BRID vs PEP vs UTZ Stock Comparison

Bridgford Foods, Pepsico 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
$49.56M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$228.22M
Div. yield
–
Snacks and Confectionery Consumer Staples
1 win
PEP Pepsico Inc
$133.50 +3.8% 1M -12.5% 1Y
Market cap
$181.93B
P/E
16.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$98.24B
Div. yield
4.35%
Non-Alcoholic Beverages Consumer Staples
8 wins
UTZ Utz Brands, Inc.
$14.33 +0.6% 1M +16.9% 1Y
Market cap
$2.06B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.45B
Div. yield
1.67%
Snacks and Confectionery Consumer Staples
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Pepsico leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Pepsico 8, Utz Brands 2, Bridgford Foods 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBRIDPEPUTZLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $49.56M $181.93B $2.06B PEP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -3.4x 16.7x -43.7x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 15.5x 19.1x PEP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.4% +6.4% +2.0% PEP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -6.4% 11.1% -2.0% PEP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -13.3% 16.1% 0.4% PEP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.6x 2.2x 8.0x BRID
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 4.35% 1.67% PEP
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -34.1% -12.5% +16.9% UTZ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -14.8%/yr -3.8%/yr -1.8%/yr UTZ
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.1% 21.4% 77.1% PEP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 39/100 65/100 37/100 PEP

Percentile Scorecard

BRIDPEPUTZ

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

AxisBRIDPEPUTZ
Valuation 47 #24 of 44 62 #15 of 38 33 #30 of 44
Growth 8 #37 of 40 59 #14 of 33 59 #17 of 40
Profitability 22 #30 of 38 87 #5 of 31 32 #26 of 38
Financial Health 80 #10 of 46 39 #23 of 37 47 #25 of 46
Shareholder Returns – 77 #6 of 23 14 #26 of 30
Overall 39 65 37
  • BRID ranked among 47 companies in Branded Foods
  • PEP ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • 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

PeriodBRIDPEPUTZSPY
1 month -5.9%+3.8%+0.6% -0.2%
3 months -15.7%-6.6%+1.7% +3.9%
6 months -26.2%-14.6%+78.9% +8.2%
Year to date -30.0%-7.0%+38.1% +12.9%
1 year -34.1%-12.5%+16.9% +12.3%
3 years -47.3%-16.4%+16.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year -19.2%-5.8%+5.3% +23.3%
5 years -55.1%-17.4%-8.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year -14.8%-3.8%-1.8% +10.9%
10 years -53.2%+25.2%— +261.1%
10 years, per year -7.3%+2.3%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBRIDPEPUTZSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.1%21.4%77.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.1%20.4%51.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.05-0.190.64 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.87-0.590.22 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.4%-36.9%-65.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -35.8%-21.7%0.0% -1.2%
52-week high $8.50$170.49$14.33 $779.14
52-week low $5.34$123.73$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.

MultipleBRIDPEPUTZ
P/E now vs peer median -3.4xmedian 22.3x 16.7xmedian 26.1x -43.7xmedian 22.3x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 0.7x 1.9xmedian 1.6x 1.4xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -4.2xmedian 12.3x 11.9xmedian 14.0x 28.8xmedian 12.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -8.3xmedian 13.8x 17.4xmedian 18.1x 40.4xmedian 13.8x
P/B now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 1.5x 8.1xmedian 2.6x 1.6xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.05median 0.57 1.68median 2.07 -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 monthsBRIDPEPUTZ
Revenue $228.22M $98.24B $1.45B
Gross profit $42.99M $53.22B $368.70M
Operating income -$20.09M $15.05B $9.70M
Net income -$14.52M $10.97B -$41.90M
Free cash flow -$6.00M $10.47B $51.10M
EPS (diluted) $-1.60 $7.97 $-0.33
Cash & equivalents $333.00K $10.68B $58.60M
Total debt $17.34M $208.67B $844.80M
Shares (diluted) 9.08M 1.37B 88.51M
Enterprise value $42.71M $139.88B $2.37B

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
MetricBRIDPEPUTZ
P/E -3.4x 16.7x -43.7x
P/FCF -8.3x 17.4x 40.4x
P/Operating cash flow -12.1x 12.5x 17.8x
P/S 0.2x 1.9x 1.4x
P/B 0.5x 8.1x 1.6x
P/Tangible book 0.5x 21.4x 5.6x
EV/EBITDA -4.2x 11.9x 28.8x
EV/EBIT -2.9x 14.8x 293.6x
EV/Revenue 0.3x 2.3x 2.0x
EV/FCF -9.7x 21.3x 55.7x
EV/Operating cash flow -14.1x 15.3x 24.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.05 1.68 -2.97

