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DEL MONTE CORP DMC

NYSE · stock · Agricultural Production-Crops · website · IPO 1997-10-27

DEL MONTE CORP statistics & valuation

Market cap$1.4B
P / E15.3×
P / S0.3×
P / B0.7×
Dividend yield4.13%
Net margin2.1%
Return on equity4.5%

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
5.60% 3.00% -0.50% 1.50% 1.20% 1.90% 2.20% -0.30% 3.30% 2.10% 2016201720182019202120212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
11.50% 8.10% 6.40% 6.80% 6.00% 7.10% 7.70% 8.10% 8.40% 9.20% 2016201720182019202120212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
6.10% 3.70% 0.90% 2.50% 1.80% 2.60% 3.50% 1.40% 4.60% 3.20% 2016201720182019202120212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
12.40% 6.70% -1.30% 3.80% 2.80% 4.40% 5.10% -0.60% 7.10% 4.50% 2016201720182019202120212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
52.0M 50.6M 48.6M 48.4M 47.7M 47.7M 47.9M 48.0M 48.0M 48.2M 2016201720182019202120212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
$248.5M $370.4M $703.7M 2016201720182019202120212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202120212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
8.50% 4.40% -0.70% 2.00% 1.50% 2.40% 2.90% -0.40% 4.60% 3.00% 2016201720182019202120212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
2016201720182019202120212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
0.15× 0.22× 0.42× 2016201720182019202120212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$4.33 $2.39 -$0.45 $1.37 $1.03 $1.68 $2.06 -$0.24 $2.96 $1.88 2016201720182019202120212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

DEL MONTE CORP trades at about 14.7× earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 10.3×–34.9×, median 19.8×).

10.3× 34.9×

Shaded band = 10-year range (10.3×–34.9×); dot = today's 14.7×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2021FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Gross margin9.2%8.4%8.1%7.7%7.1%6.0%6.8%6.4%8.1%11.5%
Operating margin3.2%4.6%1.4%3.5%2.6%1.8%2.5%0.9%3.7%6.1%
Net margin2.1%3.3%-0.3%2.2%1.9%1.2%1.5%-0.5%3.0%5.6%
Return on assets3.0%4.6%-0.4%2.9%2.4%1.5%2.0%-0.7%4.4%8.5%
Return on equity4.5%7.1%-0.6%5.1%4.4%2.8%3.8%-1.3%6.7%12.4%
Debt / equity———————0.42×0.22×0.15×
Current ratio2.162.132.122.051.741.821.871.942.592.60

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-26. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.