B&G Foods, Inc. (BGS) Key Metrics
BGS valuation today
Trailing 12 months · as of October 18, 2026- Market cap
- $186.1M
- Enterprise value
- $2.23B
- P/E (TTM)
- — 10-yr median 14.4
- Forward P/E
- 6.6
- PEG ratio
- 4.55
- Price / sales
- 0.1 10-yr median 0.8
- Price / book
- 0.6 10-yr median 1.8
- EV / EBITDA
- 14.8 10-yr median 14.5
- Dividend yield
- 16.59% $0.38 a year
- Beta
- 0.57
BGS key metrics, 2016–2025
Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 · U.S. dollarsBGS valuation Price multiples at each fiscal year-end price.
Price / sales−33.4%
0.2
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20162025
Price / book−27.1%
0.8
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20162025
EV / EBITDA
12.2
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20162025
Price / free cash flow−7.7%
4.8
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20162025
Free cash flow yield+1.6 pts
20.6%
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
20162025
BGS returns How much profit the business earns on the capital it uses.
Return on equity+28.1 pts
−8.8%
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
20162025
Return on invested capital+8.2 pts
3.1%
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20162025
Return on assets+6.3 pts
−1.5%
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20162025
Free cash flow margin−1.5 pts
3.9%
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20162025
Asset turnover+4.8%
0.63
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20162025
BGS per-share figures Results divided by the shares outstanding at year-end.
Revenue per share−6.3%
$22.93
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20162025
Earnings per share
−$0.54
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20162025
Free cash flow per share−32.4%
$0.89
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
20162025
Book value per share−14.4%
$5.68
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20162025
Dividends per share0.0%
$0.76
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
20162025
Shares outstanding+0.9%
79.8M
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
20162025
BGS financial health Debt, liquidity and how easily interest is covered.
Debt / equity+11.6%
4.42
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
20162025
Net debt−$81.1M
$1.95B
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
20162025
Net debt / EBITDA
10.33
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20162025
Current ratio+6.9%
3.53
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20162025
Interest coverage
0.6
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20162025
Debt / assets+1.8%
0.71
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
20162025
BGS efficiency & capital use Working capital cycle and where the cash goes.
Days sales outstanding+2 days
34 days
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
20162025
Days of inventory−12 days
119 days
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
20162025
Days payables outstanding0 days
28 days
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20162025
Cash conversion cycle−9 days
125 days
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20162025
Capex / revenue+0.3 pts
1.7%
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20162025
Dividends + buybacks / FCF+27.1 pts
85.7%
