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U.S. Food Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 06, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies145
  • 7D-2.3%
  • 3M0.06%
  • 1Y-8.4%
  • YTD-1.6%

Over the last 7 days, the Food industry has dropped 2.3%, and Archer-Daniels-Midland contributed the most with a 9.5% decline. On the other hand Lamb Weston Holdings is actually up 9.2%. Overall the industry is down 8.4% in 12 months. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 8.2% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 06 Apr 2025US$440.6bUS$471.4bUS$24.5b16.9x18x0.9x
Tue, 04 Mar 2025US$448.5bUS$471.2bUS$24.4b18.7x18.4x1x
Thu, 30 Jan 2025US$436.9bUS$478.4bUS$22.2b20x19.7x0.9x
Sat, 28 Dec 2024US$445.9bUS$464.4bUS$21.6b20x20.7x1x
Mon, 25 Nov 2024US$467.3bUS$459.1bUS$21.4b19.6x21.8x1x
Wed, 23 Oct 2024US$481.5bUS$462.1bUS$22.6b17.9x21.3x1x
Fri, 20 Sep 2024US$500.6bUS$461.6bUS$22.2b19.1x22.5x1.1x
Sun, 18 Aug 2024US$483.4bUS$461.0bUS$22.2b20.1x21.8x1x
Tue, 16 Jul 2024US$459.7bUS$472.8bUS$24.4b17.8x18.8x1x
Thu, 13 Jun 2024US$466.2bUS$473.7bUS$25.1b14.4x18.6x1x
Sat, 11 May 2024US$487.0bUS$474.0bUS$24.3b15.7x20.1x1x
Mon, 08 Apr 2024US$480.3bUS$472.8bUS$24.8b15.8x19.4x1x
Wed, 06 Mar 2024US$468.8bUS$477.0bUS$24.9b15x18.8x1x
Fri, 02 Feb 2024US$496.5bUS$490.6bUS$25.9b16.2x19.2x1x
Sun, 31 Dec 2023US$495.3bUS$490.0bUS$25.5b16.6x19.4x1x
Tue, 28 Nov 2023US$484.7bUS$490.5bUS$25.6b15.9x18.9x1x
Thu, 26 Oct 2023US$462.4bUS$491.5bUS$26.2b16.9x17.7x0.9x
Sat, 23 Sep 2023US$499.6bUS$491.3bUS$26.2b18.4x19.1x1x
Mon, 21 Aug 2023US$522.2bUS$491.1bUS$26.4b16.3x19.8x1.1x
Wed, 19 Jul 2023US$538.1bUS$494.2bUS$26.2b16.9x20.6x1.1x
Fri, 16 Jun 2023US$551.3bUS$499.3bUS$26.7b16.9x20.6x1.1x
Sun, 14 May 2023US$578.3bUS$499.1bUS$27.7b18.9x20.9x1.2x
Tue, 11 Apr 2023US$564.8bUS$495.5bUS$28.2b18.1x20x1.1x
Thu, 09 Mar 2023US$538.0bUS$493.3bUS$28.1b16.6x19.1x1.1x
Sat, 04 Feb 2023US$546.5bUS$491.2bUS$27.9b18.2x19.6x1.1x
Mon, 02 Jan 2023US$560.0bUS$485.6bUS$27.6b18x20.3x1.2x
Wed, 30 Nov 2022US$565.7bUS$485.1bUS$27.7b19.2x20.4x1.2x
Fri, 28 Oct 2022US$546.5bUS$478.1bUS$29.4b20.7x18.6x1.1x
Sun, 25 Sep 2022US$521.8bUS$471.7bUS$29.0b19.2x18x1.1x
Tue, 23 Aug 2022US$560.3bUS$469.0bUS$29.0b19x19.3x1.2x
Thu, 21 Jul 2022US$529.2bUS$455.6bUS$28.2b17.5x18.7x1.2x
Sat, 18 Jun 2022US$511.8bUS$455.0bUS$28.1b17.3x18.2x1.1x
Mon, 16 May 2022US$571.5bUS$451.9bUS$27.8b19.2x20.6x1.3x
Wed, 13 Apr 2022US$579.5bUS$439.2bUS$25.9b26.3x22.4x1.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

22.4x


Total Market Cap: US$579.5bTotal Earnings: US$25.9bTotal Revenue: US$439.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Food Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 19.7x202320242025
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 0.93x.
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 2.4% 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 Market-9.41%
Consumer Staples-2.24%
Food-2.30%
Packaged Foods and Meats-1.77%
Agricultural Products-6.61%
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 8.3%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 3.1% 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 8.3% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 3.1% per year.
  • In contrast, the Agricultural Products industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 7.2% 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
LW Lamb Weston HoldingsUS$59.009.2%
+US$621.8m		-26.0%PE22.7x
GIS General MillsUS$59.610.8%
+US$273.8m		-14.6%PE12.8x
HRL Hormel FoodsUS$30.741.3%
+US$209.0m		-11.4%PE22.3x
LANC Lancaster ColonyUS$179.802.9%
+US$138.1m		-11.9%PE31.7x
POST Post HoldingsUS$117.522.1%
+US$136.7m		15.2%PE16.9x
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LW

US$59.00

Lamb Weston Holdings

7D

9.2%

1Y

-26.0%

Lamb Weston Holdings' (NYSE:LW) Dividend Will Be $0.37

Apr 05
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MDLZ

US$66.31

Mondelez International

7D

-2.1%

1Y

-2.5%

CAG

US$26.68

Conagra Brands

7D

0.5%

1Y

-14.2%

HSY

US$162.24

Hershey

7D

-4.5%

1Y

-16.3%

PPC

US$49.97

Pilgrim's Pride

7D

-6.4%

1Y

42.4%

GIS

US$59.61

General Mills

7D

0.8%

1Y

-14.6%

ADM

US$43.32

Archer-Daniels-Midland

7D

-9.5%

1Y

-31.7%

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Mar 31

KHC

US$29.68

Kraft Heinz

7D

-1.9%

1Y

-19.9%

MKC

US$76.46

McCormick

7D

-6.1%

1Y

1.3%

HRL

US$30.74

Hormel Foods

7D

1.3%

1Y

-11.4%

Hormel Foods (NYSE:HRL) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of $0.29

Mar 28
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POST

US$117.52

Post Holdings

7D

2.1%

1Y

15.2%

Post Holdings (NYSE:POST) Takes On Some Risk With Its Use Of Debt

Mar 27
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LANC

US$179.80

Lancaster Colony

7D

2.9%

1Y

-11.9%

Capital Investments At Lancaster Colony (NASDAQ:LANC) Point To A Promising Future

Mar 26
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VITL

US$32.23

Vital Farms

7D

8.4%

1Y

26.8%

Vital Farms (NASDAQ:VITL) Is Very Good At Capital Allocation

Mar 19
Vital Farms (NASDAQ:VITL) Is Very Good At Capital Allocation

TSN

US$59.81

Tyson Foods

7D

-4.1%

1Y

1.3%

JJSF

US$134.10

J&J Snack Foods

7D

3.0%

1Y

-4.4%

BG

US$73.20

Bunge Global

7D

-4.2%

1Y

-31.5%

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Feb 27
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