NOMD vs UL vs WILCF Stock Comparison

Nomad Foods, Unilever and G Willi Food International Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NOMD Nomad Foods Ltd
$11.85 +11.6% 1M +0.2% 1Y
Market cap
$1.77B
P/E
12.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.46B
Div. yield
0.06%
Packaged Foods Consumer Staples
2 wins
UL Unilever Plc
$65.61 +4.9% 1M -6.9% 1Y
Market cap
$142.15B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$64.28B
Div. yield
–
Packaged Foods Consumer Staples
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

G Willi Food International leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (G Willi Food International 5, Unilever 2, Nomad Foods 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNOMDULWILCFLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.77B $142.15B $336.54M UL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.2x — 13.5x NOMD
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.2x 19.3x — NOMD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.6% -2.6% +10.7% WILCF
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.2% — 12.7% WILCF
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.2% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.8x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.06% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +0.2% -6.9% +19.7% WILCF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -15.2%/yr +1.7%/yr +3.0%/yr WILCF
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.5% 24.9% 43.1% UL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 19/100 91/100 WILCF

Percentile Scorecard

NOMDULWILCF

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

AxisNOMDULWILCF
Valuation 89 #6 of 45 0 #45 of 45 80 #9 of 40
Growth 32 #29 of 42 – 92 #4 of 38
Profitability 67 #14 of 40 – 94 #3 of 36
Financial Health 50 #24 of 47 41 #28 of 47 100 #1 of 40
Shareholder Returns 73 #9 of 31 17 #26 of 31 –
Overall 62 19 91
  • NOMD ranked among 48 companies in Branded Foods
  • UL ranked among 48 companies in Branded Foods
  • WILCF ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNOMDULWILCFSPY
1 month +11.6%+4.9%-5.2% -0.8%
3 months -0.5%+6.9%-17.3% +3.5%
6 months +23.3%+14.1%-21.4% +7.0%
Year to date -5.3%+0.3%-15.5% +12.2%
1 year +0.2%-6.9%+19.7% +13.0%
3 years -12.9%+26.1%+181.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year -4.5%+8.0%+41.3% +23.1%
5 years -56.1%+8.9%+15.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year -15.2%+1.7%+3.0% +11.0%
10 years -5.2%+39.6%+331.2% +258.0%
10 years, per year -0.5%+3.4%+15.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureNOMDULWILCFSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.5%24.9%43.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.7%24.2%42.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.030.020.91 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.01-0.280.46 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -67.4%-26.2%-63.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.1%-12.0%-34.1% -1.8%
52-week high $13.04$74.59$36.90 $779.14
52-week low $9.09$55.05$20.87 $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.

MultipleNOMDULWILCF
P/E now vs peer median 12.2xmedian 20.5x —median 20.5x 13.6xmedian 22.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 0.8x 2.2xmedian 0.8x 1.7xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.2xmedian 12.3x —median 12.3x 7.7xmedian 9.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 5.8xmedian 14.0x —median 14.0x 11.0xmedian 17.8x
P/B now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 1.4x 7.7xmedian 1.4x 1.5xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median -1.15median 0.42 —median 0.42 0.31median 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 monthsNOMDULWILCF
Revenue $3.46B $64.28B $195.48M
Gross profit $930.71M – $59.43M
Operating income $360.86M – $35.99M
Net income $145.09M – $24.91M
Free cash flow $292.81M – $30.77M
EPS (diluted) $0.89 – $1.79
Cash & equivalents $312.28M $5.40B $46.35M
Total debt $10.21B $27.38B –
Shares (diluted) 162.22M 2.20B 13.91M
Enterprise value $520.43M $93.60B $173.54M

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
MetricNOMDULWILCF
P/E 12.2x – 13.6x
P/FCF 5.8x – 11.0x
P/Operating cash flow 4.4x – 10.0x
P/S 0.5x 2.2x 1.7x
P/B 0.6x 7.7x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 26.3x -91.7x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA 8.2x – 7.7x
EV/EBIT 11.1x – 8.1x
EV/Revenue 1.2x 2.5x 1.5x
EV/FCF 13.7x – 9.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.4x – 8.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.15 – 0.31

