BYND vs HRL vs PPC Stock Comparison

Beyond Meat, Hormel Foods and Pilgrims Pride Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BYND Beyond Meat, Inc.
$6.86 -17.8% 1M +214.7% 1Y
Market cap
$114.82M
P/E
0.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$258.85M
Div. yield
–
Meat and Poultry Consumer Staples
4 wins
HRL Hormel Foods Corp /De/
$20.95 +6.3% 1M -12.1% 1Y
Market cap
$11.49B
P/E
33.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$12.15B
Div. yield
0.06%
Packaged Foods Consumer Staples
2 wins
PPC Pilgrims Pride Corp
$27.33 -1.8% 1M -27.1% 1Y
Market cap
$6.43B
P/E
11.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.44B
Div. yield
–
Meat and Poultry Consumer Staples
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Pilgrims Pride leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Pilgrims Pride 5, Beyond Meat 4, Hormel Foods 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBYNDHRLPPCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $114.82M $11.49B $6.43B HRL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 0.4x 33.5x 11.8x BYND
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 15.0x 12.8x PPC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -14.1% +0.7% +1.4% PPC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 111.7% 2.8% 3.0% BYND
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 3.5% 9.5% PPC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.2x 1.8x 1.8x BYND
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.06% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +214.7% -12.1% -27.1% BYND
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -41.0%/yr -13.1%/yr -1.1%/yr PPC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 368.4% 30.0% 35.4% HRL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 33/100 49/100 67/100 PPC

Percentile Scorecard

BYNDHRLPPC

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

AxisBYNDHRLPPC
Valuation 12 #30 of 34 66 #16 of 45 73 #10 of 34
Growth 60 #13 of 31 27 #31 of 42 63 #12 of 31
Profitability 25 #22 of 29 49 #21 of 40 79 #7 of 29
Financial Health 33 #25 of 37 74 #13 of 47 53 #18 of 37
Shareholder Returns – 30 #22 of 31 –
Overall 33 49 67
  • BYND ranked among 38 companies in Agribusiness
  • HRL ranked among 48 companies in Branded Foods
  • PPC ranked among 38 companies in Agribusiness

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBYNDHRLPPCSPY
1 month -17.8%+6.3%-1.8% -0.8%
3 months +1,147.3%-19.6%-6.4% +3.5%
6 months +653.8%-2.4%-17.5% +7.0%
Year to date +736.6%-11.6%-29.9% +12.2%
1 year +214.7%-12.1%-27.1% +13.0%
3 years +14.9%-33.3%+11.4% +86.3%
3 years, per year +4.7%-12.6%+3.7% +23.1%
5 years -92.8%-50.4%-5.2% +68.6%
5 years, per year -41.0%-13.1%-1.1% +11.0%
10 years —-45.0%+32.2% +258.0%
10 years, per year —-5.8%+2.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBYNDHRLPPCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 368.4%30.0%35.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 96.8%29.8%36.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.16-0.18-0.08 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.58-0.40-0.77 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -99.6%-65.0%-55.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -53.6%-21.0%-37.5% -1.8%
52-week high $14.77$26.51$43.76 $779.14
52-week low $0.41$19.20$25.20 $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.

MultipleBYNDHRLPPC
P/E now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 15.2x 33.7xmedian 20.5x 11.9xmedian 15.2x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 0.5x 0.9xmedian 0.8x 0.4xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -0.2xmedian 9.0x 12.5xmedian 12.3x 6.4xmedian 9.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -1.0xmedian 15.1x 14.8xmedian 14.0x 24.1xmedian 15.1x
P/B now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 1.1x 1.5xmedian 1.4x 1.7xmedian 1.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.01median 1.27 -1.25median 0.42 0.25median 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 monthsBYNDHRLPPC
Revenue $258.85M $12.15B $18.44B
Gross profit $7.98M $1.90B $1.77B
Operating income -$314.42M $573.89M $925.22M
Net income $289.10M $342.71M $545.82M
Free cash flow -$120.01M $780.87M $270.19M
R&D $19.38M – –
EPS (diluted) $14.65 $0.62 $2.28
Cash & equivalents $171.37M $839.64M $388.84M
Total debt $115.09M $2.86B $2.86B
Shares (diluted) 19.73M 551.07M 238.84M
Enterprise value -$568.74M $8.16B $4.24B

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
MetricBYNDHRLPPC
P/E 0.4x 33.7x 11.9x
P/FCF -1.0x 14.8x 24.1x
P/Operating cash flow -1.1x 10.6x 5.3x
P/S 0.5x 0.9x 0.4x
P/B 2.1x 1.5x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 2.1x 1.8x 2.2x
EV/EBITDA -0.2x 12.5x 6.4x
EV/EBIT -0.2x 23.6x 9.7x
EV/Revenue 0.2x 1.1x 0.5x
EV/FCF -0.5x 17.3x 33.2x
EV/Operating cash flow -0.6x 12.4x 7.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.01 -1.25 0.25

