Campbell Soup Company

CPB

Packaged Foods · Consumer Defensive

Price

$22.08

-0.57 (-2.52%)

Market Cap

$6.58B

Exchange

NASDAQ

Winston Score

Winston is serious

Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.

Share count falling — buybacks

−1.6% over 4y

The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.

Diluted shares outstanding: 305.0M (2021) → 300.0M (2025)

Campbell Soup Company, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and markets food and beverage products the United States and internationally. The company operates through Meals & Beverages and Snacks segments. The Meals & Beverages segment engages in the retail and foodservice businesses in the United States and Canada. This segment provides Campbell's condensed and ready-to-serve soups; Swanson broth and stocks; Pacific Foods broth, soups, and non-dairy beverages; Prego pasta sauces; Pace M

Winston Score History

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Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-4.5% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

-15.5% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

$100M/ year

→ Flat (-2% vs prior year)

1.0% of revenue

Below sector average (2%)

Steady R&D investment year-over-year

Insider Activity

35.5%ownership

→ Flat

Insiders holding steady — not selling despite ability to

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$561M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Revenue declining

Campbell Soup Company's revenue is actually shrinking. In a growth stock, that removes the core investment thesis. The low Winston Score here may be warranted — unless there's a turnaround story.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Gross Margin

28.0%

Modest — 28.0% gross margin

Operating Margin

10.6%

Modest — 10.6% operating margin

ROCE

2.5%

Weak — 2.5% return on capital

ROIC between 0% and 5%. They earn a few cents back per dollar invested in the business.

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Growth

Sales YoY

+2.6%

Nearly flat sales (2.6% YoY)

EPS YoY

+0.6%

Flat earnings

Single-digit earnings growth — steady but not exciting.

EPS Consistency

2/8 quarters

Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion

269%

Turns 269% of profit into real cash

FCF Margin

9.7%

Modest free cash flow (9.7%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

Debt / Equity

1.77

Elevated debt (1.77)

Interest Cover

3.61x

Tight — interest eats into profit (3.6x)

Interest coverage between 3 and 8. Profits cover interest several times over.

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)

12.4x

Attractive valuation — P/E 12.4

P/E in the normal range. Price is roughly $15 for every $1 of yearly profit.

P/E vs Forward

+1.7

GROWING

Earnings expected to grow — slightly cheaper on forward P/E

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Dividends

Dividend Yield

7.07%

Healthy income — 7.07% yield

Yield above 6% — often a flag the market is pricing in a cut.

Dividend Growth

+1.3%

Dividend flat

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