BSFC vs PPC vs HRL Stock Comparison

Blue Star Foods, Pilgrims Pride and Hormel Foods Prices as of Oct 14, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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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
PPC Pilgrims Pride Corp
$26.38 -6.2% 1M -30.5% 1Y
Market cap
$6.35B
P/E
11.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.44B
Div. yield
–
Meat and Poultry Consumer Staples
8 wins
HRL Hormel Foods Corp /De/
$20.62 +3.3% 1M -12.8% 1Y
Market cap
$11.44B
P/E
33.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$12.15B
Div. yield
0.06%
Packaged Foods Consumer Staples
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Pilgrims Pride leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Pilgrims Pride 8, Hormel 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.

QuestionBSFCPPCHRLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $18.09M $6.35B $11.44B HRL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — 11.6x 33.4x PPC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 12.3x 14.7x PPC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +1.4% +0.7% PPC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 3.0% 2.8% PPC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 9.5% 3.5% PPC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.8x 1.8x PPC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.00% 0.06% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +9,900.0% -30.5% -12.8% BSFC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -83.3%/yr -1.3%/yr -13.4%/yr PPC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 1,167.2% 35.4% 30.0% HRL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 70/100 50/100 PPC

Percentile Scorecard

BSFCPPCHRL

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

AxisBSFCPPCHRL
Valuation – 76 #9 of 34 68 #15 of 45
Growth – 62 #12 of 30 27 #31 of 42
Profitability – 82 #6 of 28 49 #21 of 40
Financial Health 3 #35 of 36 60 #15 of 36 74 #13 of 47
Shareholder Returns – – 30 #22 of 31
Overall – 70 50
  • BSFC ranked among 38 companies in Agribusiness
  • PPC ranked among 38 companies in Agribusiness
  • HRL ranked among 48 companies in Branded Foods

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBSFCPPCHRLSPY
1 month +9,900.0%-6.2%+3.3% +0.9%
3 months +9,900.0%-11.9%-20.1% +5.9%
6 months +9,900.0%-15.3%-1.2% +8.5%
Year to date +9,900.0%-32.3%-13.0% +13.3%
1 year +9,900.0%-30.5%-12.8% +12.4%
3 years -90.0%+7.5%-34.3% +88.1%
3 years, per year -53.6%+2.4%-13.1% +23.5%
5 years -100.0%-6.3%-51.3% +68.2%
5 years, per year -83.3%-1.3%-13.4% +11.0%
10 years —+21.9%-46.0% +263.4%
10 years, per year —+2.0%-6.0% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureBSFCPPCHRLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 1,167.2%35.4%30.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y —36.0%29.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.19-0.08-0.18 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 8.48-0.86-0.43 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -100.0%-55.2%-65.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-39.7%-22.2% -0.9%
52-week high $1.00$43.76$26.51 $779.14
52-week low $0.01$25.20$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.

MultipleBSFCPPCHRL
P/E now vs peer median —median 16.0x 11.5xmedian 16.0x 33.1xmedian 22.2x
P/S now vs peer median —median 0.5x 0.3xmedian 0.5x 0.9xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 9.1x 6.2xmedian 9.1x 12.4xmedian 12.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 15.8x 23.2xmedian 15.8x 14.5xmedian 13.4x
P/B now vs peer median -7.7xmedian 1.0x 1.7xmedian 1.0x 1.4xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.29 0.24median 1.29 -1.23median 0.56

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 monthsBSFCPPCHRL
Revenue – $18.44B $12.15B
Gross profit – $1.77B $1.90B
Operating income – $925.22M $573.89M
Net income – $545.82M $342.71M
Free cash flow – $270.19M $780.87M
EPS (diluted) – $2.28 $0.62
Cash & equivalents $14.44K $388.84M $839.64M
Total debt $9.49M $2.86B $2.86B
Shares (diluted) 18.09M 238.84M 551.07M
Enterprise value $17.92M $4.16B $8.10B

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
MetricBSFCPPCHRL
P/E – 11.5x 33.1x
P/FCF – 23.2x 14.5x
P/Operating cash flow – 5.1x 10.4x
P/S – 0.3x 0.9x
P/B -7.7x 1.7x 1.4x
P/Tangible book -7.7x 2.1x 1.8x
EV/EBITDA – 6.2x 12.4x
EV/EBIT – 9.5x 23.2x
EV/Revenue – 0.5x 1.1x
EV/FCF – 32.4x 17.1x
EV/Operating cash flow – 7.2x 12.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.24 -1.23

