Consumer Defensive Sector Performance
Daily and historical average performance for stocks in the Consumer Defensive sector across major exchanges.
Daily snapshots
Performance snapshots for the Consumer Defensive sector populate once the daily aggregation job lands. We will show date, exchange, and average daily change in this table.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Consumer Defensive sector?
Consumer defensive sector stocks cover food, beverage, household products, grocery, tobacco, and discount retail companies with steady demand.
What industries are in the Consumer Defensive sector?
The Consumer Defensive sector covers 12 industries on Dividend Wealth, including Beverages - Brewers, Beverages - Non-Alcoholic, Beverages - Wineries & Distilleries, Confectioners, and Discount Stores, plus 7 more industries. Browse the full list on the Industries hub.
How is the Consumer Defensive sector performing today?
Daily Consumer Defensive sector performance is sourced from end-of-day exchange snapshots and surfaced on the Performance tab. Live numbers populate once our daily aggregation job runs.
Which dividend stocks are in the Consumer Defensive sector?
Consumer Defensive sector dividend stocks are surfaced on the Dividends tab once they are scored by our daily ratings job. Yield, payout ratio, and dividend growth filters are applied automatically.
How do I find dividend stocks in the Consumer Defensive sector?
Use the Dividends tab on this page for our scored dividend screen, or open the Stocks tab for the full Consumer Defensive sector roster. Both views support sorting by yield, payout ratio, and dividend growth streak when data is available.