NOMD vs SJM vs MKC Stock Comparison

Nomad Foods, J M Smucker and Mccormick Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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NOMD Nomad Foods Ltd
$12.50 +16.9% 1M +12.1% 1Y
Market cap
$1.80B
P/E
11.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.46B
Div. yield
–
Packaged Foods Consumer Staples
4 wins
SJM J M SMUCKER Co
$132.38 +13.9% 1M +27.7% 1Y
Market cap
$14.25B
P/E
62.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.16B
Div. yield
0.03%
Packaged Foods Consumer Staples
4 wins
MKC Mccormick & Co Inc
$50.49 +10.9% 1M -21.1% 1Y
Market cap
$13.43B
P/E
9.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.69B
Div. yield
0.04%
Packaged Foods Consumer Staples
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

J M Smucker leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (J M Smucker 4, Mccormick 4, Nomad Foods 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNOMDSJMMKCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.80B $14.25B $13.43B SJM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.7x 62.1x 9.0x MKC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.6x 11.7x 17.2x NOMD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.7% +5.1% +13.2% MKC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.5% 2.5% 19.4% MKC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.0% 3.6% 6.0% NOMD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.6x 4.9x 3.6x NOMD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.03% 0.04% MKC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +12.1% +27.7% -21.1% SJM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -13.3%/yr +1.0%/yr -9.1%/yr SJM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.5% 29.0% 32.1% SJM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 74/100 59/100 71/100 NOMD

Percentile Scorecard

NOMDSJMMKC

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

AxisNOMDSJMMKC
Valuation 98 #2 of 45 61 #18 of 45 64 #17 of 45
Growth 44 #24 of 42 95 #3 of 42 85 #7 of 42
Profitability 77 #10 of 40 80 #9 of 40 87 #6 of 40
Financial Health 74 #13 of 47 28 #34 of 47 50 #24 of 47
Shareholder Returns 77 #8 of 32 29 #23 of 32 71 #10 of 32
Overall 74 59 71
  • NOMD ranked among 48 companies in Branded Foods
  • SJM ranked among 48 companies in Branded Foods
  • MKC ranked among 48 companies in Branded Foods

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNOMDSJMMKCSPY
1 month +16.9%+13.9%+10.9% -1.0%
3 months +5.9%+11.0%-3.9% -0.4%
6 months +23.5%+36.7%+4.1% +4.5%
Year to date -0.1%+35.3%-25.9% +12.4%
1 year +12.1%+27.7%-21.1% +13.6%
3 years -13.6%+16.7%-22.3% +76.4%
3 years, per year -4.7%+5.3%-8.1% +20.8%
5 years -51.0%+5.2%-37.8% +63.7%
5 years, per year -13.3%+1.0%-9.1% +10.4%
10 years +10.9%+2.4%+8.2% +267.7%
10 years, per year +1.0%+0.2%+0.8% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureNOMDSJMMKCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.5%29.0%32.1% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.8%24.8%34.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.04-0.31-0.31 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.370.96-0.66 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -66.0%-44.9%-57.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.1%-0.8%-29.5% -1.6%
52-week high $13.04$133.40$71.65 $779.14
52-week low $9.09$89.53$44.15 $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.

MultipleNOMDSJMMKC
P/E now vs peer median 12.1xmedian 19.6x 61.6xmedian 19.6x 9.1xmedian 19.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 0.8x 1.5xmedian 0.8x 1.8xmedian 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 12.6x 15.1xmedian 12.6x 14.0xmedian 12.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 3.9xmedian 14.7x 8.9xmedian 14.7x 14.7xmedian 14.7x
P/B now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 1.6x 2.5xmedian 1.6x 1.8xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median -1.35median 0.62 0.31median 0.62 0.28median 0.62

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 monthsNOMDSJMMKC
Revenue $3.46B $9.16B $7.69B
Gross profit $927.65M $3.54B $3.00B
Operating income $383.50M $826.20M $1.03B
Net income $154.37M $229.50M $1.51B
Free cash flow $456.73M $1.59B $925.90M
EPS (diluted) $0.95 $2.14 $5.53
Cash & equivalents $312.55M $43.20M $331.10M
Total debt $38.45M $6.74B $5.02B
Shares (diluted) 162.22M 107.10M 269.40M
Enterprise value $457.15M $14.03B $12.49B

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
MetricNOMDSJMMKC
P/E 12.1x 61.6x 9.1x
P/FCF 3.9x 8.9x 14.7x
P/Operating cash flow 4.4x 7.4x 11.9x
P/S 0.5x 1.5x 1.8x
P/B 0.6x 2.5x 1.8x
P/Tangible book 12.0x 112.4x 5.2x
EV/EBITDA 3.0x 15.1x 14.0x
EV/EBIT 3.9x 25.2x 17.7x
EV/Revenue 0.4x 2.3x 2.4x
EV/FCF 3.3x 13.1x 19.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 3.7x 10.9x 16.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.35 0.31 0.28

