BRID vs JJSF vs JSDA Stock Comparison

Bridgford Foods, J&J Snack Foods and Jones Soda Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BRID Bridgford Foods Corp
$5.35 -7.8% 1M -32.8% 1Y
Market cap
$48.56M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$228.22M
Div. yield
–
Snacks and Confectionery Consumer Staples
2 wins
JJSF J&J Snack Foods Corp
$83.02 +7.1% 1M -8.8% 1Y
Market cap
$1.56B
P/E
31.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.52B
Div. yield
–
Snacks and Confectionery Consumer Staples
6 wins
JSDA Jones Soda Co.
$0.23 -17.9% 1M +35.3% 1Y
Market cap
$26.87M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Non-Alcoholic Beverages Consumer Staples
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

J&J Snack Foods leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (J&J Snack Foods 6, Bridgford Foods 2, Jones Soda 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBRIDJJSFJSDALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $48.56M $1.56B $26.87M JJSF
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -3.3x 31.6x -15.1x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 19.9x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.4% -4.7% — BRID
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -6.4% 3.2% — JJSF
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -13.3% 5.3% — JJSF
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.6x -0.2x — BRID
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -32.8% -8.8% +35.3% JSDA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -14.8%/yr -10.8%/yr -23.7%/yr JJSF
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.1% 35.5% 93.6% JJSF
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 39/100 67/100 — JJSF

Percentile Scorecard

BRIDJJSFJSDA

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

AxisBRIDJJSFJSDA
Valuation 46 #25 of 45 68 #15 of 45 –
Growth 7 #39 of 42 39 #26 of 42 97 #2 of 33
Profitability 21 #32 of 40 62 #16 of 40 –
Financial Health 83 #9 of 47 91 #5 of 47 –
Shareholder Returns – 77 #8 of 31 –
Overall 39 67 –
  • BRID ranked among 48 companies in Branded Foods
  • JJSF ranked among 48 companies in Branded Foods
  • JSDA ranked among 41 companies in Beverages

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBRIDJJSFJSDASPY
1 month -7.8%+7.1%-17.9% -0.8%
3 months -16.1%+6.8%-23.3% +3.5%
6 months -27.5%-3.5%-14.8% +7.0%
Year to date -31.4%-8.1%-17.9% +12.2%
1 year -32.8%-8.8%+35.3% +13.0%
3 years -48.4%-45.5%+35.3% +86.3%
3 years, per year -19.8%-18.3%+10.6% +23.1%
5 years -55.2%-43.4%-74.2% +68.6%
5 years, per year -14.8%-10.8%-23.7% +11.0%
10 years -56.6%-31.0%-42.5% +258.0%
10 years, per year -8.0%-3.6%-5.4% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBRIDJJSFJSDASPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.1%35.5%93.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.1%39.2%102.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.06-0.300.27 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.84-0.250.38 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.4%-61.0%-87.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -37.1%-15.7%-39.5% -1.8%
52-week high $8.50$98.44$0.38 $779.14
52-week low $5.34$69.90$0.17 $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.

MultipleBRIDJJSFJSDA
P/E now vs peer median -3.3xmedian 20.5x 31.5xmedian 20.5x -15.1xmedian 26.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 0.8x 1.0xmedian 0.8x —median 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -4.1xmedian 12.3x 10.7xmedian 12.3x —median 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -8.1xmedian 14.0x 16.8xmedian 14.0x —median 18.3x
P/B now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 1.4x 1.7xmedian 1.4x —median 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.04median 0.42 -3.82median 0.42 -0.39median 2.09

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 monthsBRIDJJSFJSDA
Revenue $228.22M $1.52B –
Gross profit $42.99M $476.55M –
Operating income -$20.09M $60.18M –
Net income -$14.52M $49.27M -$7.00K
Free cash flow -$6.00M $92.00M –
EPS (diluted) $-1.60 $2.63 $-0.02
Cash & equivalents $333.00K $63.10M –
Total debt $17.34M $28.00M –
Shares (diluted) 9.08M 18.75M 116.81M
Enterprise value $41.71M $1.26B $26.87M

