PYYX vs RLX vs SMG Stock Comparison

Pyxus International, RLX Technology and Scotts Miracle-Gro 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
2 wins
RLX RLX Technology Inc.
$1.59 -7.0% 1M -33.5% 1Y
Market cap
$1.96B
P/E
33.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$700.66M
Div. yield
–
Tobacco Consumer Staples
5 wins
SMG Scotts Miracle-Gro Co
$61.86 +25.2% 1M +14.5% 1Y
Market cap
$3.63B
P/E
49.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.48B
Div. yield
0.04%
Agricultural Products Consumer Staples
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

RLX Technology leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (RLX Technology 5, Scotts Miracle-Gro 4, Pyxus International 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPYYXRLXSMGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $57.83M $1.96B $3.63B SMG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 2.6x 33.1x 49.2x PYYX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 11.4x 13.5x RLX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -0.6% +54.5% +4.6% RLX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.0% 8.5% 2.1% RLX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.0% 3.6% 12.0% SMG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.9x — 4.6x SMG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.00% 0.04% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +4.4% -33.5% +14.5% SMG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +5.5%/yr -20.0%/yr -16.1%/yr PYYX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 99.6% 29.7% 38.4% RLX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 78/100 57/100 RLX

Percentile Scorecard

PYYXRLXSMG

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

AxisPYYXRLXSMG
Valuation 70 #11 of 34 60 #16 of 38 49 #18 of 34
Growth 100 #1 of 30 82 #7 of 35 90 #4 of 30
Profitability 56 #13 of 28 74 #10 of 35 93 #3 of 28
Financial Health 11 #32 of 36 97 #2 of 37 17 #30 of 36
Shareholder Returns – – 35 #16 of 24
Overall 59 78 57
  • PYYX ranked among 38 companies in Agribusiness
  • RLX ranked among 40 companies in Tobacco and Cannabis
  • SMG ranked among 38 companies in Agribusiness

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPYYXRLXSMGSPY
1 month -21.4%-7.0%+25.2% +0.7%
3 months -27.7%-20.1%-9.4% +3.7%
6 months -20.3%-28.1%-1.3% +7.1%
Year to date -33.2%-31.8%+6.0% +12.8%
1 year +4.4%-33.5%+14.5% +11.9%
3 years +95.8%-5.9%+37.0% +85.2%
3 years, per year +25.1%-2.0%+11.1% +22.8%
5 years +30.6%-67.3%-58.3% +67.6%
5 years, per year +5.5%-20.0%-16.1% +10.9%
10 years ——-29.9% +262.0%
10 years, per year ——-3.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasurePYYXRLXSMGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 99.6%29.7%38.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 119.7%31.1%37.6% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.300.490.70 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.04-1.130.38 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -96.0%-82.9%-77.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -41.3%-38.1%-15.8% -1.2%
52-week high $4.00$2.57$73.48 $779.14
52-week low $2.11$1.59$48.44 $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.

MultiplePYYXRLXSMG
P/E now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 15.9x 32.8xmedian 16.9x 48.7xmedian 15.9x
P/S now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 0.4x 3.5xmedian 0.9x 1.0xmedian 0.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.2xmedian 8.8x —median 9.8x 12.6xmedian 8.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median -0.6xmedian 15.9x 32.7xmedian 23.9x 13.7xmedian 15.9x
P/B now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 1.0x 1.1xmedian 1.0x -17.3xmedian 1.0x
PEG now vs peer median 0.06median 1.34 -0.96median 0.54 1.34median 1.34

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 monthsPYYXRLXSMG
Revenue $2.34B $700.66M $3.48B
Gross profit $343.47M $226.56M $1.11B
Operating income $157.37M $84.78M $382.50M
Net income $23.64M $145.36M $73.90M
Free cash flow -$94.83M $75.29M $263.30M
R&D – $19.19M –
EPS (diluted) $0.89 $0.05 $1.25
Cash & equivalents $175.91M $682.25M $27.70M
Total debt $5.71B $74.18M $2.11B
Shares (diluted) 26.06M 1.22B 59.20M
Enterprise value -$474.63M -$1.81B $3.56B

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
MetricPYYXRLXSMG
P/E 2.6x 32.8x 48.7x
P/FCF -0.6x 32.7x 13.7x
P/Operating cash flow -0.8x 32.7x 9.7x
P/S 0.0x 3.5x 1.0x
P/B 0.3x 1.1x -17.3x
P/Tangible book 0.4x 1.1x -6.4x
EV/EBITDA 6.2x – 12.6x
EV/EBIT 7.4x 17.8x 14.9x
EV/Revenue 0.5x 2.2x 1.6x
EV/FCF -12.3x 20.0x 21.6x
EV/Operating cash flow -16.0x 20.0x 15.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.06 -0.96 1.34

