BRID vs JJSF vs TR Stock Comparison

Bridgford Foods, J&J Snack Foods and Tootsie Roll Industries 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
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
1 win
TR Tootsie Roll Industries Inc
$34.58 -9.0% 1M -4.9% 1Y
Market cap
$2.59B
P/E
27.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$734.74M
Div. yield
0.01%
Snacks and Confectionery Consumer Staples
9 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Tootsie Roll Industries leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Tootsie Roll Industries 9, J&J Snack Foods 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBRIDJJSFTRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $48.56M $1.56B $2.59B TR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -3.3x 31.6x 27.1x TR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 19.9x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.4% -4.7% +1.6% TR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -6.4% 3.2% 13.0% TR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -13.3% 5.3% 6.7% TR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.6x -0.2x -1.2x TR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -32.8% -8.8% -4.9% TR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -14.8%/yr -10.8%/yr +4.9%/yr TR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.1% 35.5% 25.2% TR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 39/100 67/100 64/100 JJSF

Percentile Scorecard

BRIDJJSFTR

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

AxisBRIDJJSFTR
Valuation 46 #25 of 45 68 #15 of 45 30 #32 of 45
Growth 7 #39 of 42 39 #26 of 42 56 #19 of 42
Profitability 21 #32 of 40 62 #16 of 40 87 #6 of 40
Financial Health 83 #9 of 47 91 #5 of 47 96 #3 of 47
Shareholder Returns – 77 #8 of 31 50 #16 of 31
Overall 39 67 64
  • BRID ranked among 48 companies in Branded Foods
  • JJSF ranked among 48 companies in Branded Foods
  • TR ranked among 48 companies in Branded Foods

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBRIDJJSFTRSPY
1 month -7.8%+7.1%-9.0% -0.8%
3 months -16.1%+6.8%-10.4% +3.5%
6 months -27.5%-3.5%-17.0% +7.0%
Year to date -31.4%-8.1%-2.8% +12.2%
1 year -32.8%-8.8%-4.9% +13.0%
3 years -48.4%-45.5%+24.7% +86.3%
3 years, per year -19.8%-18.3%+7.6% +23.1%
5 years -55.2%-43.4%+27.0% +68.6%
5 years, per year -14.8%-10.8%+4.9% +11.0%
10 years -56.6%-31.0%+24.5% +258.0%
10 years, per year -8.0%-3.6%+2.2% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBRIDJJSFTRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.1%35.5%25.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.1%39.2%26.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.06-0.30-0.19 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.84-0.25-0.19 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.4%-61.0%-37.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -37.1%-15.7%-22.8% -1.8%
52-week high $8.50$98.44$44.81 $779.14
52-week low $5.34$69.90$33.91 $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.

MultipleBRIDJJSFTR
P/E now vs peer median -3.3xmedian 20.5x 31.5xmedian 20.5x 27.2xmedian 20.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 0.8x 1.0xmedian 0.8x 3.5xmedian 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -4.1xmedian 12.3x 10.7xmedian 12.3x 23.0xmedian 12.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -8.1xmedian 14.0x 16.8xmedian 14.0x 32.4xmedian 14.0x
P/B now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 1.4x 1.7xmedian 1.4x 2.7xmedian 1.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.04median 0.42 -3.82median 0.42 —median 0.42

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 monthsBRIDJJSFTR
Revenue $228.22M $1.52B $734.74M
Gross profit $42.99M $476.55M $253.43M
Operating income -$20.09M $60.18M $87.35M
Net income -$14.52M $49.27M $95.36M
Free cash flow -$6.00M $92.00M $80.16M
EPS (diluted) $-1.60 $2.63 –
Cash & equivalents $333.00K $63.10M $62.08M
Total debt $17.34M $28.00M $8.33M
Shares (diluted) 9.08M 18.75M –
Enterprise value $41.71M $1.26B $1.98B

