CPB vs SENEA vs KHC Stock Comparison

Campbell'S, Seneca Foods and Kraft Heinz 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
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
8 wins
KHC Kraft Heinz Co
$24.09 +1.9% 1M -5.9% 1Y
Market cap
$28.57B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$24.90B
Div. yield
6.64%
Packaged Foods Consumer Staples
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Seneca Foods leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Seneca Foods 8, Kraft Heinz 3, Campbell'S 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCPBSENEAKHCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.17B $1.05B $28.57B KHC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.3x 8.8x -8.4x SENEA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.1x 10.7x 11.5x SENEA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -5.0% +12.5% -1.6% SENEA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.1% 6.7% -13.6% SENEA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.9% 11.6% -5.0% SENEA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.3x 0.6x -7.5x KHC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 6.87% — 6.64% CPB
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -34.1% +38.1% -5.9% SENEA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -12.5%/yr +23.9%/yr -8.0%/yr SENEA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.5% 41.1% 27.9% KHC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 81/100 53/100 SENEA

Percentile Scorecard

CPBSENEAKHC

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

AxisCPBSENEAKHC
Valuation 84 #8 of 44 100 #1 of 44 61 #18 of 44
Growth 15 #34 of 40 92 #4 of 40 46 #22 of 40
Profitability 62 #15 of 38 95 #3 of 38 41 #23 of 38
Financial Health 22 #36 of 46 82 #9 of 46 58 #20 of 46
Shareholder Returns 35 #20 of 30 38 #19 of 30 59 #13 of 30
Overall 44 81 53
  • CPB ranked among 47 companies in Branded Foods
  • SENEA ranked among 47 companies in Branded Foods
  • KHC ranked among 47 companies in Branded Foods

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCPBSENEAKHCSPY
1 month +6.8%-14.7%+1.9% -0.2%
3 months -9.3%-8.6%-11.8% +3.9%
6 months +0.7%+14.2%+7.2% +8.2%
Year to date -25.8%+40.8%-0.7% +12.9%
1 year -34.1%+38.1%-5.9% +12.3%
3 years -48.9%+183.3%-23.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year -20.0%+41.5%-8.5% +23.3%
5 years -48.5%+192.2%-34.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year -12.5%+23.9%-8.0% +10.9%
10 years -61.0%+437.0%-72.5% +261.1%
10 years, per year -9.0%+18.3%-12.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCPBSENEAKHCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.5%41.1%27.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.7%42.9%28.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.370.06-0.11 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.020.93-0.21 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -67.2%-51.3%-52.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -34.7%-24.9%-12.8% -1.2%
52-week high $31.66$207.30$27.62 $779.14
52-week low $18.90$101.18$21.21 $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.

MultipleCPBSENEAKHC
P/E now vs peer median 15.3xmedian 22.3x 8.8xmedian 22.3x -8.4xmedian 22.3x
P/S now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 0.7x 0.6xmedian 0.7x 1.1xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.2xmedian 12.3x 6.0xmedian 12.3x -20.6xmedian 12.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.1xmedian 13.8x 4.6xmedian 13.8x 7.5xmedian 13.8x
P/B now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.5x 1.4xmedian 1.5x 0.8xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median -0.69median 0.57 0.13median 0.57 0.18median 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 monthsCPBSENEAKHC
Revenue $9.74B $1.77B $24.90B
Gross profit $2.74B $237.25M $8.31B
Operating income $852.00M $151.41M -$3.18B
Net income $405.00M $119.30M -$3.40B
Free cash flow $678.00M $229.66M $3.82B
R&D $99.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $1.34 $17.44 $-2.86
Cash & equivalents $394.00M $86.92M $2.42B
Total debt $28.19B $1.01B $19.00B
Shares (diluted) 300.00M 6.84M 1.19B
Enterprise value $4.95B $866.40M $15.10B

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
MetricCPBSENEAKHC
P/E 15.3x 8.8x -8.4x
P/FCF 9.1x 4.6x 7.5x
P/Operating cash flow 5.9x 3.8x 6.2x
P/S 0.6x 0.6x 1.1x
P/B 1.6x 1.4x 0.8x
P/Tangible book -17.8x 1.4x 7.6x
EV/EBITDA 10.2x 6.0x -20.6x
EV/EBIT 15.2x 7.8x -14.1x
EV/Revenue 1.3x 0.7x 1.8x
EV/FCF 19.0x 5.1x 11.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.4x 4.2x 9.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.69 0.13 0.18

