Defensive & Stagflation Resilient

Stagflation Stocks 2026

Examine resilient corporations built to navigate stagflationary economic environments marked by persistent inflation and slowing macroeconomic growth. Compare pricing power, dividend yields, 5-year growth rates, and 52-week ranges on Snowball Analytics.

Total Defensive & Stagflation Resilient

Companies tracked in Defensive basket

Highest 3M Return

+27.69%

GILD has the highest 3M return

Avg. 3M Return

+4.40%

Basket average return

Dividend Payers

47 Stocks

Top yield: GIS (7.70%)

Key Defensive & Stagflation Resilient Highlights

Highest 3M Return

GILD

Gilead Sciences, Inc

Price $167.47

5D Chg +5.27%

3M Return +27.69%

Defensive 3M Return Analyze

Longest Streak

JNJ

Johnson & Johnson

Price $266.17

5D Chg -0.95%

Streak 55 y

Defensive Stature Analyze

Top Dividend Yield

GIS

General Mills, Inc

Yield TTM 7.70%

Payout $2.44

Streak 6 y

Cash Flow & Distributions Analyze

Stagflation Stocks Directory

Showing 48 of 48 stocks

Ticker / Name	Price	5D %Chg	3M %Chg	YTD %Chg	YTD High	YTD Low	Div. Yield TTM	Annual Payout, TTM	Div. Growth 5Y	Streak	Action
WMT Walmart Inc	$124.86	+4.64%	+12.78%	+12.07%	$135.15	$102.15	0.94%	$0.99	+6.23%	52 y	Analyze
BRK. BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway Cl B	$557.07	+2.59%	+8.56%	+10.83%	$559.58	$464.01	-	-	-	-	Analyze
XOM Exxon Mobil Corporation	$177.46	-1.36%	+14.45%	+47.47%	$188.50	$118.27	2.51%	$4.12	+3.37%	22 y	Analyze
JNJ Johnson & Johnson	$266.17	-0.95%	+4.62%	+28.62%	$282.02	$200.91	2.12%	$5.36	+4.89%	55 y	Analyze
ABBV AbbVie Inc	$286.00	-0.14%	+16.69%	+25.17%	$298.74	$190.75	2.60%	$6.92	+5.88%	12 y	Analyze
CVX Chevron Corporation	$225.27	-1.30%	+16.61%	+47.81%	$236.48	$151.25	3.45%	$7.12	+6.04%	38 y	Analyze
COST Costco Wholesale Corporation	$1019.26	+2.73%	+6.83%	+18.20%	$1096.50	$852.50	0.56%	$5.71	+13.21%	1 y	Analyze
KO The Coca-Cola Company	$94.80	+3.97%	+9.14%	+35.60%	$96.25	$67.27	2.45%	$2.12	+4.76%	55 y	Analyze
PG The Procter & Gamble Company	$162.06	+1.78%	+11.79%	+13.08%	$167.25	$137.62	2.98%	$4.36	+4.92%	55 y	Analyze
MRK Merck & Co., Inc	$144.67	+2.01%	+13.23%	+37.44%	$156.92	$104.43	2.44%	$3.40	+5.43%	15 y	Analyze
RTX RTX Corporation	$203.82	+4.74%	-5.92%	+11.13%	$226.88	$170.78	1.58%	$2.92	+7.44%	33 y	Analyze
AMGN Amgen Inc	$461.26	+2.97%	+21.75%	+40.92%	$475.64	$318.21	2.50%	$10.08	+7.44%	14 y	Analyze
GILD Gilead Sciences, Inc	$167.47	+5.27%	+27.69%	+36.44%	$175.65	$116.88	2.27%	$3.28	+2.92%	10 y	Analyze
PEP PepsiCo, Inc	$137.27	+2.82%	-1.69%	-4.35%	$171.48	$123.47	4.71%	$5.92	+6.45%	53 y	Analyze
VZ Verizon Communications Inc	$45.24	+2.98%	-4.48%	+11.07%	$51.68	$38.68	6.17%	$2.83	+2.20%	21 y	Analyze
COP ConocoPhillips	$144.40	-2.41%	+21.18%	+54.26%	$154.28	$93.13	2.62%	$3.36	+13.94%	1 y	Analyze
NEE NextEra Energy, Inc	$84.33	+2.32%	-2.56%	+5.04%	$98.75	$74.41	3.27%	$2.49	+10.11%	30 y	Analyze
LMT Lockheed Martin Corporation	$639.00	+2.57%	+8.99%	+32.11%	$692.00	$476.54	2.72%	$13.80	+5.42%	21 y	Analyze
T AT&T Inc	$21.39	+2.15%	-9.33%	-13.89%	$29.43	$19.89	4.58%	$1.11	-11.77%	-	Analyze
