SFD vs KHC vs CALM Stock Comparison

Smithfield Foods, Kraft Heinz and Cal-Maine Foods Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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SFD Smithfield Foods Inc
$18.33 -3.7% 1M -15.0% 1Y
Market cap
$7.22B
P/E
8.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.16B
Div. yield
6.44%
Meat and Poultry Consumer Staples
5 wins
KHC Kraft Heinz Co
$24.09 +1.9% 1M -5.9% 1Y
Market cap
$28.57B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$24.90B
Div. yield
6.64%
Packaged Foods Consumer Staples
3 wins
CALM Cal-Maine Foods Inc
$62.37 -7.5% 1M -31.1% 1Y
Market cap
$2.91B
P/E
49.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.53B
Div. yield
3.93%
Meat and Poultry Consumer Staples
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Smithfield Foods leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Smithfield Foods 5, Kraft Heinz 3, Cal-Maine Foods 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSFDKHCCALMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.22B $28.57B $2.91B KHC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 8.0x -8.4x 49.6x SFD
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.8x 11.5x — SFD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -0.6% -1.6% -42.5% SFD
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -13.6% 2.3% CALM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -5.0% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -7.5x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 6.44% 6.64% 3.93% KHC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -15.0% -5.9% -31.1% KHC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -8.0%/yr +11.2%/yr CALM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 26.0% 27.9% 30.1% SFD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 74/100 53/100 52/100 SFD

Percentile Scorecard

SFDKHCCALM

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

AxisSFDKHCCALM
Valuation 64 #13 of 34 61 #18 of 44 33 #23 of 34
Growth 47 #17 of 31 46 #22 of 40 3 #30 of 31
Profitability 89 #4 of 29 41 #23 of 38 32 #20 of 29
Financial Health – 58 #20 of 46 91 #4 of 36
Shareholder Returns 96 #2 of 25 59 #13 of 30 100 #1 of 25
Overall 74 53 52
  • SFD ranked among 38 companies in Agribusiness
  • KHC ranked among 47 companies in Branded Foods
  • CALM ranked among 38 companies in Agribusiness

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSFDKHCCALMSPY
1 month -3.7%+1.9%-7.5% -0.2%
3 months -32.4%-11.8%-33.1% +3.9%
6 months -31.8%+7.2%-19.3% +8.2%
Year to date -17.9%-0.7%-21.6% +12.9%
1 year -15.0%-5.9%-31.1% +12.3%
3 years —-23.4%+36.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year —-8.5%+11.0% +23.3%
5 years —-34.0%+70.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year —-8.0%+11.2% +10.9%
10 years —-72.5%+65.5% +261.1%
10 years, per year —-12.1%+5.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSFDKHCCALMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 26.0%27.9%30.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.5%28.7%31.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.16-0.11-0.18 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.58-0.21-1.03 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.4%-52.1%-49.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -38.1%-12.8%-33.3% -1.2%
52-week high $29.59$27.62$93.50 $779.14
52-week low $18.22$21.21$60.61 $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.

MultipleSFDKHCCALM
P/E now vs peer median 8.0xmedian 14.8x -8.4xmedian 22.3x 49.6xmedian 14.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 0.5x 1.1xmedian 0.7x 1.2xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 9.1x -20.6xmedian 12.3x 19.0xmedian 9.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.3xmedian 15.0x 7.5xmedian 13.8x -88.9xmedian 15.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 1.1x 0.8xmedian 1.5x 1.1xmedian 1.1x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.28 0.18median 0.57 -0.92median 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 monthsSFDKHCCALM
Revenue $15.16B $24.90B $2.53B
Gross profit $1.90B $8.31B $361.14M
Operating income $1.15B -$3.18B $18.84M
Net income – -$3.40B $62.80M
Free cash flow – $3.82B -$32.77M
EPS (diluted) $2.27 $-2.86 $1.26
Cash & equivalents $1.18B $2.42B $113.54M
Total debt – $19.00B –
Shares (diluted) 395.77M 1.19B 46.70M
Enterprise value $7.22B $15.10B $1.94B

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
MetricSFDKHCCALM
P/E 8.0x -8.4x 49.6x
P/FCF 9.3x 7.5x -88.9x
P/Operating cash flow – 6.2x 29.2x
P/S 0.5x 1.1x 1.2x
P/B 1.0x 0.8x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 1.3x 7.6x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA – -20.6x 19.0x
EV/EBIT – -14.1x 148.6x
EV/Revenue 0.5x 1.8x 1.1x
EV/FCF – 11.8x -85.4x
EV/Operating cash flow – 9.7x 28.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.18 -0.92

