CHWY vs HRL vs TSN Stock Comparison

Chewy, Hormel Foods and Tyson 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
4 wins
TSN Tyson Foods, Inc.
$56.25 +10.3% 1M +10.9% 1Y
Market cap
$20.13B
P/E
35.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$55.69B
Div. yield
0.03%
Meat and Poultry Consumer Staples
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionCHWYHRLTSNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.62B $11.68B $20.13B TSN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 31.5x 34.1x 35.1x CHWY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 27.4x 14.9x 17.2x HRL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.9% +0.7% +2.9% CHWY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.1% 2.8% 1.0% HRL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 3.5% 3.5% HRL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.0x 1.8x 2.8x CHWY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.05% 0.03% HRL
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -37.9% -2.8% +10.9% TSN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -22.8%/yr -13.2%/yr -6.8%/yr TSN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 47.3% 28.5% 26.6% TSN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 50/100 53/100 CHWY

Percentile Scorecard

CHWYHRLTSN

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

AxisCHWYHRLTSN
Valuation 57 #20 of 45 68 #15 of 45 55 #16 of 34
Growth 90 #5 of 42 27 #31 of 42 59 #13 of 30
Profitability 56 #18 of 40 49 #21 of 40 37 #18 of 28
Financial Health 59 #20 of 47 74 #13 of 47 66 #13 of 36
Shareholder Returns 80 #7 of 31 30 #22 of 31 48 #13 of 24
Overall 68 50 53
  • CHWY ranked among 48 companies in Branded Foods
  • HRL ranked among 48 companies in Branded Foods
  • TSN ranked among 38 companies in Agribusiness

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCHWYHRLTSNSPY
1 month +14.1%+5.2%+10.3% +0.7%
3 months -8.8%-17.6%-7.3% +3.7%
6 months -18.0%-2.7%-12.2% +7.1%
Year to date -36.9%-11.9%-4.0% +12.8%
1 year -37.9%-2.8%+10.9% +11.9%
3 years +12.2%-34.8%+21.6% +85.2%
3 years, per year +3.9%-13.3%+6.7% +22.8%
5 years -72.5%-50.6%-29.7% +67.6%
5 years, per year -22.8%-13.2%-6.8% +10.9%
10 years —-45.3%-19.3% +262.0%
10 years, per year —-5.9%-2.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCHWYHRLTSNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 47.3%28.5%26.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 48.2%26.7%25.3% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.77-0.18-0.08 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.80-0.100.41 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -81.2%-65.0%-54.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -41.1%-21.2%-18.2% -1.2%
52-week high $35.37$26.51$68.75 $779.14
52-week low $17.51$19.20$50.47 $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.

MultipleCHWYHRLTSN
P/E now vs peer median 30.9xmedian 18.4x 33.6xmedian 18.4x 34.5xmedian 15.9x
P/S now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 0.7x 0.9xmedian 0.7x 0.4xmedian 0.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.7xmedian 12.0x 12.5xmedian 12.0x 10.5xmedian 8.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 14.7xmedian 13.6x 14.7xmedian 13.6x 17.0xmedian 15.9x
P/B now vs peer median 22.6xmedian 1.6x 1.5xmedian 1.6x 1.1xmedian 1.0x
PEG now vs peer median 0.40median 0.55 -1.24median 0.55 1.82median 1.34

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 monthsCHWYHRLTSN
Revenue $13.07B $12.15B $55.69B
Gross profit $3.91B $1.90B $3.42B
Operating income $328.20M $573.89M $1.26B
Net income $273.70M $342.71M $598.00M
Free cash flow $568.10M $780.87M $1.16B
EPS (diluted) $0.67 $0.62 $1.62
Cash & equivalents $611.00M $839.64M $740.00M
Total debt $591.70M $2.86B $8.01B
Shares (diluted) 410.10M 551.07M 355.00M
Enterprise value $5.91B $8.34B $16.38B

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
MetricCHWYHRLTSN
P/E 30.9x 33.6x 34.5x
P/FCF 14.7x 14.7x 17.0x
P/Operating cash flow 11.7x 10.5x 9.9x
P/S 0.6x 0.9x 0.4x
P/B 22.6x 1.5x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 37.9x 1.8x 1.6x
EV/EBITDA 17.7x 12.5x 10.5x
EV/EBIT 25.4x 23.5x 21.5x
EV/Revenue 0.6x 1.1x 0.5x
EV/FCF 14.7x 17.3x 23.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.6x 12.4x 13.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.40 -1.24 1.82

