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U.S. Packaged Foods and Meats Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 26, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies106
  • 7D3.5%
  • 3M1.6%
  • 1Y-11.9%
  • YTDn/a

The Packaged Foods and Meats industry is up 3.5% in the last week, with Mondelez International up 5.4%. However, the industry is down 12% over the past year. Earnings are forecast to grow by 12% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 27 Apr 2024US$422.7bUS$303.4bUS$18.1b19.2x23.3x1.4x
Mon, 25 Mar 2024US$421.9bUS$298.1bUS$18.1b21.2x23.4x1.4x
Wed, 21 Feb 2024US$413.1bUS$300.2bUS$17.5b19.9x23.6x1.4x
Fri, 19 Jan 2024US$423.6bUS$310.2bUS$18.7b19.7x22.6x1.4x
Sun, 17 Dec 2023US$417.4bUS$310.3bUS$18.8b19.1x22.2x1.3x
Tue, 14 Nov 2023US$402.6bUS$310.5bUS$19.9b20.4x20.3x1.3x
Thu, 12 Oct 2023US$391.6bUS$309.2bUS$19.5b19.8x20x1.3x
Sat, 09 Sep 2023US$423.7bUS$306.0bUS$19.6b21.1x21.6x1.4x
Mon, 07 Aug 2023US$457.6bUS$306.3bUS$20.6b20.7x22.2x1.5x
Wed, 05 Jul 2023US$470.8bUS$309.9bUS$20.0b20x23.5x1.5x
Fri, 02 Jun 2023US$477.6bUS$309.4bUS$21.0b20x22.8x1.5x
Sun, 30 Apr 2023US$502.1bUS$308.2bUS$22.7b20.4x22.1x1.6x
Tue, 28 Mar 2023US$473.7bUS$305.3bUS$21.3b20.1x22.2x1.6x
Thu, 23 Feb 2023US$470.5bUS$303.8bUS$21.4b21.4x22x1.5x
Sat, 21 Jan 2023US$459.5bUS$301.2bUS$22.0b23.8x20.9x1.5x
Mon, 19 Dec 2022US$475.7bUS$299.7bUS$21.6b25x22x1.6x
Wed, 16 Nov 2022US$457.7bUS$300.1bUS$21.6b27.7x21.2x1.5x
Fri, 14 Oct 2022US$444.6bUS$295.0bUS$23.2b25.4x19.2x1.5x
Sun, 11 Sep 2022US$455.5bUS$294.0bUS$23.0b24.3x19.8x1.5x
Tue, 09 Aug 2022US$466.3bUS$291.1bUS$23.3b19.2x20x1.6x
Thu, 07 Jul 2022US$458.2bUS$285.3bUS$22.7b20.6x20.1x1.6x
Sat, 04 Jun 2022US$447.4bUS$285.0bUS$22.4b20.6x20x1.6x
Mon, 02 May 2022US$482.2bUS$279.5bUS$21.1b27.5x22.8x1.7x
Wed, 30 Mar 2022US$463.0bUS$277.5bUS$20.7b29x22.4x1.7x
Fri, 25 Feb 2022US$466.2bUS$275.1bUS$20.8b24.7x22.4x1.7x
Sun, 23 Jan 2022US$475.5bUS$269.5bUS$21.8b25.7x21.8x1.8x
Tue, 21 Dec 2021US$447.7bUS$268.3bUS$22.0b25.7x20.4x1.7x
Thu, 18 Nov 2021US$449.9bUS$265.0bUS$21.4b25.6x21x1.7x
Sat, 16 Oct 2021US$451.0bUS$261.9bUS$21.1b24.5x21.4x1.7x
Mon, 13 Sep 2021US$445.6bUS$262.3bUS$20.7b21.2x21.6x1.7x
Wed, 11 Aug 2021US$457.1bUS$262.3bUS$21.0b21.3x21.8x1.7x
Sun, 06 Jun 2021US$482.5bUS$250.9bUS$18.5b24.3x26.1x1.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

24.2x


Total Market Cap: US$453.7bTotal Earnings: US$18.7bTotal Revenue: US$251.4bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Packaged Foods and Meats Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 21.9x202220232024
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 21.9x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.6x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.4x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Packaged Foods and Meats industry have remained mostly flat over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 6.5% 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 Comparison

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

US Market0.97%
Consumer Staples2.33%
Food3.06%
Packaged Foods and Meats3.49%
Agricultural Products0.24%
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
MDLZ Mondelez InternationalUS$70.613.7%
+US$3.4b		-8.0%PE19.2x
MKC McCormickUS$75.732.4%
+US$481.5m		-13.8%PE28.5x
KHC Kraft HeinzUS$38.161.0%
+US$461.9m		-2.8%PE16.2x
LW Lamb Weston HoldingsUS$83.853.5%
+US$411.5m		-25.0%PE11.1x
HRL Hormel FoodsUS$35.321.7%
+US$317.7m		-12.7%PE24.3x
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