(CPB) Campbell’s - Overview
Sector: Consumer Defensive | Industry: Packaged Foods | Exchange: NASDAQ (USA) | Market Cap: 6.136m USD | Total Return: -37.9% in 12m
Avg Turnover: 139M
EPS Trend: -48.0%
Qual. Beats: -1
Rev. Trend: 91.2%
Qual. Beats: -1
Warnings
No concerns identified
Tailwinds
No distinct edge detected
The Campbell’s Company (CPB) is a global manufacturer and marketer of branded food and beverage products, organized into two primary segments: Meals & Beverages and Snacks. Its portfolio includes legacy brands such as Campbell’s, Swanson, and V8, alongside newer acquisitions like Rao’s and Pacific Foods. The company distributes through diverse channels, including retail food chains, e-commerce, and mass merchandisers.
Operating within the consumer staples sector, the company utilizes a high-volume business model that relies on brand equity to maintain pricing power against private-label competitors. The packaged foods industry is characterized by stable demand profiles and extensive supply chain integration to manage raw material volatility. Investors may find ValueRay useful for evaluating these fundamental trends in greater detail.
Following a corporate name change in November 2024, the firm has signaled a broader strategic focus beyond its traditional soup category. The Snacks segment now represents a significant portion of the business, leveraging a direct-store-delivery (DSD) model to ensure product freshness and shelf-space optimization for brands like Goldfish and Snyder’s of Hanover.
- Integration of Rao’s brand acquisition accelerates premium category revenue growth
- Elevated input costs and logistics inflation pressure consolidated operating margins
- Goldfish and Pepperidge Farm performance remains primary driver of snacks segment
- Shift in consumer preference toward private label brands threatens soup market share
- Strategic restructuring of Meals & Beverages segment targets long-term efficiency gains
| Net Income: 550.0m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: 0.06 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA 1.13 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: 0.40% < 20% (prev -2.29%; Δ 2.69% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.07 > 3% & CFO 1.13b > Net Income 550.0m |
| Net Debt (6.94b) to EBITDA (1.46b): 4.76 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 1.01 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (299.0m) vs 12m ago 0.0% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 29.31% > 18% (prev 0.31%; Δ 2.90k% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 64.22% > 50% (prev 63.60%; Δ 0.62% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 3.14 > 6 (EBITDA TTM 1.46b / Interest Expense TTM 333.0m) |
| A: 0.00 (Total Current Assets 2.73b - Total Current Liabilities 2.69b) / Total Assets 15.3b |
| B: 0.31 (Retained Earnings 4.80b / Total Assets 15.3b) |
| C: 0.07 (EBIT TTM 1.04b / Avg Total Assets 15.6b) |
| D: 0.42 (Book Value of Equity 4.80b / Total Liabilities 11.3b) |
| Altman-Z'' = 1.93 = BBB |
| DSRI: 0.95 (Receivables 671.0m/711.0m, Revenue 10.0b/10.1b) |
| GMI: 1.04 (GM 29.31% / 30.57%) |
| AQI: 1.01 (AQ_t 0.64 / AQ_t-1 0.63) |
| SGI: 0.99 (Revenue 10.0b / 10.1b) |
| TATA: -0.04 (NI 550.0m - CFO 1.13b) / TA 15.3b) |
| Beneish M = -3.06 (Cap -4..+1) = AA |
As of May 27, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 20.13 with a total of 7,140,180 shares traded.
Over the past week, the price has changed by -1.03%,
over one month by -2.04%,
over three months by -23.73% and
over the past year by -37.94%.
Campbell’s has received a consensus analysts rating of 2.84. Therefore, it is recommended to hold CPB.
- StrongBuy: 2
- Buy: 0
- Hold: 12
- Sell: 3
- StrongSell: 2
| Analysts Target Price | 22.9 | 14% |
P/E Trailing = 11.1848
P/E Forward = 8.9445
P/S = 0.6113
P/B = 1.4918
P/EG = 0.6213
Revenue TTM = 10.0b USD
EBIT TTM = 1.04b USD
EBITDA TTM = 1.46b USD
Long Term Debt = 6.65b USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 428.0m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 7.50b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 425.0m
Net Debt = 6.94b USD (calculated: Debt 7.50b - CCE 561.0m)
Enterprise Value = 13.1b USD (6.14b + Debt 7.50b - CCE 561.0m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 3.14 (Ebit TTM 1.04b / Interest Expense TTM 333.0m)
EV/FCF = 14.23x (Enterprise Value 13.1b / FCF TTM 919.0m)
FCF Yield = 7.03% (FCF TTM 919.0m / Enterprise Value 13.1b)
FCF Margin = 9.16% (FCF TTM 919.0m / Revenue TTM 10.0b)
Net Margin = 5.48% (Net Income TTM 550.0m / Revenue TTM 10.0b)
Gross Margin = 29.31% ((Revenue TTM 10.0b - Cost of Revenue TTM 7.09b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 27.96% (prev 29.59%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 0.85 (Enterprise Value 13.1b / Total Assets 15.3b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 4.44% (Interest Expense 333.0m / Debt 7.50b)
Taxrate = 24.87% (48.0m / 193.0m)
NOPAT = 784.4m (EBIT 1.04b * (1 - 24.87%))
Current Ratio = 1.01 (Total Current Assets 2.73b / Total Current Liabilities 2.69b)
Debt / Equity = 1.87 (Debt 7.50b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 4.00b)
Debt / EBITDA = 4.76 (Net Debt 6.94b / EBITDA 1.46b)
Debt / FCF = 7.55 (Net Debt 6.94b / FCF TTM 919.0m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 3.93b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 3.52% (Net Income 550.0m / Total Assets 15.3b)
RoE = 13.98% (Net Income TTM 550.0m / Total Stockholder Equity 3.93b)
RoCE = 9.87% (EBIT 1.04b / Capital Employed (Equity 3.93b + L.T.Debt 6.65b))
RoIC = 6.11% (NOPAT 784.4m / Invested Capital 12.8b)
WACC = 4.57% (E(6.14b)/V(13.6b) * Re(6.07%) + D(7.50b)/V(13.6b) * Rd(4.44%) * (1-Tc(0.25)))
Discount Rate = 6.07% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: -6.09 | Cagr: 0.0%
[DCF] Terminal Value 77.97% ; FCFF base≈860.6m ; Y1≈986.5m ; Y5≈1.45b
[DCF] Fair Price = 50.01 (EV 21.8b - Net Debt 6.94b = Equity 14.9b / Shares 298.1m; r=8.35% [WACC [floored]]; 5y FCF grow 15.0% → 2.50% )
EPS Correlation: -48.05 | EPS CAGR: -2.30% | SUE: -4.0 | # QB: -1
Revenue Correlation: 91.18 | Revenue CAGR: 4.32% | SUE: -1.46 | # QB: -1
EPS current Year (2026-07-31): EPS=2.18 | Chg30d=-0.47% | Revisions=-50% | GrowthEPS=-26.7% | GrowthRev=-4.3%
EPS next Year (2027-07-31): EPS=2.15 | Chg30d=-2.78% | Revisions=-67% | GrowthEPS=-1.1% | GrowthRev=-0.1%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: -67%