Jbs N.V.

JBS

Packaged Foods · Consumer Defensive

Winston Score

Winston is curious

Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.

Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Mar 31, 2026

How the score breaks down

Quality

Mixed

Growth

Good

Cash Flow

Strong

Stability

Mixed

Valuation

Good

Dividends

Exceptional

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Winston Score History

The full picture

JBS N.V. is one of the largest meat processing companies in the world. It buys livestock — mainly cattle, pigs, and chickens — and turns them into beef, pork, and poultry products sold to grocery stores, restaurants, and food companies. The company owns well-known brands like Pilgrim's Pride, Seara, and Friboi across multiple countries.

JBS makes money by buying animals, processing them into packaged meat, and selling those products at a markup. It operates across Brazil, the United States, Australia, Europe, and other regions, generating over $70 billion in annual revenue, which makes it one of the biggest food companies on earth. Its scale gives it a cost advantage over smaller competitors, but the business faces real risks from volatile cattle and feed prices, thin profit margins, and ongoing regulatory and food safety scrutiny that can disrupt operations quickly.

Growth Profile

For growth stock investors

When traditional metrics don't capture the full picture, these are the signals growth stock investors use instead.

Revenue Growth

-2.3% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

-18.2% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

Insider Activity

66.5%ownership

→ Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Runway

~19 months

$43.7B cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Adequate runway but may need to raise capital within 2 years

Revenue declining

Jbs N.V.'s revenue is actually shrinking. In a growth stock, that removes the core investment thesis. The low Winston Score here may be warranted — unless there's a turnaround story.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Profit per sale

Gross Margin

10.4%

Thin — 10.4% gross margin

Profit after running costs

Operating Margin

2.2%

Thin — 2.2% operating margin

Return on the money invested

ROCE

13.2%

Good — 13.2% return on capital

ROIC between 5% and 15%. They earn 5 to 15 cents back per year on every dollar invested.

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Growth

Sales growth

Sales YoY

+8.0%

Steady sales growth (+8.0% YoY)

Profit growth

EPS YoY

+6.3%

Modest earnings growth (+6.3% YoY)

Single-digit earnings growth — steady but not exciting.

How steady the profit is

EPS Consistency

6/8 quarters

Earnings grew in most of the last 8 quarters

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash

Cash Conversion

159%

Turns 159% of profit into real cash

Spare cash per sale

FCF Margin

0.5%

Thin free cash flow (0.5%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns

Debt / Equity

2.64

Heavy debt load (2.64)

Covers its interest

Interest Cover

2.80x

Tight — interest eats into profit (2.8x)

Interest coverage between 1 and 3. Profits cover interest, but with little room to spare.

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Valuation

Price vs profit

P/E Ratio (TTM)

18.9x

no trend

Fair value — P/E 18.9

P/E in the normal range. Price is roughly $15 for every $1 of yearly profit.

Cheaper or dearer next year

P/E vs Forward

+2.6

GROWING

Earnings expected to grow — slightly cheaper on forward P/E

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Dividends

Dividend

Dividend Yield

7.35%

no trend

Healthy income — 7.35% yield

Yield above 6% — often a flag the market is pricing in a cut.

Dividend record

Dividend Growth

+76.3%

no trend

Dividend growing fast (76.3% YoY)

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