PFGC vs PM vs HFFG Stock Comparison

Performance Food, Philip Morris International and HF Foods Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
HFFG HF Foods Group Inc.
$1.48 -3.9% 1M -38.1% 1Y
Market cap
$82.01M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.25B
Div. yield
0.01%
Food Distribution Consumer Staples
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Philip Morris International leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Philip Morris International 8, HF Foods 2, Performance Food 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPFGCPMHFFGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $14.91B $315.57B $82.01M PM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 41.5x 29.5x -2.4x PM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.1x 22.9x 7.8x HFFG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.2% +7.9% +2.8% PM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.5% 24.8% -2.8% PM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.6% 32.1% -7.7% PM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.9x 2.2x -36.1x HFFG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -6.9% +26.5% -38.1% PM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.7%/yr +15.6%/yr -26.8%/yr PFGC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.2% 28.3% 59.4% PM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 41/100 60/100 44/100 PM

Percentile Scorecard

PFGCPMHFFG

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

AxisPFGCPMHFFG
Valuation 59 #17 of 40 57 #17 of 38 56 #18 of 40
Growth 60 #16 of 38 59 #15 of 35 16 #32 of 38
Profitability 42 #22 of 37 97 #2 of 36 17 #31 of 37
Financial Health 41 #24 of 40 26 #29 of 39 31 #28 of 40
Shareholder Returns 4 #27 of 28 – 98 #1 of 28
Overall 41 60 44
  • PFGC ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail
  • PM ranked among 40 companies in Tobacco and Cannabis
  • HFFG ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPFGCPMHFFGSPY
1 month +4.3%+4.6%-3.9% -1.0%
3 months -15.0%+3.4%-4.5% +2.9%
6 months +4.9%+21.5%-24.9% +6.4%
Year to date +5.4%+24.4%-31.2% +11.4%
1 year -6.9%+26.5%-38.1% +13.1%
3 years +71.4%+119.6%-62.6% +79.4%
3 years, per year +19.7%+30.0%-28.0% +21.5%
5 years +107.6%+105.9%-79.0% +67.7%
5 years, per year +15.7%+15.6%-26.8% +10.9%
10 years +283.1%+107.1%— +255.2%
10 years, per year +14.4%+7.6%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasurePFGCPMHFFGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.2%28.3%59.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 28.9%28.7%56.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.38-0.200.07 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.240.94-0.64 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -32.3%-25.8%-85.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -18.8%-3.0%-45.0% -2.5%
52-week high $116.71$205.60$2.69 $779.14
52-week low $81.03$144.33$1.41 $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.

MultiplePFGCPMHFFG
P/E now vs peer median 41.1xmedian 21.6x 29.0xmedian 16.7x -2.3xmedian 21.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 0.5x 7.2xmedian 0.9x 0.1xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.5xmedian 9.7x 18.8xmedian 12.2x -51.8xmedian 9.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 14.4xmedian 17.8x 22.9xmedian 22.9x -23.0xmedian 17.8x
P/B now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 3.0x -39.2xmedian 1.0x 0.4xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median -11.84median 1.06 2.90median 0.55 0.06median 1.06

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 monthsPFGCPMHFFG
Revenue $67.84B $43.14B $1.25B
Gross profit $8.09B $29.20B $207.06M
Operating income $887.50M $16.66B -$34.42M
Net income $359.30M $11.34B -$34.56M
Free cash flow $1.03B $13.60B -$3.47M
EPS (diluted) $2.29 $6.86 $-0.64
Cash & equivalents $92.40M $6.68B –
Total debt $21.04B $197.46B $183.27M
Shares (diluted) 157.00M 1.56B 53.89M
Enterprise value $14.69B $292.57B $82.01M

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
MetricPFGCPMHFFG
P/E 41.1x 29.0x -2.3x
P/FCF 14.4x 22.9x -23.0x
P/Operating cash flow 10.5x 20.5x 2.7x
P/S 0.2x 7.2x 0.1x
P/B 3.0x -39.2x 0.4x
P/Tangible book 4.4x -17.5x 0.4x
EV/EBITDA 11.5x 18.8x -51.8x
EV/EBIT 22.2x 21.1x -7.6x
EV/Revenue 0.3x 8.2x 0.2x
EV/FCF 19.1x 25.9x -75.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.9x 23.2x 9.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -11.84 2.90 0.06

