TPB vs KAVL vs PFGC Stock Comparison

Turning Point Brands, Kaival Brands Innovations and Performance Food Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
PFGC Performance Food Group Co
$96.21 +5.1% 1M -3.7% 1Y
Market cap
$14.90B
P/E
41.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$67.84B
Div. yield
–
Food Distribution Consumer Staples
5 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Performance Food leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Performance Food 5, Turning Point Brands 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTPBKAVLPFGCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.33B $468.76K $14.90B PFGC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 29.8x 0.0x 41.5x TPB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 57.6x — 16.5x PFGC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +24.5% -75.3% +7.2% TPB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.8% -4,114.5% 0.5% TPB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.1% — 6.6% TPB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 2.9x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% — 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -24.1% -95.0% -3.7% PFGC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +12.4%/yr -75.9%/yr +16.0%/yr PFGC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 56.5% 355.6% 29.2% PFGC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 6/100 41/100 TPB

Percentile Scorecard

TPBKAVLPFGC

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

AxisTPBKAVLPFGC
Valuation 32 #26 of 38 0 #38 of 38 56 #18 of 40
Growth 50 #18 of 35 15 #30 of 35 60 #16 of 38
Profitability 89 #5 of 36 0 #36 of 36 43 #21 of 36
Financial Health 79 #9 of 39 8 #36 of 39 44 #23 of 40
Shareholder Returns 17 #11 of 13 – 4 #27 of 28
Overall 53 6 41
  • TPB ranked among 40 companies in Tobacco and Cannabis
  • KAVL ranked among 40 companies in Tobacco and Cannabis
  • PFGC ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodTPBKAVLPFGCSPY
1 month +8.7%+50.0%+5.1% -0.2%
3 months -16.4%+50.0%-16.7% +3.9%
6 months -12.9%-25.0%+9.5% +8.2%
Year to date -37.8%-25.0%+7.0% +12.9%
1 year -24.1%-95.0%-3.7% +12.3%
3 years +239.9%-99.6%+74.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year +50.4%-83.7%+20.5% +23.3%
5 years +79.5%-99.9%+109.9% +67.9%
5 years, per year +12.4%-75.9%+16.0% +10.9%
10 years +446.0%—+304.2% +261.1%
10 years, per year +18.5%—+15.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureTPBKAVLPFGCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 56.5%355.6%29.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 66.2%532.6%29.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.620.170.40 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.43-0.27-0.13 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -61.4%-100.0%-32.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -52.8%-95.0%-17.6% -1.2%
52-week high $142.98$0.60$116.71 $779.14
52-week low $55.23$0.01$81.03 $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.

MultipleTPBKAVLPFGC
P/E now vs peer median 30.1xmedian 16.7x 0.0xmedian 16.7x 41.7xmedian 22.1x
P/S now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 0.9x 1.7xmedian 0.9x 0.2xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 12.9x —median 12.9x 11.6xmedian 9.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 68.9xmedian 23.2x -0.2xmedian 23.2x 14.6xmedian 17.5x
P/B now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 1.0x -1.9xmedian 1.0x 3.1xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.57median 0.57 0.00median 0.57 -12.02median 1.19

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 monthsTPBKAVLPFGC
Revenue $507.23M $278.31K $67.84B
Gross profit $300.08M – $8.09B
Operating income $75.01M – $887.50M
Net income $59.64M -$11.45M $359.30M
Free cash flow $19.63M -$2.07M $1.03B
EPS (diluted) $2.21 $-0.76 $2.29
Cash & equivalents $270.20M $133.22K $92.40M
Total debt $1.18B – $5.01B
Shares (diluted) 20.16M 15.14M 157.00M
Enterprise value $435.17M -$1.27M $14.68B

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
MetricTPBKAVLPFGC
P/E 30.1x 0.0x 41.7x
P/FCF 68.9x -0.2x 14.6x
P/Operating cash flow 42.0x -0.2x 10.6x
P/S 2.7x 1.7x 0.2x
P/B 3.0x -1.9x 3.1x
P/Tangible book 3.5x -1.9x 4.5x
EV/EBITDA – – 11.6x
EV/EBIT 18.3x 0.0x 22.5x
EV/Revenue 2.7x 1.2x 0.3x
EV/FCF 70.1x -0.2x 19.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 42.7x -0.2x 14.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.57 0.00 -12.02

