HSY vs JBSS vs TR Stock Comparison

Hershey, Sanfilippo John B & Son and Tootsie Roll Industries Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HSY Hershey Co
$164.47 -1.1% 1M -9.4% 1Y
Market cap
$33.25B
P/E
22.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$12.16B
Div. yield
3.48%
Snacks and Confectionery Consumer Staples
3 wins
JBSS Sanfilippo John B & Son Inc
$67.11 -0.2% 1M +10.5% 1Y
Market cap
$785.11M
P/E
12.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.18B
Div. yield
5.29%
Snacks and Confectionery Consumer Staples
5 wins
TR Tootsie Roll Industries Inc
$34.50 -9.3% 1M +0.4% 1Y
Market cap
$2.59B
P/E
27.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$734.74M
Div. yield
1.04%
Snacks and Confectionery Consumer Staples
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Sanfilippo John B & Son leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Sanfilippo John B & Son 5, Tootsie Roll Industries 4, Hershey 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHSYJBSSTRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $33.25B $785.11M $2.59B HSY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 22.3x 12.7x 27.1x JBSS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.4x 13.2x — JBSS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.7% +6.2% +1.6% HSY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.2% 5.3% 13.0% TR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 16.5% 14.4% 6.7% HSY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 0.7x -1.2x TR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 3.48% 5.29% 1.04% JBSS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -9.4% +10.5% +0.4% JBSS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.7%/yr -4.6%/yr +4.7%/yr TR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.8% 32.3% 25.2% TR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 71/100 65/100 JBSS

Percentile Scorecard

HSYJBSSTR

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

AxisHSYJBSSTR
Valuation 42 #26 of 44 86 #7 of 44 30 #31 of 44
Growth 62 #16 of 40 67 #14 of 40 56 #18 of 40
Profitability 100 #1 of 38 73 #11 of 38 87 #6 of 38
Financial Health 60 #19 of 46 69 #15 of 46 98 #2 of 46
Shareholder Returns 66 #11 of 30 62 #12 of 30 52 #15 of 30
Overall 66 71 65
  • HSY ranked among 47 companies in Branded Foods
  • JBSS ranked among 47 companies in Branded Foods
  • TR ranked among 47 companies in Branded Foods

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodHSYJBSSTRSPY
1 month -1.1%-0.2%-9.3% -0.2%
3 months -10.3%-20.7%-11.8% +3.9%
6 months -12.5%-12.7%-19.8% +8.2%
Year to date -9.6%-4.9%-3.0% +12.9%
1 year -9.4%+10.5%+0.4% +12.3%
3 years -10.7%-34.0%+24.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year -3.7%-12.9%+7.6% +23.3%
5 years -8.3%-20.9%+25.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year -1.7%-4.6%+4.7% +10.9%
10 years +72.2%+42.0%+25.9% +261.1%
10 years, per year +5.6%+3.6%+2.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureHSYJBSSTRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.8%32.3%25.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.1%30.2%26.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.21-0.14-0.19 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.340.320.02 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -47.6%-53.2%-37.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -30.4%-25.9%-23.0% -1.2%
52-week high $236.28$90.60$44.81 $779.14
52-week low $157.59$59.50$33.91 $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.

MultipleHSYJBSSTR
P/E now vs peer median 22.3xmedian 22.3x 12.7xmedian 22.3x 27.1xmedian 22.3x
P/S now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 0.7x 0.7xmedian 0.7x 3.5xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.1xmedian 12.3x 7.4xmedian 12.3x 23.0xmedian 12.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 14.9xmedian 13.8x 22.0xmedian 13.8x 32.3xmedian 13.8x
P/B now vs peer median 7.3xmedian 1.5x 2.1xmedian 1.5x 2.7xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median -4.05median 0.57 -14.49median 0.57 —median 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 monthsHSYJBSSTR
Revenue $12.16B $1.18B $734.74M
Gross profit $4.67B $211.18M $253.43M
Operating income $2.16B $89.20M $87.35M
Net income $1.49B $61.93M $95.36M
Free cash flow $2.23B $35.75M $80.16M
EPS (diluted) $5.79 $5.26 –
Cash & equivalents $791.21M $1.15M $62.08M
Total debt $5.61B $83.47M $8.33M
Shares (diluted) 257.36M 11.78M –
Enterprise value $29.50B $779.56M $1.98B

