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U.S. Packaged Foods and Meats Industry Analysis

UpdatedJul 26, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies100
  • 7D-1.9%
  • 3M-4.4%
  • 1Y-9.6%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Packaged Foods and Meats industry has dropped 1.9%, driven by Lamb Weston Holdings declining 33%. However, the industry is down 9.6% over the past year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 12% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 26 Jul 2024US$400.6bUS$297.5bUS$17.9b19.8x22.3x1.3x
Sun, 23 Jun 2024US$399.1bUS$303.9bUS$19.2b17.8x20.8x1.3x
Tue, 21 May 2024US$428.8bUS$304.3bUS$18.4b18.9x23.3x1.4x
Thu, 18 Apr 2024US$405.1bUS$297.9bUS$17.9b20x22.7x1.4x
Sat, 16 Mar 2024US$409.9bUS$298.3bUS$17.8b19.9x23x1.4x
Mon, 12 Feb 2024US$408.5bUS$301.4bUS$17.8b20.3x22.9x1.4x
Wed, 10 Jan 2024US$431.6bUS$310.2bUS$18.7b19.8x23x1.4x
Fri, 08 Dec 2023US$417.6bUS$310.3bUS$18.8b19.5x22.2x1.3x
Sun, 05 Nov 2023US$402.5bUS$310.3bUS$19.8b20.3x20.3x1.3x
Tue, 03 Oct 2023US$415.5bUS$308.7bUS$19.3b20.7x21.5x1.3x
Thu, 31 Aug 2023US$439.5bUS$306.2bUS$19.5b21.5x22.5x1.4x
Sat, 29 Jul 2023US$463.6bUS$306.2bUS$20.0b19.1x23.2x1.5x
Mon, 26 Jun 2023US$472.9bUS$309.6bUS$20.1b20x23.5x1.5x
Wed, 24 May 2023US$486.5bUS$309.6bUS$21.0b20.3x23.1x1.6x
Fri, 21 Apr 2023US$487.5bUS$306.5bUS$21.7b20.1x22.4x1.6x
Sun, 19 Mar 2023US$459.6bUS$304.5bUS$21.4b19.7x21.5x1.5x
Tue, 14 Feb 2023US$466.8bUS$302.8bUS$20.2b24.6x23.1x1.5x
Thu, 12 Jan 2023US$482.8bUS$301.2bUS$22.0b25.3x22x1.6x
Sat, 10 Dec 2022US$479.6bUS$299.7bUS$21.6b25.7x22.2x1.6x
Mon, 07 Nov 2022US$462.5bUS$298.5bUS$22.5b27.2x20.6x1.5x
Wed, 05 Oct 2022US$441.0bUS$294.6bUS$23.3b22.5x18.9x1.5x
Fri, 02 Sep 2022US$461.3bUS$292.8bUS$23.1b23.7x19.9x1.6x
Sun, 31 Jul 2022US$464.9bUS$288.5bUS$23.2b18.9x20x1.6x
Tue, 28 Jun 2022US$458.6bUS$285.2bUS$22.4b20.7x20.4x1.6x
Thu, 26 May 2022US$457.2bUS$284.3bUS$22.2b21.1x20.6x1.6x
Sat, 23 Apr 2022US$490.9bUS$277.8bUS$20.7b28.1x23.7x1.8x
Mon, 21 Mar 2022US$452.5bUS$277.9bUS$20.6b27.9x21.9x1.6x
Wed, 16 Feb 2022US$473.5bUS$275.0bUS$22.3b23x21.2x1.7x
Fri, 14 Jan 2022US$480.1bUS$269.6bUS$21.8b25.2x22x1.8x
Sun, 12 Dec 2021US$436.3bUS$267.3bUS$21.9b24.6x19.9x1.6x
Tue, 09 Nov 2021US$449.9bUS$264.3bUS$21.3b26.1x21.1x1.7x
Thu, 07 Oct 2021US$449.6bUS$261.2bUS$21.3b24.7x21.1x1.7x
Sat, 04 Sep 2021US$447.7bUS$262.0bUS$21.2b22.3x21.1x1.7x
Mon, 02 Aug 2021US$461.0bUS$262.3bUS$21.0b21.8x21.9x1.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

21.9x


Total Market Cap: US$461.0bTotal Earnings: US$21.0bTotal Revenue: US$262.3bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Packaged Foods and Meats Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 21.7x202220232024
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 21.7x.
  • 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 5.1% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 4.3% 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-2.42%
Consumer Staples-1.09%
Food-1.71%
Packaged Foods and Meats-1.90%
Agricultural Products-0.55%
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
PPC Pilgrim's PrideUS$41.063.2%
+US$298.5m		66.9%PE19.8x
CALM Cal-Maine FoodsUS$71.058.6%
+US$277.1m		58.1%PE12.5x
GIS General MillsUS$65.830.5%
+US$173.0m		-12.2%PE14.7x
MKC McCormickUS$74.770.7%
+US$145.1m		-16.5%PE27.2x
KLG WK Kellogg CoUS$17.495.7%
+US$80.7m		n/aPE12.6x
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K

US$57.28

Kellanova

7D

-2.6%

1Y

-14.7%

CALM

US$71.05

Cal-Maine Foods

7D

8.6%

1Y

58.1%

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CAG

US$29.53

Conagra Brands

7D

-1.9%

1Y

-10.8%

LW

US$53.01

Lamb Weston Holdings

7D

-33.0%

1Y

-48.1%

DOLE

US$14.47

Dole

7D

6.0%

1Y

8.5%

MDLZ

US$66.39

Mondelez International

7D

-0.8%

1Y

-8.3%

KHC

US$33.29

Kraft Heinz

7D

-1.4%

1Y

-8.0%

JBSS

US$103.28

John B. Sanfilippo & Son

7D

2.8%

1Y

-4.8%

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Jul 23
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GIS

US$65.83

General Mills

7D

0.5%

1Y

-12.2%

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Jul 21
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SMPL

US$33.16

Simply Good Foods

7D

-10.9%

1Y

-10.5%

MKC

US$74.77

McCormick

7D

0.7%

1Y

-16.5%

SJM

US$116.06

J. M. Smucker

7D

-3.7%

1Y

-22.8%

KLG

US$17.49

WK Kellogg Co

7D

5.7%

1Y

n/a

PPC

US$41.06

Pilgrim's Pride

7D

3.2%

1Y

66.9%

CPB

US$46.27

Campbell Soup

7D

-3.4%

1Y

0.5%

SOVO

US$22.98

Sovos Brands

7D

1.0%

1Y

63.4%