HRL vs CHWY vs CPB Stock Comparison

Hormel Foods, Chewy and Campbell'S Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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HRL Hormel Foods Corp /De/
$20.89 +5.2% 1M -2.8% 1Y
Market cap
$11.69B
P/E
34.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$12.15B
Div. yield
0.05%
Packaged Foods Consumer Staples
3 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
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
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Campbell'S leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Campbell'S 6, Hormel Foods 3, Chewy 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHRLCHWYCPBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $11.69B $8.53B $6.39B HRL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 34.1x 31.2x 15.9x CPB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.9x 27.4x 13.3x CPB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.7% +5.9% -5.0% CHWY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.8% 2.1% 4.1% CPB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.5% — 5.9% CPB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 0.0x 5.3x CHWY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.05% 0.00% 0.07% CPB
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -2.8% -37.9% -30.0% HRL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -13.2%/yr -22.8%/yr -12.1%/yr CPB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.5% 47.3% 33.4% HRL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 68/100 44/100 CHWY

Percentile Scorecard

HRLCHWYCPB

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

AxisHRLCHWYCPB
Valuation 68 #15 of 45 57 #20 of 45 82 #9 of 45
Growth 27 #31 of 42 90 #5 of 42 17 #35 of 42
Profitability 49 #21 of 40 56 #18 of 40 64 #15 of 40
Financial Health 74 #13 of 47 59 #20 of 47 22 #37 of 47
Shareholder Returns 30 #22 of 31 80 #7 of 31 33 #21 of 31
Overall 50 68 44
  • HRL ranked among 48 companies in Branded Foods
  • CHWY ranked among 48 companies in Branded Foods
  • CPB ranked among 48 companies in Branded Foods

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodHRLCHWYCPBSPY
1 month +5.2%+14.1%+3.8% +0.7%
3 months -17.6%-8.8%-4.9% +3.7%
6 months -2.7%-18.0%+1.0% +7.1%
Year to date -11.9%-36.9%-24.7% +12.8%
1 year -2.8%-37.9%-30.0% +11.9%
3 years -34.8%+12.2%-48.0% +85.2%
3 years, per year -13.3%+3.9%-19.6% +22.8%
5 years -50.6%-72.5%-47.4% +67.6%
5 years, per year -13.2%-22.8%-12.1% +10.9%
10 years -45.3%—-61.3% +262.0%
10 years, per year -5.9%—-9.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureHRLCHWYCPBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.5%47.3%33.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 26.7%48.2%35.5% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.180.77-0.38 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.10-0.80-0.90 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.0%-81.2%-67.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.2%-41.1%-33.7% -1.2%
52-week high $26.51$35.37$31.66 $779.14
52-week low $19.20$17.51$18.90 $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.

MultipleHRLCHWYCPB
P/E now vs peer median 33.6xmedian 18.4x 30.9xmedian 18.4x 15.5xmedian 18.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 0.7x 0.6xmedian 0.7x 0.6xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.5xmedian 12.0x 17.7xmedian 12.0x 10.3xmedian 12.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 14.7xmedian 13.6x 14.7xmedian 13.6x 9.2xmedian 13.6x
P/B now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 1.6x 22.6xmedian 1.6x 1.6xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median -1.24median 0.55 0.40median 0.55 -0.70median 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 monthsHRLCHWYCPB
Revenue $12.15B $13.07B $9.74B
Gross profit $1.90B $3.91B $2.74B
Operating income $573.89M $328.20M $852.00M
Net income $342.71M $273.70M $405.00M
Free cash flow $780.87M $568.10M $678.00M
R&D – – $99.00M
EPS (diluted) $0.62 $0.67 $1.34
Cash & equivalents $839.64M $611.00M $394.00M
Total debt $2.86B $591.70M $28.19B
Shares (diluted) 551.07M 410.10M 300.00M
Enterprise value $8.36B $5.82B $4.87B

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
MetricHRLCHWYCPB
P/E 33.6x 30.9x 15.5x
P/FCF 14.7x 14.7x 9.2x
P/Operating cash flow 10.5x 11.7x 6.0x
P/S 0.9x 0.6x 0.6x
P/B 1.5x 22.6x 1.6x
P/Tangible book 1.8x 37.9x -18.1x
EV/EBITDA 12.5x 17.7x 10.3x
EV/EBIT 23.5x 25.4x 15.3x
EV/Revenue 1.1x 0.6x 1.3x
EV/FCF 17.3x 14.7x 19.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.4x 11.6x 12.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.24 0.40 -0.70

