MO vs PFGC vs RLX Stock Comparison

Altria, Performance Food and RLX Technology Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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MO Altria Group, Inc.
$76.74 +11.7% 1M +23.8% 1Y
Market cap
$130.03B
P/E
16.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$23.52B
Div. yield
–
Tobacco Consumer Staples
4 wins
PFGC Performance Food Group Co
$97.51 +6.0% 1M -0.9% 1Y
Market cap
$15.34B
P/E
42.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$67.84B
Div. yield
–
Food Distribution Consumer Staples
2 wins
RLX RLX Technology Inc.
$1.59 -7.0% 1M -33.5% 1Y
Market cap
$1.97B
P/E
33.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$700.66M
Div. yield
–
Tobacco Consumer Staples
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Altria leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Altria 4, RLX Technology 4, Performance Food 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMOPFGCRLXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $130.03B $15.34B $1.97B MO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.0x 42.7x 33.2x MO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.2x 16.8x 11.4x RLX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.5% +7.2% +54.5% RLX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 0.5% 8.5% RLX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 6.6% 3.6% PFGC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.9x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +23.8% -0.9% -33.5% MO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +11.7%/yr +16.6%/yr -20.0%/yr PFGC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.1% 29.1% 29.7% MO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 42/100 78/100 RLX

Percentile Scorecard

MOPFGCRLX

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

AxisMOPFGCRLX
Valuation 38 #24 of 38 56 #18 of 40 60 #16 of 38
Growth 27 #26 of 35 62 #15 of 38 82 #7 of 35
Profitability – 43 #21 of 36 74 #10 of 35
Financial Health – 44 #23 of 40 97 #2 of 37
Shareholder Returns – 4 #27 of 28 –
Overall – 42 78
  • MO ranked among 40 companies in Tobacco and Cannabis
  • PFGC ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail
  • RLX 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

PeriodMOPFGCRLXSPY
1 month +11.7%+6.0%-7.0% +0.7%
3 months +13.0%-15.0%-20.1% +3.7%
6 months +5.6%+7.7%-28.1% +7.1%
Year to date +33.1%+8.4%-31.8% +12.8%
1 year +23.8%-0.9%-33.5% +11.9%
3 years +90.7%+75.6%-5.9% +85.2%
3 years, per year +24.0%+20.7%-2.0% +22.8%
5 years +74.0%+115.6%-67.3% +67.6%
5 years, per year +11.7%+16.6%-20.0% +10.9%
10 years +16.5%+308.0%— +262.0%
10 years, per year +1.5%+15.1%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMOPFGCRLXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.1%29.1%29.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.4%29.1%31.1% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.530.400.49 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.88-0.03-1.13 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -30.6%-32.3%-82.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-16.5%-38.1% -1.2%
52-week high $76.74$116.71$2.57 $779.14
52-week low $54.72$81.03$1.59 $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.

MultipleMOPFGCRLX
P/E now vs peer median 15.8xmedian 16.9x 42.3xmedian 22.1x 32.8xmedian 16.9x
P/S now vs peer median 5.4xmedian 0.9x 0.2xmedian 0.5x 3.5xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 9.8x 11.7xmedian 9.5x —median 9.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.6xmedian 23.9x 14.8xmedian 16.0x 32.7xmedian 23.9x
P/B now vs peer median -57.6xmedian 1.0x 3.1xmedian 2.8x 1.1xmedian 1.0x
PEG now vs peer median -28.77median 0.54 -12.18median 1.07 -0.96median 0.54

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 monthsMOPFGCRLX
Revenue $23.52B $67.84B $700.66M
Gross profit $14.90B $8.09B $226.56M
Operating income – $887.50M $84.78M
Net income $8.11B $359.30M $145.36M
Free cash flow – $1.03B $75.29M
R&D – – $19.19M
EPS (diluted) $4.86 $2.29 $0.05
Cash & equivalents $2.70B $92.40M $682.25M
Total debt – $5.01B $74.18M
Shares (diluted) 1.67B 157.00M 1.22B
Enterprise value $130.03B $15.13B -$1.80B

