HORMEL FOODS CORPORATION vs THE J. M. SMUCKER COMPANY, two Food & Beverage stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where HRL and SJM diverge most: on net margin, HRL reads 3.8% and SJM reads -1.5%; on return on equity, HRL reads 5.9% and SJM reads -2.5%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What HRL's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). What SJM'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 | HRL | SJM |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $25.01 | $119.34 |
| Market cap | $13.8B | $12.7B |
| Sector | Food & Beverage | Food & Beverage |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| Implied growth (priced in) | — | -3.5% |
| P/E | 29.4 | — |
| P/B | 1.73 | 2.30 |
| P/S | 1.13 | 1.41 |
| EV/EBITDA | 18.9 | 44.2 |
| Revenue growth | +2.5% | +3.7% |
| Gross margin | 17.4% | 38.0% |
| Operating margin | 7.3% | 19.6% |
| Net margin | 3.8% | -1.5% |
| Return on equity | 5.9% | -2.5% |
| Return on assets | 3.5% | -0.9% |
| Return on invested capital | 5.0% | 2.3% |
| FCF yield | 5.0% | 9.1% |
| Dividend yield | 4.6% | 3.7% |
| Debt / equity | 0.36 | 1.26 |
| Current ratio | 1.94 | 0.78 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 7.91 | 1.31 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 7 / 9 | 7 / 9 |
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