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U.S. Packaged Foods and Meats Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 05, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies106
  • 7D0.2%
  • 3M1.4%
  • 1Y-14.0%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Packaged Foods and Meats industry has remained flat, although notably Hershey gained 6.3%. As for the longer term, the industry has declined 14% in the last year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 12% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the U.S. Packaged Foods and Meats Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 05 May 2024US$421.3bUS$304.0bUS$18.0b17.9x23.4x1.4x
Tue, 02 Apr 2024US$423.7bUS$298.1bUS$18.1b21.4x23.4x1.4x
Thu, 29 Feb 2024US$412.2bUS$300.7bUS$17.7b20.4x23.3x1.4x
Sat, 27 Jan 2024US$427.6bUS$310.2bUS$18.8b19.7x22.8x1.4x
Mon, 25 Dec 2023US$418.1bUS$310.2bUS$18.8b19.2x22.2x1.3x
Wed, 22 Nov 2023US$408.6bUS$310.7bUS$18.9b20x21.6x1.3x
Fri, 20 Oct 2023US$386.4bUS$309.2bUS$19.5b19.7x19.8x1.2x
Sun, 17 Sep 2023US$430.9bUS$305.8bUS$19.5b22.3x22.1x1.4x
Tue, 15 Aug 2023US$451.2bUS$306.2bUS$19.5b19.1x23.2x1.5x
Thu, 13 Jul 2023US$457.3bUS$304.5bUS$19.7b19.4x23.2x1.5x
Sat, 10 Jun 2023US$476.8bUS$309.6bUS$20.1b20.4x23.7x1.5x
Mon, 08 May 2023US$508.9bUS$309.2bUS$22.1b20.9x23x1.6x
Wed, 05 Apr 2023US$485.3bUS$306.0bUS$21.6b20.3x22.5x1.6x
Fri, 03 Mar 2023US$462.1bUS$304.2bUS$21.6b21.3x21.4x1.5x
Sun, 29 Jan 2023US$460.7bUS$301.2bUS$22.0b23.9x21x1.5x
Tue, 27 Dec 2022US$477.0bUS$300.0bUS$21.6b21.6x22.1x1.6x
Thu, 24 Nov 2022US$478.3bUS$299.6bUS$21.6b27.9x22.2x1.6x
Sat, 22 Oct 2022US$440.9bUS$295.0bUS$23.2b25.2x19x1.5x
Mon, 19 Sep 2022US$444.5bUS$294.1bUS$23.0b23.2x19.3x1.5x
Wed, 17 Aug 2022US$479.8bUS$291.6bUS$23.2b22.3x20.7x1.6x
Fri, 15 Jul 2022US$458.2bUS$285.5bUS$22.7b20.1x20.1x1.6x
Sun, 12 Jun 2022US$445.3bUS$285.2bUS$22.5b20.1x19.8x1.6x
Tue, 10 May 2022US$479.6bUS$280.7bUS$21.1b26.9x22.7x1.7x
Thu, 07 Apr 2022US$478.3bUS$277.6bUS$20.7b27.4x23.1x1.7x
Sat, 05 Mar 2022US$476.3bUS$276.2bUS$20.8b26.6x22.9x1.7x
Mon, 31 Jan 2022US$468.8bUS$270.0bUS$21.6b25.5x21.7x1.7x
Wed, 29 Dec 2021US$465.2bUS$269.2bUS$22.0b26.1x21.1x1.7x
Fri, 26 Nov 2021US$445.0bUS$266.5bUS$22.0b25.6x20.2x1.7x
Sun, 24 Oct 2021US$449.9bUS$262.0bUS$21.1b26.1x21.3x1.7x
Tue, 21 Sep 2021US$446.6bUS$260.4bUS$21.3b24.4x21x1.7x
Thu, 19 Aug 2021US$457.9bUS$262.3bUS$21.0b20.8x21.8x1.7x
Thu, 03 Jun 2021US$482.5bUS$250.9bUS$18.5b24.3x26.1x1.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

26.1x


Total Market Cap: US$482.5bTotal Earnings: US$18.5bTotal Revenue: US$250.9bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Packaged Foods and Meats Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 21.8x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the American Packaged Foods and Meats industry at the moment, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates to remain steady.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 21.8x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.6x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.4x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Packaged Foods and Meats industry have remained mostly flat over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 6.6% per year.
  • This means that although more sales are being generated, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased and as a result, profits have held steady.

Industry Comparison

How does U.S. Packaged Foods and Meats compare with similar industries?

US Market0.75%
Consumer Staples0.18%
Food-0.063%
Packaged Foods and Meats0.15%
Agricultural Products-1.52%
Industry PEThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.
Forecasted GrowthThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
HSY HersheyUS$197.926.3%
+US$2.4b		-28.1%PE19.5x
K KellanovaUS$60.514.8%
+US$957.6m		-14.0%PE25.5x
TSN Tyson FoodsUS$62.022.3%
+US$495.3m		2.2%PS0.4x
SMPL Simply Good FoodsUS$37.348.5%
+US$294.0m		-1.3%PE26.5x
LW Lamb Weston HoldingsUS$85.081.5%
+US$177.6m		-24.1%PE11.2x
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