SFD vs KHC vs PPC Stock Comparison

Smithfield Foods, Kraft Heinz and Pilgrims Pride Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SFD Smithfield Foods Inc
$18.31 -3.8% 1M -14.9% 1Y
Market cap
$7.20B
P/E
6.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.47B
Div. yield
–
Meat and Poultry Consumer Staples
7 wins
KHC Kraft Heinz Co
$24.73 +4.7% 1M -2.1% 1Y
Market cap
$28.56B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$24.90B
Div. yield
–
Packaged Foods Consumer Staples
3 wins
PPC Pilgrims Pride Corp
$27.33 -1.8% 1M -27.1% 1Y
Market cap
$6.45B
P/E
11.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.44B
Div. yield
–
Meat and Poultry Consumer Staples
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Smithfield Foods leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Smithfield Foods 7, Kraft Heinz 3, Pilgrims Pride 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSFDKHCPPCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.20B $28.56B $6.45B KHC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 6.8x -8.4x 11.8x SFD
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.8x 11.8x 12.8x SFD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.3% -1.6% +1.4% SFD
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.8% -13.6% 3.0% SFD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.7% -5.0% 9.5% SFD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.4x -7.5x 1.8x KHC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -14.9% -2.1% -27.1% KHC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -7.4%/yr -1.1%/yr PPC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 26.0% 27.8% 35.4% SFD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 91/100 52/100 67/100 SFD

Percentile Scorecard

SFDKHCPPC

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

AxisSFDKHCPPC
Valuation 100 #1 of 34 59 #19 of 45 73 #10 of 34
Growth 73 #9 of 31 46 #23 of 42 63 #12 of 31
Profitability 96 #2 of 29 41 #24 of 40 79 #7 of 29
Financial Health 89 #5 of 37 57 #21 of 47 53 #18 of 37
Shareholder Returns 96 #2 of 25 57 #14 of 31 –
Overall 91 52 67
  • SFD ranked among 38 companies in Agribusiness
  • KHC ranked among 48 companies in Branded Foods
  • PPC ranked among 38 companies in Agribusiness

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSFDKHCPPCSPY
1 month -3.8%+4.7%-1.8% -0.8%
3 months -31.1%-5.7%-6.4% +3.5%
6 months -36.3%+12.8%-17.5% +7.0%
Year to date -18.0%+2.0%-29.9% +12.2%
1 year -14.9%-2.1%-27.1% +13.0%
3 years —-21.3%+11.4% +86.3%
3 years, per year —-7.7%+3.7% +23.1%
5 years —-32.1%-5.2% +68.6%
5 years, per year —-7.4%-1.1% +11.0%
10 years —-71.9%+32.2% +258.0%
10 years, per year —-11.9%+2.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureSFDKHCPPCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 26.0%27.8%35.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.5%28.6%36.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.16-0.11-0.08 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.57-0.07-0.77 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.4%-52.1%-55.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -38.1%-10.5%-37.5% -1.8%
52-week high $29.59$27.62$43.76 $779.14
52-week low $18.22$21.21$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.

MultipleSFDKHCPPC
P/E now vs peer median 6.8xmedian 15.2x -8.6xmedian 20.5x 11.9xmedian 15.2x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 0.5x 1.2xmedian 0.8x 0.4xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.7xmedian 9.0x -21.0xmedian 12.3x 6.4xmedian 9.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.9xmedian 15.1x 7.7xmedian 14.0x 24.1xmedian 15.1x
P/B now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 1.1x 0.8xmedian 1.4x 1.7xmedian 1.1x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.27 0.19median 0.42 0.25median 1.27

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 monthsSFDKHCPPC
Revenue $15.47B $24.90B $18.44B
Gross profit $2.07B $8.31B $1.77B
Operating income $1.33B -$3.18B $925.22M
Net income $1.07B -$3.40B $545.82M
Free cash flow $807.00M $3.82B $270.19M
EPS (diluted) $2.68 $-2.86 $2.28
Cash & equivalents $1.35B $2.42B $388.84M
Total debt $2.00B $19.00B $2.86B
Shares (diluted) 395.77M 1.19B 238.84M
Enterprise value $2.15B $14.98B $4.26B

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
MetricSFDKHCPPC
P/E 6.8x -8.6x 11.9x
P/FCF 8.9x 7.7x 24.1x
P/Operating cash flow 6.2x 6.3x 5.3x
P/S 0.5x 1.2x 0.4x
P/B 1.0x 0.8x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 1.3x 7.8x 2.2x
EV/EBITDA 4.7x -21.0x 6.4x
EV/EBIT 5.9x -14.4x 9.7x
EV/Revenue 0.5x 1.8x 0.5x
EV/FCF 9.7x 12.0x 33.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.8x 9.9x 7.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.19 0.25

