GIS vs CPB vs CHWY Stock Comparison

General Mills, Campbell'S and Chewy Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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GIS General Mills Inc
$33.31 -1.5% 1M -28.5% 1Y
Market cap
$18.39B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$18.30B
Div. yield
0.07%
Packaged Foods Consumer Staples
5 wins
CPB CAMPBELL'S Co
$21.00 +3.8% 1M -30.0% 1Y
Market cap
$6.39B
P/E
15.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.74B
Div. yield
0.07%
Packaged Foods Consumer Staples
4 wins
CHWY Chewy, Inc.
$20.84 +14.1% 1M -37.9% 1Y
Market cap
$8.53B
P/E
31.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.07B
Div. yield
–
Packaged Foods Consumer Staples
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

General Mills leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (General Mills 5, Campbell'S 4, Chewy 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGISCPBCHWYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $18.39B $6.39B $8.53B GIS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -20.6x 15.9x 31.2x CPB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.4x 13.3x 27.4x GIS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -4.5% -5.0% +5.9% CHWY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -4.9% 4.1% 2.1% CPB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -1.0% 5.9% — CPB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 37.7x 5.3x 0.0x CHWY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.07% 0.07% 0.00% CPB
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -28.5% -30.0% -37.9% GIS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -11.6%/yr -12.1%/yr -22.8%/yr GIS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.1% 33.4% 47.3% GIS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 32/100 44/100 68/100 CHWY

Percentile Scorecard

GISCPBCHWY

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

AxisGISCPBCHWY
Valuation 41 #27 of 45 82 #9 of 45 57 #20 of 45
Growth 2 #41 of 42 17 #35 of 42 90 #5 of 42
Profitability 44 #23 of 40 64 #15 of 40 56 #18 of 40
Financial Health 17 #39 of 47 22 #37 of 47 59 #20 of 47
Shareholder Returns 53 #15 of 31 33 #21 of 31 80 #7 of 31
Overall 32 44 68
  • GIS ranked among 48 companies in Branded Foods
  • CPB ranked among 48 companies in Branded Foods
  • CHWY ranked among 48 companies in Branded Foods

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGISCPBCHWYSPY
1 month -1.5%+3.8%+14.1% +0.7%
3 months -8.5%-4.9%-8.8% +3.7%
6 months -5.7%+1.0%-18.0% +7.1%
Year to date -28.4%-24.7%-36.9% +12.8%
1 year -28.5%-30.0%-37.9% +11.9%
3 years -48.6%-48.0%+12.2% +85.2%
3 years, per year -19.9%-19.6%+3.9% +22.8%
5 years -46.1%-47.4%-72.5% +67.6%
5 years, per year -11.6%-12.1%-22.8% +10.9%
10 years -46.0%-61.3%— +262.0%
10 years, per year -6.0%-9.0%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureGISCPBCHWYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.1%33.4%47.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.8%35.5%48.2% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.38-0.380.77 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.95-0.90-0.80 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.1%-67.2%-81.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -32.0%-33.7%-41.1% -1.2%
52-week high $49.01$31.66$35.37 $779.14
52-week low $31.66$18.90$17.51 $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.

MultipleGISCPBCHWY
P/E now vs peer median -20.0xmedian 18.4x 15.5xmedian 18.4x 30.9xmedian 18.4x
P/S now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 0.7x 0.6xmedian 0.7x 0.6xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 88.6xmedian 12.0x 10.3xmedian 12.0x 17.7xmedian 12.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.5xmedian 13.6x 9.2xmedian 13.6x 14.7xmedian 13.6x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 1.6x 1.6xmedian 1.6x 22.6xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.59median 0.55 -0.70median 0.55 0.40median 0.55

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 monthsGISCPBCHWY
Revenue $18.30B $9.74B $13.07B
Gross profit $6.15B $2.74B $3.91B
Operating income -$206.40M $852.00M $328.20M
Net income -$893.70M $405.00M $273.70M
Free cash flow $1.55B $678.00M $568.10M
R&D – $99.00M –
EPS (diluted) $-1.66 $1.34 $0.67
Cash & equivalents $433.10M $394.00M $611.00M
Total debt $55.73B $28.19B $591.70M
Shares (diluted) 537.90M 300.00M 410.10M
Enterprise value $16.03B $4.87B $5.82B

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
MetricGISCPBCHWY
P/E -20.0x 15.5x 30.9x
P/FCF 11.5x 9.2x 14.7x
P/Operating cash flow 8.6x 6.0x 11.7x
P/S 1.0x 0.6x 0.6x
P/B 2.4x 1.6x 22.6x
P/Tangible book 23.6x -18.1x 37.9x
EV/EBITDA 88.6x 10.3x 17.7x
EV/EBIT -150.2x 15.3x 25.4x
EV/Revenue 1.7x 1.3x 0.6x
EV/FCF 20.0x 19.2x 14.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.0x 12.5x 11.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.59 -0.70 0.40

