CAG vs SJM vs CPB Stock Comparison

Conagra Brands, J M Smucker and Campbell'S Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CAG Conagra Brands Inc.
$14.23 -0.6% 1M -23.1% 1Y
Market cap
$6.66B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$11.24B
Div. yield
–
Packaged Foods Consumer Staples
2 wins
SJM J M SMUCKER Co
$127.40 +5.4% 1M +21.6% 1Y
Market cap
$13.37B
P/E
58.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.16B
Div. yield
0.03%
Packaged Foods Consumer Staples
6 wins
CPB CAMPBELL'S Co
$20.68 +6.8% 1M -34.1% 1Y
Market cap
$6.11B
P/E
15.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.74B
Div. yield
0.08%
Packaged Foods Consumer Staples
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

J M Smucker leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (J M Smucker 6, Campbell'S 4, Conagra Brands 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCAGSJMCPBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.66B $13.37B $6.11B SJM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -3.5x 58.3x 15.2x CPB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.5x 11.2x 13.1x CAG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.8% +5.1% -5.0% SJM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -17.0% 2.5% 4.1% CPB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -12.3% 3.6% 5.9% CPB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.9x 4.9x 5.3x CAG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.03% 0.08% CPB
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -23.1% +21.6% -34.1% SJM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -15.4%/yr +0.4%/yr -12.5%/yr SJM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.0% 28.7% 33.5% SJM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 49/100 56/100 44/100 SJM

Percentile Scorecard

CAGSJMCPB

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisCAGSJMCPB
Valuation 81 #9 of 44 58 #19 of 44 84 #8 of 44
Growth 5 #38 of 40 95 #3 of 40 15 #34 of 40
Profitability 38 #24 of 38 76 #10 of 38 62 #15 of 38
Financial Health 40 #28 of 46 29 #33 of 46 22 #36 of 46
Shareholder Returns 83 #6 of 30 24 #23 of 30 35 #20 of 30
Overall 49 56 44
  • CAG ranked among 47 companies in Branded Foods
  • SJM ranked among 47 companies in Branded Foods
  • CPB ranked among 47 companies in Branded Foods

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodCAGSJMCPBSPY
1 month -0.6%+5.4%+6.8% -0.2%
3 months -7.8%+3.6%-9.3% +3.9%
6 months -0.3%+29.9%+0.7% +8.2%
Year to date -17.8%+30.3%-25.8% +12.9%
1 year -23.1%+21.6%-34.1% +12.3%
3 years -47.7%+13.0%-48.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year -19.4%+4.2%-20.0% +23.3%
5 years -56.6%+2.2%-48.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year -15.4%+0.4%-12.5% +10.9%
10 years -61.5%-1.5%-61.0% +261.1%
10 years, per year -9.1%-0.1%-9.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCAGSJMCPBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.0%28.7%33.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.9%25.1%35.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.32-0.31-0.37 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.720.75-1.02 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -69.3%-44.9%-67.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -28.9%-4.5%-34.7% -1.2%
52-week high $20.02$133.40$31.66 $779.14
52-week low $12.58$89.53$18.90 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleCAGSJMCPB
P/E now vs peer median -3.6xmedian 22.3x 59.3xmedian 22.3x 15.3xmedian 22.3x
P/S now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 0.7x 1.5xmedian 0.7x 0.6xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.5xmedian 12.3x 14.8xmedian 12.3x 10.2xmedian 12.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 5.9xmedian 13.8x 8.6xmedian 13.8x 9.1xmedian 13.8x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.5x 2.4xmedian 1.5x 1.6xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.06median 0.57 0.30median 0.57 -0.69median 0.57

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsCAGSJMCPB
Revenue $11.24B $9.16B $9.74B
Gross profit $2.68B $3.54B $2.74B
Operating income -$1.71B $826.20M $852.00M
Net income -$1.91B $229.50M $405.00M
Free cash flow $1.15B $1.59B $678.00M
R&D – – $99.00M
EPS (diluted) $-3.97 $2.14 $1.34
Cash & equivalents $371.60M $43.20M $394.00M
Total debt $7.76B $6.74B $28.19B
Shares (diluted) 480.00M 107.10M 300.00M
Enterprise value $5.97B $13.15B $4.59B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricCAGSJMCPB
P/E -3.6x 59.3x 15.3x
P/FCF 5.9x 8.6x 9.1x
P/Operating cash flow 5.3x 7.1x 5.9x
P/S 0.6x 1.5x 0.6x
P/B 1.1x 2.4x 1.6x
P/Tangible book 1.5x 108.2x -17.8x
EV/EBITDA 7.5x 14.8x 10.2x
EV/EBIT -8.3x 24.6x 15.2x
EV/Revenue 1.3x 2.2x 1.3x
EV/FCF 12.3x 12.8x 19.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.1x 10.6x 12.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.06 0.30 -0.69

