BTI vs PFGC vs GNLN Stock Comparison

British American Tobacco p.l.c, Performance Food and Greenlane Holdings Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
PFGC Performance Food Group Co
$94.74 +4.3% 1M -6.9% 1Y
Market cap
$14.91B
P/E
41.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$67.84B
Div. yield
–
Food Distribution Consumer Staples
4 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

British American Tobacco p.l.c leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (British American Tobacco p.l.c 4, Performance Food 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBTIPFGCGNLNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $131.57B $14.91B $7.69M BTI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — 41.5x -0.1x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.0x 16.1x — BTI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +7.2% -67.0% PFGC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 0.5% -4,632.1% PFGC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 6.6% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.9x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +14.7% -6.9% -93.4% BTI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.5%/yr +15.7%/yr -96.2%/yr PFGC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 26.0% 29.2% 139.3% BTI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 41/100 21/100 PFGC

Percentile Scorecard

BTIPFGCGNLN

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

AxisBTIPFGCGNLN
Valuation – 59 #17 of 40 7 #91 of 98
Growth – 60 #16 of 38 20 #75 of 94
Profitability – 42 #22 of 37 3 #87 of 90
Financial Health 24 #30 of 39 41 #24 of 40 55 #48 of 105
Shareholder Returns – 4 #27 of 28 –
Overall – 41 21
  • BTI ranked among 40 companies in Tobacco and Cannabis
  • PFGC ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail
  • GNLN ranked among 109 companies in Fintech

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBTIPFGCGNLNSPY
1 month +6.5%+4.3%-29.2% -1.0%
3 months -2.4%-15.0%-7.7% +2.9%
6 months +2.4%+4.9%-52.1% +6.4%
Year to date +5.1%+5.4%-84.7% +11.4%
1 year +14.7%-6.9%-93.4% +13.1%
3 years +100.1%+71.4%-100.0% +79.4%
3 years, per year +26.0%+19.7%-96.4% +21.5%
5 years +64.5%+107.6%-100.0% +67.7%
5 years, per year +10.5%+15.7%-96.2% +10.9%
10 years +5.0%+283.1%— +255.2%
10 years, per year +0.5%+14.4%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureBTIPFGCGNLNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 26.0%29.2%139.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 24.8%28.9%143.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.130.382.38 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.57-0.24-0.67 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -39.8%-32.3%-100.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.8%-18.8%-93.4% -2.5%
52-week high $66.70$116.71$29.28 $779.14
52-week low $51.19$81.03$1.68 $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.

MultipleBTIPFGCGNLN
P/E now vs peer median —median 16.7x 41.1xmedian 21.6x -0.1xmedian 21.5x
P/S now vs peer median —median 0.9x 0.2xmedian 0.5x 3.0xmedian 2.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 12.2x 11.5xmedian 9.7x 0.0xmedian 15.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 22.9x 14.4xmedian 17.8x -0.5xmedian 16.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 1.0x 3.0xmedian 3.0x 0.3xmedian 1.9x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.55 -11.84median 1.06 0.00median 1.06

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 monthsBTIPFGCGNLN
Revenue – $67.84B $2.63M
Gross profit – $8.09B -$12.94M
Operating income – $887.50M -$56.54M
Net income – $359.30M -$121.56M
Free cash flow – $1.03B -$15.54M
EPS (diluted) – $2.29 $-29.71
Cash & equivalents $3.34B $92.40M $6.10M
Total debt $198.75B $21.04B –
Shares (diluted) 2.20B 157.00M 4.10M
Enterprise value $107.94B $14.69B -$46.05M

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
MetricBTIPFGCGNLN
P/E – 41.1x -0.1x
P/FCF – 14.4x -0.5x
P/Operating cash flow – 10.5x -0.5x
P/S – 0.2x 3.0x
P/B 2.2x 3.0x 0.3x
P/Tangible book 2.2x 4.4x 0.9x
EV/EBITDA – 11.5x 0.0x
EV/EBIT – 22.2x 0.0x
EV/Revenue – 0.3x 0.7x
EV/FCF – 19.1x -0.1x
EV/Operating cash flow – 13.9x -0.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -11.84 0.00

