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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


FORM 10-K


☒ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2025

or

☐TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from to

Commission file number 001-5111


THE J. M. SMUCKER COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Ohio34-0538550
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
One Strawberry Lane
Orrville,Ohio44667-0280
(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code(330)682-3000
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each classTrading symbolName of each exchange on which registered
Common shares, no par valueSJMNew York Stock Exchange

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None


Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes ☐ No ☒

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Large Accelerated Filer☒Accelerated filer☐
Non-accelerated filer☐Smaller reporting company☐
Emerging growth company☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by checkmark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report. ☒

If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant included in the filing reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-based compensation received by any of the registrant’s executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to § 240.10D-1(b). ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒

The aggregate market value of the common shares held by nonaffiliates of the registrant at October 31, 2024, was $11,710,772,669.

As of June 11, 2025, 106,508,017 common shares of The J. M. Smucker Company were issued and outstanding.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Certain sections of the registrant’s definitive Proxy Statement to be filed in connection with its Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on August 13, 2025, are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART I.Page No.
Item 1.Business2
Item 1A.Risk Factors10
Item 1B.Unresolved Staff Comments24
Item 1C.Cybersecurity25
Item 2.Properties26
Item 3.Legal Proceedings26
Item 4.Mine Safety Disclosures26
PART II.
Item 5.Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities27
Item 6.[Reserved]28
Item 7.Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations28
Item 7A.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk43
Item 8.Financial Statements and Supplementary Data45
Item 9.Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosures92
Item 9A.Controls and Procedures92
Item 9B.Other Information92
PART III.
Item 10.Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance93
Item 11.Executive Compensation93
Item 12.Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters93
Item 13.Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence93
Item 14.Principal Accountant Fees and Services93
PART IV.
Item 15.Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules94
Signatures97

PART I

(Dollars and shares in millions, unless otherwise noted, except per share data)

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