Del Monte Corporation (DMC) Key Metrics

NYSE: DMCValuation, returns, debt and efficiency ratios over 10 years.

DMC valuation today

Trailing 12 months · as of October 18, 2026
Market cap
$1.40B
Enterprise value
$2.01B
P/E (TTM)
42.3
10-yr median 17.7
Forward P/E
17.9
PEG ratio
2.35
Price / sales
0.3
10-yr median 0.3
Price / book
0.7
10-yr median 0.8
EV / EBITDA
13.2
10-yr median 11.0
Dividend yield
4.05%
$1.20 a year
Beta
0.24

DMC key metrics, 2016–2025

Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 · U.S. dollars

DMC valuation Price multiples at each fiscal year-end price.

P/E ratio+68.6%
18.9
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
2016: 14.0 (−57.8%)2017: 20.0 (+42.6%)2019: 25.52020: 23.3 (−8.4%)2021: 16.5 (−29.4%)2022: 12.7 (−22.6%)2024: 11.22025: 18.9 (+68.6%)
20162025
Price / sales+6.4%
0.4
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
2016: 0.8 (+55.8%)2017: 0.6 (−25.0%)2018: 0.3 (−48.1%)2019: 0.4 (+23.4%)2020: 0.3 (−27.9%)2021: 0.3 (+13.8%)2022: 0.3 (−8.2%)2023: 0.3 (+2.5%)2024: 0.4 (+27.9%)2025: 0.4 (+6.4%)
20162025
Price / book+6.2%
0.9
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
2016: 1.8 (+45.2%)2017: 1.4 (−22.4%)2018: 0.8 (−40.5%)2019: 1.0 (+21.2%)2020: 0.7 (−32.6%)2021: 0.7 (+10.0%)2022: 0.7 (−9.8%)2023: 0.7 (+0.7%)2024: 0.8 (+20.7%)2025: 0.9 (+6.2%)
20162025
EV / EBITDA+39.5%
10.0
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
2016: 10.5 (−28.3%)2017: 11.9 (+13.3%)2018: 16.6 (+39.3%)2019: 11.2 (−32.2%)2020: 11.4 (+1.7%)2021: 10.7 (−6.8%)2022: 8.6 (−19.5%)2023: 13.6 (+58.2%)2024: 7.2 (−47.0%)2025: 10.0 (+39.5%)
20162025
Price / free cash flow−23.5%
9.3
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
2016: 17.0 (−18.1%)2017: 43.3 (+154.2%)2018: 14.3 (−67.0%)2019: 36.2 (+152.9%)2020: 37.5 (+3.6%)2021: 43.9 (+17.1%)2022: 91.7 (+108.8%)2023: 10.5 (−88.6%)2024: 12.2 (+16.4%)2025: 9.3 (−23.5%)
20162025
Free cash flow yield+2.5 pts
10.7%
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
2016: 5.9% (+1.1 pts)2017: 2.3% (−3.6 pts)2018: 7.0% (+4.7 pts)2019: 2.8% (−4.2 pts)2020: 2.7% (−0.1 pts)2021: 2.3% (−0.4 pts)2022: 1.1% (−1.2 pts)2023: 9.5% (+8.5 pts)2024: 8.2% (−1.3 pts)2025: 10.7% (+2.5 pts)
20162025

DMC valuation history

Fiscal year-endToday10-year median

DMC returns on capital

ROEROICROA

Net income (ROE, ROA) or after-tax operating income (ROIC) divided by the average of the opening and closing balance.

DMC debt vs cash

Total debtCash & short-term investments

Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease liabilities.

DMC cash returned to shareholders

DividendsBuybacksFree cash flow

DMC price vs earnings per share

Share price at year-endEPS (right axis)

