PYYX vs BTI vs ESGH Stock Comparison

Pyxus International, British American Tobacco p.l.c and Esg Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
PYYX Pyxus International, Inc.
$2.35 -21.4% 1M +4.4% 1Y
Market cap
$57.83M
P/E
2.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.34B
Div. yield
–
Agricultural Products Consumer Staples
3 wins
ESGH ESG Inc.
$2.78 +39.0% 1M -46.5% 1Y
Market cap
$60.66M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.80M
Div. yield
–
Agricultural Products Consumer Staples
1 win

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

British American Tobacco p.l.c leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (British American Tobacco p.l.c 4, Pyxus International 3, Esg 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPYYXBTIESGHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $57.83M $138.31B $60.66M BTI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 2.6x — -16.4x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 13.1x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -0.6% — -84.8% PYYX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.0% — -205.3% PYYX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.0% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.9x — -0.2x ESGH
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 5.42% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +4.4% +14.0% -46.5% BTI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +5.5%/yr +11.4%/yr — BTI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 99.6% 26.0% 158.7% BTI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 — 18/100 PYYX

Percentile Scorecard

PYYXBTIESGH

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

AxisPYYXBTIESGH
Valuation 70 #11 of 34 – 21 #27 of 34
Growth 100 #1 of 30 – 14 #26 of 30
Profitability 56 #13 of 28 – 22 #22 of 28
Financial Health 11 #32 of 36 24 #30 of 39 14 #31 of 36
Shareholder Returns – – –
Overall 59 – 18
  • PYYX ranked among 38 companies in Agribusiness
  • BTI ranked among 40 companies in Tobacco and Cannabis
  • ESGH ranked among 38 companies in Agribusiness

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPYYXBTIESGHSPY
1 month -21.4%+6.7%+39.0% +0.9%
3 months -27.7%-5.2%+73.7% +5.9%
6 months -20.3%+4.1%+11.2% +8.5%
Year to date -33.2%+5.6%-46.5% +13.3%
1 year +4.4%+14.0%-46.5% +12.4%
3 years +95.8%+106.5%+178.0% +88.1%
3 years, per year +25.1%+27.4%+40.6% +23.5%
5 years +30.6%+71.3%— +68.2%
5 years, per year +5.5%+11.4%— +11.0%
10 years —+4.8%— +263.4%
10 years, per year —+0.5%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasurePYYXBTIESGHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 99.6%26.0%158.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 119.7%24.6%239.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.300.13-0.16 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.040.54-0.29 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -96.0%-39.8%-93.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -41.3%-10.3%-49.7% -0.9%
52-week high $4.00$66.70$5.53 $779.14
52-week low $2.11$51.19$0.85 $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.

MultiplePYYXBTIESGH
P/E now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 16.0x —median 16.6x -16.4xmedian 16.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 0.5x —median 0.9x 33.7xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.2xmedian 9.1x —median 12.9x -35.2xmedian 9.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median -0.6xmedian 15.8x —median 23.3x 38.4xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 1.0x 2.2xmedian 1.0x -162.1xmedian 1.0x
PEG now vs peer median 0.06median 1.29 —median 0.57 —median 1.29

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 monthsPYYXBTIESGH
Revenue $2.34B – $1.80M
Gross profit $343.47M – $436.95K
Operating income $157.37M – -$3.57M
Net income $23.64M – -$3.14M
Free cash flow -$94.83M – $1.58M
EPS (diluted) $0.89 – $-0.17
Cash & equivalents $175.91M $3.34B $161.10K
Total debt $5.71B $198.75B $13.03M
Shares (diluted) 26.06M 2.20B 21.82M
Enterprise value -$474.63M $114.96B $60.10M

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
MetricPYYXBTIESGH
P/E 2.6x – -16.4x
P/FCF -0.6x – 38.4x
P/Operating cash flow -0.8x – 39.2x
P/S 0.0x – 33.7x
P/B 0.3x 2.2x -162.1x
P/Tangible book 0.4x 2.2x -162.1x
EV/EBITDA 6.2x – -35.2x
EV/EBIT 7.4x – -17.1x
EV/Revenue 0.5x – 33.9x
EV/FCF -12.3x – 38.6x
EV/Operating cash flow -16.0x – 39.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.06 – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPYYXBTIESGH
Revenue growth (1Y) -0.6% – -84.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.6% – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.8% – -90.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.4% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 17.6% – -309.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 8.5% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 657.0% – -302.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 44.7% – –
EPS growth (1Y) 529.6% – -363.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 43.2% – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 71.6% – 99,243%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 26.2% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 66.0% – 350.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 21.9% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPYYXBTIESGH
Gross margin 14.7% – 24.3%
EBITDA margin 8.1% – -96.2%
Operating margin 6.7% – -198.3%
Pretax margin 1.0% – -213.0%
Net margin 1.0% – -205.3%
FCF margin -4.0% – 87.6%
Operating cash flow margin -3.1% – 86.0%
Return on equity 13.4% – -73.8%
Return on assets 1.3% – -29.5%
Return on invested capital 2.0% – –
Return on capital employed 26.5% – -27.6%
Asset turnover 1.3x – 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -3.1x – -0.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.0% – 34.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPYYXBTIESGH
Debt / assets 63.7% 32.3% 252.2%
Debt / equity 7.3x 0.8x -1.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.9x – -0.2x
Debt / FCF -13.5x – 0.3x
Liabilities / assets 91.3% 57.1% 296.1%
Equity / assets 8.7% 42.9% -196.1%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.3x 0.8x 0.3x
Quick ratio 0.3x 0.5x 0.3x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.2x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 1.51 – 1.86

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPYYXBTIESGH
Dividend yield – 5.4% –
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield – 5.4% –
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.

ConsensusPYYXBTIESGH
Forward P/E – 13.1xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year – $4.56FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY – -5.2%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +18.4% –
Revenue, next fiscal year – $32.92BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY – -8.7%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after – +12.8% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPYYXBTIESGH
Held by institutions – 15.0% –
Institutions holding – 906 –
Change in shares held, QoQ – +2.7% –
Institutions buying – 488 –
Institutions selling – 264 –
Buyers to sellers – 1.85 –

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.

PYYXBTIESGH
PYYX 1.00 -0.07 0.04
BTI -0.07 1.00 0.09
ESGH 0.04 0.09 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PYYX, BTI and ESGH?

British American Tobacco p.l.c (BTI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Pyxus International (PYYX) $57.83M, British American Tobacco p.l.c (BTI) $138.31B, Esg (ESGH) $60.66M.

Which company is growing faster?

Pyxus International (PYYX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Pyxus International (PYYX) -0.6%, Esg (ESGH) -84.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Pyxus International (PYYX) has the highest net margin (Pyxus International (PYYX) 1.0%, Esg (ESGH) -205.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year British American Tobacco p.l.c (BTI) returned the most: Pyxus International (PYYX) +4.4%, British American Tobacco p.l.c (BTI) +14.0%, Esg (ESGH) -46.5%. Over five years, British American Tobacco p.l.c (BTI) compounded fastest (Pyxus International (PYYX) +5.5%/yr, British American Tobacco p.l.c (BTI) +11.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: British American Tobacco p.l.c (BTI) 5.42%. Pyxus International (PYYX) and Esg (ESGH) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, British American Tobacco p.l.c (BTI) has been the steadiest (Pyxus International (PYYX) 99.6%, British American Tobacco p.l.c (BTI) 26.0%, Esg (ESGH) 158.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PYYX, BTI and ESGH?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, British American Tobacco p.l.c (BTI) 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.