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 60th 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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Rev. Y/Y
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Earnings Date
NATR
NATURES SUNSHINE PRODUCTS INC
$264.99M$456.62M$41.14M$10.12M$0.552.00%4.47%-36.05%6.05%
LFVN
LIFEVANTAGE CORP
$149.30M$222.35M$17.21M$9.15M$0.758.22%-0.65%167.86%-2.24%
PPC
PILGRIMS PRIDE CORP
$10.98B$17.98B$2.17B$1.21B$5.102.40%8.86%145.19%23.71%
INGR
INGREDION INC
$8.83B$7.36B$1.16B$628.00M$9.65-6.88%3.44%-4.74%10.72%
SENEA
SENECA FOODS CORP
$602.18M$1.54B$138.18M$38.38M$5.644.01%3.61%21.03%17.86%
BRFS
BRF SA
$5.80B$10.56B$1.70B$553.06M$0.34-9.79%3.50%N/A-0.93%
FTLF
FITLIFE BRANDS INC
$142.06M$64.47M$13.35M$8.98M$0.9822.33%27.50%66.10%25.88%
JVA
COFFEE HOLDING CO INC
$19.69M$80.33M$5.33M$3.02M$0.5315.77%2.76%5,200.00%N/A
HLF
HERBALIFE LTD
$719.04M$4.95B$561.50M$280.40M$2.79-2.45%-0.07%102.17%8.10%
SMPL
SIMPLY GOOD FOODS CO
$3.63B$1.41B$248.01M$145.49M$1.4411.47%16.48%2.13%N/A2025-06-25
USNA
USANA HEALTH SCIENCES INC
$559.06M$876.24M$94.09M$34.90M$1.83-2.69%-3.64%-42.99%-17.01%
MAMA
MAMA's CREATIONS INC
$249.64M$123.33M$8.32M$3.71M$0.1019.41%29.59%-44.44%14.87%2025-06-09
SFD
SMITHFIELD FOODS INC
$8.88BN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
FLO
FLOWERS FOODS INC
$3.71B$5.10B$525.28M$248.12M$1.180.25%4.35%103.45%8.63%2025-05-14
STKL
SUNOPTA INC
$756.97M$742.51M$47.95M-$15.25M-$0.1313.16%3.54%N/AN/A
LW
LAMB WESTON HOLDINGS INC
$7.23B$6.39B$1.12B$367.00M$2.57-2.49%10.10%-65.92%-4.65%
LSF
LAIRD SUPERFOOD INC
$79.31M$45.04M-$660.49k-$959.82k-$0.1025.04%22.85%N/AN/A
JBSS
SANFILIPPO JOHN B & SON INC
$738.57M$1.11B$107.83M$55.42M$4.767.40%4.41%-15.00%-0.17%
POST
POST HOLDINGS INC
$6.07B$7.88B$1.28B$357.30M$6.111.48%6.21%8.53%N/A
THS
TREEHOUSE FOODS INC
$1.15B$3.33B$223.80M$6.80M$0.10-2.15%-5.04%-78.26%N/A
UTZ
UTZ BRANDS INC
$1.75B$1.41B$152.91M$27.47M$0.32-1.29%N/AN/A12.20%
SJM
J M SMUCKER CO
$11.97B$8.79B$859.30M-$256.70M-$2.397.07%2.92%N/AN/A2025-06-04
HRL
HORMEL FOODS CORP
$16.25B$11.91B$1.35B$756.75M$1.38-1.84%4.58%-5.48%-5.49%2025-05-29
CPB
CAMPBELL's CO
$10.72B$10.12B$1.47B$521.00M$1.759.15%4.61%-32.17%-18.27%
CAG
CONAGRA BRANDS INC
$11.13B$11.74B$1.08B$329.10M$0.69-3.15%2.49%-65.33%-15.05%2025-07-09
ORIS
ORIENTAL RISE HOLDINGS LTD
$21.18M$15.01M$3.26M$2.09M$0.17-37.76%N/A-82.29%N/A
NOMD
NOMAD FOODS LTD
$2.88B$3.50B$578.30M$279.77M$1.750.76%4.72%39.97%10.85%
WYHG
WING YIP FOOD HOLDINGS GROUP LTD
$472.72M$144.63M$17.68M$11.25M$0.237.88%N/A-20.69%N/A
BRBR
BELLRING BRANDS INC
$8.27B$2.19B$452.60M$281.00M$2.1818.91%18.11%50.34%53.00%
BGS
B&G FOODS INC
$359.09M$1.88B-$33.95M-$210.18M-$2.66-7.06%2.10%N/AN/A
HAIN