DMC key metrics

2016–2025
Del Monte Corporation key metrics by fiscal year
2025202420232022202120202019201820172016
Valuation
Market capitalization$1.72B$1.60B$1.26B$1.26B$1.32B$1.15B$1.69B$1.37B$2.41B$3.15B
Enterprise value$2.15B$1.97B$1.82B$1.98B$2.00B$1.82B$2.38B$2.02B$2.74B$3.36B
P/E ratio18.911.2—12.716.523.325.5—20.014.0
Price / sales0.40.40.30.30.30.30.40.30.60.8
Price / book0.90.80.70.70.70.71.00.81.41.8
Price / free cash flow9.312.210.591.743.937.536.214.343.317.0
Price / operating cash flow6.98.77.120.310.26.410.05.612.49.7
EV / sales0.50.50.40.40.50.40.50.40.70.8
EV / EBITDA10.07.213.68.610.711.411.216.611.910.5
EV / free cash flow11.715.115.2144.266.759.350.921.049.318.2
Earnings yield5.3%8.9%−0.9%7.9%6.1%4.3%3.9%−1.6%5.0%7.1%
Free cash flow yield10.7%8.2%9.5%1.1%2.3%2.7%2.8%7.0%2.3%5.9%
Dividend yield3.3%3.0%2.9%2.3%1.8%1.2%0.4%2.1%1.2%0.9%
Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks)5.1%3.1%3.8%2.4%1.8%3.1%1.5%4.2%7.1%4.3%
Share price at fiscal year-end$35.63$33.21$26.25$26.19$27.60$24.07$34.98$28.27$47.67$60.63
Per share
Revenue per share$89.76$89.01$89.99$92.00$89.02$88.32$92.59$92.31$80.74$77.06
Earnings per share$1.88$2.96−$0.24$2.06$1.68$1.03$1.37−$0.45$2.39$4.33
Operating cash flow per share$5.14$3.80$3.71$1.29$2.69$3.79$3.49$5.07$3.84$6.22
Free cash flow per share$3.82$2.72$2.51$0.29$0.63$0.64$0.97$1.98$1.10$3.56
Cash per share$0.74$0.68$0.70$0.36$0.34$0.35$0.69$0.44$0.50$0.39
Book value per share$41.87$41.43$39.52$39.73$37.78$36.26$35.52$34.80$34.94$34.48
Tangible book value per share$33.08$32.49$30.45$28.09$25.91$24.20$23.50$22.66$28.83$28.55
Dividends per share$1.19$1.00$0.75$0.60$0.50$0.30$0.14$0.60$0.59$0.54
Capex per share$1.32$1.08$1.20$1.00$2.06$3.15$2.53$3.10$2.74$2.66
Debt per share$9.86$8.56$12.47$15.38$14.72$14.38$14.93$13.62$7.08$4.49
Shares outstanding48.2M48.0M48.0M47.9M47.7M47.7M48.4M48.6M50.6M52.0M
Change in shares outstanding+0.2%+0.1%+0.1%+0.5%+0.1%−1.5%−0.5%−3.9%−2.6%−2.3%
Returns & profitability
Return on equity (ROE)4.5%7.3%−0.6%5.3%4.5%2.9%3.9%−1.3%6.8%12.9%
Return on invested capital (ROIC)5.5%5.5%3.2%4.2%4.0%2.4%3.1%1.8%6.3%12.8%
Return on assets (ROA)2.9%4.5%−0.3%2.9%2.4%1.5%2.0%−0.7%4.5%8.6%
Return on tangible assets3.4%5.3%−0.4%3.4%2.8%1.8%2.4%−0.8%4.9%9.6%
Free cash flow margin4.3%3.1%2.8%0.3%0.7%0.7%1.0%2.1%1.4%4.6%
Income quality (OCF / net income)2.731.28—0.631.613.672.54—1.611.44
Financial health
Total debt$474.9M$411.3M$598.2M$737.3M$702.0M$685.2M$722.3M$662.4M$358.4M$233.5M
Cash & short-term investments$35.7M$32.6M$33.8M$17.2M$16.1M$16.5M$33.3M$21.3M$25.1M$20.1M
Net debt$439.2M$378.7M$564.4M$720.1M$685.9M$668.7M$689.0M$641.1M$333.3M$213.4M
Debt / equity0.240.210.320.390.390.400.420.390.200.13
Debt / assets0.160.130.190.210.210.210.220.200.130.09
Net debt / EBITDA2.051.384.213.133.654.213.255.281.450.67
Current ratio2.162.132.122.051.741.821.871.942.592.63
Quick ratio1.061.011.010.940.780.910.890.981.211.29
Interest coverage16.68.76.75.34.93.04.13.624.564.9
Working capital$611.5M$599.8M$603.7M$634.4M$467.2M$457.5M$488.6M$552.8M$626.0M$600.4M
Invested capital$2.46B$2.37B$2.46B$2.62B$2.49B$2.40B$2.41B$2.33B$2.10B$2.01B
Tangible asset value$1.61B$1.58B$1.48B$1.42B$1.31B$1.23B$1.22B$1.18B$1.48B$1.51B
Net current asset value$112.0M$43.5M−$127.1M−$242.5M−$428.2M−$451.1M−$499.4M−$346.8M$44.1M$132.6M
Graham number$42.12$52.53—$42.88$37.76$29.02$33.14—$43.32$57.97
Graham net-net per share−$7.39−$8.45−$12.01−$16.35−$18.43−$18.18−$18.85−$17.00−$7.03−$5.02
Capital allocation
Dividends paid$57.4M$47.8M$35.9M$28.7M$23.7M$14.3M$6.7M$29.0M$30.1M$28.2M
Share buybacks (net)$29.8M$900,000$11.8M$1.6M$400,000$20.8M$17.9M$29.4M$142.0M$108.4M
Dividend payout ratio63.3%33.6%—29.1%29.6%29.1%10.1%—24.9%12.5%
Dividends + buybacks / free cash flow47.4%37.2%39.7%221.2%80.3%114.7%52.6%60.8%309.0%73.8%
Capex / revenue1.5%1.2%1.3%1.1%2.3%3.6%2.7%3.4%3.4%3.5%
Capex / operating cash flow25.8%28.3%32.4%77.8%76.7%83.1%72.3%61.0%71.3%42.8%
Capex / depreciation0.880.660.680.521.021.581.251.501.731.76
Stock-based compensation / revenue0.2%0.2%0.2%0.2%0.2%0.2%0.2%0.3%0.3%0.6%
R&D / revenue———————0.1%0.1%0.1%
SG&A / revenue4.9%4.6%4.3%4.2%——————
Efficiency
Days sales outstanding39.440.740.037.337.537.937.236.837.737.8
Days of inventory on hand54.855.758.356.651.248.948.747.950.350.1
Days payables outstanding32.321.924.827.427.125.526.822.216.817.3
Cash conversion cycle (days)61.874.473.566.561.761.459.062.571.370.6
Receivables turnover9.268.979.129.789.739.639.829.919.679.65
Payables turnover11.2816.6414.7513.3213.4914.3313.6116.4121.7421.10
Inventory turnover6.676.566.266.457.127.467.507.617.267.28
Asset turnover1.401.361.301.291.271.271.361.491.511.53
Average receivables$466.6M$476.6M$473.3M$450.9M$436.2M$437.1M$456.2M$452.9M$422.3M$414.8M
Average payables$347.6M$235.6M$269.5M$307.9M$293.2M$275.7M$307.9M$256.9M$172.7M$168.3M
Average inventory$588.6M$597.6M$634.5M$635.9M$555.2M$529.8M$558.5M$553.5M$517.5M$487.6M
Intangibles / total assets13.8%13.9%13.7%16.1%16.7%17.6%17.4%18.1%11.2%11.6%

