BRID vs KHC vs UTZ Stock Comparison

Bridgford Foods, Kraft Heinz and Utz Brands Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BRID Bridgford Foods Corp
$5.46 -5.9% 1M -34.1% 1Y
Market cap
$48.52M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$228.22M
Div. yield
–
Snacks and Confectionery Consumer Staples
KHC Kraft Heinz Co
$24.09 +1.9% 1M -5.9% 1Y
Market cap
$28.27B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$24.90B
Div. yield
–
Packaged Foods Consumer Staples
5 wins
UTZ Utz Brands, Inc.
$14.33 +0.6% 1M +16.9% 1Y
Market cap
$1.27B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.45B
Div. yield
–
Snacks and Confectionery Consumer Staples
5 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Kraft Heinz leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Kraft Heinz 5, Utz Brands 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBRIDKHCUTZLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $48.52M $28.27B $1.27B KHC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -3.3x -8.3x -43.7x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 11.5x 19.1x KHC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.4% -1.6% +2.0% UTZ
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -6.4% -13.6% -2.0% UTZ
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -13.3% -5.0% 0.4% UTZ
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.6x -7.5x 8.0x KHC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -34.1% -5.9% +16.9% UTZ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -14.8%/yr -8.0%/yr -1.8%/yr UTZ
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.1% 27.9% 77.1% KHC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 39/100 53/100 37/100 KHC

Percentile Scorecard

BRIDKHCUTZ

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

AxisBRIDKHCUTZ
Valuation 47 #24 of 44 61 #18 of 44 33 #30 of 44
Growth 8 #37 of 40 46 #22 of 40 59 #17 of 40
Profitability 22 #30 of 38 41 #23 of 38 32 #26 of 38
Financial Health 80 #10 of 46 58 #20 of 46 47 #25 of 46
Shareholder Returns – 59 #13 of 30 14 #26 of 30
Overall 39 53 37
  • BRID ranked among 47 companies in Branded Foods
  • KHC ranked among 47 companies in Branded Foods
  • UTZ ranked among 47 companies in Branded Foods

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBRIDKHCUTZSPY
1 month -5.9%+1.9%+0.6% -0.2%
3 months -15.7%-11.8%+1.7% +3.9%
6 months -26.2%+7.2%+78.9% +8.2%
Year to date -30.0%-0.7%+38.1% +12.9%
1 year -34.1%-5.9%+16.9% +12.3%
3 years -47.3%-23.4%+16.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year -19.2%-8.5%+5.3% +23.3%
5 years -55.1%-34.0%-8.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year -14.8%-8.0%-1.8% +10.9%
10 years -53.2%-72.5%— +261.1%
10 years, per year -7.3%-12.1%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBRIDKHCUTZSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.1%27.9%77.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.1%28.7%51.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.05-0.110.64 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.87-0.210.22 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.4%-52.1%-65.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -35.8%-12.8%0.0% -1.2%
52-week high $8.50$27.62$14.33 $779.14
52-week low $5.34$21.21$6.80 $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.

MultipleBRIDKHCUTZ
P/E now vs peer median -3.4xmedian 22.3x -8.4xmedian 22.3x -43.7xmedian 22.3x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 0.7x 1.1xmedian 0.7x 1.4xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -4.2xmedian 12.3x -20.6xmedian 12.3x 28.8xmedian 12.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -8.3xmedian 13.8x 7.5xmedian 13.8x 40.4xmedian 13.8x
P/B now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 1.5x 0.8xmedian 1.5x 1.6xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.05median 0.57 0.18median 0.57 -2.97median 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 monthsBRIDKHCUTZ
Revenue $228.22M $24.90B $1.45B
Gross profit $42.99M $8.31B $368.70M
Operating income -$20.09M -$3.18B $9.70M
Net income -$14.52M -$3.40B -$41.90M
Free cash flow -$6.00M $3.82B $51.10M
EPS (diluted) $-1.60 $-2.86 $-0.33
Cash & equivalents $333.00K $2.42B $58.60M
Total debt $17.34M $19.00B $844.80M
Shares (diluted) 9.08M 1.19B 88.51M
Enterprise value $41.67M $14.69B $956.63M

