Cal-Maine Foods vs J&J Snack Foods
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I put Cal-Maine Foods and J&J Snack Foods side by side, using each one’s latest annual report. Here is what stands out:
- Cal-Maine Foods is the larger business, with $2.9B of revenue in fiscal 2026 against $1.6B for J&J Snack Foods, about 1.8 times as much.
- J&J Snack Foods grew revenue faster (0.5%, against −31.7%).
- Cal-Maine Foods kept more of each dollar of sales as operating profit (12.0% operating margin, against 5.3%).
- Cal-Maine Foods turned more of its sales into free cash flow (11.3% FCF margin, against 5.2%).
- Investors pay more for each dollar of Cal-Maine Foods’s earnings: a P/E of 51.1x against 32.1x for J&J Snack Foods.
Who comes out ahead
Of the 8 measures where higher (or lower) is clearly better, how many each company leads.
Cal-Maine Foods
CALM
6/8
5-year growthOperating marginNet marginFCF marginReturn on equityShare count change
J&J Snack Foods
JJSF
2/8
Revenue growthGross margin
Side by side
Best in the row
| Latest fiscal year | CALM FY26 | JJSF FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $2.9B | $1.6B |
| Revenue | $2.9B | $1.6B |
| Free cash flow | $329M | $82.3M |
| Net income | $317M | $65.6M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | −31.7% | 0.5% |
| 5-year growth | 16.6% | 9.2% |
| Share count change | −2.3% | 0.5% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 23.1% | 29.7% |
| Operating margin | 12.0% | 5.3% |
| Net margin | 10.9% | 4.1% |
| FCF margin | 11.3% | 5.2% |
| Return on capital | — | 7.3% |
| Return on equity | 12.2% | 6.8% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | — | −$104M |
| Net debt / EBITDA | — | −0.7x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $232M | $68.8M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | 51.1x | 32.1x |
| Piotroski F-score | — | 4 |
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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.