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNOMDSJMMKC
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.7% 5.1% 13.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.3% 2.7% 5.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -1.3% 15.6% 15.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 0.9% 6.8% 7.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) -0.1% 184.5% -3.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 1.8% 43.2% 3.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -30.2% 115.7% 93.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -11.2% 147.2% 32.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -30.2% 131.3% 91.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -9.0% 200.5% 32.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -6.5% 86.0% 29.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -5.3% 9.6% 2.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 32.7% 136.2% 41.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.1% 20.3% 5.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNOMDSJMMKC
Gross margin 26.8% 38.7% 39.1%
EBITDA margin 14.6% 15.0% 17.0%
Operating margin 11.1% 9.0% 13.4%
Pretax margin 4.8% 4.6% 10.8%
Net margin 4.5% 2.5% 19.4%
FCF margin 13.2% 17.3% 12.0%
Operating cash flow margin 11.8% 20.9% 14.8%
Return on equity 5.3% 4.1% 19.0%
Return on assets 2.1% 1.4% 8.7%
Return on invested capital 9.0% 3.6% 6.0%
Return on capital employed 6.4% 5.9% 8.5%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.6x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.6x 8.3x 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% 0.3% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNOMDSJMMKC
Debt / assets 0.5% 41.6% 30.1%
Debt / equity 0.0x 1.2x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.6x 4.9x 3.6x
Debt / FCF 0.1x 4.2x 5.4x
Liabilities / assets 59.7% 64.5% 54.4%
Equity / assets 40.3% 35.5% 45.6%
Interest coverage 2.6x – 4.6x
Current ratio 1.1x 0.9x 0.7x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.3x 0.3x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.0x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 1.21 1.53 1.86

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNOMDSJMMKC
Dividend yield 5.4% 3.3% 3.8%
Net buyback yield 1.4% 0.0% -0.1%
Shareholder yield 6.8% 3.4% 3.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 203.5% 33.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 29.4% 54.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 2.1% 6.9%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 2.8% 7.1%

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.

ConsensusNOMDSJMMKC
Forward P/E 7.6xFY2026 11.7xFY2026 17.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.65FY2026 $11.33FY2026 $2.93FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -15.4%FY2026 +23.8%FY2026 -2.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -4.2% -8.3% +11.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.24BFY2026 $9.52BFY2026 $7.53BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -9.0%FY2026 +5.2%FY2026 +10.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.5% -2.7% +12.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNOMDSJMMKC
Held by institutions 57.7% 43.8% 88.9%
Institutions holding 188 890 951
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.1% -2.8% +4.8%
Institutions buying 99 495 480
Institutions selling 70 260 343
Buyers to sellers 1.41 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.

NOMDSJMMKC
NOMD 1.00 0.28 0.38
SJM 0.28 1.00 0.47
MKC 0.38 0.47 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NOMD, SJM and MKC?

J M Smucker (SJM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Nomad Foods (NOMD) $1.80B, J M Smucker (SJM) $14.25B, Mccormick (MKC) $13.43B.

Which stock is cheaper, NOMD, SJM and MKC?

Mccormick (MKC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Nomad Foods (NOMD) 11.7x, J M Smucker (SJM) 62.1x, Mccormick (MKC) 9.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Nomad Foods (NOMD) is cheapest (Nomad Foods (NOMD) 7.6x, J M Smucker (SJM) 11.7x, Mccormick (MKC) 17.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Mccormick (MKC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Nomad Foods (NOMD) +2.7%, J M Smucker (SJM) +5.1%, Mccormick (MKC) +13.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Mccormick (MKC) has the highest net margin (Nomad Foods (NOMD) 4.5%, J M Smucker (SJM) 2.5%, Mccormick (MKC) 19.4%). On return on invested capital, Nomad Foods (NOMD) leads (Nomad Foods (NOMD) 9.0%, J M Smucker (SJM) 3.6%, Mccormick (MKC) 6.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year J M Smucker (SJM) returned the most: Nomad Foods (NOMD) +12.1%, J M Smucker (SJM) +27.7%, Mccormick (MKC) -21.1%. Over five years, J M Smucker (SJM) compounded fastest (Nomad Foods (NOMD) -13.3%/yr, J M Smucker (SJM) +1.0%/yr, Mccormick (MKC) -9.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Mccormick (MKC) has the highest dividend yield: Nomad Foods (NOMD) 0.00%, J M Smucker (SJM) 0.03%, Mccormick (MKC) 0.04%. Nomad Foods (NOMD) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, J M Smucker (SJM) has been the steadiest (Nomad Foods (NOMD) 32.5%, J M Smucker (SJM) 29.0%, Mccormick (MKC) 32.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NOMD, SJM and MKC?

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 4. 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.