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
MetricBRIDJJSFJSDA
P/E -3.3x 31.5x -15.1x
P/FCF -8.1x 16.8x –
P/Operating cash flow -11.9x 9.3x –
P/S 0.2x 1.0x –
P/B 0.5x 1.7x –
P/Tangible book 0.5x 2.0x –
EV/EBITDA -4.1x 10.7x –
EV/EBIT -2.8x 25.1x –
EV/Revenue 0.2x 1.0x –
EV/FCF -9.5x 16.4x –
EV/Operating cash flow -13.9x 9.1x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.04 -3.82 -0.39

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBRIDJJSFJSDA
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.4% -4.7% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -3.5% 0.2% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -18.8% 0.3% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -14.9% 2.7% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -107.0% -46.6% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -89.7% -12.4% –
Net income growth (1Y) -100.0% -41.2% 99.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -74.2% -9.2% 89.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -100.0% -38.8% 83.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -74.6% -8.3% 39.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 55.8% 15.1% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -14.3% 1.1% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 52.1% 38.2% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -1.2% 14.0% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBRIDJJSFJSDA
Gross margin 18.8% 31.3% –
EBITDA margin -6.1% 9.3% –
Operating margin -8.8% 3.9% –
Pretax margin -8.4% 4.0% –
Net margin -6.4% 3.2% –
FCF margin -2.6% 6.0% –
Operating cash flow margin -1.8% 10.9% –
Return on equity -13.4% 5.6% –
Return on assets -10.1% 3.7% –
Return on invested capital -13.3% 5.3% –
Return on capital employed -17.0% 5.3% –
Asset turnover 1.6x 1.1x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.3x 3.4x –
Stock comp / revenue – 0.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBRIDJJSFJSDA
Debt / assets 6.2% 2.1% –
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA -0.6x -0.2x –
Debt / FCF -1.5x 0.3x –
Liabilities / assets 23.6% 34.2% –
Equity / assets 76.4% 65.8% –
Interest coverage – 27.8x –
Current ratio 2.4x 2.3x –
Quick ratio 0.8x 1.4x –
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.3x –
Altman Z-score 3.30 4.37 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBRIDJJSFJSDA
Dividend yield – 3.9% –
Net buyback yield – 4.9% –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 8.7% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusBRIDJJSFJSDA
Forward P/E – 19.9xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year – $4.18FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY – -2.1%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +5.3% –
Revenue, next fiscal year – $1.59BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY – +0.9%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after – -6.2% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBRIDJJSFJSDA
Held by institutions 5.3% 79.7% –
Institutions holding 17 249 –
Change in shares held, QoQ -4.1% +0.1% –
Institutions buying 6 135 –
Institutions selling 3 80 –
Buyers to sellers 2.00 1.69 –

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.

BRIDJJSFJSDA
BRID 1.00 -0.04 0.10
JJSF -0.04 1.00 0.05
JSDA 0.10 0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BRID, JJSF and JSDA?

J&J Snack Foods (JJSF) is the largest by market capitalisation: Bridgford Foods (BRID) $48.56M, J&J Snack Foods (JJSF) $1.56B, Jones Soda (JSDA) $26.87M.

Which company is growing faster?

Bridgford Foods (BRID) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Bridgford Foods (BRID) +0.4%, J&J Snack Foods (JJSF) -4.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

J&J Snack Foods (JJSF) has the highest net margin (Bridgford Foods (BRID) -6.4%, J&J Snack Foods (JJSF) 3.2%). On return on invested capital, J&J Snack Foods (JJSF) leads (Bridgford Foods (BRID) -13.3%, J&J Snack Foods (JJSF) 5.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Jones Soda (JSDA) returned the most: Bridgford Foods (BRID) -32.8%, J&J Snack Foods (JJSF) -8.8%, Jones Soda (JSDA) +35.3%. Over five years, J&J Snack Foods (JJSF) compounded fastest (Bridgford Foods (BRID) -14.8%/yr, J&J Snack Foods (JJSF) -10.8%/yr, Jones Soda (JSDA) -23.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, J&J Snack Foods (JJSF) has been the steadiest (Bridgford Foods (BRID) 39.1%, J&J Snack Foods (JJSF) 35.5%, Jones Soda (JSDA) 93.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BRID, JJSF and JSDA?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, J&J Snack Foods (JJSF) 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.