MO Altria Group, Inc	$76.94	+4.69%	+12.72%	+33.44%	$79.81	$54.70	6.54%	$4.44	+4.28%	17 y	Analyze
MDT Medtronic plc	$98.88	+5.25%	+14.07%	+2.94%	$105.50	$73.31	3.27%	$2.88	+2.98%	13 y	Analyze
SYK Stryker Corporation	$310.55	+3.03%	-8.98%	-11.64%	$389.33	$267.00	1.23%	$3.52	+6.37%	27 y	Analyze
NEM Newmont Corporation	$107.47	-4.59%	+12.69%	+7.63%	$135.29	$88.75	0.90%	$1.04	-13.92%	-	Analyze
DUK Duke Energy Corporation	$126.51	+1.37%	+1.79%	+7.93%	$134.49	$112.40	3.81%	$4.34	+1.97%	15 y	Analyze
WM Waste Management, Inc	$234.67	-0.48%	+3.64%	+6.81%	$248.13	$200.57	1.83%	$3.78	+10.45%	16 y	Analyze
MDLZ Mondelez International, Inc	$65.12	+4.44%	+5.49%	+20.97%	$66.65	$51.20	3.56%	$2.08	+8.93%	12 y	Analyze
KMI Kinder Morgan, Inc	$32.87	-2.90%	+4.68%	+19.57%	$34.81	$26.59	3.79%	$1.19	+2.02%	8 y	Analyze
CL Colgate-Palmolive Company	$95.62	+3.74%	+6.39%	+21.01%	$99.33	$75.96	2.46%	$2.12	+3.34%	52 y	Analyze
ET Energy Transfer LP	$20.16	-1.22%	-0.59%	+22.26%	$21.84	$16.24	6.56%	$1.36	+17.20%	4 y	Analyze
EXC Exelon Corporation	$45.50	+1.79%	-0.28%	+4.38%	$50.65	$39.73	4.12%	$1.68	+8.98%	4 y	Analyze
ED Consolidated Edison, Inc	$116.81	+1.55%	+8.21%	+17.61%	$118.79	$96.96	3.44%	$3.55	+2.76%	36 y	Analyze
ADM Archer-Daniels-Midland Company	$70.60	-9.72%	-9.56%	+22.80%	$88.75	$57.21	2.52%	$2.08	+7.04%	22 y	Analyze
KMB Kimberly-Clark Corporation	$104.46	-4.25%	-2.88%	+3.54%	$116.82	$92.42	5.37%	$5.12	+2.26%	40 y	Analyze
DG Dollar General Corporation	$130.52	+2.89%	+2.19%	-1.69%	$158.23	$99.57	1.98%	$2.36	+11.01%	-	Analyze
KHC The Kraft Heinz Company	$24.52	+1.91%	-7.19%	+1.11%	$28.09	$21.03	7.33%	$1.60	-	-	Analyze
AWK American Water Works Company, Inc	$146.42	+3.77%	+11.52%	+12.20%	$148.15	$120.57	2.80%	$3.58	+8.29%	12 y	Analyze
CINF Cincinnati Financial Corporation	$184.34	+1.62%	+3.54%	+12.87%	$194.81	$153.40	2.32%	$3.76	+8.33%	8 y	Analyze
WRB W. R. Berkley Corporation	$75.12	+3.79%	+4.20%	+7.13%	$77.45	$62.87	2.69%	$1.88	+54.69%	3 y	Analyze
CHD Church & Dwight Co., Inc	$109.16	+3.95%	+9.15%	+30.18%	$111.23	$81.57	1.29%	$1.23	+4.01%	30 y	Analyze
HSY The Hershey Company	$167.54	+1.84%	-5.70%	-7.93%	$239.48	$156.16	3.61%	$5.81	+11.24%	-	Analyze
STZ Constellation Brands, Inc	$138.13	+5.74%	+5.15%	+0.12%	$168.60	$110.60	3.64%	$4.12	+6.29%	10 y	Analyze
GIS General Mills, Inc	$34.08	+1.82%	-5.33%	-26.71%	$49.59	$31.17	7.70%	$2.44	+3.65%	6 y	Analyze
ESS Essex Property Trust, Inc	$264.90	-3.62%	-7.34%	+1.23%	$303.35	$238.46	3.81%	$10.36	+4.34%	32 y	Analyze
TSN Tyson Foods, Inc	$56.96	+2.17%	-4.45%	-2.83%	$69.48	$49.96	3.95%	$2.04	+2.59%	12 y	Analyze
MAA Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc	$117.34	-1.19%	-12.09%	-15.53%	$144.41	$113.95	5.25%	$6.12	+5.53%	15 y	Analyze
SJM The J. M. Smucker Company	$127.98	+0.45%	+8.92%	+30.85%	$135.89	$88.25	3.85%	$4.48	+3.27%	16 y	Analyze
CPT Camden Property Trust	$100.68	-0.83%	-9.07%	-8.54%	$119.81	$95.30	4.35%	$4.24	+5.01%	9 y	Analyze
TAP Molson Coors Beverage Company	$41.87	+6.13%	-0.12%	-10.30%	$54.82	$35.52	5.26%	$1.92	+4.78%	5 y	Analyze