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
MetricBRIDKHCUTZ
P/E -3.4x -8.4x -43.7x
P/FCF -8.3x 7.5x 40.4x
P/Operating cash flow -12.1x 6.2x 17.8x
P/S 0.2x 1.1x 1.4x
P/B 0.5x 0.8x 1.6x
P/Tangible book 0.5x 7.6x 5.6x
EV/EBITDA -4.2x -20.6x 28.8x
EV/EBIT -2.9x -14.1x 293.6x
EV/Revenue 0.3x 1.8x 2.0x
EV/FCF -9.7x 11.8x 55.7x
EV/Operating cash flow -14.1x 9.7x 24.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.05 0.18 -2.97

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBRIDKHCUTZ
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.4% -1.6% 2.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -3.5% -2.8% -3.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -18.8% -4.3% 1.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -14.9% -1.1% -9.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) -107.0% 54.1% -75.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -89.7% -39.1% 30.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -100.0% 35.5% -360.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -74.2% -45.4% 13.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -100.0% 35.6% -258.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -74.6% -46.1% 14.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 55.8% 5.0% 12.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -14.3% 12.3% 218.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 52.1% 9.2% 312.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -1.2% 18.8% 35.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBRIDKHCUTZ
Gross margin 18.8% 33.4% 25.4%
EBITDA margin -6.1% -8.7% 6.8%
Operating margin -8.8% -12.8% 0.7%
Pretax margin -8.4% -14.7% -2.1%
Net margin -6.4% -13.6% -2.0%
FCF margin -2.6% 15.3% 3.5%
Operating cash flow margin -1.8% 18.6% 8.0%
Return on equity -13.4% -8.7% -3.2%
Return on assets -10.1% -4.4% -1.5%
Return on invested capital -13.3% -5.0% 0.4%
Return on capital employed -17.0% -4.6% 0.4%
Asset turnover 1.6x 0.3x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.3x -1.4x -2.8x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.4% 1.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBRIDKHCUTZ
Debt / assets 6.2% 26.0% 30.4%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.5x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.6x -7.5x 8.0x
Debt / FCF -1.5x 5.0x 16.5x
Liabilities / assets 23.6% 50.6% 52.7%
Equity / assets 76.4% 49.4% 47.3%
Interest coverage – -4.7x 0.2x
Current ratio 2.4x 1.1x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.6x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.3x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 3.32 0.49 1.21

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBRIDKHCUTZ
Dividend yield – 6.6% 1.7%
Net buyback yield – 0.1% –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 6.7% 1.7%
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.

ConsensusBRIDKHCUTZ
Forward P/E – 11.5xFY2026 19.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $2.10FY2026 $0.75FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -19.2%FY2026 -8.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – -7.1% +13.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $23.68BFY2026 $1.45BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – -5.1%FY2026 +0.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – -1.2% -1.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBRIDKHCUTZ
Held by institutions 5.3% 90.1% 52.6%
Institutions holding 17 1,114 233
Change in shares held, QoQ -4.1% +7.1% +1.4%
Institutions buying 6 624 141
Institutions selling 3 312 57
Buyers to sellers 2.00 2.00 2.47

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.

BRIDKHCUTZ
BRID 1.00 0.03 0.10
KHC 0.03 1.00 0.17
UTZ 0.10 0.17 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BRID, KHC and UTZ?

Kraft Heinz (KHC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Bridgford Foods (BRID) $48.52M, Kraft Heinz (KHC) $28.27B, Utz Brands (UTZ) $1.27B.

Which company is growing faster?

Utz Brands (UTZ) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Bridgford Foods (BRID) +0.4%, Kraft Heinz (KHC) -1.6%, Utz Brands (UTZ) +2.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Utz Brands (UTZ) has the highest net margin (Bridgford Foods (BRID) -6.4%, Kraft Heinz (KHC) -13.6%, Utz Brands (UTZ) -2.0%). On return on invested capital, Utz Brands (UTZ) leads (Bridgford Foods (BRID) -13.3%, Kraft Heinz (KHC) -5.0%, Utz Brands (UTZ) 0.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Utz Brands (UTZ) returned the most: Bridgford Foods (BRID) -34.1%, Kraft Heinz (KHC) -5.9%, Utz Brands (UTZ) +16.9%. Over five years, Utz Brands (UTZ) compounded fastest (Bridgford Foods (BRID) -14.8%/yr, Kraft Heinz (KHC) -8.0%/yr, Utz Brands (UTZ) -1.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Kraft Heinz (KHC) has been the steadiest (Bridgford Foods (BRID) 39.1%, Kraft Heinz (KHC) 27.9%, Utz Brands (UTZ) 77.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BRID, KHC and UTZ?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Kraft Heinz (KHC) leads on 5. 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.