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

McCormick & Company, Incorporated and Smithfield Foods, Inc. are both Packaged Foods companies. McCormick & Company, Incorporated is the larger, with a market value of $12.9B against $7.5B — 1.7× the size. Smithfield Foods, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 7.1× against 8.0×. McCormick & Company, Incorporated grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 9.54% against 4.25%. McCormick & Company, Incorporated has the higher net margin (21.9% vs 6.84%) and the lower return on invested capital (6.36% vs 10.9%). Across the 20 metrics below, Smithfield Foods, Inc. leads on 12 and McCormick & Company, Incorporated on 8.