About the Packaged Foods Industry
The Packaged Foods industry includes 62 U.S.-listed companies in the Consumer Staples sector with a combined market capitalization of $233.89B. The largest are JBS N.V. (JBS, $40.75B), The Kraft Heinz Company (KHC, $29.33B) and General Mills, Inc. (GIS, $18.13B), together 38% of the industry's value.
33 of the 62 companies with reported earnings are profitable, and their median P/E ratio is 12.8. 20 of 62 pay a dividend, with a median yield of 4.71% among payers.
Over the past year the median stock is down 18.5%, and 18 of 59 are higher than a year ago. Median revenue growth is 1.9% year over year.
Best 1-year performers
Weakest 1-year performers
Highest dividend yields
Profitability
- Profitable companies
- 33 of 62
- Median gross margin
- 27.4%
- Median net profit margin
- 2.8%
- Median return on equity
- 4.4%
Longest dividend growth streak: McCormick & Company, Incorporated (MKC), 41 consecutive years.


























































