BYND vs SFD vs CALM Stock Comparison

Beyond Meat, Smithfield Foods and Cal-Maine Foods Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BYND Beyond Meat, Inc.
$7.00 -16.2% 1M +286.7% 1Y
Market cap
$120.35M
P/E
0.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$258.85M
Div. yield
–
Meat and Poultry Consumer Staples
3 wins
SFD Smithfield Foods Inc
$18.33 -3.7% 1M -15.0% 1Y
Market cap
$7.22B
P/E
8.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.16B
Div. yield
6.44%
Meat and Poultry Consumer Staples
5 wins
CALM Cal-Maine Foods Inc
$62.37 -7.5% 1M -31.1% 1Y
Market cap
$2.91B
P/E
49.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.53B
Div. yield
3.93%
Meat and Poultry Consumer Staples
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Smithfield Foods leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Smithfield Foods 5, Beyond Meat 3, Cal-Maine Foods 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBYNDSFDCALMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $120.35M $7.22B $2.91B SFD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 0.4x 8.0x 49.6x BYND
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 8.8x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -14.1% -0.6% -42.5% SFD
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 111.7% — 2.3% BYND
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.2x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 6.44% 3.93% SFD
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +286.7% -15.0% -31.1% BYND
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -41.3%/yr — +11.2%/yr CALM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 367.6% 26.0% 30.1% SFD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 32/100 74/100 52/100 SFD

Percentile Scorecard

BYNDSFDCALM

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

AxisBYNDSFDCALM
Valuation 6 #32 of 34 64 #13 of 34 33 #23 of 34
Growth 63 #12 of 31 47 #17 of 31 3 #30 of 31
Profitability 25 #22 of 29 89 #4 of 29 32 #20 of 29
Financial Health 34 #24 of 36 – 91 #4 of 36
Shareholder Returns – 96 #2 of 25 100 #1 of 25
Overall 32 74 52
  • BYND ranked among 38 companies in Agribusiness
  • SFD ranked among 38 companies in Agribusiness
  • CALM ranked among 38 companies in Agribusiness

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBYNDSFDCALMSPY
1 month -16.2%-3.7%-7.5% -0.2%
3 months +1,196.3%-32.4%-33.1% +3.9%
6 months +714.0%-31.8%-19.3% +8.2%
Year to date +753.7%-17.9%-21.6% +12.9%
1 year +286.7%-15.0%-31.1% +12.3%
3 years +17.3%—+36.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year +5.5%—+11.0% +23.3%
5 years -93.0%—+70.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year -41.3%—+11.2% +10.9%
10 years ——+65.5% +261.1%
10 years, per year ——+5.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBYNDSFDCALMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 367.6%26.0%30.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 96.8%27.5%31.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.16-0.16-0.18 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.78-0.58-1.03 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -99.6%-38.4%-49.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -52.6%-38.1%-33.3% -1.2%
52-week high $14.77$29.59$93.50 $779.14
52-week low $0.41$18.22$60.61 $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.

MultipleBYNDSFDCALM
P/E now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 14.8x 8.0xmedian 14.8x 49.6xmedian 14.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 0.5x 0.5xmedian 0.5x 1.2xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -0.2xmedian 9.1x —median 9.1x 19.0xmedian 9.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median -1.0xmedian 15.0x 9.3xmedian 15.0x -88.9xmedian 15.0x
P/B now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 1.1x 1.0xmedian 1.1x 1.1xmedian 1.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.01median 1.28 —median 1.28 -0.92median 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 monthsBYNDSFDCALM
Revenue $258.85M $15.16B $2.53B
Gross profit $7.98M $1.90B $361.14M
Operating income -$314.42M $1.15B $18.84M
Net income $289.10M – $62.80M
Free cash flow -$120.01M – -$32.77M
R&D $19.38M – –
EPS (diluted) $14.65 $2.27 $1.26
Cash & equivalents $171.37M $1.18B $113.54M
Total debt $115.09M – –
Shares (diluted) 19.73M 395.77M 46.70M
Enterprise value -$563.21M $7.22B $1.94B

