HGYN vs VPRB vs UNFI Stock Comparison

Hong Yuan Holding, VPR Brands and United Natural Foods Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HGYN Hong Yuan Holding Group
$0.04 -20.0% 1M +33.3% 1Y
Market cap
$2.99M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$559.73K
Div. yield
–
Food Distribution Consumer Staples
1 win
VPRB VPR Brands, LP.
$0.09 +12.5% 1M +80.0% 1Y
Market cap
$8.26M
P/E
8.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.94M
Div. yield
–
Tobacco Consumer Staples
5 wins
UNFI United Natural Foods Inc
$47.69 +4.3% 1M +23.0% 1Y
Market cap
$2.88B
P/E
34.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$31.15B
Div. yield
–
Food Distribution Consumer Staples
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

VPR Brands leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (VPR Brands 5, United Natural Foods 3, Hong Yuan Holding 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHGYNVPRBUNFILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.99M $8.26M $2.88B UNFI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -29.9x 8.2x 34.5x VPRB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 13.6x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.1% -32.5% -2.0% HGYN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -17.9% 34.1% 0.3% VPRB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -50.3% 5.4% UNFI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 3.0x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +33.3% +80.0% +23.0% VPRB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -27.5%/yr +17.6%/yr +1.9%/yr VPRB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 345.9% 284.0% 42.3% UNFI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 11/100 58/100 52/100 VPRB

Percentile Scorecard

HGYNVPRBUNFI

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

AxisHGYNVPRBUNFI
Valuation 3 #39 of 40 62 #15 of 38 82 #8 of 40
Growth 24 #29 of 38 32 #24 of 35 73 #11 of 38
Profitability 11 #32 of 36 80 #8 of 36 34 #24 of 36
Financial Health 5 #38 of 40 58 #17 of 39 28 #29 of 40
Shareholder Returns – – 44 #16 of 28
Overall 11 58 52
  • HGYN ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail
  • VPRB ranked among 40 companies in Tobacco and Cannabis
  • UNFI ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodHGYNVPRBUNFISPY
1 month -20.0%+12.5%+4.3% +0.9%
3 months +33.3%-25.0%-5.0% +5.9%
6 months -60.0%+200.0%-2.5% +8.5%
Year to date 0.0%+200.0%+41.6% +13.3%
1 year +33.3%+80.0%+23.0% +12.4%
3 years +100.0%-43.8%+237.3% +88.1%
3 years, per year +26.0%-17.5%+50.0% +23.5%
5 years -80.0%+125.0%+9.9% +68.2%
5 years, per year -27.5%+17.6%+1.9% +11.0%
10 years —-83.6%+12.9% +263.4%
10 years, per year —-16.6%+1.2% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureHGYNVPRBUNFISPY
Volatility, 1Y 345.9%284.0%42.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 534.9%457.5%43.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.60-3.040.40 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.100.280.54 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -95.7%-90.9%-84.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -73.3%-30.8%-14.1% -0.9%
52-week high $0.15$0.13$55.52 $779.14
52-week low $0.02$0.02$31.42 $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.

MultipleHGYNVPRBUNFI
P/E now vs peer median -29.9xmedian 21.7x 8.2xmedian 16.6x 34.5xmedian 21.7x
P/S now vs peer median 5.3xmedian 0.5x 2.8xmedian 0.9x 0.1xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -33.8xmedian 9.3x —median 12.9x 8.6xmedian 9.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -78.9xmedian 17.1x 5.5xmedian 23.3x 8.9xmedian 17.1x
P/B now vs peer median -13.0xmedian 2.9x 7.4xmedian 1.0x 1.8xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 1.29median 1.02 1.00median 0.57 0.69median 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 monthsHGYNVPRBUNFI
Revenue $559.73K $2.94M $31.15B
Gross profit $370.82K $737.52K $4.20B
Operating income -$91.58K -$1.71M $211.00M
Net income -$99.38K $1.00M $84.00M
Free cash flow -$37.82K $1.51M $323.00M
EPS (diluted) $0.00 $0.01 $1.34
Cash & equivalents $13.37K $2.14M $37.00M
Total debt – $2.40M $1.57B
Shares (diluted) 74.64M 91.75M 62.80M
Enterprise value $3.02M $2.77M $2.71B

