Bridgford Foods (BRID) Operating Margin (2012 - 2026)
Bridgford Foods' (BRID) quarterly Operating Margin came in at 7.04% in Q3 2026, up 38.0% year-over-year from 5.1% in Q3 2025, and up 39.74% quarter-over-quarter from 11.68% in Q2 2026.
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Bridgford Foods (BRID) Operating Margin (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Bridgford Foods (BRID) has reported Operating Margin for 15 consecutive years, with 7.04% the latest figure, recorded in Q3 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Operating Margin rose 38.0% year-over-year to 7.04% in Q3 2026; TTM through Jul 2026 was 8.8%, a 453.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 8.12%, down 532.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin was 7.04% for Q3 2026 at Bridgford Foods, up from 11.68% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Operating Margin peaked at 99.88% in Q3 2022 and troughed at 12.79% in Q4 2025.
- A 5-year average of 2.64% and a median of 0.9% in 2024 frame the typical range for Operating Margin.
- Across the five-year window, Operating Margin jumped 10313 bps in 2022 and sank 9878 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
- Over 5 years, Operating Margin stood at 2.36% in 2022, then rose by 27 bps to 2.99% in 2023, then sank by 130 bps to 0.9% in 2024, then slumped by 1326 bps to 12.79% in 2025, then soared by 45 bps to 7.04% in 2026.
- The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 7.04% (Q3 2026), 11.68% (Q2 2026), and 2.23% (Q1 2026), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mondelez International | 77.66 Bn | 76.00 Bn | 3.99 Bn | 20.80% |
| 2 | Hershey | 34.33 Bn | 33.54 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 23.06% |
| 3 | Tootsie Roll Industries | 2.82 Bn | 2.67 Bn | 52.63 Mn | -1.05% |
| 4 | Utz Brands | 2.05 Bn | 2.61 Bn | 96.20 Mn | -1.48% |
| 5 | J&J Snack Foods | 1.45 Bn | 1.39 Bn | 151.02 Mn | 10.86% |
| 6 | Sanfilippo John B & Son | 787.45 Mn | 786.30 Mn | 44.15 Mn | 4.43% |
| 7 | BranchOut Food | 57.13 Mn | 56.83 Mn | 96,825.00 | -57.54% |
| 8 | Bridgford Foods | 52.10 Mn | 51.77 Mn | 10.86 Mn | -7.04% |
| 9 | Sow Good | 48.84 Mn | 48.83 Mn | - | - |
| 10 | Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory | 8.27 Mn | 7.66 Mn | 1.41 Mn | -16.46% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 10, 2026 | -7.04% |
| Apr 17, 2026 | -11.68% |
| Jan 23, 2026 | -2.23% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | -12.79% |
| Jul 11, 2025 | -7.42% |
| Apr 18, 2025 | -6.29% |
| Jan 24, 2025 | -3.83% |
| Nov 1, 2024 | -0.90% |
| Jul 12, 2024 | -6.87% |
| Apr 19, 2024 | -6.86% |
| Jan 26, 2024 | 1.84% |
| Nov 3, 2023 | 2.99% |
| Jul 7, 2023 | 1.10% |
| Apr 14, 2023 | 0.51% |
| Jan 20, 2023 | 2.18% |
| Oct 28, 2022 | 2.36% |
| Jul 8, 2022 | 99.88% |
| Apr 15, 2022 | 2.51% |
| Jan 21, 2022 | 2.62% |
| Oct 29, 2021 | -6.02% |