JBS vs SFD vs PPC Stock Comparison

Jbs, Smithfield Foods and Pilgrims Pride Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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JBS Jbs N.V.
$12.41 +7.7% 1M -3.8% 1Y
Market cap
$13.22B
P/E
11.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.87B
Div. yield
–
Meat and Poultry Consumer Staples
3 wins
SFD Smithfield Foods Inc
$18.64 -1.5% 1M -13.9% 1Y
Market cap
$7.20B
P/E
6.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.47B
Div. yield
–
Meat and Poultry Consumer Staples
7 wins
PPC Pilgrims Pride Corp
$28.13 +1.8% 1M -25.2% 1Y
Market cap
$6.50B
P/E
11.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.44B
Div. yield
–
Meat and Poultry Consumer Staples

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Smithfield Foods leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Smithfield Foods 7, Jbs 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionJBSSFDPPCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $13.22B $7.20B $6.50B JBS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.9x 6.8x 11.9x SFD
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 9.0x 12.9x SFD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -89.0% +4.3% +1.4% SFD
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.6% 6.8% 3.0% JBS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.2% 11.7% 9.5% SFD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.3x 0.4x 1.8x SFD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -3.8% -13.9% -25.2% JBS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — — -0.6%/yr –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.4% 25.9% 35.2% SFD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 90/100 68/100 SFD

Percentile Scorecard

JBSSFDPPC

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

AxisJBSSFDPPC
Valuation 49 #18 of 34 100 #1 of 34 73 #10 of 34
Growth 40 #19 of 31 70 #10 of 31 63 #12 of 31
Profitability 93 #3 of 29 96 #2 of 29 79 #7 of 29
Financial Health 19 #30 of 37 89 #5 of 37 58 #16 of 37
Shareholder Returns 83 #5 of 25 96 #2 of 25 –
Overall 57 90 68
  • JBS ranked among 38 companies in Agribusiness
  • SFD ranked among 38 companies in Agribusiness
  • PPC ranked among 38 companies in Agribusiness

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodJBSSFDPPCSPY
1 month +7.7%-1.5%+1.8% -1.0%
3 months +1.1%-29.0%-1.9% +2.9%
6 months -25.3%-36.5%-16.4% +6.4%
Year to date -13.9%-16.5%-27.9% +11.4%
1 year -3.8%-13.9%-25.2% +13.1%
3 years ——+20.1% +79.4%
3 years, per year ——+6.3% +21.5%
5 years ——-3.2% +67.7%
5 years, per year ——-0.6% +10.9%
10 years ——+36.4% +255.2%
10 years, per year ——+3.2% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureJBSSFDPPCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.4%25.9%35.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.5%27.4%35.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.25-0.16-0.06 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.11-0.54-0.72 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -41.0%-38.4%-55.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -32.6%-37.0%-35.7% -2.5%
52-week high $18.42$29.59$43.76 $779.14
52-week low $10.86$18.22$25.20 $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.

MultipleJBSSFDPPC
P/E now vs peer median 11.9xmedian 14.9x 6.9xmedian 14.9x 12.3xmedian 14.9x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 0.5x 0.5xmedian 0.5x 0.4xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.8xmedian 9.0x 4.8xmedian 9.0x 6.5xmedian 9.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 29.0xmedian 15.2x 9.1xmedian 15.2x 24.8xmedian 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.1x 1.0xmedian 1.1x 1.8xmedian 1.1x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.28 —median 1.28 0.26median 1.28

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 monthsJBSSFDPPC
Revenue $8.87B $15.47B $18.44B
Gross profit $10.75B $2.07B $1.77B
Operating income $3.25B $1.33B $925.22M
Net income $1.82B $1.07B $545.82M
Free cash flow $473.81M $807.00M $270.19M
EPS (diluted) $589,689.42 $2.68 $2.28
Cash & equivalents $3.47B $1.35B $388.84M
Total debt $89.57B $8.02B $2.86B
Shares (diluted) 1.89K 395.77M 238.84M
Enterprise value -$20.05B $2.15B $4.31B

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
MetricJBSSFDPPC
P/E 11.9x 6.9x 12.3x
P/FCF 29.0x 9.1x 24.8x
P/Operating cash flow 4.5x 6.4x 5.5x
P/S 1.6x 0.5x 0.4x
P/B 1.7x 1.0x 1.8x
P/Tangible book 2.1x 1.3x 2.3x
EV/EBITDA 5.8x 4.8x 6.5x
EV/EBIT 10.1x 6.0x 9.9x
EV/Revenue 3.7x 0.5x 0.5x
EV/FCF 69.5x 9.9x 33.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.8x 6.9x 7.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – – 0.26

