JBT Marel vs Valmont Industries
Valmont Industries reported revenue of $4.1 billion in fiscal 2025, about the same as JBT Marel's $3.8 billion in fiscal 2025. JBT Marel's revenue grew 121.3% in its latest year, and Valmont Industries' grew 0.7%. JBT Marel had an operating margin of 5.0%, against 10.1% at Valmont Industries. Free cash flow was $238 million at JBT Marel and $311 million at Valmont Industries. Their fiscal years end in different months (December 31 and December 27), so the periods don't line up exactly.
Side by side
| JBT Marel | Valmont Industries | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 | FY2025, Dec 27, 2025 |
| Revenue | $3.8B | $4.1B |
| Revenue growth | 121.3% | 0.7% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | 17.1% | 7.2% |
| Gross margin | 35.1% | 30.2% |
| Operating margin | 5.0% | 10.1% |
| Net margin | −1.3% | 8.5% |
| Free cash flow | $238M | $311M |
| Free cash flow margin | 6.3% | 7.6% |
| Return on capital | 3.9% | 17.9% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | 3.8x | 1.2x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $21M | $251M |
| Change in diluted share count | 61.5% | −1.6% |
| Last close | $128.35 | $404.31 |
| P/E at the last close | 34.1× | 15.0× |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | sold $7.2 million | bought $101,119, sold $9.2 million |
| Piotroski F-score | 4 of 9 | 7 of 9 |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.
Ten years
Revenue
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Operating margin
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Free cash flow
US$ billions. Cash from operations minus capital expenditure.
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Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the JBT Marel and Valmont Industries pages.