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16 Best Growing Dividend Paying Consumer Goods Stocks

Best Dividend Stocks From The Consumer Goods Sector Researched By “long-term-investments.blogspot.com. Stocks from the consumer sector are important for the U.S. Economy. At the capital markets are 403 consumer goods stocks tradeable. The whole market capitalization of them amounts to USD 165.60 trillion. The average dividend yield has a value of 2.59 percent and the P/E ratio is 20.40.

In order to find the best dividend paying large cap growth stocks from the investment sector, I screened all companies with a positive dividend yield, great earnings per share growth of more than 10 percent and an operating margin over 10 percent. To get the best results in terms of low debt and high cash, the debt to equity ratio should be under one. Finally, the market capitalization should be above USD 2 billion. Sixteen consumer stocks remained of which twelve are currently recommended to buy.

Here are my favorite stocks:
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Kraft Foods (NASDAQ:KFT) has a market capitalization of $71.22 billion. The company employs 126,000 people, generates revenue of $54,365.00 million and has a net income of $3,547.00 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $8,142.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 14.98 percent (operating margin 12.25 percent and net profit margin 6.52 percent).

Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 28.70 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 76.47 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 9.93 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $2.02. Last fiscal year, the company paid $1.16 in form of dividends to shareholders. The earnings per share are expected to grow by 10.72 percent yearly for the next five years.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 19.89, P/S ratio 1.29 and P/B ratio 1.99. Dividend Yield: 2.93 percent. The beta ratio is 0.51.


Long-Term Stock History Chart Of Kraft Foods (Click to enlarge)
Long-Term Dividends History of Kraft Foods (KFT) (Click to enlarge)
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Kraft Foods (NASDAQ: KFT) (Click to enlarge)

V.F. Corporation (NYSE:VFC) has a market capitalization of $17.69 billion. The company employs 58,000 people, generates revenue of $9,459.23 million and has a net income of $890.39 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $1,413.70 million. The EBITDA margin is 14.95 percent (operating margin 13.16 percent and net profit margin 9.41 percent). 

Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 22.72 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 46.76 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 21.18 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $8.28. Last fiscal year, the company paid $2.61 in form of dividends to shareholders. The earnings per share are expected to grow by 12.94 percent yearly for the next five years. 

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 19.44, P/S ratio 1.81 and P/B ratio 3.80. Dividend Yield: 1.85 percent. The beta ratio is 0.92.


Long-Term Stock History Chart Of V.F. Corporation (Click to enlarge)
Long-Term Dividends History of V.F. Corporation (VFC) (Click to enlarge)
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of V.F. Corporation (NYSE: VFC) (Click to enlarge)

Polaris Industries (NYSE:PII) has a market capitalization of $5.83 billion. The company employs 3,900 people, generates revenue of $2,656.95 million and has a net income of $227.58 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $392.22 million. The EBITDA margin is 14.76 percent (operating margin 13.17 percent and net profit margin 8.57 percent). 

Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 8.73 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 21.45 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 52.25 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $3.68. Last fiscal year, the company paid $0.90 in form of dividends to shareholders. The earnings per share are expected to grow by 16.57 percent yearly for the next five years.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 23.14, P/S ratio 2.13 and P/B ratio 11.33. Dividend Yield: 1.79 percent. The beta ratio is 1.76.


Long-Term Stock History Chart Of Polaris Industries (Click to enlarge)
Long-Term Dividends History of Polaris Industries (PII) (Click to enlarge)
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Polaris Industries (NYSE: PII) (Click to enlarge)

NIKE (NYSE:NKE) has a market capitalization of $45.02 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 $4.73. Last fiscal year, the company paid $1.39 in form of dividends to shareholders. The earnings per share are expected to grow by 10.33 percent yearly for the next five years.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 20.96, P/S ratio 1.90 and P/B ratio 4.45. Dividend Yield: 1.43 percent. The beta ratio is 0.86.


Long-Term Stock History Chart Of NIKE (Click to enlarge)
Long-Term Dividends History of NIKE (NKE) (Click to enlarge)
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of NIKE (NYSE: NKE) (Click to enlarge)

Ralph Lauren (NYSE:RL) has a market capitalization of $14.60 billion. The company employs 25,000 people, generates revenue of $6,859.50 million and has a net income of $681.00 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $1,264.60 million. The EBITDA margin is 18.44 percent (operating margin 15.15 percent and net profit margin 9.93 percent). 

Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 5.77 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 8.56 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 19.58 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $7.27. Last fiscal year, the company paid $0.80 in form of dividends to shareholders. The earnings per share are expected to grow by 12.83 percent yearly for the next five years.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 22.05, P/S ratio 2.11 and P/B ratio 4.02. Dividend Yield: 1.01 percent. The beta ratio is 1.51.


Long-Term Stock History Chart Of Ralph Lauren (Click to enlarge)
Long-Term Dividends History of Ralph Lauren (RL) (Click to enlarge)
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Ralph Lauren (NYSE: RL) (Click to enlarge)


Take a closer look at the full table of the best dividend paying consumer goods stocks with highest growth. The average price to earnings ratio (P/E ratio) amounts to 22.67 and forward P/E ratio is 16.62. The dividend yield has a value of 1.58 percent. Price to book ratio is 6.10 and price to sales ratio 2.75. The operating margin amounts to 15.04 percent and the beta ratio is 1.20. The average stock has a debt to equity ratio of 0.33.

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

16 Best Growing Dividend Paying Consumer Goods Stocks (Click to enlarge)

Related stock ticker symbols:
KFT, GNTX, COH, VFC, NUS, CHD, PII, FMX, KOF, CSL, NKE, BEAM, WWW, RL, EL, PVH

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I am long KFT, NUS, NKE. I receive no compensation to write about these specific stocks, sector or theme. I don't plan to increase or decrease positions or obligations within the next 72 hours.

For the other stocks: I have no positions in any stocks mentioned, and no plans to initiate any positions within the next 72 hours. I receive no compensation to write about any specific stock, sector or theme.