BYND vs SFD vs POST Stock Comparison

Beyond Meat, Smithfield Foods and Post Holdings Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BYND Beyond Meat, Inc.
$6.86 -17.8% 1M +214.7% 1Y
Market cap
$115.47M
P/E
0.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$258.85M
Div. yield
–
Meat and Poultry Consumer Staples
4 wins
SFD Smithfield Foods Inc
$18.31 -3.8% 1M -14.9% 1Y
Market cap
$7.15B
P/E
6.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.47B
Div. yield
–
Meat and Poultry Consumer Staples
5 wins
POST Post Holdings, Inc.
$80.48 +10.0% 1M -26.4% 1Y
Market cap
$3.54B
P/E
12.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.41B
Div. yield
–
Packaged Foods Consumer Staples
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionBYNDSFDPOSTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $115.47M $7.15B $3.54B SFD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 0.4x 6.8x 12.1x BYND
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 8.8x 10.9x SFD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -14.1% +4.3% +6.2% POST
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 111.7% 6.8% 3.5% BYND
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 11.7% 5.6% SFD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.2x 0.4x 5.3x BYND
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +214.7% -14.9% -26.4% BYND
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -41.0%/yr — +3.9%/yr POST
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 368.4% 26.0% 32.1% SFD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 33/100 91/100 71/100 SFD

Percentile Scorecard

BYNDSFDPOST

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

AxisBYNDSFDPOST
Valuation 12 #30 of 34 100 #1 of 34 80 #10 of 45
Growth 60 #13 of 31 73 #9 of 31 76 #11 of 42
Profitability 25 #22 of 29 96 #2 of 29 69 #13 of 40
Financial Health 33 #25 of 37 89 #5 of 37 33 #32 of 47
Shareholder Returns – 96 #2 of 25 100 #1 of 31
Overall 33 91 71
  • BYND ranked among 38 companies in Agribusiness
  • SFD ranked among 38 companies in Agribusiness
  • POST ranked among 48 companies in Branded Foods

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBYNDSFDPOSTSPY
1 month -17.8%-3.8%+10.0% -0.8%
3 months +1,147.3%-31.1%-11.8% +3.5%
6 months +653.8%-36.3%-22.5% +7.0%
Year to date +736.6%-18.0%-18.7% +12.2%
1 year +214.7%-14.9%-26.4% +13.0%
3 years +14.9%—-0.2% +86.3%
3 years, per year +4.7%—-0.1% +23.1%
5 years -92.8%—+20.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year -41.0%—+3.9% +11.0%
10 years ——+57.7% +258.0%
10 years, per year ——+4.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBYNDSFDPOSTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 368.4%26.0%32.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 96.8%27.5%33.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.16-0.16-0.11 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.58-0.57-0.82 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -99.6%-38.4%-39.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -53.6%-38.1%-29.8% -1.8%
52-week high $14.77$29.59$114.61 $779.14
52-week low $0.41$18.22$72.50 $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.

MultipleBYNDSFDPOST
P/E now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 15.2x 6.8xmedian 15.2x 12.4xmedian 20.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 0.5x 0.5xmedian 0.5x 0.4xmedian 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -0.2xmedian 9.0x 4.7xmedian 9.0x 7.9xmedian 12.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -1.0xmedian 15.1x 8.9xmedian 15.1x 6.4xmedian 14.0x
P/B now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 1.1x 1.0xmedian 1.1x 1.1xmedian 1.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.01median 1.27 —median 1.27 1.77median 0.42

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 monthsBYNDSFDPOST
Revenue $258.85M $15.47B $8.41B
Gross profit $7.98M $2.07B $2.42B
Operating income -$314.42M $1.33B $808.00M
Net income $289.10M $1.07B $293.10M
Free cash flow -$120.01M $807.00M $553.10M
R&D $19.38M – –
EPS (diluted) $14.65 $2.68 $5.71
Cash & equivalents $171.37M $1.35B $265.60M
Total debt $115.09M $2.00B $7.63B
Shares (diluted) 19.73M 395.77M 51.30M
Enterprise value -$568.09M $2.11B $2.55B

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
MetricBYNDSFDPOST
P/E 0.4x 6.8x 12.4x
P/FCF -1.0x 8.9x 6.4x
P/Operating cash flow -1.1x 6.2x 3.6x
P/S 0.5x 0.5x 0.4x
P/B 2.1x 1.0x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 2.1x 1.3x 11.8x
EV/EBITDA -0.2x 4.7x 7.9x
EV/EBIT -0.2x 5.9x 13.5x
EV/Revenue 0.2x 0.5x 1.3x
EV/FCF -0.5x 9.7x 19.7x
EV/Operating cash flow -0.6x 6.8x 11.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.01 – 1.77

