NOMD vs SJM vs KHC Stock Comparison

Nomad Foods, J M Smucker and Kraft Heinz Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NOMD Nomad Foods Ltd
$11.80 +11.1% 1M -0.4% 1Y
Market cap
$1.75B
P/E
12.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.46B
Div. yield
0.06%
Packaged Foods Consumer Staples
6 wins
SJM J M SMUCKER Co
$127.40 +5.4% 1M +21.6% 1Y
Market cap
$13.38B
P/E
58.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.16B
Div. yield
0.03%
Packaged Foods Consumer Staples
3 wins
KHC Kraft Heinz Co
$24.09 +1.9% 1M -5.9% 1Y
Market cap
$28.24B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$24.90B
Div. yield
–
Packaged Foods Consumer Staples
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionNOMDSJMKHCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.75B $13.38B $28.24B KHC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.1x 58.3x -8.3x NOMD
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.2x 11.2x 11.5x NOMD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.6% +5.1% -1.6% SJM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.2% 2.5% -13.6% NOMD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.2% 3.6% -5.0% NOMD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.8x 4.9x -7.5x KHC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.06% 0.03% 0.00% NOMD
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -0.4% +21.6% -5.9% SJM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -15.4%/yr +0.4%/yr -8.0%/yr SJM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.5% 28.7% 27.9% KHC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 56/100 53/100 NOMD

Percentile Scorecard

NOMDSJMKHC

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

AxisNOMDSJMKHC
Valuation 91 #5 of 44 58 #19 of 44 61 #18 of 44
Growth 33 #27 of 40 95 #3 of 40 46 #22 of 40
Profitability 65 #14 of 38 76 #10 of 38 41 #23 of 38
Financial Health 51 #23 of 46 29 #33 of 46 58 #20 of 46
Shareholder Returns 76 #8 of 30 24 #23 of 30 59 #13 of 30
Overall 63 56 53
  • NOMD ranked among 47 companies in Branded Foods
  • SJM 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

PeriodNOMDSJMKHCSPY
1 month +11.1%+5.4%+1.9% -0.2%
3 months -3.3%+3.6%-11.8% +3.9%
6 months +21.3%+29.9%+7.2% +8.2%
Year to date -5.7%+30.3%-0.7% +12.9%
1 year -0.4%+21.6%-5.9% +12.3%
3 years -13.2%+13.0%-23.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year -4.6%+4.2%-8.5% +23.3%
5 years -56.6%+2.2%-34.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year -15.4%+0.4%-8.0% +10.9%
10 years -5.4%-1.5%-72.5% +261.1%
10 years, per year -0.6%-0.1%-12.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureNOMDSJMKHCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.5%28.7%27.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.6%25.1%28.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.03-0.31-0.11 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.010.75-0.21 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -67.4%-44.9%-52.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.5%-4.5%-12.8% -1.2%
52-week high $13.04$133.40$27.62 $779.14
52-week low $9.09$89.53$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.

MultipleNOMDSJMKHC
P/E now vs peer median 12.2xmedian 22.3x 59.3xmedian 22.3x -8.4xmedian 22.3x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 0.7x 1.5xmedian 0.7x 1.1xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.2xmedian 12.3x 14.8xmedian 12.3x -20.6xmedian 12.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 5.7xmedian 13.8x 8.6xmedian 13.8x 7.5xmedian 13.8x
P/B now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 1.5x 2.4xmedian 1.5x 0.8xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median -1.15median 0.57 0.30median 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 monthsNOMDSJMKHC
Revenue $3.46B $9.16B $24.90B
Gross profit $930.71M $3.54B $8.31B
Operating income $360.86M $826.20M -$3.18B
Net income $145.09M $229.50M -$3.40B
Free cash flow $292.81M $1.59B $3.82B
EPS (diluted) $0.89 $2.14 $-2.86
Cash & equivalents $312.28M $43.20M $2.42B
Total debt $10.21B $6.74B $19.00B
Shares (diluted) 162.22M 107.10M 1.19B
Enterprise value $506.20M $13.16B $14.66B

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
MetricNOMDSJMKHC
P/E 12.2x 59.3x -8.4x
P/FCF 5.7x 8.6x 7.5x
P/Operating cash flow 4.4x 7.1x 6.2x
P/S 0.5x 1.5x 1.1x
P/B 0.6x 2.4x 0.8x
P/Tangible book 26.2x 108.2x 7.6x
EV/EBITDA 8.2x 14.8x -20.6x
EV/EBIT 11.1x 24.6x -14.1x
EV/Revenue 1.2x 2.2x 1.8x
EV/FCF 13.7x 12.8x 11.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.4x 10.6x 9.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.15 0.30 0.18

