3 Unyielding Growth Stocks to Buy Now

If you're trying to build a consumer-focused corner of your portfolio that can grow through a lot of different economic backdrops, three names stand out right now: Church & Dwight Co. (NYSE: CHD), YETI Holdings (NYSE: YETI), and Newell Brands (NASDAQ: NWL). Each of these is making deliberate moves in 2026 and into 2027 that communicate to me more about their future than any single rocky quarter's earnings line.

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1. Church & Dwight: Buying into messy, real life

Church & Dwight has built its identity on everyday products like baking soda, laundry detergents, and cleaners that quietly show up in millions of homes. In May 2026, it moved to deepen that footprint by buying the Miss Mouth's Messy Eater brand, a fast-growing, non-toxic stain remover built for parents. It's a small thing on paper, but it fits this successful company's patterns: Keep layering niche, repeat-use products into an existing distribution machine instead of chasing flashy new categories.

The company's first-quarter 2026 update backs that strategy up. Organic sales rose 5% even though reported net sales were basically flat due to past portfolio pruning, per company management. Management described 2026 as a year of "volume-driven" organic growth, meaning they're focused on selling more units to real customers, not just leaning on price increases. On top of that, Church & Dwight extended its long dividend record yet again. Although it is not quite a Dividend King, it has consistently raised its dividend for 29 years.

For investors, my advice here is straightforward: Treat Church & Dwight as a core holding in a consumer bucket. It's unlikely to deliver fireworks in a single year, but it keeps making acquisitions to deepen its understanding of existing categories.

2. YETI

This next company is kind of tricky because it might seem like a one-hit wonder. YETI Holdings started with coolers and drinkware that felt almost indestructible, and 2026 shows a company still leaning into growth rather than settling into "mature brand" mode. Q1 net sales were up 8%, helped by a strong wholesale performance. Per the company, "Demand was robust in the wholesale channel as well as Amazon Marketplace and YETI retail." Retailers don't give shelf space to brands they think are fading, so that kind of wholesale strength is a real-world vote of confidence.

By Q2, YETI reported 9% net sales growth and highlighted double-digit gains in its Coolers & Equipment segment and in international markets. Instead of sitting on that momentum, during its Q2 2026 results released Aug. 13, YETI said its board expanded its share-repurchase authorization to $500 million. The company immediately bought back 2.8 million shares for $130 million, or about $46.43 per share. The move signals management sees value in the stock, while reducing the overall share count can boost per-share earnings for remaining investors.

Yeti's strong Q2 sales and earnings guidance were overshadowed by weaker profitability, slower growth, higher expenses, and debt, contributing to a 16% stock decline in August.

3. Newell Brands

You may be picking up on a trend here: Consumer staples and everyday brands can offer a solid combination of stability and growth. Newell Brands is no different. It owns household names like Rubbermaid, Sharpie, Coleman, Graco, and Yankee Candle, The company is making a more focused growth bet by putting product design and consumer insights at the center of its strategy, according to the company's own leadership.

Recently, the stock jumped as the company reported $2 billion in Q2 sales in July and raised its full-year outlook. It also expects roughly $400 million in operating cash flow. But the more meaningful development may be its new, nearly 37,000-square-foot Atlanta Design Center, where teams can test products in lifelike kitchens and child-focused spaces, build prototypes, and use AI tools to speed up development.

Newell remains a turnaround story. But according to company leadership and Investing.com reporting, the turnaround is showing real progress, with its first positive core sales growth since 2022, a leaner portfolio, lower China exposure, better debt management, and new products hitting the market in an attempt to reignite demand. If this brand can keep the turnaround going, this ticker will be a solid growth stock over the next few years.

Micah Zimmerman has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool recommends Yeti. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.