KHC vs SJM vs LW Stock Comparison

Kraft Heinz, J M Smucker and Lamb Weston Holdings Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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KHC Kraft Heinz Co
$24.78 +4.1% 1M -2.5% 1Y
Market cap
$29.28B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$24.90B
Div. yield
–
Packaged Foods Consumer Staples
3 wins
SJM J M SMUCKER Co
$130.04 +6.3% 1M +26.8% 1Y
Market cap
$13.74B
P/E
59.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.16B
Div. yield
0.03%
Packaged Foods Consumer Staples
6 wins
LW Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.
$53.83 +19.4% 1M -17.4% 1Y
Market cap
$7.37B
P/E
28.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.62B
Div. yield
0.03%
Packaged Foods Consumer Staples
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

J M Smucker leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (J M Smucker 6, Kraft Heinz 3, Lamb Weston Holdings 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionKHCSJMLWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $29.28B $13.74B $7.37B KHC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -8.6x 59.8x 28.9x LW
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.8x 11.5x 17.5x SJM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.6% +5.1% +2.6% SJM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -13.6% 2.5% 3.8% LW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -5.0% 3.6% 6.4% LW
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -7.5x 4.9x 4.1x KHC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.03% 0.03% SJM
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -2.5% +26.8% -17.4% SJM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -7.4%/yr +1.1%/yr -1.8%/yr SJM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.8% 28.7% 45.5% KHC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 57/100 47/100 SJM

Percentile Scorecard

KHCSJMLW

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

AxisKHCSJMLW
Valuation 59 #19 of 45 57 #20 of 45 52 #22 of 45
Growth 46 #23 of 42 93 #4 of 42 37 #27 of 42
Profitability 41 #24 of 40 80 #9 of 40 72 #12 of 40
Financial Health 57 #21 of 47 28 #34 of 47 35 #31 of 47
Shareholder Returns 57 #14 of 31 27 #23 of 31 40 #19 of 31
Overall 52 57 47
  • KHC ranked among 48 companies in Branded Foods
  • SJM ranked among 48 companies in Branded Foods
  • LW ranked among 48 companies in Branded Foods

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodKHCSJMLWSPY
1 month +4.1%+6.3%+19.4% -1.0%
3 months -3.5%+9.9%+8.4% +2.9%
6 months +12.9%+35.4%+21.5% +6.4%
Year to date +2.2%+33.0%+28.5% +11.4%
1 year -2.5%+26.8%-17.4% +13.1%
3 years -21.9%+15.6%-39.4% +79.4%
3 years, per year -7.9%+4.9%-15.4% +21.5%
5 years -31.9%+5.7%-8.9% +67.7%
5 years, per year -7.4%+1.1%-1.8% +10.9%
10 years -71.8%+0.0%— +255.2%
10 years, per year -11.9%+0.0%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureKHCSJMLWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.8%28.7%45.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 28.6%25.1%54.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.10-0.280.23 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.090.93-0.38 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -52.1%-44.9%-66.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.3%-2.5%-19.1% -2.5%
52-week high $27.62$133.40$66.57 $779.14
52-week low $21.21$89.53$38.48 $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.

MultipleKHCSJMLW
P/E now vs peer median -8.7xmedian 20.7x 60.5xmedian 20.7x 29.1xmedian 20.7x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 0.7x 1.5xmedian 0.7x 1.1xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -21.0xmedian 12.4x 15.0xmedian 12.4x 12.2xmedian 12.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.7xmedian 14.0x 8.7xmedian 14.0x 18.4xmedian 14.0x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.5x 2.4xmedian 1.5x 4.1xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.19median 0.42 0.30median 0.42 -0.82median 0.42

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 monthsKHCSJMLW
Revenue $24.90B $9.16B $6.62B
Gross profit $8.31B $3.54B $1.28B
Operating income -$3.18B $826.20M $516.80M
Net income -$3.40B $229.50M $254.80M
Free cash flow $3.82B $1.59B $403.80M
EPS (diluted) $-2.86 $2.14 $1.85
Cash & equivalents $2.42B $43.20M $166.30M
Total debt $82.54B $6.74B $15.81B
Shares (diluted) 1.19B 107.10M 138.10M
Enterprise value $15.70B $13.52B $7.00B

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
MetricKHCSJMLW
P/E -8.7x 60.5x 29.1x
P/FCF 7.7x 8.7x 18.4x
P/Operating cash flow 6.4x 7.3x 9.0x
P/S 1.2x 1.5x 1.1x
P/B 0.8x 2.4x 4.1x
P/Tangible book 7.8x 110.4x 4.4x
EV/EBITDA -21.0x 15.0x 12.2x
EV/EBIT -14.4x 24.9x 21.6x
EV/Revenue 1.8x 2.2x 1.7x
EV/FCF 12.0x 13.0x 27.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.9x 10.8x 13.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.19 0.30 -0.82

