CAG vs HRL vs NOMD Stock Comparison

Conagra Brands, Hormel Foods and Nomad Foods Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CAG Conagra Brands Inc.
$14.23 -0.6% 1M -23.1% 1Y
Market cap
$6.66B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$11.24B
Div. yield
–
Packaged Foods Consumer Staples
HRL Hormel Foods Corp /De/
$20.88 +6.0% 1M -12.0% 1Y
Market cap
$11.32B
P/E
33.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$12.15B
Div. yield
0.06%
Packaged Foods Consumer Staples
5 wins
NOMD Nomad Foods Ltd
$11.80 +11.1% 1M -0.4% 1Y
Market cap
$1.76B
P/E
12.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.46B
Div. yield
0.06%
Packaged Foods Consumer Staples
7 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Nomad Foods leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Nomad Foods 7, Hormel Foods 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCAGHRLNOMDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.66B $11.32B $1.76B HRL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -3.5x 33.0x 12.1x NOMD
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.5x 14.9x 7.2x NOMD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.8% +0.7% +3.6% NOMD
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -17.0% 2.8% 4.2% NOMD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -12.3% 3.5% 6.2% NOMD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.9x 1.8x 4.8x HRL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.06% 0.06% HRL
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -23.1% -12.0% -0.4% NOMD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -15.4%/yr -13.4%/yr -15.4%/yr HRL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.0% 30.0% 32.5% HRL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 49/100 49/100 63/100 NOMD

Percentile Scorecard

CAGHRLNOMD

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

AxisCAGHRLNOMD
Valuation 81 #9 of 44 67 #15 of 44 91 #5 of 44
Growth 5 #38 of 40 26 #30 of 40 33 #27 of 40
Profitability 38 #24 of 38 46 #21 of 38 65 #14 of 38
Financial Health 40 #28 of 46 73 #13 of 46 51 #23 of 46
Shareholder Returns 83 #6 of 30 31 #21 of 30 76 #8 of 30
Overall 49 49 63
  • CAG ranked among 47 companies in Branded Foods
  • HRL ranked among 47 companies in Branded Foods
  • NOMD ranked among 47 companies in Branded Foods

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCAGHRLNOMDSPY
1 month -0.6%+6.0%+11.1% -0.2%
3 months -7.8%-18.3%-3.3% +3.9%
6 months -0.3%-2.0%+21.3% +8.2%
Year to date -17.8%-11.9%-5.7% +12.9%
1 year -23.1%-12.0%-0.4% +12.3%
3 years -47.7%-33.5%-13.2% +87.4%
3 years, per year -19.4%-12.7%-4.6% +23.3%
5 years -56.6%-51.3%-56.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year -15.4%-13.4%-15.4% +10.9%
10 years -61.5%-44.9%-5.4% +261.1%
10 years, per year -9.1%-5.8%-0.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCAGHRLNOMDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.0%30.0%32.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.9%29.7%31.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.32-0.18-0.03 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.72-0.40-0.01 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -69.3%-65.0%-67.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -28.9%-21.2%-9.5% -1.2%
52-week high $20.02$26.51$13.04 $779.14
52-week low $12.58$19.20$9.09 $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.

MultipleCAGHRLNOMD
P/E now vs peer median -3.6xmedian 22.3x 33.6xmedian 22.3x 12.2xmedian 22.3x
P/S now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 0.7x 0.9xmedian 0.7x 0.5xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.5xmedian 12.3x 12.5xmedian 12.3x 8.2xmedian 12.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 5.9xmedian 13.8x 14.7xmedian 13.8x 5.7xmedian 13.8x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.5x 1.5xmedian 1.5x 0.6xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.06median 0.57 -1.24median 0.57 -1.15median 0.57

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 monthsCAGHRLNOMD
Revenue $11.24B $12.15B $3.46B
Gross profit $2.68B $1.90B $930.71M
Operating income -$1.71B $573.89M $360.86M
Net income -$1.91B $342.71M $145.09M
Free cash flow $1.15B $780.87M $292.81M
EPS (diluted) $-3.97 $0.62 $0.89
Cash & equivalents $371.60M $839.64M $312.28M
Total debt $7.76B $2.86B $10.21B
Shares (diluted) 480.00M 551.07M 162.22M
Enterprise value $5.97B $7.99B $516.69M

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
MetricCAGHRLNOMD
P/E -3.6x 33.6x 12.2x
P/FCF 5.9x 14.7x 5.7x
P/Operating cash flow 5.3x 10.5x 4.4x
P/S 0.6x 0.9x 0.5x
P/B 1.1x 1.5x 0.6x
P/Tangible book 1.5x 1.8x 26.2x
EV/EBITDA 7.5x 12.5x 8.2x
EV/EBIT -8.3x 23.5x 11.1x
EV/Revenue 1.3x 1.1x 1.2x
EV/FCF 12.3x 17.3x 13.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.1x 12.3x 10.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.06 -1.24 -1.15

