stockrowGeneral Mills, Inc. (GIS) vs Smithfield Foods, Inc. (SFD)
- General Mills, Inc. GIS 35.41 −2.88%
- Smithfield Foods, Inc. SFD 19.27 −1.68%
General Mills, Inc. and Smithfield Foods, Inc. are both Packaged Foods companies. General Mills, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $19.5B against $7.7B — 2.5× the size. General Mills, Inc. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; Smithfield Foods, Inc. trades at 8.4×. Smithfield Foods, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: −0.60% against −4.49%. Smithfield Foods, Inc. has the higher net margin (5.94% vs −4.89%) and the higher return on invested capital (9.17% vs −0.63%). Both pay a dividend; General Mills, Inc. yields more (6.89% vs 6.17%). Across the 20 metrics below, Smithfield Foods, Inc. leads on 17 and General Mills, Inc. on 3.
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Profitability
| Metric | GIS | SFD | Packaged Foods median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 33.61% | 12.57% | 28.37% |
| Operating margin | (1.13%) | 7.59% | 2.53% |
| Net margin | (4.89%) | 5.94% | 0.53% |
| Free cash flow margin | 8.46% | 6.21% | 2.31% |
| Return on equity | (10.54%) | 13.35% | 0.00% |
| Return on assets | (2.83%) | 7.60% | 0.00% |
| Return on invested capital | (0.63%) | 9.17% | 0.00% |
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