UL vs HRL vs CHWY Stock Comparison

Unilever, Hormel Foods and Chewy Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
UL Unilever Plc
$66.22 +6.5% 1M -5.5% 1Y
Market cap
$143.34B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$64.28B
Div. yield
–
Packaged Foods Consumer Staples
4 wins
HRL Hormel Foods Corp /De/
$21.05 +5.7% 1M -11.4% 1Y
Market cap
$11.52B
P/E
33.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$12.15B
Div. yield
0.06%
Packaged Foods Consumer Staples
2 wins
CHWY Chewy, Inc.
$21.93 +18.2% 1M -39.5% 1Y
Market cap
$8.92B
P/E
32.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.07B
Div. yield
–
Packaged Foods Consumer Staples
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Unilever leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Unilever 4, Chewy 4, Hormel Foods 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionULHRLCHWYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $143.34B $11.52B $8.92B UL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — 33.6x 32.6x CHWY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.3x 15.0x 28.9x HRL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -2.6% +0.7% +5.9% CHWY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 2.8% 2.1% HRL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 3.5% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.8x 0.0x CHWY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.06% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -5.5% -11.4% -39.5% UL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.9%/yr -12.9%/yr -19.7%/yr UL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 24.9% 30.0% 47.2% UL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 19/100 49/100 68/100 CHWY

Percentile Scorecard

ULHRLCHWY

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

AxisULHRLCHWY
Valuation 0 #45 of 45 66 #16 of 45 55 #21 of 45
Growth – 27 #31 of 42 88 #6 of 42
Profitability – 49 #21 of 40 56 #18 of 40
Financial Health 41 #28 of 47 74 #13 of 47 61 #19 of 47
Shareholder Returns 17 #26 of 31 30 #22 of 31 80 #7 of 31
Overall 19 49 68
  • UL ranked among 48 companies in Branded Foods
  • HRL ranked among 48 companies in Branded Foods
  • CHWY ranked among 48 companies in Branded Foods

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodULHRLCHWYSPY
1 month +6.5%+5.7%+18.2% -1.0%
3 months +8.6%-16.8%+5.1% +2.9%
6 months +13.9%-2.3%-15.7% +6.4%
Year to date +1.3%-11.2%-33.6% +11.4%
1 year -5.5%-11.4%-39.5% +13.1%
3 years +21.3%-32.0%+28.1% +79.4%
3 years, per year +6.6%-12.1%+8.6% +21.5%
5 years +9.6%-49.9%-66.5% +67.7%
5 years, per year +1.9%-12.9%-19.7% +10.9%
10 years +38.4%-44.2%— +255.2%
10 years, per year +3.3%-5.7%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureULHRLCHWYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 24.9%30.0%47.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 24.3%29.8%48.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.03-0.180.76 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.22-0.38-0.84 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -26.2%-65.0%-81.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.2%-20.6%-39.5% -2.5%
52-week high $74.59$26.51$36.23 $779.14
52-week low $55.05$19.20$17.51 $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.

MultipleULHRLCHWY
P/E now vs peer median —median 20.7x 33.8xmedian 20.7x 32.6xmedian 20.7x
P/S now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 0.7x 1.0xmedian 0.7x 0.7xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 12.4x 12.6xmedian 12.4x 18.6xmedian 12.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 14.0x 14.8xmedian 14.0x 15.5xmedian 14.0x
P/B now vs peer median 7.8xmedian 1.5x 1.5xmedian 1.5x 23.8xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.42 -1.25median 0.42 0.42median 0.42

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 monthsULHRLCHWY
Revenue $64.28B $12.15B $13.07B
Gross profit – $1.90B $3.91B
Operating income – $573.89M $328.20M
Net income – $342.71M $273.70M
Free cash flow – $780.87M $568.10M
EPS (diluted) – $0.62 $0.67
Cash & equivalents $5.40B $839.64M $611.00M
Total debt $112.81B $11.43B $591.70M
Shares (diluted) 2.20B 551.07M 410.10M
Enterprise value $94.79B $8.18B $6.21B

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
MetricULHRLCHWY
P/E – 33.8x 32.6x
P/FCF – 14.8x 15.5x
P/Operating cash flow – 10.6x 12.3x
P/S 2.2x 1.0x 0.7x
P/B 7.8x 1.5x 23.8x
P/Tangible book -92.6x 1.8x 39.9x
EV/EBITDA – 12.6x 18.6x
EV/EBIT – 23.6x 26.8x
EV/Revenue 2.5x 1.1x 0.7x
EV/FCF – 17.4x 15.5x
EV/Operating cash flow – 12.4x 12.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -1.25 0.42

