JBSS vs PEP vs GIS Stock Comparison

Sanfilippo John B & Son, Pepsico and General Mills Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
JBSS Sanfilippo John B & Son Inc
$66.34 -1.8% 1M +10.2% 1Y
Market cap
$777.30M
P/E
13.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.17B
Div. yield
5.35%
Snacks and Confectionery Consumer Staples
4 wins
PEP Pepsico Inc
$132.63 +3.2% 1M -11.7% 1Y
Market cap
$180.74B
P/E
16.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$98.24B
Div. yield
4.37%
Non-Alcoholic Beverages Consumer Staples
6 wins
GIS General Mills Inc
$33.06 -1.6% 1M -31.2% 1Y
Market cap
$17.68B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$18.30B
Div. yield
7.38%
Packaged Foods Consumer Staples
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Pepsico leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Pepsico 6, Sanfilippo John B & Son 4, General Mills 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionJBSSPEPGISLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $777.30M $180.74B $17.68B PEP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 13.8x 16.6x -19.9x JBSS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.1x 15.4x 10.4x GIS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.1% +6.4% -4.5% PEP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.8% 11.1% -4.9% PEP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.0% 16.1% -1.0% PEP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.9x 2.2x 37.7x JBSS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 5.35% 4.37% 7.38% GIS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +10.2% -11.7% -31.2% JBSS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -4.7%/yr -3.9%/yr -11.8%/yr PEP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.3% 21.3% 30.2% PEP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 65/100 32/100 JBSS

Percentile Scorecard

JBSSPEPGIS

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

AxisJBSSPEPGIS
Valuation 86 #7 of 45 62 #15 of 38 41 #27 of 45
Growth 54 #20 of 42 59 #14 of 33 2 #41 of 42
Profitability 74 #11 of 40 87 #5 of 31 46 #22 of 40
Financial Health 70 #15 of 47 39 #23 of 37 17 #39 of 47
Shareholder Returns 60 #13 of 31 77 #6 of 23 53 #15 of 31
Overall 69 65 32
  • JBSS ranked among 48 companies in Branded Foods
  • PEP ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • GIS ranked among 48 companies in Branded Foods

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodJBSSPEPGISSPY
1 month -1.8%+3.2%-1.6% +0.9%
3 months -21.4%-7.6%-12.8% +5.9%
6 months -13.4%-14.6%-4.1% +8.5%
Year to date -6.0%-7.6%-28.9% +13.3%
1 year +10.2%-11.7%-31.2% +12.4%
3 years -34.8%-16.9%-49.4% +88.1%
3 years, per year -13.3%-6.0%-20.3% +23.5%
5 years -21.5%-17.9%-46.5% +68.2%
5 years, per year -4.7%-3.9%-11.8% +11.0%
10 years +37.0%+23.9%-46.4% +263.4%
10 years, per year +3.2%+2.2%-6.0% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureJBSSPEPGISSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.3%21.3%30.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.2%20.3%31.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.14-0.19-0.38 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.32-0.55-1.03 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -53.2%-36.9%-65.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -26.8%-22.2%-32.5% -0.9%
52-week high $90.60$170.49$49.01 $779.14
52-week low $59.50$123.73$31.66 $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.

MultipleJBSSPEPGIS
P/E now vs peer median 13.8xmedian 22.2x 16.6xmedian 26.9x -19.9xmedian 22.2x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 0.7x 1.8xmedian 1.7x 1.0xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.0xmedian 12.2x 11.8xmedian 17.9x 88.2xmedian 12.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 25.6xmedian 13.4x 17.3xmedian 18.5x 11.4xmedian 13.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 1.6x 8.0xmedian 2.6x 2.4xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median -2.75median 0.56 1.67median 2.10 0.59median 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 monthsJBSSPEPGIS
Revenue $1.17B $98.24B $18.30B
Gross profit $205.99M $53.22B $6.15B
Operating income $81.51M $15.05B -$206.40M
Net income $56.38M $10.97B -$893.70M
Free cash flow $30.41M $10.47B $1.55B
EPS (diluted) $4.76 $7.97 $-1.66
Cash & equivalents $2.02M $10.68B $433.10M
Total debt $105.84M $208.67B $55.73B
Shares (diluted) 11.84M 1.37B 537.90M
Enterprise value $770.45M $138.70B $15.33B

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
MetricJBSSPEPGIS
P/E 13.8x 16.6x -19.9x
P/FCF 25.6x 17.3x 11.4x
P/Operating cash flow 7.6x 12.4x 8.6x
P/S 0.7x 1.8x 1.0x
P/B 2.1x 8.0x 2.4x
P/Tangible book 2.1x 21.2x 23.5x
EV/EBITDA 8.0x 11.8x 88.2x
EV/EBIT 10.8x 14.7x -149.5x
EV/Revenue 0.8x 2.3x 1.7x
EV/FCF 29.0x 21.1x 20.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.6x 15.2x 14.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.75 1.67 0.59

