Procter & Gamble

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The consumer products giant emerged from a major reorganization in 2019 and ended the calendar year with an optimistic outlook for investors across the board, including net sales of $17.8 billion in the first quarter of fiscal year 2020, up 7% from the year before. What would be welcome news during normal times became a bulwark in the age of the novel coronavirus. P&G’s share price weathered the stock market volatility that marked the early weeks of the pandemic’s spread, and even as other companies cut their quarterly dividends, P&G made its payout for its 64th consecutive year.