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U.S. Food Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 13, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies143
  • 7D0.4%
  • 3M2.8%
  • 1Y-5.0%
  • YTD-1.3%

Over the last 7 days, the Food industry has remained flat, although notably Archer-Daniels-Midland gained 5.8%. As for the longer term, the industry has declined 5.0% in the last year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 7.6% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the U.S. Food Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 14 Apr 2025US$442.6bUS$472.3bUS$24.9b16.6x17.8x0.9x
Wed, 12 Mar 2025US$464.5bUS$471.6bUS$24.4b17.8x19x1x
Fri, 07 Feb 2025US$427.2bUS$476.0bUS$24.0b18.8x17.8x0.9x
Sun, 05 Jan 2025US$445.7bUS$464.3bUS$21.6b20.8x20.7x1x
Tue, 03 Dec 2024US$473.3bUS$459.4bUS$21.2b20.4x22.3x1x
Thu, 31 Oct 2024US$475.8bUS$462.0bUS$22.1b17.7x21.5x1x
Sat, 28 Sep 2024US$494.6bUS$462.2bUS$22.2b19.3x22.2x1.1x
Mon, 26 Aug 2024US$489.3bUS$461.1bUS$22.3b20x22x1.1x
Wed, 24 Jul 2024US$467.8bUS$467.5bUS$24.2b18.4x19.4x1x
Fri, 21 Jun 2024US$457.8bUS$473.6bUS$25.1b14.7x18.2x1x
Sun, 19 May 2024US$491.3bUS$474.1bUS$24.3b18x20.2x1x
Tue, 16 Apr 2024US$464.3bUS$471.9bUS$24.7b16.4x18.8x1x
Thu, 14 Mar 2024US$473.7bUS$473.1bUS$24.5b15.4x19.3x1x
Sat, 10 Feb 2024US$466.0bUS$479.3bUS$25.2b14.6x18.5x1x
Mon, 08 Jan 2024US$496.4bUS$490.0bUS$25.4b16.7x19.5x1x
Wed, 06 Dec 2023US$487.1bUS$490.1bUS$25.5b16.1x19.1x1x
Fri, 03 Nov 2023US$463.8bUS$490.0bUS$26.4b16.2x17.6x0.9x
Sun, 01 Oct 2023US$490.2bUS$494.0bUS$26.2b18.5x18.7x1x
Tue, 29 Aug 2023US$517.6bUS$491.0bUS$26.3b16.4x19.7x1.1x
Thu, 27 Jul 2023US$551.1bUS$492.7bUS$26.3b17.1x21x1.1x
Sat, 24 Jun 2023US$546.3bUS$499.3bUS$26.7b17x20.4x1.1x
Mon, 22 May 2023US$566.9bUS$499.2bUS$27.6b18.6x20.5x1.1x
Wed, 19 Apr 2023US$566.6bUS$495.6bUS$28.2b18.5x20.1x1.1x
Fri, 17 Mar 2023US$539.5bUS$493.6bUS$27.9b17.1x19.3x1.1x
Sun, 12 Feb 2023US$543.7bUS$492.8bUS$26.6b19.6x20.4x1.1x
Tue, 10 Jan 2023US$563.2bUS$486.6bUS$28.0b18.4x20.1x1.2x
Thu, 08 Dec 2022US$570.1bUS$484.9bUS$27.7b19.2x20.6x1.2x
Sat, 05 Nov 2022US$552.9bUS$1.2tUS$155.6b19x3.6x0.4x
Mon, 03 Oct 2022US$504.9bUS$472.1bUS$29.1b17.6x17.3x1.1x
Wed, 31 Aug 2022US$551.0bUS$470.4bUS$29.0b18.8x19x1.2x
Fri, 29 Jul 2022US$536.8bUS$460.8bUS$28.5b17.3x18.8x1.2x
Sun, 26 Jun 2022US$533.4bUS$455.2bUS$28.1b17.8x19x1.2x
Tue, 24 May 2022US$539.3bUS$452.9bUS$27.9b18.3x19.3x1.2x
Thu, 21 Apr 2022US$597.1bUS$439.1bUS$25.9b26.3x23.1x1.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

23.1x


Total Market Cap: US$597.1bTotal Earnings: US$25.9bTotal Revenue: US$439.1bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Food Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 19.6x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the American Food industry at the moment, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates to remain steady.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 19.7x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.1x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 0.94x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Food industry have remained mostly flat over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 2.5% per year.
  • This means that although more sales are being generated, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased and as a result, profits have held steady.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the U.S. Consumer Staples industry?

US Market5.42%
Consumer Staples3.99%
Food0.39%
Agricultural Products3.28%
Packaged Foods and Meats0.045%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Packaged Foods and Meats industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 21.9x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 7.7%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 1.7% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Agricultural Products industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average of 12.4x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Packaged Foods and Meats industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 7.7% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 1.7% per year.
  • In contrast, the Agricultural Products industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 7.1% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
ADM Archer-Daniels-MidlandUS$45.845.8%
+US$1.2b
-24.8%PE12.2x
MDLZ Mondelez InternationalUS$67.051.1%
+US$958.7m
0.5%PE18.8x
HSY HersheyUS$165.652.1%
+US$690.7m
-10.8%PE15.1x
PPC Pilgrim's PrideUS$52.815.7%
+US$673.4m
50.3%PE11.5x
SMPL Simply Good FoodsUS$38.0012.3%
+US$418.7m
19.1%PE26.4x
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