Data as of November 2026. This list was compiled by the Snowball Analytics team from publicly available sources. It may be incomplete, and figures may be delayed or contain errors; check them against the fund’s or company’s own documents. Inclusion in the list is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any security and is not investment advice. Past performance does not predict future results. This list is general information, not personalised to your circumstances. Snowball Analytics is a portfolio tracking tool, not a broker-dealer or investment adviser. Investing involves risk, including loss of principal.

Navigating Stagflation: Companies with Pricing Power and Moats

Stagflation describes a challenging macroeconomic environment of decelerating economic growth combined with elevated consumer and producer inflation. Companies that withstand stagflation generally feature essential non-discretionary products, strong pricing power, and minimal capital expenditure requirements.

1. Consumer Staples & Everyday Essentials

Makers of food, personal hygiene, and household maintenance products benefit from inelastic consumer demand and strong brand loyalty, enabling price increases.

2. Regulated Utilities & Critical Infrastructure

Regulated electric, water, and waste management operators pass through energy and maintenance input costs via established regulatory rate base formulas.

3. Precious Metals & Energy Producers

Producers of crude oil, natural gas, and precious metals capture direct price appreciation during periods of persistent structural commodity inflation.

How to Evaluate Stagflation Stocks (Investor Checklist)

Gross margin stability: observe whether gross profit margins hold steady when wholesale producer input and raw material costs increase.
Demand elasticity: assess whether consumer demand for the company's core products remains constant regardless of economic downturns.
Free cash flow generation: verify that operating cash flow comfortably covers capital expenditures without relying on expensive debt markets.
Balance sheet debt leverage: check that low net debt-to-EBITDA ratios protect the corporation from escalating debt refinancing costs.
Dividend payout durability: confirm consistent cash dividend distributions supported by conservative payout ratios.

Frequently Asked Questions: Stagflation Stocks

What is stagflation and why is it challenging for equity investors?

Stagflation occurs when an economy experiences slow growth alongside elevated inflation and unemployment. It challenges companies by simultaneously increasing operating costs while suppressing consumer spending volumes.

What corporate characteristics are most advantageous during stagflation?

Essential business models with high pricing power, low capital expenditure requirements, minimal debt leverage, and inelastic consumer demand have historically held up better in some periods, though results vary and past performance does not predict future results.

Do defensive stagflation stocks distribute reliable dividends?

Some established consumer staples providers, healthcare companies, and regulated utilities have often paid regular quarterly dividends, though dividends are never guaranteed and can be reduced or cut.

What sectors are typically most vulnerable to stagflationary pressures?

Consumer discretionary retailers, capital-intensive cyclical manufacturers, and unprofitable growth companies with high debt loads are often most vulnerable to margin compression and demand slowdowns.

How does Snowball Analytics help monitor defensive portfolios?

Snowball Analytics tracks your exposure to defensive vs. cyclical sectors, models scheduled dividend payments, and calculates total returns across all connected brokerages.

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