← 20 Aug 2026 · Short-term Top 10 — Consumer Staples
Short-term Top 10 — Consumer Staples — what changed on 21 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 21 Aug 2026. The next scheduled change is at this list's next rebalance.
Inside the ten
Against the previous session, 20 Aug 2026.
| Company | Rank | Score | Pillar that moved most |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brown–Forman (BF.B) | 1 +3 | 64.4 +0.9 | Volume and participation 50th → 56th |
| Freshpet (FRPT) | 2 +28 | 63.4 +10.0 | Volume and participation 78th → 66th |
| McCormick & Company (MKC) | 5 +3 | 61.0 +0.2 | Setup 54th → 59th |
| US Foods (USFD) | 13 +2 | 58.0 −0.2 | Volume and participation 54th → 52th |
| Dollar Tree (DLTR) | 14 −7 | 57.8 −4.0 | Volume and participation 58th → 39th |
| Colgate-Palmolive (CL) | 18 | 55.2 −1.8 | Volume and participation 83th → 69th |
| Target Corporation (TGT) | 23 −22 | 53.9 −13.5 | Momentum 69th → 53th |
| J.M. Smucker Company (The) (SJM) | 24 −8 | 53.8 −4.3 | Volume and participation 33th → 60th |
| Estée Lauder Companies (The) (EL) | 27 −25 | 52.8 −13.1 | Momentum 60th → 48th |
At the edge
Knocking
- Lamb Weston (LW) scores 9.9 above the lowest member — the sector cap, not the score, is what is keeping it out
- CHEFS WAREHOUSE INC (CHEF) scores 9.4 above the lowest member — the sector cap, not the score, is what is keeping it out
Closest to the exit
- Target Corporation (TGT) 2.8 below the score at rank 15, where the hold band ends
- J.M. Smucker Company (The) (SJM) 2.9 below the score at rank 15, where the hold band ends
- Estée Lauder Companies (The) (EL) 3.9 below the score at rank 15, where the hold band ends
Ranked against 69 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
+1.7% since the previous session (2026-08-20), against +0.4% for SPY — 1.3 points ahead of the benchmark. Tracked since 2026-08-18.
+4.2% since 2026-08-18, against −0.2% for SPY — 4.4 points ahead of the benchmark. Tracked since 2026-08-18.
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