Campbell Soup Company (CPB)
Consumer Staples · Packaged Foods · NASDAQ
A long-standing manufacturer of iconic food and beverage brands, currently navigating a challenging inflationary environment and executing a turnaround strategy to improve growth and margins.
What Campbell Soup Company does
Campbell Soup Company is a manufacturer and marketer of branded food and beverage products, organized into Meals & Beverages and Snacks segments. Its diverse portfolio includes iconic brands such as Campbell's soups, Goldfish crackers, Pepperidge Farm, Rao's pasta sauces, and V8 juices. The company serves various retail and foodservice channels, primarily across North America.
Recent developments
In its fiscal 2026 fourth-quarter report, the company announced a strategic reset including a dividend reduction to accelerate debt reduction and a new cost savings target of $500 million by fiscal 2030. It recently acquired a 49% stake in La Regina, the producer of its Rao's sauce line, following the 2024 acquisition of Sovos Brands.
From Campbell Soup Company's filing of 2026-09-03.
Themes: branded consumer foods, snacks, meals and beverages, cost savings initiatives, debt reduction
Fundamentals
- Price$19.37 as of 2026-10-08 close
- Market cap$5.8B as of 2026-09-16 (share count; price 2026-10-08)
- 1-year return-36.5% 2025-10-08 close $30.49 → 2026-10-08 close $19.37
- P/E9.53 as of 2026-10-08
- Net margin+4.1% FY2026, SEC XBRL
- ROE+10.5% FY2026, SEC XBRL
- Debt / equity1.74 as of 2026-09-03
- Revenue growth (YoY)-2.9% as of 2026-09-03
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+1.4% SEC XBRL
- Beta0.08 as of 2026-09-03
- Last reported earnings2026-09-03 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
Dividend: yield +7.5%; at least 19 years of non-decreasing per-share dividends (SEC XBRL) — we do not hold the year before it, so the real streak may be longer.
How CPB compares in its sector
- price-to-earnings ratiobottom 10% 91 covered Consumer Staples peers, as of 2026-10-08
- net profit marginmiddle range 105 covered Consumer Staples peers, as of 2026-09-03
- operating marginmiddle range 98 covered Consumer Staples peers, as of 2026-09-03
- return on equitymiddle range 106 covered Consumer Staples peers, as of 2026-09-03
- 3-year revenue CAGRmiddle range 109 covered Consumer Staples peers
- indicated dividend yieldtop 10% 77 covered Consumer Staples peers, as of 2026-09-03
- free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)middle range 110 covered Consumer Staples peers, as of FY2026
Position among covered Consumer Staples companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
Top 10 scores & list membership
CPB is not currently in any published Top 10 list. Its scores are below.
Top 10 score
38.6 #1226 of 1,379 scored · #55 of 65 in Consumer Staples
Valuation 88th (price to earnings 9.5, price to book 1.5) and capital return 72nd (consecutive years of dividend increases 19 years, net share count bought back over the year 0); weakest is trend (9th, a "death cross" — its 50-day average is below its 200-day).
Scores as of 8 Oct 2026. Each bar is a percentile: how this company ranked against every company the score ranked, 0–100. A list is a published formula and its output, not a recommendation. Method version 4.
Dividend coverage (FY2026)
Exceeded at least one reported measure. In FY2026, CPB's dividend exceeded at least one reported measure of what it earned or generated (earnings payout 117%, free-cash-flow payout 69%). A payout above 100% in one year is not necessarily unsustainable, but it is not fully covered by that measure.
- Earnings payout117% dividends / net income
- Free-cash-flow payout69% dividends / (operating cash flow − capex)
Coverage derived from reported SEC EDGAR XBRL figures for FY2026 (dividends paid vs. net income and free cash flow, same fiscal year). This describes PAST coverage for one fiscal year — it does not predict whether a dividend will be maintained, raised, or cut, and a one-year payout ratio can be distorted by non-recurring items. Informational only — not financial advice.
How Campbell Soup Company looks technically
Campbell Soup Company (CPB) is trading 16.2% below its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a long-term downtrend. Its 50-day average crossed below its 200-day average about 455 trading days ago — a "death cross", a bearish long-term signal. A strong downtrend is in place — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 38, with sellers in control. Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 38, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). It made a new 20-day low about 2 trading days ago. It is 4.1% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year).
