20 Biggest, Dividend-Paying, Consumer Goods Stocks

Stocks from the consumer goods sector contribute substantially to economic growth. The entire sector is also a big part of the economy with 399 listed companies and a total market capitalization of USD 1.128 trillion. The average sector P/E is 24.43 and the average dividend yield amounts to 2.12 percent. Only 188 stocks within the sector pay dividends. I made a screen of the biggest dividend payers from the consumer sector. Below, the twenty biggest consumer goods stocks. There is one high-yield and nine yielding over three percent.

Philip Morris (NYSE:PM) has a market capitalization of $154.83 billion. The company employs 78,100 people, generates revenue of $76,346.00 million and has a net income of $8,879.00 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $14,325.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 18.76 percent (operating margin 17.46 percent and net profit margin 11.63 percent).

Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 52.26 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 8,098.25 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 457.40 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $5.04. Last fiscal year, the company paid $2.82 in form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 18.23, P/S ratio 2.03 and P/B ratio 692.25. Dividend Yield: 3.70 percent. The beta ratio is 0.85.






PepsiCo (NYSE:PEP) has a market capitalization of $109.09 billion. The company employs 297,000 people, generates revenue of $66,504.00 million and has a net income of $6,462.00 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $12,242.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 18.41 percent (operating margin 14.48 percent and net profit margin 9.72 percent).

Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 36.73 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 130.04 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 30.66 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $3.80. Last fiscal year, the company paid $2.02 in form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 18.46, P/S ratio 1.64 and P/B ratio 5.30. Dividend Yield: 3.07 percent. The beta ratio is 0.46.






Colgate-Palmolive (NYSE:CL) has a market capitalization of $52.43 billion. The company employs 38,600 people, generates revenue of $16,734.00 million and has a net income of $2,554.00 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $4,256.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 25.43 percent (operating margin 22.95 percent and net profit margin 15.26 percent).

Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 37.80 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 202.53 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 96.28 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $5.05. Last fiscal year, the company paid $2.27 in form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 21.90, P/S ratio 3.13 and P/B ratio 22.35. Dividend Yield: 2.24 percent. The beta ratio is 0.42.






NIKE (NYSE:NKE) has a market capitalization of $43.96 billion. The company employs 44,000 people, generates revenue of $24,128.00 million and has a net income of $2,223.00 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $3,382.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 14.02 percent (operating margin 12.36 percent and net profit margin 9.21 percent).

Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 2.49 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 3.71 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 21.98 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $4.60. Last fiscal year, the company paid $1.39 in form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 21.21, P/S ratio 1.82 and P/B ratio 4.30. Dividend Yield: 1.48 percent. The beta ratio is 0.84.






Take a closer look at the full table of the biggest dividend payers within the consumer goods sector. The average price to earnings ratio (P/E ratio) amounts to 18.73 and forward P/E ratio is 15.46. The dividend yield has a value of 2.72 percent. Price to book ratio is 7.34 and price to sales ratio 3.09. The operating margin amounts to 18.15 percent and the beta ratio is 0.79. The average stock has a debt to equity ratio of 1.35.

Here is the full table with some fundamentals (TTM):


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