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBRIDPEPUTZ
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.4% 6.4% 2.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -3.5% 2.4% -3.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -18.8% 6.8% 1.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -14.9% 2.5% -9.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) -107.0% 47.7% -75.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -89.7% 10.6% 30.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -100.0% 50.8% -360.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -74.2% 9.4% 13.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -100.0% 51.4% -258.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -74.6% 10.0% 14.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 55.8% 23.9% 12.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -14.3% 6.3% 218.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 52.1% 54.3% 312.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -1.2% 14.7% 35.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBRIDPEPUTZ
Gross margin 18.8% 54.2% 25.4%
EBITDA margin -6.1% 19.1% 6.8%
Operating margin -8.8% 15.3% 0.7%
Pretax margin -8.4% 14.0% -2.1%
Net margin -6.4% 11.1% -2.0%
FCF margin -2.6% 10.7% 3.5%
Operating cash flow margin -1.8% 14.8% 8.0%
Return on equity -13.4% 49.0% -3.2%
Return on assets -10.1% 9.8% -1.5%
Return on invested capital -13.3% 16.1% 0.4%
Return on capital employed -17.0% 19.4% 0.4%
Asset turnover 1.6x 0.9x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.3x 1.3x -2.8x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.3% 1.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBRIDPEPUTZ
Debt / assets 6.2% 46.3% 30.4%
Debt / equity 0.1x 2.3x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.6x 2.2x 8.0x
Debt / FCF -1.5x 5.0x 16.5x
Liabilities / assets 23.6% 79.9% 52.7%
Equity / assets 76.4% 20.1% 47.3%
Interest coverage – 13.6x 0.2x
Current ratio 2.4x 0.9x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.7x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.3x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 3.32 3.46 1.21

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBRIDPEPUTZ
Dividend yield – 4.3% 1.7%
Net buyback yield – 0.5% –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 4.8% 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.

ConsensusBRIDPEPUTZ
Forward P/E – 15.5xFY2026 19.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $8.59FY2026 $0.75FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +5.5%FY2026 -8.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +3.0% +13.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $96.43BFY2026 $1.45BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +2.7%FY2026 +0.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +11.4% -1.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBRIDPEPUTZ
Held by institutions 5.3% 79.1% 52.6%
Institutions holding 17 3,415 233
Change in shares held, QoQ -4.1% +5.8% +1.4%
Institutions buying 6 1,501 141
Institutions selling 3 1,515 57
Buyers to sellers 2.00 0.99 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.

BRIDPEPUTZ
BRID 1.00 0.12 0.10
PEP 0.12 1.00 0.14
UTZ 0.10 0.14 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BRID, PEP and UTZ?

Pepsico (PEP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Bridgford Foods (BRID) $49.56M, Pepsico (PEP) $181.93B, Utz Brands (UTZ) $2.06B.

Which company is growing faster?

Pepsico (PEP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Bridgford Foods (BRID) +0.4%, Pepsico (PEP) +6.4%, Utz Brands (UTZ) +2.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Pepsico (PEP) has the highest net margin (Bridgford Foods (BRID) -6.4%, Pepsico (PEP) 11.1%, Utz Brands (UTZ) -2.0%). On return on invested capital, Pepsico (PEP) leads (Bridgford Foods (BRID) -13.3%, Pepsico (PEP) 16.1%, 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%, Pepsico (PEP) -12.5%, Utz Brands (UTZ) +16.9%. Over five years, Utz Brands (UTZ) compounded fastest (Bridgford Foods (BRID) -14.8%/yr, Pepsico (PEP) -3.8%/yr, Utz Brands (UTZ) -1.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Pepsico (PEP) has the highest dividend yield: Bridgford Foods (BRID) 0.00%, Pepsico (PEP) 4.35%, Utz Brands (UTZ) 1.67%. Bridgford Foods (BRID) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Pepsico (PEP) has been the steadiest (Bridgford Foods (BRID) 39.1%, Pepsico (PEP) 21.4%, Utz Brands (UTZ) 77.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BRID, PEP 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, Pepsico (PEP) leads on 8. 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.