PG vs CL vs REYN Stock Comparison

Procter & Gamble, Colgate Palmolive and Reynolds Consumer Products Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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PG PROCTER & GAMBLE Co
$161.12 +9.3% 1M +5.9% 1Y
Market cap
$371.61B
P/E
23.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$87.92B
Div. yield
–
Household Products Consumer Staples
4 wins
CL Colgate Palmolive Co
$94.02 +9.4% 1M +19.9% 1Y
Market cap
$74.31B
P/E
36.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$21.05B
Div. yield
0.02%
Personal Care Products Consumer Staples
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Procter & Gamble leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Procter & Gamble 4, Colgate Palmolive 4, Reynolds Consumer Products 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPGCLREYNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $371.61B $74.31B $4.84B PG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 23.2x 36.5x 14.1x REYN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.9x 25.1x 13.9x REYN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.5% +5.2% +2.7% CL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 18.2% 9.7% 9.1% PG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 17.2% 27.2% 11.1% CL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.0x 1.7x 2.1x PG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +5.9% +19.9% -1.4% CL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.7%/yr +4.5%/yr -3.8%/yr CL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 20.9% 23.2% 26.3% PG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 59/100 69/100 REYN

Percentile Scorecard

PGCLREYN

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

AxisPGCLREYN
Valuation 37 #32 of 50 45 #28 of 50 80 #11 of 50
Growth 52 #24 of 49 54 #23 of 49 63 #19 of 49
Profitability 91 #5 of 44 95 #3 of 44 72 #13 of 44
Financial Health 61 #22 of 55 50 #28 of 55 56 #25 of 55
Shareholder Returns 43 #18 of 31 50 #16 of 31 77 #8 of 31
Overall 57 59 69
  • PG ranked among 59 companies in Household and Personal Products
  • CL ranked among 59 companies in Household and Personal Products
  • REYN ranked among 59 companies in Household and Personal Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPGCLREYNSPY
1 month +9.3%+9.4%+4.9% -1.0%
3 months +9.3%+3.6%-10.1% +2.9%
6 months +8.7%+11.1%+9.3% +6.4%
Year to date +12.4%+19.0%+0.4% +11.4%
1 year +5.9%+19.9%-1.4% +13.1%
3 years +7.5%+29.1%-9.0% +79.4%
3 years, per year +2.4%+8.9%-3.1% +21.5%
5 years +14.4%+24.5%-17.6% +67.7%
5 years, per year +2.7%+4.5%-3.8% +10.9%
10 years +91.1%+32.6%— +255.2%
10 years, per year +6.7%+2.9%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasurePGCLREYNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 20.9%23.2%26.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 20.4%22.1%25.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.08-0.150.19 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.280.85-0.05 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -24.6%-31.1%-36.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.6%-5.2%-15.3% -2.5%
52-week high $167.20$99.14$27.18 $779.14
52-week low $138.04$74.98$20.56 $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.

MultiplePGCLREYN
P/E now vs peer median 23.4xmedian 18.7x 36.9xmedian 18.7x 14.1xmedian 18.7x
P/S now vs peer median 4.2xmedian 1.6x 3.6xmedian 1.6x 1.3xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.2xmedian 13.0x 21.6xmedian 13.0x 9.2xmedian 13.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 24.3xmedian 19.0x 19.4xmedian 19.0x 15.2xmedian 19.0x
P/B now vs peer median 6.7xmedian 2.3x 132.4xmedian 2.3x 2.1xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 8.81median 0.97 3.04median 0.97 1.09median 0.97

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 monthsPGCLREYN
Revenue $87.92B $21.05B $3.79B
Gross profit $43.77B $12.72B $951.00M
Operating income $19.83B $3.13B $554.00M
Net income $16.12B $2.16B $344.00M
Free cash flow $15.34B $3.86B $320.00M
EPS (diluted) $6.66 $2.54 $1.62
Cash & equivalents $15.37B $1.37B $66.00M
Total debt $146.73B $7.86B $1.53B
Shares (diluted) 2.41B 801.80M 211.90M
Enterprise value $323.17B $69.04B $4.51B

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
MetricPGCLREYN
P/E 23.4x 36.9x 14.1x
P/FCF 24.3x 19.4x 15.2x
P/Operating cash flow 18.8x 16.8x 9.6x
P/S 4.2x 3.6x 1.3x
P/B 6.7x 132.4x 2.1x
P/Tangible book 11.0x -80.7x 3.5x
EV/EBITDA 17.2x 21.6x 9.2x
EV/EBIT 20.0x 26.0x 11.4x
EV/Revenue 4.5x 3.9x 1.7x
EV/FCF 25.9x 21.1x 19.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.9x 18.3x 12.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 8.81 3.04 1.09

