CALM vs PPC vs BYND Stock Comparison

Cal-Maine Foods, Pilgrims Pride and Beyond Meat Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CALM Cal-Maine Foods Inc
$62.32 -7.6% 1M -30.8% 1Y
Market cap
$2.91B
P/E
49.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.53B
Div. yield
–
Meat and Poultry Consumer Staples
2 wins
PPC Pilgrims Pride Corp
$27.33 -1.8% 1M -27.1% 1Y
Market cap
$6.45B
P/E
11.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.44B
Div. yield
–
Meat and Poultry Consumer Staples
3 wins
BYND Beyond Meat, Inc.
$6.86 -17.8% 1M +214.7% 1Y
Market cap
$117.14M
P/E
0.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$258.85M
Div. yield
–
Meat and Poultry Consumer Staples
4 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Beyond Meat leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Beyond Meat 4, Pilgrims Pride 3, Cal-Maine Foods 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCALMPPCBYNDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.91B $6.45B $117.14M PPC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 49.6x 11.8x 0.4x BYND
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 12.8x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -42.5% +1.4% -14.1% PPC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.3% 3.0% 111.7% BYND
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 9.5% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.8x 0.2x BYND
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -30.8% -27.1% +214.7% BYND
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +11.5%/yr -1.1%/yr -41.0%/yr CALM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.1% 35.4% 368.4% CALM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 67/100 33/100 PPC

Percentile Scorecard

CALMPPCBYND

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

AxisCALMPPCBYND
Valuation 33 #23 of 34 73 #10 of 34 12 #30 of 34
Growth 3 #30 of 31 63 #12 of 31 60 #13 of 31
Profitability 32 #20 of 29 79 #7 of 29 25 #22 of 29
Financial Health 92 #4 of 37 53 #18 of 37 33 #25 of 37
Shareholder Returns 100 #1 of 25 – –
Overall 52 67 33
  • CALM ranked among 38 companies in Agribusiness
  • PPC ranked among 38 companies in Agribusiness
  • BYND ranked among 38 companies in Agribusiness

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCALMPPCBYNDSPY
1 month -7.6%-1.8%-17.8% -0.8%
3 months -29.8%-6.4%+1,147.3% +3.5%
6 months -19.9%-17.5%+653.8% +7.0%
Year to date -21.7%-29.9%+736.6% +12.2%
1 year -30.8%-27.1%+214.7% +13.0%
3 years +36.8%+11.4%+14.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year +11.0%+3.7%+4.7% +23.1%
5 years +72.4%-5.2%-92.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year +11.5%-1.1%-41.0% +11.0%
10 years +66.6%+32.2%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +5.2%+2.8%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCALMPPCBYNDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.1%35.4%368.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.6%36.1%96.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.18-0.082.16 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.02-0.770.58 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -49.1%-55.2%-99.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -33.3%-37.5%-53.6% -1.8%
52-week high $93.50$43.76$14.77 $779.14
52-week low $60.61$25.20$0.41 $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.

MultipleCALMPPCBYND
P/E now vs peer median 49.6xmedian 15.2x 11.9xmedian 15.2x 0.4xmedian 15.2x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 0.5x 0.4xmedian 0.5x 0.5xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 19.0xmedian 9.0x 6.4xmedian 9.0x -0.2xmedian 9.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -88.8xmedian 15.1x 24.1xmedian 15.1x -1.0xmedian 15.1x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.1x 1.7xmedian 1.1x 2.1xmedian 1.1x
PEG now vs peer median -0.92median 1.27 0.25median 1.27 0.01median 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 monthsCALMPPCBYND
Revenue $2.53B $18.44B $258.85M
Gross profit $361.14M $1.77B $7.98M
Operating income $18.84M $925.22M -$314.42M
Net income $62.80M $545.82M $289.10M
Free cash flow -$32.77M $270.19M -$120.01M
R&D – – $19.38M
EPS (diluted) $1.26 $2.28 $14.65
Cash & equivalents $113.54M $388.84M $171.37M
Total debt – $2.86B $115.09M
Shares (diluted) 46.70M 238.84M 19.73M
Enterprise value $1.93B $4.26B -$566.42M