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPFGCPMHFFG
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.2% 7.9% 2.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.8% 8.0% 2.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 9.1% 9.0% -0.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 9.0% 10.5% 0.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 8.7% 12.7% 5.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 5.0% 12.9% -47.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 5.6% 24.4% 28.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -3.3% 10.3% -33.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 5.2% 24.0% 28.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -3.5% 10.0% -35.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 16.8% 31.5% -6.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 19.3% 19.0% -1.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 46.2% 34.3% -119.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 22.3% 32.4% -28.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPFGCPMHFFG
Gross margin 11.9% 67.7% 16.6%
EBITDA margin 2.5% 43.4% -0.4%
Operating margin 1.3% 38.6% -2.8%
Pretax margin 0.7% 36.4% -3.2%
Net margin 0.5% 24.8% -2.8%
FCF margin 1.5% 31.5% -0.3%
Operating cash flow margin 2.1% 35.1% 2.3%
Return on equity 7.5% – -16.6%
Return on assets 1.9% 16.8% -6.2%
Return on invested capital 6.6% 32.1% -7.7%
Return on capital employed 6.6% 39.4% -9.4%
Asset turnover 3.6x 0.6x 2.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.9x 1.3x -0.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.1% – 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPFGCPMHFFG
Debt / assets 26.6% 71.3% 32.9%
Debt / equity 1.0x -6.0x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.9x 2.2x -36.1x
Debt / FCF 4.9x 3.5x -52.8x
Liabilities / assets 74.0% 111.9% 62.7%
Equity / assets 26.0% -11.9% 37.3%
Interest coverage 2.1x – -2.9x
Current ratio 1.5x 1.0x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.5x –
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.3x –
Altman Z-score 4.71 4.75 1.24

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPFGCPMHFFG
Dividend yield – 3.0% –
Net buyback yield -0.3% – –
Shareholder yield -0.3% 3.0% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – – -2.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – -24.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 67.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 841.7%

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.

ConsensusPFGCPMHFFG
Forward P/E 16.1xFY2027 22.9xFY2026 7.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.87FY2027 $8.73FY2026 $0.19FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +29.0%FY2027 +15.8%FY2026 -40.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +19.6% -0.5% +126.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $75.62BFY2027 $42.53BFY2026 $1.23BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.5%FY2027 +4.6%FY2026 -0.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.8% +4.7% +16.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPFGCPMHFFG
Held by institutions 100.0% 83.5% 16.2%
Institutions holding 529 2,926 60
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.9% +0.5% -20.1%
Institutions buying 303 1,470 30
Institutions selling 152 1,000 22
Buyers to sellers 1.99 1.47 1.36

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.

PFGCPMHFFG
PFGC 1.00 0.25 0.03
PM 0.25 1.00 0.06
HFFG 0.03 0.06 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PFGC, PM and HFFG?

Philip Morris International (PM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Performance Food (PFGC) $14.91B, Philip Morris International (PM) $315.57B, HF Foods (HFFG) $82.01M.

Which stock is cheaper, PFGC, PM and HFFG?

Philip Morris International (PM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Performance Food (PFGC) 41.5x, Philip Morris International (PM) 29.5x, HF Foods (HFFG) -2.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, HF Foods (HFFG) is cheapest (Performance Food (PFGC) 16.1x, Philip Morris International (PM) 22.9x, HF Foods (HFFG) 7.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Philip Morris International (PM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Performance Food (PFGC) +7.2%, Philip Morris International (PM) +7.9%, HF Foods (HFFG) +2.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Philip Morris International (PM) has the highest net margin (Performance Food (PFGC) 0.5%, Philip Morris International (PM) 24.8%, HF Foods (HFFG) -2.8%). On return on invested capital, Philip Morris International (PM) leads (Performance Food (PFGC) 6.6%, Philip Morris International (PM) 32.1%, HF Foods (HFFG) -7.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Philip Morris International (PM) returned the most: Performance Food (PFGC) -6.9%, Philip Morris International (PM) +26.5%, HF Foods (HFFG) -38.1%. Over five years, Performance Food (PFGC) compounded fastest (Performance Food (PFGC) +15.7%/yr, Philip Morris International (PM) +15.6%/yr, HF Foods (HFFG) -26.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Performance Food (PFGC) 0.00%, Philip Morris International (PM) 0.00%, HF Foods (HFFG) 0.01%. Performance Food (PFGC) and Philip Morris International (PM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Philip Morris International (PM) has been the steadiest (Performance Food (PFGC) 29.2%, Philip Morris International (PM) 28.3%, HF Foods (HFFG) 59.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PFGC, PM and HFFG?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Philip Morris International (PM) leads on 8. 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.