AFRI vs HRL vs UL Stock Comparison

Forafric Global, Hormel Foods and Unilever Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AFRI Forafric Global PLC
$12.21 +11.3% 1M +30.3% 1Y
Market cap
$340.86M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Packaged Foods Consumer Staples
2 wins
HRL Hormel Foods Corp /De/
$20.95 +6.3% 1M -12.1% 1Y
Market cap
$11.51B
P/E
33.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$12.15B
Div. yield
0.06%
Packaged Foods Consumer Staples
3 wins
UL Unilever Plc
$65.61 +4.9% 1M -6.9% 1Y
Market cap
$142.15B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$64.28B
Div. yield
–
Packaged Foods Consumer Staples
2 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Hormel Foods leads on 3 of the 12 questions below (Hormel Foods 3, Unilever 2, Forafric Global 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAFRIHRLULLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $340.86M $11.51B $142.15B UL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -22.1x 33.6x — –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 15.0x 19.3x HRL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +0.7% -2.6% HRL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 2.8% — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 3.5% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.8x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.06% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +30.3% -12.1% -6.9% AFRI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.9%/yr -13.1%/yr +1.7%/yr AFRI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.7% 30.0% 24.9% UL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 49/100 19/100 HRL

Percentile Scorecard

AFRIHRLUL

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

AxisAFRIHRLUL
Valuation 9 #41 of 45 66 #16 of 45 0 #45 of 45
Growth – 27 #31 of 42 –
Profitability – 49 #21 of 40 –
Financial Health 9 #43 of 47 74 #13 of 47 41 #28 of 47
Shareholder Returns – 30 #22 of 31 17 #26 of 31
Overall – 49 19
  • AFRI ranked among 48 companies in Branded Foods
  • HRL ranked among 48 companies in Branded Foods
  • UL ranked among 48 companies in Branded Foods

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAFRIHRLULSPY
1 month +11.3%+6.3%+4.9% -0.8%
3 months +15.3%-19.6%+6.9% +3.5%
6 months +21.0%-2.4%+14.1% +7.0%
Year to date +10.7%-11.6%+0.3% +12.2%
1 year +30.3%-12.1%-6.9% +13.0%
3 years +13.9%-33.3%+26.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year +4.4%-12.6%+8.0% +23.1%
5 years +21.2%-50.4%+8.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year +3.9%-13.1%+1.7% +11.0%
10 years —-45.0%+39.6% +258.0%
10 years, per year —-5.8%+3.4% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAFRIHRLULSPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.7%30.0%24.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 25.7%29.8%24.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.33-0.180.02 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.06-0.40-0.28 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -41.9%-65.0%-26.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.3%-21.0%-12.0% -1.8%
52-week high $12.76$26.51$74.59 $779.14
52-week low $8.86$19.20$55.05 $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.

MultipleAFRIHRLUL
P/E now vs peer median -22.1xmedian 20.5x 33.7xmedian 20.5x —median 20.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 0.8x 0.9xmedian 0.8x 2.2xmedian 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 12.3x 12.5xmedian 12.3x —median 12.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 740.2xmedian 14.0x 14.8xmedian 14.0x —median 14.0x
P/B now vs peer median 49.4xmedian 1.4x 1.5xmedian 1.4x 7.7xmedian 1.4x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.42 -1.25median 0.42 —median 0.42

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 monthsAFRIHRLUL
Revenue – $12.15B $64.28B
Gross profit – $1.90B –
Operating income – $573.89M –
Net income – $342.71M –
Free cash flow – $780.87M –
EPS (diluted) – $0.62 –
Cash & equivalents $14.31M $839.64M $5.40B
Total debt $298.43M $2.86B $27.38B
Shares (diluted) 26.90M 551.07M 2.20B
Enterprise value $288.47M $8.18B $93.60B

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
MetricAFRIHRLUL
P/E -22.1x 33.7x –
P/FCF 740.2x 14.8x –
P/Operating cash flow – 10.6x –
P/S 1.9x 0.9x 2.2x
P/B 49.4x 1.5x 7.7x
P/Tangible book 219.1x 1.8x -91.7x
EV/EBITDA – 12.5x –
EV/EBIT – 23.6x –
EV/Revenue – 1.1x 2.5x
EV/FCF – 17.3x –
EV/Operating cash flow – 12.4x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -1.25 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAFRIHRLUL
Revenue growth (1Y) – 0.7% -2.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -0.1% 147.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -3.2% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -2.5% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – -43.2% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -21.1% –
Net income growth (1Y) – -54.6% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -26.9% –
EPS growth (1Y) – -54.6% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -27.0% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 17.3% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -0.3% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 24.4% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -2.5% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAFRIHRLUL
Gross margin – 15.7% –
EBITDA margin – 8.9% –
Operating margin – 4.7% –
Pretax margin – 4.3% –
Net margin – 2.8% –
FCF margin – 6.4% –
Operating cash flow margin – 9.0% –
Return on equity – 4.3% –
Return on assets – 2.6% –
Return on invested capital – 3.5% –
Return on capital employed – 5.0% –
Asset turnover – 0.9x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 3.2x –
Stock comp / revenue – 0.2% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAFRIHRLUL
Debt / assets 30.9% 21.5% 31.2%
Debt / equity 11.5x 0.4x 1.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.8x –
Debt / FCF – 3.7x –
Liabilities / assets 97.3% 40.9% 79.0%
Equity / assets 2.7% 59.1% 21.0%
Interest coverage – 7.3x –
Current ratio 0.3x 1.9x 0.7x
Quick ratio 0.2x 0.9x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.5x 0.4x
Altman Z-score – 3.26 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAFRIHRLUL
Dividend yield – 5.6% 3.3%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield – 5.6% 3.3%
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.

ConsensusAFRIHRLUL
Forward P/E – 15.0xFY2026 19.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $1.40FY2026 $3.40FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +2.2%FY2026 -7.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +17.9% +7.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $11.68BFY2026 $54.72BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – -3.5%FY2026 -8.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +2.2% +7.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAFRIHRLUL
Held by institutions 3.5% 43.8% 11.8%
Institutions holding 52 622 1,190
Change in shares held, QoQ +54.3% -4.0% +7.2%
Institutions buying 25 323 576
Institutions selling 16 230 440
Buyers to sellers 1.56 1.40 1.31

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.

AFRIHRLUL
AFRI 1.00 0.02 -0.03
HRL 0.02 1.00 0.32
UL -0.03 0.32 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AFRI, HRL and UL?

Unilever (UL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Forafric Global (AFRI) $340.86M, Hormel Foods (HRL) $11.51B, Unilever (UL) $142.15B.

Which company is growing faster?

Hormel Foods (HRL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Hormel Foods (HRL) +0.7%, Unilever (UL) -2.6%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Forafric Global (AFRI) returned the most: Forafric Global (AFRI) +30.3%, Hormel Foods (HRL) -12.1%, Unilever (UL) -6.9%. Over five years, Forafric Global (AFRI) compounded fastest (Forafric Global (AFRI) +3.9%/yr, Hormel Foods (HRL) -13.1%/yr, Unilever (UL) +1.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Forafric Global (AFRI) 0.00%, Hormel Foods (HRL) 0.06%, Unilever (UL) 0.00%. Forafric Global (AFRI) and Unilever (UL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Unilever (UL) has been the steadiest (Forafric Global (AFRI) 28.7%, Hormel Foods (HRL) 30.0%, Unilever (UL) 24.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 3. 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.