Consumer Staples Stocks That Beat the S&P 500 Most Consistently
Steady sector leaders, not one-month wonders
Updated August 30, 2026
Sector rotation makes raw-return lists whiplash — a sector’s whole cohort looks brilliant in its quarter and terrible after. Weekly consistency cuts through that: it asks which Consumer Staples names finished ahead of the index week after week, through their sector’s good stretches and bad ones. For scale: the typical Consumer Staples stock managed 24 winning weeks of 52.
| # | Stock | Weeks > SPY | 1Y excess | 1Y return | 1M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HSYHershey Company (The) | 29 / 52 | −12.9% | −1.4% | +1.0% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 29 of its last 52 weeks, on a −1.4% total return — −12.9% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 2 | CASYCasey's | 28 / 52 | +27.1% | +51.6% | −12.9% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 28 of its last 52 weeks, on a +51.6% total return — +27.1% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 3 | WMTWalmart | 28 / 52 | −12.0% | +7.3% | −7.2% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 28 of its last 52 weeks, on a +7.3% total return — −12.0% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 4 | MNSTMonster Beverage | 28 / 52 | −30.3% | −24.1% | −52.0% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 28 of its last 52 weeks, on a −24.1% total return — −30.3% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 5 | ADMArcher Daniels Midland | 27 / 52 | +16.2% | +30.0% | +1.2% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 27 of its last 52 weeks, on a +30.0% total return — +16.2% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 6 | KOCoca-Cola Company (The) | 27 / 52 | +7.9% | +30.3% | +1.3% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 27 of its last 52 weeks, on a +30.3% total return — +7.9% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 7 | SJMJ.M. Smucker Company (The) | 27 / 52 | +3.0% | +25.2% | +8.3% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 27 of its last 52 weeks, on a +25.2% total return — +3.0% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 8 | PMPhilip Morris International | 27 / 52 | −0.7% | +16.9% | −0.1% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 27 of its last 52 weeks, on a +16.9% total return — −0.7% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 9 | BGBunge Global | 26 / 52 | +22.9% | +36.4% | +9.9% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 26 of its last 52 weeks, on a +36.4% total return — +22.9% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 10 | ELEstée Lauder Companies (The) | 26 / 52 | +6.3% | +11.6% | +21.8% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 26 of its last 52 weeks, on a +11.6% total return — +6.3% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 11 | DLTRDollar Tree | 26 / 52 | +2.1% | +13.6% | −0.2% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 26 of its last 52 weeks, on a +13.6% total return — +2.1% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 12 | CPBCampbell's Company (The) | 26 / 52 | −46.3% | −27.1% | +5.9% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 26 of its last 52 weeks, on a −27.1% total return — −46.3% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 13 | CHDChurch & Dwight | 25 / 52 | −7.6% | +8.8% | +3.7% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 25 of its last 52 weeks, on a +8.8% total return — −7.6% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 14 | KDPKeurig Dr Pepper | 25 / 52 | −21.6% | +8.3% | +1.9% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 25 of its last 52 weeks, on a +8.3% total return — −21.6% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 15 | KHCKraft Heinz | 25 / 52 | −23.1% | −7.9% | −2.6% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 25 of its last 52 weeks, on a −7.9% total return — −23.1% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 16 | CAGConagra Brands | 25 / 52 | −32.0% | −16.0% | +7.1% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 25 of its last 52 weeks, on a −16.0% total return — −32.0% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 17 | TGTTarget Corporation | 24 / 52 | +32.4% | +66.5% | +12.9% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 24 of its last 52 weeks, on a +66.5% total return — +32.4% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 18 | SYYSysco | 24 / 52 | −12.0% | +2.0% | −3.3% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 24 of its last 52 weeks, on a +2.0% total return — −12.0% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 19 | CLColgate-Palmolive | 23 / 52 | −10.1% | +7.5% | −0.9% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 23 of its last 52 weeks, on a +7.5% total return — −10.1% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 20 | MDLZMondelez International | 23 / 52 | −16.3% | +1.0% | −1.1% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 23 of its last 52 weeks, on a +1.0% total return — −16.3% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||