U S Premium Beef Llc's Competitiveness
A competitive positioning analysis and financial ratio benchmarking of U S Premium Beef Llc (USPB) against its publicly traded competitors: sales growth, net income, profitability, valuation and market share, plus each peer's market capitalization, revenue, income and employees. Free below: the top 5 peers. Subscriber access adds the full competitor list and CSV downloads.
U S Premium Beef Llc's Competitor Quality Breadth
Share of each group, trailing 12 months: profitable (net margin > 0), expanding (revenue growth > 0), growing faster than the industry's own median, and financially distressed (Piotroski F-Score of 2 or below).
| Entity | Profitable | Expanding | Above Industry Growth | Distressed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U S Premium Beef Llc | - | - | - | Yes |
| Competitors combined (11) | ||||
| High-Confidence Competitors (1) | - | - | - |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Altman Z-Score is not shown here: it is not populated in the underlying data for any company. Percentages are of companies in each group that report the relevant metric, not of the full group size.
USPB Stock Performance relative to its Competitors
USPB Stock Performance relative to High-Confidence Competitors
5 Best-Performing Tracked Competitors, Trailing 12 Months
| # | Competitor | TTM Share Price Return | vs U.S.A. 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alico Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 2 | Seaboard Corporation | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 3 | Kellanova | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 4 | Tyson Foods Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 5 | Kraft Heinz Co | 282.9% | Outperformed |
TTM share price return and U.S.A. 500 outperformance for U S Premium Beef Llc's best-performing tracked competitors requires a Commercial License.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months.
U S Premium Beef Llc's Comment on Competition and Industry Peers
Publicly Traded Peers of U S Premium Beef Llc
Revenue and income for trailing 12 months, in millions of $, except employees| Company | Market Cap | Revenues |
|---|---|---|
| U S Premium Beef Llc | - | - |
| Kellanova | 29,204.00 | 12,670.00 |
| Kraft Heinz Co | 27,942.16 | 24,900.00 |
| Tyson Foods Inc | 18,087.25 | 55,694.00 |
| Hormel Foods Corporation | 11,004.95 | 12,147.26 |
| Pilgrim s Pride Corporation | 6,713.88 | 18,435.70 |
| SUBTOTAL | 104,444.93 | 147,234.84 |
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Sources: U S Premium Beef Llc's official press releases and regulatory filings; CSIMarket.com's market research; and the financial filings and press releases of the other companies cited.
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U S Premium Beef Llc's Competitors Named by the Company
Competitive relationships identified from SEC filings and corroborating sources, each with a basis and confidence.| Competitor | Basis | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| NBP | Named by the company | 85% |
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Methodology: relationships are extracted from SEC filings (named-competitor disclosures) and corroborating sources. Named by the company = explicitly disclosed as a competitor; Inferred = derived from corroborating signals. Confidence reflects evidence strength.
U S Premium Beef Llc's Business Segment Mix vs Peers
Revenue by operating segment or division, as named and reported by each company. Segment names are the filer's own and are not standardized across companies. Do not assume a same-named or similarly-named segment is defined identically between two companies. Shares are of each company's own total revenue and are not required to sum to 100% (intersegment revenue, unallocated items).| Company | Largest Segment |
|---|---|
| Kellanova | North America 49.91 % |
| Kraft Heinz Co | North America 73.72 % |
| Tyson Foods Inc | Beef 37.15 % |
| Hormel Foods Corporation | Retail 60.21 % |
| Pilgrim s Pride Corporation | U.S. Reportable 58.14 % |
Source: operating segment revenue as reported in each company's SEC filings (10-K/10-Q), via the CSIMarket API, leaf-level reportable segments only (parent roll-up segments are excluded where sub-segments are separately disclosed).
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U S Premium Beef Llc's Productivity vs Peers Comparison
Revenue and income per employee, trailing 12 months, in $; market cap in millions of $| Company | Market Cap | Revenue / Employee | Income / Employee |
|---|---|---|---|
| U S Premium Beef Llc | - | - | -1,126 |
| Kellanova | 29,204 | 550,870 | 56,217 |
| Kraft Heinz Co | 27,942 | 711,429 | -97,143 |
| Tyson Foods Inc | 18,087 | 418,752 | 4,496 |
| Hormel Foods Corporation | 11,005 | 607,363 | 17,123 |
| Pilgrim s Pride Corporation | 6,714 | 293,095 | 8,675 |
| PEERS TOTAL | 104,445 | 476,644 | 425 |
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U S Premium Beef Llc's Geographic Revenue Exposure vs Peers
Revenue by country/region as reported in each company's most recent filing. Disclosure granularity varies by filer (some report by country, others by broad region) and is shown as disclosed.| Company | Largest Market |
|---|---|
| Pilgrim s Pride Corporation | United States 55.93 % |
Source: revenue geography as reported in each company's SEC filings (10-K/10-Q), via the CSIMarket API. Percentages are of that company's own total consolidated revenue for its most recent reported period.
