BYND vs KHC vs HRL Stock Comparison

Beyond Meat, Kraft Heinz and Hormel Foods Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BYND Beyond Meat, Inc.
$7.13 -16.3% 1M +260.1% 1Y
Market cap
$123.57M
P/E
0.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$258.85M
Div. yield
–
Meat and Poultry Consumer Staples
3 wins
KHC Kraft Heinz Co
$23.88 +1.4% 1M -6.4% 1Y
Market cap
$28.60B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$24.90B
Div. yield
–
Packaged Foods Consumer Staples
6 wins
HRL Hormel Foods Corp /De/
$20.62 +3.3% 1M -12.8% 1Y
Market cap
$11.43B
P/E
33.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$12.15B
Div. yield
0.06%
Packaged Foods Consumer Staples
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Kraft Heinz leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Kraft Heinz 6, Beyond Meat 3, Hormel Foods 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBYNDKHCHRLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $123.57M $28.60B $11.43B KHC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 0.4x -8.4x 33.3x BYND
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 11.4x 14.7x KHC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -14.1% -1.6% +0.7% HRL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 111.7% -13.6% 2.8% BYND
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -5.0% 3.5% HRL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.2x -7.5x 1.8x KHC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.06% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +260.1% -6.4% -12.8% BYND
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -40.9%/yr -7.8%/yr -13.4%/yr KHC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 367.6% 27.9% 30.0% KHC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 33/100 53/100 50/100 KHC

Percentile Scorecard

BYNDKHCHRL

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

AxisBYNDKHCHRL
Valuation 6 #32 of 34 61 #18 of 45 68 #15 of 45
Growth 66 #11 of 30 49 #22 of 42 27 #31 of 42
Profitability 26 #21 of 28 44 #23 of 40 49 #21 of 40
Financial Health 34 #24 of 36 57 #21 of 47 74 #13 of 47
Shareholder Returns – 57 #14 of 31 30 #22 of 31
Overall 33 53 50
  • BYND ranked among 38 companies in Agribusiness
  • KHC ranked among 48 companies in Branded Foods
  • 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

PeriodBYNDKHCHRLSPY
1 month -16.3%+1.4%+3.3% +0.9%
3 months +1,245.3%-13.5%-20.1% +5.9%
6 months +780.2%+6.5%-1.2% +8.5%
Year to date +769.5%-1.5%-13.0% +13.3%
1 year +260.1%-6.4%-12.8% +12.4%
3 years +19.4%-24.0%-34.3% +88.1%
3 years, per year +6.1%-8.8%-13.1% +23.5%
5 years -92.8%-33.5%-51.3% +68.2%
5 years, per year -40.9%-7.8%-13.4% +11.0%
10 years —-72.9%-46.0% +263.4%
10 years, per year —-12.2%-6.0% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureBYNDKHCHRLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 367.6%27.9%30.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 96.8%28.7%29.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.15-0.12-0.18 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.71-0.23-0.43 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -99.6%-52.1%-65.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -51.7%-13.5%-22.2% -0.9%
52-week high $14.77$27.62$26.51 $779.14
52-week low $0.41$21.21$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.

MultipleBYNDKHCHRL
P/E now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 16.0x -8.3xmedian 22.2x 33.1xmedian 22.2x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 0.5x 1.1xmedian 0.7x 0.9xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -0.2xmedian 9.1x -20.5xmedian 12.2x 12.4xmedian 12.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -1.0xmedian 15.8x 7.4xmedian 13.4x 14.5xmedian 13.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 1.0x 0.8xmedian 1.6x 1.4xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.01median 1.29 0.18median 0.56 -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 monthsBYNDKHCHRL
Revenue $258.85M $24.90B $12.15B
Gross profit $7.98M $8.31B $1.90B
Operating income -$314.42M -$3.18B $573.89M
Net income $289.10M -$3.40B $342.71M
Free cash flow -$120.01M $3.82B $780.87M
R&D $19.38M – –
EPS (diluted) $14.65 $-2.86 $0.62
Cash & equivalents $171.37M $2.42B $839.64M
Total debt $115.09M $19.00B $2.86B
Shares (diluted) 19.73M 1.19B 551.07M
Enterprise value -$559.99M $15.02B $8.09B

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
MetricBYNDKHCHRL
P/E 0.4x -8.3x 33.1x
P/FCF -1.0x 7.4x 14.5x
P/Operating cash flow -1.1x 6.1x 10.4x
P/S 0.5x 1.1x 0.9x
P/B 2.2x 0.8x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 2.2x 7.6x 1.8x
EV/EBITDA -0.2x -20.5x 12.4x
EV/EBIT -0.2x -14.1x 23.2x
EV/Revenue 0.3x 1.8x 1.1x
EV/FCF -0.6x 11.7x 17.1x
EV/Operating cash flow -0.6x 9.7x 12.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.01 0.18 -1.23

