INGR vs PYYX vs DOLE Stock Comparison

Ingredion, Pyxus International and Dole Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
INGR Ingredion Inc
$94.79 -2.0% 1M -19.3% 1Y
Market cap
$5.93B
P/E
10.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.22B
Div. yield
–
Agricultural Products Consumer Staples
7 wins
PYYX Pyxus International, Inc.
$2.53 -21.2% 1M +1.2% 1Y
Market cap
$62.26M
P/E
2.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.34B
Div. yield
–
Agricultural Products Consumer Staples
2 wins
DOLE Dole plc
$13.19 +1.5% 1M +2.7% 1Y
Market cap
$1.25B
P/E
21.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.49B
Div. yield
0.03%
Agricultural Products Consumer Staples
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Ingredion leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Ingredion 7, Pyxus International 2, Dole 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionINGRPYYXDOLELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.93B $62.26M $1.25B INGR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 10.0x 2.9x 21.0x PYYX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.9x — 10.3x INGR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.4% -0.6% +8.3% DOLE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.2% 1.0% 0.6% INGR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.1% 2.0% 3.6% INGR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.8x 5.9x 2.9x INGR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% — 0.03% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -19.3% +1.2% +2.7% DOLE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.1%/yr +4.5%/yr -2.0%/yr PYYX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 18.3% 99.8% 23.6% INGR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 77/100 59/100 60/100 INGR

Percentile Scorecard

INGRPYYXDOLE

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

AxisINGRPYYXDOLE
Valuation 67 #12 of 34 73 #10 of 34 91 #4 of 34
Growth 43 #18 of 31 100 #1 of 31 50 #16 of 31
Profitability 96 #2 of 29 54 #14 of 29 50 #15 of 29
Financial Health 89 #5 of 36 11 #32 of 36 40 #22 of 36
Shareholder Returns 88 #4 of 25 – 67 #9 of 25
Overall 77 59 60
  • INGR ranked among 38 companies in Agribusiness
  • PYYX ranked among 38 companies in Agribusiness
  • DOLE ranked among 38 companies in Agribusiness

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodINGRPYYXDOLESPY
1 month -2.0%-21.2%+1.5% -0.2%
3 months -7.7%-27.5%-7.3% +3.9%
6 months -16.1%-14.2%-11.7% +8.2%
Year to date -14.0%-28.1%-12.0% +12.9%
1 year -19.3%+1.2%+2.7% +12.3%
3 years +2.3%+110.8%+16.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year +0.8%+28.2%+5.3% +23.3%
5 years -0.3%+24.6%-9.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year -0.1%+4.5%-2.0% +10.9%
10 years -26.6%—— +261.1%
10 years, per year -3.0%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureINGRPYYXDOLESPY
Volatility, 1Y 18.3%99.8%23.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 19.1%120.6%25.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.09-0.29-0.04 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.060.010.12 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -39.2%-96.0%-53.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.3%-36.8%-19.4% -1.2%
52-week high $120.41$4.00$16.37 $779.14
52-week low $94.18$2.11$12.65 $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.

MultipleINGRPYYXDOLE
P/E now vs peer median 10.1xmedian 14.8x 2.9xmedian 14.8x 21.0xmedian 14.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 0.5x 0.0xmedian 0.5x 0.1xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.3xmedian 9.1x 6.2xmedian 9.1x 7.4xmedian 9.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.8xmedian 15.0x -0.7xmedian 15.0x 15.0xmedian 15.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.1x 0.4xmedian 1.1x 0.9xmedian 1.1x
PEG now vs peer median 3.63median 1.28 0.07median 1.28 -1.25median 1.28

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 monthsINGRPYYXDOLE
Revenue $7.22B $2.34B $9.49B
Gross profit $1.71B $343.47M $694.10M
Operating income $860.00M $157.37M $161.30M
Net income $596.00M $23.64M $92.69M
Free cash flow $355.00M -$94.83M $83.30M
EPS (diluted) $9.26 $0.89 $0.62
Cash & equivalents $948.00M $175.91M $291.71M
Total debt $1.78B $5.71B $1.09B
Shares (diluted) 63.90M 26.06M 95.70M
Enterprise value $2.11B -$470.20M $84.92M

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
MetricINGRPYYXDOLE
P/E 10.1x 2.9x 21.0x
P/FCF 16.8x -0.7x 15.0x
P/Operating cash flow 7.4x -0.9x 7.1x
P/S 0.8x 0.0x 0.1x
P/B 1.3x 0.4x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 1.4x 0.4x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA 6.3x 6.2x 7.4x
EV/EBIT 7.9x 7.4x 12.7x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 0.5x 0.2x
EV/FCF 19.2x -12.3x 24.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.5x -16.1x 11.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.63 0.07 -1.25

