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 | TPB | Challenger | Turning Point Brands, Inc. | Consumer Defensive | Tobacco | $55.64 | 0.58% | 0.70% | $0.080 | 4 | $0.320 | $0.080 | Sep 18, 2026 | Oct 9, 2026 | $54.69 | $146.90 | 8.5 | 6.8% | 7.3% | 7.9% | — | -36.5% | 35.5% | $11.60 | 380.0% | 0.0% | 28.4% | 11.5% | $1.61 | 17.6% | 5.7 | 41.0% | 8.2% | 24.0x | 2.6x | 0.05 |
PM | PM | Contender | Philip Morris International Inc | Consumer Defensive | Tobacco | $187.46 | 3.41% | 4.84% | $1.600 | 4 | $6.400 | $1.470 | Oct 2, 2026 | Oct 26, 2026 | $142.11 | $207.76 | 7.8 | 8.9% | 5.6% | 4.4% | 3.9% | 30.7% | 33.5% | $34.80 | 439.0% | 0.0% | 7.3% | 25.6% | $9.15 | — | 1.0 | 1.3% | 32.4% | 26.9x | —x | 2.25 |
ACU | ACU | Challenger | Acme | Consumer Defensive | Household & Personal Products | $61.91 | 1.03% | 1.70% | $0.160 | 4 | $0.640 | $0.160 | Oct 2, 2026 | Oct 22, 2026 | $35.50 | $64.17 | 5.7 | 4.9% | 4.6% | 4.6% | 5.1% | 46.0% | 31.3% | $11.90 | 420.0% | 0.0% | 1.1% | 4.6% | $6.81 | 8.4% | 3.2 | 23.0% | 6.4% | 26.0x | 2.0x | 1.54 |
MO | MO | King | Altria Group, Inc. | Consumer Defensive | Tobacco | $71.68 | 6.19% | 8.83% | $1.110 | 4 | $4.440 | $1.060 | Sep 15, 2026 | Oct 9, 2026 | $54.70 | $77.06 | 10.5 | 4.1% | 4.1% | 4.3% | 6.4% | 21.9% | 31.0% | $23.75 | 202.0% | 0.0% | -1.5% | 39.0% | $5.63 | — | 0.5 | 1.1% | 38.3% | 15.1x | —x | 2.75 |
WMT | WMT | King | Walmart Inc. | Consumer Defensive | Discount Stores | $104.26 | 0.95% | 1.19% | $0.248 | 4 | $0.992 | $0.248 | Dec 11, 2026 | Jan 4, 2027 | $98.88 | $135.16 | 7.0 | 7.2% | 9.0% | 6.0% | 4.0% | 4.0% | 27.0% | $57.93 | 80.0% | 0.0% | 4.7% | 3.0% | $5.39 | 22.3% | 0.8 | 37.0% | 14.5% | 37.8x | 8.4x | 3.54 |
KO | KO | King | Coca-Cola Company (The) | Consumer Defensive | Beverages – Non-Alcoholic | $88.05 | 2.41% | 2.96% | $0.530 | 4 | $2.120 | $0.530 | Sep 15, 2026 | Oct 1, 2026 | $66.00 | $92.49 | 7.1 | 4.2% | 4.9% | 4.7% | 4.3% | 38.0% | 23.0% | $16.65 | 429.0% | 0.0% | 2.5% | 28.6% | $3.80 | 42.1% | 1.3 | 51.0% | 19.4% | 26.4x | 10.5x | 4.00 |
TGT | TGT | King | Target Corporation | Consumer Defensive | Discount Stores | $156.00 | 2.97% | 3.25% | $1.160 | 4 | $4.640 | $1.140 | Nov 10, 2026 | Dec 1, 2026 | $83.44 | $170.75 | 12.2 | 1.8% | 1.8% | 9.3% | 7.2% | 87.7% | 19.5% | $240.75 | -35.0% | 0.0% | -1.7% | 4.1% | $19.20 | 26.4% | 1.0 | 50.0% | 12.8% | 16.2x | 4.0x | 2.13 |
