CHEF vs HGYN vs RLX Stock Comparison

Chefs' Warehouse, Hong Yuan Holding and RLX Technology Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CHEF Chefs' Warehouse, Inc.
$101.56 -8.9% 1M +62.9% 1Y
Market cap
$4.04B
P/E
39.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.51B
Div. yield
–
Food Distribution Consumer Staples
4 wins
HGYN Hong Yuan Holding Group
$0.03 -40.0% 1M -40.0% 1Y
Market cap
$2.24M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$559.73K
Div. yield
–
Food Distribution Consumer Staples
RLX RLX Technology Inc.
$1.59 -7.0% 1M -33.5% 1Y
Market cap
$1.98B
P/E
33.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$700.66M
Div. yield
–
Tobacco Consumer Staples
6 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

RLX Technology leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (RLX Technology 6, Chefs' Warehouse 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCHEFHGYNRLXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.04B $2.24M $1.98B CHEF
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 39.4x -22.4x 33.3x RLX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 41.1x — 11.4x RLX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.5% +6.1% +54.5% RLX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.3% -17.9% 8.5% RLX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.3% — 3.6% CHEF
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.1x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% — 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +62.9% -40.0% -33.5% CHEF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +23.9%/yr -31.6%/yr -20.0%/yr CHEF
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.4% 343.3% 29.7% RLX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 11/100 78/100 RLX

Percentile Scorecard

CHEFHGYNRLX

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

AxisCHEFHGYNRLX
Valuation 23 #31 of 40 3 #39 of 40 60 #16 of 38
Growth 97 #2 of 38 24 #29 of 38 82 #7 of 35
Profitability 57 #16 of 36 11 #32 of 36 74 #10 of 35
Financial Health 62 #16 of 40 5 #38 of 40 97 #2 of 37
Shareholder Returns 22 #22 of 28 – –
Overall 52 11 78
  • CHEF ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail
  • HGYN ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail
  • RLX ranked among 40 companies in Tobacco and Cannabis

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCHEFHGYNRLXSPY
1 month -8.9%-40.0%-7.0% +0.7%
3 months -9.5%0.0%-20.1% +3.7%
6 months +30.9%-70.0%-28.1% +7.1%
Year to date +62.9%-25.0%-31.8% +12.8%
1 year +62.9%-40.0%-33.5% +11.9%
3 years +459.9%+50.0%-5.9% +85.2%
3 years, per year +77.6%+14.5%-2.0% +22.8%
5 years +191.3%-85.0%-67.3% +67.6%
5 years, per year +23.9%-31.6%-20.0% +10.9%
10 years +790.9%—— +262.0%
10 years, per year +24.4%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCHEFHGYNRLXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.4%343.3%29.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.5%533.5%31.1% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.560.480.49 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.68-0.12-1.13 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -56.1%-95.7%-82.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.8%-80.0%-38.1% -1.2%
52-week high $116.42$0.15$2.57 $779.14
52-week low $57.27$0.02$1.59 $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.

MultipleCHEFHGYNRLX
P/E now vs peer median 38.5xmedian 22.1x -22.4xmedian 22.1x 32.8xmedian 16.9x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 0.5x 4.0xmedian 0.5x 3.5xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.4xmedian 9.5x -25.3xmedian 9.5x —median 9.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 22.8xmedian 16.0x -59.2xmedian 16.0x 32.7xmedian 23.9x
P/B now vs peer median 6.0xmedian 2.8x -9.8xmedian 2.8x 1.1xmedian 1.0x
PEG now vs peer median 0.53median 1.07 0.97median 1.07 -0.96median 0.54

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 monthsCHEFHGYNRLX
Revenue $4.51B $559.73K $700.66M
Gross profit $1.11B $370.82K $226.56M
Operating income $186.47M -$91.58K $84.78M
Net income $102.44M -$99.38K $145.36M
Free cash flow $181.51M -$37.82K $75.29M
R&D – – $19.19M
EPS (diluted) $2.22 $0.00 $0.05
Cash & equivalents $164.73M $13.37K $682.25M
Total debt $728.87M – $74.18M
Shares (diluted) 46.16M 74.64M 1.22B
Enterprise value $3.49B $2.27M -$1.79B

