CPB vs HRL vs PEP Stock Comparison

Campbell'S, Hormel Foods and Pepsico Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CPB CAMPBELL'S Co
$20.68 +6.8% 1M -34.1% 1Y
Market cap
$6.11B
P/E
15.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.74B
Div. yield
0.08%
Packaged Foods Consumer Staples
3 wins
HRL Hormel Foods Corp /De/
$20.88 +6.0% 1M -12.0% 1Y
Market cap
$11.32B
P/E
33.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$12.15B
Div. yield
0.06%
Packaged Foods Consumer Staples
2 wins
PEP Pepsico Inc
$133.50 +3.8% 1M -12.5% 1Y
Market cap
$180.95B
P/E
16.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$98.24B
Div. yield
–
Non-Alcoholic Beverages Consumer Staples
7 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Pepsico leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Pepsico 7, Campbell'S 3, Hormel Foods 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCPBHRLPEPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.11B $11.32B $180.95B PEP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.2x 33.0x 16.6x CPB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.1x 14.9x 15.5x CPB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -5.0% +0.7% +6.4% PEP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.1% 2.8% 11.1% PEP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.9% 3.5% 16.1% PEP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.3x 1.8x 2.2x HRL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.08% 0.06% 0.00% CPB
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -34.1% -12.0% -12.5% HRL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -12.5%/yr -13.4%/yr -3.8%/yr PEP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.5% 30.0% 21.4% PEP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 49/100 65/100 PEP

Percentile Scorecard

CPBHRLPEP

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

AxisCPBHRLPEP
Valuation 84 #8 of 44 67 #15 of 44 62 #15 of 38
Growth 15 #34 of 40 26 #30 of 40 59 #14 of 33
Profitability 62 #15 of 38 46 #21 of 38 87 #5 of 31
Financial Health 22 #36 of 46 73 #13 of 46 39 #23 of 37
Shareholder Returns 35 #20 of 30 31 #21 of 30 77 #6 of 23
Overall 44 49 65
  • CPB ranked among 47 companies in Branded Foods
  • HRL ranked among 47 companies in Branded Foods
  • PEP ranked among 41 companies in Beverages

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCPBHRLPEPSPY
1 month +6.8%+6.0%+3.8% -0.2%
3 months -9.3%-18.3%-6.6% +3.9%
6 months +0.7%-2.0%-14.6% +8.2%
Year to date -25.8%-11.9%-7.0% +12.9%
1 year -34.1%-12.0%-12.5% +12.3%
3 years -48.9%-33.5%-16.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year -20.0%-12.7%-5.8% +23.3%
5 years -48.5%-51.3%-17.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year -12.5%-13.4%-3.8% +10.9%
10 years -61.0%-44.9%+25.2% +261.1%
10 years, per year -9.0%-5.8%+2.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCPBHRLPEPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.5%30.0%21.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.7%29.7%20.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.37-0.18-0.19 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.02-0.40-0.59 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -67.2%-65.0%-36.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -34.7%-21.2%-21.7% -1.2%
52-week high $31.66$26.51$170.49 $779.14
52-week low $18.90$19.20$123.73 $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.

MultipleCPBHRLPEP
P/E now vs peer median 15.3xmedian 22.3x 33.6xmedian 22.3x 16.7xmedian 26.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 0.7x 0.9xmedian 0.7x 1.9xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.2xmedian 12.3x 12.5xmedian 12.3x 11.9xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.1xmedian 13.8x 14.7xmedian 13.8x 17.4xmedian 18.1x
P/B now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.5x 1.5xmedian 1.5x 8.1xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median -0.69median 0.57 -1.24median 0.57 1.68median 2.07

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 monthsCPBHRLPEP
Revenue $9.74B $12.15B $98.24B
Gross profit $2.74B $1.90B $53.22B
Operating income $852.00M $573.89M $15.05B
Net income $405.00M $342.71M $10.97B
Free cash flow $678.00M $780.87M $10.47B
R&D $99.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $1.34 $0.62 $7.97
Cash & equivalents $394.00M $839.64M $10.68B
Total debt $28.19B $2.86B $208.67B
Shares (diluted) 300.00M 551.07M 1.37B
Enterprise value $4.59B $7.99B $138.71B

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
MetricCPBHRLPEP
P/E 15.3x 33.6x 16.7x
P/FCF 9.1x 14.7x 17.4x
P/Operating cash flow 5.9x 10.5x 12.5x
P/S 0.6x 0.9x 1.9x
P/B 1.6x 1.5x 8.1x
P/Tangible book -17.8x 1.8x 21.4x
EV/EBITDA 10.2x 12.5x 11.9x
EV/EBIT 15.2x 23.5x 14.8x
EV/Revenue 1.3x 1.1x 2.3x
EV/FCF 19.0x 17.3x 21.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.4x 12.3x 15.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.69 -1.24 1.68

