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The Campbell's Company logoThe Campbell's CompanyCPB
$19.56-1.51%
The Campbell's Company logo

The Campbell's Company

CPB

$19.56

-$0.30 (-1.51%)

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ProfitabilityThin marginsGrowthDecliningCash FlowHealthy conversionValuationAttractively priced
What stands out

Operating margin is thin at 8.74%. Limited cushion if revenue slows or costs rise, not the profile of a wide-moat business.

What's changing

Revenue declined 5.0% YoY. Margins deteriorated 2.2pp alongside, both lines moving the wrong way.

What deserves caution

Net debt of $7.51B represents 11.1x FCF, leverage limits flexibility.

Valuation context

14.9x earnings, 8.6x FCF. The multiple is below average. Either the market is pricing in deterioration you should investigate, or there's genuine value here.

Price History

-37.0%

Valuation & Multiples

Based on TTM earnings · Diluted shares

Market Cap$5.83B
EPS$1.31
P/E14.93
P/FCF8.60
EV/EBITDA10.55
FCF Yield11.6%
Div. Yield8.06%
Net Debt/FCF11.1x
52-Week Range
$18.90$31.66

Profitability & Returns

Revenue (TTM)

$9.74B

▼ -5.0% YoY

Net Income (TTM)

$403M

▼ -33.1% YoY

Op. Margin

8.74%

▼ -2.2pp YoY

ROIC

6.36%

▼ -1.9pp YoY

Cash Flow & Balance Sheet

FCF (TTM)

$678M

▼ -3.8% YoY

Op. Cash Flow (TTM)

$1.04B

▼ -8.1% YoY

Net Debt

$7.51B

Cash & Equiv.

$394M

5Y CAGR: +2.8%

5Y CAGR: -2.3%

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SourceComputed from the 10-Q filed 16 Sept 2026, covering the period ending 2 Aug 2026, as reported to the SEC. Data last refreshed 25 Sept 2026. How this is calculated.

Price from market data, last close as of 21 Oct 2026. Fiscal year ends Aug. Sector medians are approximate S&P 500 benchmarks and update periodically.

Is Campbell's (CPB) overvalued?

At a P/E of 14.9 and a price-to-free-cash-flow of 8.6, Campbell's (CPB) trades above a two-stage DCF intrinsic value of about $14.12 per share, so at $19.56 the stock looks overvalued (27.8% above estimated intrinsic value). A high multiple is not the same as overvalued: fast-growing, high-quality businesses can deserve a premium. See the general approach in how to tell if a stock is overvalued.

On quality, Campbell's scores 32/100 on Intrinsiqq's quality scorecard (a lower-quality business on these measures), weighing growth, margins, returns on capital, share count, and balance-sheet strength. It currently yields about 8.1%; see dividend safety for coverage and history. All figures are computed from SEC filings; read the full methodology, or see how the market compares in our US profitability statistics. This is analysis, not investment advice.

Frequently asked

What is Campbell's's fair value?+

Intrinsiqq's two-stage DCF estimates an intrinsic value of about $14.12 per share for CPB, projecting its recent free cash flow forward with a growth rate that fades toward a long-run rate and discounting it back to today. Applying a 25% margin of safety gives a more conservative fair-value entry around $10.59. At today's $19.56, that puts the stock about 27.8% above estimated intrinsic value. The result is sensitive to the growth and discount-rate inputs, so it is best to run conservative, base and optimistic cases. You can adjust all of them yourself with the sliders on the DCF tab.

Is Campbell's a high-quality business?+

Campbell's scores 32 out of 100 on Intrinsiqq's quality score, a weighted blend of 8 metrics each scored 0 to 100, which makes it a lower-quality business on these measures. Recent fundamentals include a 8.7% operating margin and a 6.4% return on invested capital. The score weighs revenue and free-cash-flow growth, operating margins, return on invested capital, share-count change, and balance-sheet strength, all computed from SEC filings, not opinion. Because valuation only means something relative to quality, the full metric-by-metric breakdown is on the quality scorecard.

Does Campbell's (CPB) pay a dividend, and how much?+

Yes, Campbell's pays a regular dividend of about $1.57 per share per year (typically in quarterly installments), a yield of roughly 8.1% at the current price. That is a payout ratio of about 116.6% of earnings, so the dividend is stretched at this level. Campbell's has grown the dividend at roughly 1.0% a year over the past few years. A low headline yield is not the same as a weak dividend: what matters is how well earnings and free cash flow cover the payout and whether it is growing, not the percentage alone. For CPB's full payout history, growth streak and dividend-safety score, see the dividends tab.

Is Campbell's a good stock to buy right now?+

That depends on valuation and quality together, not either alone. CPB currently trades above its estimated intrinsic value and scores 32/100 on quality (lower-quality). It also yields about 8.1%. A cheap price is only a bargain if the business is durable, and a premium can be justified by genuine quality, so the two questions, "is it cheap?" and "is it good?", only make sense side by side. Read the valuation against the quality scorecard, run the DCF on your own assumptions, and decide for yourself. This is analysis from SEC filings, not investment advice.

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