Who are Del Monte's main competitors?

Named competitors: Conagra Brands (CAG), Campbell's (CPB), B&G Foods (private or unlisted). The cockpit's measured peer set (industry) also includes Great Wall Enterprise (1210.TW), Adecoagro (AGRO), Beijing Shunxin Agriculture (000860.SZ), Godrej Agrovet (GODREJAGRO.NS), China Modern Dairy (1117.HK), M.P. Evans (MPE.L).

Is Del Monte expensive compared with its peers?

On forward p/e it trades at 12.1× against a peer median of 16.4×, 6th cheapest of 16 in its peer set.

How has Del Monte stock performed?

Over six months to 6 Nov 2026 the shares returned -27.1% against -11.8% for the median peer; over one year -24.2%.

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Del Monte CorporationDMCCompetitor analysis, valuation and peers

United States · USD·Consumer Staples›Agricultural Commodities/Milling

Makes canned and processed fruit, vegetable and specialty food products under the Del Monte and related brands.

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Mkt cap

$1.29B

US dollars, full cap

Free float

81%

of shares outstanding

$/day

$15.0M

20-day average traded

Fwd P/E

12.1×

forward earnings

ROIC−WACC

-1.3 pp

WACC 6.0%

Hurdle

n/a

no reverse DCF

Next earnings

110 days

24 Feb 2027

Close · USD$27.39

1D-0.9%

1W+0.1%

1M-7.5%

3M-9.5%

6M-27.1%

YTD-23.1%

1Y-24.2%

ATR %4.1%

Beta0.08

52w lowhigh37.1% off high

What Del Monte does

Makes canned and processed fruit, vegetable and specialty food products under the Del Monte and related brands.

Products and services

Canned fruit
Canned vegetables
Broth/soup and specialty products

Customers

Grocery retailers
Foodservice distributors in the US

Where it sits in the supply chain

Consumer staples
Packaged/processed food
Canned fruit & vegetables

What could go right

Private-label vs branded canned-food dynamics

What could go wrong

Category decline vs fresh/frozen alternatives
High leverage/restructuring risk

Moat: narrow (brand, distribution). Long-established Del Monte brand recognition in a mature, private-label-pressured category.

Headquarters: Walnut Creek, California, US · Founded: 1886 · Employees: 40,028

Named competitors

Conagra Brands CAG
Campbell's CPB
B&G Foods private or unlisted

Del Monte at a glance

Size Del Monte (DMC) is a United States Consumer Staples company (Agricultural Commodities/Milling) with a market value of $1.29B, the 2087th largest of 3,117 United States companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at $27.39 on 6 Nov 2026.

Performance Over six months the shares fell 27.1%, against -11.8% for the median peer and -1.1% for the United States market (cap-weighted) — 4th lowest of 20 in its peer set.

Growth Revenue grew 1.3% over the last twelve months (peer median +1.6%); the operating margin is 3.7% (peer median 4.1%).

Valuation It trades at 12.1× forward earnings against a peer median of 16.4× (6th cheapest of 16).

Capital Return on invested capital runs 1.3 points below its cost of capital (6.0% WACC).

Short interest Short interest is 4.2% of the free float (15 Oct 2026).

Next results Next results expected around 24 Feb 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).

Relative performance

Six months, rebased to 100: Del Monte against the median of its 20 peers (local-currency closes).

Del Monte financials

Reported figures in USD; fiscal year ends 2025-12-31. TTM = trailing twelve months.
	TTM	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022
Revenue	$4.38B	$4.34B	$4.28B	$4.32B	$4.41B
Revenue growth	—	+1%	-1%	-2%	—
Gross profit	$413M	$409M	$357M	$344M	$308M
EBITDA	$235M	$269M	$239M	$247M	$221M
Net income	$81.4M	$90.7M	$142M	-$11.4M	$98.6M
Free cash flow	-$1.20M	$184M	$129M	$120M	$13.7M
Capital expenditure	$97.3M	$63.8M	$51.7M	$57.7M	$48.1M
Total debt	$659M	$349M	$411M	$598M	$737M

Quarterly statements and history in the cockpit →

Del Monte competitor charts

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Performance: 6-month against 1-month return

Up and to the right = strong over both horizons. Del Monte is the large dot.

Fundamentals: revenue growth against valuation

Further right = faster growth; higher = more expensive. The dashed lines are the peer medians. Del Monte is the large dot.

Del Monte competitors and peer comparison

Head to head with its named competitors (DMC vs CAG vs CPB)
Company	Market cap	6M return	Revenue growth	Op. margin	Forward P/E	Req g
Del Monte DMC	$1.29B	-27%	+1%	4%	12.1×	n/a
Conagra Brands CAG	$7.28B	+8%	-2%	11%	10.6×	-4.9%
Campbell's CPB	$6.90B	+11%	-5%	11%	13.7×	-3.6%

How Del Monte compares with its peers

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size. This is the same default set the interactive Competitor Analysis opens with.