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTPBKAVLPFGC
Revenue growth (1Y) 24.5% -75.3% 7.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.1% -71.6% 5.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 31.0% – 9.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 16.3% – 9.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -15.0% – 8.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 0.3% – 5.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 23.8% -41.3% 5.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 69.6% 0.1% -3.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -7.6% -8.0% 5.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 52.4% -55.8% -3.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -46.5% 26.5% 16.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -14.0% 7.0% 19.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -62.4% 26.5% 46.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -24.4% 7.1% 22.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTPBKAVLPFGC
Gross margin 59.2% – 11.9%
EBITDA margin – – 2.5%
Operating margin 14.8% – 1.3%
Pretax margin 13.6% -4,114% 0.7%
Net margin 8.8% -4,114% 0.5%
FCF margin 3.9% -743.3% 1.5%
Operating cash flow margin 6.4% -743.3% 2.1%
Return on equity 14.2% – 7.5%
Return on assets 7.3% -3,174% 1.9%
Return on invested capital 9.1% – 6.6%
Return on capital employed 10.3% – 6.6%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.8x 3.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.5x 0.2x 3.9x
Stock comp / revenue 1.8% 17.7% 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTPBKAVLPFGC
Debt / assets 34.4% – 26.6%
Debt / equity 0.6x – 1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 2.9x
Debt / FCF 15.0x – 4.9x
Liabilities / assets 46.9% 182.1% 74.0%
Equity / assets 53.1% -82.1% 26.0%
Interest coverage 2.7x -1,106x 2.1x
Current ratio 5.7x 0.5x 1.5x
Quick ratio 3.5x 0.5x 0.6x
Cash ratio 3.1x 0.2x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 3.83 -387.86 4.72

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTPBKAVLPFGC
Dividend yield 0.5% – –
Net buyback yield -11.8% -298.9% -0.3%
Shareholder yield -11.4% -298.9% -0.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) 10.2% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 30.9% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 15.9% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 11.9% – –

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.

ConsensusTPBKAVLPFGC
Forward P/E 57.6xFY2026 – 16.5xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $1.17FY2026 – $5.82FY2027
EPS growth, next FY -62.4%FY2026 – +27.9%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +59.0% – +19.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $597.82MFY2026 – $75.58BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +29.1%FY2026 – +11.4%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +4.7% – +5.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTPBKAVLPFGC
Held by institutions 99.9% – 100.0%
Institutions holding 231 – 529
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.1% – -0.9%
Institutions buying 138 – 303
Institutions selling 66 – 152
Buyers to sellers 2.09 – 1.99

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.

TPBKAVLPFGC
TPB 1.00 -0.10 0.24
KAVL -0.10 1.00 -0.15
PFGC 0.24 -0.15 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TPB, KAVL and PFGC?

Performance Food (PFGC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Turning Point Brands (TPB) $1.33B, Kaival Brands Innovations (KAVL) $468.76K, Performance Food (PFGC) $14.90B.

Which stock is cheaper, TPB, KAVL and PFGC?

Turning Point Brands (TPB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Turning Point Brands (TPB) 29.8x, Kaival Brands Innovations (KAVL) 0.0x, Performance Food (PFGC) 41.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Performance Food (PFGC) is cheapest (Turning Point Brands (TPB) 57.6x, Performance Food (PFGC) 16.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Turning Point Brands (TPB) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Turning Point Brands (TPB) +24.5%, Kaival Brands Innovations (KAVL) -75.3%, Performance Food (PFGC) +7.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Turning Point Brands (TPB) has the highest net margin (Turning Point Brands (TPB) 8.8%, Kaival Brands Innovations (KAVL) -4,114.5%, Performance Food (PFGC) 0.5%). On return on invested capital, Turning Point Brands (TPB) leads (Turning Point Brands (TPB) 9.1%, Performance Food (PFGC) 6.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Performance Food (PFGC) returned the most: Turning Point Brands (TPB) -24.1%, Kaival Brands Innovations (KAVL) -95.0%, Performance Food (PFGC) -3.7%. Over five years, Performance Food (PFGC) compounded fastest (Turning Point Brands (TPB) +12.4%/yr, Kaival Brands Innovations (KAVL) -75.9%/yr, Performance Food (PFGC) +16.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Turning Point Brands (TPB) 0.00%, Performance Food (PFGC) 0.00%. Kaival Brands Innovations (KAVL) and Performance Food (PFGC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Performance Food (PFGC) has been the steadiest (Turning Point Brands (TPB) 56.5%, Kaival Brands Innovations (KAVL) 355.6%, Performance Food (PFGC) 29.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, TPB, KAVL and PFGC?

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