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSFDKHCPPC
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.3% -1.6% 1.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -2.8% 2.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 2.6% -4.3% -29.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -1.1% 19.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 11.0% 54.1% -46.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -39.1% 33.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 15.8% 35.5% -55.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -45.4% 47.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 16.2% 35.6% -56.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -46.1% 47.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 11.8% 5.0% -24.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 12.3% 53.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 15.5% 9.2% -35.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 18.8% -6.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSFDKHCPPC
Gross margin 13.4% 33.4% 9.6%
EBITDA margin 10.8% -8.7% 7.6%
Operating margin 8.6% -12.8% 5.0%
Pretax margin 8.6% -14.7% 4.3%
Net margin 6.8% -13.6% 3.0%
FCF margin 5.2% 15.3% 1.5%
Operating cash flow margin 7.5% 18.6% 6.6%
Return on equity 15.4% -8.7% 14.6%
Return on assets 8.9% -4.4% 5.4%
Return on invested capital 11.7% -5.0% 9.5%
Return on capital employed 13.3% -4.6% 12.6%
Asset turnover 1.3x 0.3x 1.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x -1.4x 2.2x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.4% 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSFDKHCPPC
Debt / assets 16.7% 26.0% 28.5%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.5x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.4x -7.5x 1.8x
Debt / FCF 2.5x 5.0x 10.6x
Liabilities / assets 41.7% 50.6% 62.5%
Equity / assets 58.3% 49.4% 37.5%
Interest coverage 38.1x -4.7x 5.6x
Current ratio 2.6x 1.1x 1.4x
Quick ratio 1.7x 0.6x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.3x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 3.29 0.50 3.21

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSFDKHCPPC
Dividend yield 6.4% 6.5% –
Net buyback yield – 0.1% –
Shareholder yield 6.4% 6.6% 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.

ConsensusSFDKHCPPC
Forward P/E 8.8xFY2026 11.8xFY2026 12.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.08FY2026 $2.10FY2026 $2.14FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -18.4%FY2026 -19.2%FY2026 -58.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +6.3% -7.1% +20.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $14.87BFY2026 $23.68BFY2026 $17.77BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -4.3%FY2026 -5.1%FY2026 -3.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.8% -1.2% +10.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSFDKHCPPC
Held by institutions 13.6% 90.1% 20.6%
Institutions holding 281 1,114 339
Change in shares held, QoQ +14.1% +7.1% +9.8%
Institutions buying 188 624 201
Institutions selling 70 312 106
Buyers to sellers 2.69 2.00 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.

SFDKHCPPC
SFD 1.00 0.38 0.43
KHC 0.38 1.00 0.32
PPC 0.43 0.32 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SFD, KHC and PPC?

Kraft Heinz (KHC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Smithfield Foods (SFD) $7.20B, Kraft Heinz (KHC) $28.56B, Pilgrims Pride (PPC) $6.45B.

Which stock is cheaper, SFD, KHC and PPC?

Smithfield Foods (SFD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Smithfield Foods (SFD) 6.8x, Kraft Heinz (KHC) -8.4x, Pilgrims Pride (PPC) 11.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Smithfield Foods (SFD) is cheapest (Smithfield Foods (SFD) 8.8x, Kraft Heinz (KHC) 11.8x, Pilgrims Pride (PPC) 12.8x). 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) +4.3%, Kraft Heinz (KHC) -1.6%, Pilgrims Pride (PPC) +1.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Smithfield Foods (SFD) has the highest net margin (Smithfield Foods (SFD) 6.8%, Kraft Heinz (KHC) -13.6%, Pilgrims Pride (PPC) 3.0%). On return on invested capital, Smithfield Foods (SFD) leads (Smithfield Foods (SFD) 11.7%, Kraft Heinz (KHC) -5.0%, Pilgrims Pride (PPC) 9.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Kraft Heinz (KHC) returned the most: Smithfield Foods (SFD) -14.9%, Kraft Heinz (KHC) -2.1%, Pilgrims Pride (PPC) -27.1%. Over five years, Pilgrims Pride (PPC) compounded fastest (Kraft Heinz (KHC) -7.4%/yr, Pilgrims Pride (PPC) -1.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Smithfield Foods (SFD) has been the steadiest (Smithfield Foods (SFD) 26.0%, Kraft Heinz (KHC) 27.8%, Pilgrims Pride (PPC) 35.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SFD, KHC 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.