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Short-term Top 10 — Consumer Staples — what changed on 19 Aug 2026
A dated record of one session: what entered or left, what moved inside the ten and by how much, who is closest to the boundary, and how the list did against its benchmark. Each bar is a percentile: how this company ranked against every company the score ranked, 0–100.
The short-term score is a published weighted sum of percentile ranks, rebalanced every Monday. A list is a published formula and its output, not a recommendation. Method version 2.
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Who entered, who left, and the reason — with the score moves behind it.
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Membership
No company entered or left on 19 Aug 2026. The next scheduled change is at this list's next rebalance.
Inside the ten
Against the previous session, 18 Aug 2026.
| Company | Rank | Score | Pillar that moved most |
|---|---|---|---|
| Target Corporation (TGT) | 1 | 64.4 −2.3 | Momentum 67th → 58th |
| Estée Lauder Companies (The) (EL) | 2 +7 | 63.5 +4.5 | Trend 40th → 67th |
| Brown–Forman (BF.B) | 3 +2 | 63.1 +3.4 | Trend 41th → 53th |
| Dollar Tree (DLTR) | 6 −3 | 61.5 −1.7 | Volume and participation 81th → 69th |
| US Foods (USFD) | 8 −2 | 59.9 +0.3 | Trend 74th → 66th |
| SPECTRUM BRANDS HOLDINGS INC (SPB) | 9 −7 | 59.5 −6.8 | Catalysts 71th → 38th |
| Colgate-Palmolive (CL) | 18 −8 | 54.4 −4.5 | Volume and participation 85th → 73th |
| Freshpet (FRPT) | 23 −19 | 52.7 −8.4 | Catalysts 93th → 62th |
| J.M. Smucker Company (The) (SJM) | 33 −26 | 48.4 −11.2 | Momentum 57th → 42th |
| McCormick & Company (MKC) | 34 −26 | 47.5 −11.8 | Volume and participation 73th → 66th |
At the edge
Knocking
- Dollar General (DG) scores 14.1 above the lowest member — the sector cap, not the score, is what is keeping it out
- Lamb Weston (LW) scores 14.1 above the lowest member — the sector cap, not the score, is what is keeping it out
Closest to the exit
- Freshpet (FRPT) 4.4 below the score at rank 15, where the hold band ends
- J.M. Smucker Company (The) (SJM) 8.7 below the score at rank 15, where the hold band ends
- McCormick & Company (MKC) 9.6 below the score at rank 15, where the hold band ends
Ranked against 70 eligible Consumer Staples companies on this session. A company at the edge is a company near a boundary, not a prediction that it will cross one.
Against the benchmark
+3.6% since the previous session (2026-08-18), against +0.2% for SPY — 3.4 points ahead of the benchmark. Tracked since 2026-08-18.
+3.6% since 2026-08-18, against +0.2% for SPY — 3.4 points ahead of the benchmark. Tracked since 2026-08-18.
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