GIS vs LW vs CPB Stock Comparison

General Mills, Lamb Weston Holdings and Campbell'S Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GIS General Mills Inc
$33.06 -1.6% 1M -31.2% 1Y
Market cap
$17.68B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$18.30B
Div. yield
7.38%
Packaged Foods Consumer Staples
4 wins
LW Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.
$53.52 +24.0% 1M -18.4% 1Y
Market cap
$7.37B
P/E
28.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.62B
Div. yield
2.82%
Packaged Foods Consumer Staples
6 wins
CPB CAMPBELL'S Co
$20.59 +2.7% 1M -33.5% 1Y
Market cap
$6.14B
P/E
15.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.74B
Div. yield
6.90%
Packaged Foods Consumer Staples
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Lamb Weston Holdings leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Lamb Weston Holdings 6, General Mills 4, Campbell'S 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGISLWCPBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $17.68B $7.37B $6.14B GIS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -19.9x 28.9x 15.2x CPB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.4x 17.4x 13.0x GIS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -4.5% +2.6% -5.0% LW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -4.9% 3.8% 4.1% CPB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -1.0% 6.4% 5.9% LW
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 37.7x 4.1x 5.3x LW
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 7.38% 2.82% 6.90% GIS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -31.2% -18.4% -33.5% LW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -11.8%/yr -1.1%/yr -12.4%/yr LW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.2% 45.5% 33.5% GIS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 32/100 47/100 44/100 LW

Percentile Scorecard

GISLWCPB

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

AxisGISLWCPB
Valuation 41 #27 of 45 55 #21 of 45 82 #9 of 45
Growth 2 #41 of 42 34 #28 of 42 17 #35 of 42
Profitability 46 #22 of 40 72 #12 of 40 62 #16 of 40
Financial Health 17 #39 of 47 35 #31 of 47 22 #37 of 47
Shareholder Returns 53 #15 of 31 40 #19 of 31 37 #20 of 31
Overall 32 47 44
  • GIS ranked among 48 companies in Branded Foods
  • LW ranked among 48 companies in Branded Foods
  • CPB ranked among 48 companies in Branded Foods

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGISLWCPBSPY
1 month -1.6%+24.0%+2.7% +0.9%
3 months -12.8%-0.8%-10.3% +5.9%
6 months -4.1%+24.4%+0.7% +8.5%
Year to date -28.9%+27.8%-26.1% +13.3%
1 year -31.2%-18.4%-33.5% +12.4%
3 years -49.4%-39.8%-49.1% +88.1%
3 years, per year -20.3%-15.6%-20.2% +23.5%
5 years -46.5%-5.2%-48.5% +68.2%
5 years, per year -11.8%-1.1%-12.4% +11.0%
10 years -46.4%—-62.0% +263.4%
10 years, per year -6.0%—-9.2% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureGISLWCPBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.2%45.5%33.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.0%54.4%35.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.380.22-0.37 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.03-0.40-1.00 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.1%-66.6%-67.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -32.5%-18.4%-35.0% -0.9%
52-week high $49.01$65.57$31.66 $779.14
52-week low $31.66$38.48$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.

MultipleGISLWCPB
P/E now vs peer median -19.9xmedian 22.2x 28.9xmedian 22.2x 15.2xmedian 22.2x
P/S now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 0.7x 1.1xmedian 0.7x 0.6xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 88.2xmedian 12.2x 12.1xmedian 12.2x 10.2xmedian 12.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.4xmedian 13.4x 18.3xmedian 13.4x 9.1xmedian 13.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 1.6x 4.1xmedian 1.6x 1.6xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.59median 0.56 -0.81median 0.56 -0.69median 0.56

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 monthsGISLWCPB
Revenue $18.30B $6.62B $9.74B
Gross profit $6.15B $1.28B $2.74B
Operating income -$206.40M $516.80M $852.00M
Net income -$893.70M $254.80M $405.00M
Free cash flow $1.55B $403.80M $678.00M
R&D – – $99.00M
EPS (diluted) $-1.66 $1.85 $1.34
Cash & equivalents $433.10M $166.30M $394.00M
Total debt $55.73B $3.93B $28.19B
Shares (diluted) 537.90M 138.10M 300.00M
Enterprise value $15.33B $7.00B $4.92B

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
MetricGISLWCPB
P/E -19.9x 28.9x 15.2x
P/FCF 11.4x 18.3x 9.1x
P/Operating cash flow 8.6x 8.9x 5.9x
P/S 1.0x 1.1x 0.6x
P/B 2.4x 4.1x 1.6x
P/Tangible book 23.5x 4.3x -17.7x
EV/EBITDA 88.2x 12.1x 10.2x
EV/EBIT -149.5x 21.5x 15.1x
EV/Revenue 1.7x 1.7x 1.3x
EV/FCF 20.0x 27.6x 19.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.9x 13.5x 12.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.59 -0.81 -0.69