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20162025
BGS valuation history
Fiscal year-endToday10-year median
BGS returns on capital
ROEROICROA
Net income (ROE, ROA) or after-tax operating income (ROIC) divided by the average of the opening and closing balance.
BGS debt vs cash
Total debtCash & short-term investments
Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease liabilities.
BGS cash returned to shareholders
DividendsBuybacksFree cash flow
BGS price vs earnings per share
Share price at year-endEPS (right axis)
BGS key metrics
2016–2025| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valuation | ||||||||||
| Market capitalization | $342.9M | $544.4M | $779.8M | $785.7M | $2.02B | $1.79B | $1.17B | $1.92B | $2.34B | $2.78B |
| Enterprise value | $2.29B | $2.57B | $2.86B | $3.20B | $4.32B | $4.11B | $3.08B | $3.54B | $4.36B | $4.47B |
| P/E ratio | — | — | — | — | 30.0 | 13.6 | 15.3 | 11.1 | 10.8 | 25.4 |
| Price / sales | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 2.0 |
| Price / book | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 3.5 |
| Price / free cash flow | 4.8 | 5.3 | 3.5 | — | 40.2 | 7.0 | 281.1 | 11.4 | — | 11.2 |
| Price / operating cash flow | 3.4 | 4.2 | 3.1 | 131.8 | 21.5 | 6.4 | 25.1 | 9.1 | 62.0 | 9.6 |
| EV / sales | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 3.3 |
| EV / EBITDA | 12.2 | — | 16.6 | 15.7 | 14.5 | 11.6 | 11.2 | 9.2 | 15.1 | 15.5 |
| EV / free cash flow | 32.3 | 24.8 | 12.9 | — | 85.9 | 16.1 | 741.5 | 21.1 | — | 18.1 |
| Earnings yield | −12.6% | −46.2% | −8.5% | −1.4% | 3.3% | 7.4% | 6.6% | 9.0% | 9.3% | 3.9% |
| Free cash flow yield | 20.6% | 19.0% | 28.5% | −2.1% | 2.5% | 14.2% | 0.4% | 8.8% | −0.9% | 8.9% |
| Dividend yield | 17.7% | 11.0% | 7.2% | 17.0% | 6.1% | 6.8% | 10.6% | 6.5% | 5.3% | 3.6% |
| Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks) | 17.7% | 11.1% | 7.4% | 17.0% | 6.1% | 6.8% | 13.6% | 7.9% | 5.3% | 3.6% |
| Share price at fiscal year-end | $4.30 | $6.89 | $10.50 | $11.15 | $30.73 | $27.73 | $17.93 | $28.91 | $35.15 | $43.80 |
| Per share | ||||||||||
| Revenue per share | $22.93 | $24.46 | $27.77 | $30.69 | $31.28 | $30.48 | $25.53 | $25.67 | $24.68 | $21.64 |
| Earnings per share | −$0.54 | −$3.18 | −$0.89 | −$0.16 | $1.02 | $2.04 | $1.17 | $2.60 | $3.26 | $1.73 |
| Operating cash flow per share | $1.27 | $1.66 | $3.34 | $0.08 | $1.43 | $4.36 | $0.72 | $3.16 | $0.57 | $4.57 |
| Free cash flow per share | $0.89 | $1.31 | $2.99 | −$0.23 | $0.77 | $3.95 | $0.06 | $2.53 | −$0.33 | $3.90 |
| Cash per share | $0.71 | $0.64 | $0.55 | $0.64 | $0.51 | $0.81 | $0.17 | $0.18 | $3.10 | $0.45 |
| Book value per share | $5.68 | $6.64 | $11.25 | $12.32 | $14.00 | $12.89 | $12.49 | $13.58 | $13.20 | $12.39 |
| Tangible book value per share | −$16.07 | −$16.57 | −$19.01 | −$21.84 | −$25.12 | −$27.64 | −$21.51 | −$19.32 | −$22.74 | −$22.99 |
| Dividends per share | $0.76 | $0.76 | $0.75 | $1.89 | $1.87 | $1.89 | $1.90 | $1.88 | $1.85 | $1.59 |
| Capex per share | $0.38 | $0.35 | $0.35 | $0.32 | $0.66 | $0.41 | $0.65 | $0.63 | $0.90 | $0.67 |
| Debt per share | $25.09 | $26.29 | $28.51 | $34.88 | $35.53 | $36.70 | $29.55 | $24.74 | $33.24 | $27.21 |
| Shares outstanding | 79.8M | 79.0M | 74.3M | 70.5M | 65.7M | 64.6M | 65.0M | 66.3M | 66.7M | 63.4M |
| Change in shares outstanding | +0.9% | +6.4% | +5.4% | +7.2% | +1.8% | −0.7% | −1.8% | −0.7% | +5.2% | +11.9% |