COST | COST | Contender | Costco Wholesale Corporation | Consumer Defensive | Discount Stores | $920.65 | 0.64% | 1.16% | $1.470 | 4 | $5.880 | $1.470 | Jul 24, 2026 | Aug 7, 2026 | $844.06 | $1,096.50 | -15.0 | 12.6% | 13.0% | -15.7% | 12.5% | 1.8% | 19.2% | $103.80 | 787.0% | 0.0% | 10.1% | 3.0% | $35.70 | 28.4% | 1.1 | 20.0% | 23.4% | 44.4x | 11.4x | 4.64 |
KOF | KOF | Challenger | Coca Cola Femsa S.A.B. de C.V. | Consumer Defensive | Beverages – Non-Alcoholic | $106.50 | 2.11% | 3.55% | $1.125 | 2 | $2.250 | $1.087 | Oct 9, 2026 | Oct 23, 2026 | $80.22 | $117.09 | 0.5 | -34.4% | -9.3% | -1.6% | 1.6% | 36.7% | 16.6% | $3.95 | 2,596.0% | 0.0% | 23.7% | 8.1% | $209.51 | 17.1% | 1.0 | 34.0% | 0.6% | 134.8x | 2.9x | 18.08 |
KR | KR | Contender | Kroger Company (The) | Consumer Defensive | Grocery Stores | $59.03 | 2.64% | 2.16% | $0.390 | 4 | $1.560 | $0.350 | Nov 16, 2026 | Dec 1, 2026 | $54.15 | $76.58 | 16.6 | 9.9% | 10.4% | 13.9% | 12.7% | -6.7% | 13.6% | $11.25 | 425.0% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.7% | $11.36 | 14.4% | 0.7 | 79.0% | 3.7% | 32.8x | 6.0x | 0.57 |
ANDE | ANDE | Champion | The Andersons, Inc. | Consumer Defensive | Food Distribution | $69.59 | 1.15% | 1.54% | $0.200 | 4 | $0.800 | $0.200 | Oct 1, 2026 | Oct 22, 2026 | $37.69 | $82.11 | 3.7 | 2.6% | 2.7% | 2.6% | 2.8% | 84.8% | 12.4% | $25.85 | 169.0% | 0.0% | -2.2% | 1.6% | $9.48 | 12.2% | 1.5 | 30.0% | 9.7% | 13.5x | 1.8x | 0.89 |
TR | TR | King | Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc. | Consumer Defensive | Confectioners | $37.60 | 0.96% | 0.94% | $0.090 | 4 | $0.360 | $0.087 | Jun 18, 2026 | Oct 16, 2026 | $33.44 | $45.06 | 3.8 | 3.0% | 2.7% | 2.8% | 2.4% | -2.5% | 11.8% | — | — | 0.0% | — | 13.0% | $2.89 | 10.3% | 2.9 | 0.0% | — | 29.6x | 3.0x | — |
DMC | DMC | Challenger | Del Monte Corporation | Consumer Defensive | Farm Products | $30.71 | 3.91% | 3.16% | $0.300 | 4 | $1.200 | $0.300 | Aug 12, 2026 | Sep 4, 2026 | $26.47 | $43.58 | 25.6 | 4.3% | 19.7% | 21.7% | 8.6% | -5.7% | 10.9% | $3.55 | 765.0% | 0.0% | 1.0% | 0.8% | $3.82 | 1.8% | 2.2 | — | 1.4% | 43.3x | 0.7x | 2.35 |
SYY | SYY | King | Sysco Corporation | Consumer Defensive | Food Distribution | $77.49 | 2.84% | 2.87% | $0.550 | 4 | $2.200 | $0.550 | Oct 2, 2026 | Oct 23, 2026 | $68.19 | $91.85 | 6.3 | 3.8% | 3.4% | 3.4% | 8.9% | -0.2% | 10.8% | $18.30 | 323.0% | 0.0% | 3.2% | 2.1% | $5.36 | 77.7% | 1.3 | 84.0% | 11.0% | 21.2x | 13.9x | 1.08 |
