BSFC vs HRL vs CALM Stock Comparison

Blue Star Foods, Hormel Foods and Cal-Maine Foods Prices as of Oct 14, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BSFC Blue Star Foods Corp.
$1.00 +9,900.0% 1M +9,900.0% 1Y
Market cap
$18.09M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Meat and Poultry Consumer Staples
1 win
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
5 wins
CALM Cal-Maine Foods Inc
$62.32 -7.6% 1M -30.8% 1Y
Market cap
$2.91B
P/E
49.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.53B
Div. yield
–
Meat and Poultry Consumer Staples
2 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Hormel Foods leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Hormel Foods 5, Cal-Maine Foods 2, Blue Star Foods 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBSFCHRLCALMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $18.09M $11.51B $2.91B HRL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — 33.6x 49.6x HRL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 15.0x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +0.7% -42.5% HRL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 2.8% 2.3% HRL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 3.5% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.8x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.06% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +9,900.0% -12.1% -30.8% BSFC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -83.3%/yr -13.1%/yr +11.5%/yr CALM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 1,167.2% 30.0% 30.1% HRL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 49/100 52/100 CALM

Percentile Scorecard

BSFCHRLCALM

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

AxisBSFCHRLCALM
Valuation – 66 #16 of 45 33 #23 of 34
Growth – 27 #31 of 42 3 #30 of 31
Profitability – 49 #21 of 40 32 #20 of 29
Financial Health 3 #36 of 37 74 #13 of 47 92 #4 of 37
Shareholder Returns – 30 #22 of 31 100 #1 of 25
Overall – 49 52
  • BSFC ranked among 38 companies in Agribusiness
  • HRL ranked among 48 companies in Branded Foods
  • CALM ranked among 38 companies in Agribusiness

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBSFCHRLCALMSPY
1 month +9,900.0%+6.3%-7.6% -0.8%
3 months +9,900.0%-19.6%-29.8% +3.5%
6 months +9,900.0%-2.4%-19.9% +7.0%
Year to date +9,900.0%-11.6%-21.7% +12.2%
1 year +9,900.0%-12.1%-30.8% +13.0%
3 years -90.0%-33.3%+36.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year -53.6%-12.6%+11.0% +23.1%
5 years -100.0%-50.4%+72.4% +68.6%
5 years, per year -83.3%-13.1%+11.5% +11.0%
10 years —-45.0%+66.6% +258.0%
10 years, per year —-5.8%+5.2% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBSFCHRLCALMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 1,167.2%30.0%30.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y —29.8%31.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.19-0.18-0.18 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 8.48-0.40-1.02 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -100.0%-65.0%-49.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-21.0%-33.3% -1.8%
52-week high $1.00$26.51$93.50 $779.14
52-week low $0.01$19.20$60.61 $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.

MultipleBSFCHRLCALM
P/E now vs peer median —median 15.2x 33.7xmedian 20.5x 49.6xmedian 15.2x
P/S now vs peer median —median 0.5x 0.9xmedian 0.8x 1.2xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 9.0x 12.5xmedian 12.3x 19.0xmedian 9.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 15.1x 14.8xmedian 14.0x -88.8xmedian 15.1x
P/B now vs peer median -7.7xmedian 1.1x 1.5xmedian 1.4x 1.1xmedian 1.1x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.27 -1.25median 0.42 -0.92median 1.27

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 monthsBSFCHRLCALM
Revenue – $12.15B $2.53B
Gross profit – $1.90B $361.14M
Operating income – $573.89M $18.84M
Net income – $342.71M $62.80M
Free cash flow – $780.87M -$32.77M
EPS (diluted) – $0.62 $1.26
Cash & equivalents $14.44K $839.64M $113.54M
Total debt $9.49M $2.86B –
Shares (diluted) 18.09M 551.07M 46.70M
Enterprise value $17.92M $8.18B $1.93B

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
MetricBSFCHRLCALM
P/E – 33.7x 49.6x
P/FCF – 14.8x -88.8x
P/Operating cash flow – 10.6x 29.2x
P/S – 0.9x 1.2x
P/B -7.7x 1.5x 1.1x
P/Tangible book -7.7x 1.8x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA – 12.5x 19.0x
EV/EBIT – 23.6x 148.5x
EV/Revenue – 1.1x 1.1x
EV/FCF – 17.3x -85.4x
EV/Operating cash flow – 12.4x 28.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -1.25 -0.92