Growth

14 metrics
MetricJBSSPEPGIS
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.1% 6.4% -4.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.9% 2.4% -3.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -2.4% 6.8% -6.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -1.9% 2.5% -3.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) -13.9% 47.7% -104.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -4.1% 10.6% -27.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -14.6% 50.8% -130.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -4.6% 9.4% -33.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -15.2% 51.4% -130.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -5.0% 10.0% -33.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 90.3% 23.9% -23.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.1% 6.3% -9.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 405.8% 54.3% -26.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -31.6% 14.7% -8.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricJBSSPEPGIS
Gross margin 17.7% 54.2% 33.6%
EBITDA margin 9.4% 19.1% 1.9%
Operating margin 7.0% 15.3% -1.1%
Pretax margin 6.5% 14.0% -3.8%
Net margin 4.8% 11.1% -4.9%
FCF margin 2.6% 10.7% 8.5%
Operating cash flow margin 8.8% 14.8% 11.3%
Return on equity 15.0% 49.0% -12.0%
Return on assets 8.5% 9.8% -3.0%
Return on invested capital 13.0% 16.1% -1.0%
Return on capital employed 16.5% 19.4% -0.9%
Asset turnover 1.7x 0.9x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 1.3x -2.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% 0.3% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricJBSSPEPGIS
Debt / assets 15.7% 46.3% 45.0%
Debt / equity 0.3x 2.3x 1.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.9x 2.2x 37.7x
Debt / FCF 3.5x 5.0x 8.8x
Liabilities / assets 44.9% 79.9% 75.3%
Equity / assets 55.1% 20.1% 24.7%
Interest coverage 38.3x 13.6x –
Current ratio 2.0x 0.9x 0.7x
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.7x 0.3x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.3x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 4.44 3.45 1.92

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricJBSSPEPGIS
Dividend yield 5.4% 4.4% 7.4%
Net buyback yield – 0.5% –
Shareholder yield 5.4% 4.9% 7.4%
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.

ConsensusJBSSPEPGIS
Forward P/E 13.1xFY2027 15.4xFY2026 10.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.07FY2027 $8.59FY2026 $3.19FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -3.6%FY2027 +5.5%FY2026 -10.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +10.1% +3.0% -4.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.16BFY2027 $96.43BFY2026 $18.94BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -1.8%FY2027 +2.7%FY2026 +2.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +12.3% +11.4% -11.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersJBSSPEPGIS
Held by institutions 72.9% 79.1% 87.2%
Institutions holding 211 3,416 1,332
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.9% +5.8% +3.7%
Institutions buying 111 1,502 725
Institutions selling 58 1,515 427
Buyers to sellers 1.91 0.99 1.70

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.

JBSSPEPGIS
JBSS 1.00 0.41 0.38
PEP 0.41 1.00 0.58
GIS 0.38 0.58 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, JBSS, PEP and GIS?

Pepsico (PEP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Sanfilippo John B & Son (JBSS) $777.30M, Pepsico (PEP) $180.74B, General Mills (GIS) $17.68B.

Which stock is cheaper, JBSS, PEP and GIS?

Sanfilippo John B & Son (JBSS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Sanfilippo John B & Son (JBSS) 13.8x, Pepsico (PEP) 16.6x, General Mills (GIS) -19.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, General Mills (GIS) is cheapest (Sanfilippo John B & Son (JBSS) 13.1x, Pepsico (PEP) 15.4x, General Mills (GIS) 10.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Pepsico (PEP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Sanfilippo John B & Son (JBSS) +3.1%, Pepsico (PEP) +6.4%, General Mills (GIS) -4.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Pepsico (PEP) has the highest net margin (Sanfilippo John B & Son (JBSS) 4.8%, Pepsico (PEP) 11.1%, General Mills (GIS) -4.9%). On return on invested capital, Pepsico (PEP) leads (Sanfilippo John B & Son (JBSS) 13.0%, Pepsico (PEP) 16.1%, General Mills (GIS) -1.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sanfilippo John B & Son (JBSS) returned the most: Sanfilippo John B & Son (JBSS) +10.2%, Pepsico (PEP) -11.7%, General Mills (GIS) -31.2%. Over five years, Pepsico (PEP) compounded fastest (Sanfilippo John B & Son (JBSS) -4.7%/yr, Pepsico (PEP) -3.9%/yr, General Mills (GIS) -11.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

General Mills (GIS) has the highest dividend yield: Sanfilippo John B & Son (JBSS) 5.35%, Pepsico (PEP) 4.37%, General Mills (GIS) 7.38%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Pepsico (PEP) has been the steadiest (Sanfilippo John B & Son (JBSS) 32.3%, Pepsico (PEP) 21.3%, General Mills (GIS) 30.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 6. 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.