CL | CL | King | Colgate-Palmolive Company | Consumer Defensive | Household & Personal Products | $84.26 | 2.52% | 2.38% | $0.530 | 4 | $2.120 | $0.530 | Oct 20, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 | $74.55 | $99.33 | 5.9 | 2.9% | 3.4% | 3.4% | 3.2% | 13.5% | 10.2% | $12.70 | 563.0% | 0.0% | 1.4% | 9.7% | $5.59 | 267.4% | 1.0 | 97.0% | 25.7% | 33.2x | 284.7x | 1.54 |
ADM | ADM | King | Archer-Daniels-Midland Company | Consumer Defensive | Farm Products | $80.45 | 2.59% | 2.90% | $0.520 | 4 | $2.080 | $0.520 | Aug 19, 2026 | Sep 9, 2026 | $55.58 | $88.75 | 9.7 | 2.0% | 5.8% | 7.1% | 5.8% | 39.1% | 7.6% | $91.25 | -12.0% | 0.0% | -6.2% | 1.3% | $5.80 | 7.6% | 1.4 | 24.0% | 3.6% | 22.0x | 1.6x | 0.99 |
DG | DG | Challenger | Dollar General Corporation | Consumer Defensive | Discount Stores | $118.94 | 1.98% | 1.66% | $0.590 | 4 | $2.360 | $0.590 | Oct 6, 2026 | Oct 20, 2026 | $95.11 | $158.23 | 5.6 | 0.0% | 10.9% | 3.6% | 9.3% | 23.5% | 6.7% | $192.50 | -38.0% | 0.0% | 5.2% | 3.9% | $15.03 | 19.7% | 1.2 | 60.0% | 7.4% | 15.5x | 2.8x | 1.49 |
UVV | UVV | King | Universal Corporation | Consumer Defensive | Tobacco | $44.14 | 7.52% | 6.79% | $0.830 | 4 | $3.320 | $0.820 | Oct 9, 2026 | Nov 2, 2026 | $43.36 | $59.38 | 8.8 | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.3% | 4.5% | -8.6% | 5.8% | $3.80 | 1,062.0% | 0.0% | — | 0.7% | $8.72 | 2.3% | 2.6 | 32.0% | 0.9% | 58.1x | 0.8x | 12.16 |
SJM | SJM | Champion | The J.M. Smucker Company | Consumer Defensive | Packaged Foods | $117.19 | 3.82% | 3.59% | $1.120 | 4 | $4.480 | $1.100 | Aug 14, 2026 | Sep 1, 2026 | $88.25 | $135.89 | 7.5 | 1.8% | 2.4% | 3.7% | 4.8% | 16.9% | 5.4% | $10.70 | 995.0% | 0.0% | 3.7% | 2.5% | $17.88 | 3.9% | 0.9 | 53.0% | 1.8% | 54.8x | 2.2x | 2.17 |
TSN | TSN | Contender | Tyson Foods, Inc. | Consumer Defensive | Farm Products | $52.77 | 3.87% | 3.29% | $0.510 | 4 | $2.040 | $0.510 | Dec 1, 2026 | Dec 15, 2026 | $50.56 | $69.48 | 6.6 | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.8% | 13.0% | 5.9% | 4.7% | $40.50 | 30.0% | 0.0% | 2.1% | 1.0% | $7.11 | 3.3% | 1.4 | 27.0% | 2.3% | 32.6x | 1.0x | 1.04 |