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
MetricCHEFHGYNRLX
P/E 38.5x -22.4x 32.8x
P/FCF 22.8x -59.2x 32.7x
P/Operating cash flow 19.3x -59.2x 32.7x
P/S 0.9x 4.0x 3.5x
P/B 6.0x -9.8x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 7.3x -9.2x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA 17.4x -25.3x –
EV/EBIT 25.2x -24.3x 17.8x
EV/Revenue 1.0x 4.0x 2.2x
EV/FCF 25.9x -58.9x 20.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 21.9x -58.9x 20.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.53 0.97 -0.96

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCHEFHGYNRLX
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.5% 6.1% 54.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.2% – 36.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.6% 26.9% 81.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 12.8% – 25.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 25.7% -268.5% 551.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 26.3% -19.6% 54.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 37.3% -2,581% 41.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 73.1% -22.9% 57.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 36.2% -362.0% -53.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 72.5% -23.2% -34.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 67.5% 24.4% -50.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 165.9% – 33.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 109.5% 24.4% -50.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 89.4% – 33.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCHEFHGYNRLX
Gross margin 24.7% 66.2% 32.3%
EBITDA margin 6.0% -15.7% –
Operating margin 4.1% -16.4% 12.1%
Pretax margin 3.3% -16.4% 23.5%
Net margin 2.3% -17.9% 8.5%
FCF margin 4.0% -6.8% 10.7%
Operating cash flow margin 4.8% -6.8% 10.7%
Return on equity 15.3% – 6.3%
Return on assets 5.0% -16.4% 5.8%
Return on invested capital 9.3% – 3.6%
Return on capital employed 11.8% – 3.6%
Asset turnover 2.2x 0.9x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.1x 0.4x 0.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCHEFHGYNRLX
Debt / assets 35.0% – 1.0%
Debt / equity 1.1x – 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.1x – –
Debt / FCF 4.0x – 0.3x
Liabilities / assets 67.0% 136.2% 7.3%
Equity / assets 33.0% -36.2% 92.7%
Interest coverage 4.8x – –
Current ratio 2.2x 0.8x 10.6x
Quick ratio 1.2x 0.5x 7.3x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.0x 6.5x
Altman Z-score 4.75 -214.83 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCHEFHGYNRLX
Dividend yield – – 6.3%
Net buyback yield 0.2% – –
Shareholder yield 0.2% – 6.3%
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.

ConsensusCHEFHGYNRLX
Forward P/E 41.1xFY2026 – 11.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.47FY2026 – $0.14FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +30.0%FY2026 – +40.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +21.9% – +7.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.40BFY2026 – $953.56MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.1%FY2026 – +68.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.1% – +26.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCHEFHGYNRLX
Held by institutions 100.0% – 21.6%
Institutions holding 287 – 104
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.3% – +4.5%
Institutions buying 172 – 42
Institutions selling 89 – 46
Buyers to sellers 1.93 – 0.91

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.

CHEFHGYNRLX
CHEF 1.00 0.00 -0.01
HGYN 0.00 1.00 -0.03
RLX -0.01 -0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CHEF, HGYN and RLX?

Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) is the largest by market capitalisation: Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) $4.04B, Hong Yuan Holding (HGYN) $2.24M, RLX Technology (RLX) $1.98B.

Which stock is cheaper, CHEF, HGYN and RLX?

RLX Technology (RLX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) 39.4x, Hong Yuan Holding (HGYN) -22.4x, RLX Technology (RLX) 33.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, RLX Technology (RLX) is cheapest (Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) 41.1x, RLX Technology (RLX) 11.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

RLX Technology (RLX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) +11.5%, Hong Yuan Holding (HGYN) +6.1%, RLX Technology (RLX) +54.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

RLX Technology (RLX) has the highest net margin (Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) 2.3%, Hong Yuan Holding (HGYN) -17.9%, RLX Technology (RLX) 8.5%). On return on invested capital, Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) leads (Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) 9.3%, RLX Technology (RLX) 3.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) returned the most: Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) +62.9%, Hong Yuan Holding (HGYN) -40.0%, RLX Technology (RLX) -33.5%. Over five years, Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) compounded fastest (Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) +23.9%/yr, Hong Yuan Holding (HGYN) -31.6%/yr, RLX Technology (RLX) -20.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, RLX Technology (RLX) has been the steadiest (Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) 37.4%, Hong Yuan Holding (HGYN) 343.3%, RLX Technology (RLX) 29.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CHEF, HGYN and RLX?

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