GIS vs JJSF vs UTZ Stock Comparison

General Mills, J&J Snack Foods and Utz Brands 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
JJSF J&J Snack Foods Corp
$83.37 +7.2% 1M -7.9% 1Y
Market cap
$1.57B
P/E
31.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.52B
Div. yield
–
Snacks and Confectionery Consumer Staples
4 wins
UTZ Utz Brands, Inc.
$14.28 +0.1% 1M +16.7% 1Y
Market cap
$1.27B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.45B
Div. yield
–
Snacks and Confectionery Consumer Staples
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

J&J Snack Foods leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (J&J Snack Foods 4, General Mills 3, Utz Brands 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGISJJSFUTZLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $17.91B $1.57B $1.27B GIS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -20.0x 31.8x -43.6x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.4x 19.9x 19.0x GIS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -4.5% -4.7% +2.0% UTZ
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -4.9% 3.2% -2.0% JJSF
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -1.0% 5.3% 0.4% JJSF
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 37.7x -0.2x 8.0x JJSF
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.07% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -31.2% -7.9% +16.7% UTZ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -11.8%/yr -10.8%/yr -1.7%/yr UTZ
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.2% 35.4% 77.1% GIS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 32/100 69/100 38/100 JJSF

Percentile Scorecard

GISJJSFUTZ

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

AxisGISJJSFUTZ
Valuation 41 #27 of 45 71 #14 of 45 34 #30 of 45
Growth 2 #41 of 42 42 #25 of 42 63 #16 of 42
Profitability 46 #22 of 40 64 #15 of 40 33 #27 of 40
Financial Health 17 #39 of 47 91 #5 of 47 46 #26 of 47
Shareholder Returns 53 #15 of 31 77 #8 of 31 13 #27 of 31
Overall 32 69 38
  • GIS ranked among 48 companies in Branded Foods
  • JJSF ranked among 48 companies in Branded Foods
  • UTZ ranked among 48 companies in Branded Foods

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGISJJSFUTZSPY
1 month -1.6%+7.2%+0.1% +0.9%
3 months -12.8%+5.3%+1.4% +5.9%
6 months -4.1%-4.2%+84.3% +8.5%
Year to date -28.9%-7.7%+37.6% +13.3%
1 year -31.2%-7.9%+16.7% +12.4%
3 years -49.4%-45.3%+16.4% +88.1%
3 years, per year -20.3%-18.2%+5.2% +23.5%
5 years -46.5%-43.5%-8.4% +68.2%
5 years, per year -11.8%-10.8%-1.7% +11.0%
10 years -46.4%-31.1%— +263.4%
10 years, per year -6.0%-3.7%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureGISJJSFUTZSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.2%35.4%77.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.0%39.3%51.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.38-0.300.64 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.03-0.220.22 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.1%-61.0%-65.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -32.5%-15.3%-0.3% -0.9%
52-week high $49.01$98.44$14.33 $779.14
52-week low $31.66$69.90$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.

MultipleGISJJSFUTZ
P/E now vs peer median -19.9xmedian 22.2x 31.7xmedian 22.2x -43.6xmedian 22.2x
P/S now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 0.7x 1.0xmedian 0.7x 1.4xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 88.2xmedian 12.2x 10.7xmedian 12.2x 28.8xmedian 12.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.4xmedian 13.4x 16.9xmedian 13.4x 40.2xmedian 13.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 1.6x 1.7xmedian 1.6x 1.6xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.59median 0.56 -3.83median 0.56 -2.96median 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 monthsGISJJSFUTZ
Revenue $18.30B $1.52B $1.45B
Gross profit $6.15B $476.55M $368.70M
Operating income -$206.40M $60.18M $9.70M
Net income -$893.70M $49.27M -$41.90M
Free cash flow $1.55B $92.00M $51.10M
EPS (diluted) $-1.66 $2.63 $-0.33
Cash & equivalents $433.10M $63.10M $58.60M
Total debt $55.73B $28.00M $844.80M
Shares (diluted) 537.90M 18.75M 88.51M
Enterprise value $15.56B $1.27B $954.86M

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
MetricGISJJSFUTZ
P/E -19.9x 31.7x -43.6x
P/FCF 11.4x 16.9x 40.2x
P/Operating cash flow 8.6x 9.3x 17.8x
P/S 1.0x 1.0x 1.4x
P/B 2.4x 1.7x 1.6x
P/Tangible book 23.5x 2.0x 5.6x
EV/EBITDA 88.2x 10.7x 28.8x
EV/EBIT -149.5x 25.2x 292.9x
EV/Revenue 1.7x 1.0x 2.0x
EV/FCF 20.0x 16.5x 55.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.9x 9.1x 24.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.59 -3.83 -2.96

