Consumer Staples Stocks That Beat the S&P 500 Most Consistently
Steady sector leaders, not one-month wonders
Updated October 13, 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 | WMTWalmart | 29 / 52 | −3.6% | +10.3% | +2.9% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 29 of its last 52 weeks, on a +10.3% total return — −3.6% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 2 | ADMArcher Daniels Midland | 28 / 52 | +16.0% | +36.8% | −3.7% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 28 of its last 52 weeks, on a +36.8% total return — +16.0% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 3 | KOCoca-Cola Company (The) | 28 / 52 | +15.8% | +34.4% | +0.9% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 28 of its last 52 weeks, on a +34.4% total return — +15.8% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 4 | DLTRDollar Tree | 28 / 52 | +14.3% | +32.7% | −2.4% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 28 of its last 52 weeks, on a +32.7% total return — +14.3% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 5 | PMPhilip Morris International | 28 / 52 | +8.9% | +24.2% | +2.3% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 28 of its last 52 weeks, on a +24.2% total return — +8.9% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 6 | CASYCasey's | 28 / 52 | +5.1% | +15.3% | +3.2% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 28 of its last 52 weeks, on a +15.3% total return — +5.1% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 7 | MNSTMonster Beverage | 28 / 52 | −38.5% | −37.8% | −2.0% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 28 of its last 52 weeks, on a −37.8% total return — −38.5% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 8 | KDPKeurig Dr Pepper | 27 / 52 | +10.9% | +26.5% | +3.4% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 27 of its last 52 weeks, on a +26.5% total return — +10.9% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 9 | ELEstée Lauder Companies (The) | 27 / 52 | +7.4% | +13.8% | +1.5% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 27 of its last 52 weeks, on a +13.8% total return — +7.4% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 10 | HSYHershey Company (The) | 27 / 52 | −23.2% | −15.1% | −6.1% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 27 of its last 52 weeks, on a −15.1% total return — −23.2% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 11 | BGBunge Global | 26 / 52 | +13.6% | +33.2% | −11.3% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 26 of its last 52 weeks, on a +33.2% total return — +13.6% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 12 | SJMJ.M. Smucker Company (The) | 26 / 52 | −2.1% | +15.8% | +0.0% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 26 of its last 52 weeks, on a +15.8% total return — −2.1% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 13 | TGTTarget Corporation | 25 / 52 | +42.9% | +77.7% | −4.2% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 25 of its last 52 weeks, on a +77.7% total return — +42.9% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 14 | CHDChurch & Dwight | 25 / 52 | −0.0% | +14.2% | +5.9% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 25 of its last 52 weeks, on a +14.2% total return — −0.0% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 15 | CPBCampbell's Company (The) | 25 / 52 | −59.5% | −37.6% | −10.8% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 25 of its last 52 weeks, on a −37.6% total return — −59.5% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 16 | CLColgate-Palmolive | 24 / 52 | −3.3% | +15.4% | +2.3% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 24 of its last 52 weeks, on a +15.4% total return — −3.3% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 17 | MOAltria | 24 / 52 | −4.4% | +7.5% | +1.3% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 24 of its last 52 weeks, on a +7.5% total return — −4.4% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 18 | KVUEKenvue | 24 / 52 | −5.6% | +6.7% | −0.8% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 24 of its last 52 weeks, on a +6.7% total return — −5.6% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 19 | COSTCostco | 24 / 52 | −9.8% | +2.6% | +3.9% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 24 of its last 52 weeks, on a +2.6% total return — −9.8% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 20 | KRKroger | 24 / 52 | −18.6% | −10.4% | −0.3% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 24 of its last 52 weeks, on a −10.4% total return — −18.6% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||