025 | — | $23.13 | $33.80 | 9.9 | 2.5% | 3.7% | 5.0% | 6.8% | -17.2% | -15.0% | $34.25 | -31.0% | 0.0% | -1.6% | 6.3% | $1.69 | 9.4% | 2.5 | 26.0% | 6.9% | 17.3x | 1.6x | 2.19 |
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| FLO | Contender | Flowers Foods, Inc. | Consumer Defensive | Packaged Foods | $12.76 | 777.43% | 414.39% | $0.248 | 4 | $0.992 | $0.248 | Sep 5, 2025 | — | $12.42 | $23.04 | 12.4 | 3.8% | 4.3% | 4.6% | 5.8% | -36.8% | -16.3% | $5.20 | 145.0% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 4.3% | $2.42 | 15.6% | 1.3 | 58.0% | 6.7% | 12.3x | 1.9x | 34.08 |
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| DG | Challenger | Dollar General Corporation | Consumer Defensive | Discount Stores | $99.22 | 237.86% | 152.71% | $0.590 | 4 | $2.360 | $0.590 | Oct 7, 2025 | — | $66.43 | $117.95 | 13.4 | 0.0% | 4.5% | 11.0% | 13.6% | 26.3% | -23.7% | $135.00 | -27.0% | 0.0% | 5.0% | 2.9% | $14.35 | 15.6% | 1.3 | 66.0% | 5.1% | 18.4x | 2.7x | 1.92 |
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| SPTN | Contender | SpartanNash Company | Consumer Defensive | Food Distribution | $26.29 | 334.73% | 386.49% | $0.220 | 4 | $0.880 | $0.220 | Sep 15, 2025 | — | $17.30 | $27.07 | 6.1 | 1.2% | 1.9% | 2.7% | 5.3% | — | — | $8.95 | 201.0% | — | -1.9% | -0.2% | $5.50 | -2.1% | 1.6 | 57.0% | -0.9% | —x | 1.2x | — |
