---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000091419-24-000008"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SJM"
cik: "0000091419"
company_name: "J M SMUCKER Co"
filed_at: "2024-02-27T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-05T13:56:52.322502+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Smucker Q3 adj EPS $2.48 (+12% YoY); raises comparable sales growth outlook to ~8.75%

## Summary
- Diluted GAAP EPS $1.13; adjusted EPS $2.48, up 12% YoY. Net sales $2.23B (+1% reported, +6% comparable).
- Hostess Brands acquisition contributed $300M in net sales; integration costs impacted GAAP operating income.
- U.S. Retail Pet Foods comparable sales up 20% ex-divestitures, led by Meow Mix cat food and Milk-Bone snacks.
- Full-year adjusted EPS guidance narrowed to $9.45-$9.65; comparable net sales growth raised to ~8.75% from 8.5-9.0%.
- Full-year free cash flow outlook lowered to ~$500M from $530M; capex unchanged at $610M.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000091419-24-000008
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SJM
- cik: 0000091419
- company_name: J M SMUCKER Co
- filed_at: 2024-02-27T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/91419/000009141924000008/0000091419-24-000008-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/91419/000009141924000008/sjm-20240227.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000091419-24-000008.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  J M SMUCKER Co reported the third quarter ended January 31, 2024 results: revenue $2,229.2, EPS $1.13 per diluted share.
  - Period: the third quarter ended January 31, 2024
  - Revenue: $2,229.2
  - EPS: $1.13 per diluted share
  - Result: reported results
  source text: value." THIRD QUARTER CONSOLIDATED RESULTS Three Months Ended January 31, 2024 2023 % Increase (Decrease) (Dollars and shares in millions, except per share data) Net sales $2,229.2 $2,216.3 1 % Operating income $297.4 $317.9 (6) % Adjusted operating income 457.5 357.6 28 % Net income per common share – assuming dilution $1.13 $1.95 (42) % Adjusted earnings
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/91419/000009141924000008/0000091419-24-000008-index.htm
- Earnings Releases
  J M SMUCKER Co reported full-year fiscal 2024 results: EPS $9.45 - $9.65 per share.
  - Period: full-year fiscal 2024
  - EPS: $9.45 - $9.65 per share
  - Result: guidance update
  source text: Adjusted earnings per share $9.45 - $9.65 $9.25 - $9.65
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/91419/000009141924000008/0000091419-24-000008-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.