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBYNDSFDPOST
Revenue growth (1Y) -14.1% 4.3% 6.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -10.1% – 8.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -68.5% 2.6% 4.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 41.9% – 12.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) -84.3% 11.0% -1.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -5.6% – 11.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 275.9% 15.8% -20.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 44.7% – -2.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 122.7% 16.2% -2.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 28.3% – 7.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -1.0% 11.8% 6.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.0% – 15.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 3.1% 15.5% 27.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.8% – 15.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBYNDSFDPOST
Gross margin 3.1% 13.4% 28.8%
EBITDA margin -107.0% 10.8% 16.4%
Operating margin -121.5% 8.6% 9.6%
Pretax margin 111.7% 8.6% 4.7%
Net margin 111.7% 6.8% 3.5%
FCF margin -46.4% 5.2% 6.6%
Operating cash flow margin -42.5% 7.5% 11.8%
Return on equity 1,621% 15.4% 9.3%
Return on assets 50.8% 8.9% 2.3%
Return on invested capital – 11.7% 5.6%
Return on capital employed -68.7% 13.3% 6.8%
Asset turnover 0.5x 1.3x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.4x 1.1x 3.4x
Stock comp / revenue 13.4% – 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBYNDSFDPOST
Debt / assets 20.6% 16.7% 59.4%
Debt / equity 2.0x 0.3x 2.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.2x 0.4x 5.3x
Debt / FCF -1.0x 2.5x 13.8x
Liabilities / assets 89.9% 41.7% 76.0%
Equity / assets 10.1% 58.3% 24.0%
Interest coverage -12.9x 38.1x 1.9x
Current ratio 2.6x 2.6x 1.9x
Quick ratio 1.8x 1.7x 0.9x
Cash ratio 1.5x 0.7x 0.2x
Altman Z-score -3.44 3.29 1.42

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBYNDSFDPOST
Dividend yield – 6.4% –
Net buyback yield – – 33.7%
Shareholder yield – 6.4% 33.7%
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.

ConsensusBYNDSFDPOST
Forward P/E – 8.8xFY2026 10.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-10.13FY2026 $2.08FY2026 $7.40FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -18.4%FY2026 +2.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +6.3% -6.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $234.10MFY2026 $14.87BFY2026 $7.73BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -15.0%FY2026 -4.3%FY2026 -5.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.8% +8.8% +8.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBYNDSFDPOST
Held by institutions 23.3% 13.6% 100.0%
Institutions holding 204 281 418
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.6% +14.1% -0.3%
Institutions buying 96 188 177
Institutions selling 67 70 178
Buyers to sellers 1.43 2.69 0.99

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.

BYNDSFDPOST
BYND 1.00 0.04 0.02
SFD 0.04 1.00 0.18
POST 0.02 0.18 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BYND, SFD and POST?

Smithfield Foods (SFD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Beyond Meat (BYND) $115.47M, Smithfield Foods (SFD) $7.15B, Post Holdings (POST) $3.54B.

Which stock is cheaper, BYND, SFD and POST?

Beyond Meat (BYND) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Beyond Meat (BYND) 0.4x, Smithfield Foods (SFD) 6.8x, Post Holdings (POST) 12.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Smithfield Foods (SFD) is cheapest (Smithfield Foods (SFD) 8.8x, Post Holdings (POST) 10.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Post Holdings (POST) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Beyond Meat (BYND) -14.1%, Smithfield Foods (SFD) +4.3%, Post Holdings (POST) +6.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Beyond Meat (BYND) has the highest net margin (Beyond Meat (BYND) 111.7%, Smithfield Foods (SFD) 6.8%, Post Holdings (POST) 3.5%). On return on invested capital, Smithfield Foods (SFD) leads (Smithfield Foods (SFD) 11.7%, Post Holdings (POST) 5.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Beyond Meat (BYND) returned the most: Beyond Meat (BYND) +214.7%, Smithfield Foods (SFD) -14.9%, Post Holdings (POST) -26.4%. Over five years, Post Holdings (POST) compounded fastest (Beyond Meat (BYND) -41.0%/yr, Post Holdings (POST) +3.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Smithfield Foods (SFD) has been the steadiest (Beyond Meat (BYND) 368.4%, Smithfield Foods (SFD) 26.0%, Post Holdings (POST) 32.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.