BRID vs JBSS vs SJM Stock Comparison

Bridgford Foods, Sanfilippo John B & Son and J M Smucker Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BRID Bridgford Foods Corp
$5.46 -5.9% 1M -34.1% 1Y
Market cap
$49.56M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$228.22M
Div. yield
–
Snacks and Confectionery Consumer Staples
1 win
JBSS Sanfilippo John B & Son Inc
$67.11 -0.2% 1M +10.5% 1Y
Market cap
$785.11M
P/E
12.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.18B
Div. yield
5.29%
Snacks and Confectionery Consumer Staples
6 wins
SJM J M SMUCKER Co
$127.40 +5.4% 1M +21.6% 1Y
Market cap
$13.61B
P/E
59.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.16B
Div. yield
3.47%
Packaged Foods Consumer Staples
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Sanfilippo John B & Son leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Sanfilippo John B & Son 6, J M Smucker 5, Bridgford Foods 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBRIDJBSSSJMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $49.56M $785.11M $13.61B SJM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -3.4x 12.7x 59.3x JBSS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 13.2x 11.2x SJM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.4% +6.2% +5.1% JBSS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -6.4% 5.3% 2.5% JBSS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -13.3% 14.4% 3.6% JBSS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.6x 0.7x 4.9x BRID
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 5.29% 3.47% JBSS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -34.1% +10.5% +21.6% SJM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -14.8%/yr -4.6%/yr +0.4%/yr SJM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.1% 32.3% 28.7% SJM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 39/100 71/100 56/100 JBSS

Percentile Scorecard

BRIDJBSSSJM

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

AxisBRIDJBSSSJM
Valuation 47 #24 of 44 86 #7 of 44 58 #19 of 44
Growth 8 #37 of 40 67 #14 of 40 95 #3 of 40
Profitability 22 #30 of 38 73 #11 of 38 76 #10 of 38
Financial Health 80 #10 of 46 69 #15 of 46 29 #33 of 46
Shareholder Returns – 62 #12 of 30 24 #23 of 30
Overall 39 71 56
  • BRID ranked among 47 companies in Branded Foods
  • JBSS ranked among 47 companies in Branded Foods
  • SJM ranked among 47 companies in Branded Foods

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBRIDJBSSSJMSPY
1 month -5.9%-0.2%+5.4% -0.2%
3 months -15.7%-20.7%+3.6% +3.9%
6 months -26.2%-12.7%+29.9% +8.2%
Year to date -30.0%-4.9%+30.3% +12.9%
1 year -34.1%+10.5%+21.6% +12.3%
3 years -47.3%-34.0%+13.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year -19.2%-12.9%+4.2% +23.3%
5 years -55.1%-20.9%+2.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year -14.8%-4.6%+0.4% +10.9%
10 years -53.2%+42.0%-1.5% +261.1%
10 years, per year -7.3%+3.6%-0.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBRIDJBSSSJMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.1%32.3%28.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.1%30.2%25.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.05-0.14-0.31 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.870.320.75 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.4%-53.2%-44.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -35.8%-25.9%-4.5% -1.2%
52-week high $8.50$90.60$133.40 $779.14
52-week low $5.34$59.50$89.53 $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.

MultipleBRIDJBSSSJM
P/E now vs peer median -3.4xmedian 22.3x 12.7xmedian 22.3x 59.3xmedian 22.3x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 0.7x 0.7xmedian 0.7x 1.5xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -4.2xmedian 12.3x 7.4xmedian 12.3x 14.8xmedian 12.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -8.3xmedian 13.8x 22.0xmedian 13.8x 8.6xmedian 13.8x
P/B now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 1.5x 2.1xmedian 1.5x 2.4xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.05median 0.57 -14.49median 0.57 0.30median 0.57

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 monthsBRIDJBSSSJM
Revenue $228.22M $1.18B $9.16B
Gross profit $42.99M $211.18M $3.54B
Operating income -$20.09M $89.20M $826.20M
Net income -$14.52M $61.93M $229.50M
Free cash flow -$6.00M $35.75M $1.59B
EPS (diluted) $-1.60 $5.26 $2.14
Cash & equivalents $333.00K $1.15M $43.20M
Total debt $17.34M $83.47M $6.74B
Shares (diluted) 9.08M 11.78M 107.10M
Enterprise value $42.71M $779.56M $13.39B

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
MetricBRIDJBSSSJM
P/E -3.4x 12.7x 59.3x
P/FCF -8.3x 22.0x 8.6x
P/Operating cash flow -12.1x 6.3x 7.1x
P/S 0.2x 0.7x 1.5x
P/B 0.5x 2.1x 2.4x
P/Tangible book 0.5x 2.1x 108.2x
EV/EBITDA -4.2x 7.4x 14.8x
EV/EBIT -2.9x 9.7x 24.6x
EV/Revenue 0.3x 0.7x 2.2x
EV/FCF -9.7x 24.3x 12.8x
EV/Operating cash flow -14.1x 7.0x 10.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.05 -14.49 0.30

