Top 10 — Consumer Staples — 18 Aug 2026
The ten as they stood on 18 Aug 2026. Scores, pillars and reasons are the ones recorded that day; nothing here is recomputed. Each bar is a percentile: how this company ranked against every company the score ranked, 0–100.
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The ten
| # | Company | Why it was here | Sector | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philip Morris International (PM) | Profitability 93rd (return on equity 575.4%, operating margin 37.8%).Profitability 93rd (return on equity 575.4%, operating margin 37.8%) and capital return 71st (consecutive years of dividend increases 5 years); weakest is valuation (16th, price to book 592.3, price to earnings 27). |
Consumer Staples | 57.9 |
| 2 | INTERPARFUMS INC (IPAR) | Financial health 74th (debt to equity 0.2, free cash flow margin 16.2%).Financial health 74th (debt to equity 0.2, free cash flow margin 16.2%) and capital return 71st (consecutive years of dividend increases 5 years); weakest is trend (43rd, a trend forming but not yet strong (ADX below 25)). |
Consumer Staples | 57.8 |
| 3 | Coca-Cola Company (The) (KO) | Profitability 84th (return on equity 43%, operating margin 30.4%).Profitability 84th (return on equity 43%, operating margin 30.4%) and capital return 71st (consecutive years of dividend increases 5 years); weakest is valuation (24th, price to book 9.3, price to earnings 26.3). |
Consumer Staples | 56.8 |
| 4 | WD-40 (WDFC) | Capital return 71st (consecutive years of dividend increases 5 years).Capital return 71st (consecutive years of dividend increases 5 years) and profitability 68th (return on equity 33.1%, operating margin 17.5%); weakest is valuation (14th, price to book 10.9, price to earnings 35). |
Consumer Staples | 54.5 |
| 5 | McCormick & Company (MKC) | Capital return 71st (consecutive years of dividend increases 5 years).Capital return 71st (consecutive years of dividend increases 5 years) and valuation 69th (price to earnings 8.9, price to book 3.1); weakest is trend (34th, a "death cross" — its 50-day average is below its 200-day). |
Consumer Staples | 53.9 |
| 6 | Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) | Growth 72nd (revenue growth year over year 27.5%, 3-year revenue CAGR 5.7%).Growth 72nd (revenue growth year over year 27.5%, 3-year revenue CAGR 5.7%) and capital return 71st (consecutive years of dividend increases 5 years); weakest is profitability (33rd, return on equity 5.2%, operating margin 16.2%). |
Consumer Staples | 51.0 |
| 7 | Altria (MO) | Profitability 97th (return on equity 149.7%, operating margin 46.8%).Profitability 97th (return on equity 149.7%, operating margin 46.8%) and capital return 71st (consecutive years of dividend increases 5 years); weakest is growth (15th, revenue growth year over year -0.6%, 3-year revenue CAGR -2.5%). |
Consumer Staples | 50.9 |
| 8 | Seaboard Corporation (SEB) | Valuation 98th (price to earnings 6.4, price to book 0.8).Valuation 98th (price to earnings 6.4, price to book 0.8) and capital return 71st (consecutive years of dividend increases 5 years); weakest is profitability (26th, operating margin 3.4%, return on equity 12.1%). |
Consumer Staples | 49.5 |
| 9 | Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) | Trend 62nd (over the past 12 months this stock beat the market by 43.8 percentage points).Trend 62nd (over the past 12 months this stock beat the market by 43.8 percentage points) and profitability 60th (return on equity 39.6%, operating margin 11%); weakest is valuation (28th, price to book 7.8, price to earnings 23). |
Consumer Staples | 49.0 |
| 10 | MARZETTI (MZTI) | Financial health 75th (debt to equity 0, free cash flow margin 12.8%).Financial health 75th (debt to equity 0, free cash flow margin 12.8%) and capital return 71st (consecutive years of dividend increases 5 years); weakest is trend (33rd, over the past 12 months this stock lagged the market by 56.4 percentage points). |
Consumer Staples | 48.7 |
Entered on 18 Aug 2026
Philip Morris International (PM) — Entered 18 Aug 2026: first selection for this list at rank 1, score 57.9.
INTERPARFUMS INC (IPAR) — Entered 18 Aug 2026: first selection for this list at rank 2, score 57.8.
Coca-Cola Company (The) (KO) — Entered 18 Aug 2026: first selection for this list at rank 3, score 56.8.
WD-40 (WDFC) — Entered 18 Aug 2026: first selection for this list at rank 4, score 54.5.
McCormick & Company (MKC) — Entered 18 Aug 2026: first selection for this list at rank 5, score 53.9.
Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) — Entered 18 Aug 2026: first selection for this list at rank 6, score 51.0.
Altria (MO) — Entered 18 Aug 2026: first selection for this list at rank 7, score 50.9.
Seaboard Corporation (SEB) — Entered 18 Aug 2026: first selection for this list at rank 8, score 49.5.
Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) — Entered 18 Aug 2026: first selection for this list at rank 9, score 49.0.
MARZETTI (MZTI) — Entered 18 Aug 2026: first selection for this list at rank 10, score 48.7.
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