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGISLWCPB
Revenue growth (1Y) -4.5% 2.6% -5.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -3.4% 4.0% 1.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -6.5% -7.3% -12.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -3.6% -8.2% -2.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -104.9% -15.2% -24.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -27.3% -21.0% -13.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -130.6% -13.4% -32.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -33.2% -36.9% -22.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -130.9% -12.3% -33.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -33.9% -35.6% -22.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -23.2% -7.2% -8.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -9.3% -3.0% -3.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -26.3% -17.8% -3.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -8.6% 205.1% -4.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGISLWCPB
Gross margin 33.6% 19.4% 28.1%
EBITDA margin 1.9% 13.9% 13.0%
Operating margin -1.1% 7.8% 8.7%
Pretax margin -3.8% 5.1% 5.4%
Net margin -4.9% 3.8% 4.1%
FCF margin 8.5% 6.1% 7.0%
Operating cash flow margin 11.3% 12.5% 10.7%
Return on equity -12.0% 13.2% 10.3%
Return on assets -3.0% 3.3% 2.6%
Return on invested capital -1.0% 6.4% 5.9%
Return on capital employed -0.9% 8.7% 7.1%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.9x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -2.3x 3.2x 2.6x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 0.8% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGISLWCPB
Debt / assets 45.0% 53.6% 45.6%
Debt / equity 1.8x 2.2x 1.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 37.7x 4.1x 5.3x
Debt / FCF 8.8x 9.7x 10.5x
Liabilities / assets 75.3% 75.3% 75.4%
Equity / assets 24.7% 24.7% 24.6%
Interest coverage – – 2.6x
Current ratio 0.7x 1.5x 0.8x
Quick ratio 0.3x 0.7x 0.3x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.1x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 1.92 2.60 1.48

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGISLWCPB
Dividend yield 7.4% 2.8% 6.9%
Net buyback yield – 1.5% 0.4%
Shareholder yield 7.4% 4.3% 7.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) -147.1% 81.6% 116.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) 85.0% 51.5% 69.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 0.5% 2.4%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 11.1% 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.

ConsensusGISLWCPB
Forward P/E 10.4xFY2026 17.4xFY2026 13.0xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $3.19FY2026 $3.07FY2026 $1.58FY2027
EPS growth, next FY -10.1%FY2026 +2.0%FY2026 -27.2%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after -4.7% +13.0% +20.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $18.94BFY2026 $6.42BFY2026 $9.76BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +2.8%FY2026 -2.9%FY2026 +0.2%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after -11.0% -1.3% +2.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGISLWCPB
Held by institutions 87.2% 93.7% 61.7%
Institutions holding 1,332 557 620
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.7% +1.0% +0.2%
Institutions buying 725 266 388
Institutions selling 427 190 150
Buyers to sellers 1.70 1.40 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.

GISLWCPB
GIS 1.00 0.34 0.74
LW 0.34 1.00 0.31
CPB 0.74 0.31 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GIS, LW and CPB?

General Mills (GIS) is the largest by market capitalisation: General Mills (GIS) $17.68B, Lamb Weston Holdings (LW) $7.37B, Campbell'S (CPB) $6.14B.

Which stock is cheaper, GIS, LW and CPB?

Campbell'S (CPB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (General Mills (GIS) -19.9x, Lamb Weston Holdings (LW) 28.9x, Campbell'S (CPB) 15.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, General Mills (GIS) is cheapest (General Mills (GIS) 10.4x, Lamb Weston Holdings (LW) 17.4x, Campbell'S (CPB) 13.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Lamb Weston Holdings (LW) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: General Mills (GIS) -4.5%, Lamb Weston Holdings (LW) +2.6%, Campbell'S (CPB) -5.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Campbell'S (CPB) has the highest net margin (General Mills (GIS) -4.9%, Lamb Weston Holdings (LW) 3.8%, Campbell'S (CPB) 4.1%). On return on invested capital, Lamb Weston Holdings (LW) leads (General Mills (GIS) -1.0%, Lamb Weston Holdings (LW) 6.4%, Campbell'S (CPB) 5.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Lamb Weston Holdings (LW) returned the most: General Mills (GIS) -31.2%, Lamb Weston Holdings (LW) -18.4%, Campbell'S (CPB) -33.5%. Over five years, Lamb Weston Holdings (LW) compounded fastest (General Mills (GIS) -11.8%/yr, Lamb Weston Holdings (LW) -1.1%/yr, Campbell'S (CPB) -12.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

General Mills (GIS) has the highest dividend yield: General Mills (GIS) 7.38%, Lamb Weston Holdings (LW) 2.82%, Campbell'S (CPB) 6.90%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, General Mills (GIS) has been the steadiest (General Mills (GIS) 30.2%, Lamb Weston Holdings (LW) 45.5%, Campbell'S (CPB) 33.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GIS, LW 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, Lamb Weston Holdings (LW) 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.