REYN vs PG vs CL Stock Comparison

Reynolds Consumer Products, Procter & Gamble and Colgate Palmolive Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
PG PROCTER & GAMBLE Co
$159.94 +9.4% 1M +4.9% 1Y
Market cap
$369.77B
P/E
23.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$87.92B
Div. yield
–
Household Products Consumer Staples
4 wins
CL Colgate Palmolive Co
$93.11 +8.2% 1M +19.4% 1Y
Market cap
$73.71B
P/E
36.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$21.05B
Div. yield
0.02%
Personal Care Products Consumer Staples
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Procter & Gamble leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Procter & Gamble 4, Colgate Palmolive 4, Reynolds Consumer Products 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionREYNPGCLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.84B $369.77B $73.71B PG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.1x 23.1x 36.2x REYN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.9x 23.7x 24.8x REYN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.7% +3.5% +5.2% CL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.1% 18.2% 9.7% PG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.1% 17.2% 27.2% CL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.1x 1.0x 1.7x PG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -1.8% +4.9% +19.4% CL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.3%/yr +2.4%/yr +4.2%/yr CL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 26.4% 20.9% 23.3% PG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 70/100 57/100 61/100 REYN

Percentile Scorecard

REYNPGCL

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

AxisREYNPGCL
Valuation 78 #12 of 52 39 #32 of 52 47 #28 of 52
Growth 63 #19 of 50 53 #24 of 50 57 #22 of 50
Profitability 73 #13 of 45 91 #5 of 45 96 #3 of 45
Financial Health 56 #25 of 56 60 #23 of 56 51 #28 of 56
Shareholder Returns 80 #7 of 31 43 #18 of 31 53 #15 of 31
Overall 70 57 61
  • REYN ranked among 60 companies in Household and Personal Products
  • PG ranked among 60 companies in Household and Personal Products
  • CL ranked among 60 companies in Household and Personal Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodREYNPGCLSPY
1 month +6.2%+9.4%+8.2% -0.8%
3 months -9.8%+7.6%+1.3% +3.5%
6 months +10.4%+7.8%+10.6% +7.0%
Year to date +0.4%+11.6%+17.8% +12.2%
1 year -1.8%+4.9%+19.4% +13.0%
3 years -7.8%+8.7%+29.7% +86.3%
3 years, per year -2.7%+2.8%+9.1% +23.1%
5 years -15.5%+12.8%+22.7% +68.6%
5 years, per year -3.3%+2.4%+4.2% +11.0%
10 years —+83.0%+30.7% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+6.2%+2.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureREYNPGCLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 26.4%20.9%23.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 25.6%20.4%22.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.18-0.08-0.15 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.070.230.83 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -36.7%-24.6%-31.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.3%-4.3%-6.1% -1.8%
52-week high $27.18$167.20$99.14 $779.14
52-week low $20.56$138.04$74.98 $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.

MultipleREYNPGCL
P/E now vs peer median 14.1xmedian 18.6x 23.2xmedian 18.6x 36.5xmedian 18.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.6x 4.2xmedian 1.6x 3.5xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.2xmedian 13.0x 17.1xmedian 13.0x 21.4xmedian 13.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.2xmedian 18.4x 24.2xmedian 18.4x 19.2xmedian 18.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 2.1x 6.7xmedian 2.1x 131.1xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 1.09median 0.97 8.75median 0.97 3.01median 0.97

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 monthsREYNPGCL
Revenue $3.79B $87.92B $21.05B
Gross profit $951.00M $43.77B $12.72B
Operating income $554.00M $19.83B $3.13B
Net income $344.00M $16.12B $2.16B
Free cash flow $320.00M $15.34B $3.86B
EPS (diluted) $1.62 $6.66 $2.54
Cash & equivalents $66.00M $15.37B $1.37B
Total debt $1.53B $38.93B $7.86B
Shares (diluted) 211.90M 2.41B 801.80M
Enterprise value $4.50B $321.33B $68.44B

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
MetricREYNPGCL
P/E 14.1x 23.2x 36.5x
P/FCF 15.2x 24.2x 19.2x
P/Operating cash flow 9.6x 18.6x 16.7x
P/S 1.3x 4.2x 3.5x
P/B 2.1x 6.7x 131.1x
P/Tangible book 3.5x 10.9x -79.9x
EV/EBITDA 9.2x 17.1x 21.4x
EV/EBIT 11.4x 19.9x 25.8x
EV/Revenue 1.7x 4.5x 3.8x
EV/FCF 19.7x 25.7x 20.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.6x 19.8x 18.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.09 8.75 3.01

