MO vs TPB vs PFGC Stock Comparison

Altria, Turning Point Brands and Performance Food Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MO Altria Group, Inc.
$73.61 +7.0% 1M +13.8% 1Y
Market cap
$122.56B
P/E
15.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$23.46B
Div. yield
0.06%
Tobacco Consumer Staples
10 wins
PFGC Performance Food Group Co
$95.63 +4.4% 1M -4.6% 1Y
Market cap
$14.84B
P/E
41.3x
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.

QuestionMOTPBPFGCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $122.56B $1.30B $14.84B MO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.4x 29.1x 41.3x MO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.6x 55.8x 16.3x MO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -0.6% +24.5% +7.2% TPB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 34.0% 8.8% 0.5% MO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 38.9% 9.1% 6.6% 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 +13.8% -28.4% -4.6% MO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +9.2%/yr +11.6%/yr +15.9%/yr PFGC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 26.8% 56.5% 29.2% MO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 65/100 53/100 42/100 MO

Percentile Scorecard

MOTPBPFGC

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

AxisMOTPBPFGC
Valuation 76 #10 of 38 32 #26 of 38 59 #17 of 40
Growth 27 #26 of 35 50 #18 of 35 60 #16 of 38
Profitability 100 #1 of 36 89 #5 of 36 43 #21 of 36
Financial Health 21 #31 of 39 79 #9 of 39 44 #23 of 40
Shareholder Returns 100 #1 of 13 17 #11 of 13 4 #27 of 28
Overall 65 53 42
  • MO ranked among 40 companies in Tobacco and Cannabis
  • TPB ranked among 40 companies in Tobacco and Cannabis
  • PFGC ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMOTPBPFGCSPY
1 month +7.0%+5.3%+4.4% -0.8%
3 months +1.0%-17.0%-16.3% +3.5%
6 months +11.5%-18.2%+7.8% +7.0%
Year to date +27.7%-39.8%+6.4% +12.2%
1 year +13.8%-28.4%-4.6% +13.0%
3 years +87.3%+229.2%+73.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year +23.3%+48.8%+20.2% +23.1%
5 years +55.0%+72.8%+109.2% +68.6%
5 years, per year +9.2%+11.6%+15.9% +11.0%
10 years +14.1%+423.7%+294.4% +258.0%
10 years, per year +1.3%+18.0%+14.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureMOTPBPFGCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 26.8%56.5%29.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.6%66.2%29.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.520.610.40 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.52-0.50-0.16 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -30.6%-61.4%-32.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.2%-54.3%-18.1% -1.8%
52-week high $76.07$142.98$116.71 $779.14
52-week low $54.72$55.23$81.03 $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.

MultipleMOTPBPFGC
P/E now vs peer median 15.4xmedian 16.5x 29.2xmedian 16.5x 41.5xmedian 22.0x
P/S now vs peer median 5.2xmedian 0.9x 2.6xmedian 0.9x 0.2xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.9xmedian 12.3x —median 12.3x 11.6xmedian 9.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.5xmedian 23.1x 66.7xmedian 23.1x 14.5xmedian 17.8x
P/B now vs peer median -46.1xmedian 1.0x 2.9xmedian 1.0x 3.0xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median 2.01median 0.56 0.56median 0.56 -11.95median 1.18

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 monthsMOTPBPFGC
Revenue $23.46B $507.23M $67.84B
Gross profit $14.77B $300.08M $8.09B
Operating income $10.97B $75.01M $887.50M
Net income $7.97B $59.64M $359.30M
Free cash flow $9.11B $19.63M $1.03B
EPS (diluted) $4.77 $2.21 $2.29
Cash & equivalents $2.37B $270.20M $92.40M
Total debt $24.58B $1.18B $5.01B
Shares (diluted) 1.67B 20.16M 157.00M
Enterprise value $108.72B $403.35M $14.63B

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
MetricMOTPBPFGC
P/E 15.4x 29.2x 41.5x
P/FCF 13.5x 66.7x 14.5x
P/Operating cash flow 13.1x 40.6x 10.6x
P/S 5.2x 2.6x 0.2x
P/B -46.1x 2.9x 3.0x
P/Tangible book -8.5x 3.4x 4.4x
EV/EBITDA 12.9x – 11.6x
EV/EBIT 13.2x 17.8x 22.4x
EV/Revenue 6.2x 2.6x 0.3x
EV/FCF 15.9x 67.9x 19.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.4x 41.4x 14.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.01 0.56 -11.95

Growth

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

Profitability

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMOTPBPFGC
Debt / assets 73.6% 34.4% 26.6%
Debt / equity -9.2x 0.6x 1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.0x – 2.9x
Debt / FCF 2.7x 15.0x 4.9x
Liabilities / assets 108.0% 46.9% 74.0%
Equity / assets -8.0% 53.1% 26.0%
Interest coverage – 2.7x 2.1x
Current ratio 0.5x 5.7x 1.5x
Quick ratio 0.4x 3.5x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.3x 3.1x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 5.23 3.77 4.71

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMOTPBPFGC
Dividend yield 5.8% 0.5% –
Net buyback yield 0.6% -12.2% -0.3%
Shareholder yield 6.4% -11.7% -0.3%
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.

ConsensusMOTPBPFGC
Forward P/E 12.6xFY2026 55.8xFY2026 16.3xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $5.84FY2026 $1.17FY2026 $5.85FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +7.7%FY2026 -62.4%FY2026 +28.6%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +4.1% +59.0% +19.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $19.71BFY2026 $597.82MFY2026 $75.60BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY -2.1%FY2026 +29.1%FY2026 +11.4%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after -0.8% +4.7% +5.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMOTPBPFGC
Held by institutions 64.0% 99.9% 100.0%
Institutions holding 2,547 231 529
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.6% +8.1% -0.9%
Institutions buying 1,348 138 303
Institutions selling 821 66 152
Buyers to sellers 1.64 2.09 1.99

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.

MOTPBPFGC
MO 1.00 0.22 0.16
TPB 0.22 1.00 0.24
PFGC 0.16 0.24 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MO, TPB and PFGC?

Altria (MO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Altria (MO) $122.56B, Turning Point Brands (TPB) $1.30B, Performance Food (PFGC) $14.84B.

Which stock is cheaper, MO, TPB and PFGC?

Altria (MO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Altria (MO) 15.4x, Turning Point Brands (TPB) 29.1x, Performance Food (PFGC) 41.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Altria (MO) is cheapest (Altria (MO) 12.6x, Turning Point Brands (TPB) 55.8x, Performance Food (PFGC) 16.3x). 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%, Turning Point Brands (TPB) +24.5%, Performance Food (PFGC) +7.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Altria (MO) returned the most: Altria (MO) +13.8%, Turning Point Brands (TPB) -28.4%, Performance Food (PFGC) -4.6%. Over five years, Performance Food (PFGC) compounded fastest (Altria (MO) +9.2%/yr, Turning Point Brands (TPB) +11.6%/yr, Performance Food (PFGC) +15.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Altria (MO) has the highest dividend yield: Altria (MO) 0.06%, Turning Point Brands (TPB) 0.00%, Performance Food (PFGC) 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%, Turning Point Brands (TPB) 56.5%, Performance Food (PFGC) 29.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.