RLX vs PFGC vs PM Stock Comparison

RLX Technology, Performance Food and Philip Morris International Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
RLX RLX Technology Inc.
$1.64 -2.4% 1M -32.2% 1Y
Market cap
$2.54B
P/E
33.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$700.66M
Div. yield
6.10%
Tobacco Consumer Staples
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Philip Morris International leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Philip Morris International 8, RLX Technology 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionRLXPFGCPMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.54B $15.02B $315.86B PM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 33.8x 41.7x 29.5x PM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.7x 16.5x 23.3x RLX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +54.5% +7.2% +7.9% RLX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.5% 0.5% 24.8% PM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.6% 6.6% 32.1% PM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.9x 2.2x PM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 6.10% — 2.97% RLX
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -32.2% -3.7% +32.3% PM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -19.8%/yr +16.0%/yr +16.1%/yr PM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.6% 29.2% 28.2% PM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 76/100 41/100 60/100 RLX

Percentile Scorecard

RLXPFGCPM

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

AxisRLXPFGCPM
Valuation 51 #19 of 38 56 #18 of 40 57 #17 of 38
Growth 82 #7 of 35 60 #16 of 38 59 #15 of 35
Profitability 74 #10 of 36 43 #21 of 36 97 #2 of 36
Financial Health 97 #2 of 39 44 #23 of 40 26 #29 of 39
Shareholder Returns – 4 #27 of 28 –
Overall 76 41 60
  • RLX ranked among 40 companies in Tobacco and Cannabis
  • PFGC ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail
  • PM ranked among 40 companies in Tobacco and Cannabis

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodRLXPFGCPMSPY
1 month -2.4%+5.1%+6.4% -0.2%
3 months -17.6%-16.7%+1.2% +3.9%
6 months -25.5%+9.5%+22.2% +8.2%
Year to date -29.6%+7.0%+26.3% +12.9%
1 year -32.2%-3.7%+32.3% +12.3%
3 years -0.6%+74.9%+131.7% +87.4%
3 years, per year -0.2%+20.5%+32.3% +23.3%
5 years -66.8%+109.9%+111.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year -19.8%+16.0%+16.1% +10.9%
10 years —+304.2%+111.6% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+15.0%+7.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureRLXPFGCPMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.6%29.2%28.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.1%29.1%28.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.490.40-0.17 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.09-0.131.14 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -82.9%-32.3%-25.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -36.2%-17.6%-1.4% -1.2%
52-week high $2.57$116.71$205.60 $779.14
52-week low $1.62$81.03$144.33 $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.

MultipleRLXPFGCPM
P/E now vs peer median 33.8xmedian 16.7x 41.7xmedian 22.1x 29.5xmedian 16.7x
P/S now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 0.9x 0.2xmedian 0.5x 7.3xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 12.9x 11.6xmedian 9.7x 19.1xmedian 12.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 33.7xmedian 23.2x 14.6xmedian 17.5x 23.2xmedian 23.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.0x 3.1xmedian 2.9x -39.8xmedian 1.0x
PEG now vs peer median -0.99median 0.57 -12.02median 1.19 2.95median 0.57

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 monthsRLXPFGCPM
Revenue $700.66M $67.84B $43.14B
Gross profit $226.56M $8.09B $29.20B
Operating income $84.78M $887.50M $16.66B
Net income $145.36M $359.30M $11.34B
Free cash flow $75.29M $1.03B $13.60B
R&D $19.19M – –
EPS (diluted) $0.05 $2.29 $6.86
Cash & equivalents $682.25M $92.40M $6.68B
Total debt $74.18M $5.01B $47.56B
Shares (diluted) 1.22B 157.00M 1.56B
Enterprise value -$1.21B $14.80B $294.85B

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
MetricRLXPFGCPM
P/E 33.8x 41.7x 29.5x
P/FCF 33.7x 14.6x 23.2x
P/Operating cash flow 33.7x 10.6x 20.8x
P/S 3.6x 0.2x 7.3x
P/B 1.1x 3.1x -39.8x
P/Tangible book 1.1x 4.5x -17.8x
EV/EBITDA – 11.6x 19.1x
EV/EBIT 18.7x 22.5x 21.4x
EV/Revenue 2.3x 0.3x 8.3x
EV/FCF 21.0x 19.4x 26.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 21.0x 14.1x 23.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.99 -12.02 2.95