Growth

14 metrics
MetricREYNPGCL
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.7% 3.5% 5.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.7% 1.8% 4.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.8% 1.1% 5.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.6% 2.3% 6.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 3.9% -3.3% -26.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 8.9% 1.5% 1.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 10.6% -4.4% -29.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 13.2% 1.7% 8.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 9.8% -3.2% -29.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 12.9% 2.7% 12.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 11.0% 5.2% 13.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 15.7% 4.0% 12.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 6.0% 2.7% 14.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.6% 1.7% 17.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricREYNPGCL
Gross margin 25.1% 49.8% 60.4%
EBITDA margin 18.2% 26.2% 17.9%
Operating margin 14.6% 22.6% 14.9%
Pretax margin 11.8% 23.2% 14.0%
Net margin 9.1% 18.2% 9.7%
FCF margin 8.5% 17.4% 18.3%
Operating cash flow margin 13.3% 22.7% 21.2%
Return on equity 23.4% 29.4% 410.8%
Return on assets 10.7% 12.4% 12.9%
Return on invested capital 11.1% 17.2% 27.2%
Return on capital employed 12.8% 23.4% 29.7%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.7x 1.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 1.2x 2.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 0.6% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricREYNPGCL
Debt / assets 30.1% 29.2% 46.8%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.7x 13.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.1x 1.0x 1.7x
Debt / FCF 4.8x 2.5x 2.0x
Liabilities / assets 54.5% 58.4% 96.6%
Equity / assets 45.5% 41.6% 3.4%
Interest coverage 6.4x 22.0x 12.3x
Current ratio 1.8x 0.7x 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.5x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.3x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 2.52 5.35 6.88

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricREYNPGCL
Dividend yield 4.0% 2.7% 2.3%
Net buyback yield – 0.9% 1.5%
Shareholder yield 4.0% 3.6% 3.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 84.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 47.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 1.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 1.9%

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.

ConsensusREYNPGCL
Forward P/E 13.9xFY2026 23.7xFY2027 24.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.66FY2026 $6.75FY2027 $3.75FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +1.2%FY2026 -2.0%FY2027 +1.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -3.0% +16.7% +11.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.93BFY2026 $86.09BFY2027 $22.42BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.3%FY2026 -1.1%FY2027 +10.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -4.3% +0.1% +2.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersREYNPGCL
Held by institutions 31.1% 69.8% 83.8%
Institutions holding 295 4,026 2,015
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.3% +2.0% 0.0%
Institutions buying 182 1,873 919
Institutions selling 89 1,697 720
Buyers to sellers 2.04 1.10 1.28

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.

REYNPGCL
REYN 1.00 0.43 0.44
PG 0.43 1.00 0.76
CL 0.44 0.76 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, REYN, PG and CL?

Procter & Gamble (PG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) $4.84B, Procter & Gamble (PG) $369.77B, Colgate Palmolive (CL) $73.71B.

Which stock is cheaper, REYN, PG and CL?

Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) 14.1x, Procter & Gamble (PG) 23.1x, Colgate Palmolive (CL) 36.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) is cheapest (Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) 13.9x, Procter & Gamble (PG) 23.7x, Colgate Palmolive (CL) 24.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Colgate Palmolive (CL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) +2.7%, Procter & Gamble (PG) +3.5%, Colgate Palmolive (CL) +5.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Procter & Gamble (PG) has the highest net margin (Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) 9.1%, Procter & Gamble (PG) 18.2%, Colgate Palmolive (CL) 9.7%). On return on invested capital, Colgate Palmolive (CL) leads (Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) 11.1%, Procter & Gamble (PG) 17.2%, Colgate Palmolive (CL) 27.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Colgate Palmolive (CL) returned the most: Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) -1.8%, Procter & Gamble (PG) +4.9%, Colgate Palmolive (CL) +19.4%. Over five years, Colgate Palmolive (CL) compounded fastest (Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) -3.3%/yr, Procter & Gamble (PG) +2.4%/yr, Colgate Palmolive (CL) +4.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) 0.00%, Procter & Gamble (PG) 0.00%, Colgate Palmolive (CL) 0.02%. Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) and Procter & Gamble (PG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Procter & Gamble (PG) has been the steadiest (Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) 26.4%, Procter & Gamble (PG) 20.9%, Colgate Palmolive (CL) 23.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, REYN, PG and CL?

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