Best Food Stocks to Buy Now (2025)
Top food stocks in 2025 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +32.52% per year, and are the best food stocks to buy now. Learn More.

Industry: Packaged Foods
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Food is Zen Rated C and is the 70th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries
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Company
Zen Rating
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Market Cap
Revenue
EBITDA
Earnings
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Earnings Date
LFVN
LIFEVANTAGE CORP
$170.57M$222.35M$17.21M$9.15M$0.758.22%-0.65%167.86%-2.24%2025-09-04
NATR
NATURES SUNSHINE PRODUCTS INC
$296.28M$460.82M$43.34M$14.11M$0.774.33%4.86%-3.75%6.20%2025-10-30
HLF
HERBALIFE LTD
$1.01B$4.93B$622.20M$325.00M$3.22-2.25%-0.58%287.95%8.21%2025-10-29
USNA
USANA HEALTH SCIENCES INC
$578.85M$899.22M$96.03M$34.12M$1.802.75%-3.19%-37.28%-18.67%2025-10-28
PPC
PILGRIMS PRIDE CORP
$10.60B$18.18B$2.24B$1.24B$5.222.06%9.14%63.13%37.55%2025-10-29
LWAY
LIFEWAY FOODS INC
$453.29M$193.02M$19.68M$10.61M$0.709.19%14.92%-24.73%37.97%
POST
POST HOLDINGS INC
$6.21B$7.88B$1.28B$357.30M$6.111.48%6.21%8.53%N/A
INGR
INGREDION INC
$8.24B$7.32B$1.19B$676.00M$10.44-5.16%3.99%5.24%14.91%
DDC
DDC ENTERPRISE LTD
$1.07B$37.70M-$19.54M-$21.65M-$0.6729.19%N/AN/AN/A2025-09-03
SENEA
SENECA FOODS CORP
$772.71M$1.58B$137.52M$41.22M$5.958.25%3.40%-31.13%1.15%
SFD
SMITHFIELD FOODS INC
$10.03BN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
MAMA
MAMA's CREATIONS INC
$343.39M$128.75M$9.48M$4.40M$0.1117.04%28.17%-26.67%12.89%2025-09-08
SMPL
SIMPLY GOOD FOODS CO
$2.88B$1.46B$248.22M$145.26M$1.4414.22%14.71%-1.37%39.77%2025-10-17
THS
TREEHOUSE FOODS INC
$899.00M$3.33B$251.60M$20.60M$0.36-1.43%-5.06%N/AN/A
NOMD
NOMAD FOODS LTD
$2.34B$3.57B$599.19M$274.19M$1.769.73%5.58%32.14%10.04%
MZTI
MARZETTI CO
$5.00B$1.91B$275.63M$167.35M$6.082.00%7.43%5.37%4.07%
JVA
COFFEE HOLDING CO INC
$23.46M$84.65M$6.40M$3.69M$0.6415.86%4.87%814.29%N/A2025-09-12
STKL
SUNOPTA INC
$730.39M$763.00M$57.08M-$6.42M-$0.0511.46%8.17%N/AN/A
BRFS
BRF SA
$6.11B$10.56B$1.70B$553.06M$0.34-9.79%3.50%N/A-0.93%
FRPT
FRESHPET INC
$2.67B$1.04B$130.58M$33.68M$0.7119.30%30.01%36.54%42.70%
UTZ
UTZ BRANDS INC
$1.89B$1.43B$146.54M$18.12M$0.20-0.09%N/A300.00%10.76%
LW
LAMB WESTON HOLDINGS INC
$7.88B$6.45B$1.09B$357.20M$2.51-0.25%11.21%-49.90%0.08%2025-09-28
JJSF
J&J SNACK FOODS CORP
$2.13B$1.60B$188.40M$83.86M$4.300.50%8.15%-4.87%16.54%
DAR
DARLING INGREDIENTS INC
$5.21B$5.70B$793.46M$105.36M$0.67-6.76%10.87%-71.00%-23.52%2025-10-23
FLO
FLOWERS FOODS INC
$3.13B$5.10B$510.73M$219.47M$1.05-0.61%3.66%69.35%18.47%
JBSS
SANFILIPPO JOHN B & SON INC
$747.37M$1.11B$112.89M$58.93M$5.063.79%4.70%-2.50%1.40%2025-10-29
KHC
KRAFT HEINZ CO
$30.80B$25.31B-$5.80B-$5.27B-$4.48-3.83%-0.08%N/AN/A2025-10-29
BGS
B&G FOODS INC
$348.82M$1.86B-$55.71M-$223.89M-$2.83-6.91%0.26%N/AN/A
JBS
JBS NV
$17.87BN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
FTLF
