GIS vs JBSS vs HRL Stock Comparison

General Mills, Sanfilippo John B & Son and Hormel Foods Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GIS General Mills Inc
$33.06 -1.6% 1M -31.2% 1Y
Market cap
$17.91B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$18.30B
Div. yield
0.07%
Packaged Foods Consumer Staples
3 wins
JBSS Sanfilippo John B & Son Inc
$66.34 -1.8% 1M +10.2% 1Y
Market cap
$663.06M
P/E
11.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.17B
Div. yield
–
Snacks and Confectionery Consumer Staples
8 wins
HRL Hormel Foods Corp /De/
$20.62 +3.3% 1M -12.8% 1Y
Market cap
$11.49B
P/E
33.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$12.15B
Div. yield
0.06%
Packaged Foods Consumer Staples
1 win

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Sanfilippo John B & Son leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Sanfilippo John B & Son 8, General Mills 3, Hormel Foods 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGISJBSSHRLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $17.91B $663.06M $11.49B GIS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -20.0x 11.8x 33.5x JBSS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.4x 13.1x 14.7x GIS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -4.5% +3.1% +0.7% JBSS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -4.9% 4.8% 2.8% JBSS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -1.0% 13.0% 3.5% JBSS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 37.7x 0.9x 1.8x JBSS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.07% 0.00% 0.06% GIS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -31.2% +10.2% -12.8% JBSS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -11.8%/yr -4.7%/yr -13.4%/yr JBSS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.2% 32.3% 30.0% HRL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 32/100 69/100 50/100 JBSS

Percentile Scorecard

GISJBSSHRL

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

AxisGISJBSSHRL
Valuation 41 #27 of 45 86 #7 of 45 68 #15 of 45
Growth 2 #41 of 42 54 #20 of 42 27 #31 of 42
Profitability 46 #22 of 40 74 #11 of 40 49 #21 of 40
Financial Health 17 #39 of 47 70 #15 of 47 74 #13 of 47
Shareholder Returns 53 #15 of 31 60 #13 of 31 30 #22 of 31
Overall 32 69 50
  • GIS ranked among 48 companies in Branded Foods
  • JBSS ranked among 48 companies in Branded Foods
  • HRL ranked among 48 companies in Branded Foods

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGISJBSSHRLSPY
1 month -1.6%-1.8%+3.3% +0.9%
3 months -12.8%-21.4%-20.1% +5.9%
6 months -4.1%-13.4%-1.2% +8.5%
Year to date -28.9%-6.0%-13.0% +13.3%
1 year -31.2%+10.2%-12.8% +12.4%
3 years -49.4%-34.8%-34.3% +88.1%
3 years, per year -20.3%-13.3%-13.1% +23.5%
5 years -46.5%-21.5%-51.3% +68.2%
5 years, per year -11.8%-4.7%-13.4% +11.0%
10 years -46.4%+37.0%-46.0% +263.4%
10 years, per year -6.0%+3.2%-6.0% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureGISJBSSHRLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.2%32.3%30.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.0%30.2%29.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.38-0.14-0.18 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.030.32-0.43 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.1%-53.2%-65.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -32.5%-26.8%-22.2% -0.9%
52-week high $49.01$90.60$26.51 $779.14
52-week low $31.66$59.50$19.20 $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.

MultipleGISJBSSHRL
P/E now vs peer median -19.9xmedian 22.2x 13.8xmedian 22.2x 33.1xmedian 22.2x
P/S now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 0.7x 0.7xmedian 0.7x 0.9xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 88.2xmedian 12.2x 8.0xmedian 12.2x 12.4xmedian 12.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.4xmedian 13.4x 25.6xmedian 13.4x 14.5xmedian 13.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 1.6x 2.1xmedian 1.6x 1.4xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.59median 0.56 -2.75median 0.56 -1.23median 0.56

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 monthsGISJBSSHRL
Revenue $18.30B $1.17B $12.15B
Gross profit $6.15B $205.99M $1.90B
Operating income -$206.40M $81.51M $573.89M
Net income -$893.70M $56.38M $342.71M
Free cash flow $1.55B $30.41M $780.87M
EPS (diluted) $-1.66 $4.76 $0.62
Cash & equivalents $433.10M $2.02M $839.64M
Total debt $55.73B $105.84M $2.86B
Shares (diluted) 537.90M 11.84M 551.07M
Enterprise value $15.56B $656.21M $8.16B

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
MetricGISJBSSHRL
P/E -19.9x 13.8x 33.1x
P/FCF 11.4x 25.6x 14.5x
P/Operating cash flow 8.6x 7.6x 10.4x
P/S 1.0x 0.7x 0.9x
P/B 2.4x 2.1x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 23.5x 2.1x 1.8x
EV/EBITDA 88.2x 8.0x 12.4x
EV/EBIT -149.5x 10.8x 23.2x
EV/Revenue 1.7x 0.8x 1.1x
EV/FCF 20.0x 29.0x 17.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.9x 8.6x 12.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.59 -2.75 -1.23

