CPB vs LW vs SENEA Stock Comparison

Campbell'S, Lamb Weston Holdings and Seneca Foods Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CPB CAMPBELL'S Co
$20.68 +6.8% 1M -34.1% 1Y
Market cap
$6.17B
P/E
15.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.74B
Div. yield
6.87%
Packaged Foods Consumer Staples
2 wins
LW Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.
$53.76 +23.3% 1M -19.2% 1Y
Market cap
$7.41B
P/E
29.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.62B
Div. yield
2.81%
Packaged Foods Consumer Staples
1 win
SENEA Seneca Foods Corp
$155.72 -14.7% 1M +38.1% 1Y
Market cap
$1.05B
P/E
8.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.77B
Div. yield
–
Packaged Foods Consumer Staples
9 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Seneca Foods leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Seneca Foods 9, Campbell'S 2, Lamb Weston Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCPBLWSENEALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.17B $7.41B $1.05B LW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.3x 29.0x 8.8x SENEA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.1x 17.5x 10.7x SENEA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -5.0% +2.6% +12.5% SENEA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.1% 3.8% 6.7% SENEA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.9% 6.4% 11.6% SENEA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.3x 4.1x 0.6x SENEA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 6.87% 2.81% — CPB
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -34.1% -19.2% +38.1% SENEA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -12.5%/yr -1.3%/yr +23.9%/yr SENEA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.5% 45.5% 41.1% CPB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 47/100 81/100 SENEA

Percentile Scorecard

CPBLWSENEA

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

AxisCPBLWSENEA
Valuation 84 #8 of 44 54 #21 of 44 100 #1 of 44
Growth 15 #34 of 40 31 #28 of 40 92 #4 of 40
Profitability 62 #15 of 38 70 #12 of 38 95 #3 of 38
Financial Health 22 #36 of 46 36 #30 of 46 82 #9 of 46
Shareholder Returns 35 #20 of 30 45 #17 of 30 38 #19 of 30
Overall 44 47 81
  • CPB ranked among 47 companies in Branded Foods
  • LW ranked among 47 companies in Branded Foods
  • SENEA ranked among 47 companies in Branded Foods

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCPBLWSENEASPY
1 month +6.8%+23.3%-14.7% -0.2%
3 months -9.3%-1.5%-8.6% +3.9%
6 months +0.7%+24.8%+14.2% +8.2%
Year to date -25.8%+28.3%+40.8% +12.9%
1 year -34.1%-19.2%+38.1% +12.3%
3 years -48.9%-39.5%+183.3% +87.4%
3 years, per year -20.0%-15.4%+41.5% +23.3%
5 years -48.5%-6.5%+192.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year -12.5%-1.3%+23.9% +10.9%
10 years -61.0%—+437.0% +261.1%
10 years, per year -9.0%—+18.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCPBLWSENEASPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.5%45.5%41.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.7%54.4%42.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.370.220.06 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.02-0.420.93 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -67.2%-66.6%-51.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -34.7%-19.2%-24.9% -1.2%
52-week high $31.66$66.57$207.30 $779.14
52-week low $18.90$38.48$101.18 $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.

MultipleCPBLWSENEA
P/E now vs peer median 15.3xmedian 22.3x 29.0xmedian 22.3x 8.8xmedian 22.3x
P/S now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 0.7x 1.1xmedian 0.7x 0.6xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.2xmedian 12.3x 12.2xmedian 12.3x 6.0xmedian 12.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.1xmedian 13.8x 18.3xmedian 13.8x 4.6xmedian 13.8x
P/B now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.5x 4.1xmedian 1.5x 1.4xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median -0.69median 0.57 -0.82median 0.57 0.13median 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 monthsCPBLWSENEA
Revenue $9.74B $6.62B $1.77B
Gross profit $2.74B $1.28B $237.25M
Operating income $852.00M $516.80M $151.41M
Net income $405.00M $254.80M $119.30M
Free cash flow $678.00M $403.80M $229.66M
R&D $99.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $1.34 $1.85 $17.44
Cash & equivalents $394.00M $166.30M $86.92M
Total debt $28.19B $3.93B $1.01B
Shares (diluted) 300.00M 138.10M 6.84M
Enterprise value $4.95B $7.03B $866.40M

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
MetricCPBLWSENEA
P/E 15.3x 29.0x 8.8x
P/FCF 9.1x 18.3x 4.6x
P/Operating cash flow 5.9x 9.0x 3.8x
P/S 0.6x 1.1x 0.6x
P/B 1.6x 4.1x 1.4x
P/Tangible book -17.8x 4.4x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA 10.2x 12.2x 6.0x
EV/EBIT 15.2x 21.6x 7.8x
EV/Revenue 1.3x 1.7x 0.7x
EV/FCF 19.0x 27.7x 5.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.4x 13.5x 4.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.69 -0.82 0.13

