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Heritage Foods vs Nestle S.A.: Fair Value & Quality

Both stocks run through our valuation models. Here is how Heritage Foods (HERITGFOOD) and Nestle S.A. (NESN) compare, as of Oct 2, 2026.

As of Oct 2, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Nestle S.A. as the less overvalued of the two: Heritage Foods trades at ₹403 versus a fair value of ₹283 (−29.7%), while Nestle S.A. trades at CHF 74.63 versus CHF 59.51 (−20.3%).
Heritage Foods
HERITGFOOD.NSE · INR · Consumer Staples
−29.7%
upside to fair value
overvalued
Price₹403
Fair Value₹283
Quality48/100
Nestle S.A.
NESN.SW · CHF · Consumer Staples
−20.3%
upside to fair value
overvalued
PriceCHF 74.63
Fair ValueCHF 59.51
Quality68/100
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Head-to-head numbers

Green is the better side of a row, red the weaker one (for valuation multiples: lower = cheaper). Grey rows are for reference only and are not scored.

betterweakerfor reference, not scored

Heritage FoodsNestle S.A.
Valuation
27.7×P/E (TTM)25.6×
26.2×P/E ex one-offs (FY2026)n/a
19.4×Forward P/E15.5×
n/aMedian P/E at FY-end (10 FY, reported earnings)24.0×
0.79×P/S (TTM)2.16×
3.38×P/B5.85× · book value is mostly goodwill
15.7×EV/EBITDA14.1×
n/aPEG1.88×
−29.7%Fair value upside−20.3%
0.6%Dividend yield4.2%
₹2.50Dividend per shareCHF 3.10
Profitability
2.6%Operating margin16.1%
0.45×EBIT margin trend (5Y)0.91×
14.4%Return on equity26.2%
6.8%Return on assets6.7%
Growth
17.7%Revenue growth (YoY)-2.5%
11.8%Avg. growth/yr (3Y)-1.9%
12.9%Avg. growth/yr (5Y)1.1%
+5.8%Value creation/yr+0.2%
Balance & size
10.8×Interest coverage (EBIT/interest)8.5×
0.20×Debt / equity1.34×
$387MMarket cap$232B
expensiveGrowth qualityweak
The P/E excluding one-off items is only shown where the special items are documented in the accounts (our own raw data or SEC filings). If one side lacks it, the reported P/E stays scored.
Nestle S.A., median P/E at fiscal year-end, 10 fiscal years (2016 to 2025), reported earnings: 24.
Forward P/E: price divided by the analyst consensus for the first fiscal year that has not started yet. The current year carries special items from quarters already reported.

Heritage Foods leads: 8 to 6 metric wins.

n/a = not meaningfully computable, for example with negative equity.

Quality in detail

The quality score, broken down into the same factor families as on the stock page, 0 to 100 per family.

Heritage Foodsof which business quality 50 · market factors 54 Nestle S.A.of which business quality 63 · market factors 55
ProfitabilityMargins and returns on capital today
58
60
Quality GrowthAre margins and returns improving?
29
43
CashflowEarnings quality: real cash, not paper profit
24
67
Fin. StrengthBalance sheet, leverage, solvency risk
72
41
InvestmentDisciplined investing over empire-building
30
94
Low VolatilityCalm price path (market factor)
79
91
MomentumPrice trend over the last 3–12 months (market factor)
50
40
52W MomentumDistance to the 52-week high (market factor)
34
37
Net IssuanceShare count: buybacks or dilution?
83
87

What the models say

How far the median fair value (base case) per model family sits from the current price, in percent. The amount in the currency of the trading venue is shown underneath.

above the price, more than 15% above close to the price, 85% to 115% of the price below the price, more than 15% below

Model familyHeritage FoodsPrice ₹403Nestle S.A.Price CHF 74.63
DCF Modelsn/a−28.9%below the priceCHF 53.09
Earnings-Based−58.8%below the price₹166−55.1%below the priceCHF 33.53
Dividend Discount−91.7%below the price₹33.49−53.3%below the priceCHF 34.87
Multiples−25.8%below the price₹299−10.6%close to the priceCHF 66.73
Asset-Based−80.2%below the price₹79.66−88.5%below the priceCHF 8.55
Growth DCFn/a−32.1%below the priceCHF 50.71
Economic Profit−70.0%below the price₹121−57.6%below the priceCHF 31.68
Growth Earnings−29.7%below the price₹283−25.2%below the priceCHF 55.79
Minimum−91.7%below the price₹33.49−88.5%below the priceCHF 8.55
Maximum−25.8%below the price₹299−10.6%close to the priceCHF 66.73
Median−64.4%below the price₹144−42.7%below the priceCHF 42.79
Geometric mean−68.1%below the price₹129−51.0%below the priceCHF 36.53

Minimum, maximum, median and geometric mean refer to the family values in this table. Geometric because deviations are ratios: half the price and twice the price average to 100%, not 125%.

Heritage Foods: 15 of 16 models see the stock below the current price.

Nestle S.A.: 22 of 24 models see the stock below the current price.

Scenario ranges

From our cautious bear scenario to the optimistic bull scenario. The white tick is the current price (value above it), the green tick the fair value (value below it): if the price sits left of the fair value, there is room to rise.

Heritage Foods
Price ₹403
Fair Value ₹283
Bear ₹198Bull ₹368
Nestle S.A.
Price CHF 74.63
Fair Value CHF 59.51
Bear CHF 36.96Bull CHF 88.54

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Ranked within their sector

Where each stock sits within its sector peer group. Band = middle 50% of peers, tick = median, dot = this stock.

Heritage Foods · Consumer Staples

Quality score48 · below median
Fair value upside−29.7% · below median

Nestle S.A. · Consumer Staples

Quality score68 · Top 25%
Fair value upside−20.3% · below median

Bottom line

As of Oct 2, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Nestle S.A. as the less overvalued of the two: Heritage Foods trades at ₹403 versus a fair value of ₹283 (−29.7%), while Nestle S.A. trades at CHF 74.63 versus CHF 59.51 (−20.3%).

Nestle S.A. has the higher quality score (68/100).

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A model-based valuation snapshot from 26 models. Values change with price and fundamentals; the date shown above applies.