Del Monte against its 20 peers (data as of 6 Nov 2026)
Measure	DMC	Peer median	Rank in peer set
1-month return	-7.5%	-3.7%	7th lowest of 21
6-month return	-27.1%	-11.8%	4th lowest of 20
Distance from 52-week high	-37.1%	-24.6%	5th lowest of 21
Revenue growth (TTM)	+1.3%	+1.6%	10th lowest of 21
Operating margin	3.7%	4.1%	10th lowest of 21
Forward P/E	12.1×	16.4×	6th cheapest of 16
ROIC minus cost of capital	-1.3 pp	-3.8 pp	8th highest of 21
EV / EBITDA	8.3×	13.0×	3rd cheapest of 11
Net debt / EBITDA	2.7×	1.4×	3rd most indebted of 11

Peer table

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size
Company	Market	Market cap	6M return	Revenue growth	Op. margin	Forward P/E	Req g	Delivered g
Del Monte DMC	United States	$1.29B	-27%	+1%	4%	12.1×	n/a	n/a
Great Wall Enterprise 1210.TW	Taiwan	$1.28B	-4%	+2%	4%	12.0×	n/a	n/a
Adecoagro AGRO	United States	$1.30B	-31%	+7%	2%	5.3×	37.5%	+12.1%
Beijing Shunxin Agriculture 000860.SZ	China	$1.36B	-4%	-20%	-5%	n/a	n/a	n/a
Godrej Agrovet GODREJAGRO.NS	India	$1.23B	+3%	+9%	6%	21.7×	15.1%	+10.3%
China Modern Dairy 1117.HK	Hong Kong	$1.37B	+3%	+5%	-15%	12.5×	n/a	n/a
M.P. Evans MPE.L	United Kingdom	$1.20B	-5%	+1%	39%	9.7×	-9.7%	+15.6%
Leshan Giantstar Farming & Husbandry 603477.SS	China	$1.19B	-19%	-2%	-15%	n/a	n/a	n/a
Shandong Denghai Seeds 002041.SZ	China	$1.19B	-12%	-1%	3%	58.9×	23.5%	+4.2%
Dekon Food And Agriculture 2419.HK	Hong Kong	$1.16B	-16%	-10%	-6%	n/a	-5.0%	+22.4%
Kernel KER.WA	Poland	$1.47B	0%	-1%	5%	5.4×	8.0%	-5.4%
Balrampur Chini Mills BALRAMCHIN.NS	India	$1.50B	+28%	+11%	9%	19.5×	n/a	n/a
Fujian Aonong Biological Technology Group Incorporation 603363.SS	China	$1.09B	-21%	+12%	-8%	n/a	n/a	n/a
Xinjiang Guannong 600251.SS	China	$1.09B	-27%	-32%	-4%	9.4×	n/a	n/a
Shandong Yisheng Livestock & Poultry Breeding 002458.SZ	China	$1.54B	-16%	+15%	17%	18.2×	6.3%	+11.1%
LT Foods LTFOODS.NS	India	$1.55B	-3%	+24%	8%	12.8×	25.7%	+18.2%
Liuliumei 6658.HK	Hong Kong	$1.58B	n/a	+6%	12%	n/a	n/a	n/a
Shenzhen Agricultural Products 000061.SZ	China	$1.63B	-22%	-22%	12%	26.1×	4.2%	+15.6%
Avanti Feeds AVANTIFEED.NS	India	$1.02B	-51%	+11%	9%	22.3×	17.1%	+8.0%
Mission Produce AVO	United States	$1.02B	-11%	-6%	4%	16.4×	n/a	n/a
Juewei Food 603517.SS	China	$1.01B	-13%	-8%	3%	31.3×	n/a	n/a

Questions

Who are Del Monte's main competitors?: Named competitors: Conagra Brands (CAG), Campbell's (CPB), B&G Foods (private or unlisted). The cockpit's measured peer set (industry) also includes Great Wall Enterprise (1210.TW), Adecoagro (AGRO), Beijing Shunxin Agriculture (000860.SZ), Godrej Agrovet (GODREJAGRO.NS), China Modern Dairy (1117.HK), M.P. Evans (MPE.L).
Is Del Monte expensive compared with its peers?: On forward p/e it trades at 12.1× against a peer median of 16.4×, 6th cheapest of 16 in its peer set.
How has Del Monte stock performed?: Over six months to 6 Nov 2026 the shares returned -27.1% against -11.8% for the median peer; over one year -24.2%.