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPYYXRLXSMG
Revenue growth (1Y) -0.6% 54.5% 4.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.6% 36.5% -1.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.8% 81.1% 13.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.4% 25.3% 19.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 17.6% 551.7% 23.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 8.5% 54.5% 178.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 657.0% 41.4% 39.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 44.7% 57.6% 36.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 529.6% -53.3% 37.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 43.2% -34.3% 36.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 71.6% -50.1% 17.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 26.2% 33.2% -12.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 66.0% -50.1% 7.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 21.9% 33.2% -16.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPYYXRLXSMG
Gross margin 14.7% 32.3% 31.8%
EBITDA margin 8.1% – 13.0%
Operating margin 6.7% 12.1% 11.0%
Pretax margin 1.0% 23.5% 7.2%
Net margin 1.0% 8.5% 2.1%
FCF margin -4.0% 10.7% 7.6%
Operating cash flow margin -3.1% 10.7% 10.6%
Return on equity 13.4% 6.3% –
Return on assets 1.3% 5.8% 1.9%
Return on invested capital 2.0% 3.6% 12.0%
Return on capital employed 26.5% 3.6% 17.6%
Asset turnover 1.3x 0.3x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -3.1x 0.5x 5.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.0% – 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPYYXRLXSMG
Debt / assets 63.7% 1.0% 66.7%
Debt / equity 7.3x 0.0x -10.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.9x – 4.6x
Debt / FCF -13.5x 0.3x 8.0x
Liabilities / assets 91.3% 7.3% 106.6%
Equity / assets 8.7% 92.7% -6.6%
Interest coverage – – 3.4x
Current ratio 1.3x 10.6x 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.3x 7.3x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.1x 6.5x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 1.51 – 2.41

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPYYXRLXSMG
Dividend yield – 6.3% 4.3%
Net buyback yield – – 0.2%
Shareholder yield – 6.3% 4.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 208.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 58.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 0.4%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 1.3%

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.

ConsensusPYYXRLXSMG
Forward P/E – 11.4xFY2026 13.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $0.14FY2026 $4.59FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +40.0%FY2026 +22.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +7.1% +7.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $953.56MFY2026 $3.16BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +68.5%FY2026 -7.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +26.1% +9.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPYYXRLXSMG
Held by institutions – 21.6% 86.5%
Institutions holding – 104 466
Change in shares held, QoQ – +4.5% +9.2%
Institutions buying – 42 244
Institutions selling – 46 138
Buyers to sellers – 0.91 1.77

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.

PYYXRLXSMG
PYYX 1.00 -0.05 0.12
RLX -0.05 1.00 -0.01
SMG 0.12 -0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PYYX, RLX and SMG?

Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Pyxus International (PYYX) $57.83M, RLX Technology (RLX) $1.96B, Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG) $3.63B.

Which stock is cheaper, PYYX, RLX and SMG?

Pyxus International (PYYX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Pyxus International (PYYX) 2.6x, RLX Technology (RLX) 33.1x, Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG) 49.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, RLX Technology (RLX) is cheapest (RLX Technology (RLX) 11.4x, Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG) 13.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

RLX Technology (RLX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Pyxus International (PYYX) -0.6%, RLX Technology (RLX) +54.5%, Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG) +4.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

RLX Technology (RLX) has the highest net margin (Pyxus International (PYYX) 1.0%, RLX Technology (RLX) 8.5%, Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG) 2.1%). On return on invested capital, Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG) leads (Pyxus International (PYYX) 2.0%, RLX Technology (RLX) 3.6%, Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG) 12.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG) returned the most: Pyxus International (PYYX) +4.4%, RLX Technology (RLX) -33.5%, Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG) +14.5%. Over five years, Pyxus International (PYYX) compounded fastest (Pyxus International (PYYX) +5.5%/yr, RLX Technology (RLX) -20.0%/yr, Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG) -16.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: RLX Technology (RLX) 0.00%, Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG) 0.04%. Pyxus International (PYYX) and RLX Technology (RLX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, RLX Technology (RLX) has been the steadiest (Pyxus International (PYYX) 99.6%, RLX Technology (RLX) 29.7%, Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG) 38.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PYYX, RLX and SMG?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, RLX Technology (RLX) leads on 5. 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.