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
MetricHGYNVPRBUNFI
P/E -29.9x 8.2x 34.5x
P/FCF -78.9x 5.5x 8.9x
P/Operating cash flow -78.9x 5.5x 5.3x
P/S 5.3x 2.8x 0.1x
P/B -13.0x 7.4x 1.8x
P/Tangible book -12.3x 7.8x 2.6x
EV/EBITDA -33.8x – 8.6x
EV/EBIT -32.5x -4.0x 20.9x
EV/Revenue 5.3x 2.3x 0.1x
EV/FCF -78.6x 4.5x 13.6x
EV/Operating cash flow -78.6x 4.5x 8.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.29 1.00 0.69

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHGYNVPRBUNFI
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.1% -32.5% -2.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -28.2% 1.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 26.9% -38.8% -0.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -33.1% 0.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -268.5% -12.3% 780.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -19.6% -62.2% 20.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -2,581% 188.4% 171.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -22.9% 6.8% 40.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -362.0% 188.4% 168.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -23.2% 8.2% 50.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 24.4% 767.4% 14.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 6.5% -4.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 24.4% 767.4% 35.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 6.5% 2.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHGYNVPRBUNFI
Gross margin 66.2% 25.1% 13.5%
EBITDA margin -15.7% – 1.6%
Operating margin -16.4% -58.1% 0.7%
Pretax margin -16.4% 39.2% 0.3%
Net margin -17.9% 34.1% 0.3%
FCF margin -6.8% 51.4% 1.0%
Operating cash flow margin -6.8% 51.4% 1.7%
Return on equity – 46.4% 5.2%
Return on assets -16.4% 16.1% 1.2%
Return on invested capital – -50.3% 5.4%
Return on capital employed – -105.1% 4.5%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.8x 4.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.4x 1.5x 6.4x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHGYNVPRBUNFI
Debt / assets – 21.0% 22.0%
Debt / equity – 0.6x 1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 3.0x
Debt / FCF – 0.5x 4.8x
Liabilities / assets 136.2% 66.7% 77.2%
Equity / assets -36.2% 33.3% 22.8%
Interest coverage – -10.1x 1.7x
Current ratio 0.8x 1.6x 1.3x
Quick ratio 0.5x 1.3x 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.0x 1.0x 0.0x
Altman Z-score -214.31 -1.19 5.13

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHGYNVPRBUNFI
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – – 0.9%
Shareholder yield – – 0.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusHGYNVPRBUNFI
Forward P/E – – 13.6xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year – – $3.50FY2027
EPS growth, next FY – – +32.1%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after – – +22.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year – – $32.45BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY – – +4.2%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after – – -3.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHGYNVPRBUNFI
Held by institutions – – 93.7%
Institutions holding – – 359
Change in shares held, QoQ – – -0.6%
Institutions buying – – 185
Institutions selling – – 116
Buyers to sellers – – 1.59

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.

HGYNVPRBUNFI
HGYN 1.00 0.01 -0.03
VPRB 0.01 1.00 0.03
UNFI -0.03 0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HGYN, VPRB and UNFI?

United Natural Foods (UNFI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Hong Yuan Holding (HGYN) $2.99M, VPR Brands (VPRB) $8.26M, United Natural Foods (UNFI) $2.88B.

Which stock is cheaper, HGYN, VPRB and UNFI?

VPR Brands (VPRB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Hong Yuan Holding (HGYN) -29.9x, VPR Brands (VPRB) 8.2x, United Natural Foods (UNFI) 34.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Hong Yuan Holding (HGYN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Hong Yuan Holding (HGYN) +6.1%, VPR Brands (VPRB) -32.5%, United Natural Foods (UNFI) -2.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

VPR Brands (VPRB) has the highest net margin (Hong Yuan Holding (HGYN) -17.9%, VPR Brands (VPRB) 34.1%, United Natural Foods (UNFI) 0.3%). On return on invested capital, United Natural Foods (UNFI) leads (VPR Brands (VPRB) -50.3%, United Natural Foods (UNFI) 5.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year VPR Brands (VPRB) returned the most: Hong Yuan Holding (HGYN) +33.3%, VPR Brands (VPRB) +80.0%, United Natural Foods (UNFI) +23.0%. Over five years, VPR Brands (VPRB) compounded fastest (Hong Yuan Holding (HGYN) -27.5%/yr, VPR Brands (VPRB) +17.6%/yr, United Natural Foods (UNFI) +1.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, United Natural Foods (UNFI) has been the steadiest (Hong Yuan Holding (HGYN) 345.9%, VPR Brands (VPRB) 284.0%, United Natural Foods (UNFI) 42.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HGYN, VPRB and UNFI?

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