The Consumer Defensive sector comprises companies whose businesses are less sensitive to the economic cycle. These are products that people are unable or unwilling to cut out of their budgets regardless of the economic condition. These companies are engaged in the manufacturing of food, beverages, household and personal products, packaging, or tobacco. This sector also includes companies that provide services such as education & training services, as well as food & drug retailing companies such as hypermarkets and consumer super centers.
| Name | Exchange | Industry |
|---|---|---|
| ACI Albertsons Companies Inc | NYSE | Grocery Stores |
| ACU Acme United Corp | NYSEAMERICAN | Household & Personal Products |
| ADM Archer-Daniels-Midland Co | NYSE | Farm Products |
| AFRI Forafric Global PLC | NASDAQ | Farm Products |
| AGRO Adecoagro S.A. | NYSE | Farm Products |
| ALCO Alico Inc | NASDAQ | Farm Products |
| ANDE Andersons Inc | NASDAQ | Food Distribution |
| APEI American Public Education Inc | NASDAQ | Education & Training Services |
| AQB AquaBounty Technologies Inc | NASDAQ | Farm Products |
| ARRY Array Technologies Inc | NASDAQ | Household & Personal Products |
| ATGE Adtalem Global Education Inc | NYSE | Education & Training Services |
| BF.B Brown Forman Corp | NYSE | Beverages - Wineries & Distilleries |
| BG Bunge LTD | NYSE | Farm Products |
| BGS B&G Foods, Inc | NYSE | Packaged Foods |
| BHIL Benson Hill Inc | NYSE | Farm Products |
| BJ BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings Inc | NYSE | Discount Stores |
| BRBR Bellring Brands Inc | NYSE | Packaged Foods |
| BRCC BRC Inc | NYSE | Packaged Foods |
| BRID Bridgford Foods Corp | NASDAQ | Packaged Foods |
| BRLS Borealis Foods Inc. | NASDAQ | Packaged Foods |
| BTTR Better Choice Co Inc | NYSEAMERICAN | Beverages - Wineries & Distilleries |
| BYND Beyond Meat Inc | NASDAQ | Packaged Foods |
| CAG Conagra Brands Inc | NYSE | Packaged Foods |
| CALM Cal-Maine Foods Inc | NASDAQ | Farm Products |
| CASY Caseys General Stores Inc | NASDAQ | Grocery Stores |
| CBUS Cibus Inc | NASDAQ | Packaged Foods |
| CELH Celsius Holdings Inc | NASDAQ | Beverages - Non-Alcoholic |
| CENT Central Garden & Pet Co | NASDAQ | Packaged Foods |
| CHD Church & Dwight Co Inc | NYSE | Household & Personal Products |
| CHEF Chefs' Warehouse Inc | NASDAQ | Food Distribution |
| CHGG Chegg Inc | NYSE | Education & Training Services |
| CL Colgate Palmolive Co | NYSE | Household & Personal Products |
| CLX Clorox Co | NYSE | Household & Personal Products |
| COCO Vita Coco Company Inc (The) | NASDAQ | Beverages - Non-Alcoholic |
| COE 51 Talk Online Education Group | NYSEAMERICAN | Education & Training Services |
| COKE Coca-Cola Consolidated Inc | NASDAQ | Beverages - Non-Alcoholic |
| COST Costco Wholesale Corp | NASDAQ | Discount Stores |
| COTY Coty Inc | NYSE | Household & Personal Products |
| COUR Coursera Inc | NYSE | Education & Training Services |
| CPB Campbell Soup Co | NYSE | Packaged Foods |
| CVGW Calavo Growers Inc | NASDAQ | Packaged Foods |
| DAR Darling Ingredients Inc | NYSE | Packaged Foods |
| DG Dollar General Corp | NYSE | Discount Stores |
| DIT Amcon Distributing Co | NYSEAMERICAN | Food Distribution |
| DLTR Dollar Tree Inc | NASDAQ | Discount Stores |