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBSFCPPCHRL
Revenue growth (1Y) – 1.4% 0.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 2.6% -0.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -29.3% -3.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 19.3% -2.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) – -46.6% -43.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 33.0% -21.1%
Net income growth (1Y) – -55.9% -54.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 47.4% -26.9%
EPS growth (1Y) – -56.0% -54.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 47.5% -27.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -24.7% 17.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 53.5% -0.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -35.0% 24.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -6.8% -2.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBSFCPPCHRL
Gross margin – 9.6% 15.7%
EBITDA margin – 7.6% 8.9%
Operating margin – 5.0% 4.7%
Pretax margin – 4.3% 4.3%
Net margin – 3.0% 2.8%
FCF margin – 1.5% 6.4%
Operating cash flow margin – 6.6% 9.0%
Return on equity – 14.6% 4.3%
Return on assets – 5.4% 2.6%
Return on invested capital – 9.5% 3.5%
Return on capital employed – 12.6% 5.0%
Asset turnover – 1.8x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 2.2x 3.2x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.1% 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBSFCPPCHRL
Debt / assets 33.4% 28.5% 21.5%
Debt / equity -0.2x 0.8x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.8x 1.8x
Debt / FCF – 10.6x 3.7x
Liabilities / assets 270.0% 62.5% 40.9%
Equity / assets -170.0% 37.5% 59.1%
Interest coverage – 5.6x 7.3x
Current ratio 0.3x 1.4x 1.9x
Quick ratio 0.0x 0.5x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.1x 0.5x
Altman Z-score – 3.19 3.24

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBSFCPPCHRL
Dividend yield – – 5.6%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield – 0.0% 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.

ConsensusBSFCPPCHRL
Forward P/E – 12.3xFY2026 14.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-19.05FY2023 $2.14FY2026 $1.40FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -58.6%FY2026 +2.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +20.1% +17.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $11.26MFY2023 $17.77BFY2026 $11.68BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – -3.9%FY2026 -3.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +52.8% +10.5% +2.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBSFCPPCHRL
Held by institutions – 20.6% 43.8%
Institutions holding – 339 622
Change in shares held, QoQ – +9.8% -4.0%
Institutions buying – 201 323
Institutions selling – 106 230
Buyers to sellers – 1.90 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.

BSFCPPCHRL
BSFC – – –
PPC – 1.00 0.33
HRL – 0.33 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BSFC, PPC and HRL?

Hormel Foods (HRL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Blue Star Foods (BSFC) $18.09M, Pilgrims Pride (PPC) $6.35B, Hormel Foods (HRL) $11.44B.

Which stock is cheaper, BSFC, PPC and HRL?

Pilgrims Pride (PPC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Pilgrims Pride (PPC) 11.6x, Hormel Foods (HRL) 33.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Pilgrims Pride (PPC) is cheapest (Pilgrims Pride (PPC) 12.3x, Hormel Foods (HRL) 14.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Pilgrims Pride (PPC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Pilgrims Pride (PPC) +1.4%, Hormel Foods (HRL) +0.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Pilgrims Pride (PPC) has the highest net margin (Pilgrims Pride (PPC) 3.0%, Hormel Foods (HRL) 2.8%). On return on invested capital, Pilgrims Pride (PPC) leads (Pilgrims Pride (PPC) 9.5%, Hormel Foods (HRL) 3.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Blue Star Foods (BSFC) returned the most: Blue Star Foods (BSFC) +9,900.0%, Pilgrims Pride (PPC) -30.5%, Hormel Foods (HRL) -12.8%. Over five years, Pilgrims Pride (PPC) compounded fastest (Blue Star Foods (BSFC) -83.3%/yr, Pilgrims Pride (PPC) -1.3%/yr, Hormel Foods (HRL) -13.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Pilgrims Pride (PPC) 0.00%, Hormel Foods (HRL) 0.06%. Blue Star Foods (BSFC) and Pilgrims Pride (PPC) 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%, Pilgrims Pride (PPC) 35.4%, Hormel Foods (HRL) 30.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BSFC, PPC 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, Pilgrims Pride (PPC) 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.