4 Battle-Tested Consumer Staples Stocks That Keep Raising Their Dividends

finance.yahoo.com · 2026-08-31

Some dividend stocks fold the moment a recession hits, but four consumer staples names kept raising their payouts straight through a housing collapse and a global lockdown without missing a beat. The question now is whether their current yields and margins make them worth owning before the next ugly year arrives.

TickrTrends take: CHD is included among consumer staples stocks recognized for consistent dividend growth, which aligns with the company's positioning within the Consumer Defensive sector where such practices are common. TickrTrends currently assigns an Undervalued verdict to CHD, suggesting the market may not be fully pricing in the value associated with its dividend-raising track record. Investors focused on valuation metrics should monitor whether CHD's current assessment persists as the market reassesses defensive consumer stocks in different interest rate environments.

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