CHWY vs DOGZ vs HRL Stock Comparison

Chewy, Dogness (International) and Hormel Foods Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CHWY Chewy, Inc.
$20.84 +14.1% 1M -37.9% 1Y
Market cap
$8.62B
P/E
31.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.07B
Div. yield
–
Packaged Foods Consumer Staples
4 wins
HRL Hormel Foods Corp /De/
$20.89 +5.2% 1M -2.8% 1Y
Market cap
$11.68B
P/E
34.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$12.15B
Div. yield
0.05%
Packaged Foods Consumer Staples
6 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionCHWYDOGZHRLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.62B $11.75M $11.68B HRL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 31.5x -0.4x 34.1x CHWY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 27.4x — 14.9x HRL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.9% — +0.7% CHWY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.1% — 2.8% HRL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 3.5% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.0x — 1.8x CHWY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.05% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -37.9% -94.9% -2.8% HRL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -22.8%/yr -62.2%/yr -13.2%/yr HRL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 47.3% 172.2% 28.5% HRL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 — 50/100 CHWY

Percentile Scorecard

CHWYDOGZHRL

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

AxisCHWYDOGZHRL
Valuation 57 #20 of 45 55 #21 of 45 68 #15 of 45
Growth 90 #5 of 42 – 27 #31 of 42
Profitability 56 #18 of 40 – 49 #21 of 40
Financial Health 59 #20 of 47 89 #6 of 47 74 #13 of 47
Shareholder Returns 80 #7 of 31 – 30 #22 of 31
Overall 68 – 50
  • CHWY ranked among 48 companies in Branded Foods
  • DOGZ ranked among 48 companies in Branded Foods
  • HRL ranked among 48 companies in Branded Foods

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCHWYDOGZHRLSPY
1 month +14.1%-31.8%+5.2% +0.7%
3 months -8.8%-31.8%-17.6% +3.7%
6 months -18.0%-50.8%-2.7% +7.1%
Year to date -36.9%-94.3%-11.9% +12.8%
1 year -37.9%-94.9%-2.8% +11.9%
3 years +12.2%-89.4%-34.8% +85.2%
3 years, per year +3.9%-52.7%-13.3% +22.8%
5 years -72.5%-99.2%-50.6% +67.6%
5 years, per year -22.8%-62.2%-13.2% +10.9%
10 years ——-45.3% +262.0%
10 years, per year ——-5.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCHWYDOGZHRLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 47.3%172.2%28.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 48.2%223.8%26.7% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.770.53-0.18 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.80-0.55-0.10 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -81.2%-99.7%-65.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -41.1%-95.3%-21.2% -1.2%
52-week high $35.37$12.71$26.51 $779.14
52-week low $17.51$0.60$19.20 $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.

MultipleCHWYDOGZHRL
P/E now vs peer median 30.9xmedian 18.4x -0.4xmedian 18.4x 33.6xmedian 18.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 0.7x 0.7xmedian 0.7x 0.9xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.7xmedian 12.0x —median 12.0x 12.5xmedian 12.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 14.7xmedian 13.6x -1.4xmedian 13.6x 14.7xmedian 13.6x
P/B now vs peer median 22.6xmedian 1.6x 0.1xmedian 1.6x 1.5xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.40median 0.55 —median 0.55 -1.24median 0.55

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 monthsCHWYDOGZHRL
Revenue $13.07B – $12.15B
Gross profit $3.91B – $1.90B
Operating income $328.20M – $573.89M
Net income $273.70M – $342.71M
Free cash flow $568.10M – $780.87M
EPS (diluted) $0.67 – $0.62
Cash & equivalents $611.00M $4.49M $839.64M
Total debt $591.70M $16.00M $2.86B
Shares (diluted) 410.10M 17.81M 551.07M
Enterprise value $5.91B -$18.26M $8.34B

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
MetricCHWYDOGZHRL
P/E 30.9x -0.4x 33.6x
P/FCF 14.7x -1.4x 14.7x
P/Operating cash flow 11.7x – 10.5x
P/S 0.6x 0.7x 0.9x
P/B 22.6x 0.1x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 37.9x 0.1x 1.8x
EV/EBITDA 17.7x – 12.5x
EV/EBIT 25.4x – 23.5x
EV/Revenue 0.6x – 1.1x
EV/FCF 14.7x – 17.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.6x – 12.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.40 – -1.24

