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10 companies value 50 bn revenue 184 bn margin 1.9% free cash flow 3.0 bn avg. score 3.9
TSN holds 37.7% of the group's value, 1.4x the runner-up
| Rank | Ticker | Company | Share | Value | Revenue | Margin | FCF | 5 years | FCF/px | Yield | What it does · why it is here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TSN | Tyson Foods United States · score 6.0 | 38% | 19 bn | 56 bn | 1.0% | 1.2 bn | 6.1% | 3.7% | Chicken, beef, pork and prepared foods · Largest US meat processor (chicken, beef and pork) | |
| 2 | JBS | JBS N.V. Brazil/Netherlands · score 5.8 | 27% | 14 bn | 91 bn | 1.3% | 0.5 bn | 3.4% | 7.5% | Beef, poultry and pork at global scale · World's largest animal protein processor; primary listing on the NYSE since 2025 | |
| 3 | SFD | Smithfield Foods United States · score 7.5 | 14% | 7.2 bn | 15 bn | 6.8% | 0.7 bn | 9.9% | 6.2% | Pork and processed foods, with 32,000 employees · World's largest pork producer | |
| 4 | PPC | Pilgrim's Pride United States · score 7.0 | 14% | 6.8 bn | 18 bn | 3.0% | 0.7 bn | 10.8% | 7.3% | Fresh chicken and value-added products · 2nd largest US chicken producer; controlled by JBS | |
| 5 | CALM | Cal-Maine Foods United States · score 3.2 | 6% | 2.9 bn | 2.5 bn | 2.3% | -0.0 bn | -1.1% | 4.0% | Largest egg producer in the United States · Largest egg producer in the United States | |
| 6 | MAMA | Mama's Creations, Inc. United States · score 5.7 | 1% | 0.6 bn | 0.2 bn | 3.5% | 0.0 bn | 2.8% | — | Fresh, ready-to-eat Italian foods · New Jersey — revenue of $209m | |
| 7 | BRID | BRIDGFORD FOODS CORP United States · score 0.3 | 0% | 0.1 bn | 0.2 bn | -6.4% | -0.0 bn | -12.8% | — | Snacks and processed meats, since 1932 · California — revenue of $228m | |
| 8 | NCRA | NOCERA, INC. United States · score 0.0 | 0% | 0.0 bn | 0.0 bn | -55.2% | 0.0 bn | -95.3% | — | Land-based recirculating aquaculture · Alabama — revenue of $9m | |
| 9 | AQB | AQUABOUNTY TECHNOLOGIES INC United States · score 0.0 | 0% | 0.0 bn | — | — | -0.0 bn | -132.9% | — | Fast-growing genetically modified salmon · Massachusetts | |
| 10 | WYHG | Wing Yip Food Holdings Group Ltd China · score 3.3 | — | — | 0.1 bn | 5.9% | -0.0 bn | — | — | Food and company-owned stores in Guangdong province · China — revenue of $135m |
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- Sector overview
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- Tobacco and nicotine 7 companies
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- Cosmetics 11 companies
- Processed foods 29 companies
- Pharmacies and retail health 6 companies
- Foodservice distribution 8 companies
- Packaged foods (brands) 13 companies
- Discount retail (dollar stores) 5 companies
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and 9 industries more
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- Bottled water and delivery 3 companies
- Convenience stores and fuel 3 companies
- American spirits 3 companies
- Pet retail 5 companies
- Animal feed and nutrition 3 companies
- Nutrition and supplements 18 companies
- Industrial baking 2 companies
- Fresh produce and foods 6 companies
What this is. A catalogue, not a guide. Every industry with stocks listed on the NYSE or NASDAQ, the companies contending for its leadership, what each one does according to its own annual report, and the balance sheet it filed with the SEC.
The score runs from 0 to 10 and compares each company with every other one in the almanac on cash generation, profitability, debt, dividends and consistency over the last five years. The higher it is, the better the company fares in that comparison. Curious how much each part weighs? Ask at the bottom of the page.
The score runs from 0 to 10 and compares each company with every other one in the almanac on cash generation, profitability, debt, dividends and consistency over the last five years. The higher it is, the better the company fares in that comparison. Curious how much each part weighs? Ask at the bottom of the page.