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCPBSENEAKHC
Revenue growth (1Y) -5.0% 12.5% -1.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.4% 4.6% -2.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -12.1% 58.9% -4.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -2.0% 20.2% -1.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) -24.2% 100.4% 54.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -13.4% 44.4% -39.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -32.7% 174.6% 35.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -22.1% 63.6% -45.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -33.1% 178.9% 35.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -22.2% 70.0% -46.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -8.1% -17.4% 5.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -3.1% 54.6% 12.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -3.8% -24.1% 9.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.3% 44.1% 18.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCPBSENEAKHC
Gross margin 28.1% 13.4% 33.4%
EBITDA margin 13.0% 11.0% -8.7%
Operating margin 8.7% 8.6% -12.8%
Pretax margin 5.4% 8.8% -14.7%
Net margin 4.1% 6.7% -13.6%
FCF margin 7.0% 13.0% 15.3%
Operating cash flow margin 10.7% 15.8% 18.6%
Return on equity 10.3% 15.6% -8.7%
Return on assets 2.6% 9.5% -4.4%
Return on invested capital 5.9% 11.6% -5.0%
Return on capital employed 7.1% 14.5% -4.6%
Asset turnover 0.6x 1.4x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.6x 2.3x -1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 0.0% 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCPBSENEAKHC
Debt / assets 45.6% 16.7% 26.0%
Debt / equity 1.9x 0.3x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.3x 0.6x -7.5x
Debt / FCF 10.5x 0.9x 5.0x
Liabilities / assets 75.4% 38.7% 50.6%
Equity / assets 24.6% 61.3% 49.4%
Interest coverage 2.6x 9.5x -4.7x
Current ratio 0.8x 3.8x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.3x 0.9x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.4x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 1.48 4.61 0.49

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCPBSENEAKHC
Dividend yield 6.9% – 6.6%
Net buyback yield 0.4% 1.3% 0.1%
Shareholder yield 7.3% 1.3% 6.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) 116.0% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 69.3% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 2.4% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 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.

ConsensusCPBSENEAKHC
Forward P/E 13.1xFY2027 10.7xFY2026 11.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.58FY2027 $14.58FY2026 $2.10FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -27.2%FY2027 -12.1%FY2026 -19.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +20.3% +3.5% -7.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $9.76BFY2027 $1.98BFY2026 $23.68BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.2%FY2027 +19.1%FY2026 -5.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.6% +1.3% -1.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCPBSENEAKHC
Held by institutions 61.7% 77.0% 90.1%
Institutions holding 620 220 1,114
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.2% +8.7% +7.1%
Institutions buying 388 134 624
Institutions selling 150 53 312
Buyers to sellers 2.59 2.53 2.00

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.

CPBSENEAKHC
CPB 1.00 0.17 0.66
SENEA 0.17 1.00 0.20
KHC 0.66 0.20 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CPB, SENEA and KHC?

Kraft Heinz (KHC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Campbell'S (CPB) $6.17B, Seneca Foods (SENEA) $1.05B, Kraft Heinz (KHC) $28.57B.

Which stock is cheaper, CPB, SENEA and KHC?

Seneca Foods (SENEA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Campbell'S (CPB) 15.3x, Seneca Foods (SENEA) 8.8x, Kraft Heinz (KHC) -8.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Seneca Foods (SENEA) is cheapest (Campbell'S (CPB) 13.1x, Seneca Foods (SENEA) 10.7x, Kraft Heinz (KHC) 11.5x). 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%, Seneca Foods (SENEA) +12.5%, Kraft Heinz (KHC) -1.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Seneca Foods (SENEA) has the highest net margin (Campbell'S (CPB) 4.1%, Seneca Foods (SENEA) 6.7%, Kraft Heinz (KHC) -13.6%). On return on invested capital, Seneca Foods (SENEA) leads (Campbell'S (CPB) 5.9%, Seneca Foods (SENEA) 11.6%, Kraft Heinz (KHC) -5.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Seneca Foods (SENEA) returned the most: Campbell'S (CPB) -34.1%, Seneca Foods (SENEA) +38.1%, Kraft Heinz (KHC) -5.9%. Over five years, Seneca Foods (SENEA) compounded fastest (Campbell'S (CPB) -12.5%/yr, Seneca Foods (SENEA) +23.9%/yr, Kraft Heinz (KHC) -8.0%/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%, Kraft Heinz (KHC) 6.64%. Seneca Foods (SENEA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Kraft Heinz (KHC) has been the steadiest (Campbell'S (CPB) 33.5%, Seneca Foods (SENEA) 41.1%, Kraft Heinz (KHC) 27.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 8. 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.