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCPBHRLPEP
Revenue growth (1Y) -5.0% 0.7% 6.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.4% -0.1% 2.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -12.1% -3.2% 6.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -2.0% -2.5% 2.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -24.2% -43.2% 47.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -13.4% -21.1% 10.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -32.7% -54.6% 50.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -22.1% -26.9% 9.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -33.1% -54.6% 51.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -22.2% -27.0% 10.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -8.1% 17.3% 23.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -3.1% -0.3% 6.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -3.8% 24.4% 54.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.3% -2.5% 14.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCPBHRLPEP
Gross margin 28.1% 15.7% 54.2%
EBITDA margin 13.0% 8.9% 19.1%
Operating margin 8.7% 4.7% 15.3%
Pretax margin 5.4% 4.3% 14.0%
Net margin 4.1% 2.8% 11.1%
FCF margin 7.0% 6.4% 10.7%
Operating cash flow margin 10.7% 9.0% 14.8%
Return on equity 10.3% 4.3% 49.0%
Return on assets 2.6% 2.6% 9.8%
Return on invested capital 5.9% 3.5% 16.1%
Return on capital employed 7.1% 5.0% 19.4%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.9x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.6x 3.2x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 0.2% 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCPBHRLPEP
Debt / assets 45.6% 21.5% 46.3%
Debt / equity 1.9x 0.4x 2.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.3x 1.8x 2.2x
Debt / FCF 10.5x 3.7x 5.0x
Liabilities / assets 75.4% 40.9% 79.9%
Equity / assets 24.6% 59.1% 20.1%
Interest coverage 2.6x 7.3x 13.6x
Current ratio 0.8x 1.9x 0.9x
Quick ratio 0.3x 0.9x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.5x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 1.48 3.26 3.46

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCPBHRLPEP
Dividend yield 6.9% 5.6% 4.3%
Net buyback yield 0.4% – 0.5%
Shareholder yield 7.3% 5.6% 4.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) 116.0% 187.0% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 69.3% 82.1% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 2.4% 1.9% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 1.7% 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.

ConsensusCPBHRLPEP
Forward P/E 13.1xFY2027 14.9xFY2026 15.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.58FY2027 $1.40FY2026 $8.59FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -27.2%FY2027 +2.2%FY2026 +5.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +20.3% +17.9% +3.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $9.76BFY2027 $11.68BFY2026 $96.43BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.2%FY2027 -3.5%FY2026 +2.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.6% +2.2% +11.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCPBHRLPEP
Held by institutions 61.7% 43.8% 79.1%
Institutions holding 620 622 3,415
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.2% -4.0% +5.8%
Institutions buying 388 323 1,501
Institutions selling 150 230 1,515
Buyers to sellers 2.59 1.40 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.

CPBHRLPEP
CPB 1.00 0.42 0.46
HRL 0.42 1.00 0.36
PEP 0.46 0.36 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CPB, HRL and PEP?

Pepsico (PEP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Campbell'S (CPB) $6.11B, Hormel Foods (HRL) $11.32B, Pepsico (PEP) $180.95B.

Which stock is cheaper, CPB, HRL and PEP?

Campbell'S (CPB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Campbell'S (CPB) 15.2x, Hormel Foods (HRL) 33.0x, Pepsico (PEP) 16.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Campbell'S (CPB) is cheapest (Campbell'S (CPB) 13.1x, Hormel Foods (HRL) 14.9x, Pepsico (PEP) 15.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Pepsico (PEP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Campbell'S (CPB) -5.0%, Hormel Foods (HRL) +0.7%, Pepsico (PEP) +6.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Pepsico (PEP) has the highest net margin (Campbell'S (CPB) 4.1%, Hormel Foods (HRL) 2.8%, Pepsico (PEP) 11.1%). On return on invested capital, Pepsico (PEP) leads (Campbell'S (CPB) 5.9%, Hormel Foods (HRL) 3.5%, Pepsico (PEP) 16.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Hormel Foods (HRL) returned the most: Campbell'S (CPB) -34.1%, Hormel Foods (HRL) -12.0%, Pepsico (PEP) -12.5%. Over five years, Pepsico (PEP) compounded fastest (Campbell'S (CPB) -12.5%/yr, Hormel Foods (HRL) -13.4%/yr, Pepsico (PEP) -3.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Campbell'S (CPB) has the highest dividend yield: Campbell'S (CPB) 0.08%, Hormel Foods (HRL) 0.06%, Pepsico (PEP) 0.00%. Pepsico (PEP) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Pepsico (PEP) has been the steadiest (Campbell'S (CPB) 33.5%, Hormel Foods (HRL) 30.0%, Pepsico (PEP) 21.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CPB, HRL and PEP?

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