PPC vs HRL vs TSN Stock Comparison

Pilgrims Pride, Hormel Foods and Tyson Foods Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
PPC Pilgrims Pride Corp
$27.33 -1.8% 1M -27.1% 1Y
Market cap
$6.39B
P/E
11.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.44B
Div. yield
–
Meat and Poultry Consumer Staples
7 wins
HRL Hormel Foods Corp /De/
$20.95 +6.3% 1M -12.1% 1Y
Market cap
$11.43B
P/E
33.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$12.15B
Div. yield
0.06%
Packaged Foods Consumer Staples
1 win
TSN Tyson Foods, Inc.
$56.40 +10.8% 1M +9.8% 1Y
Market cap
$19.59B
P/E
34.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$55.69B
Div. yield
0.04%
Meat and Poultry Consumer Staples
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Pilgrims Pride leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Pilgrims Pride 7, Tyson Foods 4, Hormel Foods 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPPCHRLTSNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.39B $11.43B $19.59B TSN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.7x 33.3x 34.1x PPC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.8x 15.0x 17.2x PPC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.4% +0.7% +2.9% TSN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.0% 2.8% 1.0% PPC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.5% 3.5% 3.5% PPC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 1.8x 2.8x PPC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.06% 0.04% HRL
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -27.1% -12.1% +9.8% TSN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.1%/yr -13.1%/yr -6.9%/yr PPC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.4% 30.0% 26.8% TSN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 49/100 54/100 PPC

Percentile Scorecard

PPCHRLTSN

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

AxisPPCHRLTSN
Valuation 73 #10 of 34 66 #16 of 45 52 #17 of 34
Growth 63 #12 of 31 27 #31 of 42 57 #14 of 31
Profitability 79 #7 of 29 49 #21 of 40 46 #16 of 29
Financial Health 53 #18 of 37 74 #13 of 47 67 #13 of 37
Shareholder Returns – 30 #22 of 31 50 #13 of 25
Overall 67 49 54
  • PPC ranked among 38 companies in Agribusiness
  • HRL ranked among 48 companies in Branded Foods
  • TSN ranked among 38 companies in Agribusiness

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPPCHRLTSNSPY
1 month -1.8%+6.3%+10.8% -0.8%
3 months -6.4%-19.6%-7.1% +3.5%
6 months -17.5%-2.4%-11.3% +7.0%
Year to date -29.9%-11.6%-3.8% +12.2%
1 year -27.1%-12.1%+9.8% +13.0%
3 years +11.4%-33.3%+23.6% +86.3%
3 years, per year +3.7%-12.6%+7.3% +23.1%
5 years -5.2%-50.4%-30.1% +68.6%
5 years, per year -1.1%-13.1%-6.9% +11.0%
10 years +32.2%-45.0%-17.9% +258.0%
10 years, per year +2.8%-5.8%-1.9% +13.6%

Risk

MeasurePPCHRLTSNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.4%30.0%26.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.1%29.8%25.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.08-0.18-0.07 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.77-0.400.37 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.2%-65.0%-54.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -37.5%-21.0%-18.0% -1.8%
52-week high $43.76$26.51$68.75 $779.14
52-week low $25.20$19.20$50.47 $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.

MultiplePPCHRLTSN
P/E now vs peer median 11.9xmedian 15.2x 33.7xmedian 20.5x 34.6xmedian 15.2x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 0.5x 0.9xmedian 0.8x 0.4xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.4xmedian 9.0x 12.5xmedian 12.3x 10.5xmedian 9.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 24.1xmedian 15.1x 14.8xmedian 14.0x 17.1xmedian 15.1x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.1x 1.5xmedian 1.4x 1.1xmedian 1.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.25median 1.27 -1.25median 0.42 1.82median 1.27

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 monthsPPCHRLTSN
Revenue $18.44B $12.15B $55.69B
Gross profit $1.77B $1.90B $3.42B
Operating income $925.22M $573.89M $1.26B
Net income $545.82M $342.71M $598.00M
Free cash flow $270.19M $780.87M $1.16B
EPS (diluted) $2.28 $0.62 $1.62
Cash & equivalents $388.84M $839.64M $740.00M
Total debt $2.86B $2.86B $8.01B
Shares (diluted) 238.84M 551.07M 355.00M
Enterprise value $4.21B $8.10B $15.84B

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
MetricPPCHRLTSN
P/E 11.9x 33.7x 34.6x
P/FCF 24.1x 14.8x 17.1x
P/Operating cash flow 5.3x 10.6x 9.9x
P/S 0.4x 0.9x 0.4x
P/B 1.7x 1.5x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 2.2x 1.8x 1.6x
EV/EBITDA 6.4x 12.5x 10.5x
EV/EBIT 9.7x 23.6x 21.6x
EV/Revenue 0.5x 1.1x 0.5x
EV/FCF 33.2x 17.3x 23.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.4x 12.4x 13.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.25 -1.25 1.82

