GIS vs JJSF vs UL Stock Comparison

General Mills, J&J Snack Foods and Unilever Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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GIS General Mills Inc
$33.31 -1.5% 1M -28.5% 1Y
Market cap
$17.81B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$18.30B
Div. yield
7.33%
Packaged Foods Consumer Staples
2 wins
JJSF J&J Snack Foods Corp
$83.82 +8.6% 1M -4.7% 1Y
Market cap
$1.56B
P/E
31.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.52B
Div. yield
3.82%
Snacks and Confectionery Consumer Staples
5 wins
UL Unilever Plc
$64.18 +4.8% 1M -6.4% 1Y
Market cap
$139.98B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$64.28B
Div. yield
3.34%
Packaged Foods Consumer Staples
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

J&J Snack Foods leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (J&J Snack Foods 5, Unilever 4, General Mills 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGISJJSFULLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $17.81B $1.56B $139.98B UL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -20.0x 31.8x — –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.4x 20.1x 18.9x GIS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -4.5% -4.7% -2.6% UL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -4.9% 3.2% — JJSF
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -1.0% 5.3% — JJSF
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 37.7x -0.2x — JJSF
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 7.33% 3.82% 3.34% GIS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -28.5% -4.7% -6.4% JJSF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -11.6%/yr -10.7%/yr +1.3%/yr UL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.1% 35.3% 24.9% UL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 32/100 68/100 20/100 JJSF

Percentile Scorecard

GISJJSFUL

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

AxisGISJJSFUL
Valuation 41 #27 of 45 71 #14 of 45 2 #44 of 45
Growth 2 #41 of 42 42 #25 of 42 –
Profitability 44 #23 of 40 62 #16 of 40 –
Financial Health 17 #39 of 47 91 #5 of 47 41 #28 of 47
Shareholder Returns 53 #15 of 31 73 #9 of 31 17 #26 of 31
Overall 32 68 20
  • GIS ranked among 48 companies in Branded Foods
  • JJSF ranked among 48 companies in Branded Foods
  • UL ranked among 48 companies in Branded Foods

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGISJJSFULSPY
1 month -1.5%+8.6%+4.8% +0.7%
3 months -8.5%+9.1%-1.7% +3.7%
6 months -5.7%-5.0%+8.8% +7.1%
Year to date -28.4%-7.2%-1.9% +12.8%
1 year -28.5%-4.7%-6.4% +11.9%
3 years -48.6%-46.0%+21.5% +85.2%
3 years, per year -19.9%-18.6%+6.7% +22.8%
5 years -46.1%-43.2%+6.5% +67.6%
5 years, per year -11.6%-10.7%+1.3% +10.9%
10 years -46.0%-30.7%+36.7% +262.0%
10 years, per year -6.0%-3.6%+3.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureGISJJSFULSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.1%35.3%24.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.8%39.3%24.2% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.38-0.300.02 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.95-0.13-0.26 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.1%-61.0%-26.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -32.0%-14.9%-14.0% -1.2%
52-week high $49.01$98.44$74.59 $779.14
52-week low $31.66$69.90$55.05 $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.

MultipleGISJJSFUL
P/E now vs peer median -20.0xmedian 18.4x 31.8xmedian 18.4x —median 18.4x
P/S now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 0.7x 1.0xmedian 0.7x 2.2xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 88.6xmedian 12.0x 10.8xmedian 12.0x —median 12.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.5xmedian 13.6x 17.0xmedian 13.6x —median 13.6x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 1.6x 1.8xmedian 1.6x 7.6xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.59median 0.55 -3.85median 0.55 —median 0.55

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 monthsGISJJSFUL
Revenue $18.30B $1.52B $64.28B
Gross profit $6.15B $476.55M –
Operating income -$206.40M $60.18M –
Net income -$893.70M $49.27M –
Free cash flow $1.55B $92.00M –
EPS (diluted) $-1.66 $2.63 –
Cash & equivalents $433.10M $63.10M $5.40B
Total debt $55.73B $28.00M $27.38B
Shares (diluted) 537.90M 18.75M 2.20B
Enterprise value $15.47B $1.27B $93.85B

