Sector
Staples
Food, drink, household goods and supermarkets: things people buy in good times and bad. Steadier, often big dividend payers.
Typical revenue growth
2.8%
a year, last decade
Typical operating margin
16.2%
Typical return on capital
21.7%
5-year average
Priced vs usual
–
0 cheaper · 0 dearer than usual
Standouts
All staples companies
biggest first| Company | Size | Quality | Health | Return on capital | Growth | vs usual price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WMT Walmart | $949bn | 4/7 | 7 | 17.1% | 4.0% | – |
| COST Costco | $446bn | 7/7 | 6 | 38.7% | 9.8% | – |
| KO Coca-Cola | $397bn | 5/6 | 7 | 16.3% | – | – |
| PG Procter & Gamble | $369bn | 5/7 | 6 | 21.7% | 2.9% | – |
| PM Philip Morris | $314bn | 5/7 | 8 | 48.2% | -5.8% | – |
| PEP PepsiCo | $184bn | 5/7 | 5 | 17.9% | 4.1% | – |
| MO Altria | $123bn | 3/6 | 6 | 43.6% | -0.9% | – |
| MDLZ Mondelez | $81bn | 2/7 | 5 | 8.1% | 2.7% | – |
| CL Colgate-Palmolive | $74bn | 5/7 | 5 | 36.7% | 2.4% | – |
Quality = long-term checks passed (growth, cash generation, returns, margins, dilution, debt). Health = Piotroski F-score. Standouts are facts, not recommendations.