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCAGSJMCPB
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.8% 5.1% -5.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.9% 2.7% 1.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -7.9% 15.6% -12.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -7.4% 6.8% -2.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -230.3% 184.5% -24.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -39.7% 43.2% -13.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -324.3% 115.7% -32.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -55.6% 147.2% -22.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -324.1% 131.3% -33.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -55.5% 200.5% -22.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -17.3% 86.0% -8.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.8% 9.6% -3.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -17.4% 136.2% -3.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.2% 20.3% -4.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCAGSJMCPB
Gross margin 23.8% 38.7% 28.1%
EBITDA margin 16.8% 15.0% 13.0%
Operating margin -15.2% 9.0% 8.7%
Pretax margin -16.7% 4.6% 5.4%
Net margin -17.0% 2.5% 4.1%
FCF margin 10.3% 17.3% 7.0%
Operating cash flow margin 11.4% 20.9% 10.7%
Return on equity -29.9% 4.1% 10.3%
Return on assets -10.9% 1.4% 2.6%
Return on invested capital -12.3% 3.6% 5.9%
Return on capital employed -11.8% 5.9% 7.1%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.6x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.7x 8.3x 2.6x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 0.3% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCAGSJMCPB
Debt / assets 43.8% 41.6% 45.6%
Debt / equity 1.2x 1.2x 1.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.9x 4.9x 5.3x
Debt / FCF 6.7x 4.2x 10.5x
Liabilities / assets 63.8% 64.5% 75.4%
Equity / assets 36.2% 35.5% 24.6%
Interest coverage – – 2.6x
Current ratio 1.1x 0.9x 0.8x
Quick ratio 0.3x 0.3x 0.3x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.0x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 1.03 1.50 1.48

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCAGSJMCPB
Dividend yield 8.6% 3.5% 6.9%
Net buyback yield 0.9% 0.0% 0.4%
Shareholder yield 9.4% 3.5% 7.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 203.5% 116.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 29.4% 69.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 2.1% 2.4%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 2.8% 1.7%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusCAGSJMCPB
Forward P/E 9.5xFY2026 11.2xFY2026 13.1xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $1.50FY2026 $11.33FY2026 $1.58FY2027
EPS growth, next FY -12.8%FY2026 +23.8%FY2026 -27.2%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after -2.7% -8.3% +20.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $10.36BFY2026 $9.52BFY2026 $9.76BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY -8.2%FY2026 +5.2%FY2026 +0.2%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +1.9% -2.7% +2.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCAGSJMCPB
Held by institutions 88.4% 43.8% 61.7%
Institutions holding 785 887 620
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.9% -2.8% +0.2%
Institutions buying 486 493 388
Institutions selling 207 260 150
Buyers to sellers 2.35 1.90 2.59

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

CAGSJMCPB
CAG 1.00 0.55 0.71
SJM 0.55 1.00 0.57
CPB 0.71 0.57 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CAG, SJM and CPB?

J M Smucker (SJM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Conagra Brands (CAG) $6.66B, J M Smucker (SJM) $13.37B, Campbell'S (CPB) $6.11B.

Which stock is cheaper, CAG, SJM and CPB?

Campbell'S (CPB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Conagra Brands (CAG) -3.5x, J M Smucker (SJM) 58.3x, Campbell'S (CPB) 15.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Conagra Brands (CAG) is cheapest (Conagra Brands (CAG) 9.5x, J M Smucker (SJM) 11.2x, Campbell'S (CPB) 13.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

J M Smucker (SJM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Conagra Brands (CAG) -1.8%, J M Smucker (SJM) +5.1%, Campbell'S (CPB) -5.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Campbell'S (CPB) has the highest net margin (Conagra Brands (CAG) -17.0%, J M Smucker (SJM) 2.5%, Campbell'S (CPB) 4.1%). On return on invested capital, Campbell'S (CPB) leads (Conagra Brands (CAG) -12.3%, J M Smucker (SJM) 3.6%, Campbell'S (CPB) 5.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year J M Smucker (SJM) returned the most: Conagra Brands (CAG) -23.1%, J M Smucker (SJM) +21.6%, Campbell'S (CPB) -34.1%. Over five years, J M Smucker (SJM) compounded fastest (Conagra Brands (CAG) -15.4%/yr, J M Smucker (SJM) +0.4%/yr, Campbell'S (CPB) -12.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Campbell'S (CPB) has the highest dividend yield: Conagra Brands (CAG) 0.00%, J M Smucker (SJM) 0.03%, Campbell'S (CPB) 0.08%. Conagra Brands (CAG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, J M Smucker (SJM) has been the steadiest (Conagra Brands (CAG) 32.0%, J M Smucker (SJM) 28.7%, Campbell'S (CPB) 33.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CAG, SJM and CPB?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, J M Smucker (SJM) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.