Growth

14 metrics
MetricJBSSFDPPC
Revenue growth (1Y) -89.0% 4.3% 1.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – 2.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -8.2% 2.6% -29.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 19.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) -27.8% 11.0% -46.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – 33.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -23.1% 15.8% -55.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – – 47.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -54.4% 16.2% -56.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – – 47.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 4.2% 11.8% -24.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 53.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 421.9% 15.5% -35.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -6.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricJBSSFDPPC
Gross margin 121.2% 13.4% 9.6%
EBITDA margin 64.6% 10.8% 7.6%
Operating margin 36.7% 8.6% 5.0%
Pretax margin 14.4% 8.6% 4.3%
Net margin 12.6% 6.8% 3.0%
FCF margin 5.3% 5.2% 1.5%
Operating cash flow margin 34.2% 7.5% 6.6%
Return on equity 21.0% 15.4% 14.6%
Return on assets 4.0% 8.9% 5.4%
Return on invested capital 10.2% 11.7% 9.5%
Return on capital employed 9.6% 13.3% 12.6%
Asset turnover 0.2x 1.3x 1.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 1.1x 2.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% – 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricJBSSFDPPC
Debt / assets 49.4% 16.7% 28.5%
Debt / equity 2.8x 0.3x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.3x 0.4x 1.8x
Debt / FCF 47.8x 2.5x 10.6x
Liabilities / assets 82.1% 41.7% 62.5%
Equity / assets 17.9% 58.3% 37.5%
Interest coverage 1.3x 38.1x 5.6x
Current ratio 1.5x 2.6x 1.4x
Quick ratio 0.6x 1.7x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.7x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 0.81 3.31 3.23

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricJBSSFDPPC
Dividend yield 8.1% 6.3% –
Net buyback yield -1.7% – –
Shareholder yield 6.4% 6.3% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusJBSSFDPPC
Forward P/E – 9.0xFY2026 12.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $2.08FY2026 $2.18FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -18.4%FY2026 -57.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +6.3% +22.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $14.87BFY2026 $17.80BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – -4.3%FY2026 -3.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +8.8% +10.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersJBSSFDPPC
Held by institutions 39.2% 13.6% 20.6%
Institutions holding 267 281 339
Change in shares held, QoQ +11.5% +14.1% +9.8%
Institutions buying 159 188 201
Institutions selling 83 70 106
Buyers to sellers 1.92 2.69 1.90

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.

JBSSFDPPC
JBS 1.00 0.42 0.47
SFD 0.42 1.00 0.42
PPC 0.47 0.42 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, JBS, SFD and PPC?

Jbs (JBS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Jbs (JBS) $13.22B, Smithfield Foods (SFD) $7.20B, Pilgrims Pride (PPC) $6.50B.

Which stock is cheaper, JBS, SFD and PPC?

Smithfield Foods (SFD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Jbs (JBS) 11.9x, Smithfield Foods (SFD) 6.8x, Pilgrims Pride (PPC) 11.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Smithfield Foods (SFD) is cheapest (Smithfield Foods (SFD) 9.0x, Pilgrims Pride (PPC) 12.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Smithfield Foods (SFD) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Jbs (JBS) -89.0%, Smithfield Foods (SFD) +4.3%, Pilgrims Pride (PPC) +1.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Jbs (JBS) has the highest net margin (Jbs (JBS) 12.6%, Smithfield Foods (SFD) 6.8%, Pilgrims Pride (PPC) 3.0%). On return on invested capital, Smithfield Foods (SFD) leads (Jbs (JBS) 10.2%, Smithfield Foods (SFD) 11.7%, Pilgrims Pride (PPC) 9.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Jbs (JBS) returned the most: Jbs (JBS) -3.8%, Smithfield Foods (SFD) -13.9%, Pilgrims Pride (PPC) -25.2%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Smithfield Foods (SFD) has been the steadiest (Jbs (JBS) 34.4%, Smithfield Foods (SFD) 25.9%, Pilgrims Pride (PPC) 35.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, JBS, SFD and PPC?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Smithfield Foods (SFD) leads on 7. 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.