| DNUT Krispy Kreme Inc | NASDAQ | Grocery Stores |
| DOLE Dole plc | NYSE | Farm Products |
| EDU New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc. | NYSE | Education & Training Services |
| EL Estee Lauder Companies Inc | NYSE | Household & Personal Products |
| ELF elf Beauty Inc | NYSE | Household & Personal Products |
| EPC EDGEWELL PERSONAL CARE Co | NYSE | Household & Personal Products |
| EWCZ European Wax Center Inc | NASDAQ | Household & Personal Products |
| FARM Farmer Brothers Co | NASDAQ | Packaged Foods |
| FDP Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc | NYSE | Farm Products |
| FIZZ National Beverage Corp | NASDAQ | Beverages - Non-Alcoholic |
| FLO Flowers Foods Inc | NYSE | Packaged Foods |
| FRPT Freshpet Inc | NASDAQ | Packaged Foods |
| GHC Graham Holdings Co | NYSE | Education & Training Services |
| GIS General Mills Inc | NYSE | Packaged Foods |
| GO Grocery Outlet Holding Corp | NASDAQ | Grocery Stores |
| HAIN Hain Celestial Group Inc | NASDAQ | Packaged Foods |
| HELE Helen Of Troy Ltd | NASDAQ | Household & Personal Products |
| HFFG HF Foods Group Inc | NASDAQ | Food Distribution |
| HIMS Hims & Hers Health Inc | NYSE | Household & Personal Products |
| HLF Herbalife Nutrition Ltd | NYSE | Packaged Foods |
| HRL Hormel Foods Corp | NYSE | Packaged Foods |
| HSY Hershey Co | NYSE | Confectioners |
| IMG CIMG Inc. | NASDAQ | Packaged Foods |
| IMKTA Ingles Markets Inc | NASDAQ | Grocery Stores |
| INGR Ingredion Inc | NYSE | Packaged Foods |
| IPAR Inter Parfums Inc | NASDAQ | Household & Personal Products |
| ISPR Ispire Technology Inc | NASDAQ | Tobacco |
| JBSS Sanfilippo John B & Son Inc | NASDAQ | Packaged Foods |
| JJSF J&J Snack Foods Corp | NASDAQ | Packaged Foods |
| K Kellogg Co | NYSE | Packaged Foods |
| KDP Keurig Dr Pepper Inc | NYSE | Beverages - Non-Alcoholic |
| KHC Kraft Heinz Co | NASDAQ | Packaged Foods |
| KLG WK Kellogg Co | NYSE | Packaged Foods |
| KMB Kimberly Clark Corp | NYSE | Household & Personal Products |
| KO Coca Cola Co | NYSE | Beverages - Non-Alcoholic |
| KR Kroger Co | NYSE | Grocery Stores |
| KVUE Kenvue Inc | NYSE | Household & Personal Products |
| LANC Lancaster Colony Corp | NASDAQ | Packaged Foods |
| LAUR Laureate Education Inc | NASDAQ | Education & Training Services |
| LFVN Lifevantage Corp | NASDAQ | Household & Personal Products |
| LINC Lincoln Educational Services Corp | NASDAQ | Education & Training Services |
| LMNR Limoneira CO | NASDAQ | Farm Products |
| LOCL Local Bounti Corporation | NYSE | Farm Products |
| LOPE Grand Canyon Education Inc | NASDAQ | Education & Training Services |
| LRN Stride Inc | NYSE | Education & Training Services |
| LSF Laird Superfood Inc | NYSEAMERICAN | Packaged Foods |
| LW Lamb Weston Holdings Inc | NYSE | Packaged Foods |
| LWAY Lifeway Foods Inc | NASDAQ | Packaged Foods |
| MAMA Mama's Creations Inc. | NASDAQ | Packaged Foods |
| MDLZ Mondelez International Inc | NASDAQ | Confectioners |
| MGPI Mgp Ingredients Inc | NASDAQ | Packaged Foods |
| MKC Mccormick & Co Inc | NYSE | Packaged Foods |
| MNST Monster Beverage Corp | NASDAQ | Beverages - Non-Alcoholic |
| MO Altria Group Inc | NYSE | Tobacco |
| MTEX Mannatech Inc | NASDAQ | Household & Personal Products |