Processes and sells beef products globally. Produces and distributes pork products. Now — the numbers.
This is an established company with proven profits.
The gap is $19.6B. In times of high interest rates, a gap like that can squeeze a company.
The market pays 12.8× for every dollar of annual profit — cheap, which is either an opportunity or a warning.
Against companies in its own sector, it looks cheaper than 73% of them.
Analysts' average target sits 44% above today's price.
We compared this company with its own sector across five subjects.
A score of 50 means class average.
Profit power and business quality lead the class.
A solid grade overall — yet the debt outweighs the cash. The strength here comes from earnings power.
Clearly above the class average — a step short of the very top.
This grade is a blend: the profit side is strong, the sales tempo slow.
Clearly below the class average.
Price Momentum: The stock has lagged the market in recent months; investor interest is weak right now.
The stock trades 32% below its peak. The market has trimmed its expectations for the company.
Over the last 12 months, company executives reported 4 buys and 1 sell. Management buying with its own money is usually read as a good sign.
It pays out $1.00 per share each year — regular cash for whoever holds the stock.
Buyers haven’t stepped back in yet; the price hasn’t found its footing. Report-card grade: 47/100. For a turnaround signal, the stock first needs to close the gap with the market.
As the slice kept from each sale thins out, so does the profit.
Costs swallow the gains that sales growth brings in.
On our five-subject report card, JBS sits near the top of the class. A high grade doesn’t mean “guaranteed win” — it means “the evidence looks strong for now.”
The takeaway: JBS is an established business that has proven its profits for years. The real debate here isn’t the price — it’s whether the company can keep up this pace.
The total grade weighs these five subjects against the sector — it isn’t a simple average of the five.
Not covered, because the filings we hold do not carry it: the revenue breakdown.