PYYX vs VPRB vs INGR Stock Comparison

Pyxus International, VPR Brands and Ingredion Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
PYYX Pyxus International, Inc.
$2.53 -21.2% 1M +1.2% 1Y
Market cap
$62.26M
P/E
2.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.34B
Div. yield
–
Agricultural Products Consumer Staples
2 wins
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
3 wins
INGR Ingredion Inc
$94.79 -2.0% 1M -19.3% 1Y
Market cap
$5.98B
P/E
10.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.22B
Div. yield
3.47%
Agricultural Products Consumer Staples
5 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Ingredion leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Ingredion 5, VPR Brands 3, Pyxus International 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPYYXVPRBINGRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $62.26M $8.26M $5.98B INGR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 2.9x 8.2x 10.1x PYYX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 8.9x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -0.6% -32.5% -1.4% PYYX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.0% 34.1% 8.2% VPRB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.0% -50.3% 10.1% INGR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.9x — 0.8x INGR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 3.47% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +1.2% +350.0% -19.3% VPRB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.5%/yr +17.6%/yr -0.1%/yr VPRB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 99.8% 284.6% 18.3% INGR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 58/100 77/100 INGR

Percentile Scorecard

PYYXVPRBINGR

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

AxisPYYXVPRBINGR
Valuation 73 #10 of 34 62 #15 of 38 67 #12 of 34
Growth 100 #1 of 31 32 #24 of 35 43 #18 of 31
Profitability 54 #14 of 29 80 #8 of 36 96 #2 of 29
Financial Health 11 #32 of 36 58 #17 of 39 89 #5 of 36
Shareholder Returns – – 88 #4 of 25
Overall 59 58 77
  • PYYX ranked among 38 companies in Agribusiness
  • VPRB ranked among 40 companies in Tobacco and Cannabis
  • INGR ranked among 38 companies in Agribusiness

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPYYXVPRBINGRSPY
1 month -21.2%+12.5%-2.0% -0.2%
3 months -27.5%-25.0%-7.7% +3.9%
6 months -14.2%+350.0%-16.1% +8.2%
Year to date -28.1%+200.0%-14.0% +12.9%
1 year +1.2%+350.0%-19.3% +12.3%
3 years +110.8%-43.8%+2.3% +87.4%
3 years, per year +28.2%-17.5%+0.8% +23.3%
5 years +24.6%+125.0%-0.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year +4.5%+17.6%-0.1% +10.9%
10 years —-83.6%-26.6% +261.1%
10 years, per year —-16.6%-3.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasurePYYXVPRBINGRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 99.8%284.6%18.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 120.6%457.5%19.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.29-3.040.09 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.011.23-1.06 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -96.0%-90.9%-39.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -36.8%-30.8%-21.3% -1.2%
52-week high $4.00$0.13$120.41 $779.14
52-week low $2.11$0.02$94.18 $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.

MultiplePYYXVPRBINGR
P/E now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 14.8x 8.2xmedian 16.7x 10.1xmedian 14.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 0.5x 2.8xmedian 0.9x 0.8xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.2xmedian 9.1x —median 12.9x 6.3xmedian 9.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median -0.7xmedian 15.0x 5.5xmedian 23.2x 16.8xmedian 15.0x
P/B now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 1.1x 7.4xmedian 1.0x 1.3xmedian 1.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.07median 1.28 1.00median 0.57 3.63median 1.28

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 monthsPYYXVPRBINGR
Revenue $2.34B $2.94M $7.22B
Gross profit $343.47M $737.52K $1.71B
Operating income $157.37M -$1.71M $860.00M
Net income $23.64M $1.00M $596.00M
Free cash flow -$94.83M $1.51M $355.00M
EPS (diluted) $0.89 $0.01 $9.26
Cash & equivalents $175.91M $2.14M $948.00M
Total debt $5.71B $2.40M $1.78B
Shares (diluted) 26.06M 91.75M 63.90M
Enterprise value -$470.20M $2.77M $2.15B

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
MetricPYYXVPRBINGR
P/E 2.9x 8.2x 10.1x
P/FCF -0.7x 5.5x 16.8x
P/Operating cash flow -0.9x 5.5x 7.4x
P/S 0.0x 2.8x 0.8x
P/B 0.4x 7.4x 1.3x
P/Tangible book 0.4x 7.8x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA 6.2x – 6.3x
EV/EBIT 7.4x -4.0x 7.9x
EV/Revenue 0.5x 2.3x 0.9x
EV/FCF -12.3x 4.5x 19.2x
EV/Operating cash flow -16.1x 4.5x 8.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.07 1.00 3.63

