Freshpet vs John B. Sanfilippo & Son
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The short version
- John B. Sanfilippo & Son is the larger business, with $1.2B of revenue in fiscal 2026 against $1.1B for Freshpet.
- Freshpet grew revenue faster (13.0%, against 6.2%).
- John B. Sanfilippo & Son kept more of each dollar of sales as operating profit (7.6% operating margin, against 6.9%).
- John B. Sanfilippo & Son turned more of its sales into free cash flow (3.0% FCF margin, against 1.1%).
- John B. Sanfilippo & Son earned a higher return on the capital invested in it (16.6%, against 5.9%).
| Latest fiscal year | FRPT · FY25 | JBSS · FY26 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $3.6B | $791M |
| Revenue | $1.1B | $1.2B |
| Free cash flow | $12.4M | $35.8M |
| Net income | $139M | $61.9M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 13.0% | 6.2% |
| 5-year growth | 28.2% | 6.5% |
| Share count change | 11.5% | 0.5% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 40.8% | 18.0% |
| Operating margin | 6.9% | 7.6% |
| Net margin | 12.6% | 5.3% |
| FCF margin | 1.1% | 3.0% |
| Return on capital | 5.9% | 16.6% |
| Return on equity | 12.3% | 16.7% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | $150M | $48.5M |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.9x | 0.4x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $0.0M | $46.8M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | 16.9x | — |
| Piotroski F-score | 8 | 3 |
Revenue
FY17
FRPT $152M
JBSS $847M
FY18
FRPT $193M
JBSS $889M
FY19
FRPT $246M
JBSS $876M
FY20
FRPT $319M
JBSS $880M
FY21
FRPT $426M
JBSS $859M
FY22
FRPT $595M
JBSS $956M
FY23
FRPT $767M
JBSS $1,000M
FY24
FRPT $975M
JBSS $1.1B
FY25
FRPT $1.1B
JBSS $1.1B
FY26
FRPT —
JBSS $1.2B
FRPT
JBSS
Operating margin
FY17
FRPT −1.8%
JBSS 7.1%
FY18
FRPT −2.5%
JBSS 6.3%
FY19
FRPT −0.1%
JBSS 6.7%
FY20
FRPT −0.6%
JBSS 8.9%
FY21
FRPT −5.8%
JBSS 9.9%
FY22
FRPT −8.7%
JBSS 9.2%
FY23
FRPT −4.0%
JBSS 9.0%
FY24
FRPT 3.9%
JBSS 8.0%
FY25
FRPT 6.9%
JBSS 7.7%
FY26
FRPT —
JBSS 7.6%
FRPT
JBSS
Free cash flow
FY17
FRPT −$2.7M
JBSS $41.8M
FY18
FRPT $2.3M
JBSS $52.9M
FY19
FRPT −$54.3M
JBSS $68.4M
FY20
FRPT −$113M
JBSS $48.6M
FY21
FRPT −$321M
JBSS $79.5M
FY22
FRPT −$273M
JBSS $1.9M
FY23
FRPT −$163M
JBSS $104M
FY24
FRPT −$32.8M
JBSS $73.4M
FY25
FRPT $12.4M
JBSS −$20.2M
FY26
FRPT —
JBSS $35.8M
FRPT
JBSS
Return on capital
FY17
FRPT —
JBSS 14.9%
FY18
FRPT —
JBSS 13.8%
FY19
FRPT —
JBSS 15.8%
FY20
FRPT —
JBSS 21.8%
FY21
FRPT —
JBSS 24.8%
FY22
FRPT −5.4%
JBSS 24.2%
FY23
FRPT −2.5%
JBSS 22.6%
FY24
FRPT 3.3%
JBSS 20.5%
FY25
FRPT 5.9%
JBSS 18.2%
FY26
FRPT —
JBSS 16.6%
FRPT
JBSS
Each company's latest fiscal year; fiscal years end in different months. The best value in each row is highlighted where higher (or lower) is clearly better. Not investment advice.