Growth

14 metrics
MetricINGRPYYXDOLE
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.4% -0.6% 8.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -4.2% 4.6% 5.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -8.5% 5.8% -4.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.2% 5.4% 1.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -12.0% 17.6% -36.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -0.8% 8.5% -10.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -12.4% 657.0% 78.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 1.3% 44.7% -11.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -10.1% 529.6% 147.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 2.8% 43.2% -16.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -31.6% 71.6% -11.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 22.8% 26.2% -14.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -56.1% 66.0% 6.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 41.6% 21.9% -24.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricINGRPYYXDOLE
Gross margin 23.7% 14.7% 7.3%
EBITDA margin 15.0% 8.1% 2.9%
Operating margin 11.9% 6.7% 1.7%
Pretax margin 11.3% 1.0% 1.5%
Net margin 8.2% 1.0% 0.6%
FCF margin 4.9% -4.0% 0.9%
Operating cash flow margin 11.2% -3.1% 1.8%
Return on equity 13.4% 13.4% 6.3%
Return on assets 7.5% 1.3% 2.1%
Return on invested capital 10.1% 2.0% 3.6%
Return on capital employed 12.8% 26.5% 5.3%
Asset turnover 0.9x 1.3x 2.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x -3.1x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.0% 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricINGRPYYXDOLE
Debt / assets 22.1% 63.7% 24.4%
Debt / equity 0.4x 7.3x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.8x 5.9x 2.9x
Debt / FCF 5.0x -13.5x 13.1x
Liabilities / assets 43.9% 91.3% 68.1%
Equity / assets 56.1% 8.7% 31.9%
Interest coverage 10.8x – 2.7x
Current ratio 2.8x 1.3x 1.3x
Quick ratio 1.9x 0.3x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.8x 0.1x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 3.59 1.51 2.81

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricINGRPYYXDOLE
Dividend yield 3.5% – 2.7%
Net buyback yield 3.1% – 1.2%
Shareholder yield 6.5% – 3.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 34.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 38.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 3.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 2.1%

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.

ConsensusINGRPYYXDOLE
Forward P/E 8.9xFY2026 – 10.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.67FY2026 – $1.28FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -4.1%FY2026 – +6.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +0.8% – +12.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.35BFY2026 – $9.28BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.7%FY2026 – +1.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -3.6% – +0.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersINGRPYYXDOLE
Held by institutions 98.4% – 72.0%
Institutions holding 613 – 208
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.1% – +1.0%
Institutions buying 295 – 122
Institutions selling 225 – 65
Buyers to sellers 1.31 – 1.88

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.

INGRPYYXDOLE
INGR 1.00 -0.05 0.35
PYYX -0.05 1.00 -0.01
DOLE 0.35 -0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, INGR, PYYX and DOLE?

Ingredion (INGR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ingredion (INGR) $5.93B, Pyxus International (PYYX) $62.26M, Dole (DOLE) $1.25B.

Which stock is cheaper, INGR, PYYX and DOLE?

Pyxus International (PYYX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ingredion (INGR) 10.0x, Pyxus International (PYYX) 2.9x, Dole (DOLE) 21.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ingredion (INGR) is cheapest (Ingredion (INGR) 8.9x, Dole (DOLE) 10.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Dole (DOLE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ingredion (INGR) -1.4%, Pyxus International (PYYX) -0.6%, Dole (DOLE) +8.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ingredion (INGR) has the highest net margin (Ingredion (INGR) 8.2%, Pyxus International (PYYX) 1.0%, Dole (DOLE) 0.6%). On return on invested capital, Ingredion (INGR) leads (Ingredion (INGR) 10.1%, Pyxus International (PYYX) 2.0%, Dole (DOLE) 3.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Dole (DOLE) returned the most: Ingredion (INGR) -19.3%, Pyxus International (PYYX) +1.2%, Dole (DOLE) +2.7%. Over five years, Pyxus International (PYYX) compounded fastest (Ingredion (INGR) -0.1%/yr, Pyxus International (PYYX) +4.5%/yr, Dole (DOLE) -2.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Ingredion (INGR) 0.00%, Dole (DOLE) 0.03%. Ingredion (INGR) and Pyxus International (PYYX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ingredion (INGR) has been the steadiest (Ingredion (INGR) 18.3%, Pyxus International (PYYX) 99.8%, Dole (DOLE) 23.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, INGR, PYYX and DOLE?

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