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
MetricCALMPPCBYND
P/E 49.6x 11.9x 0.4x
P/FCF -88.8x 24.1x -1.0x
P/Operating cash flow 29.2x 5.3x -1.1x
P/S 1.2x 0.4x 0.5x
P/B 1.1x 1.7x 2.1x
P/Tangible book 1.2x 2.2x 2.1x
EV/EBITDA 19.0x 6.4x -0.2x
EV/EBIT 148.5x 9.7x -0.2x
EV/Revenue 1.1x 0.5x 0.2x
EV/FCF -85.4x 33.2x -0.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 28.0x 7.4x -0.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.92 0.25 0.01

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCALMPPCBYND
Revenue growth (1Y) -42.5% 1.4% -14.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -5.0% 2.6% -10.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -81.1% -29.3% -68.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -29.4% 19.3% 41.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) -98.8% -46.6% -84.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -71.3% 33.0% -5.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -95.1% -55.9% 275.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -53.7% 47.4% 44.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -95.2% -56.0% 122.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -54.1% 47.5% 28.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -92.8% -24.7% -1.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -48.1% 53.5% 14.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -102.7% -35.0% 3.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -27.2% -6.8% 16.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCALMPPCBYND
Gross margin 14.3% 9.6% 3.1%
EBITDA margin 5.8% 7.6% -107.0%
Operating margin 0.7% 5.0% -121.5%
Pretax margin 2.9% 4.3% 111.7%
Net margin 2.3% 3.0% 111.7%
FCF margin -1.3% 1.5% -46.4%
Operating cash flow margin 3.9% 6.6% -42.5%
Return on equity 2.4% 14.6% 1,621%
Return on assets 2.1% 5.4% 50.8%
Return on invested capital – 9.5% –
Return on capital employed 0.7% 12.6% -68.7%
Asset turnover 0.8x 1.8x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 2.2x -0.4x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.1% 13.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCALMPPCBYND
Debt / assets – 28.5% 20.6%
Debt / equity – 0.8x 2.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.8x 0.2x
Debt / FCF – 10.6x -1.0x
Liabilities / assets 14.4% 62.5% 89.9%
Equity / assets 85.6% 37.5% 10.1%
Interest coverage – 5.6x -12.9x
Current ratio 7.7x 1.4x 2.6x
Quick ratio 1.5x 0.5x 1.8x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.1x 1.5x
Altman Z-score 6.66 3.21 -3.44

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCALMPPCBYND
Dividend yield 3.9% – –
Net buyback yield 4.7% – –
Shareholder yield 8.6% 0.0% –
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.

ConsensusCALMPPCBYND
Forward P/E – 12.8xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-3.31FY2026 $2.14FY2026 $-10.13FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -149.9%FY2026 -58.6%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +20.1% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.42BFY2026 $17.77BFY2026 $234.10MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -16.7%FY2026 -3.9%FY2026 -15.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.8% +10.5% +8.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCALMPPCBYND
Held by institutions 93.5% 20.6% 23.3%
Institutions holding 454 339 204
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.5% +9.8% -0.6%
Institutions buying 256 201 96
Institutions selling 140 106 67
Buyers to sellers 1.83 1.90 1.43

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.

CALMPPCBYND
CALM 1.00 0.28 -0.05
PPC 0.28 1.00 0.05
BYND -0.05 0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CALM, PPC and BYND?

Pilgrims Pride (PPC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cal-Maine Foods (CALM) $2.91B, Pilgrims Pride (PPC) $6.45B, Beyond Meat (BYND) $117.14M.

Which stock is cheaper, CALM, PPC and BYND?

Beyond Meat (BYND) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cal-Maine Foods (CALM) 49.6x, Pilgrims Pride (PPC) 11.8x, Beyond Meat (BYND) 0.4x). 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: Cal-Maine Foods (CALM) -42.5%, Pilgrims Pride (PPC) +1.4%, Beyond Meat (BYND) -14.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Beyond Meat (BYND) has the highest net margin (Cal-Maine Foods (CALM) 2.3%, Pilgrims Pride (PPC) 3.0%, Beyond Meat (BYND) 111.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Beyond Meat (BYND) returned the most: Cal-Maine Foods (CALM) -30.8%, Pilgrims Pride (PPC) -27.1%, Beyond Meat (BYND) +214.7%. Over five years, Cal-Maine Foods (CALM) compounded fastest (Cal-Maine Foods (CALM) +11.5%/yr, Pilgrims Pride (PPC) -1.1%/yr, Beyond Meat (BYND) -41.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cal-Maine Foods (CALM) has been the steadiest (Cal-Maine Foods (CALM) 30.1%, Pilgrims Pride (PPC) 35.4%, Beyond Meat (BYND) 368.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Beyond Meat (BYND) leads on 4. 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.