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Top Consumer Defensive Companies

Explore econometric models and financial health benchmarks for the leading Consumer Defensive companies.

Median Rev Growth

1.2%

Median R&D Effort

3.1%

Companies Tracked

27

Company Leaderboard

Walmart Inc.

WMT
FY Rev: $784B

Walmart Inc. (WMT) has a forecasted full-year revenue of $784B, based on 70 quarters of SEC filing data.

Costco Wholesale Corp /New

COST
FY Rev: $311B

Revenue growth is driven by SG&A spend, with an elasticity of 1.08 in the model, meaning a 1% increase in SG&A is associated with a 1.08% rise in revenue.

Target Corporation

TGT
FY Rev: $101B

Revenue is expected to drift lower over the next year, with a roughly 3% year-over-year decline to about $98B.

Procter & Gamble Co

PG
FY Rev: $85B

[AI commentary unavailable].

Pepsico, Inc.

PEP
FY Rev: $84B

[AI commentary unavailable].

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co

ADM
FY Rev: $79B

[AI commentary unavailable].

Tyson Foods, Inc.

TSN
FY Rev: $55B

Revenue appears to be driven primarily by SG&A spending, with a log-log elasticity of about 0.22 for every 1% rise in SG&A translating into roughly 0.22% higher revenue; R&D data are not available.

Coca Cola Co

KO
FY Rev: $48B

Revenue is driven by selling, general and administrative spending, with an elasticity of 0.52 (a 1% SG&A increase associates with a 0.52% revenue rise), indicating a positive but modest ROI from marketing and distribution efforts.

Dollar General Corporation

DG
FY Rev: $47B

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Mondelez International, Inc.

MDLZ
FY Rev: $40B

Mondelez is projected to sustain modest revenue growth this year, with FY revenue around $39.5 billion and a forecast of about +2.6% YoY, or roughly $40.6 billion.

Dollar Tree, Inc.

DLTR
FY Rev: $29B

[AI commentary unavailable].

Mcdonald’s corporation

MCD
FY Rev: $29B

[AI commentary unavailable].

Genuine Parts Co

GPC
FY Rev: $27B

Revenue growth is driven primarily by SG&A efficiency, with a linear model implying that every $1 of SG&A spending generates $2.75 in long-run revenue, signaling strong ROI from operating expenses.

Colgate-Palmolive Company

CL
FY Rev: $21B

[AI commentary unavailable].

General Mills, Inc.

GIS
FY Rev: $19B

[AI commentary unavailable].

Estee Lauder Companies Inc

EL
FY Rev: $15B

Revenue is primarily driven by SG&A spending efficiency, with the model estimating that every $1 of SG&A generates about $1.94 of long-run revenue.

Molson Coors Beverage Company

TAP
FY Rev: $13B

[AI commentary unavailable].

Hormel Foods Corporation

HRL
FY Rev: $13B

[AI commentary unavailable].

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc

IFF
FY Rev: $12B

Revenue is driven by high ROI from R&D investments, with every $1 of R&D spending associated with about $54.89 of long-run revenue, compared with $7.98 per $1 of SG&A.

Conagra Brands, Inc.

CAG
FY Rev: $12B

[AI commentary unavailable].

The Hershey Company

HSY
FY Rev: $12B

[AI commentary unavailable].

The Campbell's Company

CPB
FY Rev: $11B

[AI commentary unavailable].

Constellation Brands, Inc.

STZ
FY Rev: $9.9B

Revenue is driven by SG&A efficiency, with $1 of SG&A spending generating about $5.56 in long-run revenue, supported by 27 quarters of data and quarterly revenues around $2.223B.

Mccormick & Co Inc

MKC
FY Rev: $6.8B

Revenue is driven primarily by selling and administrative spend, with the model showing a 1% increase in SG&A yielding about a 0.70% rise in revenue, indicating marketing and commercial investments have positive but modest leverage.

Church & Dwight Co., Inc.

CHD
FY Rev: $6.6B

[AI commentary unavailable].

The Clorox Company

CLX
FY Rev: $5.5B

[AI commentary unavailable].

Rollins, Inc.

ROL
FY Rev: $4.5B

The latest quarterly revenue is $913M, and revenue appears driven by SG&A spending, with each $1 of SG&A generating $3.64 of long-run revenue, signaling a strong ROI from selling and marketing activities rather than R&D.