BRID vs JSDA vs JJSF Stock Comparison

Bridgford Foods, Jones Soda and J&J Snack Foods Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BRID Bridgford Foods Corp
$5.35 -7.8% 1M -32.8% 1Y
Market cap
$48.28M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$228.22M
Div. yield
–
Snacks and Confectionery Consumer Staples
2 wins
JSDA Jones Soda Co.
$0.23 -17.9% 1M +35.3% 1Y
Market cap
$26.28M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Non-Alcoholic Beverages Consumer Staples
1 win
JJSF J&J Snack Foods Corp
$83.02 +7.1% 1M -8.8% 1Y
Market cap
$1.55B
P/E
31.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.52B
Div. yield
–
Snacks and Confectionery Consumer Staples
6 wins

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.

QuestionBRIDJSDAJJSFLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $48.28M $26.28M $1.55B JJSF
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -3.3x -14.8x 31.5x –
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% +35.3% -8.8% JSDA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -14.8%/yr -23.7%/yr -10.8%/yr JJSF
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.1% 93.6% 35.5% JJSF
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 39/100 — 67/100 JJSF

Percentile Scorecard

BRIDJSDAJJSF

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

AxisBRIDJSDAJJSF
Valuation 46 #25 of 45 – 68 #15 of 45
Growth 7 #39 of 42 97 #2 of 33 39 #26 of 42
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
  • JSDA ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • JJSF ranked among 48 companies in Branded Foods

Price Performance

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

Returns

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

Risk

MeasureBRIDJSDAJJSFSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.1%93.6%35.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.1%102.8%39.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.060.27-0.30 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.840.38-0.25 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.4%-87.6%-61.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -37.1%-39.5%-15.7% -1.8%
52-week high $8.50$0.38$98.44 $779.14
52-week low $5.34$0.17$69.90 $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.

MultipleBRIDJSDAJJSF
P/E now vs peer median -3.3xmedian 20.5x -15.1xmedian 26.6x 31.5xmedian 20.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 0.8x —median 1.5x 1.0xmedian 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -4.1xmedian 12.3x —median 14.2x 10.7xmedian 12.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -8.1xmedian 14.0x —median 18.3x 16.8xmedian 14.0x
P/B now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 1.4x —median 2.6x 1.7xmedian 1.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.04median 0.42 -0.39median 2.09 -3.82median 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 monthsBRIDJSDAJJSF
Revenue $228.22M – $1.52B
Gross profit $42.99M – $476.55M
Operating income -$20.09M – $60.18M
Net income -$14.52M -$7.00K $49.27M
Free cash flow -$6.00M – $92.00M
EPS (diluted) $-1.60 $-0.02 $2.63
Cash & equivalents $333.00K – $63.10M
Total debt $17.34M – $28.00M
Shares (diluted) 9.08M 116.81M 18.75M
Enterprise value $41.43M $26.28M $1.25B

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
MetricBRIDJSDAJJSF
P/E -3.3x -15.1x 31.5x
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 -0.39 -3.82

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBRIDJSDAJJSF
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% 99.9% -41.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -74.2% 89.7% -9.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -100.0% 83.5% -38.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -74.6% 39.0% -8.3%
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
MetricBRIDJSDAJJSF
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
MetricBRIDJSDAJJSF
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
MetricBRIDJSDAJJSF
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.

ConsensusBRIDJSDAJJSF
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
HoldersBRIDJSDAJJSF
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.

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

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BRID, JSDA and JJSF?

J&J Snack Foods (JJSF) is the largest by market capitalisation: Bridgford Foods (BRID) $48.28M, Jones Soda (JSDA) $26.28M, J&J Snack Foods (JJSF) $1.55B.

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%, Jones Soda (JSDA) +35.3%, J&J Snack Foods (JJSF) -8.8%. Over five years, J&J Snack Foods (JJSF) compounded fastest (Bridgford Foods (BRID) -14.8%/yr, Jones Soda (JSDA) -23.7%/yr, J&J Snack Foods (JJSF) -10.8%/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%, Jones Soda (JSDA) 93.6%, J&J Snack Foods (JJSF) 35.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.