CHWY vs UL vs LW Stock Comparison

Chewy, Unilever and Lamb Weston 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
3 wins
UL Unilever Plc
$65.04 +4.0% 1M -7.8% 1Y
Market cap
$141.85B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$64.28B
Div. yield
3.30%
Packaged Foods Consumer Staples
5 wins
LW Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.
$53.76 +23.3% 1M -19.2% 1Y
Market cap
$7.41B
P/E
29.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.62B
Div. yield
2.81%
Packaged Foods Consumer Staples
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Unilever leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Unilever 5, Lamb Weston Holdings 3, Chewy 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCHWYULLWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.63B $141.85B $7.41B UL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 31.9x — 29.0x LW
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 28.3x 19.1x 17.5x LW
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.9% -2.6% +2.6% CHWY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.1% — 3.8% LW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 6.4% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.0x — 4.1x CHWY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 3.30% 2.81% UL
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -37.9% -7.8% -19.2% UL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -21.6%/yr +1.4%/yr -1.3%/yr UL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 47.2% 24.9% 45.5% UL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 70/100 20/100 47/100 CHWY

Percentile Scorecard

CHWYULLW

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

AxisCHWYULLW
Valuation 56 #20 of 44 0 #44 of 44 54 #21 of 44
Growth 90 #5 of 40 – 31 #28 of 40
Profitability 57 #17 of 38 – 70 #12 of 38
Financial Health 62 #18 of 46 42 #27 of 46 36 #30 of 46
Shareholder Returns 86 #5 of 30 17 #25 of 30 45 #17 of 30
Overall 70 20 47
  • CHWY ranked among 47 companies in Branded Foods
  • UL ranked among 47 companies in Branded Foods
  • LW ranked among 47 companies in Branded Foods

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCHWYULLWSPY
1 month +17.6%+4.0%+23.3% -0.2%
3 months -6.2%-2.8%-1.5% +3.9%
6 months -15.9%+12.7%+24.8% +8.2%
Year to date -34.9%-0.6%+28.3% +12.9%
1 year -37.9%-7.8%-19.2% +12.3%
3 years +19.4%+25.0%-39.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year +6.1%+7.7%-15.4% +23.3%
5 years -70.4%+7.3%-6.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year -21.6%+1.4%-1.3% +10.9%
10 years —+38.5%— +261.1%
10 years, per year —+3.3%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCHWYULLWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 47.2%24.9%45.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 47.8%24.1%54.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.780.020.22 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.80-0.31-0.42 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -81.2%-26.2%-66.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -39.2%-12.8%-19.2% -1.2%
52-week high $35.37$74.59$66.57 $779.14
52-week low $17.51$55.05$38.48 $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.

MultipleCHWYULLW
P/E now vs peer median 31.9xmedian 22.3x —median 22.3x 29.0xmedian 22.3x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 0.7x 2.2xmedian 0.7x 1.1xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 18.2xmedian 12.3x —median 12.3x 12.2xmedian 12.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.2xmedian 13.8x —median 13.8x 18.3xmedian 13.8x
P/B now vs peer median 23.3xmedian 1.5x 7.7xmedian 1.5x 4.1xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.42median 0.57 —median 0.57 -0.82median 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 monthsCHWYULLW
Revenue $13.07B $64.28B $6.62B
Gross profit $3.91B – $1.28B
Operating income $328.20M – $516.80M
Net income $273.70M – $254.80M
Free cash flow $568.10M – $403.80M
EPS (diluted) $0.67 – $1.85
Cash & equivalents $611.00M $5.40B $166.30M
Total debt $591.70M $27.38B $3.93B
Shares (diluted) 410.10M 2.20B 138.10M
Enterprise value $5.92B $95.72B $7.03B

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
MetricCHWYULLW
P/E 31.9x – 29.0x
P/FCF 15.2x – 18.3x
P/Operating cash flow 12.0x – 9.0x
P/S 0.7x 2.2x 1.1x
P/B 23.3x 7.7x 4.1x
P/Tangible book 39.1x -90.9x 4.4x
EV/EBITDA 18.2x – 12.2x
EV/EBIT 26.2x – 21.6x
EV/Revenue 0.7x 2.4x 1.7x
EV/FCF 15.2x – 27.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.0x – 13.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.42 – -0.82

