Stock

The J. M. Smucker Company

SJM

Packaged Foods · Consumer Defensive

Also trades as: 0L7F.L GBP 1.30 (-1.47%)

Price

$130.16

-3.23 (-2.42%)

Market Cap

$13.90B

Winston Score

Winston is serious

Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.

Data as of Oct 23, 2026 · filings through Jul 31, 2026

§How the score breaks down

Quality

Good

16/30

Growth

Weak

4/20

Cash Flow

Exceptional

9/10

Stability

Mixed

4/10

Valuation

Good

5/10

Ownership

Mixed

6/15

Dividends

Mixed

2/5

46 of 100 counted points = Winston Score 46.

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Share count falling — buybacks

−1.6% over 4y

The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.

Diluted shares outstanding: 108.4M (2022) → 106.7M (2026)

§Winston Score History

The full picture

The J. M. Smucker Company makes food and beverage products that millions of households buy at grocery stores. Its most well-known brands include Smucker's jams and jellies, Folgers coffee, Jif peanut butter, and Milk-Bone pet treats. The company sells mostly to everyday consumers through major retailers like Walmart and Kroger, making it a staple of the packaged foods industry.

Smucker earns money by manufacturing and selling branded consumer goods, relying on strong brand recognition to justify shelf space and pricing power. It operates primarily in the United States, with some international sales, and generates roughly $8 billion in annual revenue. The company's moat comes from owning trusted household brand names built over decades, but its low operating and return margins signal that rising input costs and competition from private-label store brands remain meaningful pressures on profitability going forward.

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Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+5.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

Reported EPS Growth

+841.5% YoY

Quarterly reporting periods ended:

31 Jul 2025: $-0.41

31 Jul 2026: $3.04

Reported/statutory EPS, not adjusted or underlying earnings. One-off items can affect this figure. Provider rounding can affect the growth rate.

YoY Growth Rate

Reported EPS increased year over year

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (2%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

2.4%ownership

→ Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$61M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Growth context

The J. M. Smucker Company is growing revenue at 5% year-over-year. The Winston Score measures business quality today — these growth metrics show what could matter tomorrow.

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

44.1%

Healthy — 44.1% gross margin

Profit after running costs

Operating Margin

23.1%

Excellent — 23.1% operating margin

Return on the money invested

ROCE

6.5%

Weak — 6.5% 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

+5.1%

Slow sales growth (+5.1% YoY)

Profit growth

EPS YoY

N/A

Data not available

How steady the profit is

EPS Consistency

3/8 quarters

Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash

Cash Conversion

832%

Turns 832% of profit into real cash

Spare cash per sale

FCF Margin

17.3%

Converts sales into free cash efficiently (17.3%)

FCF margin between 10% and 20%. Every $100 in sales becomes $10 to $20 in real cash.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns

Debt / Equity

1.20

Elevated debt (1.20)

Covers its interest

Interest Cover

2.27x

Tight — interest eats into profit (2.3x)

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)

60.5x

Expensive — P/E 60.5

P/E over 35. The market is pricing in heavy, sustained growth.

Cheaper or dearer next year

P/E vs Forward

+49.9

GROWING

Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (60.5 → 10.7)

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Dividends

Dividend

Dividend Yield

3.82%

Moderate income — 3.82% yield

Standard yield zone for stable dividend payers. A meaningful piece of total return.

Dividend record

Dividend Growth

+1.8%

Dividend flat

Payout Ratio

204%

no trend

Paying out more than the last 12 months of profit. The dividend is being funded from cash or borrowing, not this year’s earnings.

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