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPYYXVPRBINGR
Revenue growth (1Y) -0.6% -32.5% -1.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.6% -28.2% -4.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.8% -38.8% -8.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.4% -33.1% 1.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 17.6% -12.3% -12.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 8.5% -62.2% -0.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 657.0% 188.4% -12.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 44.7% 6.8% 1.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 529.6% 188.4% -10.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 43.2% 8.2% 2.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 71.6% 767.4% -31.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 26.2% 6.5% 22.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 66.0% 767.4% -56.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 21.9% 6.5% 41.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPYYXVPRBINGR
Gross margin 14.7% 25.1% 23.7%
EBITDA margin 8.1% – 15.0%
Operating margin 6.7% -58.1% 11.9%
Pretax margin 1.0% 39.2% 11.3%
Net margin 1.0% 34.1% 8.2%
FCF margin -4.0% 51.4% 4.9%
Operating cash flow margin -3.1% 51.4% 11.2%
Return on equity 13.4% 46.4% 13.4%
Return on assets 1.3% 16.1% 7.5%
Return on invested capital 2.0% -50.3% 10.1%
Return on capital employed 26.5% -105.1% 12.8%
Asset turnover 1.3x 0.8x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -3.1x 1.5x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.0% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPYYXVPRBINGR
Debt / assets 63.7% 21.0% 22.1%
Debt / equity 7.3x 0.6x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.9x – 0.8x
Debt / FCF -13.5x 0.5x 5.0x
Liabilities / assets 91.3% 66.7% 43.9%
Equity / assets 8.7% 33.3% 56.1%
Interest coverage – -10.1x 10.8x
Current ratio 1.3x 1.6x 2.8x
Quick ratio 0.3x 1.3x 1.9x
Cash ratio 0.1x 1.0x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 1.51 -1.19 3.59

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPYYXVPRBINGR
Dividend yield – – 3.5%
Net buyback yield – – 3.1%
Shareholder yield – – 6.5%
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.

ConsensusPYYXVPRBINGR
Forward P/E – – 8.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – – $10.67FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – -4.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – +0.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year – – $7.35BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – – +1.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – – -3.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPYYXVPRBINGR
Held by institutions – – 98.4%
Institutions holding – – 613
Change in shares held, QoQ – – +0.1%
Institutions buying – – 295
Institutions selling – – 225
Buyers to sellers – – 1.31

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.

PYYXVPRBINGR
PYYX 1.00 0.04 -0.05
VPRB 0.04 1.00 -0.02
INGR -0.05 -0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PYYX, VPRB and INGR?

Ingredion (INGR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Pyxus International (PYYX) $62.26M, VPR Brands (VPRB) $8.26M, Ingredion (INGR) $5.98B.

Which stock is cheaper, PYYX, VPRB and INGR?

Pyxus International (PYYX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Pyxus International (PYYX) 2.9x, VPR Brands (VPRB) 8.2x, Ingredion (INGR) 10.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Pyxus International (PYYX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Pyxus International (PYYX) -0.6%, VPR Brands (VPRB) -32.5%, Ingredion (INGR) -1.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

VPR Brands (VPRB) has the highest net margin (Pyxus International (PYYX) 1.0%, VPR Brands (VPRB) 34.1%, Ingredion (INGR) 8.2%). On return on invested capital, Ingredion (INGR) leads (Pyxus International (PYYX) 2.0%, VPR Brands (VPRB) -50.3%, Ingredion (INGR) 10.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year VPR Brands (VPRB) returned the most: Pyxus International (PYYX) +1.2%, VPR Brands (VPRB) +350.0%, Ingredion (INGR) -19.3%. Over five years, VPR Brands (VPRB) compounded fastest (Pyxus International (PYYX) +4.5%/yr, VPR Brands (VPRB) +17.6%/yr, Ingredion (INGR) -0.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Ingredion (INGR) 3.47%. Pyxus International (PYYX) and VPR Brands (VPRB) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ingredion (INGR) has been the steadiest (Pyxus International (PYYX) 99.8%, VPR Brands (VPRB) 284.6%, Ingredion (INGR) 18.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PYYX, VPRB and INGR?

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