KDP | KDP | Challenger | Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. | Consumer Defensive | Beverages – Non-Alcoholic | $30.37 | 3.03% | 2.82% | $0.230 | 4 | $0.920 | $0.230 | Sep 28, 2026 | Oct 9, 2026 | $24.88 | $33.82 | 9.4 | 0.0% | 4.1% | 6.4% | -7.8% | 24.9% | 4.2% | $4.95 | 514.0% | 0.0% | 8.2% | 6.4% | $1.86 | 5.1% | 0.5 | 46.0% | 3.0% | 30.7x | 1.7x | 0.94 |
PG | PG | King | Procter & Gamble Company (The) | Consumer Defensive | Household & Personal Products | $144.91 | 3.01% | 2.59% | $1.089 | 4 | $4.356 | $1.089 | Jul 24, 2026 | Aug 17, 2026 | $137.62 | $167.25 | 8.3 | 4.0% | 5.0% | 5.3% | 4.9% | 0.9% | 3.9% | $33.10 | 338.0% | 0.0% | 3.3% | 18.4% | $8.42 | 30.3% | 0.7 | 31.0% | 20.8% | 21.9x | 6.3x | 3.71 |
INGR | INGR | Contender | Ingredion Incorporated | Consumer Defensive | Packaged Foods | $97.33 | 3.37% | 2.68% | $0.820 | 4 | $3.280 | $0.820 | Oct 1, 2026 | Oct 20, 2026 | $94.44 | $123.50 | 8.5 | 2.5% | 4.9% | 5.1% | 6.2% | -15.4% | 2.9% | $46.00 | 112.0% | 0.0% | -2.8% | 8.2% | $12.76 | 13.7% | 2.8 | 28.0% | 9.6% | 10.6x | 1.4x | 1.12 |
CHD | CHD | Champion | Church & Dwight Company, Inc. | Consumer Defensive | Household & Personal Products | $94.75 | 1.30% | 1.16% | $0.308 | 4 | $1.232 | $0.308 | Aug 14, 2026 | Sep 1, 2026 | $81.33 | $106.04 | 5.4 | 4.3% | 4.1% | 4.1% | 5.7% | 7.6% | 1.5% | $15.60 | 507.0% | 0.0% | 1.6% | 12.0% | $5.31 | 17.0% | 1.2 | — | 11.6% | 30.4x | 5.2x | 2.66 |
MDLZ | MDLZ | Contender | Mondelez International, Inc. | Consumer Defensive | Confectioners | $58.19 | 2.68% | 2.77% | $0.520 | 3 | $1.560 | $0.500 | Sep 30, 2026 | Oct 14, 2026 | $51.20 | $66.65 | 12.0 | 5.8% | 8.5% | 9.3% | 11.2% | -0.5% | 0.4% | $13.60 | 328.0% | 0.0% | 5.8% | 8.9% | $3.48 | 13.3% | 0.6 | — | 8.1% | 21.4x | 2.8x | 0.86 |
IPAR | IPAR | Challenger | Interparfums, Inc. | Consumer Defensive | Household & Personal Products | $113.95 | 2.81% | 2.53% | $0.800 | 4 | $3.200 | $0.800 | Sep 15, 2026 | Sep 30, 2026 | $77.21 | $129.29 | 36.5 | 1.6% | 10.4% | 33.7% | 18.6% | 28.2% | -1.1% | $26.20 | 335.0% | 0.0% | 2.5% | 11.2% | $8.00 | 19.1% | 3.3 | 11.0% | 16.7% | 21.8x | 4.2x | 3.20 |
KMB | KMB | King | Kimberly-Clark Corporation | Consumer Defensive | Household & Personal Products | $94.36 | 5.43% | 4.07% | $1.280 | 4 | $5.120 | $1.280 | Sep 4, 2026 | Oct 2, 2026 | $92.42 | $123.09 | 8.0 | 2.0% | 2.8% | 2.6% | 3.4% | -14.7% | -1.7% | $25.35 | 272.0% | 0.0% | -18.0% | 11.8% | $10.02 | 104.9% | 0.9 | 79.0% | 24.2% | 18.6x | 17.9x | 1.93 |
