McCormick & Company, Incorporated (MKC) vs Smithfield Foods, Inc. (SFD)

• McCormick & Company, Incorporated MKC 49.87 ▼ −1.21%
• Smithfield Foods, Inc. SFD 19.51 ▼ −1.06%

McCormick & Company, Incorporated and Smithfield Foods, Inc. are both Packaged Foods companies. McCormick & Company, Incorporated is the larger, with a market value of $13.5B against $7.7B — 1.7× the size. Smithfield Foods, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 8.5× against 9.0×. McCormick & Company, Incorporated grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 13.2% against −0.60%. McCormick & Company, Incorporated has the higher net margin (19.4% vs 5.94%) and the lower return on invested capital (5.90% vs 9.17%). Both pay a dividend; Smithfield Foods, Inc. yields more (6.09% vs 3.85%). Across the 21 metrics below, Smithfield Foods, Inc. leads on 13 and McCormick & Company, Incorporated on 8.