FITLIFE BRANDS INC
$169.51M$63.05M$11.80M$7.96M$0.873.91%29.18%0.00%26.37%
HAIN
HAIN CELESTIAL GROUP INC
$163.36M$1.62B-$163.39M-$261.16M-$2.90-8.50%-4.63%N/AN/A2025-09-15
ABVE
ABOVE FOOD INGREDIENTS INC
$55.07MN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
BRBR
BELLRING BRANDS INC
$5.24B$2.22B$385.80M$228.30M$1.7816.27%19.30%5.33%39.25%
CPB
CAMPBELL's CO
$9.38B$10.23B$1.39B$454.00M$1.528.65%4.10%-38.96%-21.44%2025-09-03
HRL
HORMEL FOODS CORP
$13.77B$12.06B$1.34B$754.53M$1.370.65%4.47%-4.20%-4.56%
LSF
LAIRD SUPERFOOD INC
$60.79M$47.03M-$786.62k-$1.08M-$0.1122.79%20.19%N/AN/A
MKC
MCCORMICK & CO INC
$18.46B$6.74B$1.32B$702.40M$2.890.89%4.44%4.71%0.56%2025-10-07
SJM
J M SMUCKER CO
$11.67B$8.71B-$452.10M-$1.46B-$13.712.54%1.74%N/AN/A
CAG
CONAGRA BRANDS INC
$8.96B$11.61B$1.96B$1.15B$2.41-3.64%0.99%230.14%6.98%2025-10-01
GIS
GENERAL MILLS INC
$26.75B$19.49B$3.93B$2.30B$4.12-1.87%2.03%-5.07%2.79%2025-09-17
PLAG
PLANET GREEN HOLDINGS CORP
$12.09M$5.00M-$5.80M-$6.10M-$0.83-38.61%16.15%N/AN/A
WEST
WESTROCK COFFEE CO
$509.17M$872.02M-$6.27M-$83.50M-$0.912.38%N/AN/AN/A
K
KELLANOVA
$27.45B$12.64B$2.26B$1.34B$3.87-1.39%-1.26%45.49%4.01%2025-10-30
BRCC
BRC INC
$382.27M$388.89M$11.91M-$11.23M-$0.15-4.59%N/AN/AN/A
STKH
STEAKHOLDER FOODS LTD
$1.39M$10.00k-$4.45M-$8.03M-$8.05N/AN/AN/AN/A
BON
BON NATURAL LIFE LTD
$235.06k$23.84M$2.33M$398.17k$4.25-19.23%7.78%-96.62%-49.15%2025-09-22
BOF
BRANCHOUT FOOD INC
$24.98M$10.18M-$3.66M-$5.28M-$0.6595.18%N/AN/AN/A
BYND
BEYOND MEAT INC
$181.24M$319.58M-$122.90M-$158.83M-$2.28-2.19%-2.07%N/AN/A
NAII
NATURAL ALTERNATIVES INTERNATIONAL INC
$22.43M$125.48M$815.00k-$8.23M-$1.394.39%1.93%N/AN/A2025-09-29
IMG
CIMG INC
$9.24M$1.28M-$7.74M-$8.36M-$2.44-50.01%-8.36%N/AN/A
WYHG
WING YIP FOOD HOLDINGS GROUP LTD
$78.01M$146.11M$14.72M$7.16M$0.146.86%N/A-60.00%N/A
NCRA
NOCERA INC
$21.55M$13.87M-$1.82M-$2.25M-$0.17-47.49%53.70%N/AN/A
ATPC
AGAPE ATP CORP
$66.01M$1.45M-$2.40M-$2.63M-$0.414.90%-5.84%N/AN/A
BRLS
BOREALIS FOODS INC
$60.08M$28.48M-$12.66M-$19.39M-$0.910.28%N/AN/AN/A
CENT
CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO
$2.32B$3.12B$390.45M$138.49M$2.21-4.90%4.04%0.00%6.15%
HCWC
HEALTHY CHOICE WELLNESS CORP
$5.80M$78.34M$2.33M-$4.26M-$0.4430.47%N/AN/AN/A
BRID
BRIDGFORD FOODS CORP
$70.62M$227.36M-$2.73M-$7.26M-$0.80-1.89%3.57%N/AN/A
KLG
WK KELLOGG CO
$1.98B$2.61B$152.00M$46.00M$0.53-4.30%N/A-65.36%N/A
FAMI
FARMMI INC
$2.13M$43.83M-$2.38M-$5.33M-$9.16-49.19%9.51%N/AN/A
FARM
FARMER BROTHERS CO
$42.14M$341.54M$4.93M-$14.36M-$0.68-0.19%-9.49%N/AN/A2025-09-16
SOWG
SOW GOOD INC
$9.17M$9.27M-$10.70M-$14.31M-$1.37-77.72%81.82%N/AN/A
RKDA
ARCADIA BIOSCIENCES INC
$4.65M$5.41M-$7.05M-$7.54M-$5.5323.81%31.07%N/AN/A
ORIS
ORIENTAL RISE HOLDINGS LTD
$2.75M$15.01M$3.26M$2.09M$0.17-37.76%N/A-82.29%N/A
PAVS
PARANOVUS ENTERTAINMENT TECHNOLOGY LTD
$46.46M$71.54k-$7.25M-$7.89M-$0.10N/A-74.40%N/AN/A
PETZ
TDH HOLDINGS INC
$10.67M$563.73k$2.19M$2.68M$0.2674,664.72%-46.32%N/AN/A

Food Stocks FAQ

What are the best food stocks to buy right now in Sep 2025?