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRLXPFGCPM
Revenue growth (1Y) 54.5% 7.2% 7.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 36.5% 5.8% 8.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 81.1% 9.1% 9.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 25.3% 9.0% 10.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 551.7% 8.7% 12.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 54.5% 5.0% 12.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 41.4% 5.6% 24.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 57.6% -3.3% 10.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -53.3% 5.2% 24.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -34.3% -3.5% 10.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -50.1% 16.8% 31.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 33.2% 19.3% 19.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -50.1% 46.2% 34.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 33.2% 22.3% 32.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRLXPFGCPM
Gross margin 32.3% 11.9% 67.7%
EBITDA margin – 2.5% 43.4%
Operating margin 12.1% 1.3% 38.6%
Pretax margin 23.5% 0.7% 36.4%
Net margin 8.5% 0.5% 24.8%
FCF margin 10.7% 1.5% 31.5%
Operating cash flow margin 10.7% 2.1% 35.1%
Return on equity 6.3% 7.5% –
Return on assets 5.8% 1.9% 16.8%
Return on invested capital 3.6% 6.6% 32.1%
Return on capital employed 3.6% 6.6% 39.4%
Asset turnover 0.3x 3.6x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.5x 3.9x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.1% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRLXPFGCPM
Debt / assets 1.0% 26.6% 71.3%
Debt / equity 0.0x 1.0x -6.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.9x 2.2x
Debt / FCF 0.3x 4.9x 3.5x
Liabilities / assets 7.3% 74.0% 111.9%
Equity / assets 92.7% 26.0% -11.9%
Interest coverage – 2.1x –
Current ratio 10.6x 1.5x 1.0x
Quick ratio 7.3x 0.6x 0.5x
Cash ratio 6.5x 0.0x 0.3x
Altman Z-score – 4.72 4.79

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRLXPFGCPM
Dividend yield 6.1% – 3.0%
Net buyback yield – -0.3% –
Shareholder yield 6.1% -0.3% 3.0%
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.

ConsensusRLXPFGCPM
Forward P/E 11.7xFY2026 16.5xFY2027 23.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.14FY2026 $5.82FY2027 $8.68FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +40.0%FY2026 +27.9%FY2027 +15.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +7.1% +19.8% -0.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $953.56MFY2026 $75.58BFY2027 $42.48BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +68.5%FY2026 +11.4%FY2027 +4.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +26.1% +5.8% +4.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRLXPFGCPM
Held by institutions 21.6% 100.0% 83.5%
Institutions holding 104 529 2,928
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.5% -0.9% +0.5%
Institutions buying 42 303 1,471
Institutions selling 46 152 1,001
Buyers to sellers 0.91 1.99 1.47

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.

RLXPFGCPM
RLX 1.00 0.06 0.17
PFGC 0.06 1.00 0.25
PM 0.17 0.25 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RLX, PFGC and PM?

Philip Morris International (PM) is the largest by market capitalisation: RLX Technology (RLX) $2.54B, Performance Food (PFGC) $15.02B, Philip Morris International (PM) $315.86B.

Which stock is cheaper, RLX, PFGC and PM?

Philip Morris International (PM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (RLX Technology (RLX) 33.8x, Performance Food (PFGC) 41.7x, Philip Morris International (PM) 29.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, RLX Technology (RLX) is cheapest (RLX Technology (RLX) 11.7x, Performance Food (PFGC) 16.5x, Philip Morris International (PM) 23.3x). 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: RLX Technology (RLX) +54.5%, Performance Food (PFGC) +7.2%, Philip Morris International (PM) +7.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Philip Morris International (PM) has the highest net margin (RLX Technology (RLX) 8.5%, Performance Food (PFGC) 0.5%, Philip Morris International (PM) 24.8%). On return on invested capital, Philip Morris International (PM) leads (RLX Technology (RLX) 3.6%, Performance Food (PFGC) 6.6%, Philip Morris International (PM) 32.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Philip Morris International (PM) returned the most: RLX Technology (RLX) -32.2%, Performance Food (PFGC) -3.7%, Philip Morris International (PM) +32.3%. Over five years, Philip Morris International (PM) compounded fastest (RLX Technology (RLX) -19.8%/yr, Performance Food (PFGC) +16.0%/yr, Philip Morris International (PM) +16.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

RLX Technology (RLX) has the highest dividend yield: RLX Technology (RLX) 6.10%, Philip Morris International (PM) 2.97%. Performance Food (PFGC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Philip Morris International (PM) has been the steadiest (RLX Technology (RLX) 29.6%, Performance Food (PFGC) 29.2%, Philip Morris International (PM) 28.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, RLX, PFGC and PM?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Philip Morris International (PM) leads on 8. 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.