PM vs VPRB vs PFGC Stock Comparison

Philip Morris International, VPR Brands and Performance Food Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
VPRB VPR Brands, LP.
$0.09 +12.5% 1M +350.0% 1Y
Market cap
$8.26M
P/E
8.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.94M
Div. yield
–
Tobacco Consumer Staples
4 wins
PFGC Performance Food Group Co
$96.21 +5.1% 1M -3.7% 1Y
Market cap
$15.02B
P/E
41.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$67.84B
Div. yield
–
Food Distribution Consumer Staples
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Philip Morris International leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Philip Morris International 6, VPR Brands 4, Performance Food 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPMVPRBPFGCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $315.86B $8.26M $15.02B PM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 29.5x 8.2x 41.7x VPRB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.3x — 16.5x PFGC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.9% -32.5% +7.2% PM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 24.8% 34.1% 0.5% VPRB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 32.1% -50.3% 6.6% PM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.2x — 2.9x PM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.97% — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +32.3% +350.0% -3.7% VPRB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +16.1%/yr +17.6%/yr +16.0%/yr VPRB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.2% 284.6% 29.2% PM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 58/100 41/100 PM

Percentile Scorecard

PMVPRBPFGC

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

AxisPMVPRBPFGC
Valuation 57 #17 of 38 62 #15 of 38 56 #18 of 40
Growth 59 #15 of 35 32 #24 of 35 60 #16 of 38
Profitability 97 #2 of 36 80 #8 of 36 43 #21 of 36
Financial Health 26 #29 of 39 58 #17 of 39 44 #23 of 40
Shareholder Returns – – 4 #27 of 28
Overall 60 58 41
  • PM ranked among 40 companies in Tobacco and Cannabis
  • VPRB 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

PeriodPMVPRBPFGCSPY
1 month +6.4%+12.5%+5.1% -0.2%
3 months +1.2%-25.0%-16.7% +3.9%
6 months +22.2%+350.0%+9.5% +8.2%
Year to date +26.3%+200.0%+7.0% +12.9%
1 year +32.3%+350.0%-3.7% +12.3%
3 years +131.7%-43.8%+74.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year +32.3%-17.5%+20.5% +23.3%
5 years +111.2%+125.0%+109.9% +67.9%
5 years, per year +16.1%+17.6%+16.0% +10.9%
10 years +111.6%-83.6%+304.2% +261.1%
10 years, per year +7.8%-16.6%+15.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasurePMVPRBPFGCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.2%284.6%29.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 28.6%457.5%29.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.17-3.040.40 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.141.23-0.13 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -25.8%-90.9%-32.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.4%-30.8%-17.6% -1.2%
52-week high $205.60$0.13$116.71 $779.14
52-week low $144.33$0.02$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.

MultiplePMVPRBPFGC
P/E now vs peer median 29.5xmedian 16.7x 8.2xmedian 16.7x 41.7xmedian 22.1x
P/S now vs peer median 7.3xmedian 0.9x 2.8xmedian 0.9x 0.2xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 19.1xmedian 12.9x —median 12.9x 11.6xmedian 9.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 23.2xmedian 23.2x 5.5xmedian 23.2x 14.6xmedian 17.5x
P/B now vs peer median -39.8xmedian 1.0x 7.4xmedian 1.0x 3.1xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 2.95median 0.57 1.00median 0.57 -12.02median 1.19

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 monthsPMVPRBPFGC
Revenue $43.14B $2.94M $67.84B
Gross profit $29.20B $737.52K $8.09B
Operating income $16.66B -$1.71M $887.50M
Net income $11.34B $1.00M $359.30M
Free cash flow $13.60B $1.51M $1.03B
EPS (diluted) $6.86 $0.01 $2.29
Cash & equivalents $6.68B $2.14M $92.40M
Total debt $47.56B $2.40M $5.01B
Shares (diluted) 1.56B 91.75M 157.00M
Enterprise value $294.85B $2.77M $14.80B

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
MetricPMVPRBPFGC
P/E 29.5x 8.2x 41.7x
P/FCF 23.2x 5.5x 14.6x
P/Operating cash flow 20.8x 5.5x 10.6x
P/S 7.3x 2.8x 0.2x
P/B -39.8x 7.4x 3.1x
P/Tangible book -17.8x 7.8x 4.5x
EV/EBITDA 19.1x – 11.6x
EV/EBIT 21.4x -4.0x 22.5x
EV/Revenue 8.3x 2.3x 0.3x
EV/FCF 26.2x 4.5x 19.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 23.5x 4.5x 14.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.95 1.00 -12.02

