SJM Stock — The J.M. Smucker Co.

The J.M. Smucker Co. (SJM)

Updated October 16, 2026.

SJM is a Stock. its distribution rate is 3.52%, its trailing-12-month yield is 3.47%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 99/100 (Safe). Total return is 4788.6% over the past 41.9 years.

The J.M. Smucker Company manufactures and markets branded food and beverage products globally, operating through segments including U.S. retail coffee, frozen foods, spreads, and pet foods under well-known brands such as Folgers, Jif, Smucker's, Uncrustables, Meow Mix, and Milk-Bone. The company distributes a high current dividend yield paid quarterly and appeals to income-focused investors seeking exposure to established consumer packaged goods businesses. Smucker has a long operating history dating to 1897 and sells its products through diverse retail channels including supermarkets, online retailers, pet specialty stores, and foodservice operators.

SJM performance

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 4788.6% over the past 41.9 years. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 27.7%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 22.8%.

SJM key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

99 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

3.48%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

11/05/1984

Distribution rate

3.52%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

3.47%

5-year average yield

3.35

Last close

$127.43 (stale; as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$13,612,478,210

Average volume

1638700.0

Dividend

$1.12

Ex-dividend date

08/14/2026

Payment date

09/01/2026

Beta

0.266

Payout ratio

42.1%

P/E ratio

59.55

Forward P/E

11.9904

EPS

$2.14

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (3.52%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (3.47%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

SJM risks and drawbacks

SJM's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 22.8%.

Who may consider SJM — and who may not

SJM may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score, moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (SJM pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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