Looking at a business's past resiliency can be a great indicator of how resilient it will be in the future. On that note, discount-retail chain Dollar General (NYSE: DG), online marketplace eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY), and gas-station chain Casey's General Stores (NASDAQ: CASY) all demonstrate resilient patterns.

As we'll see, there's plenty to like with this trio, especially when trying to solidify your portfolio with proven winners. As the chart below shows, both Dollar General and Casey's outperformed the S&P 500 over the past five years. And while eBay hasn't outperformed, returns are still positive. And it has a lot of potential over the next five years as well.

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Source Fool.com