ARRT vs HSY vs UTZ Stock Comparison

Artisan Consumer Goods, Hershey and Utz Brands Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HSY Hershey Co
$168.21 +1.1% 1M -6.2% 1Y
Market cap
$33.21B
P/E
22.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$12.16B
Div. yield
0.03%
Snacks and Confectionery Consumer Staples
8 wins
UTZ Utz Brands, Inc.
$14.29 +0.4% 1M +14.6% 1Y
Market cap
$1.27B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.45B
Div. yield
–
Snacks and Confectionery Consumer Staples

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Hershey leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Hershey 8, Artisan Consumer Goods 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionARRTHSYUTZLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.41M $33.21B $1.27B HSY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -38.2x 22.3x -43.7x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 18.9x 19.1x HSY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +7.7% +2.0% HSY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 12.2% -2.0% HSY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 16.5% 0.4% HSY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.8x 8.0x HSY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.03% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +88.2% -6.2% +14.6% ARRT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +9.9%/yr -1.3%/yr -1.6%/yr ARRT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 264.9% 27.8% 77.3% HSY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 36/100 64/100 36/100 HSY

Percentile Scorecard

ARRTHSYUTZ

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

AxisARRTHSYUTZ
Valuation 23 #35 of 45 41 #27 of 45 32 #31 of 45
Growth 85 #7 of 42 61 #17 of 42 59 #18 of 42
Profitability – 100 #1 of 40 31 #28 of 40
Financial Health 0 #47 of 47 59 #20 of 47 46 #26 of 47
Shareholder Returns – 62 #12 of 31 13 #27 of 31
Overall 36 64 36
  • ARRT ranked among 48 companies in Branded Foods
  • HSY ranked among 48 companies in Branded Foods
  • UTZ ranked among 48 companies in Branded Foods

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodARRTHSYUTZSPY
1 month -20.0%+1.1%+0.4% -0.8%
3 months +52.4%-6.7%+1.5% +3.5%
6 months +88.2%-9.8%+83.2% +7.0%
Year to date +77.8%-7.6%+37.7% +12.2%
1 year +88.2%-6.2%+14.6% +13.0%
3 years +166.7%-8.6%+16.5% +86.3%
3 years, per year +38.7%-3.0%+5.2% +23.1%
5 years +60.0%-6.3%-7.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year +9.9%-1.3%-1.6% +11.0%
10 years —+74.9%— +258.0%
10 years, per year —+5.8%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureARRTHSYUTZSPY
Volatility, 1Y 264.9%27.8%77.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 618.3%27.0%51.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.37-0.200.64 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.33-0.220.19 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -92.6%-47.6%-65.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -86.1%-28.8%-0.2% -1.8%
52-week high $2.30$236.28$14.32 $779.14
52-week low $0.17$157.59$6.80 $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.

MultipleARRTHSYUTZ
P/E now vs peer median -38.2xmedian 20.5x 22.8xmedian 20.5x -43.6xmedian 20.5x
P/S now vs peer median —median 0.8x 2.8xmedian 0.8x 1.4xmedian 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -38.0xmedian 12.3x 14.4xmedian 12.3x 28.8xmedian 12.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -83.1xmedian 14.0x 15.3xmedian 14.0x 40.2xmedian 14.0x
P/B now vs peer median -3.9xmedian 1.4x 7.5xmedian 1.4x 1.6xmedian 1.4x
PEG now vs peer median -7.83median 0.42 -4.14median 0.42 -2.96median 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 monthsARRTHSYUTZ
Revenue – $12.16B $1.45B
Gross profit – $4.67B $368.70M
Operating income -$37.00K $2.16B $9.70M
Net income -$36.86K $1.49B -$41.90M
Free cash flow -$16.94K $2.23B $51.10M
EPS (diluted) $-0.01 $5.79 $-0.33
Cash & equivalents $563.00 $791.21M $58.60M
Total debt – $5.61B $844.80M
Shares (diluted) 4.40M 257.36M 88.51M
Enterprise value $1.40M $29.45B $957.52M