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGISCPBCHWY
Revenue growth (1Y) -4.5% -5.0% 5.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -3.4% 1.4% 6.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -6.5% -12.1% 7.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -3.6% -2.0% 8.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -104.9% -24.2% 102.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -27.3% -13.4% 139.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -130.6% -32.7% 81.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -33.2% -22.1% 73.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -130.9% -33.1% 89.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -33.9% -22.2% 76.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -23.2% -8.1% 17.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -9.3% -3.1% 10.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -26.3% -3.8% 22.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -8.6% -4.3% 18.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGISCPBCHWY
Gross margin 33.6% 28.1% 29.9%
EBITDA margin 1.9% 13.0% 3.6%
Operating margin -1.1% 8.7% 2.5%
Pretax margin -3.8% 5.4% 2.7%
Net margin -4.9% 4.1% 2.1%
FCF margin 8.5% 7.0% 4.3%
Operating cash flow margin 11.3% 10.7% 5.5%
Return on equity -12.0% 10.3% 68.9%
Return on assets -3.0% 2.6% 7.8%
Return on invested capital -1.0% 5.9% –
Return on capital employed -0.9% 7.1% 24.9%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.6x 3.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -2.3x 2.6x 2.6x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 0.6% 2.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGISCPBCHWY
Debt / assets 45.0% 45.6% 15.8%
Debt / equity 1.8x 1.9x 1.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 37.7x 5.3x 0.0x
Debt / FCF 8.8x 10.5x 1.0x
Liabilities / assets 75.3% 75.4% 90.1%
Equity / assets 24.7% 24.6% 9.9%
Interest coverage – 2.6x –
Current ratio 0.7x 0.8x 0.8x
Quick ratio 0.3x 0.3x 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.1x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 1.92 1.49 4.71

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGISCPBCHWY
Dividend yield 7.3% 6.8% –
Net buyback yield – 0.4% 6.1%
Shareholder yield 7.3% 7.2% 6.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) -147.1% 116.0% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 85.0% 69.3% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 2.4% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 1.7% –

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.

ConsensusGISCPBCHWY
Forward P/E 10.4xFY2026 13.3xFY2027 27.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.19FY2026 $1.58FY2027 $0.76FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -10.1%FY2026 -27.2%FY2027 +46.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -4.7% +20.3% +47.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $18.94BFY2026 $9.76BFY2027 $12.87BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.8%FY2026 +0.2%FY2027 +2.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -11.0% +2.6% +5.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGISCPBCHWY
Held by institutions 87.2% 61.7% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,333 621 512
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.7% +0.2% -0.4%
Institutions buying 726 389 278
Institutions selling 427 150 155
Buyers to sellers 1.70 2.59 1.79

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.

GISCPBCHWY
GIS 1.00 0.74 0.18
CPB 0.74 1.00 0.24
CHWY 0.18 0.24 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GIS, CPB and CHWY?

General Mills (GIS) is the largest by market capitalisation: General Mills (GIS) $18.39B, Campbell'S (CPB) $6.39B, Chewy (CHWY) $8.53B.

Which stock is cheaper, GIS, CPB and CHWY?

Campbell'S (CPB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (General Mills (GIS) -20.6x, Campbell'S (CPB) 15.9x, Chewy (CHWY) 31.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, General Mills (GIS) is cheapest (General Mills (GIS) 10.4x, Campbell'S (CPB) 13.3x, Chewy (CHWY) 27.4x). 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: General Mills (GIS) -4.5%, Campbell'S (CPB) -5.0%, Chewy (CHWY) +5.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Campbell'S (CPB) has the highest net margin (General Mills (GIS) -4.9%, Campbell'S (CPB) 4.1%, Chewy (CHWY) 2.1%). On return on invested capital, Campbell'S (CPB) leads (General Mills (GIS) -1.0%, Campbell'S (CPB) 5.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year General Mills (GIS) returned the most: General Mills (GIS) -28.5%, Campbell'S (CPB) -30.0%, Chewy (CHWY) -37.9%. Over five years, General Mills (GIS) compounded fastest (General Mills (GIS) -11.6%/yr, Campbell'S (CPB) -12.1%/yr, Chewy (CHWY) -22.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Campbell'S (CPB) has the highest dividend yield: General Mills (GIS) 0.07%, Campbell'S (CPB) 0.07%, Chewy (CHWY) 0.00%. Chewy (CHWY) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, General Mills (GIS) has been the steadiest (General Mills (GIS) 30.1%, Campbell'S (CPB) 33.4%, Chewy (CHWY) 47.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GIS, CPB and CHWY?

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