HAIN CELESTIAL GROUP INC
$159.75M$1.62B-$163.39M-$261.16M-$2.90-8.50%-4.63%N/AN/A
DAR
DARLING INGREDIENTS INC
$5.62B$5.68B$877.27M$171.56M$1.08-11.56%10.91%-68.24%-14.18%
K
KELLANOVA
$28.55B$12.63B$2.34B$1.38B$4.02-2.68%-1.27%49.44%6.03%
KHC
KRAFT HEINZ CO
$33.32B$25.43B$2.71B$2.66B$2.20-4.25%0.20%-4.35%6.98%
GIS
GENERAL MILLS INC
$30.03B$19.64B$4.25B$2.56B$4.59-2.62%3.22%4.32%5.45%2025-06-24
LANC
LANCASTER COLONY CORP
$4.70B$1.89B$275.82M$169.65M$6.160.69%7.13%27.54%3.93%
KLG
WK KELLOGG CO
$1.51B$2.66B$169.00M$57.00M$0.65-3.13%N/A-52.55%N/A
MKC
MCCORMICK & CO INC
$20.51B$6.73B$1.31B$714.50M$2.930.40%4.77%10.98%2.15%2025-06-25
ATPC
AGAPE ATP CORP
$82.51M$1.32M-$2.24M-$2.47M-$0.63-7.57%0.50%N/AN/A
WEST
WESTROCK COFFEE CO
$696.09M$872.02M-$6.27M-$83.50M-$0.912.38%N/AN/AN/A
FRPT
FRESHPET INC
$3.88B$1.01B$108.51M$15.63M$0.3423.24%31.18%70.00%N/A
JJSF
J&J SNACK FOODS CORP
$2.32B$1.59B$177.61M$75.91M$3.900.49%5.84%-12.75%-1.98%
BOF
BRANCHOUT FOOD INC
$19.98M$6.52M-$3.68M-$4.75M-$0.83130.60%N/AN/AN/A
BRCC
BRC INC
$377.40M$383.07M$15.64M-$6.39M-$0.09-6.69%N/AN/AN/A
FARM
FARMER BROTHERS CO
$36.00M$341.54M$4.93M-$14.36M-$0.68-0.19%-9.49%N/AN/A
BYND
BEYOND MEAT INC
$176.65M$319.58M-$122.90M-$158.83M-$2.28-2.19%-2.07%N/AN/A
BRID
BRIDGFORD FOODS CORP
$70.50M$221.35M-$1.14M-$5.73M-$0.63-9.60%3.06%N/AN/A
PAVS
PARANOVUS ENTERTAINMENT TECHNOLOGY LTD
$7.04M$319.31k-$19.39M-$20.09M-$3.96-95.05%-65.34%N/AN/A
NAII
NATURAL ALTERNATIVES INTERNATIONAL INC
$19.96M$121.85M$1.28M-$7.63M-$1.29-4.63%-0.35%N/AN/A
LWAY
LIFEWAY FOODS INC
$371.11M$186.82M$17.46M$9.03M$0.6116.67%14.81%-20.78%82.66%
NCRA
NOCERA INC
$13.09M$17.01M-$2.09M-$2.35M-$0.18-28.86%106.16%N/AN/A
STKH
STEAKHOLDER FOODS LTD
$2.11M$10.00k-$8.01M-$8.52M-$10.00N/AN/AN/AN/A
IMG
CIMG INC
$2.71M$3.11M-$7.25M-$7.82M-$7.3711.59%13.17%N/AN/A
RKDA
ARCADIA BIOSCIENCES INC
$5.45M$5.26M-$1.35M-$2.02M-$1.4920.65%31.85%N/AN/A
HCWC
HEALTHY CHOICE WELLNESS CORP
$6.20M$73.74M$1.64M-$4.52MN/A27.08%N/AN/AN/A
PLAG
PLANET GREEN HOLDINGS CORP
$11.00M$6.73M-$6.23M-$7.33M-$1.00-61.89%43.49%N/AN/A2025-05-13
SOWG
SOW GOOD INC
$8.88M$31.99M-$114.89k-$3.70M-$0.4099.07%132.93%N/AN/A
FAMI
FARMMI INC
$1.58M$64.13M-$2.38M-$4.65M-$7.92-41.89%17.49%N/AN/A
ABVE
ABOVE FOOD INGREDIENTS INC
$30.24MN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
BON
BON NATURAL LIFE LTD
$246.18k$23.84M$2.33M$398.17k$0.17-19.23%7.78%-96.62%-49.15%
BRLS
BOREALIS FOODS INC
$126.14M$27.67M-$18.08M-$25.33M-$1.25-7.72%N/AN/AN/A
CENT
CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO
$2.29B$3.16B$368.58M$123.21M$1.89-4.60%5.34%-16.74%8.52%
PETZ
TDH HOLDINGS INC
$9.11M$563.73k$2.19M$2.68M$0.2674,664.72%-46.32%N/AN/A
DDC
DDC ENTERPRISE LTD
$3.14M$32.73MN/A-$32.01M-$90.7517.83%N/AN/AN/A

