22 industries 204 companies value 4.7 tn revenue 3.6 tn
| Industry | n | Value | Revenue | Margin | Cash | Group leader | Concentration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Food retail and wholesale | 5 | 1.5 tn | 1.2 tn | 3.1% | 28 bn | WMT 64.0% | Clear leader |
| Non-alcoholic beverages | 18 | 822 bn | 257 bn | 12.8% | 33 bn | KO 48.9% | Comfortable leader |
| Tobacco and nicotine | 7 | 576 bn | 102 bn | 27.1% | 31 bn | PM 54.4% | Comfortable leader |
| Cleaning and personal care products | 12 | 516 bn | 144 bn | 14.9% | 23 bn | PG 71.1% | Clear leader |
| Alcoholic beverages | 12 | 282 bn | 121 bn | 14.8% | 24 bn | BUD 52.9% | Comfortable leader |
| Cosmetics | 11 | 189 bn | 82 bn | 12.9% | 10 bn | UL 75.3% | Clear leader |
| Processed foods | 29 | 169 bn | 108 bn | 2.2% | 10 bn | MDLZ 47.9% | Comfortable leader |
| Pharmacies and retail health | 6 | 122 bn | 419 bn | 1.2% | 12 bn | CVS 96.9% | Clear leader |
| Foodservice distribution | 8 | 83 bn | 232 bn | 1.3% | 4.4 bn | SYY 46.9% | Comfortable leader |
| Packaged foods (brands) | 13 | 83 bn | 90 bn | 0.5% | 7.6 bn | GIS 20.9% | Evenly matched |
| Discount retail (dollar stores) | 5 | 74 bn | 75 bn | 5.9% | 5.2 bn | DG 39.9% | Open contest |
| Agribusiness and agricultural trading | 15 | 68 bn | 238 bn | 1.7% | 2.4 bn | ADM 57.4% | Comfortable leader |
| Supermarkets | 10 | 62 bn | 265 bn | 0.5% | 3.6 bn | KR 59.8% | Comfortable leader |
| Bottled water and delivery | 3 | 61 bn | 31 bn | 8.0% | 3.0 bn | CCEP 82.8% | Clear leader |
| Animal protein | 10 | 50 bn | 184 bn | 1.9% | 3.0 bn | TSN 37.7% | Open contest |
| Convenience stores and fuel | 3 | 37 bn | 43 bn | 3.2% | 1.2 bn | CASY 69.1% | Clear leader |
| American spirits | 3 | 23 bn | 19 bn | -7.9% | 2.5 bn | BF-B 57.2% | Comfortable leader |
| Pet retail | 5 | 9.0 bn | 20 bn | 1.3% | 0.8 bn | CHWY 91.8% | Clear leader |
| Animal feed and nutrition | 3 | 5.8 bn | 4.3 bn | 8.7% | 0.4 bn | FRPT 54.9% | Comfortable leader |
| Nutrition and supplements | 18 | 5.0 bn | 12 bn | 0.5% | 0.7 bn | HLF 29.3% | Open contest |
| Industrial baking | 2 | 2.7 bn | 6.7 bn | 1.5% | 0.4 bn | JJSF 53.9% | Comfortable leader |
| Fresh produce and foods | 6 | 2.5 bn | 11 bn | -0.6% | 0.0 bn | DOLE 49.3% | Comfortable leader |
The 20 largest companies in the sector
| Rank | Ticker | Company | Industry | Value | Revenue | Margin | FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WMT | Walmart United States · score 5.8 | Food retail and wholesale | 942 bn | 736 bn | 3.0% | 14 bn |
| 2 | COST | Costco Wholesale United States · score 6.3 | Food retail and wholesale | 441 bn | 286 bn | 3.2% | 9.4 bn |
| 3 | KO | Coca-Cola United States · score 6.9 | Non-alcoholic beverages | 402 bn | 50 bn | 28.6% | 14 bn |
| 4 | PG | Procter & Gamble United States · score 7.0 | Cleaning and personal care products | 367 bn | 87 bn | 18.4% | 15 bn |
| 5 | PM | Philip Morris International United States · score 5.5 | Tobacco and nicotine | 313 bn | 43 bn | 25.6% | 13 bn |
| 6 | PEP | PepsiCo United States · score 6.9 | Non-alcoholic beverages | 182 bn | 98 bn | 11.1% | 10 bn |
| 7 | BUD | Anheuser-Busch InBev Belgium · score 7.1 | Alcoholic beverages | 149 bn | 63 bn | 17.5% | 14 bn |
| 8 | UL | Unilever United Kingdom · score 7.0 | Cosmetics | 142 bn | 57 bn | 19.3% | 8.1 bn |
| 9 | BTI | British American Tobacco United Kingdom · score 6.2 | Tobacco and nicotine | 135 bn | 34 bn | 24.9% | 9.2 bn |
| 10 | MO | Altria Group United States · score 6.4 | Tobacco and nicotine | 124 bn | 23 bn | 34.0% | 9.1 bn |
| 11 | CVS | CVS Health United States · score 6.2 | Pharmacies and retail health | 119 bn | 415 bn | 1.2% | 12 bn |
| 12 | MNST | Monster Beverage United States · score 6.9 | Non-alcoholic beverages | 92 bn | 9.2 bn | 23.1% | 2.1 bn |
| 13 | MDLZ | Mondelez International United States · score 6.2 | Processed foods | 81 bn | 40 bn | 8.9% | 3.1 bn |
| 14 | CL | Colgate-Palmolive United States · score 6.4 | Cleaning and personal care products | 74 bn | 21 bn | 9.7% | 3.9 bn |
| 15 | TGT | Target United States · score 6.7 | Food retail and wholesale | 70 bn | 108 bn | 4.1% | 4.5 bn |
| 16 | DEO | Diageo United Kingdom · score 6.9 | Alcoholic beverages | 57 bn | 28 bn | 7.1% | 4.4 bn |
| 17 | ABEV | Ambev Brazil · score 6.9 | Alcoholic beverages | 51 bn | 18 bn | 18.1% | 4.0 bn |
| 18 | CCEP | Coca-Cola Europacific Partners United Kingdom · score 6.0 | Bottled water and delivery | 50 bn | 23 bn | 9.5% | 2.5 bn |
| 19 | KDP | Keurig Dr Pepper United States · score 4.6 | Non-alcoholic beverages | 47 bn | 20 bn | 7.1% | 2.0 bn |
| 20 | FMX | Fomento Económico Mexicano Mexico · score 6.0 | Non-alcoholic beverages | 44 bn | 47 bn | 3.9% | 1.8 bn |
Other sectors
What this is. A catalogue, not a guide. Every industry with stocks listed on the NYSE or NASDAQ, the companies contending for its leadership, what each one does according to its own annual report, and the balance sheet it filed with the SEC.
The score runs from 0 to 10 and compares each company with every other one in the almanac on cash generation, profitability, debt, dividends and consistency over the last five years. The higher it is, the better the company fares in that comparison. Curious how much each part weighs? Ask at the bottom of the page.
The score runs from 0 to 10 and compares each company with every other one in the almanac on cash generation, profitability, debt, dividends and consistency over the last five years. The higher it is, the better the company fares in that comparison. Curious how much each part weighs? Ask at the bottom of the page.