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBRIDJBSSSJM
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.4% 6.2% 5.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -3.5% 5.6% 2.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -18.8% 3.8% 15.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -14.9% -0.1% 6.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -107.0% 5.3% 184.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -89.7% -0.4% 43.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -100.0% 5.1% 115.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -74.2% -0.5% 147.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -100.0% 4.6% 131.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -74.6% -0.9% 200.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 55.8% 305.4% 86.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -14.3% -0.2% 9.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 52.1% 277.3% 136.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -1.2% -29.9% 20.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBRIDJBSSSJM
Gross margin 18.8% 18.0% 38.7%
EBITDA margin -6.1% 10.0% 15.0%
Operating margin -8.8% 7.6% 9.0%
Pretax margin -8.4% 7.1% 4.6%
Net margin -6.4% 5.3% 2.5%
FCF margin -2.6% 3.0% 17.3%
Operating cash flow margin -1.8% 10.5% 20.9%
Return on equity -13.4% 16.1% 4.1%
Return on assets -10.1% 9.5% 1.4%
Return on invested capital -13.3% 14.4% 3.6%
Return on capital employed -17.0% 18.3% 5.9%
Asset turnover 1.6x 1.8x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.3x 2.0x 8.3x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.2% 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBRIDJBSSSJM
Debt / assets 6.2% 12.7% 41.6%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.2x 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.6x 0.7x 4.9x
Debt / FCF -1.5x 2.3x 4.2x
Liabilities / assets 23.6% 42.3% 64.5%
Equity / assets 76.4% 57.7% 35.5%
Interest coverage – 36.7x –
Current ratio 2.4x 2.1x 0.9x
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.5x 0.3x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.0x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 3.32 4.76 1.50

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBRIDJBSSSJM
Dividend yield – 5.3% 3.5%
Net buyback yield – – 0.0%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 5.3% 3.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 203.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 29.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 2.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 2.8%

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.

ConsensusBRIDJBSSSJM
Forward P/E – 13.2xFY2027 11.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $5.07FY2027 $11.33FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -3.6%FY2027 +23.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +10.1% -8.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $1.16BFY2027 $9.52BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – -1.8%FY2027 +5.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +12.3% -2.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBRIDJBSSSJM
Held by institutions 5.3% 72.9% 43.8%
Institutions holding 17 211 887
Change in shares held, QoQ -4.1% +1.9% -2.8%
Institutions buying 6 111 493
Institutions selling 3 58 260
Buyers to sellers 2.00 1.91 1.90

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.

BRIDJBSSSJM
BRID 1.00 -0.05 -0.03
JBSS -0.05 1.00 0.26
SJM -0.03 0.26 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BRID, JBSS and SJM?

J M Smucker (SJM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Bridgford Foods (BRID) $49.56M, Sanfilippo John B & Son (JBSS) $785.11M, J M Smucker (SJM) $13.61B.

Which stock is cheaper, BRID, JBSS and SJM?

Sanfilippo John B & Son (JBSS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Bridgford Foods (BRID) -3.4x, Sanfilippo John B & Son (JBSS) 12.7x, J M Smucker (SJM) 59.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, J M Smucker (SJM) is cheapest (Sanfilippo John B & Son (JBSS) 13.2x, J M Smucker (SJM) 11.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Sanfilippo John B & Son (JBSS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Bridgford Foods (BRID) +0.4%, Sanfilippo John B & Son (JBSS) +6.2%, J M Smucker (SJM) +5.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Sanfilippo John B & Son (JBSS) has the highest net margin (Bridgford Foods (BRID) -6.4%, Sanfilippo John B & Son (JBSS) 5.3%, J M Smucker (SJM) 2.5%). On return on invested capital, Sanfilippo John B & Son (JBSS) leads (Bridgford Foods (BRID) -13.3%, Sanfilippo John B & Son (JBSS) 14.4%, J M Smucker (SJM) 3.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year J M Smucker (SJM) returned the most: Bridgford Foods (BRID) -34.1%, Sanfilippo John B & Son (JBSS) +10.5%, J M Smucker (SJM) +21.6%. Over five years, J M Smucker (SJM) compounded fastest (Bridgford Foods (BRID) -14.8%/yr, Sanfilippo John B & Son (JBSS) -4.6%/yr, J M Smucker (SJM) +0.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Sanfilippo John B & Son (JBSS) has the highest dividend yield: Bridgford Foods (BRID) 0.00%, Sanfilippo John B & Son (JBSS) 5.29%, J M Smucker (SJM) 3.47%. Bridgford Foods (BRID) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, J M Smucker (SJM) has been the steadiest (Bridgford Foods (BRID) 39.1%, Sanfilippo John B & Son (JBSS) 32.3%, J M Smucker (SJM) 28.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BRID, JBSS and SJM?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Sanfilippo John B & Son (JBSS) leads on 6. 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.