HFFG vs WILCF vs PFGC Stock Comparison

HF Foods, G Willi Food International and Performance Food Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HFFG HF Foods Group Inc.
$1.44 -8.9% 1M -34.5% 1Y
Market cap
$77.74M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.25B
Div. yield
0.01%
Food Distribution Consumer Staples
2 wins
PFGC Performance Food Group Co
$96.26 +4.6% 1M -3.9% 1Y
Market cap
$15.09B
P/E
42.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$67.84B
Div. yield
–
Food Distribution Consumer Staples
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

G Willi Food International leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (G Willi Food International 5, Performance Food 4, HF Foods 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHFFGWILCFPFGCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $77.74M $338.62M $15.09B PFGC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -2.2x 13.6x 42.0x WILCF
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.6x — 16.5x HFFG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.8% +10.7% +7.2% WILCF
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -2.8% 12.7% 0.5% WILCF
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -7.7% — 6.6% PFGC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -36.1x — 2.9x HFFG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -34.5% +12.5% -3.9% WILCF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -27.3%/yr +2.5%/yr +16.3%/yr PFGC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 59.4% 43.1% 29.2% PFGC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 89/100 42/100 WILCF

Percentile Scorecard

HFFGWILCFPFGC

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

AxisHFFGWILCFPFGC
Valuation 59 #17 of 40 77 #10 of 40 56 #18 of 40
Growth 16 #32 of 38 89 #5 of 38 62 #15 of 38
Profitability 20 #29 of 36 91 #4 of 36 43 #21 of 36
Financial Health 31 #28 of 40 100 #1 of 40 44 #23 of 40
Shareholder Returns 98 #1 of 28 – 4 #27 of 28
Overall 45 89 42
  • HFFG ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail
  • WILCF 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

PeriodHFFGWILCFPFGCSPY
1 month -8.9%-7.6%+4.6% +0.9%
3 months -4.6%-8.8%-17.5% +5.9%
6 months -25.4%-23.5%+9.2% +8.5%
Year to date -33.0%-17.1%+7.1% +13.3%
1 year -34.5%+12.5%-3.9% +12.4%
3 years -62.5%+176.4%+75.0% +88.1%
3 years, per year -27.9%+40.4%+20.5% +23.5%
5 years -79.6%+13.4%+112.8% +68.2%
5 years, per year -27.3%+2.5%+16.3% +11.0%
10 years —+332.1%+302.8% +263.4%
10 years, per year —+15.8%+15.0% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureHFFGWILCFPFGCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 59.4%43.1%29.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 56.4%42.5%29.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.100.900.40 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.580.29-0.13 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -85.4%-63.1%-32.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -46.5%-35.4%-17.5% -0.9%
52-week high $2.69$36.90$116.71 $779.14
52-week low $1.41$20.87$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.

MultipleHFFGWILCFPFGC
P/E now vs peer median -2.2xmedian 21.7x 13.3xmedian 21.7x 41.8xmedian 21.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 0.5x 1.7xmedian 0.5x 0.2xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -51.4xmedian 9.3x 7.5xmedian 9.3x 11.6xmedian 9.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -22.4xmedian 17.1x 10.8xmedian 17.1x 14.6xmedian 17.1x
P/B now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 2.9x 1.5xmedian 2.9x 3.1xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.06median 1.02 0.30median 1.02 -12.03median 1.02

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 monthsHFFGWILCFPFGC
Revenue $1.25B $195.48M $67.84B
Gross profit $207.06M $59.43M $8.09B
Operating income -$34.42M $35.99M $887.50M
Net income -$34.56M $24.91M $359.30M
Free cash flow -$3.47M $30.77M $1.03B
EPS (diluted) $-0.64 $1.79 $2.29
Cash & equivalents – $46.35M $92.40M
Total debt $183.27M – $5.01B
Shares (diluted) 53.89M 13.91M 157.00M
Enterprise value $77.74M $175.62M $14.87B

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
MetricHFFGWILCFPFGC
P/E -2.2x 13.3x 41.8x
P/FCF -22.4x 10.8x 14.6x
P/Operating cash flow 2.7x 9.8x 10.6x
P/S 0.1x 1.7x 0.2x
P/B 0.4x 1.5x 3.1x
P/Tangible book 0.4x 1.5x 4.5x
EV/EBITDA -51.4x 7.5x 11.6x
EV/EBIT -7.6x 7.9x 22.5x
EV/Revenue 0.2x 1.5x 0.3x
EV/FCF -75.2x 9.3x 19.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.0x 8.4x 14.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.06 0.30 -12.03

