EPSM vs UNFI vs HFFG Stock Comparison

Epsium Enterprise, United Natural Foods and HF Foods Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
EPSM Epsium Enterprise Ltd
$0.86 -30.6% 1M -95.1% 1Y
Market cap
$10.75M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Food Distribution Consumer Staples
UNFI United Natural Foods Inc
$46.08 +1.3% 1M +20.3% 1Y
Market cap
$2.76B
P/E
32.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$31.15B
Div. yield
–
Food Distribution Consumer Staples
7 wins
HFFG HF Foods Group Inc.
$1.45 -8.2% 1M -32.9% 1Y
Market cap
$78.81M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.25B
Div. yield
0.01%
Food Distribution Consumer Staples
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

United Natural Foods leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (United Natural Foods 7, HF Foods 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEPSMUNFIHFFGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $10.75M $2.76B $78.81M UNFI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -7.5x 32.8x -2.3x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 13.2x 7.6x HFFG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — -2.0% +2.8% HFFG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 0.3% -2.8% UNFI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 5.4% -7.7% UNFI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 3.0x -36.1x HFFG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -95.1% +20.3% -32.9% UNFI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +1.2%/yr -27.2%/yr UNFI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 172.8% 42.4% 59.3% UNFI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 52/100 45/100 UNFI

Percentile Scorecard

EPSMUNFIHFFG

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

AxisEPSMUNFIHFFG
Valuation 26 #30 of 40 80 #9 of 40 62 #16 of 40
Growth – 73 #11 of 38 16 #32 of 38
Profitability – 34 #24 of 36 20 #29 of 36
Financial Health 97 #2 of 40 28 #29 of 40 31 #28 of 40
Shareholder Returns – 44 #16 of 28 98 #1 of 28
Overall – 52 45
  • EPSM ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail
  • UNFI ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail
  • HFFG ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodEPSMUNFIHFFGSPY
1 month -30.6%+1.3%-8.2% +0.7%
3 months -36.8%-7.2%-3.3% +3.7%
6 months -39.4%-7.9%-24.9% +7.1%
Year to date -57.0%+36.9%-32.6% +12.8%
1 year -95.1%+20.3%-32.9% +11.9%
3 years —+224.1%-63.4% +85.2%
3 years, per year —+48.0%-28.5% +22.8%
5 years —+6.2%-79.5% +67.6%
5 years, per year —+1.2%-27.2% +10.9%
10 years —+9.1%— +262.0%
10 years, per year —+0.9%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureEPSMUNFIHFFGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 172.8%42.4%59.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 152.3%43.7%56.6% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.830.410.10 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.550.48-0.55 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -99.4%-84.1%-85.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -95.1%-17.0%-46.1% -1.2%
52-week high $17.51$55.52$2.69 $779.14
52-week low $0.86$31.42$1.41 $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.

MultipleEPSMUNFIHFFG
P/E now vs peer median -7.5xmedian 22.1x 33.3xmedian 22.1x -2.2xmedian 22.1x
P/S now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 0.5x 0.1xmedian 0.5x 0.1xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 9.5x 8.4xmedian 9.5x -51.5xmedian 9.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -4.8xmedian 16.0x 8.6xmedian 16.0x -22.5xmedian 16.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 2.8x 1.7xmedian 2.8x 0.4xmedian 2.8x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.07 0.66median 1.07 0.06median 1.07

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 monthsEPSMUNFIHFFG
Revenue – $31.15B $1.25B
Gross profit – $4.20B $207.06M
Operating income – $211.00M -$34.42M
Net income – $84.00M -$34.56M
Free cash flow – $323.00M -$3.47M
EPS (diluted) – $1.34 $-0.64
Cash & equivalents $1.98M $37.00M –
Total debt – $1.57B $183.27M
Shares (diluted) 13.08M 62.80M 53.89M
Enterprise value $4.75M $2.59B $78.81M

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
MetricEPSMUNFIHFFG
P/E -7.5x 33.3x -2.2x
P/FCF -4.8x 8.6x -22.5x
P/Operating cash flow – 5.1x 2.7x
P/S 2.3x 0.1x 0.1x
P/B 1.0x 1.7x 0.4x
P/Tangible book 1.0x 2.5x 0.4x
EV/EBITDA – 8.4x -51.5x
EV/EBIT – 20.4x -7.6x
EV/Revenue – 0.1x 0.2x
EV/FCF – 13.3x -75.4x
EV/Operating cash flow – 8.0x 9.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.66 0.06

