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 | $80.64 | 0.40% | 0.67% | $0.080 | 4 | $0.320 | $0.080 | Sep 18, 2026 | Oct 9, 2026 | $65.80 | $146.90 | 8.5 | 6.9% | 7.4% | 8.1% | — | -18.4% | 49.6% | $11.50 | 601.0% | 0.0% | 28.4% | 11.5% | $1.61 | 17.6% | 5.7 | 41.0% | 8.2% | 35.1x | 3.8x | 0.05 |
WMT | WMT | King | Walmart Inc. | Consumer Defensive | Discount Stores | $115.27 | 0.86% | 1.14% | $0.248 | 4 | $0.992 | $0.248 | Aug 21, 2026 | Jan 4, 2027 | $95.42 | $135.16 | 0.9 | -19.9% | -1.1% | 0.0% | 1.0% | 16.7% | 32.0% | $14.20 | 712.0% | 0.0% | 4.7% | 3.2% | $5.14 | 24.1% | 0.8 | 38.0% | 15.1% | 40.6x | 9.7x | 4.39 |
PM | PM | Contender | Philip Morris International Inc | Consumer Defensive | Tobacco | $187.65 | 3.13% | 4.63% | $1.470 | 4 | $5.880 | $1.470 | Jun 25, 2026 | Jul 20, 2026 | $142.11 | $207.76 | 7.3 | 8.9% | 5.0% | 4.1% | 3.7% | 17.8% | 31.5% | $36.40 | 416.0% | 0.0% | 7.3% | 25.6% | $9.15 | — | 1.0 | 1.3% | 32.4% | 25.8x | —x | 2.47 |
ACU | ACU | Challenger | Acme | Consumer Defensive | Household & Personal Products | $63.06 | 1.01% | 1.70% | $0.160 | 4 | $0.640 | $0.160 | Jul 2, 2026 | Jul 23, 2026 | $35.50 | $64.12 | 5.7 | 4.9% | 4.6% | 4.6% | 5.1% | 50.3% | 31.2% | $11.90 | 430.0% | 0.0% | 1.1% | 4.6% | $6.81 | 8.4% | 3.2 | 23.0% | 6.4% | 26.5x | 2.0x | 1.54 |
MO | MO | King | Altria Group, Inc. | Consumer Defensive | Tobacco | $68.65 | 6.18% | 8.38% | $1.060 | 4 | $4.240 | $1.060 | Sep 15, 2026 | Oct 9, 2026 | $54.70 | $77.06 | 10.4 | 3.9% | 4.1% | 4.3% | 6.5% | 15.8% | 27.5% | $23.75 | 189.0% | 0.0% | -1.5% | 39.0% | $5.63 | — | 0.5 | 1.1% | 38.3% | 14.5x | —x | 2.67 |
COST | COST | Contender | Costco Wholesale Corporation | Consumer Defensive | Discount Stores | $946.78 | 0.62% | 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% | 1.5% | 21.7% | $99.25 | 854.0% | 0.0% | 8.2% | 3.0% | $33.82 | 29.2% | 1.1 | 20.0% | 22.4% | 47.7x | 25.4x | 4.53 |
KO | KO | King | Coca-Cola Company (The) | Consumer Defensive | Beverages – Non-Alcoholic | $89.66 | 2.36% | 2.83% | $0.530 | 4 | $2.120 | $0.530 | Sep 15, 2026 | Oct 1, 2026 | $65.35 | $92.49 | 7.0 | 4.5% | 4.9% | 4.6% | 4.3% | 36.7% | 18.8% | $16.65 | 438.0% | 0.0% | 2.5% | 28.6% | $3.80 | 42.1% | 1.3 | 51.0% | 19.4% | 26.9x | 10.7x | 4.29 |
KOF | KOF | Challenger | Coca Cola Femsa S.A.B. de C.V. | Consumer Defensive | Beverages – Non-Alcoholic | $111.08 | 2.03% | 3.55% | $1.125 | 2 | $2.250 | $1.087 | Jul 13, 2026 | Jul 24, 2026 | $80.22 | $117.09 | 0.4 | -34.4% | -9.3% | -1.6% | 1.6% | 36.2% | 13.9% | $32.41 | 243.0% | 0.0% | 23.7% | 8.1% | $209.51 | 17.1% | 1.0 | 34.0% | 0.6% | —x | 2.8x | 19.54 |