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
MetricGISJJSFUL
P/E -20.0x 31.8x –
P/FCF 11.5x 17.0x –
P/Operating cash flow 8.6x 9.4x –
P/S 1.0x 1.0x 2.2x
P/B 2.4x 1.8x 7.6x
P/Tangible book 23.6x 2.0x -89.7x
EV/EBITDA 88.6x 10.8x –
EV/EBIT -150.2x 25.4x –
EV/Revenue 1.7x 1.0x 2.4x
EV/FCF 20.0x 16.6x –
EV/Operating cash flow 15.0x 9.1x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.59 -3.85 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGISJJSFUL
Revenue growth (1Y) -4.5% -4.7% -2.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -3.4% 0.2% 147.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -6.5% 0.3% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -3.6% 2.7% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -104.9% -46.6% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -27.3% -12.4% –
Net income growth (1Y) -130.6% -41.2% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -33.2% -9.2% –
EPS growth (1Y) -130.9% -38.8% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -33.9% -8.3% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -23.2% 15.1% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -9.3% 1.1% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -26.3% 38.2% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -8.6% 14.0% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGISJJSFUL
Gross margin 33.6% 31.3% –
EBITDA margin 1.9% 9.3% –
Operating margin -1.1% 3.9% –
Pretax margin -3.8% 4.0% –
Net margin -4.9% 3.2% –
FCF margin 8.5% 6.0% –
Operating cash flow margin 11.3% 10.9% –
Return on equity -12.0% 5.6% –
Return on assets -3.0% 3.7% –
Return on invested capital -1.0% 5.3% –
Return on capital employed -0.9% 5.3% –
Asset turnover 0.6x 1.1x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -2.3x 3.4x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 0.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGISJJSFUL
Debt / assets 45.0% 2.1% 31.2%
Debt / equity 1.8x 0.0x 1.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 37.7x -0.2x –
Debt / FCF 8.8x 0.3x –
Liabilities / assets 75.3% 34.2% 79.0%
Equity / assets 24.7% 65.8% 21.0%
Interest coverage – 27.8x –
Current ratio 0.7x 2.3x 0.7x
Quick ratio 0.3x 1.4x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.3x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 1.92 4.39 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGISJJSFUL
Dividend yield 7.3% 3.8% 3.3%
Net buyback yield – 4.8% –
Shareholder yield 7.3% 8.6% 3.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) -147.1% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 85.0% – –
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.

ConsensusGISJJSFUL
Forward P/E 10.4xFY2026 20.1xFY2026 18.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.19FY2026 $4.18FY2026 $3.40FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -10.1%FY2026 -2.1%FY2026 -7.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -4.7% +5.3% +7.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $18.94BFY2026 $1.59BFY2026 $54.72BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.8%FY2026 +0.9%FY2026 -8.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -11.0% -6.2% +7.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGISJJSFUL
Held by institutions 87.2% 79.7% 11.8%
Institutions holding 1,333 249 1,191
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.7% +0.1% +7.2%
Institutions buying 726 135 576
Institutions selling 427 80 441
Buyers to sellers 1.70 1.69 1.31

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.

GISJJSFUL
GIS 1.00 0.30 0.46
JJSF 0.30 1.00 0.25
UL 0.46 0.25 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GIS, JJSF and UL?

Unilever (UL) is the largest by market capitalisation: General Mills (GIS) $17.81B, J&J Snack Foods (JJSF) $1.56B, Unilever (UL) $139.98B.

Which company is growing faster?

Unilever (UL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: General Mills (GIS) -4.5%, J&J Snack Foods (JJSF) -4.7%, Unilever (UL) -2.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

J&J Snack Foods (JJSF) has the highest net margin (General Mills (GIS) -4.9%, J&J Snack Foods (JJSF) 3.2%). On return on invested capital, J&J Snack Foods (JJSF) leads (General Mills (GIS) -1.0%, J&J Snack Foods (JJSF) 5.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year J&J Snack Foods (JJSF) returned the most: General Mills (GIS) -28.5%, J&J Snack Foods (JJSF) -4.7%, Unilever (UL) -6.4%. Over five years, Unilever (UL) compounded fastest (General Mills (GIS) -11.6%/yr, J&J Snack Foods (JJSF) -10.7%/yr, Unilever (UL) +1.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

General Mills (GIS) has the highest dividend yield: General Mills (GIS) 7.33%, J&J Snack Foods (JJSF) 3.82%, Unilever (UL) 3.34%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Unilever (UL) has been the steadiest (General Mills (GIS) 30.1%, J&J Snack Foods (JJSF) 35.3%, Unilever (UL) 24.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GIS, JJSF and UL?

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 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.