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEPSMUNFIHFFG
Revenue growth (1Y) – -2.0% 2.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 1.0% 2.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -0.6% -0.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 0.5% 0.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 780.6% 5.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 20.7% -47.1%
Net income growth (1Y) – 171.2% 28.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 40.9% -33.3%
EPS growth (1Y) – 168.2% 28.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 50.1% -35.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 14.9% -6.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -4.7% -1.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 35.1% -119.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 2.4% -28.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEPSMUNFIHFFG
Gross margin – 13.5% 16.6%
EBITDA margin – 1.6% -0.4%
Operating margin – 0.7% -2.8%
Pretax margin – 0.3% -3.2%
Net margin – 0.3% -2.8%
FCF margin – 1.0% -0.3%
Operating cash flow margin – 1.7% 2.3%
Return on equity – 5.2% -16.6%
Return on assets – 1.2% -6.2%
Return on invested capital – 5.4% -7.7%
Return on capital employed – 4.5% -9.4%
Asset turnover – 4.4x 2.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 6.4x -0.8x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.2% 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEPSMUNFIHFFG
Debt / assets – 22.0% 32.9%
Debt / equity – 1.0x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA – 3.0x -36.1x
Debt / FCF – 4.8x -52.8x
Liabilities / assets 13.7% 77.2% 62.7%
Equity / assets 86.3% 22.8% 37.3%
Interest coverage – 1.7x -2.9x
Current ratio 7.4x 1.3x 1.1x
Quick ratio 1.3x 0.4x –
Cash ratio 1.1x 0.0x –
Altman Z-score – 5.12 1.24

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEPSMUNFIHFFG
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – 0.9% –
Shareholder yield – 0.9% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – – -2.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – -24.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 67.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 841.7%

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.

ConsensusEPSMUNFIHFFG
Forward P/E – 13.2xFY2027 7.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $3.50FY2027 $0.19FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +32.1%FY2027 -40.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +22.3% +126.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $32.45BFY2027 $1.23BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +4.2%FY2027 -0.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – -3.6% +16.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEPSMUNFIHFFG
Held by institutions 1.1% 93.7% 16.2%
Institutions holding 8 360 60
Change in shares held, QoQ +646.3% -0.6% -20.1%
Institutions buying 3 185 30
Institutions selling 2 116 22
Buyers to sellers 1.50 1.59 1.36

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.

EPSMUNFIHFFG
EPSM 1.00 -0.08 0.04
UNFI -0.08 1.00 0.14
HFFG 0.04 0.14 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EPSM, UNFI and HFFG?

United Natural Foods (UNFI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Epsium Enterprise (EPSM) $10.75M, United Natural Foods (UNFI) $2.76B, HF Foods (HFFG) $78.81M.

Which company is growing faster?

HF Foods (HFFG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: United Natural Foods (UNFI) -2.0%, HF Foods (HFFG) +2.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

United Natural Foods (UNFI) has the highest net margin (United Natural Foods (UNFI) 0.3%, HF Foods (HFFG) -2.8%). On return on invested capital, United Natural Foods (UNFI) leads (United Natural Foods (UNFI) 5.4%, HF Foods (HFFG) -7.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year United Natural Foods (UNFI) returned the most: Epsium Enterprise (EPSM) -95.1%, United Natural Foods (UNFI) +20.3%, HF Foods (HFFG) -32.9%. Over five years, United Natural Foods (UNFI) compounded fastest (United Natural Foods (UNFI) +1.2%/yr, HF Foods (HFFG) -27.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Epsium Enterprise (EPSM) 0.00%, United Natural Foods (UNFI) 0.00%, HF Foods (HFFG) 0.01%. Epsium Enterprise (EPSM) and United Natural Foods (UNFI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, United Natural Foods (UNFI) has been the steadiest (Epsium Enterprise (EPSM) 172.8%, United Natural Foods (UNFI) 42.4%, HF Foods (HFFG) 59.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EPSM, UNFI and HFFG?

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