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGISJBSSHRL
Revenue growth (1Y) -4.5% 3.1% 0.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -3.4% 5.9% -0.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -6.5% -2.4% -3.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -3.6% -1.9% -2.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -104.9% -13.9% -43.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -27.3% -4.1% -21.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -130.6% -14.6% -54.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -33.2% -4.6% -26.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -130.9% -15.2% -54.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -33.9% -5.0% -27.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -23.2% 90.3% 17.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -9.3% -4.1% -0.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -26.3% 405.8% 24.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -8.6% -31.6% -2.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGISJBSSHRL
Gross margin 33.6% 17.7% 15.7%
EBITDA margin 1.9% 9.4% 8.9%
Operating margin -1.1% 7.0% 4.7%
Pretax margin -3.8% 6.5% 4.3%
Net margin -4.9% 4.8% 2.8%
FCF margin 8.5% 2.6% 6.4%
Operating cash flow margin 11.3% 8.8% 9.0%
Return on equity -12.0% 15.0% 4.3%
Return on assets -3.0% 8.5% 2.6%
Return on invested capital -1.0% 13.0% 3.5%
Return on capital employed -0.9% 16.5% 5.0%
Asset turnover 0.6x 1.7x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -2.3x 1.8x 3.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 0.3% 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGISJBSSHRL
Debt / assets 45.0% 15.7% 21.5%
Debt / equity 1.8x 0.3x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 37.7x 0.9x 1.8x
Debt / FCF 8.8x 3.5x 3.7x
Liabilities / assets 75.3% 44.9% 40.9%
Equity / assets 24.7% 55.1% 59.1%
Interest coverage – 38.3x 7.3x
Current ratio 0.7x 2.0x 1.9x
Quick ratio 0.3x 0.5x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.0x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 1.92 4.44 3.24

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGISJBSSHRL
Dividend yield 7.4% 5.4% 5.6%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 7.4% 5.4% 5.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) -147.1% – 187.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) 85.0% – 82.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 1.9%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 3.1%

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.

ConsensusGISJBSSHRL
Forward P/E 10.4xFY2026 13.1xFY2027 14.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.19FY2026 $5.07FY2027 $1.40FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -10.1%FY2026 -3.6%FY2027 +2.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -4.7% +10.1% +17.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $18.94BFY2026 $1.16BFY2027 $11.68BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.8%FY2026 -1.8%FY2027 -3.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -11.0% +12.3% +2.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGISJBSSHRL
Held by institutions 87.2% 72.9% 43.8%
Institutions holding 1,332 211 622
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.7% +1.9% -4.0%
Institutions buying 725 111 323
Institutions selling 427 58 230
Buyers to sellers 1.70 1.91 1.40

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.

GISJBSSHRL
GIS 1.00 0.40 0.45
JBSS 0.40 1.00 0.30
HRL 0.45 0.30 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GIS, JBSS and HRL?

General Mills (GIS) is the largest by market capitalisation: General Mills (GIS) $17.91B, Sanfilippo John B & Son (JBSS) $663.06M, Hormel Foods (HRL) $11.49B.

Which stock is cheaper, GIS, JBSS and HRL?

Sanfilippo John B & Son (JBSS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (General Mills (GIS) -20.0x, Sanfilippo John B & Son (JBSS) 11.8x, Hormel Foods (HRL) 33.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, General Mills (GIS) is cheapest (General Mills (GIS) 10.4x, Sanfilippo John B & Son (JBSS) 13.1x, Hormel Foods (HRL) 14.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Sanfilippo John B & Son (JBSS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: General Mills (GIS) -4.5%, Sanfilippo John B & Son (JBSS) +3.1%, Hormel Foods (HRL) +0.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Sanfilippo John B & Son (JBSS) has the highest net margin (General Mills (GIS) -4.9%, Sanfilippo John B & Son (JBSS) 4.8%, Hormel Foods (HRL) 2.8%). On return on invested capital, Sanfilippo John B & Son (JBSS) leads (General Mills (GIS) -1.0%, Sanfilippo John B & Son (JBSS) 13.0%, Hormel Foods (HRL) 3.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sanfilippo John B & Son (JBSS) returned the most: General Mills (GIS) -31.2%, Sanfilippo John B & Son (JBSS) +10.2%, Hormel Foods (HRL) -12.8%. Over five years, Sanfilippo John B & Son (JBSS) compounded fastest (General Mills (GIS) -11.8%/yr, Sanfilippo John B & Son (JBSS) -4.7%/yr, Hormel Foods (HRL) -13.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

General Mills (GIS) has the highest dividend yield: General Mills (GIS) 0.07%, Sanfilippo John B & Son (JBSS) 0.00%, Hormel Foods (HRL) 0.06%. Sanfilippo John B & Son (JBSS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Hormel Foods (HRL) has been the steadiest (General Mills (GIS) 30.2%, Sanfilippo John B & Son (JBSS) 32.3%, Hormel Foods (HRL) 30.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GIS, JBSS and HRL?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Sanfilippo John B & Son (JBSS) 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.