TR | TR | King | Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc. | Consumer Defensive | Confectioners | $41.27 | 0.87% | 0.94% | $0.090 | 4 | $0.360 | $0.087 | Jun 18, 2026 | Jul 9, 2026 | $33.44 | $45.06 | 3.7 | 3.0% | 2.7% | 2.8% | 2.4% | 7.6% | 13.5% | — | — | 0.0% | — | 13.0% | $2.89 | 10.3% | 2.9 | 0.0% | — | 32.5x | 3.3x | — |
TGT | TGT | King | Target Corporation | Consumer Defensive | Discount Stores | $154.48 | 3.00% | 3.25% | $1.160 | 4 | $4.640 | $1.140 | Aug 12, 2026 | Sep 1, 2026 | $83.44 | $156.47 | 14.0 | -18.5% | 1.8% | 11.0% | 7.2% | 60.6% | 10.9% | $37.85 | 308.0% | 0.0% | — | 3.2% | — | 22.0% | 0.9 | 52.0% | — | 20.4x | 4.3x | 2.87 |
KR | KR | Contender | Kroger Company (The) | Consumer Defensive | Grocery Stores | $57.42 | 2.72% | 2.16% | $0.390 | 4 | $1.560 | $0.350 | Aug 14, 2026 | Sep 1, 2026 | $54.15 | $76.58 | 16.7 | 9.9% | 10.4% | 13.9% | 12.7% | -11.3% | 10.7% | $42.75 | 34.0% | 0.0% | — | 0.7% | $11.32 | 13.8% | 0.8 | 77.0% | — | 33.6x | 6.2x | 0.55 |
CL | CL | King | Colgate-Palmolive Company | Consumer Defensive | Household & Personal Products | $90.11 | 2.35% | 2.38% | $0.530 | 4 | $2.120 | $0.530 | Jul 20, 2026 | Aug 14, 2026 | $74.55 | $99.33 | 5.7 | 2.9% | 3.4% | 3.4% | 3.2% | 12.4% | 10.4% | $12.70 | 610.0% | 0.0% | 1.4% | 9.7% | $5.59 | 267.4% | 1.0 | 97.0% | 25.7% | 35.5x | 304.4x | 1.75 |
ANDE | ANDE | Champion | The Andersons, Inc. | Consumer Defensive | Food Distribution | $64.56 | 1.24% | 1.54% | $0.200 | 4 | $0.800 | $0.200 | Oct 1, 2026 | Oct 22, 2026 | $37.69 | $82.11 | 3.8 | 2.6% | 2.7% | 2.6% | 2.8% | 62.1% | 10.1% | $25.85 | 150.0% | 0.0% | -2.2% | 1.6% | $9.48 | 12.2% | 1.5 | 30.0% | 9.7% | 12.5x | 1.7x | 0.89 |
SYY | SYY | King | Sysco Corporation | Consumer Defensive | Food Distribution | $81.45 | 2.70% | 2.70% | $0.550 | 4 | $2.200 | $0.540 | Oct 2, 2026 | Oct 23, 2026 | $68.19 | $91.85 | 6.3 | 4.8% | 3.3% | 3.6% | 5.8% | 6.9% | 9.3% | $18.30 | 345.0% | 0.0% | 3.2% | 2.1% | $5.51 | 77.7% | 1.3 | — | 11.2% | 22.3x | 14.6x | 1.55 |
UVV | UVV | King | Universal Corporation | Consumer Defensive | Tobacco | $45.74 | 7.26% | 6.79% | $0.830 | 4 | $3.320 | $0.820 | Oct 9, 2026 | Nov 2, 2026 | $43.36 | $59.38 | 8.5 | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.3% | 4.5% | -6.7% | 7.5% | $3.80 | 1,104.0% | 0.0% | — | 0.7% | $8.72 | 2.3% | 2.6 | 32.0% | 0.9% | 60.2x | 0.8x | 12.66 |
FDP | FDP | Challenger | Del Monte Corporation | Consumer Defensive | Farm Products | $27.44 | 4.37% | 2.94% | $0.300 | 4 | $1.200 | $0.300 | May 19, 2026 | Jun 11, 2026 | $27.31 | $43.58 | 32.3 | 9.1% | 22.7% | 27.9% | 9.1% | -10.4% | 6.0% | $7.25 | 278.0% | 0.0% | 1.0% | 1.6% | $5.11 | 3.6% | 2.3 | 22.0% | 2.9% | 18.9x | 0.7x | 2.35 |