| Returns & profitability | ||||||||||
| Return on equity (ROE) | −8.8% | −36.9% | −7.8% | −1.3% | 7.7% | 16.1% | 8.9% | 19.4% | 26.1% | 17.6% |
| Return on invested capital (ROIC) | 3.1% | −5.1% | 2.1% | 2.4% | 4.4% | 7.0% | 5.6% | 9.7% | 8.9% | 6.7% |
| Return on assets (ROA) | −1.5% | −7.8% | −1.8% | −0.3% | 1.8% | 3.8% | 2.4% | 5.2% | 6.6% | 3.9% |
| Return on tangible assets | −3.9% | −21.7% | −5.4% | −0.8% | 5.4% | 11.5% | 7.5% | 19.6% | 18.7% | 13.7% |
| Free cash flow margin | 3.9% | 5.4% | 10.8% | −0.8% | 2.4% | 12.9% | 0.2% | 9.9% | −1.3% | 18.0% |
| Income quality (OCF / net income) | — | — | — | — | 1.39 | 2.13 | 0.61 | 1.21 | 0.17 | 2.65 |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Total debt | $2.00B | $2.08B | $2.12B | $2.46B | $2.34B | $2.37B | $1.92B | $1.64B | $2.22B | $1.73B |
| Cash & short-term investments | $56.3M | $50.6M | $41.1M | $45.4M | $33.7M | $52.2M | $11.3M | $11.6M | $206.5M | $28.8M |
| Net debt | $1.95B | $2.03B | $2.08B | $2.41B | $2.30B | $2.32B | $1.91B | $1.63B | $2.01B | $1.70B |
| Debt / equity | 4.42 | 3.96 | 2.53 | 2.83 | 2.54 | 2.85 | 2.36 | 1.82 | 2.52 | 2.20 |
| Debt / assets | 0.71 | 0.69 | 0.61 | 0.64 | 0.61 | 0.63 | 0.60 | 0.54 | 0.62 | 0.57 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 10.33 | — | 12.03 | 11.86 | 7.74 | 6.53 | 6.97 | 4.23 | 6.96 | 5.88 |
| Current ratio | 3.53 | 3.30 | 3.06 | 3.75 | 3.42 | 3.00 | 3.05 | 2.27 | 4.40 | 2.63 |
| Quick ratio | 1.64 | 1.14 | 0.89 | 1.08 | 0.92 | 1.00 | 0.87 | 0.71 | 1.91 | 0.90 |
| Interest coverage | 0.6 | -1.1 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 3.4 |
| Working capital | $562.8M | $544.6M | $540.4M | $747.3M | $590.2M | $491.6M | $444.9M | $327.6M | $685.1M | $336.2M |
| Invested capital | $2.40B | $2.55B | $2.91B | $3.28B | $3.22B | $3.15B | $2.72B | $2.53B | $2.89B | $2.48B |
| Tangible asset value | −$1.28B | −$1.31B | −$1.41B | −$1.54B | −$1.65B | −$1.78B | −$1.40B | −$1.28B | −$1.52B | −$1.46B |
| Net current asset value | −$1.60B | −$1.69B | −$1.83B | −$1.95B | −$2.07B | −$2.20B | −$1.75B | −$1.57B | −$1.79B | −$1.72B |
| Graham number | — | — | — | — | $17.96 | $24.35 | $18.17 | $28.20 | $31.12 | $21.93 |
| Graham net-net per share | −$25.03 | −$25.65 | −$29.47 | −$34.71 | −$37.38 | −$39.12 | −$31.57 | −$27.63 | −$31.54 | −$30.80 |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Dividends paid | $60.6M | $60.0M | $56.0M | $133.4M | $122.9M | $121.9M | $123.7M | $124.5M | $123.6M | $100.8M |
| Share buybacks (net) | $0 | $615,000 | $1.9M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $34.7M | $26.9M | $0 | $0 |
| Dividend payout ratio | — | — | — | — | 182.4% | 92.3% | 161.9% | 72.2% | 56.9% | 92.1% |
| Dividends + buybacks / free cash flow | 85.7% | 58.5% | 26.1% | — | 244.3% | 47.8% | — | 90.2% | — | 40.8% |
| Capex / revenue | 1.7% | 1.4% | 1.2% | 1.0% | 2.1% | 1.4% | 2.6% | 2.4% | 3.6% | 3.1% |
| Capex / operating cash flow | 30.2% | 20.8% | 10.4% | 373.7% | 46.4% | 9.5% | 91.1% | 19.9% | 158.2% | 14.6% |
| Capex / depreciation | 0.35 | 0.31 | 0.29 | 0.23 | 0.45 | 0.35 | 0.60 | 0.78 | 1.22 | 1.14 |
| Stock-based compensation / revenue | 0.7% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.4% |
| SG&A / revenue | 10.7% | 9.8% | 9.5% | 8.8% | 9.5% | 9.5% | 9.7% | 8.9% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| Efficiency | ||||||||||