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNOMDSJMKHC
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.6% 5.1% -1.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.9% 2.7% -2.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -4.1% 15.6% -4.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.5% 6.8% -1.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) -11.7% 184.5% 54.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -0.5% 43.2% -39.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -37.2% 115.7% 35.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -12.7% 147.2% -45.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -37.2% 131.3% 35.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -10.6% 200.5% -46.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -20.0% 86.0% 5.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.8% 9.6% 12.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -26.3% 136.2% 9.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -1.3% 20.3% 18.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNOMDSJMKHC
Gross margin 26.9% 38.7% 33.4%
EBITDA margin 14.1% 15.0% -8.7%
Operating margin 10.4% 9.0% -12.8%
Pretax margin 4.4% 4.6% -14.7%
Net margin 4.2% 2.5% -13.6%
FCF margin 8.5% 17.3% 15.3%
Operating cash flow margin 11.1% 20.9% 18.6%
Return on equity 5.1% 4.1% -8.7%
Return on assets 2.0% 1.4% -4.4%
Return on invested capital 6.2% 3.6% -5.0%
Return on capital employed 6.0% 5.9% -4.6%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.6x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.7x 8.3x -1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.0% 0.3% 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNOMDSJMKHC
Debt / assets 36.2% 41.6% 26.0%
Debt / equity 0.9x 1.2x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.8x 4.9x -7.5x
Debt / FCF 9.0x 4.2x 5.0x
Liabilities / assets 60.5% 64.5% 50.6%
Equity / assets 39.5% 35.5% 49.4%
Interest coverage 1.6x – -4.7x
Current ratio 1.1x 0.9x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.3x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.0x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 1.17 1.50 0.49

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNOMDSJMKHC
Dividend yield 5.8% 3.5% 6.6%
Net buyback yield 8.3% 0.0% 0.1%
Shareholder yield 14.0% 3.5% 6.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) 67.4% 203.5% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 33.4% 29.4% –
Dividend growth (1Y) -2.8% 2.1% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 2.8% –

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.

ConsensusNOMDSJMKHC
Forward P/E 7.2xFY2026 11.2xFY2026 11.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.65FY2026 $11.33FY2026 $2.10FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -15.4%FY2026 +23.8%FY2026 -19.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -4.2% -8.3% -7.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.24BFY2026 $9.52BFY2026 $23.68BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -9.0%FY2026 +5.2%FY2026 -5.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.5% -2.7% -1.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNOMDSJMKHC
Held by institutions 57.7% 43.8% 90.1%
Institutions holding 187 887 1,114
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.1% -2.8% +7.1%
Institutions buying 99 493 624
Institutions selling 70 260 312
Buyers to sellers 1.41 1.90 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.

NOMDSJMKHC
NOMD 1.00 0.28 0.42
SJM 0.28 1.00 0.51
KHC 0.42 0.51 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NOMD, SJM and KHC?

Kraft Heinz (KHC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Nomad Foods (NOMD) $1.75B, J M Smucker (SJM) $13.38B, Kraft Heinz (KHC) $28.24B.

Which stock is cheaper, NOMD, SJM and KHC?

Nomad Foods (NOMD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Nomad Foods (NOMD) 12.1x, J M Smucker (SJM) 58.3x, Kraft Heinz (KHC) -8.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Nomad Foods (NOMD) is cheapest (Nomad Foods (NOMD) 7.2x, J M Smucker (SJM) 11.2x, 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?

J M Smucker (SJM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Nomad Foods (NOMD) +3.6%, J M Smucker (SJM) +5.1%, Kraft Heinz (KHC) -1.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nomad Foods (NOMD) has the highest net margin (Nomad Foods (NOMD) 4.2%, J M Smucker (SJM) 2.5%, Kraft Heinz (KHC) -13.6%). On return on invested capital, Nomad Foods (NOMD) leads (Nomad Foods (NOMD) 6.2%, J M Smucker (SJM) 3.6%, Kraft Heinz (KHC) -5.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year J M Smucker (SJM) returned the most: Nomad Foods (NOMD) -0.4%, J M Smucker (SJM) +21.6%, Kraft Heinz (KHC) -5.9%. Over five years, J M Smucker (SJM) compounded fastest (Nomad Foods (NOMD) -15.4%/yr, J M Smucker (SJM) +0.4%/yr, Kraft Heinz (KHC) -8.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Nomad Foods (NOMD) has the highest dividend yield: Nomad Foods (NOMD) 0.06%, J M Smucker (SJM) 0.03%, Kraft Heinz (KHC) 0.00%. Kraft Heinz (KHC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Kraft Heinz (KHC) has been the steadiest (Nomad Foods (NOMD) 32.5%, J M Smucker (SJM) 28.7%, Kraft Heinz (KHC) 27.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NOMD, SJM 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, Nomad Foods (NOMD) 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.