Campbell Soup Co. vs McKesson Corporation — how do they compare? Campbell Soup Co. trades at $22.79 (market cap $6.78B), while McKesson Corporation trades at $895 (market cap $105.14B). The key difference: McKesson Corporation is far larger — about 15.5× Campbell Soup Co.'s market cap, and Campbell Soup Co. pays the higher dividend (6.87%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| CPB | MCK | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $6.78B | $105.14B |
Sector | Consumer Staples | Health |
52-Week High | $34.03 | $995.69 |
52-Week Low | $20.00 | $659.01 |
Enterprise Value | $13.38B | $111.67B |
Dividend Yield | 6.87% | 0.42% |
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With a history that dates back around 150 years, Campbell Soup is now a leading manufacturer and marketer of branded convenience food products, most notably soup. The firm's product assortment includes well-known brands like Campbell's, Pace, Prego, Swanson, V8, and Pepperidge Farm. Following the sale of its international snacking operations, which wrapped in calendar 2019, the firm derives nearly all of its sales from its home turf. Campbell has made a handful of acquisitions to reshape its product mix the past few years, including the tie-up with Snyder's-Lance (completed in March 2018), which enhances its exposure to the faster-growing on-trend snack food aisle, complementing its Pepperidge Farm lineup.
Read more on CPB →McKesson is a leading wholesaler of branded, generic, and specialty pharmaceutical products to pharmacies (retail chains, independent, and mail order), hospitals networks, and healthcare providers. Along with AmerisourceBergen and Cardinal Health, the three account for well over 90% of the U.S. pharmaceutical wholesale industry. McKesson is currently divesting from its pharmaceutical wholesale and distribution in Europe and Canada in order to redeploy capital to strategic growth areas in the U.S. (oncology network and ecosystem, and biopharma services). Additionally, the company supplies medical-surgical products and equipment to healthcare facilities and provides a variety of technology solutions for pharmacies.
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