Consumer staples companies with the highest operating margin

Operating margin is operating income divided by revenue. Only companies with at least $1 billion in revenue are ranked here. Figures are for fiscal year 2025 and are read directly from each company's SEC filings; the source column on every row links to the document.

Ranks 1–74 of 74 · Fiscal year 2025 · Data as of September 25, 2026

Only companies with at least $1bn in revenue are ranked.

Altria Group (MO) tops the list with 42.5% in operating margin for fiscal 2025, ahead of British American Tobacco P.L.C (39.0%) and Philip Morris International (36.6%). Across the top 10, operating margin ranges from 42.5% down to 24.3%. 74 companies in Consumer staples report operating margin, 5.0% of the 1486-filer universe. The last place on the list, Albertsons Companies, comes in at 0.9%.

Operating margin
#CompanyOperating marginYoY15-year trend
1Altria GroupMOUS42.5%−9.1%
2British American Tobacco P.L.CBTIGB39.0%+269.1%
3Philip Morris InternationalPMUS36.6%+3.5%
4Constellation BrandsSTZUS29.8%+756.6%
5Monster BeverageMNSTUS29.2%+13.2%
6Coca ColaKOUS28.7%+35.2%
7AmbevABEVBR26.4%+8.4%
8Anheuser-Busch InBevBUDBE26.0%+0.2%
9Brown FormanBF-BUS25.5%−8.5%
10Procter & GamblePGUS24.3%+10.0%
11HaleonHLNGB21.9%+11.4%
12Keurig Dr PepperKDPUS21.5%+27.6%
13National BeverageFIZZUS19.5%−0.5%
14InterparfumsIPARUS18.2%−4.0%
15UnileverULGB17.9%+6.4%
16Church & DwightCHDUS17.4%+31.4%
17EcolabECLUS17.0%−4.4%
18Colgate PalmoliveCLUS16.2%−23.6%
19KenvueKVUEUS16.0%+34.0%
20McCormickMKCUS15.7%−0.7%
21DiageoDEOGB15.5%−28.0%
22Bellring BrandsBRBRUS15.4%−20.6%
23CloroxCLXUS15.2%+170.4%
24IngredionINGRUS14.1%+18.4%
25Coca-Cola Europacific PartnersCCEPGB13.4%+28.1%
26Coca-Cola ConsolidatedCOKEUS13.2%−1.4%
27HersheyHSYUS12.3%−52.3%
28PepsiCoPEPUS12.2%−12.7%
29Cal-Maine FoodsCALMUS12.0%−66.6%
30Green Thumb IndustriesGTBIFUS11.7%−40.6%
31MarzettiMZTIUS11.5%+8.3%
32Campbell'sCPBUS11.0%+5.6%
33Simply Good FoodsSMPLUS10.8%−30.3%
34Nomad FoodsNOMDGB10.7%−14.1%
35Post HoldingsPOSTUS9.8%−2.2%
36CortevaCTVAUS9.7%+28.6%
37Mondelez InternationalMDLZUS9.2%−47.1%
38Lamb WestonLWUS8.9%−13.3%
39Pilgrims PridePPCUS8.7%+3.5%
40Smithfield FoodsSFDUS8.3%+5.2%
41Sprouts Farmers MarketSFMUS7.8%+19.2%
42Sanfilippo John B & SonJBSSUS7.6%−0.8%
43Magnum Ice CreamMICCNL7.6%−21.2%
44Boston BeerSAMUS7.4%+95.4%
45FreshpetFRPTUS6.9%+76.2%
46Primo BrandsPRMBUS6.5%−7.6%
47Hormel FoodsHRLUS5.9%−33.7%
48Celsius HoldingsCELHUS5.6%−51.2%
49J&J Snack FoodsJJSFUS5.3%−28.6%
50B&G FoodsBGSUS5.3%+14.5 pp
51Brightview HoldingsBVUS5.0%−11.2%
52JBSJBSNL4.8%−14.9%
53General MillsGISUS4.8%−71.7%
54Mission ProduceAVOUS4.7%−11.9%
55Natural Grocers By Vitamin CottageNGVCUS4.7%+23.1%
56E.L.F. BeautyELFUS4.5%−62.6%
57Darling IngredientsDARUS4.5%−45.6%
58Edgewell Personal CareEPCUS4.3%−50.9%
59CotyCOTYUS4.1%−54.2%
60J M SmuckerSJMUS4.0%+11.7 pp
61StepanSCLUS3.4%+4.2%
62Flowers FoodsFLOUS3.3%−51.5%
63Del MonteDMCUS3.2%−30.7%
64Village Super MarketVLGEAUS3.1%+11.9%
65DoleDOLEIE2.4%−26.6%
66Weis MarketsWMKUS2.3%−13.1%
67Ingles MarketsIMKTAUS2.2%−15.5%
68Tyson FoodsTSNUS2.0%−23.7%
69Bunge GlobalBGCH1.6%−43.8%
70Archer-Daniels-MidlandADMUS1.6%−40.7%
71Utz BrandsUTZUS1.4%−67.6%
72ArkoARKOUS1.3%+24.3%
73KrogerKRUS1.3%−51.1%
74Albertsons CompaniesACIUS0.9%−54.5%

All figures from SEC filings · FY2025 · 74

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