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCHWYDOGZHRL
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.9% – 0.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.4% – -0.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7.6% – -3.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.5% – -2.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 102.0% – -43.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 139.1% – -21.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 81.1% – -54.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 73.8% – -26.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 89.2% – -54.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 76.8% – -27.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 17.3% – 17.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.9% – -0.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 22.7% – 24.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 18.6% – -2.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCHWYDOGZHRL
Gross margin 29.9% – 15.7%
EBITDA margin 3.6% – 8.9%
Operating margin 2.5% – 4.7%
Pretax margin 2.7% – 4.3%
Net margin 2.1% – 2.8%
FCF margin 4.3% – 6.4%
Operating cash flow margin 5.5% – 9.0%
Return on equity 68.9% – 4.3%
Return on assets 7.8% – 2.6%
Return on invested capital – – 3.5%
Return on capital employed 24.9% – 5.0%
Asset turnover 3.7x – 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.6x – 3.2x
Stock comp / revenue 2.3% – 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCHWYDOGZHRL
Debt / assets 15.8% 3.8% 21.5%
Debt / equity 1.6x 0.0x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.0x – 1.8x
Debt / FCF 1.0x – 3.7x
Liabilities / assets 90.1% 20.3% 40.9%
Equity / assets 9.9% 79.7% 59.1%
Interest coverage – – 7.3x
Current ratio 0.8x 1.1x 1.9x
Quick ratio 0.4x 0.8x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.6x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 4.71 – 3.26

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCHWYDOGZHRL
Dividend yield – – 5.6%
Net buyback yield 6.1% – –
Shareholder yield 6.1% – 5.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 187.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 82.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 1.9%
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.

ConsensusCHWYDOGZHRL
Forward P/E 27.4xFY2026 – 14.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.76FY2026 – $1.40FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +46.2%FY2026 – +2.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +47.4% – +17.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $12.87BFY2026 – $11.68BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.1%FY2026 – -3.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.5% – +2.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCHWYDOGZHRL
Held by institutions 100.0% – 43.8%
Institutions holding 512 – 623
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.4% – -4.0%
Institutions buying 278 – 324
Institutions selling 155 – 230
Buyers to sellers 1.79 – 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.

CHWYDOGZHRL
CHWY 1.00 0.05 0.18
DOGZ 0.05 1.00 -0.06
HRL 0.18 -0.06 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CHWY, DOGZ and HRL?

Hormel Foods (HRL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Chewy (CHWY) $8.62B, Dogness (International) (DOGZ) $11.75M, Hormel Foods (HRL) $11.68B.

Which stock is cheaper, CHWY, DOGZ and HRL?

Chewy (CHWY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Chewy (CHWY) 31.5x, Dogness (International) (DOGZ) -0.4x, Hormel Foods (HRL) 34.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Hormel Foods (HRL) is cheapest (Chewy (CHWY) 27.4x, Hormel Foods (HRL) 14.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Chewy (CHWY) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Chewy (CHWY) +5.9%, Hormel Foods (HRL) +0.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Hormel Foods (HRL) has the highest net margin (Chewy (CHWY) 2.1%, Hormel Foods (HRL) 2.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Hormel Foods (HRL) returned the most: Chewy (CHWY) -37.9%, Dogness (International) (DOGZ) -94.9%, Hormel Foods (HRL) -2.8%. Over five years, Hormel Foods (HRL) compounded fastest (Chewy (CHWY) -22.8%/yr, Dogness (International) (DOGZ) -62.2%/yr, Hormel Foods (HRL) -13.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Chewy (CHWY) 0.00%, Dogness (International) (DOGZ) 0.00%, Hormel Foods (HRL) 0.05%. Chewy (CHWY) and Dogness (International) (DOGZ) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Hormel Foods (HRL) has been the steadiest (Chewy (CHWY) 47.3%, Dogness (International) (DOGZ) 172.2%, Hormel Foods (HRL) 28.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CHWY, DOGZ and HRL?

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