BTI vs PFGC vs PYYX Stock Comparison

British American Tobacco p.l.c, Performance Food and Pyxus International 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
PYYX Pyxus International, Inc.
$2.55 -5.6% 1M -7.3% 1Y
Market cap
$62.75M
P/E
2.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.34B
Div. yield
–
Agricultural Products Consumer Staples
3 wins

Head to Head

11 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, Pyxus International 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBTIPFGCPYYXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $131.57B $14.91B $62.75M BTI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — 41.5x 2.9x PYYX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.0x 16.1x — BTI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +7.2% -0.6% PFGC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 0.5% 1.0% PYYX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 6.6% 2.0% PFGC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.9x 5.9x PFGC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +14.7% -6.9% -7.3% BTI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.5%/yr +15.7%/yr +6.2%/yr PFGC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 26.0% 29.2% 101.7% BTI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 41/100 59/100 PYYX

Percentile Scorecard

BTIPFGCPYYX

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

AxisBTIPFGCPYYX
Valuation – 59 #17 of 40 70 #11 of 34
Growth – 60 #16 of 38 100 #1 of 31
Profitability – 42 #22 of 37 54 #14 of 29
Financial Health 24 #30 of 39 41 #24 of 40 11 #33 of 37
Shareholder Returns – 4 #27 of 28 –
Overall – 41 59
  • BTI ranked among 40 companies in Tobacco and Cannabis
  • PFGC ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail
  • PYYX ranked among 38 companies in Agribusiness

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBTIPFGCPYYXSPY
1 month +6.5%+4.3%-5.6% -1.0%
3 months -2.4%-15.0%-27.1% +2.9%
6 months +2.4%+4.9%+1.2% +6.4%
Year to date +5.1%+5.4%-27.6% +11.4%
1 year +14.7%-6.9%-7.3% +13.1%
3 years +100.1%+71.4%+96.2% +79.4%
3 years, per year +26.0%+19.7%+25.2% +21.5%
5 years +64.5%+107.6%+34.9% +67.7%
5 years, per year +10.5%+15.7%+6.2% +10.9%
10 years +5.0%+283.1%— +255.2%
10 years, per year +0.5%+14.4%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureBTIPFGCPYYXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 26.0%29.2%101.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 24.8%28.9%124.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.130.38-0.34 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.57-0.24-0.07 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -39.8%-32.3%-96.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.8%-18.8%-36.3% -2.5%
52-week high $66.70$116.71$4.00 $779.14
52-week low $51.19$81.03$2.11 $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.

MultipleBTIPFGCPYYX
P/E now vs peer median —median 16.7x 41.1xmedian 21.6x 2.9xmedian 14.9x
P/S now vs peer median —median 0.9x 0.2xmedian 0.5x 0.0xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 12.2x 11.5xmedian 9.7x 6.2xmedian 9.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 22.9x 14.4xmedian 17.8x -0.7xmedian 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 1.0x 3.0xmedian 3.0x 0.4xmedian 1.1x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.55 -11.84median 1.06 0.07median 1.28

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 monthsBTIPFGCPYYX
Revenue – $67.84B $2.34B
Gross profit – $8.09B $343.47M
Operating income – $887.50M $157.37M
Net income – $359.30M $23.64M
Free cash flow – $1.03B -$94.83M
EPS (diluted) – $2.29 $0.89
Cash & equivalents $3.34B $92.40M $175.91M
Total debt $198.75B $21.04B $5.71B
Shares (diluted) 2.20B 157.00M 26.06M
Enterprise value $107.94B $14.69B -$469.71M

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
MetricBTIPFGCPYYX
P/E – 41.1x 2.9x
P/FCF – 14.4x -0.7x
P/Operating cash flow – 10.5x -0.9x
P/S – 0.2x 0.0x
P/B 2.2x 3.0x 0.4x
P/Tangible book 2.2x 4.4x 0.4x
EV/EBITDA – 11.5x 6.2x
EV/EBIT – 22.2x 7.4x
EV/Revenue – 0.3x 0.5x
EV/FCF – 19.1x -12.4x
EV/Operating cash flow – 13.9x -16.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -11.84 0.07

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBTIPFGCPYYX
Revenue growth (1Y) – 7.2% -0.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 5.8% 4.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 9.1% 5.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 9.0% 5.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 8.7% 17.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 5.0% 8.5%
Net income growth (1Y) – 5.6% 657.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -3.3% 44.7%
EPS growth (1Y) – 5.2% 529.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -3.5% 43.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 16.8% 71.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 19.3% 26.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 46.2% 66.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 22.3% 21.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBTIPFGCPYYX
Gross margin – 11.9% 14.7%
EBITDA margin – 2.5% 8.1%
Operating margin – 1.3% 6.7%
Pretax margin – 0.7% 1.0%
Net margin – 0.5% 1.0%
FCF margin – 1.5% -4.0%
Operating cash flow margin – 2.1% -3.1%
Return on equity – 7.5% 13.4%
Return on assets – 1.9% 1.3%
Return on invested capital – 6.6% 2.0%
Return on capital employed – 6.6% 26.5%
Asset turnover – 3.6x 1.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 3.9x -3.1x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.1% 0.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBTIPFGCPYYX
Debt / assets 32.3% 26.6% 63.7%
Debt / equity 0.8x 1.0x 7.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.9x 5.9x
Debt / FCF – 4.9x -13.5x
Liabilities / assets 57.1% 74.0% 91.3%
Equity / assets 42.9% 26.0% 8.7%
Interest coverage – 2.1x –
Current ratio 0.8x 1.5x 1.3x
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.6x 0.3x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.0x 0.1x
Altman Z-score – 4.71 1.51

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBTIPFGCPYYX
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.

ConsensusBTIPFGCPYYX
Forward P/E 13.0xFY2026 16.1xFY2027 –
EPS, next fiscal year $4.57FY2026 $5.87FY2027 –
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 –
Revenue growth, next FY -8.6%FY2026 +11.5%FY2027 –
Revenue growth, the year after +12.8% +5.8% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBTIPFGCPYYX
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.

BTIPFGCPYYX
BTI 1.00 0.35 -0.08
PFGC 0.35 1.00 0.05
PYYX -0.08 0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BTI, PFGC and PYYX?

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, Pyxus International (PYYX) $62.75M.

Which stock is cheaper, BTI, PFGC and PYYX?

Pyxus International (PYYX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Performance Food (PFGC) 41.5x, Pyxus International (PYYX) 2.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, British American Tobacco p.l.c (BTI) is cheapest (British American Tobacco p.l.c (BTI) 13.0x, Performance Food (PFGC) 16.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Performance Food (PFGC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Performance Food (PFGC) +7.2%, Pyxus International (PYYX) -0.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Pyxus International (PYYX) has the highest net margin (Performance Food (PFGC) 0.5%, Pyxus International (PYYX) 1.0%). On return on invested capital, Performance Food (PFGC) leads (Performance Food (PFGC) 6.6%, Pyxus International (PYYX) 2.0%).

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%, Pyxus International (PYYX) -7.3%. Over five years, Performance Food (PFGC) compounded fastest (British American Tobacco p.l.c (BTI) +10.5%/yr, Performance Food (PFGC) +15.7%/yr, Pyxus International (PYYX) +6.2%/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%, Pyxus International (PYYX) 101.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.