BUNGE GLOBAL SA vs SMITHFIELD FOODS, INC., two Food & Beverage stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where BG and SFD diverge most: on net margin, BG reads 0.8% and SFD reads 6.5%; on revenue growth, BG reads +57.8% and SFD reads +7.8%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What SFD's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | BG | SFD |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $106.14 | $26.03 |
| Market cap | $20.8B | $10.3B |
| Sector | Food & Beverage | Food & Beverage |
| Stage | Growth | Mature |
| Implied growth (priced in) | +10.4% | — |
| P/E | — | 10.2 |
| P/B | 1.19 | 1.50 |
| P/S | 0.26 | 0.66 |
| EV/EBITDA | 43.7 | 7.1 |
| Revenue growth | +57.8% | +7.8% |
| Gross margin | 3.5% | 13.4% |
| Operating margin | — | 8.8% |
| Net margin | 0.8% | 6.5% |
| Return on equity | 3.9% | 14.7% |
| Return on assets | 1.4% | 8.4% |
| Return on invested capital | — | 12.3% |
| FCF yield | -5.6% | -4.0% |
| Dividend yield | 2.6% | 3.8% |
| Debt / equity | 0.91 | 0.20 |
| Current ratio | 1.60 | 2.41 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 8.34 | 8.14 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 3 / 9 | 3 / 9 |
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