John B. Sanfilippo & Son vs Tootsie Roll Industries
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The short version
- John B. Sanfilippo & Son is the larger business, with $1.2B of revenue in fiscal 2026 against $733M for Tootsie Roll Industries, about 1.6 times as much.
- John B. Sanfilippo & Son grew revenue faster (6.2%, against 1.3%).
- Tootsie Roll Industries kept more of each dollar of sales as operating profit (13.8% operating margin, against 7.6%).
- Tootsie Roll Industries turned more of its sales into free cash flow (13.2% FCF margin, against 3.0%).
| Latest fiscal year | JBSS · FY26 | TR · FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $791M | $2.6B |
| Revenue | $1.2B | $733M |
| Free cash flow | $35.8M | $96.4M |
| Net income | $61.9M | $100M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 6.2% | 1.3% |
| 5-year growth | 6.5% | 9.2% |
| Share count change | 0.5% | −0.7% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 18.0% | 35.3% |
| Operating margin | 7.6% | 13.8% |
| Net margin | 5.3% | 13.7% |
| FCF margin | 3.0% | 13.2% |
| Return on capital | 16.6% | — |
| Return on equity | 16.7% | 11.1% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | $48.5M | — |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.4x | — |
| Dividends and buybacks | $46.8M | $32.6M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | — | — |
| Piotroski F-score | 3 | — |
Revenue
FY17
JBSS $847M
TR $519M
FY18
JBSS $889M
TR $519M
FY19
JBSS $876M
TR $527M
FY20
JBSS $880M
TR $471M
FY21
JBSS $859M
TR $571M
FY22
JBSS $956M
TR $687M
FY23
JBSS $1,000M
TR $769M
FY24
JBSS $1.1B
TR $723M
FY25
JBSS $1.1B
TR $733M
FY26
JBSS $1.2B
TR —
JBSS
TR
Operating margin
FY17
JBSS 7.1%
TR 13.6%
FY18
JBSS 6.3%
TR 13.6%
FY19
JBSS 6.7%
TR 13.1%
FY20
JBSS 8.9%
TR 12.4%
FY21
JBSS 9.9%
TR 11.8%
FY22
JBSS 9.2%
TR 16.1%
FY23
JBSS 9.0%
TR 13.2%
FY24
JBSS 8.0%
TR 13.9%
FY25
JBSS 7.7%
TR 13.8%
FY26
JBSS 7.6%
TR —
JBSS
TR
Free cash flow
FY17
JBSS $41.8M
TR $26.3M
FY18
JBSS $52.9M
TR $73.3M
FY19
JBSS $68.4M
TR $80.0M
FY20
JBSS $48.6M
TR $56.7M
FY21
JBSS $79.5M
TR $53.9M
FY22
JBSS $1.9M
TR $48.7M
FY23
JBSS $104M
TR $67.8M
FY24
JBSS $73.4M
TR $121M
FY25
JBSS −$20.2M
TR $96.4M
FY26
JBSS $35.8M
TR —
JBSS
TR
Return on capital
FY17
JBSS 14.9%
TR —
FY18
JBSS 13.8%
TR —
FY19
JBSS 15.8%
TR —
FY20
JBSS 21.8%
TR —
FY21
JBSS 24.8%
TR —
FY22
JBSS 24.2%
TR —
FY23
JBSS 22.6%
TR —
FY24
JBSS 20.5%
TR —
FY25
JBSS 18.2%
TR —
FY26
JBSS 16.6%
TR —
JBSS
TR
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.