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBSFCHRLCALM
Revenue growth (1Y) – 0.7% -42.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -0.1% -5.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -3.2% -81.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -2.5% -29.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) – -43.2% -98.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -21.1% -71.3%
Net income growth (1Y) – -54.6% -95.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -26.9% -53.7%
EPS growth (1Y) – -54.6% -95.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -27.0% -54.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 17.3% -92.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -0.3% -48.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 24.4% -102.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -2.5% -27.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBSFCHRLCALM
Gross margin – 15.7% 14.3%
EBITDA margin – 8.9% 5.8%
Operating margin – 4.7% 0.7%
Pretax margin – 4.3% 2.9%
Net margin – 2.8% 2.3%
FCF margin – 6.4% -1.3%
Operating cash flow margin – 9.0% 3.9%
Return on equity – 4.3% 2.4%
Return on assets – 2.6% 2.1%
Return on invested capital – 3.5% –
Return on capital employed – 5.0% 0.7%
Asset turnover – 0.9x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 3.2x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.2% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBSFCHRLCALM
Debt / assets 33.4% 21.5% –
Debt / equity -0.2x 0.4x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.8x –
Debt / FCF – 3.7x –
Liabilities / assets 270.0% 40.9% 14.4%
Equity / assets -170.0% 59.1% 85.6%
Interest coverage – 7.3x –
Current ratio 0.3x 1.9x 7.7x
Quick ratio 0.0x 0.9x 1.5x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.5x 0.6x
Altman Z-score – 3.26 6.66

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBSFCHRLCALM
Dividend yield – 5.6% 3.9%
Net buyback yield – – 4.7%
Shareholder yield – 5.6% 8.6%
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.

ConsensusBSFCHRLCALM
Forward P/E – 15.0xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-19.05FY2023 $1.40FY2026 $-3.31FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +2.2%FY2026 -149.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +17.9% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $11.26MFY2023 $11.68BFY2026 $2.42BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – -3.5%FY2026 -16.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +52.8% +2.2% +11.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBSFCHRLCALM
Held by institutions – 43.8% 93.5%
Institutions holding – 622 454
Change in shares held, QoQ – -4.0% +2.5%
Institutions buying – 323 256
Institutions selling – 230 140
Buyers to sellers – 1.40 1.83

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.

BSFCHRLCALM
BSFC – – –
HRL – 1.00 0.26
CALM – 0.26 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BSFC, HRL and CALM?

Hormel Foods (HRL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Blue Star Foods (BSFC) $18.09M, Hormel Foods (HRL) $11.51B, Cal-Maine Foods (CALM) $2.91B.

Which stock is cheaper, BSFC, HRL and CALM?

Hormel Foods (HRL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Hormel Foods (HRL) 33.6x, Cal-Maine Foods (CALM) 49.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Hormel Foods (HRL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Hormel Foods (HRL) +0.7%, Cal-Maine Foods (CALM) -42.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Hormel Foods (HRL) has the highest net margin (Hormel Foods (HRL) 2.8%, Cal-Maine Foods (CALM) 2.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Blue Star Foods (BSFC) returned the most: Blue Star Foods (BSFC) +9,900.0%, Hormel Foods (HRL) -12.1%, Cal-Maine Foods (CALM) -30.8%. Over five years, Cal-Maine Foods (CALM) compounded fastest (Blue Star Foods (BSFC) -83.3%/yr, Hormel Foods (HRL) -13.1%/yr, Cal-Maine Foods (CALM) +11.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Hormel Foods (HRL) 0.06%, Cal-Maine Foods (CALM) 0.00%. Blue Star Foods (BSFC) and Cal-Maine Foods (CALM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Hormel Foods (HRL) has been the steadiest (Blue Star Foods (BSFC) 1,167.2%, Hormel Foods (HRL) 30.0%, Cal-Maine Foods (CALM) 30.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BSFC, HRL and CALM?

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.