AFRI vs CAG vs HRL Stock Comparison

Forafric Global, Conagra Brands and Hormel Foods Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AFRI Forafric Global PLC
$12.51 +14.0% 1M +41.2% 1Y
Market cap
$336.74M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Packaged Foods Consumer Staples
3 wins
CAG Conagra Brands Inc.
$14.23 -0.6% 1M -23.1% 1Y
Market cap
$6.79B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$11.24B
Div. yield
8.57%
Packaged Foods Consumer Staples
3 wins
HRL Hormel Foods Corp /De/
$20.88 +6.0% 1M -12.0% 1Y
Market cap
$11.49B
P/E
33.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$12.15B
Div. yield
5.57%
Packaged Foods Consumer Staples
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Hormel Foods leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Hormel Foods 5, Conagra Brands 3, Forafric Global 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAFRICAGHRLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $336.74M $6.79B $11.49B HRL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -22.6x -3.6x 33.6x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 9.5x 14.9x CAG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — -1.8% +0.7% HRL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -17.0% 2.8% HRL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -12.3% 3.5% HRL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 3.9x 1.8x HRL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 8.57% 5.57% CAG
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +41.2% -23.1% -12.0% AFRI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.4%/yr -15.4%/yr -13.4%/yr AFRI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.7% 32.0% 30.0% AFRI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 49/100 49/100 CAG

Percentile Scorecard

AFRICAGHRL

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisAFRICAGHRL
Valuation 7 #41 of 44 81 #9 of 44 67 #15 of 44
Growth – 5 #38 of 40 26 #30 of 40
Profitability – 38 #24 of 38 46 #21 of 38
Financial Health 9 #42 of 46 40 #28 of 46 73 #13 of 46
Shareholder Returns – 83 #6 of 30 31 #21 of 30
Overall – 49 49
  • AFRI ranked among 47 companies in Branded Foods
  • CAG ranked among 47 companies in Branded Foods
  • HRL ranked among 47 companies in Branded Foods

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodAFRICAGHRLSPY
1 month +14.0%-0.6%+6.0% -0.2%
3 months +19.6%-7.8%-18.3% +3.9%
6 months +24.1%-0.3%-2.0% +8.2%
Year to date +13.4%-17.8%-11.9% +12.9%
1 year +41.2%-23.1%-12.0% +12.3%
3 years +16.7%-47.7%-33.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year +5.3%-19.4%-12.7% +23.3%
5 years +23.9%-56.6%-51.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year +4.4%-15.4%-13.4% +10.9%
10 years —-61.5%-44.9% +261.1%
10 years, per year —-9.1%-5.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAFRICAGHRLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.7%32.0%30.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 25.7%31.9%29.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.34-0.32-0.18 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.43-0.72-0.40 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -41.9%-69.3%-65.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.0%-28.9%-21.2% -1.2%
52-week high $12.76$20.02$26.51 $779.14
52-week low $8.86$12.58$19.20 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleAFRICAGHRL
P/E now vs peer median -22.6xmedian 22.3x -3.6xmedian 22.3x 33.6xmedian 22.3x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 0.7x 0.6xmedian 0.7x 0.9xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 12.3x 7.5xmedian 12.3x 12.5xmedian 12.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 758.4xmedian 13.8x 5.9xmedian 13.8x 14.7xmedian 13.8x
P/B now vs peer median 50.6xmedian 1.5x 1.1xmedian 1.5x 1.5xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.57 0.06median 0.57 -1.24median 0.57

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsAFRICAGHRL
Revenue – $11.24B $12.15B
Gross profit – $2.68B $1.90B
Operating income – -$1.71B $573.89M
Net income – -$1.91B $342.71M
Free cash flow – $1.15B $780.87M
EPS (diluted) – $-3.97 $0.62
Cash & equivalents $14.31M $371.60M $839.64M
Total debt $298.43M $7.76B $2.86B
Shares (diluted) 26.90M 480.00M 551.07M
Enterprise value $299.70M $6.10B $8.17B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricAFRICAGHRL
P/E -22.6x -3.6x 33.6x
P/FCF 758.4x 5.9x 14.7x
P/Operating cash flow – 5.3x 10.5x
P/S 1.9x 0.6x 0.9x
P/B 50.6x 1.1x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 224.5x 1.5x 1.8x
EV/EBITDA – 7.5x 12.5x
EV/EBIT – -8.3x 23.5x
EV/Revenue – 1.3x 1.1x
EV/FCF – 12.3x 17.3x
EV/Operating cash flow – 11.1x 12.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.06 -1.24

