As of 23 October 2026, 66 companies in our data are dividend payers in the consumer defensive sector. The longest record belongs to The Procter & Gamble Company (PG), with 68 consecutive years of higher dividends. The average yield is 3.31%; the highest is Universal Corporation (UVV) at 8.37% and the lowest Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc. (COKE) at 0.47%. Half of them grew their dividend by more than 4.5% a year over the last five years. 17 companies paid out more than they earned (payout ratio above 100%). 12 go ex-dividend in the next 30 days.
How this list is built: Dividend payers that Yahoo Finance classifies in the Consumer Defensive sector, ranked by consecutive years of dividend increases, then by yield.
| # | Company | Yield | Dividend / yr | Years of increases | 5-yr growth | Payout ratio | Ex-dividend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Procter & Gamble CompanyPG 🇺🇸 | 2.78% | $4.35 | 68 | 6.0% | 64% | 2026-10-23 |
| 2 | The Coca-Cola CompanyKO 🇺🇸 | 2.22% | $2.12 | 62 | 4.5% | 62% | 2026-12-01 |
| 3 | Colgate-Palmolive CompanyCL 🇺🇸 | 2.18% | $2.12 | 62 | 3.3% | 82% | 2026-10-20 |
| 4 | The Marzetti CompanyMZTI 🇺🇸 | 3.56% | $4.00 | 61 | 6.2% | 57% | 2026-09-08 |
| 5 | Hormel Foods CorporationHRL 🇺🇸 | 5.48% | $1.17 | 58 | 4.5% | 188% | 2026-10-13 |
| 6 | Universal CorporationUVV 🇺🇸 | 8.37% | $3.32 | 54 | 1.3% | 432% | 2026-10-09 |
| 7 | Altria Group, Inc.MO 🇺🇸 | 5.84% | $4.44 | 54 | 4.1% | 89% | 2026-09-15 |
| 8 | Sysco CorporationSYY 🇺🇸 | 2.62% | $2.20 | 54 | 3.1% | 59% | 2026-10-02 |
| 9 | Kimberly-Clark CorporationKMB 🇺🇸 | 4.56% | $5.12 | 52 | 3.3% | 100% | 2026-09-04 |
| 10 | PepsiCo, Inc.PEP 🇺🇸 | 4.26% | $5.92 | 52 | 6.9% | 73% | 2026-09-04 |
| 11 | Target CorporationTGT 🇺🇸 | 2.93% | $4.64 | 52 | 11.0% | 47% | 2026-11-10 |
| 12 | Walmart Inc.WMT 🇺🇸 | 0.82% | $0.99 | 51 | 5.5% | 35% | 2026-12-11 |
| 13 | The Clorox CompanyCLX 🇺🇸 | 5.64% | $5.00 | 47 | 2.5% | 103% | 2026-10-28 |
| 14 | Archer-Daniels-Midland CompanyADM 🇺🇸 | 2.61% | $2.08 | 42 | 7.2% | 56% | 2026-08-19 |
| 15 | McCormick & Company, IncorporatedMKC 🇺🇸 | 3.94% | $1.92 | 38 | 7.6% | 34% | 2026-10-13 |
| 16 | Brown-Forman CorporationBF-B 🇺🇸 | 3.06% | $0.92 | 38 | 5.4% | 59% | 2026-09-03 |
| 17 | Kao Corporation4452.T 🇯🇵 | 2.08% | ¥78.00 | 34 | 1.9% | 56% | 2026-12-29 |
| 18 | Henkel AG & Co. KGaAHEN3.DE 🇩🇪 | 2.65% | €2.07 | 30 | 2.0% | 44% | 2026-04-28 |
| 19 | Nestlé S.A.NESN.SW 🇨🇭 | 3.67% | CHF 3.10 | 29 | 2.5% | 107% | 2026-04-20 |
| 20 | L'Oréal S.A.OR.PA 🇫🇷 | 1.77% | €7.20 | 29 | 12.7% | 61% | 2026-04-29 |
| 21 | Church & Dwight Co., Inc.CHD 🇺🇸 | 1.13% | $1.23 | 29 | 4.2% | 39% | 2026-08-14 |
| 22 | The Andersons, Inc.ANDE 🇺🇸 | 1.23% | $0.80 | 28 | 2.2% | 15% | 2026-10-01 |
| 23 | Unilever PLCULVR.L 🇬🇧 | 3.32% | p165.19 | 27 | 1.3% | 46% | 2026-08-06 |
| 24 | British American Tobacco p.l.c.BATS.L 🇬🇧 | 5.47% | p244.89 | 26 | 2.7% | 83% | 2026-12-24 |
| 25 | Diageo plcDGE.L 🇬🇧 | 2.50% | p44.74 | 26 | 2.6% | 108% | 2026-10-15 |
| 26 | The J. M. Smucker CompanySJM 🇺🇸 | 3.36% | $4.48 | 24 | 4.1% | 206% | 2026-08-14 |
| 27 | Flowers Foods, Inc.FLO 🇺🇸 | 7.79% | $0.50 | 23 | 4.5% | 321% | 2026-09-11 |
| 28 | Costco Wholesale CorporationCOST 🇺🇸 | 0.58% | $5.87 | 21 | 13.0% | 27% | 2026-10-30 |
| 29 | J&J Snack Foods Corp.JJSF 🇺🇸 | 3.76% | $3.20 | 20 | 6.6% | 124% | 2026-09-15 |
| 30 | The Kroger Co.KR 🇺🇸 | 2.30% | $1.56 | 19 | 14.5% | 78% | 2026-11-16 |
| 31 | Ingredion IncorporatedINGR 🇺🇸 | 3.42% | $3.32 | 15 | 4.9% | 36% | 2026-10-01 |
