John B. Sanfilippo & Son vs J&J Snack Foods
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The short version
- J&J Snack Foods is the larger business, with $1.6B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $1.2B for John B. Sanfilippo & Son.
- John B. Sanfilippo & Son grew revenue faster (6.2%, against 0.5%).
- John B. Sanfilippo & Son kept more of each dollar of sales as operating profit (7.6% operating margin, against 5.3%).
- J&J Snack Foods turned more of its sales into free cash flow (5.2% FCF margin, against 3.0%).
- John B. Sanfilippo & Son earned a higher return on the capital invested in it (16.6%, against 7.3%).
| Latest fiscal year | JBSS · FY26 | JJSF · FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $791M | $1.6B |
| Revenue | $1.2B | $1.6B |
| Free cash flow | $35.8M | $82.3M |
| Net income | $61.9M | $65.6M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 6.2% | 0.5% |
| 5-year growth | 6.5% | 9.2% |
| Share count change | 0.5% | 0.5% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 18.0% | 29.7% |
| Operating margin | 7.6% | 5.3% |
| Net margin | 5.3% | 4.1% |
| FCF margin | 3.0% | 5.2% |
| Return on capital | 16.6% | 7.3% |
| Return on equity | 16.7% | 6.8% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | $48.5M | −$104M |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.4x | −0.7x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $46.8M | $68.8M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | — | 32.1x |
| Piotroski F-score | 3 | 4 |
Revenue
FY17
JBSS $847M
JJSF $1.1B
FY18
JBSS $889M
JJSF $1.1B
FY19
JBSS $876M
JJSF $1.2B
FY20
JBSS $880M
JJSF $1.0B
FY21
JBSS $859M
JJSF $1.1B
FY22
JBSS $956M
JJSF $1.4B
FY23
JBSS $1,000M
JJSF $1.6B
FY24
JBSS $1.1B
JJSF $1.6B
FY25
JBSS $1.1B
JJSF $1.6B
FY26
JBSS $1.2B
JJSF —
JBSS
JJSF
Operating margin
FY17
JBSS 7.1%
JJSF 10.9%
FY18
JBSS 6.3%
JJSF 9.7%
FY19
JBSS 6.7%
JJSF 9.9%
FY20
JBSS 8.9%
JJSF 1.7%
FY21
JBSS 9.9%
JJSF 6.2%
FY22
JBSS 9.2%
JJSF 4.5%
FY23
JBSS 9.0%
JJSF 7.0%
FY24
JBSS 8.0%
JJSF 7.5%
FY25
JBSS 7.7%
JJSF 5.3%
FY26
JBSS 7.6%
JJSF —
JBSS
JJSF
Free cash flow
FY17
JBSS $41.8M
JJSF $53.2M
FY18
JBSS $52.9M
JJSF $63.3M
FY19
JBSS $68.4M
JJSF $90.4M
FY20
JBSS $48.6M
JJSF $34.3M
FY21
JBSS $79.5M
JJSF $47.9M
FY22
JBSS $1.9M
JJSF −$61.2M
FY23
JBSS $104M
JJSF $67.5M
FY24
JBSS $73.4M
JJSF $99.5M
FY25
JBSS −$20.2M
JJSF $82.3M
FY26
JBSS $35.8M
JJSF —
JBSS
JJSF
Return on capital
FY17
JBSS 14.9%
JJSF —
FY18
JBSS 13.8%
JJSF —
FY19
JBSS 15.8%
JJSF —
FY20
JBSS 21.8%
JJSF —
FY21
JBSS 24.8%
JJSF —
FY22
JBSS 24.2%
JJSF 6.5%
FY23
JBSS 22.6%
JJSF 9.1%
FY24
JBSS 20.5%
JJSF 9.6%
FY25
JBSS 18.2%
JJSF 7.3%
FY26
JBSS 16.6%
JJSF —
JBSS
JJSF
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.