Nomad Foods Limited

Stage 3 · Topping · week 4

As of Oct 22, 2026, Nomad Foods is in Stage 3, the topping phase, now in week 4 (since Sep 30, 2026). It closed at $12.23, 3.1% below its 52-week high and above its 200-day average, which is falling.

Nomad Foods Limited, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, markets, and distributes a range of frozen food products in the United Kingdom and internationally. More about the company

$12.23

+3.91% today

$1.7B · Small cap

Market Neutral — Building

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Our read

Topping: the uptrend is tiring

Setup score

—

Momentum

Accelerating ⇈

Edge

—

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Stage Cycle Timeline2023-08-16 → 2026-10-22

S2 16w

S4 26w

2023-08-162026-10-22

S1S2S3S4Setup score (0–10, dashed line at 5)

S3 1w → S2 3w → S1 1w → S4 12w → S1 7w → S2 16w → S3 12w → S2 10w → S3 4w → S4 13w → S1 2w → S2 11w → S3 7w → S4 26w → S1 8w → S4 13w → S1 8w → S2 8w → S3 3w current

Total tracked: 165 weeks across 19 stage runs.

NOMD among Packaged Foods14th of 65 by relative strength

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Stocks in Packaged Foods ranked by relative strength, with stage and one-month change
#	Stock	Stage	RS	1M
1	DARDarling Ingredients Inc.	Stage 2 · wk 10	93	−9.3%
2	WESTWestrock Coffee Company	Stage 2 · wk 4	93	+19.9%
3	HLFHerbalife Ltd.	Stage 1 · wk 2	89	+14.9%
4	SENEBSeneca Foods Corp. Class B	Stage 2 · wk 34	87	−4.8%
5	CENTCentral Garden & Pet Company	Stage 3 · wk 6	84	+14.3%
6	SENEASeneca Foods Corp. Class A	Stage 2 · wk 38	81	−8.3%
7	CENTACentral Garden & Pet Company Class A	Stage 3 · wk 6	81	+13.6%
8	SJMThe J.M. Smucker Company	Stage 2 · wk 17	78	+9.0%
…14	NOMDNomad Foods Limited	Stage 3 · wk 4	61	+14.2%

vs 52W High

-3.1%

$8.96 lo$12.62 hi

Near 52W high, distribution zone

The stock is rolling over from its 52-week high. In Stage 3 distribution, new long positions carry high risk.

Stage Maturity

Week 4

1w13w26w

Week 4, early distribution

How long this stock has been in Stage 3 distribution. Longer tops often precede deeper Stage 4 declines.

vs 200 DMA

13.6%

200 DMA: $10.77 · sloping down

Stock is losing its 200 DMA. Once lost, it confirms Stage 4 risk. This is a major red flag for existing holders.

Rel Volume

0.61x

vs 50-day avg

Volume spikes on down days during Stage 3 signal distribution, with institutions exiting. Stage analysis reads that as a warning against new long positions.

Trend Health

↑ ⇈

Short-term trend rising strongly, and accelerating

Two reads of momentum. The arrow shows the direction of the short-term trend: rising (↑ or ↗), flat (→) or rolling over (↓). The ⇈ mark appears when our trend model reads the move as gaining speed on top of the longer trend. Strongest when both agree.

+14.2%

+5.9%

+32.5%

YTD

+5.3%

+8.0%

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Breakout Watch

Latest: 2025-03-07

10 appearances in last 60 days. First seen: 2018-10-16.

A stock that keeps qualifying week after week does so because its Stage 2 structure keeps holding. Staying power in the scan says more about the trend than any single appearance.

Recent Stage Timeline

2026-10-22S3

Wk 4 · Vol 0.61x

2026-10-21S3

Wk 4 · Vol 0.62x

2026-10-20S3

Wk 3 · Vol 0.80x

2026-10-19S3

Wk 3 · Vol 0.59x

2026-10-16S3

Wk 3 · Vol 1.05x

2026-10-15S3

Wk 3 · Vol 1.42x

2026-10-14S3

Wk 3 · Vol 0.80x

2026-10-13S3

Wk 2 · Vol 0.57x

2026-10-12S3

Wk 2 · Vol 0.53x

2026-10-09S3

Wk 2 · Vol 1.02x

2026-10-08S3

Wk 2 · Vol 1.09x

2026-10-07S3

Wk 2 · Vol 1.11x

Moving averages & range

50 DMA

$11.30

200 DMA

$10.77

52W High

$12.62

52W Low

$8.96

5D Low

$11.70

Resistance levels (recent highs)

20d High

$12.23

60d High

$12.23

120d High

$12.50

250d High

$12.62

Next resistance

+2.2%

to 120d High

P/E (TTM)

11.9

Forward 7.5

Earnings Growth (YoY)

-6.2%

Revenue -3.1%

ROE

+4.9%

Profit margin +4.2%

Dividend Yield

5.76%

P/B 0.6

Nomad Foods: quick answers

What stage is Nomad Foods in?

As of Oct 22, 2026, Nomad Foods (NOMD) is in Stage 3, the topping phase. It entered Stage 3 on Sep 30, 2026 and is in week 4. What the four stages mean

Is Nomad Foods in an uptrend?

Its uptrend has stalled. Nomad Foods is in Stage 3, the topping phase that follows an advance. It trades 13.6% above its 200-day average, which is falling.

How far is Nomad Foods from its 52-week high?

Nomad Foods closed at $12.23 on Oct 22, 2026, 3.1% below its 52-week high of $12.62. Its 52-week low is $8.96.

How has Nomad Foods performed over the past year?

As of Oct 22, 2026, Nomad Foods is up 8.0% over the past year and up 5.3% so far in 2026.

Which sector and industry is Nomad Foods in?

Nomad Foods is in the Packaged Foods industry, part of the Consumer Staples sector.

About this companyConsumer Staples· Packaged Foods

Nomad Foods Limited, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, markets, and distributes a range of frozen food products in the United Kingdom and internationally. The company offers frozen fish products, including fish fingers, coated fish, and natural fish; ready-to-cook vegetable products, such as peas and spinach; and frozen poultry and meat products, comprising nuggets, grills, and burgers. It also provides meal products that contain ready-to-cook noodles, pasta, lasagna, pancakes, and other ready-made meals; ice creams, such as in-home and out-of-home ice creams; and other products comprising soups, pizzas, bakery goods, and meat substitutes. The company sells its products to supermarkets and food retail chains primarily under the Birds Eye, Green Cuisine, iglo, Findus, Aunt Bessie's, Goodfella's, Frikom, Ledo, La Cocinera, and Belviva brand names. Nomad Foods Limited was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Woking, the United Kingdom.

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