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
MetricARRTHSYUTZ
P/E -38.2x 22.8x -43.6x
P/FCF -83.1x 15.3x 40.2x
P/Operating cash flow -83.1x 12.8x 17.8x
P/S – 2.8x 1.4x
P/B -3.9x 7.5x 1.6x
P/Tangible book -3.9x 15.9x 5.6x
EV/EBITDA -38.0x 14.4x 28.8x
EV/EBIT -38.0x 18.0x 293.0x
EV/Revenue – 3.2x 2.0x
EV/FCF -83.1x 17.4x 55.6x
EV/Operating cash flow -83.1x 14.6x 24.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -7.83 -4.14 -2.96

Growth

14 metrics
MetricARRTHSYUTZ
Revenue growth (1Y) – 7.7% 2.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 3.9% -3.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 3.0% 1.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -0.7% -9.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 26.0% 2.3% -75.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 4.8% -4.0% 30.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 27.3% -2.7% -360.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 4.9% -5.9% 13.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 27.3% -2.5% -258.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 4.9% -5.5% 14.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 69.4% 23.8% 12.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 22.2% 5.5% 218.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 69.4% 34.8% 312.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 22.2% 10.4% 35.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricARRTHSYUTZ
Gross margin – 38.4% 25.4%
EBITDA margin – 22.1% 6.8%
Operating margin – 17.8% 0.7%
Pretax margin – 15.8% -2.1%
Net margin – 12.2% -2.0%
FCF margin – 18.3% 3.5%
Operating cash flow margin – 21.8% 8.0%
Return on equity – 32.0% -3.2%
Return on assets -564.2% 10.7% -1.5%
Return on invested capital – 16.5% 0.4%
Return on capital employed – 20.5% 0.4%
Asset turnover – 0.9x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.5x 1.8x -2.8x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.6% 1.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricARRTHSYUTZ
Debt / assets – 40.2% 30.4%
Debt / equity – 1.2x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.8x 8.0x
Debt / FCF – 2.5x 16.5x
Liabilities / assets 3,871% 67.3% 52.7%
Equity / assets -3,771% 32.7% 47.3%
Interest coverage – – 0.2x
Current ratio 0.0x 1.2x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.0x 0.5x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.2x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – 4.18 1.21

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricARRTHSYUTZ
Dividend yield – 3.4% 1.7%
Net buyback yield – 1.2% –
Shareholder yield – 4.6% 1.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 75.0% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 50.1% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 3.1% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 10.5% –

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.

ConsensusARRTHSYUTZ
Forward P/E – 18.9xFY2026 19.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $8.92FY2026 $0.75FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +41.4%FY2026 -8.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +18.0% +13.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $12.55BFY2026 $1.45BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +7.4%FY2026 +0.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +6.1% -1.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersARRTHSYUTZ
Held by institutions – 64.3% 52.6%
Institutions holding – 1,413 233
Change in shares held, QoQ – +4.5% +1.4%
Institutions buying – 662 141
Institutions selling – 506 57
Buyers to sellers – 1.31 2.47

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.

ARRTHSYUTZ
ARRT 1.00 -0.13 0.05
HSY -0.13 1.00 0.13
UTZ 0.05 0.13 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ARRT, HSY and UTZ?

Hershey (HSY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Artisan Consumer Goods (ARRT) $1.41M, Hershey (HSY) $33.21B, Utz Brands (UTZ) $1.27B.

Which company is growing faster?

Hershey (HSY) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Hershey (HSY) +7.7%, Utz Brands (UTZ) +2.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Hershey (HSY) has the highest net margin (Hershey (HSY) 12.2%, Utz Brands (UTZ) -2.0%). On return on invested capital, Hershey (HSY) leads (Hershey (HSY) 16.5%, Utz Brands (UTZ) 0.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Artisan Consumer Goods (ARRT) returned the most: Artisan Consumer Goods (ARRT) +88.2%, Hershey (HSY) -6.2%, Utz Brands (UTZ) +14.6%. Over five years, Artisan Consumer Goods (ARRT) compounded fastest (Artisan Consumer Goods (ARRT) +9.9%/yr, Hershey (HSY) -1.3%/yr, Utz Brands (UTZ) -1.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Hershey (HSY) 0.03%, Utz Brands (UTZ) 0.00%. Artisan Consumer Goods (ARRT) and Utz Brands (UTZ) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Hershey (HSY) has been the steadiest (Artisan Consumer Goods (ARRT) 264.9%, Hershey (HSY) 27.8%, Utz Brands (UTZ) 77.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ARRT, HSY and UTZ?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Hershey (HSY) leads on 8. 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.