Question 1

Which is bigger, KO or SJM?

Accepted Answer

Coca-Cola Company is the larger company — market cap $379B vs $12.8B for The J.M. Smucker Company.

Question 2

Which is more profitable, KO or SJM?

Accepted Answer

KO keeps more of each revenue dollar as profit — net margin 28.6% vs 2.5% for SJM.

Question 3

Which stock is cheaper, KO or SJM?

Accepted Answer

On earnings, KO trades at a lower P/E — 26.5 vs 55.8 for SJM. A lower P/E means paying less per dollar of earnings.

Question 4

Which pays a higher dividend, KO or SJM?

Accepted Answer

SJM yields 3.65% vs 2.92% for KO.

Question 5

Which is the better stock — KO or SJM?

Accepted Answer

On reported financials, KO leads 9 of 10 comparable metrics and SJM leads 1. StockCV rates KO “Mixed” and SJM “Strained”. This is information, not investment advice — compare the full CVs before drawing conclusions.

Metric	KO	SJM
Price	$88.15	$119.83
Market cap	$379B	$12.8B
Revenue (TTM)	$50.1B	$9.16B
Revenue growth	+3.7%	+2.0%
Net margin	28.6%	2.5%
Free cash flow	$14.3B	$1.59B
Net cash (debt)	($30.1B)	—
1-year price return	+32.8%	+14.0%
P/E	26.5	55.8
P/E vs own history (cheap-side %)	44%	6%
Dividend yield	2.92%	3.65%
Return on equity	43%	4%
CV checks passed	10 of 11	7 of 11
Employees	65,900	8,000

Coca-Cola Company vs The J.M. Smucker Company