TSN | TSN | Contender | Tyson Foods, Inc. | Consumer Defensive | Farm Products | $55.40 | 3.68% | 3.08% | $0.510 | 4 | $2.040 | $0.510 | Sep 1, 2026 | Dec 15, 2026 | $50.56 | $69.48 | 1.0 | -23.5% | -7.0% | -2.7% | 9.8% | 2.8% | 5.5% | $40.50 | 37.0% | 0.0% | 2.1% | 1.0% | $7.11 | 3.3% | 1.4 | 27.0% | 2.3% | 34.2x | 1.1x | 1.04 |
INGR | INGR | Contender | Ingredion Incorporated | Consumer Defensive | Packaged Foods | $104.62 | 3.14% | 2.68% | $0.820 | 4 | $3.280 | $0.820 | Jul 1, 2026 | Jul 21, 2026 | $94.44 | $130.45 | 8.2 | 2.5% | 4.9% | 5.1% | 6.2% | -14.2% | 4.4% | $46.00 | 127.0% | 0.0% | -2.8% | 8.2% | $12.76 | 13.7% | 2.8 | 28.0% | 9.6% | 11.4x | 1.5x | 1.32 |
ADM | ADM | King | Archer-Daniels-Midland Company | Consumer Defensive | Farm Products | $80.45 | 2.59% | 2.76% | $0.520 | 4 | $2.080 | $0.520 | Aug 19, 2026 | Sep 9, 2026 | $55.58 | $88.46 | 9.7 | 2.0% | 5.6% | 7.1% | 5.7% | 42.4% | 3.2% | $91.50 | -12.0% | 0.0% | -6.2% | 1.3% | $5.80 | 7.6% | 1.4 | 24.0% | 3.6% | 22.0x | 1.6x | 1.05 |
CHD | CHD | Champion | Church & Dwight Company, Inc. | Consumer Defensive | Household & Personal Products | $101.26 | 1.22% | 1.16% | $0.308 | 4 | $1.232 | $0.308 | Aug 14, 2026 | Sep 1, 2026 | $81.33 | $106.04 | 5.3 | 4.3% | 4.1% | 4.1% | 5.7% | 11.4% | 3.2% | $15.60 | 549.0% | 0.0% | 1.6% | 12.0% | $5.31 | 17.0% | 1.2 | — | 11.6% | 32.5x | 5.5x | 3.10 |
SJM | SJM | Champion | The J.M. Smucker Company | Consumer Defensive | Packaged Foods | $133.87 | 3.35% | 3.59% | $1.120 | 4 | $4.480 | $1.100 | Aug 14, 2026 | Sep 1, 2026 | $88.25 | $135.89 | 7.0 | 1.8% | 2.4% | 3.7% | 4.8% | 30.3% | 2.3% | $10.70 | 1,151.0% | 0.0% | 3.7% | 2.5% | $17.88 | 3.9% | 0.9 | 54.0% | 1.8% | 62.6x | 2.6x | 2.17 |
PG | PG | King | Procter & Gamble Company (The) | Consumer Defensive | Household & Personal Products | $144.55 | 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% | -0.7% | 1.9% | $33.10 | 337.0% | 0.0% | 3.3% | 18.4% | $8.41 | 30.3% | 0.7 | 31.0% | 20.8% | 21.8x | 6.3x | 4.14 |
KDP | KDP | Challenger | Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. | Consumer Defensive | Beverages – Non-Alcoholic | $31.73 | 2.90% | 2.66% | $0.230 | 4 | $0.920 | $0.230 | Jun 26, 2026 | Jul 10, 2026 | $24.88 | $33.82 | 10.5 | 0.0% | 4.8% | 7.6% | -7.6% | 16.0% | 1.9% | $4.95 | 541.0% | 0.0% | 8.2% | 6.4% | $1.86 | 5.1% | 0.5 | — | 3.1% | 32.1x | 1.7x | 1.09 |
KMB | KMB | King | Kimberly-Clark Corporation | Consumer Defensive | Household & Personal Products | $110.39 | 4.64% | 3.78% | $1.280 | 4 | $5.120 | $1.280 | Sep 4, 2026 | Oct 2, 2026 | $92.42 | $136.17 | 7.5 | 2.4% | 2.8% | 2.8% | 3.5% | -8.9% | 0.9% | $25.30 | 336.0% | 0.0% | -18.0% | 11.8% | $10.02 | 104.9% | 0.9 | 79.0% | 24.2% | 21.8x | 21.0x | 2.31 |