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPGCLREYN
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.5% 5.2% 2.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.8% 4.1% -0.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.1% 5.0% 1.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.3% 6.2% 5.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) -3.3% -26.9% 3.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 1.5% 1.1% 8.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -4.4% -29.2% 10.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 1.7% 8.9% 13.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -3.2% -29.0% 9.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 2.7% 12.2% 12.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 5.2% 13.7% 11.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.0% 12.9% 15.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 2.7% 14.5% 6.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.7% 17.9% 16.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPGCLREYN
Gross margin 49.8% 60.4% 25.1%
EBITDA margin 26.2% 17.9% 18.2%
Operating margin 22.6% 14.9% 14.6%
Pretax margin 23.2% 14.0% 11.8%
Net margin 18.2% 9.7% 9.1%
FCF margin 17.4% 18.3% 8.5%
Operating cash flow margin 22.7% 21.2% 13.3%
Return on equity 29.4% 410.8% 23.4%
Return on assets 12.4% 12.9% 10.7%
Return on invested capital 17.2% 27.2% 11.1%
Return on capital employed 23.4% 29.7% 12.8%
Asset turnover 0.7x 1.3x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 2.1x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 0.8% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPGCLREYN
Debt / assets 29.2% 46.8% 30.1%
Debt / equity 0.7x 13.9x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.0x 1.7x 2.1x
Debt / FCF 2.5x 2.0x 4.8x
Liabilities / assets 58.4% 96.6% 54.5%
Equity / assets 41.6% 3.4% 45.5%
Interest coverage 22.0x 12.3x 6.4x
Current ratio 0.7x 1.0x 1.8x
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.5x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.2x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 5.37 6.91 2.52

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPGCLREYN
Dividend yield 3.3% 2.2% 4.0%
Net buyback yield 0.9% 1.5% –
Shareholder yield 4.2% 3.7% 4.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 84.3% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 47.2% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 1.1% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 1.9% –

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.

ConsensusPGCLREYN
Forward P/E 23.9xFY2027 25.1xFY2026 13.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.75FY2027 $3.75FY2026 $1.66FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -2.0%FY2027 +1.6%FY2026 +1.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +16.4% +11.7% -3.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $85.17BFY2027 $22.42BFY2026 $3.93BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -2.1%FY2027 +10.0%FY2026 +6.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.1% +2.1% -4.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPGCLREYN
Held by institutions 69.8% 83.8% 31.1%
Institutions holding 4,026 2,015 295
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.0% 0.0% +6.3%
Institutions buying 1,873 919 182
Institutions selling 1,697 720 89
Buyers to sellers 1.10 1.28 2.04

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.

PGCLREYN
PG 1.00 0.76 0.43
CL 0.76 1.00 0.44
REYN 0.43 0.44 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PG, CL and REYN?

Procter & Gamble (PG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Procter & Gamble (PG) $371.61B, Colgate Palmolive (CL) $74.31B, Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) $4.84B.

Which stock is cheaper, PG, CL and REYN?

Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Procter & Gamble (PG) 23.2x, Colgate Palmolive (CL) 36.5x, Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) 14.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) is cheapest (Procter & Gamble (PG) 23.9x, Colgate Palmolive (CL) 25.1x, Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) 13.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Colgate Palmolive (CL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Procter & Gamble (PG) +3.5%, Colgate Palmolive (CL) +5.2%, Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) +2.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Procter & Gamble (PG) has the highest net margin (Procter & Gamble (PG) 18.2%, Colgate Palmolive (CL) 9.7%, Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) 9.1%). On return on invested capital, Colgate Palmolive (CL) leads (Procter & Gamble (PG) 17.2%, Colgate Palmolive (CL) 27.2%, Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) 11.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Colgate Palmolive (CL) returned the most: Procter & Gamble (PG) +5.9%, Colgate Palmolive (CL) +19.9%, Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) -1.4%. Over five years, Colgate Palmolive (CL) compounded fastest (Procter & Gamble (PG) +2.7%/yr, Colgate Palmolive (CL) +4.5%/yr, Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) -3.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Procter & Gamble (PG) 0.00%, Colgate Palmolive (CL) 0.02%, Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) 0.00%. Procter & Gamble (PG) and Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Procter & Gamble (PG) has been the steadiest (Procter & Gamble (PG) 20.9%, Colgate Palmolive (CL) 23.2%, Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) 26.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PG, CL and REYN?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Procter & Gamble (PG) leads on 4. 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.