Growth

14 metrics
MetricULHRLCHWY
Revenue growth (1Y) -2.6% 0.7% 5.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 147.1% -0.1% 6.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -3.2% 7.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -2.5% 8.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) – -43.2% 102.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -21.1% 139.1%
Net income growth (1Y) – -54.6% 81.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -26.9% 73.8%
EPS growth (1Y) – -54.6% 89.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -27.0% 76.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 17.3% 17.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -0.3% 10.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 24.4% 22.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -2.5% 18.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricULHRLCHWY
Gross margin – 15.7% 29.9%
EBITDA margin – 8.9% 3.6%
Operating margin – 4.7% 2.5%
Pretax margin – 4.3% 2.7%
Net margin – 2.8% 2.1%
FCF margin – 6.4% 4.3%
Operating cash flow margin – 9.0% 5.5%
Return on equity – 4.3% 68.9%
Return on assets – 2.6% 7.8%
Return on invested capital – 3.5% –
Return on capital employed – 5.0% 24.9%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.9x 3.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 3.2x 2.6x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.2% 2.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricULHRLCHWY
Debt / assets 31.2% 21.5% 15.8%
Debt / equity 1.5x 0.4x 1.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.8x 0.0x
Debt / FCF – 3.7x 1.0x
Liabilities / assets 79.0% 40.9% 90.1%
Equity / assets 21.0% 59.1% 9.9%
Interest coverage – 7.3x –
Current ratio 0.7x 1.9x 0.8x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.9x 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.5x 0.3x
Altman Z-score – 3.27 4.79

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricULHRLCHWY
Dividend yield 3.2% 5.5% –
Net buyback yield – – 5.8%
Shareholder yield 3.2% 5.5% 5.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 187.0% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 82.1% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 1.9% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 3.1% –

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.

ConsensusULHRLCHWY
Forward P/E 19.3xFY2026 15.0xFY2026 28.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.44FY2026 $1.40FY2026 $0.76FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -6.0%FY2026 +2.2%FY2026 +46.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +8.1% +17.9% +47.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $55.09BFY2026 $11.68BFY2026 $12.86BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -8.2%FY2026 -3.5%FY2026 +2.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.7% +2.2% +5.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersULHRLCHWY
Held by institutions 11.8% 43.8% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,190 622 511
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.2% -4.0% -0.4%
Institutions buying 576 323 277
Institutions selling 440 230 155
Buyers to sellers 1.31 1.40 1.79

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.

ULHRLCHWY
UL 1.00 0.32 0.19
HRL 0.32 1.00 0.18
CHWY 0.19 0.18 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, UL, HRL and CHWY?

Unilever (UL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Unilever (UL) $143.34B, Hormel Foods (HRL) $11.52B, Chewy (CHWY) $8.92B.

Which stock is cheaper, UL, HRL and CHWY?

Chewy (CHWY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Hormel Foods (HRL) 33.6x, Chewy (CHWY) 32.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Hormel Foods (HRL) is cheapest (Unilever (UL) 19.3x, Hormel Foods (HRL) 15.0x, Chewy (CHWY) 28.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Chewy (CHWY) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Unilever (UL) -2.6%, Hormel Foods (HRL) +0.7%, Chewy (CHWY) +5.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Hormel Foods (HRL) has the highest net margin (Hormel Foods (HRL) 2.8%, Chewy (CHWY) 2.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Unilever (UL) returned the most: Unilever (UL) -5.5%, Hormel Foods (HRL) -11.4%, Chewy (CHWY) -39.5%. Over five years, Unilever (UL) compounded fastest (Unilever (UL) +1.9%/yr, Hormel Foods (HRL) -12.9%/yr, Chewy (CHWY) -19.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Unilever (UL) 0.00%, Hormel Foods (HRL) 0.06%, Chewy (CHWY) 0.00%. Unilever (UL) and Chewy (CHWY) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Unilever (UL) has been the steadiest (Unilever (UL) 24.9%, Hormel Foods (HRL) 30.0%, Chewy (CHWY) 47.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, UL, HRL and CHWY?

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