MO vs PFGC vs TPB Stock Comparison

Altria, Performance Food and Turning Point Brands Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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MO Altria Group, Inc.
$74.32 +7.8% 1M +15.1% 1Y
Market cap
$122.86B
P/E
15.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$23.46B
Div. yield
0.06%
Tobacco Consumer Staples
10 wins
PFGC Performance Food Group Co
$94.74 +4.3% 1M -6.9% 1Y
Market cap
$14.91B
P/E
41.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$67.84B
Div. yield
–
Food Distribution Consumer Staples
1 win

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Altria leads on 10 of the 12 questions below (Altria 10, Turning Point Brands 1, Performance Food 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMOPFGCTPBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $122.86B $14.91B $1.29B MO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.4x 41.5x 29.0x MO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.7x 16.1x 54.7x MO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -0.6% +7.2% +24.5% TPB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 34.0% 0.5% 8.8% MO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 38.9% 6.6% 9.1% MO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.0x 2.9x — MO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.06% 0.00% 0.00% MO
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +15.1% -6.9% -27.1% MO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +9.0%/yr +15.7%/yr +6.2%/yr PFGC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 26.8% 29.2% 56.5% MO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 65/100 41/100 53/100 MO

Percentile Scorecard

MOPFGCTPB

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

AxisMOPFGCTPB
Valuation 76 #10 of 38 59 #17 of 40 32 #26 of 38
Growth 27 #26 of 35 60 #16 of 38 50 #18 of 35
Profitability 100 #1 of 36 42 #22 of 37 89 #5 of 36
Financial Health 21 #31 of 39 41 #24 of 40 79 #9 of 39
Shareholder Returns 100 #1 of 13 4 #27 of 28 17 #11 of 13
Overall 65 41 53
  • MO ranked among 40 companies in Tobacco and Cannabis
  • PFGC ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail
  • 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

PeriodMOPFGCTPBSPY
1 month +7.8%+4.3%+6.0% -1.0%
3 months +1.8%-15.0%-16.0% +2.9%
6 months +11.1%+4.9%-18.2% +6.4%
Year to date +28.9%+5.4%-40.9% +11.4%
1 year +15.1%-6.9%-27.1% +13.1%
3 years +74.7%+71.4%+198.5% +79.4%
3 years, per year +20.5%+19.7%+44.0% +21.5%
5 years +54.1%+107.6%+34.8% +67.7%
5 years, per year +9.0%+15.7%+6.2% +10.9%
10 years +16.7%+283.1%+380.6% +255.2%
10 years, per year +1.6%+14.4%+17.0% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureMOPFGCTPBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 26.8%29.2%56.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.6%28.9%66.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.520.380.60 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.56-0.24-0.48 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -30.6%-32.3%-61.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.3%-18.8%-55.2% -2.5%
52-week high $76.07$116.71$142.98 $779.14
52-week low $54.72$81.03$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.

MultipleMOPFGCTPB
P/E now vs peer median 15.6xmedian 16.7x 41.1xmedian 21.6x 28.6xmedian 16.7x
P/S now vs peer median 5.3xmedian 0.9x 0.2xmedian 0.5x 2.5xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.1xmedian 12.2x 11.5xmedian 9.7x —median 12.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.6xmedian 22.9x 14.4xmedian 17.8x 65.4xmedian 22.9x
P/B now vs peer median -46.5xmedian 1.0x 3.0xmedian 3.0x 2.8xmedian 1.0x
PEG now vs peer median 2.03median 0.55 -11.84median 1.06 0.55median 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 monthsMOPFGCTPB
Revenue $23.46B $67.84B $507.23M
Gross profit $14.77B $8.09B $300.08M
Operating income $10.97B $887.50M $75.01M
Net income $7.97B $359.30M $59.64M
Free cash flow $9.11B $1.03B $19.63M
EPS (diluted) $4.77 $2.29 $2.21
Cash & equivalents $2.37B $92.40M $270.20M
Total debt $24.58B $21.04B $1.18B
Shares (diluted) 1.67B 157.00M 20.16M
Enterprise value $109.02B $14.69B $400.16M

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
MetricMOPFGCTPB
P/E 15.6x 41.1x 28.6x
P/FCF 13.6x 14.4x 65.4x
P/Operating cash flow 13.2x 10.5x 39.8x
P/S 5.3x 0.2x 2.5x
P/B -46.5x 3.0x 2.8x
P/Tangible book -8.5x 4.4x 3.3x
EV/EBITDA 13.1x 11.5x –
EV/EBIT 13.3x 22.2x 17.4x
EV/Revenue 6.2x 0.3x 2.6x
EV/FCF 16.1x 19.1x 66.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.6x 13.9x 40.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.03 -11.84 0.55