HSY | HSY | Contender | The Hershey Company | Consumer Defensive | Confectioners | $160.19 | 3.63% | 2.56% | $1.452 | 4 | $5.808 | $1.452 | Aug 14, 2026 | Sep 15, 2026 | $156.16 | $239.48 | 15.2 | 4.5% | 10.0% | 11.6% | 9.2% | -12.4% | -2.5% | $183.00 | -12.0% | 0.0% | 4.4% | 12.2% | $18.16 | 32.8% | 1.2 | 52.0% | 15.5% | 21.9x | 7.1x | 0.80 |
PEP | PEP | King | Pepsico, Inc. | Consumer Defensive | Beverages – Non-Alcoholic | $125.89 | 4.70% | 3.35% | $1.480 | 4 | $5.920 | $1.480 | Sep 4, 2026 | Sep 30, 2026 | $125.16 | $171.48 | 11.4 | 4.5% | 6.3% | 6.7% | 7.1% | -3.5% | -2.9% | $38.15 | 230.0% | 0.0% | 2.3% | 10.8% | $9.85 | 51.5% | 0.9 | 66.0% | 16.4% | 16.5x | 7.8x | 1.29 |
JBSS | JBSS | Challenger | John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. | Consumer Defensive | Packaged Foods | $68.52 | 5.84% | 4.03% | $2.000 | 2 | $4.000 | $1.500 | Aug 17, 2026 | Sep 9, 2026 | $59.07 | $92.08 | 1.9 | 200.0% | 0.0% | -3.9% | 0.0% | 19.5% | -6.7% | $26.30 | 161.0% | 0.0% | — | 5.3% | $13.61 | 16.7% | 2.1 | 14.0% | 14.3% | 13.0x | 2.1x | 1.52 |
MKC | MKC | Champion | McCormick & Company, Incorporat | Consumer Defensive | Packaged Foods | $44.67 | 4.30% | 2.22% | $0.480 | 4 | $1.920 | $0.480 | Oct 13, 2026 | Oct 26, 2026 | $43.25 | $72.41 | 17.4 | 6.8% | 7.1% | 13.1% | 8.4% | -30.3% | -8.3% | $150.25 | -70.0% | 0.0% | 1.7% | 19.4% | $4.48 | 22.6% | 0.7 | 34.0% | 15.3% | 7.4x | 1.7x | 1.73 |
CLX | CLX | Champion | Clorox Company (The) | Consumer Defensive | Household & Personal Products | $80.41 | 6.22% | 3.65% | $1.250 | 4 | $5.000 | $1.240 | Oct 28, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 | $79.12 | $128.90 | 8.3 | 1.4% | 1.6% | 2.1% | 4.8% | -27.5% | -8.5% | $24.05 | 234.0% | 0.0% | -5.4% | 8.7% | $5.06 | 163.8% | 0.7 | 98.0% | 18.6% | 16.7x | 108.1x | 1.01 |
CAG | CAG | Challenger | ConAgra Brands, Inc. | Consumer Defensive | Packaged Foods | $13.36 | 5.24% | 5.51% | $0.175 | 4 | $0.700 | $0.350 | Nov 5, 2026 | Dec 3, 2026 | $12.53 | $20.32 | 6.7 | -12.5% | -2.9% | 1.5% | 4.6% | -17.6% | -12.4% | $8.60 | 55.0% | 0.0% | -2.9% | -17.0% | $2.68 | -24.9% | 1.1 | 50.0% | -13.1% | —x | 1.0x | 10.86 |