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPMVPRBPFGC
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.9% -32.5% 7.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.0% -28.2% 5.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 9.0% -38.8% 9.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 10.5% -33.1% 9.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 12.7% -12.3% 8.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 12.9% -62.2% 5.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 24.4% 188.4% 5.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 10.3% 6.8% -3.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 24.0% 188.4% 5.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 10.0% 8.2% -3.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 31.5% 767.4% 16.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 19.0% 6.5% 19.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 34.3% 767.4% 46.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 32.4% 6.5% 22.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPMVPRBPFGC
Gross margin 67.7% 25.1% 11.9%
EBITDA margin 43.4% – 2.5%
Operating margin 38.6% -58.1% 1.3%
Pretax margin 36.4% 39.2% 0.7%
Net margin 24.8% 34.1% 0.5%
FCF margin 31.5% 51.4% 1.5%
Operating cash flow margin 35.1% 51.4% 2.1%
Return on equity – 46.4% 7.5%
Return on assets 16.8% 16.1% 1.9%
Return on invested capital 32.1% -50.3% 6.6%
Return on capital employed 39.4% -105.1% 6.6%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.8x 3.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.5x 3.9x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPMVPRBPFGC
Debt / assets 71.3% 21.0% 26.6%
Debt / equity -6.0x 0.6x 1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.2x – 2.9x
Debt / FCF 3.5x 0.5x 4.9x
Liabilities / assets 111.9% 66.7% 74.0%
Equity / assets -11.9% 33.3% 26.0%
Interest coverage – -10.1x 2.1x
Current ratio 1.0x 1.6x 1.5x
Quick ratio 0.5x 1.3x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.3x 1.0x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 4.79 -1.19 4.72

Shareholder Returns

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

ConsensusPMVPRBPFGC
Forward P/E 23.3xFY2026 – 16.5xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $8.68FY2026 – $5.82FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +15.1%FY2026 – +27.9%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after -0.8% – +19.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $42.48BFY2026 – $75.58BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +4.5%FY2026 – +11.4%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +4.1% – +5.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPMVPRBPFGC
Held by institutions 83.5% – 100.0%
Institutions holding 2,928 – 529
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.5% – -0.9%
Institutions buying 1,471 – 303
Institutions selling 1,001 – 152
Buyers to sellers 1.47 – 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.

PMVPRBPFGC
PM 1.00 0.07 0.25
VPRB 0.07 1.00 0.03
PFGC 0.25 0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PM, VPRB and PFGC?

Philip Morris International (PM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Philip Morris International (PM) $315.86B, VPR Brands (VPRB) $8.26M, Performance Food (PFGC) $15.02B.

Which stock is cheaper, PM, VPRB and PFGC?

VPR Brands (VPRB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Philip Morris International (PM) 29.5x, VPR Brands (VPRB) 8.2x, Performance Food (PFGC) 41.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Performance Food (PFGC) is cheapest (Philip Morris International (PM) 23.3x, Performance Food (PFGC) 16.5x). 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: Philip Morris International (PM) +7.9%, VPR Brands (VPRB) -32.5%, Performance Food (PFGC) +7.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

VPR Brands (VPRB) has the highest net margin (Philip Morris International (PM) 24.8%, VPR Brands (VPRB) 34.1%, Performance Food (PFGC) 0.5%). On return on invested capital, Philip Morris International (PM) leads (Philip Morris International (PM) 32.1%, VPR Brands (VPRB) -50.3%, Performance Food (PFGC) 6.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year VPR Brands (VPRB) returned the most: Philip Morris International (PM) +32.3%, VPR Brands (VPRB) +350.0%, Performance Food (PFGC) -3.7%. Over five years, VPR Brands (VPRB) compounded fastest (Philip Morris International (PM) +16.1%/yr, VPR Brands (VPRB) +17.6%/yr, Performance Food (PFGC) +16.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Philip Morris International (PM) 2.97%. VPR Brands (VPRB) and Performance Food (PFGC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Philip Morris International (PM) has been the steadiest (Philip Morris International (PM) 28.2%, VPR Brands (VPRB) 284.6%, Performance Food (PFGC) 29.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PM, VPRB 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, Philip Morris International (PM) leads on 6. 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.