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBTIPFGCGNLN
Revenue growth (1Y) – 7.2% -67.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 5.8% -69.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 9.1% -388.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 9.0% -37.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 8.7% -410.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 5.0% 30.5%
Net income growth (1Y) – 5.6% -518.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -3.3% 10.0%
EPS growth (1Y) – 5.2% 80.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -3.5% 85.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 16.8% -51.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 19.3% -24.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 46.2% -49.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 22.3% -16.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBTIPFGCGNLN
Gross margin – 11.9% -492.4%
EBITDA margin – 2.5% -2,135%
Operating margin – 1.3% -2,151%
Pretax margin – 0.7% -4,625%
Net margin – 0.5% -4,632%
FCF margin – 1.5% -591.1%
Operating cash flow margin – 2.1% -590.0%
Return on equity – 7.5% -321.8%
Return on assets – 1.9% -275.5%
Return on invested capital – 6.6% –
Return on capital employed – 6.6% -150.5%
Asset turnover – 3.6x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 3.9x 0.1x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.1% 41.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBTIPFGCGNLN
Debt / assets 32.3% 26.6% –
Debt / equity 0.8x 1.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.9x –
Debt / FCF – 4.9x –
Liabilities / assets 57.1% 74.0% 20.4%
Equity / assets 42.9% 26.0% 79.6%
Interest coverage – 2.1x -1,067x
Current ratio 0.8x 1.5x 2.4x
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.6x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.0x 0.9x
Altman Z-score – 4.71 -22.34

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBTIPFGCGNLN
Dividend yield 5.4% – –
Net buyback yield – -0.3% –
Shareholder yield 5.4% -0.3% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusBTIPFGCGNLN
Forward P/E 13.0xFY2026 16.1xFY2027 –
EPS, next fiscal year $4.57FY2026 $5.87FY2027 $-904,073.61FY2023
EPS growth, next FY -5.0%FY2026 +29.0%FY2027 –
EPS growth, the year after +18.2% +19.6% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $32.96BFY2026 $75.62BFY2027 $266.10MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -8.6%FY2026 +11.5%FY2027 +6,010.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +12.8% +5.8% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBTIPFGCGNLN
Held by institutions 15.0% 100.0% –
Institutions holding 906 529 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.7% -0.9% –
Institutions buying 488 303 –
Institutions selling 264 152 –
Buyers to sellers 1.85 1.99 –

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.

BTIPFGCGNLN
BTI 1.00 0.35 0.03
PFGC 0.35 1.00 0.09
GNLN 0.03 0.09 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BTI, PFGC and GNLN?

British American Tobacco p.l.c (BTI) is the largest by market capitalisation: British American Tobacco p.l.c (BTI) $131.57B, Performance Food (PFGC) $14.91B, Greenlane Holdings (GNLN) $7.69M.

Which company is growing faster?

Performance Food (PFGC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Performance Food (PFGC) +7.2%, Greenlane Holdings (GNLN) -67.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Performance Food (PFGC) has the highest net margin (Performance Food (PFGC) 0.5%, Greenlane Holdings (GNLN) -4,632.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year British American Tobacco p.l.c (BTI) returned the most: British American Tobacco p.l.c (BTI) +14.7%, Performance Food (PFGC) -6.9%, Greenlane Holdings (GNLN) -93.4%. Over five years, Performance Food (PFGC) compounded fastest (British American Tobacco p.l.c (BTI) +10.5%/yr, Performance Food (PFGC) +15.7%/yr, Greenlane Holdings (GNLN) -96.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, British American Tobacco p.l.c (BTI) has been the steadiest (British American Tobacco p.l.c (BTI) 26.0%, Performance Food (PFGC) 29.2%, Greenlane Holdings (GNLN) 139.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BTI, PFGC and GNLN?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, British American Tobacco p.l.c (BTI) leads on 4. 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.