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMOPFGCTPB
Revenue growth (1Y) -0.6% 7.2% 24.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.0% 5.8% 11.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.8% 9.1% 31.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.1% 9.0% 16.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) -0.7% 8.7% -15.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -1.8% 5.0% 0.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -9.3% 5.6% 23.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 5.4% -3.3% 69.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -8.5% 5.2% -7.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 7.7% -3.5% 52.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 6.0% 16.8% -46.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.2% 19.3% -14.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 4.4% 46.2% -62.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.0% 22.3% -24.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMOPFGCTPB
Gross margin 63.0% 11.9% 59.2%
EBITDA margin 47.8% 2.5% –
Operating margin 46.8% 1.3% 14.8%
Pretax margin 44.2% 0.7% 13.6%
Net margin 34.0% 0.5% 8.8%
FCF margin 38.8% 1.5% 3.9%
Operating cash flow margin 40.1% 2.1% 6.4%
Return on equity – 7.5% 14.2%
Return on assets 23.5% 1.9% 7.3%
Return on invested capital 38.9% 6.6% 9.1%
Return on capital employed 41.9% 6.6% 10.3%
Asset turnover 0.7x 3.6x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 3.9x 0.5x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.1% 1.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMOPFGCTPB
Debt / assets 73.6% 26.6% 34.4%
Debt / equity -9.2x 1.0x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.0x 2.9x –
Debt / FCF 2.7x 4.9x 15.0x
Liabilities / assets 108.0% 74.0% 46.9%
Equity / assets -8.0% 26.0% 53.1%
Interest coverage – 2.1x 2.7x
Current ratio 0.5x 1.5x 5.7x
Quick ratio 0.4x 0.6x 3.5x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.0x 3.1x
Altman Z-score 5.25 4.71 3.73

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMOPFGCTPB
Dividend yield 5.8% – 0.5%
Net buyback yield 0.6% -0.3% -12.5%
Shareholder yield 6.4% -0.3% -12.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 88.6% – 10.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) 77.5% – 30.9%
Dividend growth (1Y) 2.7% – 15.9%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 1.8% – 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.

ConsensusMOPFGCTPB
Forward P/E 12.7xFY2026 16.1xFY2027 54.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.84FY2026 $5.87FY2027 $1.17FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +7.7%FY2026 +29.0%FY2027 -62.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +4.1% +19.6% +59.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $19.71BFY2026 $75.62BFY2027 $597.82MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -2.1%FY2026 +11.5%FY2027 +29.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.8% +5.8% +4.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMOPFGCTPB
Held by institutions 64.0% 100.0% 99.9%
Institutions holding 2,547 529 231
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.6% -0.9% +8.1%
Institutions buying 1,348 303 138
Institutions selling 821 152 66
Buyers to sellers 1.64 1.99 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.

MOPFGCTPB
MO 1.00 0.16 0.22
PFGC 0.16 1.00 0.24
TPB 0.22 0.24 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MO, PFGC and TPB?

Altria (MO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Altria (MO) $122.86B, Performance Food (PFGC) $14.91B, Turning Point Brands (TPB) $1.29B.

Which stock is cheaper, MO, PFGC and TPB?

Altria (MO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Altria (MO) 15.4x, Performance Food (PFGC) 41.5x, Turning Point Brands (TPB) 29.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Altria (MO) is cheapest (Altria (MO) 12.7x, Performance Food (PFGC) 16.1x, Turning Point Brands (TPB) 54.7x). 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: Altria (MO) -0.6%, Performance Food (PFGC) +7.2%, Turning Point Brands (TPB) +24.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Altria (MO) has the highest net margin (Altria (MO) 34.0%, Performance Food (PFGC) 0.5%, Turning Point Brands (TPB) 8.8%). On return on invested capital, Altria (MO) leads (Altria (MO) 38.9%, Performance Food (PFGC) 6.6%, Turning Point Brands (TPB) 9.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Altria (MO) returned the most: Altria (MO) +15.1%, Performance Food (PFGC) -6.9%, Turning Point Brands (TPB) -27.1%. Over five years, Performance Food (PFGC) compounded fastest (Altria (MO) +9.0%/yr, Performance Food (PFGC) +15.7%/yr, Turning Point Brands (TPB) +6.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Altria (MO) has the highest dividend yield: Altria (MO) 0.06%, Performance Food (PFGC) 0.00%, Turning Point Brands (TPB) 0.00%. Performance Food (PFGC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Altria (MO) has been the steadiest (Altria (MO) 26.8%, Performance Food (PFGC) 29.2%, Turning Point Brands (TPB) 56.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MO, PFGC 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, Altria (MO) leads on 10. 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.