Food Stocks FAQ

What are the best food stocks to buy right now in May 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. Natures Sunshine Products (NASDAQ:NATR)


Natures Sunshine Products (NASDAQ:NATR) is the #1 top food stock out of 64 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: A, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Natures Sunshine Products (NASDAQ:NATR) has a Due Diligence Score of 25, which is -4 points lower than the food industry average of 29. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates NATR as a "A".

NATR passed 9 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Natures Sunshine Products has seen its stock lose -6.9% over the past year, overperforming other food stocks by 8 percentage points.

2. Lifevantage (NASDAQ:LFVN)


Lifevantage (NASDAQ:LFVN) is the #2 top food stock out of 64 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 41, which is 12 points higher than the food industry average of 29.

LFVN passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Lifevantage has seen its stock return 75.18% over the past year, overperforming other food stocks by 90 percentage points.

Lifevantage has an average 1 year price target of $30.50, an upside of 157.17% from Lifevantage's current stock price of $11.86.

Lifevantage stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Lifevantage, 50% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 50% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Pilgrims Pride (NASDAQ:PPC)


Pilgrims Pride (NASDAQ:PPC) is the #3 top food stock out of 64 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 Pilgrims Pride (NASDAQ:PPC) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Pilgrims Pride (NASDAQ:PPC) has a Due Diligence Score of 55, which is 26 points higher than the food industry average of 29.

PPC passed 18 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Pilgrims Pride has seen its stock return 22.58% over the past year, overperforming other food stocks by 38 percentage points.

Pilgrims Pride has an average 1 year price target of $48.00, an upside of 3.65% from Pilgrims Pride's current stock price of $46.31.

Pilgrims Pride stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Pilgrims Pride, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 100% 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 12.67%, which is 10 percentage points higher than the food industry average of 3.02%. 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 -28.6% 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 6.01%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the food industry average of 3.02%. 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 202.9% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Kraft Heinz Co (NASDAQ:KHC)


Kraft Heinz Co (NASDAQ:KHC) has an annual dividend yield of 5.68%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the food industry average of 3.02%. 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 72.7% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are food stocks up?

Food stocks were up 1.11% in the last day, and down -0.52% over the last week. Bon Natural Life was the among the top gainers in the packaged foods industry, gaining 10.71% yesterday.

Shares of companies within the broader materials sector are trading higher amid overall market strength after the US and China agreed to a temporary reduction in most tariffs on each other's goods. A decrease of trade tensions could reduce demand uncertainty for materials.

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 7 points higher than the food industry average of 22. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Herbalife's stock has dropped -35.05% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the food industry by -20 percentage points.

2. Usana Health Sciences (NYSE:USNA)


Usana Health Sciences (NYSE:USNA) 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.

Usana Health Sciences has a valuation score of 71, which is 49 points higher than the food industry average of 22. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Usana Health Sciences's stock has dropped -36.49% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the food industry by -21 percentage points.

3. Brf Sa (NYSE:BRFS)


Brf Sa (NYSE:BRFS) 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.

Brf Sa has a valuation score of 29, which is 7 points higher than the food industry average of 22. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Brf Sa's stock has dropped -2.27% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the food industry by 13 percentage points.

Are food stocks a good buy now?

38.89% of food stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect food stocks to rise by 20.39% over the next year.

8.7% of food stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 8.7% of food stocks are rated B (Buy), 65.22% are rated C (Hold), 13.04% are rated D (Sell), and 4.35% 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 19.25x.
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