HFFG vs SYY vs PFGC Stock Comparison

HF Foods, Sysco and Performance Food Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
SYY Sysco Corp
$82.51 +5.1% 1M +11.1% 1Y
Market cap
$39.49B
P/E
22.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$84.55B
Div. yield
0.03%
Food Distribution Consumer Staples
7 wins
PFGC Performance Food Group Co
$97.51 +6.0% 1M -0.9% 1Y
Market cap
$15.34B
P/E
42.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$67.84B
Div. yield
–
Food Distribution Consumer Staples
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Sysco leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Sysco 7, HF Foods 3, Performance Food 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHFFGSYYPFGCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $78.81M $39.49B $15.34B SYY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -2.3x 22.5x 42.7x SYY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.6x 15.4x 16.8x HFFG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.8% +3.9% +7.2% PFGC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -2.8% 2.1% 0.5% SYY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -7.7% 14.7% 6.6% SYY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -36.1x 2.8x 2.9x HFFG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.03% 0.00% SYY
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -32.9% +11.1% -0.9% SYY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -27.2%/yr +1.4%/yr +16.6%/yr PFGC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 59.3% 28.1% 29.1% SYY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 38/100 42/100 HFFG

Percentile Scorecard

HFFGSYYPFGC

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

AxisHFFGSYYPFGC
Valuation 62 #16 of 40 21 #32 of 40 56 #18 of 40
Growth 16 #32 of 38 27 #28 of 38 62 #15 of 38
Profitability 20 #29 of 36 66 #13 of 36 43 #21 of 36
Financial Health 31 #28 of 40 21 #32 of 40 44 #23 of 40
Shareholder Returns 98 #1 of 28 56 #13 of 28 4 #27 of 28
Overall 45 38 42
  • HFFG ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail
  • SYY ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail
  • PFGC ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodHFFGSYYPFGCSPY
1 month -8.2%+5.1%+6.0% +0.7%
3 months -3.3%-2.6%-15.0% +3.7%
6 months -24.9%+10.4%+7.7% +7.1%
Year to date -32.6%+12.0%+8.4% +12.8%
1 year -32.9%+11.1%-0.9% +11.9%
3 years -63.4%+25.9%+75.6% +85.2%
3 years, per year -28.5%+8.0%+20.7% +22.8%
5 years -79.5%+7.3%+115.6% +67.6%
5 years, per year -27.2%+1.4%+16.6% +10.9%
10 years —+71.9%+308.0% +262.0%
10 years, per year —+5.6%+15.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureHFFGSYYPFGCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 59.3%28.1%29.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 56.6%30.6%29.1% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.100.130.40 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.550.39-0.03 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -85.4%-30.1%-32.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -46.1%-9.5%-16.5% -1.2%
52-week high $2.69$91.16$116.71 $779.14
52-week low $1.41$69.30$81.03 $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.

MultipleHFFGSYYPFGC
P/E now vs peer median -2.2xmedian 22.1x 22.5xmedian 22.1x 42.3xmedian 22.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 0.5x 0.5xmedian 0.5x 0.2xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -51.5xmedian 9.5x 12.5xmedian 9.5x 11.7xmedian 9.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -22.5xmedian 16.0x 20.4xmedian 16.0x 14.8xmedian 16.0x
P/B now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 2.8x 14.8xmedian 2.8x 3.1xmedian 2.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.06median 1.07 13.19median 1.07 -12.18median 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 monthsHFFGSYYPFGC
Revenue $1.25B $84.55B $67.84B
Gross profit $207.06M $15.64B $8.09B
Operating income -$34.42M $3.09B $887.50M
Net income -$34.56M $1.76B $359.30M
Free cash flow -$3.47M $1.94B $1.03B
EPS (diluted) $-0.64 $3.65 $2.29
Cash & equivalents – $1.79B $92.40M
Total debt $183.27M $13.52B $5.01B
Shares (diluted) 53.89M 480.61M 157.00M
Enterprise value $78.81M $33.74B $15.13B

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
MetricHFFGSYYPFGC
P/E -2.2x 22.5x 42.3x
P/FCF -22.5x 20.4x 14.8x
P/Operating cash flow 2.7x 15.0x 10.8x
P/S 0.1x 0.5x 0.2x
P/B 0.4x 14.8x 3.1x
P/Tangible book 0.4x 23.1x 4.5x
EV/EBITDA -51.5x 12.5x 11.7x
EV/EBIT -7.6x 16.6x 22.7x
EV/Revenue 0.2x 0.6x 0.3x
EV/FCF -75.4x 26.5x 19.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.0x 19.4x 14.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.06 13.19 -12.18