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHFFGWILCFPFGC
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.8% 10.7% 7.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.0% 9.0% 5.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.6% 18.6% 9.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 0.7% 15.6% 9.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 5.4% 17.8% 8.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -47.1% 52.6% 5.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 28.2% -14.1% 5.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -33.3% 44.7% -3.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 28.9% -14.4% 5.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -35.3% 44.5% -3.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -6.8% 19,203% 16.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -1.6% 76.3% 19.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -119.0% 3,275% 46.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -28.7% 64.1% 22.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHFFGWILCFPFGC
Gross margin 16.6% 30.4% 11.9%
EBITDA margin -0.4% 19.4% 2.5%
Operating margin -2.8% 18.4% 1.3%
Pretax margin -3.2% 16.5% 0.7%
Net margin -2.8% 12.7% 0.5%
FCF margin -0.3% 15.7% 1.5%
Operating cash flow margin 2.3% 17.4% 2.1%
Return on equity -16.6% 11.5% 7.5%
Return on assets -6.2% – 1.9%
Return on invested capital -7.7% – 6.6%
Return on capital employed -9.4% – 6.6%
Asset turnover 2.3x – 3.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.8x 1.4x 3.9x
Stock comp / revenue 0.1% 0.4% 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHFFGWILCFPFGC
Debt / assets 32.9% – 26.6%
Debt / equity 0.9x – 1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA -36.1x – 2.9x
Debt / FCF -52.8x – 4.9x
Liabilities / assets 62.7% – 74.0%
Equity / assets 37.3% – 26.0%
Interest coverage -2.9x 40.8x 2.1x
Current ratio 1.1x 9.7x 1.5x
Quick ratio – 5.6x 0.6x
Cash ratio – 2.3x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 1.23 – 4.72

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHFFGWILCFPFGC
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – – -0.3%
Shareholder yield – 0.0% -0.3%
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.

ConsensusHFFGWILCFPFGC
Forward P/E 7.6xFY2026 – 16.5xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $0.19FY2026 – $5.82FY2027
EPS growth, next FY -40.6%FY2026 – +27.9%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +126.3% – +19.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.23BFY2026 – $75.58BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY -0.2%FY2026 – +11.4%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +16.1% – +5.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHFFGWILCFPFGC
Held by institutions 16.2% – 100.0%
Institutions holding 60 – 529
Change in shares held, QoQ -20.1% – -0.9%
Institutions buying 30 – 303
Institutions selling 22 – 152
Buyers to sellers 1.36 – 1.99

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.

HFFGWILCFPFGC
HFFG 1.00 0.03 0.03
WILCF 0.03 1.00 0.04
PFGC 0.03 0.04 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HFFG, WILCF and PFGC?

Performance Food (PFGC) is the largest by market capitalisation: HF Foods (HFFG) $77.74M, G Willi Food International (WILCF) $338.62M, Performance Food (PFGC) $15.09B.

Which stock is cheaper, HFFG, WILCF and PFGC?

G Willi Food International (WILCF) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (HF Foods (HFFG) -2.2x, G Willi Food International (WILCF) 13.6x, Performance Food (PFGC) 42.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, HF Foods (HFFG) is cheapest (HF Foods (HFFG) 7.6x, Performance Food (PFGC) 16.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

G Willi Food International (WILCF) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: HF Foods (HFFG) +2.8%, G Willi Food International (WILCF) +10.7%, Performance Food (PFGC) +7.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

G Willi Food International (WILCF) has the highest net margin (HF Foods (HFFG) -2.8%, G Willi Food International (WILCF) 12.7%, Performance Food (PFGC) 0.5%). On return on invested capital, Performance Food (PFGC) leads (HF Foods (HFFG) -7.7%, Performance Food (PFGC) 6.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year G Willi Food International (WILCF) returned the most: HF Foods (HFFG) -34.5%, G Willi Food International (WILCF) +12.5%, Performance Food (PFGC) -3.9%. Over five years, Performance Food (PFGC) compounded fastest (HF Foods (HFFG) -27.3%/yr, G Willi Food International (WILCF) +2.5%/yr, Performance Food (PFGC) +16.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: HF Foods (HFFG) 0.01%, G Willi Food International (WILCF) 0.00%, Performance Food (PFGC) 0.00%. G Willi Food International (WILCF) and Performance Food (PFGC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Performance Food (PFGC) has been the steadiest (HF Foods (HFFG) 59.4%, G Willi Food International (WILCF) 43.1%, Performance Food (PFGC) 29.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HFFG, WILCF 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, G Willi Food International (WILCF) 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.