| Days sales outstanding | 33.9 | 31.4 | 27.3 | 26.0 | 26.5 | 28.0 | 33.6 | 33.4 | 32.0 | 26.9 |
| Days of inventory on hand | 119.0 | 130.5 | 147.1 | 139.1 | 124.3 | 118.5 | 124.8 | 122.0 | 129.9 | 129.5 |
| Days payables outstanding | 28.2 | 28.6 | 28.6 | 26.8 | 28.9 | 29.7 | 36.4 | 35.4 | 33.4 | 28.6 |
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | 124.6 | 133.3 | 145.9 | 138.2 | 121.8 | 116.8 | 122.0 | 120.0 | 128.5 | 127.9 |
| Receivables turnover | 10.78 | 11.63 | 13.35 | 14.06 | 13.79 | 13.05 | 10.85 | 10.93 | 11.42 | 13.57 |
| Payables turnover | 12.95 | 12.75 | 12.77 | 13.61 | 12.63 | 12.31 | 10.02 | 10.30 | 10.94 | 12.78 |
| Inventory turnover | 3.07 | 2.80 | 2.48 | 2.62 | 2.94 | 3.08 | 2.92 | 2.99 | 2.81 | 2.82 |
| Asset turnover | 0.63 | 0.60 | 0.56 | 0.56 | 0.54 | 0.56 | 0.53 | 0.51 | 0.50 | 0.49 |
| Average receivables | $169.7M | $166.2M | $154.5M | $153.8M | $149.1M | $150.8M | $153.0M | $155.6M | $144.1M | $101.1M |
| Average payables | $110.4M | $118.5M | $125.8M | $128.8M | $128.2M | $120.7M | $127.5M | $131.2M | $110.2M | $73.8M |
| Average inventory | $466.0M | $540.1M | $647.7M | $668.1M | $551.3M | $482.5M | $436.8M | $451.6M | $429.2M | $334.7M |
| Intangibles / total assets | 61.2% | 61.3% | 64.9% | 62.7% | 67.2% | 69.4% | 68.5% | 71.3% | 67.3% | 73.7% |
Computed from BGS's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed March 3, 2026) and the closing share price on each fiscal year-end, adjusted for stock splits. Figures in U.S. dollars; data from EODHD. Averages use the opening and closing balance of each year.
BGS valuation and financial ratios
B&G Foods earned a return on equity of −8.8% and a return on invested capital of 3.1% in fiscal 2025. It ended the year with $2.0 billion of debt and $56.3 million in cash and short-term investments, net debt of $1.9 billion. It returned $60.6 million to shareholders: $60.6 million in dividends and $0 in share buybacks, 86% of free cash flow. The share count rose 25.8% from 63.4M to 79.8M over 9 years.
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BGS key metrics FAQ
What is B&G Foods's EV/EBITDA?
B&G Foods's enterprise value was 12.2 times EBITDA at the end of fiscal 2025 (enterprise value $2.3 billion, EBITDA $188.3 million); the current EV/EBITDA is 14.8.
What is B&G Foods's return on equity?
B&G Foods's return on equity (ROE) was −8.8% in fiscal 2025: net income of -$43.3 million on average shareholders' equity of $489.0 million.
What is B&G Foods's ROIC?
B&G Foods's return on invested capital was 3.1% in fiscal 2025, using after-tax operating income divided by average debt plus equity minus cash.
How much debt does B&G Foods have?
B&G Foods had total debt of $2.0 billion at the end of fiscal 2025, a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.42 and $1.9 billion of net debt (10.33 times EBITDA).
What is B&G Foods's dividend yield?
B&G Foods's forward dividend yield is 16.59%. B&G Foods paid $60.6 million in dividends in fiscal 2025 ($0.76 per share), a payout ratio of —.
What is B&G Foods's free cash flow yield?
B&G Foods generated $70.7 million of free cash flow in fiscal 2025, a free cash flow yield of 20.6% on its market value at year-end ($342.9 million).
What is B&G Foods's current ratio?
B&G Foods's current ratio was 3.53 at the end of fiscal 2025: current assets were 3.53 times current liabilities.