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHFFGSYYPFGC
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.8% 3.9% 7.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.0% 3.5% 5.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.6% 4.5% 9.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 0.7% 3.9% 9.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 5.4% 0.2% 8.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -47.1% 0.6% 5.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 28.2% -3.9% 5.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -33.3% -0.3% -3.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 28.9% -2.1% 5.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -35.3% 1.7% -3.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -6.8% 5.1% 16.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -1.6% -2.7% 19.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -119.0% 20.8% 46.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -28.7% -2.3% 22.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHFFGSYYPFGC
Gross margin 16.6% 18.5% 11.9%
EBITDA margin -0.4% 4.9% 2.5%
Operating margin -2.8% 3.7% 1.3%
Pretax margin -3.2% 2.7% 0.7%
Net margin -2.8% 2.1% 0.5%
FCF margin -0.3% 2.3% 1.5%
Operating cash flow margin 2.3% 3.1% 2.1%
Return on equity -16.6% 70.8% 7.5%
Return on assets -6.2% 6.2% 1.9%
Return on invested capital -7.7% 14.7% 6.6%
Return on capital employed -9.4% 17.5% 6.6%
Asset turnover 2.3x 3.0x 3.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.8x 1.5x 3.9x
Stock comp / revenue 0.1% 0.1% 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHFFGSYYPFGC
Debt / assets 32.9% 47.6% 26.6%
Debt / equity 0.9x 5.1x 1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA -36.1x 2.8x 2.9x
Debt / FCF -52.8x 7.0x 4.9x
Liabilities / assets 62.7% 90.6% 74.0%
Equity / assets 37.3% 9.4% 26.0%
Interest coverage -2.9x – 2.1x
Current ratio 1.1x 1.3x 1.5x
Quick ratio – 1.2x 0.6x
Cash ratio – 0.2x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 1.24 5.06 4.73

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHFFGSYYPFGC
Dividend yield – 2.6% –
Net buyback yield – 0.2% -0.3%
Shareholder yield – 2.8% -0.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) -2.4% 59.1% –
Payout ratio (FCF) -24.1% 53.5% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 67.0% 3.7% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 841.7% 1.4% –

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.

ConsensusHFFGSYYPFGC
Forward P/E 7.6xFY2026 15.4xFY2027 16.8xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $0.19FY2026 $5.35FY2027 $5.82FY2027
EPS growth, next FY -40.6%FY2026 +16.1%FY2027 +27.9%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +126.3% +4.9% +19.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.23BFY2026 $93.07BFY2027 $75.58BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY -0.2%FY2026 +10.1%FY2027 +11.4%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +16.1% +5.2% +5.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHFFGSYYPFGC
Held by institutions 16.2% 88.3% 100.0%
Institutions holding 60 1,639 530
Change in shares held, QoQ -20.1% +3.2% -0.9%
Institutions buying 30 797 304
Institutions selling 22 596 152
Buyers to sellers 1.36 1.34 2.00

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.

HFFGSYYPFGC
HFFG 1.00 0.00 0.03
SYY 0.00 1.00 0.43
PFGC 0.03 0.43 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HFFG, SYY and PFGC?

Sysco (SYY) is the largest by market capitalisation: HF Foods (HFFG) $78.81M, Sysco (SYY) $39.49B, Performance Food (PFGC) $15.34B.

Which stock is cheaper, HFFG, SYY and PFGC?

Sysco (SYY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (HF Foods (HFFG) -2.3x, Sysco (SYY) 22.5x, Performance Food (PFGC) 42.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, HF Foods (HFFG) is cheapest (HF Foods (HFFG) 7.6x, Sysco (SYY) 15.4x, Performance Food (PFGC) 16.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Performance Food (PFGC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: HF Foods (HFFG) +2.8%, Sysco (SYY) +3.9%, Performance Food (PFGC) +7.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Sysco (SYY) has the highest net margin (HF Foods (HFFG) -2.8%, Sysco (SYY) 2.1%, Performance Food (PFGC) 0.5%). On return on invested capital, Sysco (SYY) leads (HF Foods (HFFG) -7.7%, Sysco (SYY) 14.7%, Performance Food (PFGC) 6.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sysco (SYY) returned the most: HF Foods (HFFG) -32.9%, Sysco (SYY) +11.1%, Performance Food (PFGC) -0.9%. Over five years, Performance Food (PFGC) compounded fastest (HF Foods (HFFG) -27.2%/yr, Sysco (SYY) +1.4%/yr, Performance Food (PFGC) +16.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Sysco (SYY) has the highest dividend yield: HF Foods (HFFG) 0.01%, Sysco (SYY) 0.03%, Performance Food (PFGC) 0.00%. Performance Food (PFGC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sysco (SYY) has been the steadiest (HF Foods (HFFG) 59.3%, Sysco (SYY) 28.1%, Performance Food (PFGC) 29.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HFFG, SYY and PFGC?

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