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
MetricBYNDSFDCALM
P/E 0.4x 8.0x 49.6x
P/FCF -1.0x 9.3x -88.9x
P/Operating cash flow -1.1x – 29.2x
P/S 0.5x 0.5x 1.2x
P/B 2.1x 1.0x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 2.1x 1.3x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA -0.2x – 19.0x
EV/EBIT -0.2x – 148.6x
EV/Revenue 0.2x 0.5x 1.1x
EV/FCF -0.5x – -85.4x
EV/Operating cash flow -0.6x – 28.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.01 – -0.92

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBYNDSFDCALM
Revenue growth (1Y) -14.1% -0.6% -42.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -10.1% – -5.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -68.5% -5.8% -81.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 41.9% – -29.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) -84.3% -6.2% -98.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -5.6% – -71.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 275.9% – -95.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 44.7% – -53.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 122.7% 3.9% -95.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 28.3% – -54.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -1.0% – -92.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.0% – -48.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 3.1% – -102.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.8% – -27.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBYNDSFDCALM
Gross margin 3.1% – 14.3%
EBITDA margin -107.0% – 5.8%
Operating margin -121.5% – 0.7%
Pretax margin 111.7% – 2.9%
Net margin 111.7% – 2.3%
FCF margin -46.4% – -1.3%
Operating cash flow margin -42.5% – 3.9%
Return on equity 1,621% 13.0% 2.4%
Return on assets 50.8% 7.5% 2.1%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed -68.7% – 0.7%
Asset turnover 0.5x 1.3x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.4x – 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 13.4% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBYNDSFDCALM
Debt / assets 20.6% – –
Debt / equity 2.0x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.2x – –
Debt / FCF -1.0x – –
Liabilities / assets 89.9% – 14.4%
Equity / assets 10.1% 57.7% 85.6%
Interest coverage -12.9x – –
Current ratio 2.6x 2.4x 7.7x
Quick ratio 1.8x – 1.5x
Cash ratio 1.5x – 0.6x
Altman Z-score -3.44 – 6.66

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBYNDSFDCALM
Dividend yield – 6.4% 3.9%
Net buyback yield – – 4.7%
Shareholder yield – 6.4% 8.6%
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.

ConsensusBYNDSFDCALM
Forward P/E – 8.8xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-10.13FY2026 $2.08FY2026 $-3.31FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -18.4%FY2026 -149.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +6.3% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $234.10MFY2026 $14.87BFY2026 $2.42BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -15.0%FY2026 -4.3%FY2026 -16.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.8% +8.8% +11.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBYNDSFDCALM
Held by institutions 23.3% 13.6% 93.5%
Institutions holding 204 281 454
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.6% +14.1% +2.5%
Institutions buying 96 188 256
Institutions selling 67 70 140
Buyers to sellers 1.43 2.69 1.83

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.

BYNDSFDCALM
BYND 1.00 0.04 -0.05
SFD 0.04 1.00 0.30
CALM -0.05 0.30 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BYND, SFD and CALM?

Smithfield Foods (SFD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Beyond Meat (BYND) $120.35M, Smithfield Foods (SFD) $7.22B, Cal-Maine Foods (CALM) $2.91B.

Which stock is cheaper, BYND, SFD and CALM?

Beyond Meat (BYND) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Beyond Meat (BYND) 0.4x, Smithfield Foods (SFD) 8.0x, Cal-Maine Foods (CALM) 49.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Smithfield Foods (SFD) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Beyond Meat (BYND) -14.1%, Smithfield Foods (SFD) -0.6%, Cal-Maine Foods (CALM) -42.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Beyond Meat (BYND) has the highest net margin (Beyond Meat (BYND) 111.7%, Cal-Maine Foods (CALM) 2.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Beyond Meat (BYND) returned the most: Beyond Meat (BYND) +286.7%, Smithfield Foods (SFD) -15.0%, Cal-Maine Foods (CALM) -31.1%. Over five years, Cal-Maine Foods (CALM) compounded fastest (Beyond Meat (BYND) -41.3%/yr, Cal-Maine Foods (CALM) +11.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Smithfield Foods (SFD) has the highest dividend yield: Smithfield Foods (SFD) 6.44%, Cal-Maine Foods (CALM) 3.93%. Beyond Meat (BYND) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Smithfield Foods (SFD) has been the steadiest (Beyond Meat (BYND) 367.6%, Smithfield Foods (SFD) 26.0%, Cal-Maine Foods (CALM) 30.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BYND, SFD and CALM?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Smithfield Foods (SFD) 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.