Consumer Staples AI Adoption Tracker
Track AI adoption across 42 major consumer staples companies. Updated every 2-3 weeks from public sources.
Industry Summary
42
Companies tracked
3.4
Avg Maturity Index
3.5
Avg Adoption
3.4
Avg Proficiency
3.4
Avg Impact
Maturity Distribution
Density Distribution
% of consumer staples companies at each maturity level
Maturity Threshold
% of companies at each level or above
AI Maturity Leaderboard
| Rank | Company | Maturity Index | Stage | Adoption | Proficiency | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PepsiCo | 5.0 | Transformer | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| 2 | Procter & Gamble | 5.0 | Transformer | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| 3 | Colgate-Palmolive | 4.6 | Transformer | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| 4 | General Mills | 4.4 | Leader | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| 5 | Coca-Cola Company | 4.0 | Leader | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 6 | Costco | 4.0 | Leader | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 7 | Hershey Company | 4.0 | Leader | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 8 | Kellanova | 4.0 | Leader | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 9 | Kraft Heinz | 4.0 | Leader | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 10 | McCormick & Company | 4.0 | Leader | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 11 | Mondelez International | 4.0 | Leader | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 12 | Mondelez International | 4.0 | Leader | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 13 | PepsiCo | 4.0 | Leader | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 14 | Philip Morris International | 4.0 | Leader | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 15 | Walgreens Boots Alliance | 4.0 | Leader | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 16 | Walmart | 4.0 | Leader | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 17 | Campbell Company | 3.7 | Practitioner | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| 18 | Dollar Tree | 3.7 | Practitioner | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| 19 | Kimberly-Clark | 3.7 | Practitioner | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| 20 | Tyson Foods | 3.7 | Practitioner | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| 21 | Target Corporation | 3.6 | Practitioner | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| 22 | Church & Dwight | 3.4 | Practitioner | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| 23 | Clorox | 3.4 | Practitioner | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| 24 | Costco | 3.4 | Practitioner | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| 25 | Hormel Foods | 3.4 | Practitioner | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| 26 | Brown-Forman | 3.3 | Practitioner | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| 27 | Kroger | 3.3 | Practitioner | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| 28 | Archer Daniels Midland | 3.0 | Practitioner | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 29 | Estee Lauder Companies | 3.0 | Practitioner | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 30 | Keurig Dr Pepper | 3.0 | Practitioner | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 31 | Lamb Weston | 3.0 | Practitioner | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 32 | Philip Morris International | 2.9 | Explorer | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 33 | Molson Coors Beverage Company | 2.7 | Explorer | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 34 | Altria | 2.6 | Explorer | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 35 | Conagra Brands | 2.6 | Explorer | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 