MDLZ | MDLZ | Contender | Mondelez International, Inc. | Consumer Defensive | Confectioners | $62.17 | 2.41% | 2.57% | $0.500 | 3 | $1.500 | $0.500 | Sep 30, 2026 | Oct 14, 2026 | $51.20 | $66.65 | 12.1 | 6.4% | 9.1% | 9.7% | 11.4% | 8.1% | -0.6% | $13.65 | 355.0% | 0.0% | 5.8% | 8.9% | $3.48 | 13.3% | 0.6 | — | 8.1% | 22.8x | 3.0x | 1.03 |
IPAR | IPAR | Challenger | Interparfums, Inc. | Consumer Defensive | Household & Personal Products | $116.33 | 2.75% | 2.37% | $0.800 | 4 | $3.200 | $0.800 | Sep 15, 2026 | Sep 30, 2026 | $77.21 | $129.29 | 47.7 | 3.2% | 12.5% | 45.0% | 19.0% | 7.6% | -2.5% | $26.15 | 345.0% | 0.0% | 2.5% | 11.2% | $8.00 | 19.1% | 3.3 | 11.0% | 16.7% | 22.2x | 4.3x | 3.20 |
HSY | HSY | Contender | The Hershey Company | Consumer Defensive | Confectioners | $175.84 | 3.30% | 2.56% | $1.452 | 4 | $5.808 | $1.452 | Aug 14, 2026 | Sep 15, 2026 | $161.43 | $239.48 | 14.9 | 4.5% | 10.0% | 11.6% | 9.2% | 1.8% | -2.6% | $183.00 | -4.0% | 0.0% | 4.4% | 12.2% | $18.16 | 32.8% | 1.2 | 52.0% | 15.5% | 24.0x | 7.7x | 1.03 |
PEP | PEP | King | Pepsico, Inc. | Consumer Defensive | Beverages – Non-Alcoholic | $140.79 | 4.20% | 3.10% | $1.480 | 4 | $5.920 | $1.423 | Sep 4, 2026 | Sep 30, 2026 | $133.73 | $171.48 | 11.0 | 4.8% | 6.8% | 6.8% | 7.2% | 1.3% | -3.0% | $38.15 | 269.0% | 0.0% | 2.3% | 10.8% | $9.85 | 51.5% | 0.9 | 66.0% | 16.4% | 18.5x | 8.7x | 1.52 |
DG | DG | Challenger | Dollar General Corporation | Consumer Defensive | Discount Stores | $123.41 | 1.91% | 1.66% | $0.590 | 4 | $2.360 | $0.590 | Jul 7, 2026 | Jul 21, 2026 | $95.11 | $158.23 | 10.5 | 0.0% | 1.2% | 8.6% | 9.6% | 14.2% | -4.3% | $35.35 | 249.0% | 0.0% | 5.2% | 3.6% | $15.88 | 18.9% | 1.2 | 62.0% | 6.8% | 17.5x | 3.1x | 1.77 |
JBSS | JBSS | Challenger | John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. | Consumer Defensive | Packaged Foods | $73.06 | 5.47% | 4.03% | $2.000 | 2 | $4.000 | $1.500 | Aug 17, 2026 | Sep 9, 2026 | $59.07 | $92.08 | 1.5 | 200.0% | 0.0% | -3.9% | 0.0% | 26.4% | -4.8% | $26.30 | 178.0% | 0.0% | — | 5.3% | $13.62 | 16.7% | 2.1 | 14.0% | 14.7% | 13.9x | 2.3x | 1.52 |
MZTI | MZTI | Champion | The Marzetti Company | Consumer Defensive | Packaged Foods | $114.84 | 3.48% | 2.00% | $1.000 | 4 | $4.000 | $1.000 | Sep 8, 2026 | Sep 30, 2026 | $104.28 | $186.95 | 9.5 | 5.3% | 5.6% | 6.0% | -5.5% | -33.2% | -8.4% | $174.50 | -34.0% | 0.0% | 2.0% | 9.1% | $10.40 | 18.7% | 1.6 | 3.0% | 16.6% | 16.5x | 3.0x | 3.12 |
CLX | CLX | Champion | Clorox Company (The) | Consumer Defensive | Household & Personal Products | $98.45 | 5.08% | 3.65% | $1.250 | 4 | $5.000 | $1.240 | Aug 12, 2026 | Aug 28, 2026 | $84.70 | $128.90 | 7.1 | 1.4% | 1.6% | 2.1% | 4.8% | -8.4% | -9.5% | $24.05 | 309.0% | 0.0% | -5.4% | 8.7% | $5.06 | 163.8% | 0.7 | 98.0% | 18.6% | 20.5x | 132.3x | 1.30 |