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHRLCHWYCPB
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.7% 5.9% -5.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.1% 6.4% 1.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -3.2% 7.6% -12.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -2.5% 8.5% -2.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -43.2% 102.0% -24.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -21.1% 139.1% -13.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -54.6% 81.1% -32.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -26.9% 73.8% -22.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -54.6% 89.2% -33.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -27.0% 76.8% -22.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 17.3% 17.3% -8.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.3% 10.9% -3.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 24.4% 22.7% -3.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -2.5% 18.6% -4.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHRLCHWYCPB
Gross margin 15.7% 29.9% 28.1%
EBITDA margin 8.9% 3.6% 13.0%
Operating margin 4.7% 2.5% 8.7%
Pretax margin 4.3% 2.7% 5.4%
Net margin 2.8% 2.1% 4.1%
FCF margin 6.4% 4.3% 7.0%
Operating cash flow margin 9.0% 5.5% 10.7%
Return on equity 4.3% 68.9% 10.3%
Return on assets 2.6% 7.8% 2.6%
Return on invested capital 3.5% – 5.9%
Return on capital employed 5.0% 24.9% 7.1%
Asset turnover 0.9x 3.7x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.2x 2.6x 2.6x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% 2.3% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHRLCHWYCPB
Debt / assets 21.5% 15.8% 45.6%
Debt / equity 0.4x 1.6x 1.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 0.0x 5.3x
Debt / FCF 3.7x 1.0x 10.5x
Liabilities / assets 40.9% 90.1% 75.4%
Equity / assets 59.1% 9.9% 24.6%
Interest coverage 7.3x – 2.6x
Current ratio 1.9x 0.8x 0.8x
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.4x 0.3x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.3x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 3.26 4.71 1.49

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHRLCHWYCPB
Dividend yield 5.6% – 6.8%
Net buyback yield – 6.1% 0.4%
Shareholder yield 5.6% 6.1% 7.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) 187.0% – 116.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) 82.1% – 69.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) 1.9% – 2.4%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 3.1% – 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.

ConsensusHRLCHWYCPB
Forward P/E 14.9xFY2026 27.4xFY2026 13.3xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $1.40FY2026 $0.76FY2026 $1.58FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +2.2%FY2026 +46.2%FY2026 -27.2%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +17.9% +47.4% +20.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $11.68BFY2026 $12.87BFY2026 $9.76BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY -3.5%FY2026 +2.1%FY2026 +0.2%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +2.2% +5.5% +2.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHRLCHWYCPB
Held by institutions 43.8% 100.0% 61.7%
Institutions holding 623 512 621
Change in shares held, QoQ -4.0% -0.4% +0.2%
Institutions buying 324 278 389
Institutions selling 230 155 150
Buyers to sellers 1.41 1.79 2.59

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.

HRLCHWYCPB
HRL 1.00 0.18 0.42
CHWY 0.18 1.00 0.24
CPB 0.42 0.24 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HRL, CHWY and CPB?

Hormel Foods (HRL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Hormel Foods (HRL) $11.69B, Chewy (CHWY) $8.53B, Campbell'S (CPB) $6.39B.

Which stock is cheaper, HRL, CHWY and CPB?

Campbell'S (CPB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Hormel Foods (HRL) 34.1x, Chewy (CHWY) 31.2x, Campbell'S (CPB) 15.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Campbell'S (CPB) is cheapest (Hormel Foods (HRL) 14.9x, Chewy (CHWY) 27.4x, Campbell'S (CPB) 13.3x). 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: Hormel Foods (HRL) +0.7%, Chewy (CHWY) +5.9%, Campbell'S (CPB) -5.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Campbell'S (CPB) has the highest net margin (Hormel Foods (HRL) 2.8%, Chewy (CHWY) 2.1%, Campbell'S (CPB) 4.1%). On return on invested capital, Campbell'S (CPB) leads (Hormel Foods (HRL) 3.5%, Campbell'S (CPB) 5.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Hormel Foods (HRL) returned the most: Hormel Foods (HRL) -2.8%, Chewy (CHWY) -37.9%, Campbell'S (CPB) -30.0%. Over five years, Campbell'S (CPB) compounded fastest (Hormel Foods (HRL) -13.2%/yr, Chewy (CHWY) -22.8%/yr, Campbell'S (CPB) -12.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Campbell'S (CPB) has the highest dividend yield: Hormel Foods (HRL) 0.05%, Chewy (CHWY) 0.00%, Campbell'S (CPB) 0.07%. Chewy (CHWY) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Hormel Foods (HRL) has been the steadiest (Hormel Foods (HRL) 28.5%, Chewy (CHWY) 47.3%, Campbell'S (CPB) 33.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Campbell'S (CPB) leads on 6. 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.