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKHCSJMLW
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.6% 5.1% 2.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.8% 2.7% 4.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -4.3% 15.6% -7.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -1.1% 6.8% -8.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 54.1% 184.5% -15.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -39.1% 43.2% -21.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 35.5% 115.7% -13.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -45.4% 147.2% -36.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 35.6% 131.3% -12.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -46.1% 200.5% -35.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 5.0% 86.0% -7.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.3% 9.6% -3.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 9.2% 136.2% -17.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 18.8% 20.3% 205.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKHCSJMLW
Gross margin 33.4% 38.7% 19.4%
EBITDA margin -8.7% 15.0% 13.9%
Operating margin -12.8% 9.0% 7.8%
Pretax margin -14.7% 4.6% 5.1%
Net margin -13.6% 2.5% 3.8%
FCF margin 15.3% 17.3% 6.1%
Operating cash flow margin 18.6% 20.9% 12.5%
Return on equity -8.7% 4.1% 13.2%
Return on assets -4.4% 1.4% 3.3%
Return on invested capital -5.0% 3.6% 6.4%
Return on capital employed -4.6% 5.9% 8.7%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.6x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.4x 8.3x 3.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 0.3% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKHCSJMLW
Debt / assets 26.0% 41.6% 53.6%
Debt / equity 0.5x 1.2x 2.2x
Net debt / EBITDA -7.5x 4.9x 4.1x
Debt / FCF 5.0x 4.2x 9.7x
Liabilities / assets 50.6% 64.5% 75.3%
Equity / assets 49.4% 35.5% 24.7%
Interest coverage -4.7x – –
Current ratio 1.1x 0.9x 1.5x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.3x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.0x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 0.51 1.52 2.60

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKHCSJMLW
Dividend yield 6.5% 3.4% 2.8%
Net buyback yield 0.1% 0.0% 1.5%
Shareholder yield 6.6% 3.4% 4.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 203.5% 81.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 29.4% 51.5%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 2.1% 0.5%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 2.8% 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.

ConsensusKHCSJMLW
Forward P/E 11.8xFY2026 11.5xFY2026 17.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.10FY2026 $11.33FY2026 $3.07FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -19.2%FY2026 +23.8%FY2026 +2.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -7.1% -8.3% +13.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $23.67BFY2026 $9.52BFY2026 $6.42BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -5.1%FY2026 +5.2%FY2026 -2.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -1.2% -2.7% -1.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKHCSJMLW
Held by institutions 90.1% 43.8% 93.7%
Institutions holding 1,114 887 557
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.1% -2.8% +1.0%
Institutions buying 624 493 266
Institutions selling 312 260 190
Buyers to sellers 2.00 1.90 1.40

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.

KHCSJMLW
KHC 1.00 0.51 0.31
SJM 0.51 1.00 0.29
LW 0.31 0.29 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KHC, SJM and LW?

Kraft Heinz (KHC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Kraft Heinz (KHC) $29.28B, J M Smucker (SJM) $13.74B, Lamb Weston Holdings (LW) $7.37B.

Which stock is cheaper, KHC, SJM and LW?

Lamb Weston Holdings (LW) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Kraft Heinz (KHC) -8.6x, J M Smucker (SJM) 59.8x, Lamb Weston Holdings (LW) 28.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, J M Smucker (SJM) is cheapest (Kraft Heinz (KHC) 11.8x, J M Smucker (SJM) 11.5x, Lamb Weston Holdings (LW) 17.5x). 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: Kraft Heinz (KHC) -1.6%, J M Smucker (SJM) +5.1%, Lamb Weston Holdings (LW) +2.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Lamb Weston Holdings (LW) has the highest net margin (Kraft Heinz (KHC) -13.6%, J M Smucker (SJM) 2.5%, Lamb Weston Holdings (LW) 3.8%). On return on invested capital, Lamb Weston Holdings (LW) leads (Kraft Heinz (KHC) -5.0%, J M Smucker (SJM) 3.6%, Lamb Weston Holdings (LW) 6.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year J M Smucker (SJM) returned the most: Kraft Heinz (KHC) -2.5%, J M Smucker (SJM) +26.8%, Lamb Weston Holdings (LW) -17.4%. Over five years, J M Smucker (SJM) compounded fastest (Kraft Heinz (KHC) -7.4%/yr, J M Smucker (SJM) +1.1%/yr, Lamb Weston Holdings (LW) -1.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

J M Smucker (SJM) has the highest dividend yield: Kraft Heinz (KHC) 0.00%, J M Smucker (SJM) 0.03%, Lamb Weston Holdings (LW) 0.03%. Kraft Heinz (KHC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Kraft Heinz (KHC) has been the steadiest (Kraft Heinz (KHC) 27.8%, J M Smucker (SJM) 28.7%, Lamb Weston Holdings (LW) 45.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, KHC, SJM and LW?

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.