CHWY vs GIS vs POST Stock Comparison

Chewy, General Mills and Post Holdings Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CHWY Chewy, Inc.
$21.51 +17.6% 1M -37.9% 1Y
Market cap
$8.63B
P/E
31.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.07B
Div. yield
–
Packaged Foods Consumer Staples
1 win
GIS General Mills Inc
$33.47 -0.5% 1M -30.7% 1Y
Market cap
$17.90B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$18.30B
Div. yield
7.29%
Packaged Foods Consumer Staples
3 wins
POST Post Holdings, Inc.
$79.37 +8.5% 1M -26.8% 1Y
Market cap
$3.49B
P/E
12.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.41B
Div. yield
–
Packaged Foods Consumer Staples
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Post Holdings leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Post Holdings 7, General Mills 3, Chewy 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCHWYGISPOSTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.63B $17.90B $3.49B GIS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 31.9x -20.1x 12.2x POST
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 28.3x 10.5x 10.7x GIS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.9% -4.5% +6.2% POST
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.1% -4.9% 3.5% POST
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -1.0% 5.6% POST
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.0x 37.7x 5.3x CHWY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 7.29% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -37.9% -30.7% -26.8% POST
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -21.6%/yr -11.6%/yr +3.5%/yr POST
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 47.2% 30.2% 32.0% GIS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 70/100 32/100 71/100 POST

Percentile Scorecard

CHWYGISPOST

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

AxisCHWYGISPOST
Valuation 56 #20 of 44 40 #27 of 44 79 #10 of 44
Growth 90 #5 of 40 3 #39 of 40 77 #10 of 40
Profitability 57 #17 of 38 43 #22 of 38 68 #13 of 38
Financial Health 62 #18 of 46 18 #38 of 46 33 #31 of 46
Shareholder Returns 86 #5 of 30 55 #14 of 30 100 #1 of 30
Overall 70 32 71
  • CHWY ranked among 47 companies in Branded Foods
  • GIS ranked among 47 companies in Branded Foods
  • POST ranked among 47 companies in Branded Foods

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCHWYGISPOSTSPY
1 month +17.6%-0.5%+8.5% -0.2%
3 months -6.2%-11.1%-15.9% +3.9%
6 months -15.9%-3.7%-23.0% +8.2%
Year to date -34.9%-28.0%-19.9% +12.9%
1 year -37.9%-30.7%-26.8% +12.3%
3 years +19.4%-48.7%-1.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year +6.1%-20.0%-0.5% +23.3%
5 years -70.4%-46.1%+18.9% +67.9%
5 years, per year -21.6%-11.6%+3.5% +10.9%
10 years —-44.9%+59.5% +261.1%
10 years, per year —-5.8%+4.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCHWYGISPOSTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 47.2%30.2%32.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 47.8%30.9%33.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.78-0.38-0.12 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.80-1.02-0.84 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -81.2%-65.1%-39.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -39.2%-31.7%-30.7% -1.2%
52-week high $35.37$49.01$114.61 $779.14
52-week low $17.51$31.66$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.

MultipleCHWYGISPOST
P/E now vs peer median 31.9xmedian 22.3x -20.1xmedian 22.3x 12.2xmedian 22.3x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 0.7x 1.0xmedian 0.7x 0.4xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 18.2xmedian 12.3x 88.8xmedian 12.3x 7.9xmedian 12.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.2xmedian 13.8x 11.6xmedian 13.8x 6.3xmedian 13.8x
P/B now vs peer median 23.3xmedian 1.5x 2.4xmedian 1.5x 1.1xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.42median 0.57 0.59median 0.57 1.75median 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 monthsCHWYGISPOST
Revenue $13.07B $18.30B $8.41B
Gross profit $3.91B $6.15B $2.42B
Operating income $328.20M -$206.40M $808.00M
Net income $273.70M -$893.70M $293.10M
Free cash flow $568.10M $1.55B $553.10M
EPS (diluted) $0.67 $-1.66 $5.71
Cash & equivalents $611.00M $433.10M $265.60M
Total debt $591.70M $55.73B $7.63B
Shares (diluted) 410.10M 537.90M 51.30M
Enterprise value $5.92B $15.55B $2.51B

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
MetricCHWYGISPOST
P/E 31.9x -20.1x 12.2x
P/FCF 15.2x 11.6x 6.3x
P/Operating cash flow 12.0x 8.7x 3.5x
P/S 0.7x 1.0x 0.4x
P/B 23.3x 2.4x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 39.1x 23.7x 11.6x
EV/EBITDA 18.2x 88.8x 7.9x
EV/EBIT 26.2x -150.6x 13.4x
EV/Revenue 0.7x 1.7x 1.3x
EV/FCF 15.2x 20.1x 19.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.0x 15.0x 10.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.42 0.59 1.75

