J&J Snack Foods Corp.
Rank #179HypergrowthJJSF · Nasdaq · Consumer Defensive
J&J Snack Foods Corp. (JJSF) — Rank #179 by gross profitability (GP/assets 0.35) · ROE 7.4% · Piotroski F-Score N/A.
As-of 2026-09-15 · CIK 0000785956 · all metrics point-in-time as of the filing date.
About
J&J Snack Foods Corp. manufactures, markets, and distributes nutritional snack food and beverages to the food service and retail supermarket industries in the United States, Mexico, and Canada.
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The company operates through three segments: Food Service, Retail Supermarkets, and Frozen Beverages. It offers soft pretzels under the SUPERPRETZEL, SUPERPRETZEL BAVARIAN, NEW YORK PRETZEL, BAVARIAN BAKERY, FEDERAL PRETZEL, and BRAUHAUS brands, as well as under the private labels; frozen novelty under the DIPPIN'DOTS, LUIGI'S, WHOLE FRUIT, DOGSTERS, PHILLY SWIRL, ICEE, and MINUTE MAID brands; churros under the HOLA! and CALIFORNIA CHURROS brands; and handheld products under the private labels. The company also provides bakery products, such as fig and fruit bars, cookies, breads, rolls, crumbs, muffins, and donuts under the MRS. GOODCOOKIE, READI-BAKE, COUNTRY HOME, CAMDEN CREEK, MARY B'S, DADDY RAY'S and HILL & VALLEY brands, as well as under private labels; and frozen beverages under the ICEE, ARCTIC BLAST, SLUSH PUPPIE and PARROT ICE brands. In addition, it offers funnel cakes under the FUNNEL CAKE FACTORY brand, as well as various other food products; and sells machines and machine parts to other food and beverage companies. The company sells its products through a network of food brokers, independent sales distributors, and a direct sales force. It serves snack bars and food stand locations in chain, department and mass merchandising stores, malls and shopping centers, fast food and casual dining restaurants, stadiums and sports arenas, leisure and theme parks, convenience stores, movie theatres, warehouse club stores, schools, colleges and other institutions, and independent retailers.
The company was incorporated in 1971 and is headquartered in Mount Laurel, New Jersey.
- Industry
- Packaged Foods
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- State
- NJ
- Filer Category
- Large accelerated filer
- Fiscal Year End
- September 26
- Website
- jjsnack.com
Price History
Company Snapshot
P/S is the primary valuation lens — earnings are reinvested, not available for P/E.
Market Cap
$1.51B
P/E (annual)
24.1
P/S (annual)
1.0
P/B
1.7
P/OCF (annual)
9.2
Shareholder Yield
0.9%
Employees
4,600
Industry
Packaged Foods
Exchange
Nasdaq
Signal Flags
Quality Profile
Profitability
1/1 passSafety
1/1 passCash Flow
3/3 passGrowth
1/2 passTerry Smith quality gate
Passes 2/5 Terry Smith thresholdsWhat Growth Is Priced In
Implied revenue growth (10Y)
7.2%
The annual FCF growth rate today's price requires over a 10-year horizon (discount rate 10%, terminal growth 2.5%).
Dilution drag: 3.1% — per-share value needs a total required return of 10.3% once share-count change is priced in.
vs. own 6-year median revenue growth: 4.6%
priced above its own historyCost-of-equity sensitivity (implied growth at different discount rates)
r = 8%
2.9%
r = 10% (base)
7.2%
r = 12%
10.9%
Net debt / market cap: -0.4%
Valuation History
Current multiple vs historical range at each filing date. Band spans 25th-75th percentile.
P / E
Price / diluted EPS
P / S
Price / revenue per share
P / B
Price / book value per share
P / GP
Price / gross profit per share
P / FCF
Price / free cash flow per share
Revenue growth and the path to profitability (margin trend) are the primary reads at this stage.
Profitability
Gross profitability (GP / assets)
0.35
Primary signal (Novy-Marx).
3rd of 18 SIC 20 peers
Return on equity
7.4%
Gross margin
29.7%
9th of 18 SIC 20 peers
Revenue growth (YoY)
33.5%
Gross margin improving
Margin trend vs prior year.
Operating Leverage
| 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |
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| Revenue vs OpEx | ||||
| Op. Income vs Revenue |
Growth
Revenue CAGR (3Y)
—
Revenue CAGR (5Y)
—
Earnings CAGR (3Y)
11.6%
FCF CAGR (3Y)
—
Anti-fragile safety
Balance-sheet safety
Composite anti-fragile check.
Debt / equity
0.52
6th of 18 SIC 20 peers (best = lowest)
Current ratio
2.34×
14th of 18 SIC 20 peers
Quick ratio
1.39×
Net cash
$6.10M
Cash & equivalents minus total debt.
Cash-flow health
Free cash flow
$82.25M
Operating cash flow minus capex.
Positive free cash flow
FCF / net income
0.25
Cash-backing of earnings.
FCF/NI divergence
Unfavorable divergence (yellow flag).
Accruals healthy
Cash-backed earnings.
SBC / revenue
0.4%
Stock-based comp intensity.
Dividend safety
Composite score
3.0 / 5
Piotroski F-Score
F-Score
N/A
Only 8/9 components determinable.