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBYNDKHCHRL
Revenue growth (1Y) -14.1% -1.6% 0.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -10.1% -2.8% -0.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -68.5% -4.3% -3.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 41.9% -1.1% -2.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -84.3% 54.1% -43.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -5.6% -39.1% -21.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 275.9% 35.5% -54.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 44.7% -45.4% -26.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 122.7% 35.6% -54.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 28.3% -46.1% -27.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -1.0% 5.0% 17.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.0% 12.3% -0.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 3.1% 9.2% 24.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.8% 18.8% -2.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBYNDKHCHRL
Gross margin 3.1% 33.4% 15.7%
EBITDA margin -107.0% -8.7% 8.9%
Operating margin -121.5% -12.8% 4.7%
Pretax margin 111.7% -14.7% 4.3%
Net margin 111.7% -13.6% 2.8%
FCF margin -46.4% 15.3% 6.4%
Operating cash flow margin -42.5% 18.6% 9.0%
Return on equity 1,621% -8.7% 4.3%
Return on assets 50.8% -4.4% 2.6%
Return on invested capital – -5.0% 3.5%
Return on capital employed -68.7% -4.6% 5.0%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.3x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.4x -1.4x 3.2x
Stock comp / revenue 13.4% 0.4% 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBYNDKHCHRL
Debt / assets 20.6% 26.0% 21.5%
Debt / equity 2.0x 0.5x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.2x -7.5x 1.8x
Debt / FCF -1.0x 5.0x 3.7x
Liabilities / assets 89.9% 50.6% 40.9%
Equity / assets 10.1% 49.4% 59.1%
Interest coverage -12.9x -4.7x 7.3x
Current ratio 2.6x 1.1x 1.9x
Quick ratio 1.8x 0.6x 0.9x
Cash ratio 1.5x 0.3x 0.5x
Altman Z-score -3.44 0.49 3.24

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBYNDKHCHRL
Dividend yield – 6.7% 5.6%
Net buyback yield – 0.1% –
Shareholder yield – 6.8% 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.

ConsensusBYNDKHCHRL
Forward P/E – 11.4xFY2026 14.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-10.13FY2026 $2.10FY2026 $1.40FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -19.2%FY2026 +2.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – -7.1% +17.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $234.10MFY2026 $23.68BFY2026 $11.68BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -15.0%FY2026 -5.1%FY2026 -3.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.8% -1.2% +2.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBYNDKHCHRL
Held by institutions 23.3% 90.1% 43.8%
Institutions holding 204 1,114 622
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.6% +7.1% -4.0%
Institutions buying 96 624 323
Institutions selling 67 312 230
Buyers to sellers 1.43 2.00 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.

BYNDKHCHRL
BYND 1.00 0.04 0.04
KHC 0.04 1.00 0.37
HRL 0.04 0.37 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BYND, KHC and HRL?

Kraft Heinz (KHC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Beyond Meat (BYND) $123.57M, Kraft Heinz (KHC) $28.60B, Hormel Foods (HRL) $11.43B.

Which stock is cheaper, BYND, KHC and HRL?

Beyond Meat (BYND) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Beyond Meat (BYND) 0.4x, Kraft Heinz (KHC) -8.4x, Hormel Foods (HRL) 33.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Kraft Heinz (KHC) is cheapest (Kraft Heinz (KHC) 11.4x, 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?

Hormel Foods (HRL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Beyond Meat (BYND) -14.1%, Kraft Heinz (KHC) -1.6%, Hormel Foods (HRL) +0.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Beyond Meat (BYND) has the highest net margin (Beyond Meat (BYND) 111.7%, Kraft Heinz (KHC) -13.6%, Hormel Foods (HRL) 2.8%). On return on invested capital, Hormel Foods (HRL) leads (Kraft Heinz (KHC) -5.0%, Hormel Foods (HRL) 3.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Beyond Meat (BYND) returned the most: Beyond Meat (BYND) +260.1%, Kraft Heinz (KHC) -6.4%, Hormel Foods (HRL) -12.8%. Over five years, Kraft Heinz (KHC) compounded fastest (Beyond Meat (BYND) -40.9%/yr, Kraft Heinz (KHC) -7.8%/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: Beyond Meat (BYND) 0.00%, Kraft Heinz (KHC) 0.00%, Hormel Foods (HRL) 0.06%. Beyond Meat (BYND) and Kraft Heinz (KHC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Kraft Heinz (KHC) has been the steadiest (Beyond Meat (BYND) 367.6%, Kraft Heinz (KHC) 27.9%, Hormel Foods (HRL) 30.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BYND, KHC 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, Kraft Heinz (KHC) leads on 6. 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.