Trend
7
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 16.2% below its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a long-term downtrend | -16.2% |
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| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $21.77 | $21.77 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $23.12 | $23.12 |
| Swing structure | its recent peaks and dips disagree — one of them is rising while the other is not, so there is no clean up or down pattern in the swings | mixed — one of the two is not confirming |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing low 30 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 30 sessions |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed below its 200-day average about 455 trading days ago — a "death cross", a bearish long-term signal | 455 sessions |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | a strong downtrend is in place — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 38, with sellers in control | 38.1 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 38, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 37.7 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading in the lower half of its 14-day range ($18.60 to $20.79) — its "stochastic" reading is 35 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been climbing within that range over the last few sessions. | 35.2 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, is in negative territory (momentum leaning bearish) | 29 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $32.09 | $32.09 |
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| From the 52-week high | it is 39.6% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -39.6% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 4.1% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +4.1% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 39.6% below its highest point of the past year | 39.6% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it made a new 20-day low about 2 trading days ago | 2 sessions |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day low about 2 trading days ago | 2 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $67.89 (set on 2016-07-06) | $67.89 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($18.90 to $31.95), and it has recovered only a small part of its fall from last year’s high — 4% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $26.96 to $27.38. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 3.6% |
| From the all-time high | it is 71.5% below its all-time high | -71.5% |
| Nearest price level | it is trading 1.5% below a resistance level at $19.66 — a price it turned at twice since 2026-04-15, most recently on 2026-05-21. Since 2024-10-08 it has 0 such levels below the current price and 17 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | +1.5% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $18.60 (set on 2026-10-07) | $18.60 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 4.1% above its all-time low | +4.1% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are unusually wide versus its own recent history (wider than about 81% of the past ~6 months) | 81st percentile |
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| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $0.6535 between its high and its low — about 3.4% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $0.6535 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $18.56 and $21.67 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $18.56 – $20.12 – $21.67 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 3.4% in a typical session — about typical for the companies we cover. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 3.4% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 5.7 daily ranges below its 200-day average price (16.2% below it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 5.7 daily ranges below its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average | 1.38× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts' average price target is unchanged from the prior reading | 0.0% |
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| Change in the consensus rating | the analyst consensus rating is unchanged since the prior reading | unchanged |
Candlestick patterns
2
| Since a bullish engulfing | 8 sessions ago it opened below the previous session's close and finished above that session's open — a "bullish engulfing" pair, where one up day more than undid the down day before it | 8 sessions ago |
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| Since a bearish engulfing | 6 sessions ago it opened above the previous session's close and finished below that session's open — a "bearish engulfing" pair, where one down day more than undid the up day before it | 6 sessions ago |
Price gaps
3
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-10-08 0.7% above the previous session's close — an overnight gap, the part of the move that happened while the market was shut, and traded back through that level before the close | +0.7% |
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| Open gap | it gapped 6.1% below the previous close 24 sessions ago and has not traded back through the level it left behind at 23.78 — an "unfilled gap", which describes a price range no trade has since crossed and is not a forecast that it will be crossed | -6.1% |
| Gap filled | a 2.2% gap up opened on 2026-07-28 has been "filled" 49 sessions ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it took 2 sessions to close | 49 sessions ago |
Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it closed higher in its latest session, after a session that did not close higher — a single up day rather than a run | 1 session up |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock lagged the market by 12.0 percentage points (the stock lost 11.0% while the market gained 1.0%) | -12.0% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock lagged the market by 15.7 percentage points (the stock lost 11.9% while the market gained 3.8%) | -15.7% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock lagged the market by 29.5 percentage points (the stock lost 12.0% while the market gained 17.5%) | -29.5% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock lagged the market by 51.4 percentage points (the stock lost 36.5% while the market gained 15.0%) | -51.5% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 0 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 0 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 7 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bearish state: a "death cross" — its 50-day average is below its 200-day, trading below its 200-day average, a fresh 20-day low, MACD momentum is negative, a strong downtrend, with sellers in control, lagging the market over 6 months, trading below the Ichimoku cloud — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 7 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading 13% below the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-09-01 and projected forward over today's price, the side traders read as an established downtrend, with the band above acting as the level that would have to be cleared. The band itself is moderate, spanning 5.0% of the share price. | -13.2% |
