BRID vs JSDA vs PEP Stock Comparison

Bridgford Foods, Jones Soda and Pepsico 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
1 win
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
PEP Pepsico Inc
$135.46 +5.3% 1M -10.6% 1Y
Market cap
$182.09B
P/E
16.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$98.24B
Div. yield
–
Non-Alcoholic Beverages Consumer Staples
7 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Pepsico leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Pepsico 7, Bridgford Foods 1, Jones Soda 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBRIDJSDAPEPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $48.56M $26.87M $182.09B PEP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -3.3x -15.1x 16.7x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 15.8x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.4% — +6.4% PEP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -6.4% — 11.1% PEP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -13.3% — 16.1% PEP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.6x — 2.2x BRID
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -32.8% +35.3% -10.6% JSDA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -14.8%/yr -23.7%/yr -3.4%/yr PEP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.1% 93.6% 21.4% PEP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 39/100 — 64/100 PEP

Percentile Scorecard

BRIDJSDAPEP

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

AxisBRIDJSDAPEP
Valuation 46 #25 of 45 – 62 #15 of 38
Growth 7 #39 of 42 97 #2 of 33 59 #14 of 33
Profitability 21 #32 of 40 – 87 #5 of 31
Financial Health 83 #9 of 47 – 35 #25 of 38
Shareholder Returns – – 77 #6 of 23
Overall 39 – 64
  • BRID ranked among 48 companies in Branded Foods
  • JSDA ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • PEP ranked among 41 companies in Beverages

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBRIDJSDAPEPSPY
1 month -7.8%-17.9%+5.3% -0.8%
3 months -16.1%-23.3%-3.1% +3.5%
6 months -27.5%-14.8%-12.1% +7.0%
Year to date -31.4%-17.9%-5.6% +12.2%
1 year -32.8%+35.3%-10.6% +13.0%
3 years -48.4%+35.3%-15.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year -19.8%+10.6%-5.3% +23.1%
5 years -55.2%-74.2%-15.7% +68.6%
5 years, per year -14.8%-23.7%-3.4% +11.0%
10 years -56.6%-42.5%+26.5% +258.0%
10 years, per year -8.0%-5.4%+2.4% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBRIDJSDAPEPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.1%93.6%21.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.1%102.8%20.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.060.27-0.18 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.840.38-0.50 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.4%-87.6%-36.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -37.1%-39.5%-20.5% -1.8%
52-week high $8.50$0.38$170.49 $779.14
52-week low $5.34$0.17$123.73 $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.

MultipleBRIDJSDAPEP
P/E now vs peer median -3.3xmedian 20.5x -15.1xmedian 26.6x 17.0xmedian 26.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 0.8x —median 1.5x 1.9xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -4.1xmedian 12.3x —median 14.2x 12.0xmedian 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -8.1xmedian 14.0x —median 18.3x 17.6xmedian 18.3x
P/B now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 1.4x —median 2.6x 8.2xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.04median 0.42 -0.39median 2.09 1.70median 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 monthsBRIDJSDAPEP
Revenue $228.22M – $98.24B
Gross profit $42.99M – $53.22B
Operating income -$20.09M – $15.05B
Net income -$14.52M -$7.00K $10.97B
Free cash flow -$6.00M – $10.47B
EPS (diluted) $-1.60 $-0.02 $7.97
Cash & equivalents $333.00K – $10.68B
Total debt $17.34M – $208.67B
Shares (diluted) 9.08M 116.81M 1.37B
Enterprise value $41.71M $26.87M $139.86B

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
MetricBRIDJSDAPEP
P/E -3.3x -15.1x 17.0x
P/FCF -8.1x – 17.6x
P/Operating cash flow -11.9x – 12.7x
P/S 0.2x – 1.9x
P/B 0.5x – 8.2x
P/Tangible book 0.5x – 21.7x
EV/EBITDA -4.1x – 12.0x
EV/EBIT -2.8x – 15.0x
EV/Revenue 0.2x – 2.3x
EV/FCF -9.5x – 21.5x
EV/Operating cash flow -13.9x – 15.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.04 -0.39 1.70

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBRIDJSDAPEP
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.4% – 6.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -3.5% – 2.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -18.8% – 6.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -14.9% – 2.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -107.0% – 47.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -89.7% – 10.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -100.0% 99.9% 50.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -74.2% 89.7% 9.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -100.0% 83.5% 51.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -74.6% 39.0% 10.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 55.8% – 23.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -14.3% – 6.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 52.1% – 54.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -1.2% – 14.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBRIDJSDAPEP
Gross margin 18.8% – 54.2%
EBITDA margin -6.1% – 19.1%
Operating margin -8.8% – 15.3%
Pretax margin -8.4% – 14.0%
Net margin -6.4% – 11.1%
FCF margin -2.6% – 10.7%
Operating cash flow margin -1.8% – 14.8%
Return on equity -13.4% – 49.0%
Return on assets -10.1% – 9.8%
Return on invested capital -13.3% – 16.1%
Return on capital employed -17.0% – 19.4%
Asset turnover 1.6x – 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.3x – 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBRIDJSDAPEP
Debt / assets 6.2% – 46.3%
Debt / equity 0.1x – 2.3x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.6x – 2.2x
Debt / FCF -1.5x – 5.0x
Liabilities / assets 23.6% – 79.9%
Equity / assets 76.4% – 20.1%
Interest coverage – – 13.6x
Current ratio 2.4x – 0.9x
Quick ratio 0.8x – 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.0x – 0.3x
Altman Z-score 3.30 – 3.48

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBRIDJSDAPEP
Dividend yield – – 4.3%
Net buyback yield – – 0.5%
Shareholder yield 0.0% – 4.7%
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.

ConsensusBRIDJSDAPEP
Forward P/E – – 15.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – – $8.59FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – +5.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – +3.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year – – $96.43BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – – +2.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – – +11.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBRIDJSDAPEP
Held by institutions 5.3% – 79.1%
Institutions holding 17 – 3,414
Change in shares held, QoQ -4.1% – +5.8%
Institutions buying 6 – 1,500
Institutions selling 3 – 1,515
Buyers to sellers 2.00 – 0.99

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.

BRIDJSDAPEP
BRID 1.00 0.10 0.12
JSDA 0.10 1.00 0.11
PEP 0.12 0.11 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BRID, JSDA and PEP?

Pepsico (PEP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Bridgford Foods (BRID) $48.56M, Jones Soda (JSDA) $26.87M, Pepsico (PEP) $182.09B.

Which company is growing faster?

Pepsico (PEP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Bridgford Foods (BRID) +0.4%, Pepsico (PEP) +6.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Pepsico (PEP) has the highest net margin (Bridgford Foods (BRID) -6.4%, Pepsico (PEP) 11.1%). On return on invested capital, Pepsico (PEP) leads (Bridgford Foods (BRID) -13.3%, Pepsico (PEP) 16.1%).

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%, Pepsico (PEP) -10.6%. Over five years, Pepsico (PEP) compounded fastest (Bridgford Foods (BRID) -14.8%/yr, Jones Soda (JSDA) -23.7%/yr, Pepsico (PEP) -3.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Pepsico (PEP) has been the steadiest (Bridgford Foods (BRID) 39.1%, Jones Soda (JSDA) 93.6%, Pepsico (PEP) 21.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Pepsico (PEP) leads on 7. 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.