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAFRICAGHRL
Revenue growth (1Y) – -1.8% 0.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -2.9% -0.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -7.9% -3.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -7.4% -2.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) – -230.3% -43.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -39.7% -21.1%
Net income growth (1Y) – -324.3% -54.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -55.6% -26.9%
EPS growth (1Y) – -324.1% -54.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -55.5% -27.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -17.3% 17.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 2.8% -0.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -17.4% 24.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 13.2% -2.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAFRICAGHRL
Gross margin – 23.8% 15.7%
EBITDA margin – 16.8% 8.9%
Operating margin – -15.2% 4.7%
Pretax margin – -16.7% 4.3%
Net margin – -17.0% 2.8%
FCF margin – 10.3% 6.4%
Operating cash flow margin – 11.4% 9.0%
Return on equity – -29.9% 4.3%
Return on assets – -10.9% 2.6%
Return on invested capital – -12.3% 3.5%
Return on capital employed – -11.8% 5.0%
Asset turnover – 0.6x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – -0.7x 3.2x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.5% 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAFRICAGHRL
Debt / assets 30.9% 43.8% 21.5%
Debt / equity 11.5x 1.2x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – 3.9x 1.8x
Debt / FCF – 6.7x 3.7x
Liabilities / assets 97.3% 63.8% 40.9%
Equity / assets 2.7% 36.2% 59.1%
Interest coverage – – 7.3x
Current ratio 0.3x 1.1x 1.9x
Quick ratio 0.2x 0.3x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.1x 0.5x
Altman Z-score – 1.03 3.26

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAFRICAGHRL
Dividend yield – 8.6% 5.6%
Net buyback yield – 0.9% –
Shareholder yield – 9.4% 5.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 187.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 82.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 1.9%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 3.1%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusAFRICAGHRL
Forward P/E – 9.5xFY2026 14.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $1.50FY2026 $1.40FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -12.8%FY2026 +2.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – -2.7% +17.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $10.36BFY2026 $11.68BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – -8.2%FY2026 -3.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +1.9% +2.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAFRICAGHRL
Held by institutions 3.5% 88.4% 43.8%
Institutions holding 52 785 622
Change in shares held, QoQ +54.3% +3.9% -4.0%
Institutions buying 25 486 323
Institutions selling 16 207 230
Buyers to sellers 1.56 2.35 1.40

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

AFRICAGHRL
AFRI 1.00 0.03 0.02
CAG 0.03 1.00 0.46
HRL 0.02 0.46 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AFRI, CAG and HRL?

Hormel Foods (HRL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Forafric Global (AFRI) $336.74M, Conagra Brands (CAG) $6.79B, Hormel Foods (HRL) $11.49B.

Which company is growing faster?

Hormel Foods (HRL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Conagra Brands (CAG) -1.8%, Hormel Foods (HRL) +0.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Hormel Foods (HRL) has the highest net margin (Conagra Brands (CAG) -17.0%, Hormel Foods (HRL) 2.8%). On return on invested capital, Hormel Foods (HRL) leads (Conagra Brands (CAG) -12.3%, Hormel Foods (HRL) 3.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Forafric Global (AFRI) returned the most: Forafric Global (AFRI) +41.2%, Conagra Brands (CAG) -23.1%, Hormel Foods (HRL) -12.0%. Over five years, Forafric Global (AFRI) compounded fastest (Forafric Global (AFRI) +4.4%/yr, Conagra Brands (CAG) -15.4%/yr, Hormel Foods (HRL) -13.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Conagra Brands (CAG) has the highest dividend yield: Conagra Brands (CAG) 8.57%, Hormel Foods (HRL) 5.57%. Forafric Global (AFRI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Forafric Global (AFRI) has been the steadiest (Forafric Global (AFRI) 28.7%, Conagra Brands (CAG) 32.0%, Hormel Foods (HRL) 30.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AFRI, CAG and HRL?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Hormel Foods (HRL) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.