PFGC vs PM vs UNFI Stock Comparison

Performance Food, Philip Morris International and United Natural 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
UNFI United Natural Foods Inc
$46.95 +7.3% 1M +17.8% 1Y
Market cap
$2.94B
P/E
35.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$31.15B
Div. yield
–
Food Distribution Consumer Staples
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Philip Morris International leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Philip Morris International 9, United Natural Foods 1, Performance Food 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPFGCPMUNFILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $14.91B $315.57B $2.94B PM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 41.5x 29.5x 35.0x PM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.1x 22.9x 13.4x UNFI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.2% +7.9% -2.0% PM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.5% 24.8% 0.3% PM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.6% 32.1% 5.4% PM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.9x 2.2x 3.0x PM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -6.9% +26.5% +17.8% PM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.7%/yr +15.6%/yr +1.3%/yr PFGC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.2% 28.3% 42.3% PM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 41/100 60/100 51/100 PM

Percentile Scorecard

PFGCPMUNFI

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

AxisPFGCPMUNFI
Valuation 59 #17 of 40 57 #17 of 38 82 #8 of 40
Growth 60 #16 of 38 59 #15 of 35 76 #10 of 38
Profitability 42 #22 of 37 97 #2 of 36 33 #25 of 37
Financial Health 41 #24 of 40 26 #29 of 39 28 #29 of 40
Shareholder Returns 4 #27 of 28 – 33 #19 of 28
Overall 41 60 51
  • PFGC ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail
  • PM ranked among 40 companies in Tobacco and Cannabis
  • UNFI ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPFGCPMUNFISPY
1 month +4.3%+4.6%+7.3% -1.0%
3 months -15.0%+3.4%-5.4% +2.9%
6 months +4.9%+21.5%-2.5% +6.4%
Year to date +5.4%+24.4%+39.4% +11.4%
1 year -6.9%+26.5%+17.8% +13.1%
3 years +71.4%+119.6%+215.3% +79.4%
3 years, per year +19.7%+30.0%+46.7% +21.5%
5 years +107.6%+105.9%+6.4% +67.7%
5 years, per year +15.7%+15.6%+1.3% +10.9%
10 years +283.1%+107.1%+14.8% +255.2%
10 years, per year +14.4%+7.6%+1.4% +13.5%

Risk

MeasurePFGCPMUNFISPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.2%28.3%42.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 28.9%28.7%43.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.38-0.200.37 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.240.940.42 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -32.3%-25.8%-84.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -18.8%-3.0%-15.4% -2.5%
52-week high $116.71$205.60$55.52 $779.14
52-week low $81.03$144.33$31.42 $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.

MultiplePFGCPMUNFI
P/E now vs peer median 41.1xmedian 21.6x 29.0xmedian 16.7x 33.9xmedian 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 8.5xmedian 9.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 14.4xmedian 17.8x 22.9xmedian 22.9x 8.8xmedian 17.8x
P/B now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 3.0x -39.2xmedian 1.0x 1.7xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median -11.84median 1.06 2.90median 0.55 0.68median 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 monthsPFGCPMUNFI
Revenue $67.84B $43.14B $31.15B
Gross profit $8.09B $29.20B $4.20B
Operating income $887.50M $16.66B $211.00M
Net income $359.30M $11.34B $84.00M
Free cash flow $1.03B $13.60B $323.00M
EPS (diluted) $2.29 $6.86 $1.34
Cash & equivalents $92.40M $6.68B $37.00M
Total debt $21.04B $197.46B $1.57B
Shares (diluted) 157.00M 1.56B 62.80M
Enterprise value $14.69B $292.57B $2.77B

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
MetricPFGCPMUNFI
P/E 41.1x 29.0x 33.9x
P/FCF 14.4x 22.9x 8.8x
P/Operating cash flow 10.5x 20.5x 5.2x
P/S 0.2x 7.2x 0.1x
P/B 3.0x -39.2x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 4.4x -17.5x 2.5x
EV/EBITDA 11.5x 18.8x 8.5x
EV/EBIT 22.2x 21.1x 20.7x
EV/Revenue 0.3x 8.2x 0.1x
EV/FCF 19.1x 25.9x 13.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.9x 23.2x 8.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -11.84 2.90 0.68

