The J. M. Smucker Company · SJM · FY2025 Q1 · Calendar Q3 2024

Smucker posts EPS beat as sales outlook is lowered

The current evidence is mixed for the growth thesis: Uncrustables, coffee pricing, and brand innovation support continued growth, while weaker snack categories, lowered comparable-sales guidance, higher coffee costs, and mildly dilutive Hostess contribution are meaningful offsets.

Reported Before market openNYSEConsumer Defensive $13.57B market cap
100quality score

Earnings scorecard

Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS $2.44 Consensus $2.17
EPS surprise +12.4% Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue $2.13B Consensus $2.13B
Revenue surprise -0.4% Reported versus consensus

Market reaction

prior-close to event-session close
Stock move -4.9% Event window
SPY move -0.6% Same window
Abnormal move -4.4% Stock minus SPY
Volume 2.8× Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift +4.5% Up to 20 sessions
SJMSPY benchmark

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What changed

Compared with the prior-quarter analysis, the tone remains confident but the outlook is less favorable: full-year comparable-sales guidance was lowered, coffee inflation prompted further pricing actions, and Hostess is now described as mildly dilutive in the near term.

Guidance delta

Management lowered full-year comparable-sales guidance to a 9% midpoint, citing weakness in sweet baked and pet snack categories.

Key takeaways

  • Q1 results showed volume and EPS growth, but the full-year comparable-sales outlook was lowered.
  • Uncrustables remains a central growth priority, with a $1 billion fiscal 2026 revenue ambition and added Alabama capacity.
  • Coffee pricing actions are intended to address green coffee inflation across the portfolio.
  • Hostess integration remains a longer-term value driver, but its current outlook is mildly dilutive.

Management priorities

  • Expand Uncrustables capacity and launch new flavors.
  • Execute additional coffee price adjustments and manage green coffee inflation.
  • Complete the Hostess integration and expand distribution.
  • Increase marketing later in the year for Hostess and other key brands.

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Earnings History

Estimate Beat Miss Match
SJM REVENUE earnings history estimate and actual scatter chart 10 reported fiscal quarters and 2 future estimate-only quarters. Q2 '24 estimate $2B Q2 '24 actual $2B, miss Q3 '24 estimate $2B Q3 '24 actual $2B, beat Q4 '24 estimate $2B Q4 '24 actual $2B, miss Q1 '25 estimate $2B Q1 '25 actual $2B, miss Q4 '25 estimate $2B Q4 '25 actual $2B, miss Q1 '26 estimate $2B Q1 '26 actual $2B, miss Q2 '26 estimate $2B Q2 '26 actual $2B, beat Q3 '26 estimate $2B Q3 '26 actual $2B, beat Q4 '26 estimate $2B Q4 '26 actual $2B, beat Q1 '27 estimate $2B Q1 '27 actual $2B, beat Q2 '27 estimate $2B Q3 '27 estimate $2B
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Analyst Consensus ?

ConsensusHold29 ratings
Bullish1448.3%
Neutral1344.8%
Bearish26.9%

1 unmapped firm rating excluded from the percentages.

Analyst 52W Price Targets

$127.07Current
$100Low
$132.13Average
$165High

Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Oct 20, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.

Firm-level rating actions

FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.

FirmRatingPrior ratingActionDate
Barclays Equal Weight Equal WeightMaintainOct 16, 2026
Bernstein Outperform OutperformMaintainOct 15, 2026
Wells Fargo Overweight OverweightMaintainAug 27, 2026
TD Cowen Hold HoldMaintainAug 27, 2026
RBC Capital Outperform OutperformMaintainAug 27, 2026
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Named analyst price targets

Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $127.07. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.

FirmAnalyst52W targetPrice when postedUpsideDate
BarclaysAndrew Lazar$137$125.93 +7.8%Oct 16, 2026
BernsteinAnalyst unavailable$160$121.84 +25.9%Oct 15, 2026
Coker PalmerThomas Palmer$149$132.44 +17.3%Aug 27, 2026
RBC CapitalAnalyst unavailable$150$131 +18.0%Aug 27, 2026
Evercore ISIDavid Palmer$150$130.9 +18.0%Aug 27, 2026
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Company context

Snapshot as of publication

The J. M. Smucker Company is an international enterprise specializing in the production and marketing of a diverse portfolio of branded food and beverage items. Its operations are organized into three principal U.S. retail divisions: Pet Foods, Coffee, and Consumer Foods. The company's extensive product offerings encompass various coffee options, including roast, ground, single-serve, and premium blends; a wide selection of spreads such as peanut butter and fruit preserves; cooking staples like shortening and oils; convenient frozen sandwiches and snacks; and a full range of pet food and treats.…

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  1. Earnings call transcript and parsed analysis · 2026-05-11T10:29:34.698584+00:00
  2. FN2 earnings calendar · 2024-10-17T05:10:49.140638+00:00
  3. Polygon adjusted daily market bars · 2026-10-20T04:10:39.628060+00:00
  4. Financial Modeling Prep analyst price-target consensus and quote snapshot · 2026-10-20T04:10:39.625211+00:00

Methodology

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Analyst target low, average, and high values are derived at request time from each named analyst's latest persisted FMP target. The current-price marker comes from FN2's persisted market snapshot. They are sell-side estimates, not an FN2 valuation or recommendation.

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By FN2 Research · Updated · As of 2026-10-20. For educational purposes only; not investment advice.