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCPBLWSENEA
Revenue growth (1Y) -5.0% 2.6% 12.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.4% 4.0% 4.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -12.1% -7.3% 58.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -2.0% -8.2% 20.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -24.2% -15.2% 100.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -13.4% -21.0% 44.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -32.7% -13.4% 174.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -22.1% -36.9% 63.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -33.1% -12.3% 178.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -22.2% -35.6% 70.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -8.1% -7.2% -17.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -3.1% -3.0% 54.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -3.8% -17.8% -24.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.3% 205.1% 44.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCPBLWSENEA
Gross margin 28.1% 19.4% 13.4%
EBITDA margin 13.0% 13.9% 11.0%
Operating margin 8.7% 7.8% 8.6%
Pretax margin 5.4% 5.1% 8.8%
Net margin 4.1% 3.8% 6.7%
FCF margin 7.0% 6.1% 13.0%
Operating cash flow margin 10.7% 12.5% 15.8%
Return on equity 10.3% 13.2% 15.6%
Return on assets 2.6% 3.3% 9.5%
Return on invested capital 5.9% 6.4% 11.6%
Return on capital employed 7.1% 8.7% 14.5%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.9x 1.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.6x 3.2x 2.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 0.8% 0.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCPBLWSENEA
Debt / assets 45.6% 53.6% 16.7%
Debt / equity 1.9x 2.2x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.3x 4.1x 0.6x
Debt / FCF 10.5x 9.7x 0.9x
Liabilities / assets 75.4% 75.3% 38.7%
Equity / assets 24.6% 24.7% 61.3%
Interest coverage 2.6x – 9.5x
Current ratio 0.8x 1.5x 3.8x
Quick ratio 0.3x 0.7x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.1x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 1.48 2.60 4.61

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCPBLWSENEA
Dividend yield 6.9% 2.8% –
Net buyback yield 0.4% 1.5% 1.3%
Shareholder yield 7.3% 4.3% 1.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) 116.0% 81.6% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 69.3% 51.5% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 2.4% 0.5% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 1.7% 11.1% –

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.

ConsensusCPBLWSENEA
Forward P/E 13.1xFY2027 17.5xFY2026 10.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.58FY2027 $3.07FY2026 $14.58FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -27.2%FY2027 +2.0%FY2026 -12.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +20.3% +13.0% +3.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $9.76BFY2027 $6.42BFY2026 $1.98BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.2%FY2027 -2.9%FY2026 +19.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.6% -1.3% +1.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCPBLWSENEA
Held by institutions 61.7% 93.7% 77.0%
Institutions holding 620 557 220
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.2% +1.0% +8.7%
Institutions buying 388 266 134
Institutions selling 150 190 53
Buyers to sellers 2.59 1.40 2.53

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.

CPBLWSENEA
CPB 1.00 0.32 0.17
LW 0.32 1.00 0.03
SENEA 0.17 0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CPB, LW and SENEA?

Lamb Weston Holdings (LW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Campbell'S (CPB) $6.17B, Lamb Weston Holdings (LW) $7.41B, Seneca Foods (SENEA) $1.05B.

Which stock is cheaper, CPB, LW and SENEA?

Seneca Foods (SENEA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Campbell'S (CPB) 15.3x, Lamb Weston Holdings (LW) 29.0x, Seneca Foods (SENEA) 8.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Seneca Foods (SENEA) is cheapest (Campbell'S (CPB) 13.1x, Lamb Weston Holdings (LW) 17.5x, Seneca Foods (SENEA) 10.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Seneca Foods (SENEA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Campbell'S (CPB) -5.0%, Lamb Weston Holdings (LW) +2.6%, Seneca Foods (SENEA) +12.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Seneca Foods (SENEA) has the highest net margin (Campbell'S (CPB) 4.1%, Lamb Weston Holdings (LW) 3.8%, Seneca Foods (SENEA) 6.7%). On return on invested capital, Seneca Foods (SENEA) leads (Campbell'S (CPB) 5.9%, Lamb Weston Holdings (LW) 6.4%, Seneca Foods (SENEA) 11.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Seneca Foods (SENEA) returned the most: Campbell'S (CPB) -34.1%, Lamb Weston Holdings (LW) -19.2%, Seneca Foods (SENEA) +38.1%. Over five years, Seneca Foods (SENEA) compounded fastest (Campbell'S (CPB) -12.5%/yr, Lamb Weston Holdings (LW) -1.3%/yr, Seneca Foods (SENEA) +23.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Campbell'S (CPB) has the highest dividend yield: Campbell'S (CPB) 6.87%, Lamb Weston Holdings (LW) 2.81%. Seneca Foods (SENEA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Campbell'S (CPB) has been the steadiest (Campbell'S (CPB) 33.5%, Lamb Weston Holdings (LW) 45.5%, Seneca Foods (SENEA) 41.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CPB, LW and SENEA?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Seneca Foods (SENEA) leads on 9. 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.