HRL vs NOMD vs WILCF Stock Comparison

Hormel Foods, Nomad Foods and G Willi Food International Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HRL Hormel Foods Corp /De/
$20.62 +3.3% 1M -12.8% 1Y
Market cap
$11.35B
P/E
33.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$12.15B
Div. yield
5.64%
Packaged Foods Consumer Staples
3 wins
NOMD Nomad Foods Ltd
$11.78 +10.6% 1M +0.3% 1Y
Market cap
$1.68B
P/E
12.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.46B
Div. yield
5.77%
Packaged Foods Consumer Staples
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

G Willi Food International leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (G Willi Food International 5, Nomad Foods 4, Hormel Foods 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHRLNOMDWILCFLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $11.35B $1.68B $332.24M HRL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 33.1x 12.2x 13.3x NOMD
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.7x 7.1x — NOMD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.7% +3.6% +10.7% WILCF
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.8% 4.2% 12.7% WILCF
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.5% 6.2% — NOMD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 4.8x — HRL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 5.64% 5.77% 0.00% NOMD
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -12.8% +0.3% +12.5% WILCF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -13.4%/yr -15.4%/yr +2.5%/yr WILCF
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.0% 32.5% 43.1% HRL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 64/100 89/100 WILCF

Percentile Scorecard

HRLNOMDWILCF

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

AxisHRLNOMDWILCF
Valuation 68 #15 of 45 91 #5 of 45 77 #10 of 40
Growth 27 #31 of 42 39 #26 of 42 89 #5 of 38
Profitability 49 #21 of 40 67 #14 of 40 91 #4 of 36
Financial Health 74 #13 of 47 50 #24 of 47 100 #1 of 40
Shareholder Returns 30 #22 of 31 73 #9 of 31 –
Overall 50 64 89
  • HRL ranked among 48 companies in Branded Foods
  • NOMD ranked among 48 companies in Branded Foods
  • WILCF ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodHRLNOMDWILCFSPY
1 month +3.3%+10.6%-7.6% +0.9%
3 months -20.1%-7.2%-8.8% +5.9%
6 months -1.2%+23.1%-23.5% +8.5%
Year to date -13.0%-5.8%-17.1% +13.3%
1 year -12.8%+0.3%+12.5% +12.4%
3 years -34.3%-13.4%+176.4% +88.1%
3 years, per year -13.1%-4.7%+40.4% +23.5%
5 years -51.3%-56.7%+13.4% +68.2%
5 years, per year -13.4%-15.4%+2.5% +11.0%
10 years -46.0%-4.2%+332.1% +263.4%
10 years, per year -6.0%-0.4%+15.8% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureHRLNOMDWILCFSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.0%32.5%43.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.8%31.5%42.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.18-0.030.90 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.430.010.29 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.0%-67.4%-63.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.2%-9.7%-35.4% -0.9%
52-week high $26.51$13.04$36.90 $779.14
52-week low $19.20$9.09$20.87 $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.

MultipleHRLNOMDWILCF
P/E now vs peer median 33.1xmedian 22.2x 12.2xmedian 22.2x 13.3xmedian 21.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 0.7x 0.5xmedian 0.7x 1.7xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.4xmedian 12.2x 8.2xmedian 12.2x 7.5xmedian 9.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 14.5xmedian 13.4x 5.7xmedian 13.4x 10.8xmedian 17.1x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 1.6x 0.6xmedian 1.6x 1.5xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median -1.23median 0.56 -1.14median 0.56 0.30median 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 monthsHRLNOMDWILCF
Revenue $12.15B $3.46B $195.48M
Gross profit $1.90B $930.71M $59.43M
Operating income $573.89M $360.86M $35.99M
Net income $342.71M $145.09M $24.91M
Free cash flow $780.87M $292.81M $30.77M
EPS (diluted) $0.62 $0.89 $1.79
Cash & equivalents $839.64M $312.28M $46.35M
Total debt $2.86B $10.21B –
Shares (diluted) 551.07M 162.22M 13.91M
Enterprise value $8.03B $433.09M $169.24M

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
MetricHRLNOMDWILCF
P/E 33.1x 12.2x 13.3x
P/FCF 14.5x 5.7x 10.8x
P/Operating cash flow 10.4x 4.4x 9.8x
P/S 0.9x 0.5x 1.7x
P/B 1.4x 0.6x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 1.8x 26.1x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA 12.4x 8.2x 7.5x
EV/EBIT 23.2x 11.1x 7.9x
EV/Revenue 1.1x 1.2x 1.5x
EV/FCF 17.1x 13.7x 9.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.2x 10.4x 8.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.23 -1.14 0.30