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPPCHRLTSN
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.4% 0.7% 2.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.6% -0.1% 1.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -29.3% -3.2% -12.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 19.3% -2.5% -0.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) -46.6% -43.2% -14.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 33.0% -21.1% 14.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -55.9% -54.6% -26.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 47.4% -26.9% 21.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -56.0% -54.6% -26.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 47.5% -27.0% 19.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -24.7% 17.3% -10.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 53.5% -0.3% -3.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -35.0% 24.4% -10.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -6.8% -2.5% 128.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPPCHRLTSN
Gross margin 9.6% 15.7% 6.1%
EBITDA margin 7.6% 8.9% 4.6%
Operating margin 5.0% 4.7% 2.3%
Pretax margin 4.3% 4.3% 1.5%
Net margin 3.0% 2.8% 1.0%
FCF margin 1.5% 6.4% 2.1%
Operating cash flow margin 6.6% 9.0% 3.6%
Return on equity 14.6% 4.3% 3.3%
Return on assets 5.4% 2.6% 1.7%
Return on invested capital 9.5% 3.5% 3.5%
Return on capital employed 12.6% 5.0% 4.4%
Asset turnover 1.8x 0.9x 1.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.2x 3.2x 3.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.1% 0.2% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPPCHRLTSN
Debt / assets 28.5% 21.5% 22.5%
Debt / equity 0.8x 0.4x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 1.8x 2.8x
Debt / FCF 10.6x 3.7x 6.9x
Liabilities / assets 62.5% 40.9% 48.9%
Equity / assets 37.5% 59.1% 51.1%
Interest coverage 5.6x 7.3x 3.1x
Current ratio 1.4x 1.9x 1.4x
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.9x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.5x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 3.21 3.26 3.19

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPPCHRLTSN
Dividend yield – 5.6% 3.6%
Net buyback yield – – 1.3%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 5.6% 4.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 187.0% 117.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 82.1% 60.5%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 1.9% 1.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 3.1% 1.8%

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.

ConsensusPPCHRLTSN
Forward P/E 12.8xFY2026 15.0xFY2026 17.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.14FY2026 $1.40FY2026 $3.27FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -58.6%FY2026 +2.2%FY2026 -20.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +20.1% +17.9% +15.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $17.77BFY2026 $11.68BFY2026 $59.23BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -3.9%FY2026 -3.5%FY2026 +8.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +10.5% +2.2% -9.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPPCHRLTSN
Held by institutions 20.6% 43.8% 73.5%
Institutions holding 339 622 877
Change in shares held, QoQ +9.8% -4.0% +3.8%
Institutions buying 201 323 407
Institutions selling 106 230 353
Buyers to sellers 1.90 1.40 1.15

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.

PPCHRLTSN
PPC 1.00 0.30 0.40
HRL 0.30 1.00 0.22
TSN 0.40 0.22 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PPC, HRL and TSN?

Tyson Foods (TSN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Pilgrims Pride (PPC) $6.39B, Hormel Foods (HRL) $11.43B, Tyson Foods (TSN) $19.59B.

Which stock is cheaper, PPC, HRL and TSN?

Pilgrims Pride (PPC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Pilgrims Pride (PPC) 11.7x, Hormel Foods (HRL) 33.3x, Tyson Foods (TSN) 34.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Pilgrims Pride (PPC) is cheapest (Pilgrims Pride (PPC) 12.8x, Hormel Foods (HRL) 15.0x, Tyson Foods (TSN) 17.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Tyson Foods (TSN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Pilgrims Pride (PPC) +1.4%, Hormel Foods (HRL) +0.7%, Tyson Foods (TSN) +2.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Pilgrims Pride (PPC) has the highest net margin (Pilgrims Pride (PPC) 3.0%, Hormel Foods (HRL) 2.8%, Tyson Foods (TSN) 1.0%). On return on invested capital, Pilgrims Pride (PPC) leads (Pilgrims Pride (PPC) 9.5%, Hormel Foods (HRL) 3.5%, Tyson Foods (TSN) 3.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Tyson Foods (TSN) returned the most: Pilgrims Pride (PPC) -27.1%, Hormel Foods (HRL) -12.1%, Tyson Foods (TSN) +9.8%. Over five years, Pilgrims Pride (PPC) compounded fastest (Pilgrims Pride (PPC) -1.1%/yr, Hormel Foods (HRL) -13.1%/yr, Tyson Foods (TSN) -6.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Hormel Foods (HRL) has the highest dividend yield: Pilgrims Pride (PPC) 0.00%, Hormel Foods (HRL) 0.06%, Tyson Foods (TSN) 0.04%. Pilgrims Pride (PPC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Tyson Foods (TSN) has been the steadiest (Pilgrims Pride (PPC) 35.4%, Hormel Foods (HRL) 30.0%, Tyson Foods (TSN) 26.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PPC, HRL and TSN?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Pilgrims Pride (PPC) leads on 7. 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.