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U.S. Packaged Foods and Meats Industry Analysis

UpdatedDec 24, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies108
  • 7D-3.8%
  • 3M-10.2%
  • 1Y-2.8%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Packaged Foods and Meats industry has dropped 3.6%, driven by declines in Mondelez International and Lamb Weston Holdings of 3.4% and 22%, respectively. In contrast, Mission Produce has gained 9.4%. As for the longer term, the industry's performance has been flat for the past year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 14% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the U.S. Packaged Foods and Meats Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 24 Dec 2024US$391.8bUS$303.3bUS$17.9b21.5x21.9x1.3x
Thu, 21 Nov 2024US$401.4bUS$297.9bUS$17.7b20.9x22.6x1.3x
Sat, 19 Oct 2024US$429.2bUS$297.6bUS$17.7b21.5x24.2x1.4x
Mon, 16 Sep 2024US$439.1bUS$297.1bUS$17.4b22.4x25.3x1.5x
Wed, 14 Aug 2024US$416.4bUS$296.5bUS$17.5b21.7x23.9x1.4x
Fri, 12 Jul 2024US$394.1bUS$303.7bUS$19.2b18.3x20.5x1.3x
Sun, 09 Jun 2024US$407.3bUS$303.8bUS$19.2b17.5x21.3x1.3x
Tue, 07 May 2024US$418.3bUS$303.9bUS$18.2b18.5x23x1.4x
Thu, 04 Apr 2024US$416.9bUS$297.9bUS$17.9b21.1x23.2x1.4x
Sat, 02 Mar 2024US$415.1bUS$299.2bUS$17.8b20.6x23.4x1.4x
Mon, 29 Jan 2024US$429.4bUS$310.2bUS$18.8b19.7x22.9x1.4x
Wed, 27 Dec 2023US$418.1bUS$310.2bUS$18.8b19.2x22.2x1.3x
Fri, 24 Nov 2023US$407.9bUS$310.7bUS$18.9b19.6x21.6x1.3x
Sun, 22 Oct 2023US$385.3bUS$309.2bUS$19.5b19.6x19.7x1.2x
Tue, 19 Sep 2023US$430.5bUS$305.8bUS$19.5b22.3x22x1.4x
Thu, 17 Aug 2023US$442.8bUS$306.1bUS$19.5b19.9x22.7x1.4x
Sat, 15 Jul 2023US$459.4bUS$304.6bUS$19.6b19.3x23.5x1.5x
Mon, 12 Jun 2023US$476.7bUS$309.6bUS$20.1b20.4x23.7x1.5x
Wed, 10 May 2023US$503.3bUS$309.3bUS$21.1b20.7x23.9x1.6x
Fri, 07 Apr 2023US$488.3bUS$306.1bUS$21.6b20.3x22.6x1.6x
Sun, 05 Mar 2023US$463.4bUS$304.2bUS$21.6b21.4x21.5x1.5x
Tue, 31 Jan 2023US$463.1bUS$301.2bUS$22.0b23.9x21.1x1.5x
Thu, 29 Dec 2022US$474.9bUS$300.0bUS$21.6b21.6x22x1.6x
Sat, 26 Nov 2022US$479.5bUS$299.6bUS$21.6b28.2x22.2x1.6x
Mon, 24 Oct 2022US$441.0bUS$295.0bUS$23.2b25.2x19x1.5x
Wed, 21 Sep 2022US$442.8bUS$294.1bUS$23.0b23.3x19.3x1.5x
Fri, 19 Aug 2022US$478.0bUS$291.5bUS$23.2b22x20.6x1.6x
Sun, 17 Jul 2022US$452.3bUS$285.8bUS$22.6b20x20x1.6x
Tue, 14 Jun 2022US$436.0bUS$285.0bUS$22.4b19.5x19.4x1.5x
Thu, 12 May 2022US$477.9bUS$282.7bUS$21.8b21.6x21.9x1.7x
Sat, 09 Apr 2022US$482.9bUS$277.8bUS$20.7b27.6x23.3x1.7x
Mon, 07 Mar 2022US$476.4bUS$276.2bUS$20.9b27.4x22.8x1.7x
Wed, 02 Feb 2022US$470.1bUS$270.1bUS$21.6b25.3x21.7x1.7x
Fri, 31 Dec 2021US$465.1bUS$269.3bUS$22.0b26x21.1x1.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

21.1x


Total Market Cap: US$465.1bTotal Earnings: US$22.0bTotal Revenue: US$269.3bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Packaged Foods and Meats Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 22.1x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the American Packaged Foods and Meats 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 22.1x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.5x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.3x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Packaged Foods and Meats industry have declined 6.7% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 4.0% 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, which has decreased profits.

Industry Comparison

How does U.S. Packaged Foods and Meats compare with similar industries?

US Market-2.21%
Consumer Staples-3.26%
Food-3.66%
Packaged Foods and Meats-3.84%
Agricultural Products-2.33%
Industry PEThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.
Forecasted GrowthThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

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

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
AVO Mission ProduceUS$14.449.3%
+US$87.3m		41.6%PE27.9x
SOVO Sovos BrandsUS$22.981.0%
+US$23.4m		63.4%PE77.6x
K KellanovaUS$80.700.05%
+US$13.8m		48.1%PE26.9x
ABVE Above Food IngredientsUS$0.5323.6%
+US$2.9m		-95.0%PS0.06x
AFRI Forafric GlobalUS$10.270.7%
+US$1.9m		-7.5%PS0.9x
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CALM

US$100.59

Cal-Maine Foods

7D

-10.4%

1Y

77.4%

LW

US$63.90

Lamb Weston Holdings

7D

-22.3%

1Y

-39.0%

AVO

US$14.44

Mission Produce

7D

9.3%

1Y

41.6%

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Dec 22

PPC

US$45.89

Pilgrim's Pride

7D

-10.4%

1Y

71.0%

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TSN

US$57.83

Tyson Foods

7D

-3.2%

1Y

11.3%

GIS

US$63.55

General Mills

7D

-3.1%

1Y

-1.5%

COOT

US$1.12

Australian Oilseeds Holdings

7D

0.5%

1Y

-90.3%

MDLZ

US$59.28

Mondelez International

7D

-3.6%

1Y

-16.8%

KHC

US$30.46

Kraft Heinz

7D

-1.6%

1Y

-16.2%

Kraft Heinz: Hard To Overlook The Progress

Dec 12

HSY

US$169.00

Hershey

7D

-5.2%

1Y

-7.4%

AFRI

US$10.27

Forafric Global

7D

0.7%

1Y

-7.5%

K

US$80.70

Kellanova

7D

0.05%

1Y

48.1%

RGF

US$0.24

Real Good Food Company

7D

2.2%

1Y

-85.4%

BRFH

US$2.40

Barfresh Food Group

7D

5.3%

1Y

52.9%

SOVO

US$22.98

Sovos Brands

7D

1.0%

1Y

63.4%