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSFDKHCCALM
Revenue growth (1Y) -0.6% -1.6% -42.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -2.8% -5.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -5.8% -4.3% -81.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -1.1% -29.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) -6.2% 54.1% -98.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -39.1% -71.3%
Net income growth (1Y) – 35.5% -95.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -45.4% -53.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 3.9% 35.6% -95.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -46.1% -54.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 5.0% -92.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 12.3% -48.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 9.2% -102.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 18.8% -27.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSFDKHCCALM
Gross margin – 33.4% 14.3%
EBITDA margin – -8.7% 5.8%
Operating margin – -12.8% 0.7%
Pretax margin – -14.7% 2.9%
Net margin – -13.6% 2.3%
FCF margin – 15.3% -1.3%
Operating cash flow margin – 18.6% 3.9%
Return on equity 13.0% -8.7% 2.4%
Return on assets 7.5% -4.4% 2.1%
Return on invested capital – -5.0% –
Return on capital employed – -4.6% 0.7%
Asset turnover 1.3x 0.3x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – -1.4x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSFDKHCCALM
Debt / assets – 26.0% –
Debt / equity – 0.5x –
Net debt / EBITDA – -7.5x –
Debt / FCF – 5.0x –
Liabilities / assets – 50.6% 14.4%
Equity / assets 57.7% 49.4% 85.6%
Interest coverage – -4.7x –
Current ratio 2.4x 1.1x 7.7x
Quick ratio – 0.6x 1.5x
Cash ratio – 0.3x 0.6x
Altman Z-score – 0.49 6.66

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSFDKHCCALM
Dividend yield 6.4% 6.6% 3.9%
Net buyback yield – 0.1% 4.7%
Shareholder yield 6.4% 6.7% 8.6%
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.

ConsensusSFDKHCCALM
Forward P/E 8.8xFY2026 11.5xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $2.08FY2026 $2.10FY2026 $-3.31FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -18.4%FY2026 -19.2%FY2026 -149.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +6.3% -7.1% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $14.87BFY2026 $23.68BFY2026 $2.42BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -4.3%FY2026 -5.1%FY2026 -16.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.8% -1.2% +11.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSFDKHCCALM
Held by institutions 13.6% 90.1% 93.5%
Institutions holding 281 1,114 454
Change in shares held, QoQ +14.1% +7.1% +2.5%
Institutions buying 188 624 256
Institutions selling 70 312 140
Buyers to sellers 2.69 2.00 1.83

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.

SFDKHCCALM
SFD 1.00 0.37 0.30
KHC 0.37 1.00 0.25
CALM 0.30 0.25 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SFD, KHC and CALM?

Kraft Heinz (KHC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Smithfield Foods (SFD) $7.22B, Kraft Heinz (KHC) $28.57B, Cal-Maine Foods (CALM) $2.91B.

Which stock is cheaper, SFD, KHC and CALM?

Smithfield Foods (SFD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Smithfield Foods (SFD) 8.0x, Kraft Heinz (KHC) -8.4x, Cal-Maine Foods (CALM) 49.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Smithfield Foods (SFD) is cheapest (Smithfield Foods (SFD) 8.8x, 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?

Smithfield Foods (SFD) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Smithfield Foods (SFD) -0.6%, Kraft Heinz (KHC) -1.6%, Cal-Maine Foods (CALM) -42.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cal-Maine Foods (CALM) has the highest net margin (Kraft Heinz (KHC) -13.6%, Cal-Maine Foods (CALM) 2.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Kraft Heinz (KHC) returned the most: Smithfield Foods (SFD) -15.0%, Kraft Heinz (KHC) -5.9%, Cal-Maine Foods (CALM) -31.1%. Over five years, Cal-Maine Foods (CALM) compounded fastest (Kraft Heinz (KHC) -8.0%/yr, Cal-Maine Foods (CALM) +11.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Kraft Heinz (KHC) has the highest dividend yield: Smithfield Foods (SFD) 6.44%, Kraft Heinz (KHC) 6.64%, Cal-Maine Foods (CALM) 3.93%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Smithfield Foods (SFD) has been the steadiest (Smithfield Foods (SFD) 26.0%, Kraft Heinz (KHC) 27.9%, Cal-Maine Foods (CALM) 30.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SFD, KHC and CALM?

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 5. 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.