# The J.M. Smucker Company (SJM) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Consumer Defensive / Food & Staples Retailing. Price $126.08, market value $13.5 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 58.9×** (5-yr avg 17.5×, 3-yr avg 14.7×). The J.M. Smucker Company trades at 58.9× trailing earnings, well above its own five-year average of 17.5×: investors are paying up relative to the company's past. The Consumer Defensive median in the September 2026 study was 20.1×. Forward P/E is 11.6×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **PEG: 0.13**. A PEG of 0.13 means the P/E is low relative to expected earnings growth: the market is not paying much for that growth.
- **Price / sales: 1.5×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 1.5×.
- **Price / book: 2.4×**. The shares trade at 2.4× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 11.8%** (5-yr avg 5.6%). Free cash flow equals 11.8% of the market value, above its five-year average of 5.6%, so the shares are cheaper on cash than they have usually been. Above 5% is generally attractive.
- **Earnings yield: 1.7%**. The inverse of the P/E: 1.7% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 38.7%**. The J.M. Smucker Company keeps 38.7% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells.
- **Operating margin: 9.0%**. 9.0% of revenue is left after running the business.
- **Net margin: -1.5%**. The company reported a net loss over the last twelve months.
- **Return on equity: -2.5%**. Return on equity is negative because earnings are negative.
- **Return on invested capital: 5.4%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 5.4%: close to or below the cost of capital, so growth may not create value.
- **Return on assets: 1.4%**. Each dollar of assets produces 1.4% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 3.7%** (3-yr 2.0%/yr, 5-yr 2.5%/yr). Revenue grew 3.7% over the last year, against 2.5% a year compounded over five years: growth is accelerating.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 88.8%**. Earnings per share rose 88.8%, faster than revenue, so margins expanded or the share count shrank.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 17.3%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 17.3% a year over three years.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 1.18**. Debt is 1.18 times equity, a leveraged balance sheet that needs steady cash flow to service.
- **Current ratio: 0.78** (quick 0.78). Current liabilities exceed current assets, so the company depends on ongoing cash generation or refinancing to pay the next year's bills.
- **Altman Z-score: 1.82**. A Z-score of 1.82 is in the grey zone; not distressed, not clearly safe.
- **Piotroski F-score: 5/9**. 5 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 3.55%** ($4.42 per share, trailing). The J.M. Smucker Company yields 3.55%, an income-level yield.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 16**. 16 straight years of increases, a record that survived at least one recession.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 4.1%/yr** (1-yr 1.9%). The dividend has grown 4.1% a year over five years.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (16 analysts). 16 analysts cover The J.M. Smucker Company; the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $141.44 (+12% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 15.8%** (YTD 31.6%, 3-mo 21.8%). The shares are up 15.8% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -7.2%** (42.9% above the low). Trading 7% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 54**. An RSI of 54 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): -0.26** (volatility 29%). Beta of -0.26 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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