| 32 | Tyson Foods, Inc.TSN 🇺🇸 | 3.57% | $2.04 | 13 | 3.4% | 125% | 2026-12-01 |
| 33 | Philip Morris International Inc.PM 🇺🇸 | 3.23% | $6.52 | 13 | 3.5% | 84% | 2026-10-02 |
| 34 | Mondelez International, Inc.MDLZ 🇺🇸 | 3.20% | $2.08 | 12 | 10.1% | 74% | 2026-09-30 |
| 35 | Constellation Brands, Inc.STZ 🇺🇸 | 2.96% | $4.11 | 10 | 6.3% | 37% | 2026-10-30 |
| 36 | Bunzl plcBNZL.L 🇬🇧 | 2.70% | p74.15 | 10 | 7.5% | 49% | 2026-11-12 |
| 37 | Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.LW 🇺🇸 | 2.75% | $1.52 | 8 | 10.0% | 83% | 2026-11-06 |
| 38 | General Mills, Inc.GIS 🇺🇸 | 6.94% | $2.44 | 6 | 4.1% | 59% | 2026-10-13 |
| 39 | Del Monte CorporationDMC 🌐 | 4.00% | $1.20 | 6 | 31.9% | 171% | 2026-08-12 |
| 40 | Imperial Brands PLCIMB.L 🇬🇧 | 5.85% | p165.78 | 5 | 7.8% | 75% | 2026-08-20 |
| 41 | Bunge Global SABG 🇺🇸 | 2.79% | $2.88 | 5 | 6.8% | 56% | 2026-11-17 |
| 42 | Keurig Dr Pepper Inc.KDP 🇺🇸 | 2.62% | $0.92 | 5 | 8.9% | 93% | 2026-09-28 |
| 43 | Coca-Cola HBC AGCCH.L 🇨🇭 | 2.27% | p103.64 | 5 | 10.7% | 44% | 2026-05-14 |
| 44 | Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc.TR 🇺🇸 | 0.97% | $0.36 | 5 | 2.8% | 29% | 2026-10-07 |
| 45 | Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.CALM 🇺🇸 | 3.84% | $2.45 | 4 | — | 199% | 2026-04-29 |
| 46 | Interparfums, Inc.IPAR 🇺🇸 | 2.76% | $3.20 | 4 | 19.4% | 61% | 2026-09-15 |
| 47 | PriceSmart, Inc.PSMT 🇺🇸 | 0.81% | $1.40 | 4 | 12.5% | 26% | 2026-08-17 |
| 48 | Reckitt Benckiser Group plcRKT.L 🇬🇧 | 4.10% | p222.56 | 3 | 3.4% | 49% | 2026-08-06 |
| 49 | Coca-Cola Europacific Partners PLCCCEP.L 🇬🇧 | 2.17% | p180.81 | 3 | 3.7% | 47% | 2026-05-14 |
| 50 | Kenvue Inc.KVUE 🇺🇸 | 4.22% | $0.84 | 2 | — | 97% | 2026-09-21 |
| 51 | Associated British Foods plcABF.L 🇬🇧 | 3.27% | p62.94 | 2 | — | 47% | 2026-05-28 |
| 52 | Tesco PLCTSCO.L 🇬🇧 | 2.74% | p14.76 | 2 | 3.0% | 49% | 2026-10-15 |
| 53 | Perdoceo Education CorporationPRDO 🇺🇸 | 2.03% | $0.69 | 2 | — | 22% | 2026-09-01 |
| 54 | Albertsons Companies, Inc.ACI 🇺🇸 | 4.90% | $0.68 | 1 | 8.4% | 365% | 2026-10-23 |
| 55 | The Campbell's CompanyCPB 🇺🇸 | 4.71% | $1.00 | 1 | 2.2% | 119% | 2026-10-01 |
| 56 | J Sainsbury plcSBRY.L 🇬🇧 | 3.73% | p13.41 | 1 | 3.4% | 78% | 2026-06-04 |
| 57 | Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc.COKE 🇺🇸 | 0.47% | $1.01 | 1 | 58.5% | 13% | 2026-10-23 |
| 58 | The Kraft Heinz CompanyKHC 🇺🇸 | 6.38% | $1.60 | — | 0.0% | 73% | 2026-09-04 |
| 59 | Newell Brands Inc.NWL 🇺🇸 | 5.06% | $0.29 | — | -21.2% | 196% | 2026-08-31 |
| 60 | Conagra Brands, Inc.CAG 🇺🇸 | 4.65% | $0.70 | — | 8.9% | 80% | 2026-11-05 |
| 61 | The Hershey CompanyHSY 🇺🇸 | 3.30% | $5.80 | — | 11.7% | 77% | 2026-08-14 |
| 62 | Strategic Education, Inc.STRA 🇺🇸 | 2.94% | $2.40 | — | 0.0% | 40% | 2026-09-04 |
| 63 | Edgewell Personal Care CompanyEPC 🇺🇸 | 2.08% | $0.60 | — | 0.0% | 500% | 2026-09-09 |
| 64 | Dollar General CorporationDG 🇺🇸 | 1.70% | $2.36 | — | 11.0% | 31% | 2026-10-06 |
| 65 | John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc.JBSS 🇺🇸 | 1.40% | $0.95 | — | -6.5% | 17% | 2026-08-17 |
| 66 | The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.EL 🇺🇸 | 1.30% | $1.40 | — | -6.8% | 280% | 2026-08-31 |
Data from Yahoo Finance, refreshed every weekday; this page was built from data as of 23 October 2026. Years of increases are counted from each company's dividend history; see our methodology. Facts, not investment advice.
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