Packaged food maker J.M. Smucker forecasts annual profit below estimate

Packages of J.M. Smucker Co. Smucker's Uncrustables sandwiches. (Daniel Acker/Bloomberg)

Jif peanut butter maker J.M. Smucker SJM.N forecast annual profit below the estimate on Tuesday, as sequential price hikes have been squeezing demand for its dog snacks and sweet baked goods.

Shares of Orrville, Ohio-based company were down about 7 per cent in premarket trading.

Packaged food makers, including J.M. Smucker, Kraft Heinz KHC.O and Campbell’s Co CPB.O, have been raising product prices to counter higher costs from commodities, such as green coffee, which have hurt their sales.

J.M. Smucker is among the firms that have been facing the brunt of the Trump administration’s ever-shifting tariff policy, which has disrupted businesses and rattled shoppers worldwide.

The company expects annual profit in the range of $8.50-$9.50 per share, compared with analysts’ estimate of $10.26 per share, according to data compiled by LSEG.

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Uncrustables sandwich maker said its fiscal 2026 forecast accounts for the impact from tariffs, changes in consumer behaviors as well as ongoing input inflation.

For the fourth quarter, the company posted net sales of $2.14 billion, compared with the estimate of $2.19 billion.

The company’s net sales in the quarter were hurt by declines in its pet foods, baked snacks as well as frozen handheld and spreads businesses in the United States.

Net sales in its pet foods segment, which accounts for about 19 per cent of its total revenue, decreased 12.6 per cent, while the frozen foods segment dipped 0.2 per cent, compared to a year ago.

(Reporting by Anuja Bharat Mistry in Bengaluru; Editing by Vijay Kishore)