Consumer staples stocks are usually a pretty boring group. And yet the sector has long proved a steady source of growing businesses that pay reliable dividends.
Generally speaking, the consumer staples sector is out of favor right now. Add in some company-specific issues, and the following three companies are all offering historically high yields despite very impressive business histories.
I’m a happy owner of all three. Here’s why you might want to own them, too.
This post originally appeared at The Motley Fool.