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Nestle S.A. vs Tate & Lyle: Fair Value & Quality

Both stocks run through our valuation models. Here is how Nestle S.A. (NESN) and Tate & Lyle (TATE) compare, as of Sep 5, 2026.

As of Sep 5, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Nestle S.A. as the less overvalued of the two: Nestle S.A. trades at CHF 78.31 versus a fair value of CHF 57.26 (-27%), while Tate & Lyle trades at £5.58 versus £3.01 (-46%).
Nestle S.A.
NESN.SW · CHF · Consumer Staples
-27%
upside to fair value
overvalued
PriceCHF 78.31
Fair ValueCHF 57.26
Quality69/100
Tate & Lyle
TATE.LSE · GBX · Consumer Staples
-46%
upside to fair value
overvalued
Price£5.58
Fair Value£3.01
Quality44/100
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Head-to-head numbers

Green value = the better side for that row (for valuation multiples: lower = cheaper).

Nestle S.A.Tate & Lyle
Valuation
23.9×P/E (TTM)25.4×
2.96×P/S (TTM)1.67×
8.12×P/B2.09×
18.4×EV/EBITDA10.8×
2.31×PEG0.59×
−26.9%Fair value upside−46.1%
4.0%Dividend yield3.5%
CHF 3.10Dividend per share£0.20
Profitability
15%Operating margin14%
0.91×EBIT margin trend (5Y)1.17×
27%Return on equity6%
7%Return on assets4%
Growth
-2%Revenue growth (YoY)2%
-1.9%Avg. growth/yr (3Y)4.6%
1.1%Avg. growth/yr (5Y)10.6%
−0.0%Value creation/yr+15.3%
Balance & size
8.5×Interest coverage (EBIT/interest)3.9×
1.34×Debt / equity0.77×
$266BMarket cap$3B
weakGrowth qualitymixed

Tate & Lyle leads: 6 to 10 metric wins.

Dash = 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.

Nestle S.A.of which business quality 64 · market factors 61 Tate & Lyleof which business quality 45 · market factors 66
ProfitabilityMargins and returns on capital today
60
29
Quality GrowthAre margins and returns improving?
43
60
CashflowEarnings quality: real cash, not paper profit
67
53
Fin. StrengthBalance sheet, leverage, solvency risk
42
47
InvestmentDisciplined investing over empire-building
94
53
Low VolatilityCalm price path (market factor)
92
63
MomentumPrice trend over the last 3–12 months (market factor)
46
66
52W MomentumDistance to the 52-week high (market factor)
52
70
Net IssuanceBuybacks instead of dilution
94
29

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 familyNestle S.A.Price CHF 78.31Tate & LylePrice £5.58
DCF Models-39%below the priceCHF 47.70-56%below the price£2.45
Earnings-Based-57%below the priceCHF 33.53-58%below the price£2.37
Dividend Discount-55%below the priceCHF 34.87-62%below the price£2.10
Multiples-15%close to the priceCHF 66.73-17%below the price£4.61
Asset-Based-89%below the priceCHF 8.55-57%below the price£2.42
Growth DCF-42%below the priceCHF 45.56-54%below the price£2.56
Economic Profit-58%below the priceCHF 32.75-51%below the price£2.76
Growth Earnings-29%below the priceCHF 55.79-38%below the price£3.48
Minimum-89%below the priceCHF 8.55-62%below the price£2.10
Maximum-15%close to the priceCHF 66.73-17%below the price£4.61
Median-49%below the priceCHF 40.21-55%below the price£2.51
Geometric mean-54%below the priceCHF 35.72-51%below the price£2.76

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%.

Nestle S.A.: 23 of 24 models see the stock below the current price.

Tate & Lyle: 21 of 24 models see the stock below the current price.

Scenario ranges

From our cautious bear case to the optimistic bull case. The white tick is the current price: left of fair value means room to run.

Nestle S.A.
Bear CHF 35.23Fair Value CHF 57.26Bull CHF 81.98
CHF 78.31 = current price (white tick)
Tate & Lyle
Bear £2.44Fair Value £3.01Bull £4.42
£5.58 = current price (white tick)

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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.

Nestle S.A. · Consumer Staples

Quality score69 · Top 25%
Fair value upside-27% · below median

Tate & Lyle · Consumer Staples

Quality score44 · bottom 25%
Fair value upside-46% · bottom 25%

Bottom line

As of Sep 5, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Nestle S.A. as the less overvalued of the two: Nestle S.A. trades at CHF 78.31 versus a fair value of CHF 57.26 (-27%), while Tate & Lyle trades at £5.58 versus £3.01 (-46%).

Nestle S.A. has the higher quality score (69/100).

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