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPFGCPMUNFI
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.2% 7.9% -2.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.8% 8.0% 1.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 9.1% 9.0% -0.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 9.0% 10.5% 0.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 8.7% 12.7% 780.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 5.0% 12.9% 20.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 5.6% 24.4% 171.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -3.3% 10.3% 40.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 5.2% 24.0% 168.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -3.5% 10.0% 50.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 16.8% 31.5% 14.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 19.3% 19.0% -4.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 46.2% 34.3% 35.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 22.3% 32.4% 2.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPFGCPMUNFI
Gross margin 11.9% 67.7% 13.5%
EBITDA margin 2.5% 43.4% 1.6%
Operating margin 1.3% 38.6% 0.7%
Pretax margin 0.7% 36.4% 0.3%
Net margin 0.5% 24.8% 0.3%
FCF margin 1.5% 31.5% 1.0%
Operating cash flow margin 2.1% 35.1% 1.7%
Return on equity 7.5% – 5.2%
Return on assets 1.9% 16.8% 1.2%
Return on invested capital 6.6% 32.1% 5.4%
Return on capital employed 6.6% 39.4% 4.5%
Asset turnover 3.6x 0.6x 4.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.9x 1.3x 6.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.1% – 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPFGCPMUNFI
Debt / assets 26.6% 71.3% 22.0%
Debt / equity 1.0x -6.0x 1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.9x 2.2x 3.0x
Debt / FCF 4.9x 3.5x 4.8x
Liabilities / assets 74.0% 111.9% 77.2%
Equity / assets 26.0% -11.9% 22.8%
Interest coverage 2.1x – 1.7x
Current ratio 1.5x 1.0x 1.3x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.5x 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.3x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 4.71 4.75 5.13

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPFGCPMUNFI
Dividend yield – 3.0% –
Net buyback yield -0.3% – 0.9%
Shareholder yield -0.3% 3.0% 0.9%
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.

ConsensusPFGCPMUNFI
Forward P/E 16.1xFY2027 22.9xFY2026 13.4xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $5.87FY2027 $8.73FY2026 $3.50FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +29.0%FY2027 +15.8%FY2026 +32.1%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +19.6% -0.5% +22.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $75.62BFY2027 $42.53BFY2026 $32.45BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +11.5%FY2027 +4.6%FY2026 +4.2%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +5.8% +4.7% -3.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPFGCPMUNFI
Held by institutions 100.0% 83.5% 93.7%
Institutions holding 529 2,926 359
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.9% +0.5% -0.6%
Institutions buying 303 1,470 185
Institutions selling 152 1,000 116
Buyers to sellers 1.99 1.47 1.59

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.

PFGCPMUNFI
PFGC 1.00 0.25 0.28
PM 0.25 1.00 0.19
UNFI 0.28 0.19 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PFGC, PM and UNFI?

Philip Morris International (PM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Performance Food (PFGC) $14.91B, Philip Morris International (PM) $315.57B, United Natural Foods (UNFI) $2.94B.

Which stock is cheaper, PFGC, PM and UNFI?

Philip Morris International (PM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Performance Food (PFGC) 41.5x, Philip Morris International (PM) 29.5x, United Natural Foods (UNFI) 35.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, United Natural Foods (UNFI) is cheapest (Performance Food (PFGC) 16.1x, Philip Morris International (PM) 22.9x, United Natural Foods (UNFI) 13.4x). 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%, United Natural Foods (UNFI) -2.0%.

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%, United Natural Foods (UNFI) 0.3%). On return on invested capital, Philip Morris International (PM) leads (Performance Food (PFGC) 6.6%, Philip Morris International (PM) 32.1%, United Natural Foods (UNFI) 5.4%).

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%, United Natural Foods (UNFI) +17.8%. Over five years, Performance Food (PFGC) compounded fastest (Performance Food (PFGC) +15.7%/yr, Philip Morris International (PM) +15.6%/yr, United Natural Foods (UNFI) +1.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

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%, United Natural Foods (UNFI) 42.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 9. 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.