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGISJJSFUTZ
Revenue growth (1Y) -4.5% -4.7% 2.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -3.4% 0.2% -3.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -6.5% 0.3% 1.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -3.6% 2.7% -9.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) -104.9% -46.6% -75.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -27.3% -12.4% 30.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -130.6% -41.2% -360.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -33.2% -9.2% 13.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -130.9% -38.8% -258.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -33.9% -8.3% 14.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -23.2% 15.1% 12.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -9.3% 1.1% 218.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -26.3% 38.2% 312.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -8.6% 14.0% 35.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGISJJSFUTZ
Gross margin 33.6% 31.3% 25.4%
EBITDA margin 1.9% 9.3% 6.8%
Operating margin -1.1% 3.9% 0.7%
Pretax margin -3.8% 4.0% -2.1%
Net margin -4.9% 3.2% -2.0%
FCF margin 8.5% 6.0% 3.5%
Operating cash flow margin 11.3% 10.9% 8.0%
Return on equity -12.0% 5.6% -3.2%
Return on assets -3.0% 3.7% -1.5%
Return on invested capital -1.0% 5.3% 0.4%
Return on capital employed -0.9% 5.3% 0.4%
Asset turnover 0.6x 1.1x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -2.3x 3.4x -2.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 0.4% 1.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGISJJSFUTZ
Debt / assets 45.0% 2.1% 30.4%
Debt / equity 1.8x 0.0x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 37.7x -0.2x 8.0x
Debt / FCF 8.8x 0.3x 16.5x
Liabilities / assets 75.3% 34.2% 52.7%
Equity / assets 24.7% 65.8% 47.3%
Interest coverage – 27.8x 0.2x
Current ratio 0.7x 2.3x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.3x 1.4x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.3x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 1.92 4.37 1.21

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGISJJSFUTZ
Dividend yield 7.4% 3.8% 1.7%
Net buyback yield – 4.9% –
Shareholder yield 7.4% 8.7% 1.7%
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.

ConsensusGISJJSFUTZ
Forward P/E 10.4xFY2026 19.9xFY2026 19.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.19FY2026 $4.18FY2026 $0.75FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -10.1%FY2026 -2.1%FY2026 -8.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -4.7% +5.3% +13.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $18.94BFY2026 $1.59BFY2026 $1.45BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.8%FY2026 +0.9%FY2026 +0.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -11.0% -6.2% -1.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGISJJSFUTZ
Held by institutions 87.2% 79.7% 52.6%
Institutions holding 1,332 249 233
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.7% +0.1% +1.4%
Institutions buying 725 135 141
Institutions selling 427 80 57
Buyers to sellers 1.70 1.69 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.

GISJJSFUTZ
GIS 1.00 0.30 0.13
JJSF 0.30 1.00 0.08
UTZ 0.13 0.08 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GIS, JJSF and UTZ?

General Mills (GIS) is the largest by market capitalisation: General Mills (GIS) $17.91B, J&J Snack Foods (JJSF) $1.57B, Utz Brands (UTZ) $1.27B.

Which company is growing faster?

Utz Brands (UTZ) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: General Mills (GIS) -4.5%, J&J Snack Foods (JJSF) -4.7%, Utz Brands (UTZ) +2.0%.

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%, Utz Brands (UTZ) -2.0%). On return on invested capital, J&J Snack Foods (JJSF) leads (General Mills (GIS) -1.0%, J&J Snack Foods (JJSF) 5.3%, Utz Brands (UTZ) 0.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Utz Brands (UTZ) returned the most: General Mills (GIS) -31.2%, J&J Snack Foods (JJSF) -7.9%, Utz Brands (UTZ) +16.7%. Over five years, Utz Brands (UTZ) compounded fastest (General Mills (GIS) -11.8%/yr, J&J Snack Foods (JJSF) -10.8%/yr, Utz Brands (UTZ) -1.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: General Mills (GIS) 0.07%, J&J Snack Foods (JJSF) 0.00%, Utz Brands (UTZ) 0.00%. J&J Snack Foods (JJSF) and Utz Brands (UTZ) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, General Mills (GIS) has been the steadiest (General Mills (GIS) 30.2%, J&J Snack Foods (JJSF) 35.4%, Utz Brands (UTZ) 77.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GIS, JJSF 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, J&J Snack Foods (JJSF) leads on 4. 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.