MZTI | MZTI | Champion | The Marzetti Company | Consumer Defensive | Packaged Foods | $99.92 | 4.00% | 2.20% | $1.000 | 4 | $4.000 | $1.000 | Sep 8, 2026 | Sep 30, 2026 | $98.00 | $178.33 | 9.9 | 5.3% | 5.6% | 5.9% | -5.4% | -39.4% | -13.1% | $34.90 | 186.0% | 0.0% | 2.0% | 9.1% | $10.40 | 18.7% | 1.6 | 18.0% | 15.7% | 14.3x | 2.6x | 3.12 |
HRL | HRL | King | Hormel Foods Corporation | Consumer Defensive | Packaged Foods | $20.25 | 5.79% | 3.56% | $0.293 | 4 | $1.172 | $0.293 | Oct 13, 2026 | Nov 16, 2026 | $19.42 | $26.60 | 9.6 | 1.4% | 2.5% | 3.8% | 7.6% | -8.5% | -13.4% | $15.50 | 31.0% | 0.0% | 1.6% | 2.8% | $1.98 | 4.3% | 1.9 | 23.0% | 3.3% | 32.7x | 1.4x | 1.39 |
GIS | GIS | Challenger | General Mills, Inc. | Consumer Defensive | Packaged Foods | $32.01 | 7.62% | 4.07% | $0.610 | 4 | $2.440 | $0.610 | Oct 13, 2026 | Nov 2, 2026 | $31.18 | $51.26 | 11.3 | 1.2% | 3.4% | 3.6% | 3.0% | -27.3% | -14.1% | $17.20 | 86.0% | 0.0% | -5.5% | -4.9% | $3.87 | -10.5% | 0.7 | — | -4.3% | —x | 2.3x | 11.74 |
JJSF | JJSF | Contender | J & J Snack Foods Corp. | Consumer Defensive | Packaged Foods | $77.97 | 4.10% | 2.43% | $0.800 | 4 | $3.200 | $0.800 | Sep 15, 2026 | Oct 6, 2026 | $68.87 | $100.44 | 5.5 | 1.9% | 4.1% | 1.4% | 7.4% | -15.7% | -19.0% | $12.90 | 504.0% | 0.0% | 0.5% | 3.2% | $8.93 | 5.3% | 2.3 | 16.0% | 4.7% | 30.2x | 1.6x | 5.12 |
STZ | STZ | Contender | Constellation Brands, Inc. | Consumer Defensive | Beverages – Brewers | $112.87 | 3.65% | 1.87% | $1.030 | 4 | $4.120 | $1.030 | Jul 30, 2026 | Aug 13, 2026 | $111.54 | $168.60 | 10.0 | 1.0% | 6.6% | 6.3% | 11.2% | -15.3% | -19.7% | $52.50 | 115.0% | 0.0% | -10.5% | 20.1% | $15.77 | 23.7% | 0.9 | 52.0% | 10.3% | 10.8x | 2.3x | 1.43 |
LW | LW | Challenger | Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. | Consumer Defensive | Packaged Foods | $43.60 | 3.49% | 1.93% | $0.380 | 4 | $1.520 | $0.380 | Aug 7, 2026 | Sep 4, 2026 | $37.62 | $67.07 | 13.5 | 2.7% | 11.6% | 10.1% | — | -26.1% | -20.8% | $10.40 | 319.0% | 0.0% | 2.5% | 4.4% | $6.86 | 16.3% | 1.4 | 66.0% | 5.3% | 21.0x | 3.3x | 0.71 |
FLO | FLO | Contender | Flowers Foods, Inc. | Consumer Defensive | Packaged Foods | $5.94 | 8.42% | 5.41% | $0.125 | 4 | $0.500 | $0.125 | Sep 11, 2026 | Sep 25, 2026 | $5.86 | $13.28 | 6.5 | -23.6% | -6.1% | -1.9% | 2.0% | -44.3% | -29.7% | $6.50 | -9.0% | 0.0% | 3.0% | 1.1% | $1.97 | 5.4% | 0.8 | 54.0% | 1.9% | 22.9x | 1.0x | 6.10 |