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
MetricBRIDJJSFTR
P/E -3.3x 31.5x 27.2x
P/FCF -8.1x 16.8x 32.4x
P/Operating cash flow -11.9x 9.3x 20.8x
P/S 0.2x 1.0x 3.5x
P/B 0.5x 1.7x 2.7x
P/Tangible book 0.5x 2.0x 3.3x
EV/EBITDA -4.1x 10.7x 23.0x
EV/EBIT -2.8x 25.1x 28.2x
EV/Revenue 0.2x 1.0x 3.4x
EV/FCF -9.5x 16.4x 30.7x
EV/Operating cash flow -13.9x 9.1x 19.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.04 -3.82 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBRIDJJSFTR
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.4% -4.7% 1.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -3.5% 0.2% 0.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -18.8% 0.3% -3.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -14.9% 2.7% 1.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -107.0% -46.6% -20.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -89.7% -12.4% -1.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -100.0% -41.2% 4.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -74.2% -9.2% 6.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -100.0% -38.8% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -74.6% -8.3% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 55.8% 15.1% -0.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -14.3% 1.1% 23.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 52.1% 38.2% -23.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -1.2% 14.0% 23.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBRIDJJSFTR
Gross margin 18.8% 31.3% 34.5%
EBITDA margin -6.1% 9.3% 14.6%
Operating margin -8.8% 3.9% 11.9%
Pretax margin -8.4% 4.0% 17.7%
Net margin -6.4% 3.2% 13.0%
FCF margin -2.6% 6.0% 10.9%
Operating cash flow margin -1.8% 10.9% 17.0%
Return on equity -13.4% 5.6% 10.0%
Return on assets -10.1% 3.7% 7.6%
Return on invested capital -13.3% 5.3% 6.7%
Return on capital employed -17.0% 5.3% 7.6%
Asset turnover 1.6x 1.1x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.3x 3.4x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBRIDJJSFTR
Debt / assets 6.2% 2.1% 0.7%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.0x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.6x -0.2x -1.2x
Debt / FCF -1.5x 0.3x 0.1x
Liabilities / assets 23.6% 34.2% 25.0%
Equity / assets 76.4% 65.8% 75.0%
Interest coverage – 27.8x –
Current ratio 2.4x 2.3x 2.9x
Quick ratio 0.8x 1.4x 1.7x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.3x 1.2x
Altman Z-score 3.30 4.37 5.93

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBRIDJJSFTR
Dividend yield – 3.9% 1.0%
Net buyback yield – 4.9% –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 8.7% 1.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 27.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 33.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 2.5%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 2.0%

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.

ConsensusBRIDJJSFTR
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
HoldersBRIDJJSFTR
Held by institutions 5.3% 79.7% 17.1%
Institutions holding 17 249 230
Change in shares held, QoQ -4.1% +0.1% -4.3%
Institutions buying 6 135 134
Institutions selling 3 80 68
Buyers to sellers 2.00 1.69 1.97

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.

BRIDJJSFTR
BRID 1.00 -0.04 -0.03
JJSF -0.04 1.00 0.31
TR -0.03 0.31 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BRID, JJSF and TR?

Tootsie Roll Industries (TR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Bridgford Foods (BRID) $48.56M, J&J Snack Foods (JJSF) $1.56B, Tootsie Roll Industries (TR) $2.59B.

Which stock is cheaper, BRID, JJSF and TR?

Tootsie Roll Industries (TR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Bridgford Foods (BRID) -3.3x, J&J Snack Foods (JJSF) 31.6x, Tootsie Roll Industries (TR) 27.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Tootsie Roll Industries (TR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Bridgford Foods (BRID) +0.4%, J&J Snack Foods (JJSF) -4.7%, Tootsie Roll Industries (TR) +1.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Tootsie Roll Industries (TR) has the highest net margin (Bridgford Foods (BRID) -6.4%, J&J Snack Foods (JJSF) 3.2%, Tootsie Roll Industries (TR) 13.0%). On return on invested capital, Tootsie Roll Industries (TR) leads (Bridgford Foods (BRID) -13.3%, J&J Snack Foods (JJSF) 5.3%, Tootsie Roll Industries (TR) 6.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Tootsie Roll Industries (TR) returned the most: Bridgford Foods (BRID) -32.8%, J&J Snack Foods (JJSF) -8.8%, Tootsie Roll Industries (TR) -4.9%. Over five years, Tootsie Roll Industries (TR) compounded fastest (Bridgford Foods (BRID) -14.8%/yr, J&J Snack Foods (JJSF) -10.8%/yr, Tootsie Roll Industries (TR) +4.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Bridgford Foods (BRID) 0.00%, J&J Snack Foods (JJSF) 0.00%, Tootsie Roll Industries (TR) 0.01%. Bridgford Foods (BRID) and J&J Snack Foods (JJSF) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Tootsie Roll Industries (TR) has been the steadiest (Bridgford Foods (BRID) 39.1%, J&J Snack Foods (JJSF) 35.5%, Tootsie Roll Industries (TR) 25.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Tootsie Roll Industries (TR) leads on 9. 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.