U S Premium Beef Llc's Multi-Year Financial Trajectory
Fiscal-year revenue growth, operating margin, return on invested capital and P/E, as reported in SEC filings.| Metric | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue Growth | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Operating Margin | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Return on Invested Capital | -0.72 % | -0.79 % | -1.12 % | -0.79 % | - | -1.33 % | -0.47 % | -0.56 % |
| P/E | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Source: CSIMarket API, fiscal-year figures. P/E is this company's own historical ratio at each fiscal year end and can swing sharply around an earnings trough: that is real, not a data error.
U S Premium Beef Llc's SWOT
Every point below is a fixed rule applied to a metric already shown elsewhere on this page (Market Structure, Profitability, Valuation, Run-Rate, Stock Performance, Quality Breadth) not an independent strategic assessment. A blank quadrant means no rule was met, not that none apply.Strengths
No rule matched.
Weaknesses
- Return on equity 7.4 points below the industry aggregate.
- Piotroski F-Score of 2 or below, the standard financial-distress signal.
Opportunities
- A meaningful share of tracked competitors (30.00 %) show financial-distress signals, a possible opening to gain share.
Threats
No rule matched.
Methodology: mechanical, rule-based SWOT. Each bullet reuses a figure already sourced and cited elsewhere on this page; nothing here is generated narrative or independent analyst judgment.
U S Premium Beef Llc's Financial Strength vs Peers Comparison
Quick ratio, working capital, debt to equity and asset turnover, trailing 12 months| Company | Quick Ratio | Working Capital | Debt / Equity |
|---|---|---|---|
| U S Premium Beef Llc | 8.78 | 12.08 | - |
| Kellanova | 0.08 | 0.74 | 1.39 |
| Kraft Heinz Co | 0.30 | 1.13 | 0.51 |
| Tyson Foods Inc | 0.15 | 1.58 | 0.57 |
| Hormel Foods Corporation | 0.47 | 2.15 | 0.45 |
| Pilgrim s Pride Corporation | 0.20 | 1.45 | 0.19 |
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Quick ratio = cash / current liabilities; working capital ratio = current assets / current liabilities; asset turnover = revenue / total assets. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
U S Premium Beef Llc's Revenue and Income Growth vs Peers
Quarterly revenue and net income growth, year over year and quarter over quarter| Company | Period | Revenue Y/Y | Income Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| U S Premium Beef Llc | Q2 2026 | - | - |
| Kellanova | Q3 2025 | +0.8 % | -15.1 % |
| Kraft Heinz Co | Q2 2026 | -1.4 % | - |
| Tyson Foods Inc | Q2 2026 | -0.1 % | +169.6 % |
| Hormel Foods Corporation | Q2 2026 | -2.3 % | -67.6 % |
| Pilgrim s Pride Corporation | Q2 2026 | -2.8 % | -96.3 % |
| PEERS TOTAL | -0.1 % | - |
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Growth is shown only where both periods are positive. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
U S Premium Beef Llc's Peers' Costs of Sales and Capital Expenditures
Context for revenue growth: peer costs and capex, year over year and quarter over quarter| Company | Period | Costs Y/Y | Capex Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| U S Premium Beef Llc | Q2 2026 | - | - |
| Kellanova | Q3 2025 | +5.8 % | +0.7 % |
| Kraft Heinz Co | Q2 2026 | +1.6 % | +1.1 % |
| Tyson Foods Inc | Q2 2026 | +1.6 % | -30.0 % |
| Hormel Foods Corporation | Q2 2026 | -2.2 % | -5.6 % |
| Pilgrim s Pride Corporation | Q2 2026 | +6.0 % | - |
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U S Premium Beef Llc's Returns and Turnover vs Peers
ROA, ROI and ROE (trailing 12 months), receivables and inventory turnover| Company | ROA | ROI | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| U S Premium Beef Llc | - | - | - |
| Kellanova | 8.26% | 13.13% | 31.51% |
| Kraft Heinz Co | - | - | - |
| Tyson Foods Inc | 1.66% | 1.98% | 3.28% |
| Hormel Foods Corporation | 2.56% | 2.95% | 4.33% |
| Pilgrim s Pride Corporation | 5.39% | 6.98% | 14.80% |
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ROA = net income / total assets; ROI = net income / investments; ROE = net income / equity; turnover ratios use trailing 12 month revenue (receivables) and cost of sales (inventory).
U S Premium Beef Llc's Valuation vs Peers
P/E, price to sales, PEG, price to cash flow and price to book| Company | P/E | Price / Sales |
|---|---|---|
| U S Premium Beef Llc | - | - |
| Kellanova | 22.80 | 2.30 |
| Kraft Heinz Co | - | 1.12 |
| Tyson Foods Inc | 31.43 | 0.32 |
| Hormel Foods Corporation | 31.78 | 0.91 |
| Pilgrim s Pride Corporation | 12.23 | 0.36 |
| PEERS AVERAGE | 870.05 | 0.71 |
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P/E = price / diluted EPS (trailing 12 months); PEG = P/E divided by EPS growth; the average row divides the peers' combined market cap by their combined income, sales, cash flow and equity.
