INGR vs PYYX vs TPB Stock Comparison

Ingredion, Pyxus International and Turning Point Brands 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
6 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

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Ingredion leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Ingredion 6, Turning Point Brands 3, Pyxus International 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionINGRPYYXTPBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.93B $62.26M $1.35B INGR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 10.0x 2.9x 30.3x PYYX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.9x — 57.6x INGR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.4% -0.6% +24.5% TPB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.2% 1.0% 8.8% TPB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.1% 2.0% 9.1% INGR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.8x 5.9x — INGR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% — 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -19.3% +1.2% -24.1% PYYX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.1%/yr +4.5%/yr +12.4%/yr TPB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 18.3% 99.8% 56.5% INGR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 77/100 59/100 53/100 INGR

Percentile Scorecard

INGRPYYXTPB

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

AxisINGRPYYXTPB
Valuation 67 #12 of 34 73 #10 of 34 32 #26 of 38
Growth 43 #18 of 31 100 #1 of 31 50 #18 of 35
Profitability 96 #2 of 29 54 #14 of 29 89 #5 of 36
Financial Health 89 #5 of 36 11 #32 of 36 79 #9 of 39
Shareholder Returns 88 #4 of 25 – 17 #11 of 13
Overall 77 59 53
  • INGR ranked among 38 companies in Agribusiness
  • PYYX ranked among 38 companies in Agribusiness
  • TPB ranked among 40 companies in Tobacco and Cannabis

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodINGRPYYXTPBSPY
1 month -2.0%-21.2%+8.7% -0.2%
3 months -7.7%-27.5%-16.4% +3.9%
6 months -16.1%-14.2%-12.9% +8.2%
Year to date -14.0%-28.1%-37.8% +12.9%
1 year -19.3%+1.2%-24.1% +12.3%
3 years +2.3%+110.8%+239.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year +0.8%+28.2%+50.4% +23.3%
5 years -0.3%+24.6%+79.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year -0.1%+4.5%+12.4% +10.9%
10 years -26.6%—+446.0% +261.1%
10 years, per year -3.0%—+18.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureINGRPYYXTPBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 18.3%99.8%56.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 19.1%120.6%66.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.09-0.290.62 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.060.01-0.43 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -39.2%-96.0%-61.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.3%-36.8%-52.8% -1.2%
52-week high $120.41$4.00$142.98 $779.14
52-week low $94.18$2.11$55.23 $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.

MultipleINGRPYYXTPB
P/E now vs peer median 10.1xmedian 14.8x 2.9xmedian 14.8x 30.1xmedian 16.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 0.5x 0.0xmedian 0.5x 2.7xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.3xmedian 9.1x 6.2xmedian 9.1x —median 12.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.8xmedian 15.0x -0.7xmedian 15.0x 68.9xmedian 23.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.1x 0.4xmedian 1.1x 3.0xmedian 1.0x
PEG now vs peer median 3.63median 1.28 0.07median 1.28 0.57median 0.57

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 monthsINGRPYYXTPB
Revenue $7.22B $2.34B $507.23M
Gross profit $1.71B $343.47M $300.08M
Operating income $860.00M $157.37M $75.01M
Net income $596.00M $23.64M $59.64M
Free cash flow $355.00M -$94.83M $19.63M
EPS (diluted) $9.26 $0.89 $2.21
Cash & equivalents $948.00M $175.91M $270.20M
Total debt $1.78B $5.71B $1.18B
Shares (diluted) 63.90M 26.06M 20.16M
Enterprise value $2.11B -$470.20M $456.06M

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
MetricINGRPYYXTPB
P/E 10.1x 2.9x 30.1x
P/FCF 16.8x -0.7x 68.9x
P/Operating cash flow 7.4x -0.9x 42.0x
P/S 0.8x 0.0x 2.7x
P/B 1.3x 0.4x 3.0x
P/Tangible book 1.4x 0.4x 3.5x
EV/EBITDA 6.3x 6.2x –
EV/EBIT 7.9x 7.4x 18.3x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 0.5x 2.7x
EV/FCF 19.2x -12.3x 70.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.5x -16.1x 42.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.63 0.07 0.57

