Best Packaged Foods stocks: industry ranking by MarketKingdoms score

34 Packaged Foods companies are scored. Their average composite is 54.6, and 0 are in the A range (76+). The leader is Darling Ingredients Inc (DAR) at 71.3 (B+). This industry belongs to the Consumer Defensive sector.

Packaged Foods lens averages

• Industry opportunity: 58
• Stock selection: 69
• KPI momentum: 61
• Catalyst watch: 67
• Price (valuation): 56
• Expansion (growth): 44
• Quality (profitability): 44
• Trend (momentum): 40

All Packaged Foods companies ranked

#	Company	Composite	Grade	Industry opportunity	Stock selection	KPI momentum	Catalyst watch	Price	Expansion	Quality	Trend	Valuation gap
1	Darling Ingredients Inc (DAR)	71.3	B+	58	87	99	75	66	72	56	70	-16.5%
2	Central Garden & Pet Co (CENTA)	66.9	B	58	79	78	76	70	43	57	72	+4.6%
3	Mama's Creations Inc (MAMA)	65.4	B	58	85	90	69	17	89	62	46	-10.2%
4	J.M. Smucker Co (SJM)	65.0	B	58	74	77	65	55	56	50	82	+7.5%
5	Herbalife Ltd (HLF)	63.7	B-	58	78	66	80	85	54	67	63	-5.2%
6	Freshpet Inc (FRPT)	63.3	B-	58	86	93	76	27	72	49	54	-36.6%
7	Bellring Brands Inc (BRBR)	60.0	B-	58	76	70	73	94	62	65	2	-36.9%
8	Lamb Weston Holdings Inc (LW)	59.9	B-	58	71	61	74	46	44	48	45	+6.5%
9	Magnum Ice Cream Company NV (MICC)	59.9	B-	58	72	71	73	34	59	60	87	-1.8%
10	Westrock Coffee Company (WEST)	59.9	B-	58	86	92	78	9	78	10	97	-10.2%
11	Nomad Foods Limited (NOMD)	59.7	B-	58	76	79	57	88	21	47	64	+7.1%
12	McCormick & Co Inc (MKC)	58.2	B-	58	74	63	76	60	64	52	27	-5.4%
13	BRC Inc (BRCC)	57.8	C+	58	82	82	75	17	62	22	27	-16.8%
14	Sanfilippo (John B.) & Son Inc (JBSS)	56.8	C+	58	71	64	70	66	55	56	48	-17.6%
15	JBS NV (JBS)	55.6	C+	58	79	71	76	50	47	42	39	-16.0%
16	Nature's Sunshine Products Inc (NATR)	55.4	C+	58	72	58	70	74	53	64	21	-32.4%
17	Ingredion Inc (INGR)	53.4	C+	58	68	56	71	72	26	51	34	-2.3%
18	Lifeway Foods Inc (LWAY)	53.0	C+	58	68	62	65	24	66	46	24	-25.4%
19	Hormel Foods Corp (HRL)	52.7	C+	58	66	51	70	54	37	40	38	-10.1%
20	Utz Brands Inc (UTZ)	52.5	C+	58	63	62	59	30	34	29	79	+9.3%
21	J&J Snack Foods Corp (JJSF)	52.3	C+	58	64	54	63	47	33	48	49	-5.8%
22	Smithfield Foods Inc (SFD)	51.7	C	58	57	33	63	87	50	50	27	-19.1%
23	Conagra Brands Inc (CAG)	50.6	C	58	67	47	71	55	14	22	41	-0.6%
24	Kraft Heinz Co (KHC)	50.2	C	58	64	72	51	56	18	32	59	+1.9%
25	Post Holdings Inc (POST)	50.0	C	58	61	44	56	81	49	46	18	-4.5%
26	Pilgrim's Pride Corp (PPC)	50.0	C	58	62	46	64	73	29	53	23	0.0%
27	Marzetti Co (MZTI)	49.6	C	58	55	64	43	60	44	62	21	+0.3%
28	General Mills Inc (GIS)	49.5	C	58	71	53	71	52	15	26	32	-6.4%
29	Simply Good Foods Co (SMPL)	46.6	C	58	57	31	69	63	42	21	12	-17.2%
30	Flowers Foods Inc (FLO)	46.5	C	58	59	39	58	76	22	42	8	+3.2%
31	Campbells Co (CPB)	45.0	C-	58	45	13	44	75	31	46	27	+6.5%
32	B&G Foods Inc (BGS)	44.9	C-	58	66	51	70	67	18	23	12	-19.1%
33	Usana Health Sciences Inc (USNA)	42.1	C-	58	60	41	62	38	24	35	13	+3.6%
34	Beyond Meat Inc (BYND)	37.7	D+	58	57	32	55	20	2	17	0	-91.8%

Packaged Foods leaders on each lens

• Industry opportunity: BGS 58, BRBR 58, BRCC 58
• Stock selection: DAR 87, FRPT 86, WEST 86
• KPI momentum: DAR 99, FRPT 93, WEST 92
• Catalyst watch: HLF 80, WEST 78, CENTA 76
• Price (valuation): BRBR 94, NOMD 88, SFD 87
• Expansion (growth): MAMA 89, WEST 78, DAR 72
• Quality (profitability): HLF 67, BRBR 65, NATR 64
• Trend (momentum): WEST 97, MICC 87, SJM 82

How MarketKingdoms scores companies

The composite score (0–100, graded A+ to D-) blends research signals from each earnings call with fundamental lenses from SEC filings and market prices. Research signals: Industry opportunity, Stock selection, KPI momentum and Catalyst watch, read from what management said and whether it delivered. Fundamental lenses: Price (valuation), Expansion (growth), Quality (profitability) and Trend (momentum). Scores are recalculated every night and after every earnings call. The valuation gap compares the actual price path with the path the stock's market, sector and industry moves explain; it is a model comparison, not a fair-value estimate.

General information, not investment advice.