Health score, competitive moat, risk signals, and key metrics at a glance.
JBT Marel Corporation provides technology solutions to food and beverage industry in the United States, Canada, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, and Latin America. The company operates through Protein Solutions and Prepared Food and Beverage Solutions. It offers value-added processing that includes equipment, solutions, software and services, stunning, slaughtering, scalding/dehairing, chilling, mixing/grinding, separation, injecting, blending, marinating, tumbling, flattening, forming, portioning, coating, cooking, frying, freezing, extracting, pasteurizing, sterilizing, concentrating, high pressure processing, weighing, inspecting, filling, closing, sealing, end of line material handling, labeling, and packaging solutions to the food, beverage, and health market. The company also provides automated guided vehicle systems for material handling requirements in the automotive manufacturing, warehouse, and medical facilities. It serves poultry, beef, pork, seafood, ready-to-eat meals, fruits, vegetables, plant-based meat alternatives, dairy, bakery, pet foods, soups, sauces, juices, and aqua feed industries. The company markets and sells its products and solutions through direct sales force, independent distributors, sales representatives, and technical service teams. The company was formerly known as John Bean Technologies Corporation and changed its name to JBT Marel Corporation in January 2025. JBT Marel Corporation was incorporated in 1994 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.
Competitive analysis based on 60 quarters of fundamental data
Operating margins are under pressure, averaging 5.8%. The business may lack pricing power or face rising costs.'
ROE is low or negative, suggesting limited competitive advantage or capital allocation challenges.
Free cash flow is consistently positive and growing — a hallmark of a capital-light business that can self-fund growth.
TTM revenue has grown consistently (7 of 7 quarters up), with ~158.4% growth over the period. Strong demand durability.
Data-driven red flags and warnings across 60 quarters
The company posted negative operating margins in recent quarters — core operations are unprofitable.
FCF/Net Income has dropped below 0.7x in 3 quarters — monitor for earnings quality deterioration.
D/E ratio is 0.3 — conservative capital structure with low financial risk.
Revenue is stable or growing over recent quarters — demand appears durable.
Free cash flow is consistently positive — the business self-funds without external capital reliance.
Shares outstanding increased 8.8% — significant dilution, likely from stock compensation or capital raises.
as of March 2026
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