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCHWYULLW
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.9% -2.6% 2.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.4% 147.1% 4.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7.6% – -7.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.5% – -8.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 102.0% – -15.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 139.1% – -21.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 81.1% – -13.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 73.8% – -36.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 89.2% – -12.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 76.8% – -35.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 17.3% – -7.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.9% – -3.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 22.7% – -17.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 18.6% – 205.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCHWYULLW
Gross margin 29.9% – 19.4%
EBITDA margin 3.6% – 13.9%
Operating margin 2.5% – 7.8%
Pretax margin 2.7% – 5.1%
Net margin 2.1% – 3.8%
FCF margin 4.3% – 6.1%
Operating cash flow margin 5.5% – 12.5%
Return on equity 68.9% – 13.2%
Return on assets 7.8% – 3.3%
Return on invested capital – – 6.4%
Return on capital employed 24.9% – 8.7%
Asset turnover 3.7x 0.8x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.6x – 3.2x
Stock comp / revenue 2.3% – 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCHWYULLW
Debt / assets 15.8% 31.2% 53.6%
Debt / equity 1.6x 1.5x 2.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.0x – 4.1x
Debt / FCF 1.0x – 9.7x
Liabilities / assets 90.1% 79.0% 75.3%
Equity / assets 9.9% 21.0% 24.7%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 0.8x 0.7x 1.5x
Quick ratio 0.4x 0.7x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.4x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 4.76 – 2.60

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCHWYULLW
Dividend yield – 3.3% 2.8%
Net buyback yield 5.9% – 1.5%
Shareholder yield 5.9% 3.3% 4.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 81.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 51.5%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 0.5%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 11.1%

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.

ConsensusCHWYULLW
Forward P/E 28.3xFY2026 19.1xFY2026 17.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.76FY2026 $3.40FY2026 $3.07FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +46.2%FY2026 -7.1%FY2026 +2.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +47.4% +7.9% +13.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $12.87BFY2026 $54.72BFY2026 $6.42BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.1%FY2026 -8.8%FY2026 -2.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.5% +7.8% -1.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCHWYULLW
Held by institutions 100.0% 11.8% 93.7%
Institutions holding 511 1,190 557
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.4% +7.2% +1.0%
Institutions buying 277 576 266
Institutions selling 155 440 190
Buyers to sellers 1.79 1.31 1.40

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.

CHWYULLW
CHWY 1.00 0.19 0.23
UL 0.19 1.00 0.24
LW 0.23 0.24 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CHWY, UL and LW?

Unilever (UL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Chewy (CHWY) $8.63B, Unilever (UL) $141.85B, Lamb Weston Holdings (LW) $7.41B.

Which stock is cheaper, CHWY, UL and LW?

Lamb Weston Holdings (LW) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Chewy (CHWY) 31.9x, Lamb Weston Holdings (LW) 29.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Lamb Weston Holdings (LW) is cheapest (Chewy (CHWY) 28.3x, Unilever (UL) 19.1x, Lamb Weston Holdings (LW) 17.5x). 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%, Unilever (UL) -2.6%, Lamb Weston Holdings (LW) +2.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Lamb Weston Holdings (LW) has the highest net margin (Chewy (CHWY) 2.1%, Lamb Weston Holdings (LW) 3.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Unilever (UL) returned the most: Chewy (CHWY) -37.9%, Unilever (UL) -7.8%, Lamb Weston Holdings (LW) -19.2%. Over five years, Unilever (UL) compounded fastest (Chewy (CHWY) -21.6%/yr, Unilever (UL) +1.4%/yr, Lamb Weston Holdings (LW) -1.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Unilever (UL) has the highest dividend yield: Unilever (UL) 3.30%, Lamb Weston Holdings (LW) 2.81%. Chewy (CHWY) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Unilever (UL) has been the steadiest (Chewy (CHWY) 47.2%, Unilever (UL) 24.9%, Lamb Weston Holdings (LW) 45.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CHWY, UL and LW?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Unilever (UL) leads on 5. 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.