Growth

14 metrics
MetricINGRPYYXTPB
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.4% -0.6% 24.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -4.2% 4.6% 11.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -8.5% 5.8% 31.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.2% 5.4% 16.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) -12.0% 17.6% -15.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -0.8% 8.5% 0.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -12.4% 657.0% 23.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 1.3% 44.7% 69.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -10.1% 529.6% -7.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 2.8% 43.2% 52.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -31.6% 71.6% -46.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 22.8% 26.2% -14.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -56.1% 66.0% -62.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 41.6% 21.9% -24.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricINGRPYYXTPB
Gross margin 23.7% 14.7% 59.2%
EBITDA margin 15.0% 8.1% –
Operating margin 11.9% 6.7% 14.8%
Pretax margin 11.3% 1.0% 13.6%
Net margin 8.2% 1.0% 8.8%
FCF margin 4.9% -4.0% 3.9%
Operating cash flow margin 11.2% -3.1% 6.4%
Return on equity 13.4% 13.4% 14.2%
Return on assets 7.5% 1.3% 7.3%
Return on invested capital 10.1% 2.0% 9.1%
Return on capital employed 12.8% 26.5% 10.3%
Asset turnover 0.9x 1.3x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x -3.1x 0.5x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.0% 1.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricINGRPYYXTPB
Debt / assets 22.1% 63.7% 34.4%
Debt / equity 0.4x 7.3x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.8x 5.9x –
Debt / FCF 5.0x -13.5x 15.0x
Liabilities / assets 43.9% 91.3% 46.9%
Equity / assets 56.1% 8.7% 53.1%
Interest coverage 10.8x – 2.7x
Current ratio 2.8x 1.3x 5.7x
Quick ratio 1.9x 0.3x 3.5x
Cash ratio 0.8x 0.1x 3.1x
Altman Z-score 3.59 1.51 3.83

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricINGRPYYXTPB
Dividend yield 3.5% – 0.5%
Net buyback yield 3.1% – -11.8%
Shareholder yield 6.5% – -11.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 10.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 30.9%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 15.9%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 11.9%

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.

ConsensusINGRPYYXTPB
Forward P/E 8.9xFY2026 – 57.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.67FY2026 – $1.17FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -4.1%FY2026 – -62.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +0.8% – +59.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.35BFY2026 – $597.82MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.7%FY2026 – +29.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -3.6% – +4.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersINGRPYYXTPB
Held by institutions 98.4% – 99.9%
Institutions holding 613 – 231
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.1% – +8.1%
Institutions buying 295 – 138
Institutions selling 225 – 66
Buyers to sellers 1.31 – 2.09

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.

INGRPYYXTPB
INGR 1.00 -0.05 0.22
PYYX -0.05 1.00 -0.03
TPB 0.22 -0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, INGR, PYYX and TPB?

Ingredion (INGR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ingredion (INGR) $5.93B, Pyxus International (PYYX) $62.26M, Turning Point Brands (TPB) $1.35B.

Which stock is cheaper, INGR, PYYX and TPB?

Pyxus International (PYYX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ingredion (INGR) 10.0x, Pyxus International (PYYX) 2.9x, Turning Point Brands (TPB) 30.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ingredion (INGR) is cheapest (Ingredion (INGR) 8.9x, Turning Point Brands (TPB) 57.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Turning Point Brands (TPB) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ingredion (INGR) -1.4%, Pyxus International (PYYX) -0.6%, Turning Point Brands (TPB) +24.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Turning Point Brands (TPB) has the highest net margin (Ingredion (INGR) 8.2%, Pyxus International (PYYX) 1.0%, Turning Point Brands (TPB) 8.8%). On return on invested capital, Ingredion (INGR) leads (Ingredion (INGR) 10.1%, Pyxus International (PYYX) 2.0%, Turning Point Brands (TPB) 9.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Pyxus International (PYYX) returned the most: Ingredion (INGR) -19.3%, Pyxus International (PYYX) +1.2%, Turning Point Brands (TPB) -24.1%. Over five years, Turning Point Brands (TPB) compounded fastest (Ingredion (INGR) -0.1%/yr, Pyxus International (PYYX) +4.5%/yr, Turning Point Brands (TPB) +12.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Ingredion (INGR) 0.00%, Turning Point Brands (TPB) 0.00%. 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%, Turning Point Brands (TPB) 56.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.