According to Zen Ratings, our proprietary rating system that evaluates 115 factors proven to drive growth in stocks and assigns each stock in our system an overall letter grade as well as 7 individual Component Grades for Value, Growth, Momentum, Sentiment, Safety, Financials, and proprietary AI algorithms, the 3 best food stocks to buy right now are:

1. Lifevantage (NASDAQ:LFVN)


Lifevantage (NASDAQ:LFVN) is the #1 top food stock out of 65 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Lifevantage (NASDAQ:LFVN) is: Value: A, Growth: A, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: C.

Lifevantage (NASDAQ:LFVN) has a Due Diligence Score of 54, which is 24 points higher than the food industry average of 30.

LFVN passed 21 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Lifevantage has seen its stock return 75.75% over the past year, overperforming other food stocks by 93 percentage points.

2. Natures Sunshine Products (NASDAQ:NATR)


Natures Sunshine Products (NASDAQ:NATR) is the #2 top food stock out of 65 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Natures Sunshine Products (NASDAQ:NATR) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Natures Sunshine Products (NASDAQ:NATR) has a Due Diligence Score of 36, which is 6 points higher than the food industry average of 30.

NATR passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Natures Sunshine Products has seen its stock return 22.18% over the past year, overperforming other food stocks by 40 percentage points.

Natures Sunshine Products has an average 1 year price target of $20.50, an upside of 22.02% from Natures Sunshine Products's current stock price of $16.80.

Natures Sunshine Products stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Natures Sunshine Products, 100% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Herbalife (NYSE:HLF)


Herbalife (NYSE:HLF) is the #3 top food stock out of 65 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Herbalife (NYSE:HLF) is: Value: A, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: A, and AI: C.

Herbalife (NYSE:HLF) has a Due Diligence Score of 25, which is -5 points lower than the food industry average of 30. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates HLF as a "B".

HLF passed 8 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Herbalife has seen its stock return 21.46% over the past year, overperforming other food stocks by 39 percentage points.

Herbalife has an average 1 year price target of $11.33, an upside of 15.76% from Herbalife's current stock price of $9.79.

Herbalife stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Herbalife, 66.67% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 33.33% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

What are the food stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 18 food stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 food stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. B&G Foods (NYSE:BGS)


B&G Foods (NYSE:BGS) has an annual dividend yield of 13.07%, which is 10 percentage points higher than the food industry average of 3.38%. B&G Foods's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. B&G Foods's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

B&G Foods's dividend payout ratio of -26.9% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Conagra Brands (NYSE:CAG)


Conagra Brands (NYSE:CAG) has an annual dividend yield of 7.46%, which is 4 percentage points higher than the food industry average of 3.38%. Conagra Brands's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Conagra Brands's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Conagra Brands's dividend payout ratio of 58.1% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Kraft Heinz Co (NASDAQ:KHC)


Kraft Heinz Co (NASDAQ:KHC) has an annual dividend yield of 6.15%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the food industry average of 3.38%. Kraft Heinz Co's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Kraft Heinz Co's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Kraft Heinz Co's dividend payout ratio of -35.7% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Why are food stocks down?

Food stocks were down -1.04% in the last day, and down -0.98% over the last week. Kraft Heinz Co was the among the top losers in the packaged foods industry, dropping -6.97% yesterday.

Kraft Heinz shares are trading lower following a report suggesting that Warren Buffett is "disappointed" in the company's split and that it will not solve its problems.

What are the most undervalued food stocks?

Based on the Valuation rating, one of the 7 components of a stocks overall Zen Ratings grade, which evaluates factors including estimated earnings yield, earnings before interest and taxes/enterprise value, cash flow yield, free cash flow to price, and price-to-earnings growth (PEG ratio), the 3 most undervalued food stocks right now are:

1. Herbalife (NYSE:HLF)


Herbalife (NYSE:HLF) is the most undervalued food stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Herbalife has a valuation score of 29, which is 6 points higher than the food industry average of 23. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Herbalife's stock has gained 21.46% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the food industry by 39 percentage points.

2. Nomad Foods (NYSE:NOMD)


Nomad Foods (NYSE:NOMD) is the second most undervalued food stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Nomad Foods has a valuation score of 71, which is 48 points higher than the food industry average of 23. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Nomad Foods's stock has dropped -19.14% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the food industry by -2 percentage points.

3. Usana Health Sciences (NYSE:USNA)


Usana Health Sciences (NYSE:USNA) is the third most undervalued food stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Usana Health Sciences has a valuation score of 57, which is 34 points higher than the food industry average of 23. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Usana Health Sciences's stock has dropped -19.63% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the food industry by -2 percentage points.

Are food stocks a good buy now?

39.47% of food stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect food stocks to rise by 19.43% over the next year.

4.17% of food stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 14.58% of food stocks are rated B (Buy), 62.5% are rated C (Hold), 16.67% are rated D (Sell), and 2.08% are rated F (Strong Sell).

What is the average p/e ratio of the packaged foods industry?

The average P/E ratio of the packaged foods industry is 12.74x.
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