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Volume-weighted price
2
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 14% below the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $22.62 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 190 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -14.4% |
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| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is 6% below the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-09-03 (its 8-K), so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $20.61 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 25 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -6.0% |
Price levels it has turned at before
CPB last closed at $19.37 on 2026-10-08. Since 2024-10-08 it has turned at 0 prices below its last close and 17 above; the 3 nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $19.66 | Resistance | 1.5% above the last close | turned there twice · 2026-04-15 to 2026-05-21 |
| $20.58 | Resistance | 6.2% above the last close | turned there four times · 2026-03-25 to 2026-09-08 |
| $21.32 | Resistance | 10.1% above the last close | turned there five times · 2026-04-17 to 2026-07-23 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
No Elliott-wave labelling currently fits its swings: the recent highs and lows do not satisfy the three rules a five-wave count has to obey, so there is no count to show rather than a count we are unsure about.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-10-08.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Trading below the 200-day moving average · Pulled back from the 12-month high · Broke down to a new 20-day low · Near the all-time low · lagging the market · Under water since its last earnings report (below the anchored VWAP) | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · breakout · fifty two week high low
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-10-08. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Consensus ratingHold (3.30 mean, 1=Strong Buy…5=Strong Sell) — 17 analysts
- Mean price target$20.79 range $16.00 – $41.50; median $19.00
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-10-08. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Analyst EPS estimate for CPB
- Consensus EPS estimate$0.4124 next reporting period, as of 2026-10-08
- Estimate change, 30 days+$0.02523 (+6.5%) from $0.3872, on 2026-09-03, 35-day window
- Readings revised upward13% of 8 comparable readings
The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Volatility in commodity and supply chain costs driven by geopolitical conflicts and tariffs.","Consumer behavior shifts and economic pressures negatively impacting sales volumes.","High concentration of sales among a few large retail customers, notably Walmart."]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of CPB's 10-Q filed 2026-06-08 against the prior one filed 2026-03-11.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
- Added:
- Nine Months Ended May 3, 2026 financial data added (newer filing covers nine-month period vs. six-month period in older filing)
- Nine Months Ended May 3, 2026 net sales: $7,607 million
- Nine Months Ended May 3, 2026 net earnings: $463 million
- Nine Months Ended May 3, 2026 earnings per share basic: $1.55
- Nine Months Ended May 3, 2026 comprehensive income statement with nine-month comparison period
- Balance sheet as of May 3, 2026 added (newer filing) with cash and cash equivalents of $402 million
- Nine Months Ended cash flow statement added (newer filing) with operating cash flow of $839 million
- Consolidated Statements of Equity balance section at May 3, 2026 added
- Removed:
- Six Months Ended February 1, 2026 financial data removed (replaced by nine-month data)
- Six Months Ended February 1, 2026 net sales: $5,241 million removed
- Six Months Ended February 1, 2026 net earnings: $339 million removed
- Three Months Ended February 1, 2026 earnings per share basic: $.49 removed
- Balance sheet as of February 1, 2026 removed (replaced by May 3, 2026 data)
- Six Months Ended cash flow statement removed (replaced by nine-month statement)
- Balance at October 27, 2024 equity section removed
- Reworded:
- Filing period changed from six months ended February 1, 2026 to nine months ended May 3, 2026 (represents progression of fiscal reporting period)
- Prior year comparison periods updated from January 26, 2025 to April 27, 2025 for Q3 statements (reflects different fiscal year-end comparison)
- MD&A page reference changed from page 27 to page 29
- Market Risk disclosure page changed from page 39 to page 41
- Controls and Procedures page changed from page 39 to page 41
- Legal Proceedings page changed from page 41 to page 42
- Other Information page changed from page 41 to page 42
- Exhibits page changed from page 41 to page 42
- Index to Exhibits page changed from page 42 to page 43
- Signatures page changed from page 43 to page 44
- Notes:
- The comparison reflects different reporting periods: older filing covers through February 1, 2026; newer filing covers through May 3, 2026 (additional three-month quarter)
- Prior period comparisons differ between filings due to different fiscal calendars (older uses six-month prior period ending January 26, 2025; newer uses nine-month prior period ending April 27, 2025)
- Balance sheet comparisons use same baseline date (August 3, 2025) but newer filing shows more recent period end (May 3, 2026 vs. February 1, 2026)
- Cash flow statements cover different periods: six months (older) versus nine months (newer)
- Equity statement segment in newer filing appears truncated in source text
Risk Factors
The two filings could not be meaningfully compared for this section.