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCAGHRLNOMD
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.8% 0.7% 3.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.9% -0.1% 2.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -7.9% -3.2% -4.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -7.4% -2.5% 1.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -230.3% -43.2% -11.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -39.7% -21.1% -0.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -324.3% -54.6% -37.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -55.6% -26.9% -12.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -324.1% -54.6% -37.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -55.5% -27.0% -10.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -17.3% 17.3% -20.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.8% -0.3% -0.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -17.4% 24.4% -26.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.2% -2.5% -1.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCAGHRLNOMD
Gross margin 23.8% 15.7% 26.9%
EBITDA margin 16.8% 8.9% 14.1%
Operating margin -15.2% 4.7% 10.4%
Pretax margin -16.7% 4.3% 4.4%
Net margin -17.0% 2.8% 4.2%
FCF margin 10.3% 6.4% 8.5%
Operating cash flow margin 11.4% 9.0% 11.1%
Return on equity -29.9% 4.3% 5.1%
Return on assets -10.9% 2.6% 2.0%
Return on invested capital -12.3% 3.5% 6.2%
Return on capital employed -11.8% 5.0% 6.0%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.9x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.7x 3.2x 2.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 0.2% 0.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCAGHRLNOMD
Debt / assets 43.8% 21.5% 36.2%
Debt / equity 1.2x 0.4x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.9x 1.8x 4.8x
Debt / FCF 6.7x 3.7x 9.0x
Liabilities / assets 63.8% 40.9% 60.5%
Equity / assets 36.2% 59.1% 39.5%
Interest coverage – 7.3x 1.6x
Current ratio 1.1x 1.9x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.3x 0.9x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.5x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 1.03 3.26 1.17

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCAGHRLNOMD
Dividend yield 8.6% 5.6% 5.8%
Net buyback yield 0.9% – 8.3%
Shareholder yield 9.4% 5.6% 14.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 187.0% 67.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 82.1% 33.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 1.9% -2.8%
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.

ConsensusCAGHRLNOMD
Forward P/E 9.5xFY2026 14.9xFY2026 7.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.50FY2026 $1.40FY2026 $1.65FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -12.8%FY2026 +2.2%FY2026 -15.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -2.7% +17.9% -4.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $10.36BFY2026 $11.68BFY2026 $3.24BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -8.2%FY2026 -3.5%FY2026 -9.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.9% +2.2% +1.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCAGHRLNOMD
Held by institutions 88.4% 43.8% 57.7%
Institutions holding 785 622 187
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.9% -4.0% -2.1%
Institutions buying 486 323 99
Institutions selling 207 230 70
Buyers to sellers 2.35 1.40 1.41

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.

CAGHRLNOMD
CAG 1.00 0.44 0.39
HRL 0.44 1.00 0.29
NOMD 0.39 0.29 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CAG, HRL and NOMD?

Hormel Foods (HRL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Conagra Brands (CAG) $6.66B, Hormel Foods (HRL) $11.32B, Nomad Foods (NOMD) $1.76B.

Which stock is cheaper, CAG, HRL and NOMD?

Nomad Foods (NOMD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Conagra Brands (CAG) -3.5x, Hormel Foods (HRL) 33.0x, Nomad Foods (NOMD) 12.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Nomad Foods (NOMD) is cheapest (Conagra Brands (CAG) 9.5x, Hormel Foods (HRL) 14.9x, Nomad Foods (NOMD) 7.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Nomad Foods (NOMD) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Conagra Brands (CAG) -1.8%, Hormel Foods (HRL) +0.7%, Nomad Foods (NOMD) +3.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nomad Foods (NOMD) has the highest net margin (Conagra Brands (CAG) -17.0%, Hormel Foods (HRL) 2.8%, Nomad Foods (NOMD) 4.2%). On return on invested capital, Nomad Foods (NOMD) leads (Conagra Brands (CAG) -12.3%, Hormel Foods (HRL) 3.5%, Nomad Foods (NOMD) 6.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Nomad Foods (NOMD) returned the most: Conagra Brands (CAG) -23.1%, Hormel Foods (HRL) -12.0%, Nomad Foods (NOMD) -0.4%. Over five years, Hormel Foods (HRL) compounded fastest (Conagra Brands (CAG) -15.4%/yr, Hormel Foods (HRL) -13.4%/yr, Nomad Foods (NOMD) -15.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Hormel Foods (HRL) has the highest dividend yield: Conagra Brands (CAG) 0.00%, Hormel Foods (HRL) 0.06%, Nomad Foods (NOMD) 0.06%. Conagra Brands (CAG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Hormel Foods (HRL) has been the steadiest (Conagra Brands (CAG) 32.0%, Hormel Foods (HRL) 30.0%, Nomad Foods (NOMD) 32.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CAG, HRL and NOMD?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Nomad Foods (NOMD) leads on 7. 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.