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computed_at: 2026-10-27
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title: "Top-rated Consumer Staples Stocks (2026) — Ranked by MoonshotScore"
description: "This screen includes Consumer Defensive sector; market cap ≥ $1B; US common stocks and ADRs with a MoonshotScore. Results are ordered by MoonshotScore, highest first. 20 US-listed stocks ranked by MoonshotScore, free, no account."
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# Top-rated Consumer Staples Stocks (2026) — Ranked by MoonshotScore

> **Source:** Stock Expert AI ([https://www.stockexpertai.com/best/consumer-staples-stocks](https://www.stockexpertai.com/best/consumer-staples-stocks))  
> **Markdown feed:** https://www.stockexpertai.com/best/consumer-staples-stocks.md  
> **Computed:** 2026-10-27 — the list is recomputed from the screener on request (cached for up to three hours); MoonshotScores re-rank nightly against sector peers.  
> **Disclaimer:** Not financial advice. Educational purposes only.

## Quick Answer

As of 2026-10-27, the highest-ranked name on Stock Expert AI's "Top-rated Consumer Staples Stocks (2026)" list is Perdoceo Education Corporation (PRDO) with a MoonshotScore of 99/100; 19 stocks are ranked below by the same score. MoonshotScore is an educational research rating, not a buy or sell recommendation.

## How This List Is Built

This screen includes Consumer Defensive sector; market cap ≥ $1B; US common stocks and ADRs with a MoonshotScore. Results are ordered by MoonshotScore, highest first. Snapshot: 2026-10-27. MoonshotScore methodology: https://www.stockexpertai.com/methodology. Educational comparison, not a recommendation.

## Top 20 Consumer Staples Stocks by MoonshotScore

| # | Ticker | Company | MoonshotScore | Sector | Market Cap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [PRDO](https://www.stockexpertai.com/stock/prdo.md) | Perdoceo Education Corporation | 99 | Consumer Defensive | $2.0B |
| 2 | [KOF](https://www.stockexpertai.com/stock/kof.md) | Coca-Cola FEMSA, S.A.B. de C.V. | 98 | Consumer Defensive | $24.8B |
| 3 | [MNST](https://www.stockexpertai.com/stock/mnst.md) | Monster Beverage Corporation | 97 | Consumer Defensive | $90.9B |
| 4 | [LOPE](https://www.stockexpertai.com/stock/lope.md) | Grand Canyon Education, Inc. | 96 | Consumer Defensive | $4.2B |
| 5 | [AFYA](https://www.stockexpertai.com/stock/afya.md) | Afya Limited | 96 | Consumer Defensive | $1.4B |
| 6 | [SENEA](https://www.stockexpertai.com/stock/senea.md) | Seneca Foods Corporation | 96 | Consumer Defensive | $1.1B |
| 7 | [TAL](https://www.stockexpertai.com/stock/tal.md) | TAL Education Group | 95 | Consumer Defensive | $6.2B |
| 8 | [JBS](https://www.stockexpertai.com/stock/jbs.md) | JBS N.V. | 95 | Consumer Defensive | $27.5B |
| 9 | [ABEV](https://www.stockexpertai.com/stock/abev.md) | Ambev S.A. | 94 | Consumer Defensive | $43.7B |
| 10 | [KO](https://www.stockexpertai.com/stock/ko.md) | The Coca-Cola Company | 93 | Consumer Defensive | $399.0B |
| 11 | [IPAR](https://www.stockexpertai.com/stock/ipar.md) | Inter Parfums, Inc. | 93 | Consumer Defensive | $3.7B |
| 12 | [LRN](https://www.stockexpertai.com/stock/lrn.md) | Stride, Inc. | 92 | Consumer Defensive | $3.3B |
| 13 | [CVSA](https://www.stockexpertai.com/stock/cvsa.md) | Covista Inc. | 91 | Consumer Defensive | $4.5B |
| 14 | [COCO](https://www.stockexpertai.com/stock/coco.md) | The Vita Coco Company, Inc. | 90 | Consumer Defensive | $3.2B |
| 15 | [SPB](https://www.stockexpertai.com/stock/spb.md) | Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. | 90 | Consumer Defensive | $1.8B |
| 16 | [MO](https://www.stockexpertai.com/stock/mo.md) | Altria Group, Inc. | 90 | Consumer Defensive | $123.0B |
| 17 | [PM](https://www.stockexpertai.com/stock/pm.md) | Philip Morris International Inc. | 90 | Consumer Defensive | $315.0B |
| 18 | [HLF](https://www.stockexpertai.com/stock/hlf.md) | Herbalife Nutrition Ltd. | 90 | Consumer Defensive | $1.4B |
| 19 | [EDU](https://www.stockexpertai.com/stock/edu.md) | New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc. | 89 | Consumer Defensive | $9.0B |
| 20 | [FIZZ](https://www.stockexpertai.com/stock/fizz.md) | National Beverage Corp. | 89 | Consumer Defensive | $3.4B |

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*Stock Expert AI is an AI-powered research platform. This document is informational only — not financial advice. The list order is the one stated above; MoonshotScore is an educational research signal, not a buy or sell recommendation. Figures come from Financial Modeling Prep (FMP). If FMP has no figure for a ticker, a price or fundamental may come from a Yahoo Finance fallback, or a price from an Alpaca fallback. SEC EDGAR is used only for filing links and company identity details (legal name, address), never for figures. MoonshotScore V2 rates eligible US-listed companies from 0 to 100 against their sector peers on five pillars: Business Quality (weight 26), Financial Safety (weight 20), Valuation (weight 18), Growth Durability (weight 16) and Momentum (weight 12). It reads no news-sentiment or analyst data, and it is not a probability of future returns.*