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCHWYHRLTSN
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.9% 0.7% 2.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.4% -0.1% 1.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7.6% -3.2% -12.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.5% -2.5% -0.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 102.0% -43.2% -14.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 139.1% -21.1% 14.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 81.1% -54.6% -26.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 73.8% -26.9% 21.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 89.2% -54.6% -26.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 76.8% -27.0% 19.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 17.3% 17.3% -10.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.9% -0.3% -3.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 22.7% 24.4% -10.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 18.6% -2.5% 128.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCHWYHRLTSN
Gross margin 29.9% 15.7% 6.1%
EBITDA margin 3.6% 8.9% 4.6%
Operating margin 2.5% 4.7% 2.3%
Pretax margin 2.7% 4.3% 1.5%
Net margin 2.1% 2.8% 1.0%
FCF margin 4.3% 6.4% 2.1%
Operating cash flow margin 5.5% 9.0% 3.6%
Return on equity 68.9% 4.3% 3.3%
Return on assets 7.8% 2.6% 1.7%
Return on invested capital – 3.5% 3.5%
Return on capital employed 24.9% 5.0% 4.4%
Asset turnover 3.7x 0.9x 1.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.6x 3.2x 3.4x
Stock comp / revenue 2.3% 0.2% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCHWYHRLTSN
Debt / assets 15.8% 21.5% 22.5%
Debt / equity 1.6x 0.4x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.0x 1.8x 2.8x
Debt / FCF 1.0x 3.7x 6.9x
Liabilities / assets 90.1% 40.9% 48.9%
Equity / assets 9.9% 59.1% 51.1%
Interest coverage – 7.3x 3.1x
Current ratio 0.8x 1.9x 1.4x
Quick ratio 0.4x 0.9x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.5x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 4.71 3.26 3.19

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCHWYHRLTSN
Dividend yield – 5.6% 3.6%
Net buyback yield 6.1% – 1.3%
Shareholder yield 6.1% 5.6% 4.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 187.0% 117.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 82.1% 60.5%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 1.9% 1.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 3.1% 1.8%

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.

ConsensusCHWYHRLTSN
Forward P/E 27.4xFY2026 14.9xFY2026 17.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.76FY2026 $1.40FY2026 $3.27FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +46.2%FY2026 +2.2%FY2026 -20.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +47.4% +17.9% +15.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $12.87BFY2026 $11.68BFY2026 $59.23BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.1%FY2026 -3.5%FY2026 +8.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.5% +2.2% -9.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCHWYHRLTSN
Held by institutions 100.0% 43.8% 91.8%
Institutions holding 512 623 878
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.4% -4.0% +3.8%
Institutions buying 278 324 408
Institutions selling 155 230 353
Buyers to sellers 1.79 1.41 1.16

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.

CHWYHRLTSN
CHWY 1.00 0.18 0.14
HRL 0.18 1.00 0.21
TSN 0.14 0.21 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CHWY, HRL and TSN?

Tyson Foods (TSN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Chewy (CHWY) $8.62B, Hormel Foods (HRL) $11.68B, Tyson Foods (TSN) $20.13B.

Which stock is cheaper, CHWY, HRL and TSN?

Chewy (CHWY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Chewy (CHWY) 31.5x, Hormel Foods (HRL) 34.1x, Tyson Foods (TSN) 35.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Hormel Foods (HRL) is cheapest (Chewy (CHWY) 27.4x, Hormel Foods (HRL) 14.9x, Tyson Foods (TSN) 17.2x). 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%, Tyson Foods (TSN) +2.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Hormel Foods (HRL) has the highest net margin (Chewy (CHWY) 2.1%, Hormel Foods (HRL) 2.8%, Tyson Foods (TSN) 1.0%). On return on invested capital, Hormel Foods (HRL) leads (Hormel Foods (HRL) 3.5%, Tyson Foods (TSN) 3.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Tyson Foods (TSN) returned the most: Chewy (CHWY) -37.9%, Hormel Foods (HRL) -2.8%, Tyson Foods (TSN) +10.9%. Over five years, Tyson Foods (TSN) compounded fastest (Chewy (CHWY) -22.8%/yr, Hormel Foods (HRL) -13.2%/yr, Tyson Foods (TSN) -6.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Hormel Foods (HRL) has the highest dividend yield: Chewy (CHWY) 0.00%, Hormel Foods (HRL) 0.05%, Tyson Foods (TSN) 0.03%. Chewy (CHWY) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Tyson Foods (TSN) has been the steadiest (Chewy (CHWY) 47.3%, Hormel Foods (HRL) 28.5%, Tyson Foods (TSN) 26.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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