36 | Kenvue | 2.6 | Explorer | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 37 | Sysco | 2.6 | Explorer | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 38 | Dollar General | 2.3 | Explorer | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 39 | J.M. Smucker Company | 2.3 | Explorer | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 40 | Bunge Global | 2.0 | Explorer | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 41 | Constellation Brands | 2.0 | Explorer | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 42 | Monster Beverage | 1.0 | Observer | 1 | 1 | 1 |
PepsiCo
consumer-staples
5.0
#1
Transformer
A:5 P:5 I:5
Procter & Gamble
consumer-staples
5.0
#2
Transformer
A:5 P:5 I:5
Colgate-Palmolive
consumer-staples
4.6
#3
Transformer
A:5 P:5 I:4
General Mills
consumer-staples
4.4
#4
Leader
A:4 P:4 I:5
Coca-Cola Company
consumer-staples
4.0
#5
Leader
A:4 P:4 I:4
Costco
consumer-staples
4.0
#6
Leader
A:4 P:4 I:4
Hershey Company
consumer-staples
4.0
#7
Leader
A:4 P:4 I:4
Kellanova
consumer-staples
4.0
#8
Leader
A:4 P:4 I:4
Kraft Heinz
consumer-staples
4.0
#9
Leader
A:4 P:4 I:4
McCormick & Company
consumer-staples
4.0
#10
Leader
A:4 P:4 I:4
Mondelez International
consumer-staples
4.0
#11
Leader
A:4 P:4 I:4
Mondelez International
consumer-staples
4.0
#12
Leader
A:4 P:4 I:4
PepsiCo
consumer-staples
4.0
#13
Leader
A:4 P:4 I:4
Philip Morris International
consumer-staples
4.0
#14
Leader
A:4 P:4 I:4
Walgreens Boots Alliance
consumer-staples
4.0
#15
Leader
A:4 P:4 I:4
Walmart
consumer-staples
4.0
#16
Leader
A:4 P:4 I:4
Campbell Company
consumer-staples
3.7
#17
Practitioner
A:4 P:3 I:4
Dollar Tree
consumer-staples
3.7
#18
Practitioner
A:4 P:3 I:4
Kimberly-Clark
consumer-staples
3.7
#19
Practitioner
A:4 P:3 I:4
Tyson Foods
consumer-staples
3.7
#20
Practitioner
A:4 P:3 I:4
Target Corporation
consumer-staples
3.6
#21
Practitioner
A:4 P:4 I:3
Church & Dwight
consumer-staples
3.4
#22
Practitioner
A:3 P:3 I:4
Clorox
consumer-staples
3.4
#23
Practitioner
A:3 P:3 I:4
Costco
consumer-staples
3.4
#24
Practitioner
A:3 P:3 I:4
Hormel Foods
consumer-staples
3.4
#25
Practitioner
A:3 P:3 I:4
Brown-Forman
consumer-staples
3.3
#26
Practitioner
A:3 P:4 I:3
Kroger
consumer-staples
3.3
#27
Practitioner
A:4 P:3 I:3
Archer Daniels Midland
consumer-staples
3.0
#28
Practitioner
A:3 P:3 I:3
Estee Lauder Companies
consumer-staples
3.0
#29
Practitioner
A:3 P:3 I:3
Keurig Dr Pepper
consumer-staples
3.0
#30
Practitioner
A:3 P:3 I:3
Lamb Weston
consumer-staples
3.0
#31
Practitioner
A:3 P:3 I:3
Philip Morris International
consumer-staples
2.9
#32
Explorer
A:3 P:4 I:2
Molson Coors Beverage Company
consumer-staples
2.7
#33
Explorer
A:3 P:2 I:3
Altria
consumer-staples
2.6
#34
Explorer
A:3 P:3 I:2
Conagra Brands
consumer-staples
2.6
#35
Explorer
A:3 P:3 I:2
Kenvue
consumer-staples
2.6
#36
Explorer
A:3 P:3 I:2
Sysco
consumer-staples
2.6
#37
Explorer
A:3 P:3 I:2
Dollar General
consumer-staples
2.3
#38
Explorer
A:3 P:2 I:2
J.M. Smucker Company
consumer-staples
2.3
#39
Explorer
A:3 P:2 I:2
Bunge Global
consumer-staples
2.0
#40
Explorer
A:2 P:2 I:2
Constellation Brands
consumer-staples
2.0
#41
Explorer
A:2 P:2 I:2
Monster Beverage
consumer-staples
1.0
#42
Observer
A:1 P:1 I:1
About AI Tracker
AI Tracker is a research project by Larridin, the AI execution intelligence platform.
Methodology: We analyze earnings calls, press releases, partnership announcements, and product documentation. All assessments are based solely on publicly available information—no private customer data is used.
Maturity Scoring: Each dimension is rated on a 4-tier scale (Nascent → Emerging → Scaling → Leading) based on evidence from public sources. Industry averages are computed as the median across all tracked companies in the sector.
Update cadence: Every 2-3 weeks
Last updated: January 30, 2026