“This differs from interest expense due to the timing of interest payments, capitalized interest, the effect of interest rate contracts, amortization of debt issuance costs and discounts, and the payment of other debt fees.”10-Q · Aug 26, 2026 ↗
The J. M. Smucker Company
SJM
Market read
The J. M. Smucker Company's move is spreading beyond its market group.
No new filing conclusion is available. 10 of 36 group members are active now; 1 filing-linked outsider is moving with the group, and 0 of 5 directly disclosed connections are confirming.
- At least 24 of 36 durable members become active together.
- Capital-flow agreement rises above 55%.
- COCO remains aligned with the group in the next market snapshot.
Invalidation: The live read weakens if participation falls to 12 of 36 members or fewer.
Research brief
The story so far
No new filing conclusion is available. 10 of 36 group members are active now; 1 filing-linked outsider is moving with the group, and 0 of 5 directly disclosed connections are confirming.
No thresholded supportive filing evidence is available yet.
No thresholded adverse filing evidence is available yet.
- At least 24 of 36 durable members become active together.
- Capital-flow agreement rises above 55%.
- COCO remains aligned with the group in the next market snapshot.
Company research
Understand the business, not just the ticker
Use the company’s filings to identify the few operating, demand, cost, capital and regulatory variables that determine its earnings power.
- Which operating variable is changing?
- Is that change durable, cyclical or one-off?
- What evidence would disprove the current interpretation?
- Operating margin changed +11.7 percentage points in the latest annual period.
- Net margin changed +12.6 percentage points in the latest annual period.
- Energy and commodity prices has repeated adverse evidence across 5 filings.
- Input and raw-material costs has repeated adverse evidence across 5 filings.
- Macroeconomic conditions has repeated adverse evidence across 5 filings.
- Tariffs and trade policy has repeated adverse evidence across 4 filings.
- Restructuring and cost reductions has repeated adverse evidence across 3 filings.
- EV/sales is 93% above the available filing-peer median; determine whether growth and quality justify the difference.
Price as of Sep 9, 2026
123.21Reported annual revenue and per-share history. This is accounting history, not a forecast.
What management says matters
Persistent and emerging business drivers
“Revenues from customers outside the U.S., subject to foreign currency exchange, represented 3 percent of net sales during the three months ended July 31, 2026.”10-Q · Aug 26, 2026 ↗
“Segment profit decreased $93.6, primarily reflecting higher costs, inclusive of commodity costs and tariffs, unfavorable volume/mix, and higher marketing spend, partially offset by higher net price realization.”10-K · Jun 9, 2026 ↗
“The cash required to fund working capital decreased compared to the prior year, primarily driven by lower inventories, reflecting moderation in input cost inflation during the current year, the timing of settling our derivative instruments, and a reduction in…”10-K · Jun 9, 2026 ↗
Valuation discipline
Descriptive valuation snapshot
Price/sales 1.5× · EV/sales 2.2×. Comparisons use only industry-matched filing peers.
Mechanical 2.0-year scenarios are available as editable assumptions, not consensus.
Price action
How the market is pricing the story
Jodie does not have enough daily observations to draw a useful short-term chart for this asset. The latest quoted price was checked 9 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4; this is a coverage limitation, not a flat-price conclusion.
Developments
No sourced recent-development timeline yet
Jodie has not returned a relevant primary source or news item for SJM. This is an evidence-coverage gap, not a conclusion that nothing material happened.
Business and financial condition
Reported financial figures are not available yet
Jodie has not returned structured SEC XBRL fundamentals for this asset. This is a coverage limitation, not an assessment of the business or its financial health.
Filing analysis
No comparable filing assessment is available yet
Jodie has not yet found a suitable current-versus-prior filing comparison for SJM. This does not mean the latest filing was neutral or immaterial.
Business ecosystem
The relationships behind SJM
Customers, suppliers, partners and competitors named in company filings—not inferred from headlines.
Depends on
WMT34.0% of SJMcustomerJun 9, 2026 ▾
“3 Customers: Sales to Walmart Inc.”
BURLBurlington Stores, Inc.distributorJun 18, 2025 ▾
“The transaction included products sold under the Voortman brand, inclusive of certain trademarks, a leased manufacturing facility in Burlington, Ontario, and approximately 300 employees who supported the business.”
QSRRestaurant Brands International Inc.partnerJun 18, 2025 ▾
“Canada coffee Folgers Tim Hortons (A) Restaurant Brands International Inc.”
Filing peers
Companies whose filings use similar operating language.
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What is moving around it
Live connections
SJM is currently a Participant in the organic co-movement group Packaged Foods & Beverages. This group is discovered from market behaviour rather than assigned from an industry taxonomy. 3 filing-linked names are in the relationship map; none is currently confirmed as moving with the group.
Context history
Theme membership history
No durable theme membership has been observed for this name yet.