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCHWYGISPOST
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.9% -4.5% 6.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.4% -3.4% 8.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7.6% -6.5% 4.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.5% -3.6% 12.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 102.0% -104.9% -1.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 139.1% -27.3% 11.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 81.1% -130.6% -20.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 73.8% -33.2% -2.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 89.2% -130.9% -2.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 76.8% -33.9% 7.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 17.3% -23.2% 6.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.9% -9.3% 15.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 22.7% -26.3% 27.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 18.6% -8.6% 15.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCHWYGISPOST
Gross margin 29.9% 33.6% 28.8%
EBITDA margin 3.6% 1.9% 16.4%
Operating margin 2.5% -1.1% 9.6%
Pretax margin 2.7% -3.8% 4.7%
Net margin 2.1% -4.9% 3.5%
FCF margin 4.3% 8.5% 6.6%
Operating cash flow margin 5.5% 11.3% 11.8%
Return on equity 68.9% -12.0% 9.3%
Return on assets 7.8% -3.0% 2.3%
Return on invested capital – -1.0% 5.6%
Return on capital employed 24.9% -0.9% 6.8%
Asset turnover 3.7x 0.6x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.6x -2.3x 3.4x
Stock comp / revenue 2.3% 0.5% 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCHWYGISPOST
Debt / assets 15.8% 45.0% 59.4%
Debt / equity 1.6x 1.8x 2.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.0x 37.7x 5.3x
Debt / FCF 1.0x 8.8x 13.8x
Liabilities / assets 90.1% 75.3% 76.0%
Equity / assets 9.9% 24.7% 24.0%
Interest coverage – – 1.9x
Current ratio 0.8x 0.7x 1.9x
Quick ratio 0.4x 0.3x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.1x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 4.76 1.92 1.42

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCHWYGISPOST
Dividend yield – 7.3% –
Net buyback yield 5.9% – 34.1%
Shareholder yield 5.9% 7.3% 34.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – -147.1% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 85.0% –
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.

ConsensusCHWYGISPOST
Forward P/E 28.3xFY2026 10.5xFY2026 10.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.76FY2026 $3.19FY2026 $7.40FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +46.2%FY2026 -10.1%FY2026 +2.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +47.4% -4.7% -6.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $12.87BFY2026 $18.94BFY2026 $7.73BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.1%FY2026 +2.8%FY2026 -5.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.5% -11.0% +8.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCHWYGISPOST
Held by institutions 100.0% 87.2% 100.0%
Institutions holding 511 1,331 418
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.4% +3.7% -0.3%
Institutions buying 277 724 177
Institutions selling 155 427 178
Buyers to sellers 1.79 1.70 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.

CHWYGISPOST
CHWY 1.00 0.18 0.19
GIS 0.18 1.00 0.39
POST 0.19 0.39 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CHWY, GIS and POST?

General Mills (GIS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Chewy (CHWY) $8.63B, General Mills (GIS) $17.90B, Post Holdings (POST) $3.49B.

Which stock is cheaper, CHWY, GIS and POST?

Post Holdings (POST) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Chewy (CHWY) 31.9x, General Mills (GIS) -20.1x, Post Holdings (POST) 12.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, General Mills (GIS) is cheapest (Chewy (CHWY) 28.3x, General Mills (GIS) 10.5x, Post Holdings (POST) 10.7x). 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: Chewy (CHWY) +5.9%, General Mills (GIS) -4.5%, Post Holdings (POST) +6.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Post Holdings (POST) has the highest net margin (Chewy (CHWY) 2.1%, General Mills (GIS) -4.9%, Post Holdings (POST) 3.5%). On return on invested capital, Post Holdings (POST) leads (General Mills (GIS) -1.0%, Post Holdings (POST) 5.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Post Holdings (POST) returned the most: Chewy (CHWY) -37.9%, General Mills (GIS) -30.7%, Post Holdings (POST) -26.8%. Over five years, Post Holdings (POST) compounded fastest (Chewy (CHWY) -21.6%/yr, General Mills (GIS) -11.6%/yr, Post Holdings (POST) +3.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: General Mills (GIS) 7.29%. Chewy (CHWY) and Post Holdings (POST) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, General Mills (GIS) has been the steadiest (Chewy (CHWY) 47.2%, General Mills (GIS) 30.2%, Post Holdings (POST) 32.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CHWY, GIS 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, Post Holdings (POST) 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.