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: Kimberly-Clark appears in a ranking of dividend-raising consumer staples stocks, which aligns with its Consumer Defensive sector positioning where consistent shareholder returns are a key valuation driver. TickrTrends currently rates KMB as undervalued, suggesting the market may not be fully pricing in the reliability of its dividend-growth track record relative to peers in the staples space. For valuation-focused investors, tracking whether KMB's dividend sustainability and growth rate justify its current price relative to earnings and cash flow will be important to monitor going forward.

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