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHRLNOMDWILCF
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.7% 3.6% 10.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.1% 2.9% 9.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -3.2% -4.1% 18.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -2.5% 1.5% 15.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) -43.2% -11.7% 17.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -21.1% -0.5% 52.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -54.6% -37.2% -14.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -26.9% -12.7% 44.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -54.6% -37.2% -14.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -27.0% -10.6% 44.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 17.3% -20.0% 19,203%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.3% -0.8% 76.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 24.4% -26.3% 3,275%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -2.5% -1.3% 64.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHRLNOMDWILCF
Gross margin 15.7% 26.9% 30.4%
EBITDA margin 8.9% 14.1% 19.4%
Operating margin 4.7% 10.4% 18.4%
Pretax margin 4.3% 4.4% 16.5%
Net margin 2.8% 4.2% 12.7%
FCF margin 6.4% 8.5% 15.7%
Operating cash flow margin 9.0% 11.1% 17.4%
Return on equity 4.3% 5.1% 11.5%
Return on assets 2.6% 2.0% –
Return on invested capital 3.5% 6.2% –
Return on capital employed 5.0% 6.0% –
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.5x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.2x 2.7x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% 0.0% 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHRLNOMDWILCF
Debt / assets 21.5% 36.2% –
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.9x –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 4.8x –
Debt / FCF 3.7x 9.0x –
Liabilities / assets 40.9% 60.5% –
Equity / assets 59.1% 39.5% –
Interest coverage 7.3x 1.6x 40.8x
Current ratio 1.9x 1.1x 9.7x
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.6x 5.6x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.3x 2.3x
Altman Z-score 3.24 1.17 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHRLNOMDWILCF
Dividend yield 5.6% 5.8% –
Net buyback yield – 8.3% –
Shareholder yield 5.6% 14.0% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 187.0% 67.4% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 82.1% 33.4% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 1.9% -2.8% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 3.1% – –

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.

ConsensusHRLNOMDWILCF
Forward P/E 14.7xFY2026 7.1xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.40FY2026 $1.65FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +2.2%FY2026 -15.4%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +17.9% -4.2% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $11.68BFY2026 $3.24BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY -3.5%FY2026 -9.0%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +2.2% +1.5% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHRLNOMDWILCF
Held by institutions 43.8% 57.7% –
Institutions holding 622 187 –
Change in shares held, QoQ -4.0% -2.1% –
Institutions buying 323 99 –
Institutions selling 230 70 –
Buyers to sellers 1.40 1.41 –

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.

HRLNOMDWILCF
HRL 1.00 0.29 0.02
NOMD 0.29 1.00 -0.01
WILCF 0.02 -0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HRL, NOMD and WILCF?

Hormel Foods (HRL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Hormel Foods (HRL) $11.35B, Nomad Foods (NOMD) $1.68B, G Willi Food International (WILCF) $332.24M.

Which stock is cheaper, HRL, NOMD and WILCF?

Nomad Foods (NOMD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Hormel Foods (HRL) 33.1x, Nomad Foods (NOMD) 12.2x, G Willi Food International (WILCF) 13.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Nomad Foods (NOMD) is cheapest (Hormel Foods (HRL) 14.7x, Nomad Foods (NOMD) 7.1x). 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: Hormel Foods (HRL) +0.7%, Nomad Foods (NOMD) +3.6%, G Willi Food International (WILCF) +10.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

G Willi Food International (WILCF) has the highest net margin (Hormel Foods (HRL) 2.8%, Nomad Foods (NOMD) 4.2%, G Willi Food International (WILCF) 12.7%). On return on invested capital, Nomad Foods (NOMD) leads (Hormel Foods (HRL) 3.5%, Nomad Foods (NOMD) 6.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year G Willi Food International (WILCF) returned the most: Hormel Foods (HRL) -12.8%, Nomad Foods (NOMD) +0.3%, G Willi Food International (WILCF) +12.5%. Over five years, G Willi Food International (WILCF) compounded fastest (Hormel Foods (HRL) -13.4%/yr, Nomad Foods (NOMD) -15.4%/yr, G Willi Food International (WILCF) +2.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Nomad Foods (NOMD) has the highest dividend yield: Hormel Foods (HRL) 5.64%, Nomad Foods (NOMD) 5.77%, G Willi Food International (WILCF) 0.00%. G Willi Food International (WILCF) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Hormel Foods (HRL) has been the steadiest (Hormel Foods (HRL) 30.0%, Nomad Foods (NOMD) 32.5%, G Willi Food International (WILCF) 43.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HRL, NOMD and WILCF?

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.