PG vs VRTV: Which Is the Better Buy?

Side-by-side comparison of The Procter & Gamble Company and Veritiv Corporation β€” fair value, conviction, valuation metrics, and QuantHub research signals. Updated 2026-09-19.
The Procter & Gamble Company Β· Consumer Defensive
$147.04
+14.4% upside to fair value
Med Conviction Grade B+ High Quality
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Veritiv Corporation Β· Industrials
$169.99
-45.0% upside to fair value
Med Conviction Grade D
QuantHub Verdict
PG has more upside to fair value (+14.4%). These are model outputs β€” not personalized investment advice. See all research β†’
Valuation & Fundamentals
Metric PG VRTV
Current Price $147.04 $169.99
Fair Value Estimate $168.19 $93.49
Upside to Fair Value +14.4% -45.0%
Market Cap $349.5B $2.3B
Forward P/E β€” β€”
EV / EBITDA 17.6x 5.4x
Price / Sales 4.0x 0.4x
Price / FCF 22.4x 10.4x
Revenue Growth YoY +1.5% -19.0%
Gross Margin 50.2% 22.7%
Operating Margin 22.7% 5.9%
Return on Equity 29.8% 48.6%
Dividend Yield 2.92% 1.48%
FCF Yield 4.47% 9.57%
Analyst Consensus Buy Hold
Investment Thesis
PG β€” The Procter & Gamble Company
Procter & Gamble is a global consumer-staples leader selling daily-use products across beauty, grooming, health care, fabric and home care, and baby, feminine and family care in about 180 countries. Business quality is high because its brands, consumer insight, R&D, marketing scale and global distribution underpin leading category positions, including over 60% in blades and razors and over 35% in…
VRTV β€” Veritiv Corporation
Veritiv Corporation is a business-to-business distributor of specialty packaging, facility solutions, print, and publishing products, operating through four segments with a network of distribution centers and roughly 5,000 employees. The business quality is mixed: it generates a strong 48.6% ROE and trades at a low 7.13 trailing P/E and 5.44 EV/EBITDA, but revenue declined 19.0% year over year in…
Accumulation Zones
Metric PG VRTV
Zone Low $126.14 $70.12
Zone High $142.96 $79.47
In Buy Zone? No No
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