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
MetricHSYJBSSTR
P/E 22.3x 12.7x 27.1x
P/FCF 14.9x 22.0x 32.3x
P/Operating cash flow 12.5x 6.3x 20.8x
P/S 2.7x 0.7x 3.5x
P/B 7.3x 2.1x 2.7x
P/Tangible book 15.6x 2.1x 3.3x
EV/EBITDA 14.1x 7.4x 23.0x
EV/EBIT 17.6x 9.7x 28.1x
EV/Revenue 3.1x 0.7x 3.3x
EV/FCF 17.1x 24.3x 30.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.3x 7.0x 19.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -4.05 -14.49 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHSYJBSSTR
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.7% 6.2% 1.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.9% 5.6% 0.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 3.0% 3.8% -3.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -0.7% -0.1% 1.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 2.3% 5.3% -20.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -4.0% -0.4% -1.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -2.7% 5.1% 4.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -5.9% -0.5% 6.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -2.5% 4.6% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -5.5% -0.9% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 23.8% 305.4% -0.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.5% -0.2% 23.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 34.8% 277.3% -23.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.4% -29.9% 23.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHSYJBSSTR
Gross margin 38.4% 18.0% 34.5%
EBITDA margin 22.1% 10.0% 14.6%
Operating margin 17.8% 7.6% 11.9%
Pretax margin 15.8% 7.1% 17.7%
Net margin 12.2% 5.3% 13.0%
FCF margin 18.3% 3.0% 10.9%
Operating cash flow margin 21.8% 10.5% 17.0%
Return on equity 32.0% 16.1% 10.0%
Return on assets 10.7% 9.5% 7.6%
Return on invested capital 16.5% 14.4% 6.7%
Return on capital employed 20.5% 18.3% 7.6%
Asset turnover 0.9x 1.8x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 2.0x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 0.2% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHSYJBSSTR
Debt / assets 40.2% 12.7% 0.7%
Debt / equity 1.2x 0.2x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 0.7x -1.2x
Debt / FCF 2.5x 2.3x 0.1x
Liabilities / assets 67.3% 42.3% 25.0%
Equity / assets 32.7% 57.7% 75.0%
Interest coverage – 36.7x –
Current ratio 1.2x 2.1x 2.9x
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.5x 1.7x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.0x 1.2x
Altman Z-score 4.14 4.76 5.92

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHSYJBSSTR
Dividend yield 3.5% 5.3% 1.0%
Net buyback yield 1.2% – –
Shareholder yield 4.7% 5.3% 1.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 75.0% – 27.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) 50.1% – 33.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) 3.1% – 2.5%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 10.5% – 2.0%

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.

ConsensusHSYJBSSTR
Forward P/E 18.4xFY2026 13.2xFY2027 –
EPS, next fiscal year $8.92FY2026 $5.07FY2027 –
EPS growth, next FY +41.4%FY2026 -3.6%FY2027 –
EPS growth, the year after +18.0% +10.1% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $12.55BFY2026 $1.16BFY2027 –
Revenue growth, next FY +7.4%FY2026 -1.8%FY2027 –
Revenue growth, the year after +6.1% +12.3% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHSYJBSSTR
Held by institutions 64.3% 72.9% 17.1%
Institutions holding 1,413 211 230
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.5% +1.9% -4.3%
Institutions buying 662 111 134
Institutions selling 506 58 68
Buyers to sellers 1.31 1.91 1.97

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.

HSYJBSSTR
HSY 1.00 0.29 0.40
JBSS 0.29 1.00 0.25
TR 0.40 0.25 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HSY, JBSS and TR?

Hershey (HSY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Hershey (HSY) $33.25B, Sanfilippo John B & Son (JBSS) $785.11M, Tootsie Roll Industries (TR) $2.59B.

Which stock is cheaper, HSY, JBSS and TR?

Sanfilippo John B & Son (JBSS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Hershey (HSY) 22.3x, Sanfilippo John B & Son (JBSS) 12.7x, Tootsie Roll Industries (TR) 27.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sanfilippo John B & Son (JBSS) is cheapest (Hershey (HSY) 18.4x, Sanfilippo John B & Son (JBSS) 13.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Hershey (HSY) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Hershey (HSY) +7.7%, Sanfilippo John B & Son (JBSS) +6.2%, Tootsie Roll Industries (TR) +1.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Tootsie Roll Industries (TR) has the highest net margin (Hershey (HSY) 12.2%, Sanfilippo John B & Son (JBSS) 5.3%, Tootsie Roll Industries (TR) 13.0%). On return on invested capital, Hershey (HSY) leads (Hershey (HSY) 16.5%, Sanfilippo John B & Son (JBSS) 14.4%, Tootsie Roll Industries (TR) 6.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sanfilippo John B & Son (JBSS) returned the most: Hershey (HSY) -9.4%, Sanfilippo John B & Son (JBSS) +10.5%, Tootsie Roll Industries (TR) +0.4%. Over five years, Tootsie Roll Industries (TR) compounded fastest (Hershey (HSY) -1.7%/yr, Sanfilippo John B & Son (JBSS) -4.6%/yr, Tootsie Roll Industries (TR) +4.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Sanfilippo John B & Son (JBSS) has the highest dividend yield: Hershey (HSY) 3.48%, Sanfilippo John B & Son (JBSS) 5.29%, Tootsie Roll Industries (TR) 1.04%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Tootsie Roll Industries (TR) has been the steadiest (Hershey (HSY) 27.8%, Sanfilippo John B & Son (JBSS) 32.3%, Tootsie Roll Industries (TR) 25.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HSY, JBSS and TR?

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 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.