AI-assisted comparison of two SEC filing sections. It describes wording and theme changes only, makes no materiality, legal, or investment judgement, and is not financial advice. Informational only — not financial advice.
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
No open-market insider purchases or sales recorded in the last 90 days, of which we have read Form 4 filings through 2026-10-04. The 5 days since 2026-10-04 have not been checked yet.
- Last 180 days · read to 2026-10-043 buys ($6435) · 0 sells — 1 buying insider
Most recent open-market transaction: 2026-06-09. Based on Form 4 filings read through 2026-10-04; anything filed since is not yet included.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsAsk about CPB's insider activity →
Only open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
U.S. House trading disclosures
U.S. House members publicly disclose their own, their spouse's, and dependent children's stock transactions under the STOCK Act. We hold 7 matched disclosures for CPB from U.S. House Clerk Periodic Transaction Report filings.
U.S. House trading disclosures →Institutional ownership (13F)
5 institutional 13F filers reported holding CPB as of 2026-06-30 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 5
- Reported shares held 42,507,900
- Reported value $946,650,921
reported quarterly holdings change (2026-03-31 → 2026-06-30): 0 new, 2 increased, 3 decreased, 0 exited. Change counts cover only managers that filed 13F reports in BOTH quarters, derived between two quarter-end snapshots — not same-day trades; a single manager is never said to have "bought" or "sold".
Institutional holdings are quarter-end long positions reported on SEC Form 13F-HR, filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends — they are delayed, are not real-time trades, exclude short positions and most non-US securities, and are not investment advice. Any increase/decrease is a reported change between two quarterly snapshots, not a same-day purchase or sale. These are quarter-end snapshots from the 13F filings on SEC EDGAR, filed within 45 days — not real-time, and any change is a difference between two quarterly reports, not a same-day trade. Informational only — not financial advice.
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Short interest (FINRA)
CPB had 38,555,533 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-09-15 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
CPB had 12.9% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-09-15 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 3.47 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 38,555,533
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 12.9%
- Prior settlement (shares) 39,518,655
- Reported change -2.44%
- Days to cover (reported) 3.47
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-09-15 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- The Kraft Heinz Company (KHC)
- General Mills (GIS)
- Conagra Brands (CAG)
- Mondelez International (MDLZ)
- Hormel Foods (HRL)
- Kellogg Company (K)
- Hershey (HSY)
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Frequently asked questions
What does Campbell Soup Company (CPB) do?
Campbell Soup Company is a manufacturer and marketer of branded food and beverage products, organized into Meals & Beverages and Snacks segments. Its diverse portfolio includes iconic brands such as Campbell's soups, Goldfish crackers, Pepperidge Farm, Rao's pasta sauces, and V8 juices. The company serves various retail and foodservice channels, primarily across North America.
What sector is Campbell Soup Company (CPB) in?
Campbell Soup Company (CPB) is classified in the Consumer Staples sector. Its industry is Packaged Foods. It trades on NASDAQ.
Does CPB pay a dividend?
Yes — Campbell Soup Company (CPB) pays a dividend, with an indicated yield of about 7.54% and at least 19 years of non-decreasing per-share dividends (SEC EDGAR XBRL) — we do not hold the year before it, so the real streak may be longer (market data, as of 2026-09-03). Informational only — not financial advice.
Who are Campbell Soup Company's (CPB) competitors?
Notable peers of Campbell Soup Company (CPB) include The Kraft Heinz Company, General Mills, Conagra Brands, Mondelez International and Hormel Foods. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Has there been recent U.S. House stock trading in CPB?
Yes — we hold 7 matched STOCK Act disclosures for CPB from U.S. House Clerk Periodic Transaction Report filings. These are legally-required disclosures (often filed 30–45 days after the trade), may belong to a U.S. House member, their spouse, or a dependent child, and are not an indicator of company performance or investment advice.
Is Campbell Soup Company (CPB) overbought or oversold right now?
Campbell Soup Company (CPB) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 38, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-10-08). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on CPB come from?
Fundamentals come from SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-03 for the rest; prices are market data, as of 2026-09-03; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-03 for the rest. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-10-08.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.