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNOMDULWILCF
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.6% -2.6% 10.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.9% 147.1% 9.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -4.1% – 18.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.5% – 15.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) -11.7% – 17.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -0.5% – 52.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -37.2% – -14.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -12.7% – 44.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -37.2% – -14.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -10.6% – 44.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -20.0% – 19,203%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.8% – 76.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -26.3% – 3,275%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -1.3% – 64.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNOMDULWILCF
Gross margin 26.9% – 30.4%
EBITDA margin 14.1% – 19.4%
Operating margin 10.4% – 18.4%
Pretax margin 4.4% – 16.5%
Net margin 4.2% – 12.7%
FCF margin 8.5% – 15.7%
Operating cash flow margin 11.1% – 17.4%
Return on equity 5.1% – 11.5%
Return on assets 2.0% – –
Return on invested capital 6.2% – –
Return on capital employed 6.0% – –
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.8x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.7x – 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.0% – 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNOMDULWILCF
Debt / assets 36.2% 31.2% –
Debt / equity 0.9x 1.5x –
Net debt / EBITDA 4.8x – –
Debt / FCF 9.0x – –
Liabilities / assets 60.5% 79.0% –
Equity / assets 39.5% 21.0% –
Interest coverage 1.6x – 40.8x
Current ratio 1.1x 0.7x 9.7x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.7x 5.6x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.4x 2.3x
Altman Z-score 1.17 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNOMDULWILCF
Dividend yield 5.7% 3.3% –
Net buyback yield 8.2% – –
Shareholder yield 14.0% 3.3% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 67.4% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 33.4% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) -2.8% – –
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.

ConsensusNOMDULWILCF
Forward P/E 7.2xFY2026 19.3xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.65FY2026 $3.40FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY -15.4%FY2026 -7.1%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after -4.2% +7.9% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.24BFY2026 $54.72BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY -9.0%FY2026 -8.8%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +1.5% +7.8% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNOMDULWILCF
Held by institutions 57.7% 11.8% –
Institutions holding 187 1,190 –
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.1% +7.2% –
Institutions buying 99 576 –
Institutions selling 70 440 –
Buyers to sellers 1.41 1.31 –

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.

NOMDULWILCF
NOMD 1.00 0.35 -0.01
UL 0.35 1.00 0.06
WILCF -0.01 0.06 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NOMD, UL and WILCF?

Unilever (UL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Nomad Foods (NOMD) $1.77B, Unilever (UL) $142.15B, G Willi Food International (WILCF) $336.54M.

Which stock is cheaper, NOMD, UL and WILCF?

Nomad Foods (NOMD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Nomad Foods (NOMD) 12.2x, G Willi Food International (WILCF) 13.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Nomad Foods (NOMD) is cheapest (Nomad Foods (NOMD) 7.2x, Unilever (UL) 19.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

G Willi Food International (WILCF) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Nomad Foods (NOMD) +3.6%, Unilever (UL) -2.6%, G Willi Food International (WILCF) +10.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

G Willi Food International (WILCF) has the highest net margin (Nomad Foods (NOMD) 4.2%, G Willi Food International (WILCF) 12.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year G Willi Food International (WILCF) returned the most: Nomad Foods (NOMD) +0.2%, Unilever (UL) -6.9%, G Willi Food International (WILCF) +19.7%. Over five years, G Willi Food International (WILCF) compounded fastest (Nomad Foods (NOMD) -15.2%/yr, Unilever (UL) +1.7%/yr, G Willi Food International (WILCF) +3.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Nomad Foods (NOMD) 0.06%, Unilever (UL) 0.00%, G Willi Food International (WILCF) 0.00%. Unilever (UL) and G Willi Food International (WILCF) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Unilever (UL) has been the steadiest (Nomad Foods (NOMD) 32.5%, Unilever (UL) 24.9%, G Willi Food International (WILCF) 43.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NOMD, UL and WILCF?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, G Willi Food International (WILCF) leads on 5. 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.