Computed from DMC's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed February 19, 2026) and the closing share price on each fiscal year-end, adjusted for stock splits. Figures in U.S. dollars; data from EODHD. Averages use the opening and closing balance of each year.

DMC valuation and financial ratios

At the end of fiscal 2025 (December 31, 2025), Del Monte traded at 18.9 times earnings, against a 10-year median of 17.7. Based on the latest twelve months, the trailing P/E is 42.3 and the forward P/E is 17.9. Del Monte earned a return on equity of 4.5% and a return on invested capital of 5.5% in fiscal 2025. It ended the year with $474.9 million of debt and $35.7 million in cash and short-term investments, net debt of $439.2 million. It returned $87.2 million to shareholders: $57.4 million in dividends and $29.8 million in share buybacks, 47% of free cash flow. The share count fell 7.3% from 52.0M to 48.2M over 9 years.

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DMC key metrics FAQ

What is Del Monte's P/E ratio?

Del Monte's trailing P/E ratio is 42.3 based on the last twelve months of earnings (as of October 18, 2026), and its forward P/E is 17.9. At the end of fiscal 2025 it was 18.9, compared with a 10-year median of 17.7.

What is Del Monte's EV/EBITDA?

Del Monte's enterprise value was 10.0 times EBITDA at the end of fiscal 2025 (enterprise value $2.2 billion, EBITDA $214.6 million); the current EV/EBITDA is 13.2.

What is Del Monte's return on equity?

Del Monte's return on equity (ROE) was 4.5% in fiscal 2025: net income of $90.7 million on average shareholders' equity of $2.0 billion.

What is Del Monte's ROIC?

Del Monte's return on invested capital was 5.5% in fiscal 2025, using after-tax operating income divided by average debt plus equity minus cash.

How much debt does Del Monte have?

Del Monte had total debt of $474.9 million at the end of fiscal 2025, a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24 and $439.2 million of net debt (2.05 times EBITDA).

What is Del Monte's dividend yield?

Del Monte's forward dividend yield is 4.05%. Del Monte paid $57.4 million in dividends in fiscal 2025 ($1.19 per share), a payout ratio of 63.3%.

Does Del Monte buy back its shares?

Yes. Del Monte spent $29.8 million on net share repurchases in fiscal 2025 Shares outstanding changed +0.2% over the year, to 48.2M..

What is Del Monte's free cash flow yield?

Del Monte generated $183.8 million of free cash flow in fiscal 2025, a free cash flow yield of 10.7% on its market value at year-end ($1.7 billion).

What is Del Monte's current ratio?

Del Monte's current ratio was 2.16 at the end of fiscal 2025: current assets were 2.16 times current liabilities.

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