MKC | MKC | Champion | McCormick & Company, Incorporat | Consumer Defensive | Packaged Foods | $53.97 | 3.56% | 2.22% | $0.480 | 4 | $1.920 | $0.480 | Jul 6, 2026 | Jul 20, 2026 | $44.82 | $72.41 | 10.8 | 6.8% | 7.1% | 7.3% | 8.4% | -18.1% | -9.7% | $150.25 | -64.0% | 0.0% | 1.7% | 21.9% | $4.85 | 24.7% | 0.8 | 34.0% | 16.6% | 9.0x | 2.1x | 2.11 |
GIS | GIS | Challenger | General Mills, Inc. | Consumer Defensive | Packaged Foods | $39.97 | 6.10% | 4.07% | $0.610 | 4 | $2.440 | $0.610 | Jul 10, 2026 | Aug 3, 2026 | $31.75 | $51.33 | 9.8 | 1.2% | 3.4% | 3.6% | 3.0% | -10.2% | -10.6% | $17.75 | 125.0% | 0.0% | — | -0.5% | $4.05 | -1.0% | 0.7 | 63.0% | — | —x | 3.9x | 11.74 |
CAG | CAG | Challenger | ConAgra Brands, Inc. | Consumer Defensive | Packaged Foods | $15.97 | 4.38% | 5.51% | $0.175 | 4 | $0.700 | $0.350 | Jul 30, 2026 | Sep 2, 2026 | $12.53 | $20.32 | 5.9 | -12.5% | -2.9% | 1.5% | 4.6% | -3.0% | -11.6% | $12.46 | 28.0% | 0.0% | — | -17.0% | $2.93 | -25.1% | 0.9 | 50.0% | — | —x | 1.2x | 10.86 |
HRL | HRL | King | Hormel Foods Corporation | Consumer Defensive | Packaged Foods | $21.62 | 5.42% | 3.56% | $0.293 | 4 | $1.172 | $0.293 | Jul 13, 2026 | Aug 17, 2026 | $19.70 | $26.60 | 9.3 | 1.4% | 2.5% | 3.8% | 7.6% | -5.7% | -12.6% | $6.38 | 239.0% | 0.0% | 1.6% | 2.8% | $1.98 | 4.3% | 1.9 | 23.0% | 3.2% | 34.9x | 1.5x | 1.50 |
LW | LW | Challenger | Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. | Consumer Defensive | Packaged Foods | $54.63 | 2.78% | 1.93% | $0.380 | 4 | $1.520 | $0.380 | Aug 7, 2026 | Sep 4, 2026 | $37.62 | $67.07 | 12.8 | 2.7% | 11.6% | 10.1% | — | 0.6% | -14.8% | $10.40 | 425.0% | 0.0% | 2.5% | 4.4% | $6.86 | 16.3% | 1.4 | 66.0% | 5.3% | 26.3x | 4.1x | 0.90 |
JJSF | JJSF | Contender | J & J Snack Foods Corp. | Consumer Defensive | Packaged Foods | $89.26 | 3.59% | 2.21% | $0.800 | 4 | $3.200 | $0.800 | Sep 15, 2026 | Oct 6, 2026 | $68.87 | $111.43 | 9.9 | 2.6% | 4.6% | 6.3% | 7.7% | -14.1% | -14.9% | $12.90 | 592.0% | 0.0% | 0.5% | 3.2% | $8.93 | 5.3% | 2.3 | 16.0% | 4.7% | 34.6x | 1.9x | 5.12 |
STZ | STZ | Contender | Constellation Brands, Inc. | Consumer Defensive | Beverages – Brewers | $129.96 | 3.17% | 1.87% | $1.030 | 4 | $4.120 | $1.030 | Jul 30, 2026 | Aug 13, 2026 | $126.45 | $168.60 | 9.5 | 1.0% | 6.6% | 6.3% | 11.2% | -14.8% | -18.1% | $52.45 | 148.0% | 0.0% | -10.5% | 20.1% | $15.77 | 23.7% | 0.9 | 52.0% | 10.3% | 12.4x | 2.7x | 1.66 |
FLO | FLO | Contender | Flowers Foods, Inc. | Consumer Defensive | Packaged Foods | $7.10 | 7.04% | 4.89% | $0.125 | 4 | $0.500 | $0.248 | Sep 11, 2026 | Sep 25, 2026 | $6.80 | $15.08 | 14.4 | -10.2% | -0.8% | 7.3% | 6.8% | -42.4% | -26.4% | $1.30 | 446.0% | 0.0% | 3.0% | 1.1% | $1.97 | 5.4% | 0.8 | 55.0% | 1.8% | 27.3x | 1.1x | 6.10 |