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBYNDHRLPPC
Revenue growth (1Y) -14.1% 0.7% 1.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -10.1% -0.1% 2.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -68.5% -3.2% -29.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 41.9% -2.5% 19.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) -84.3% -43.2% -46.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -5.6% -21.1% 33.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 275.9% -54.6% -55.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 44.7% -26.9% 47.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 122.7% -54.6% -56.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 28.3% -27.0% 47.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -1.0% 17.3% -24.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.0% -0.3% 53.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 3.1% 24.4% -35.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.8% -2.5% -6.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBYNDHRLPPC
Gross margin 3.1% 15.7% 9.6%
EBITDA margin -107.0% 8.9% 7.6%
Operating margin -121.5% 4.7% 5.0%
Pretax margin 111.7% 4.3% 4.3%
Net margin 111.7% 2.8% 3.0%
FCF margin -46.4% 6.4% 1.5%
Operating cash flow margin -42.5% 9.0% 6.6%
Return on equity 1,621% 4.3% 14.6%
Return on assets 50.8% 2.6% 5.4%
Return on invested capital – 3.5% 9.5%
Return on capital employed -68.7% 5.0% 12.6%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.9x 1.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.4x 3.2x 2.2x
Stock comp / revenue 13.4% 0.2% 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBYNDHRLPPC
Debt / assets 20.6% 21.5% 28.5%
Debt / equity 2.0x 0.4x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.2x 1.8x 1.8x
Debt / FCF -1.0x 3.7x 10.6x
Liabilities / assets 89.9% 40.9% 62.5%
Equity / assets 10.1% 59.1% 37.5%
Interest coverage -12.9x 7.3x 5.6x
Current ratio 2.6x 1.9x 1.4x
Quick ratio 1.8x 0.9x 0.5x
Cash ratio 1.5x 0.5x 0.1x
Altman Z-score -3.44 3.26 3.21

Shareholder Returns

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

ConsensusBYNDHRLPPC
Forward P/E – 15.0xFY2026 12.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-10.13FY2026 $1.40FY2026 $2.14FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +2.2%FY2026 -58.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +17.9% +20.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $234.10MFY2026 $11.68BFY2026 $17.77BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -15.0%FY2026 -3.5%FY2026 -3.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.8% +2.2% +10.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBYNDHRLPPC
Held by institutions 23.3% 43.8% 20.6%
Institutions holding 204 622 339
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.6% -4.0% +9.8%
Institutions buying 96 323 201
Institutions selling 67 230 106
Buyers to sellers 1.43 1.40 1.90

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.

BYNDHRLPPC
BYND 1.00 0.04 0.05
HRL 0.04 1.00 0.30
PPC 0.05 0.30 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BYND, HRL and PPC?

Hormel Foods (HRL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Beyond Meat (BYND) $114.82M, Hormel Foods (HRL) $11.49B, Pilgrims Pride (PPC) $6.43B.

Which stock is cheaper, BYND, HRL and PPC?

Beyond Meat (BYND) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Beyond Meat (BYND) 0.4x, Hormel Foods (HRL) 33.5x, Pilgrims Pride (PPC) 11.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Pilgrims Pride (PPC) is cheapest (Hormel Foods (HRL) 15.0x, Pilgrims Pride (PPC) 12.8x). 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: Beyond Meat (BYND) -14.1%, Hormel Foods (HRL) +0.7%, Pilgrims Pride (PPC) +1.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Beyond Meat (BYND) has the highest net margin (Beyond Meat (BYND) 111.7%, Hormel Foods (HRL) 2.8%, Pilgrims Pride (PPC) 3.0%). On return on invested capital, Pilgrims Pride (PPC) leads (Hormel Foods (HRL) 3.5%, Pilgrims Pride (PPC) 9.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Beyond Meat (BYND) returned the most: Beyond Meat (BYND) +214.7%, Hormel Foods (HRL) -12.1%, Pilgrims Pride (PPC) -27.1%. Over five years, Pilgrims Pride (PPC) compounded fastest (Beyond Meat (BYND) -41.0%/yr, Hormel Foods (HRL) -13.1%/yr, Pilgrims Pride (PPC) -1.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Beyond Meat (BYND) 0.00%, Hormel Foods (HRL) 0.06%, Pilgrims Pride (PPC) 0.00%. Beyond Meat (BYND) and Pilgrims Pride (PPC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Hormel Foods (HRL) has been the steadiest (Beyond Meat (BYND) 368.4%, Hormel Foods (HRL) 30.0%, Pilgrims Pride (PPC) 35.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BYND, HRL and PPC?

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 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.