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
MetricMOPFGCRLX
P/E 15.8x 42.3x 32.8x
P/FCF 12.6x 14.8x 32.7x
P/Operating cash flow – 10.8x 32.7x
P/S 5.4x 0.2x 3.5x
P/B -57.6x 3.1x 1.1x
P/Tangible book -57.6x 4.5x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA – 11.7x –
EV/EBIT – 22.7x 17.8x
EV/Revenue 5.4x 0.3x 2.2x
EV/FCF – 19.6x 20.0x
EV/Operating cash flow – 14.2x 20.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -28.77 -12.18 -0.96

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMOPFGCRLX
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.5% 7.2% 54.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.5% 5.8% 36.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 2.6% 9.1% 81.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.4% 9.0% 25.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 8.7% 551.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 5.0% 54.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -8.5% 5.6% 41.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -2.5% -3.3% 57.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -7.9% 5.2% -53.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -0.5% -3.5% -34.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 16.8% -50.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 19.3% 33.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 46.2% -50.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 22.3% 33.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMOPFGCRLX
Gross margin – 11.9% 32.3%
EBITDA margin – 2.5% –
Operating margin – 1.3% 12.1%
Pretax margin – 0.7% 23.5%
Net margin – 0.5% 8.5%
FCF margin – 1.5% 10.7%
Operating cash flow margin – 2.1% 10.7%
Return on equity – 7.5% 6.3%
Return on assets 23.9% 1.9% 5.8%
Return on invested capital – 6.6% 3.6%
Return on capital employed – 6.6% 3.6%
Asset turnover 0.7x 3.6x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 3.9x 0.5x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.1% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMOPFGCRLX
Debt / assets – 26.6% 1.0%
Debt / equity – 1.0x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.9x –
Debt / FCF – 4.9x 0.3x
Liabilities / assets 106.3% 74.0% 7.3%
Equity / assets -6.5% 26.0% 92.7%
Interest coverage – 2.1x –
Current ratio – 1.5x 10.6x
Quick ratio – 0.6x 7.3x
Cash ratio – 0.0x 6.5x
Altman Z-score – 4.73 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMOPFGCRLX
Dividend yield 5.6% – 6.3%
Net buyback yield – -0.3% –
Shareholder yield 5.6% -0.3% 6.3%
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.

ConsensusMOPFGCRLX
Forward P/E 13.2xFY2026 16.8xFY2027 11.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.83FY2026 $5.82FY2027 $0.14FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +7.6%FY2026 +27.9%FY2027 +40.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +4.3% +19.8% +7.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $19.71BFY2026 $75.58BFY2027 $953.56MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -2.1%FY2026 +11.4%FY2027 +68.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.8% +5.8% +26.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMOPFGCRLX
Held by institutions 64.0% 100.0% 21.6%
Institutions holding 2,549 530 104
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.6% -0.9% +4.5%
Institutions buying 1,349 304 42
Institutions selling 822 152 46
Buyers to sellers 1.64 2.00 0.91

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.

MOPFGCRLX
MO 1.00 0.16 0.00
PFGC 0.16 1.00 0.05
RLX 0.00 0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MO, PFGC and RLX?

Altria (MO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Altria (MO) $130.03B, Performance Food (PFGC) $15.34B, RLX Technology (RLX) $1.97B.

Which stock is cheaper, MO, PFGC and RLX?

Altria (MO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Altria (MO) 16.0x, Performance Food (PFGC) 42.7x, RLX Technology (RLX) 33.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, RLX Technology (RLX) is cheapest (Altria (MO) 13.2x, Performance Food (PFGC) 16.8x, RLX Technology (RLX) 11.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

RLX Technology (RLX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Altria (MO) +0.5%, Performance Food (PFGC) +7.2%, RLX Technology (RLX) +54.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

RLX Technology (RLX) has the highest net margin (Performance Food (PFGC) 0.5%, RLX Technology (RLX) 8.5%). On return on invested capital, Performance Food (PFGC) leads (Performance Food (PFGC) 6.6%, RLX Technology (RLX) 3.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Altria (MO) returned the most: Altria (MO) +23.8%, Performance Food (PFGC) -0.9%, RLX Technology (RLX) -33.5%. Over five years, Performance Food (PFGC) compounded fastest (Altria (MO) +11.7%/yr, Performance Food (PFGC) +16.6%/yr, RLX Technology (RLX) -20.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Altria (MO) has been the steadiest (Altria (MO) 27.1%, Performance Food (PFGC) 29.1%, RLX Technology (RLX) 29.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MO, PFGC and RLX?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Altria (MO) leads on 4. 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.