J&J Snack Foods Corp. (JJSF) Key Metrics
JJSF valuation today
Trailing 12 months · as of October 18, 2026- Market cap
- $1.47B
- Enterprise value
- $1.68B
- P/E (TTM)
- 30.5 10-yr median 38.5
- Forward P/E
- 23.8
- PEG ratio
- 5.12
- Price / sales
- 1.0 10-yr median 2.3
- Price / book
- 1.6 10-yr median 3.5
- EV / EBITDA
- 12.1 10-yr median 18.3
- Dividend yield
- 4.06% $3.20 a year
- Beta
- 0.41
JJSF key metrics, FY2016–FY2025
Fiscal year ended September 30, 2025 · U.S. dollarsJJSF valuation Price multiples at each fiscal year-end price.
JJSF returns How much profit the business earns on the capital it uses.
JJSF per-share figures Results divided by the shares outstanding at year-end.
JJSF financial health Debt, liquidity and how easily interest is covered.
JJSF efficiency & capital use Working capital cycle and where the cash goes.
JJSF valuation history
JJSF returns on capital
Net income (ROE, ROA) or after-tax operating income (ROIC) divided by the average of the opening and closing balance.
JJSF debt vs cash
Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease liabilities.
JJSF cash returned to shareholders
JJSF price vs earnings per share
JJSF key metrics
FY2016–FY2025| FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 | FY2017 | FY2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valuation | ||||||||||
| Market capitalization | $1.88B | $3.35B | $3.16B | $2.49B | $2.92B | $2.48B | $3.64B | $2.84B | $2.47B | $2.24B |
| Enterprise value | $1.94B | $3.43B | $3.23B | $2.56B | $2.69B | $2.30B | $3.40B | $2.71B | $2.32B | $2.08B |
| P/E ratio | 28.6 | 38.7 | 40.1 | 52.7 | 52.6 | 135.6 | 38.4 | 27.4 | 31.2 | 29.4 |
| Price / sales | 1.2 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.3 |
| Price / book | 1.9 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.5 |
| Price / free cash flow | 22.8 | 33.6 | 46.8 | — | 61.0 | 72.3 | 40.3 | 44.8 | 46.5 | 30.8 |
| Price / operating cash flow | 11.4 | 19.3 | 18.4 | 95.4 | 28.8 | 26.9 | 24.7 | 23.0 | 19.7 | 18.4 |
| EV / sales | 1.2 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.1 |
| EV / EBITDA | 12.0 | 17.9 | 18.6 | 22.1 | 21.8 | 30.8 | 20.5 | 17.2 | 14.0 | 13.3 |
| EV / free cash flow | 23.5 | 34.5 | 47.9 | — | 56.2 | 66.9 | 37.6 | 42.7 | 43.7 | 28.7 |
| Earnings yield | 3.5% | 2.6% | 2.5% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 0.7% | 2.6% | 3.6% | 3.2% | 3.4% |
| Free cash flow yield | 4.4% | 3.0% | 2.1% | −2.5% | 1.6% | 1.4% | 2.5% | 2.2% | 2.2% | 3.2% |
| Dividend yield | 3.2% | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.9% | 1.5% | 1.7% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.3% |
| Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks) | 3.7% | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.9% | 1.8% | 2.1% | 1.0% | 1.3% | 2.0% | 2.0% |
| Share price at fiscal year-end | $96.09 | $172.12 | $163.65 | $129.47 | $152.82 | $130.39 | $192.00 | $150.89 | $131.30 | $119.12 |
| Per share | ||||||||||
| Revenue per share | $80.99 | $80.97 | $80.67 | $71.86 | $59.82 | $53.70 | $62.58 | $60.49 | $57.62 | $52.89 |
| Earnings per share | $3.36 | $4.45 | $4.08 | $2.46 | $2.91 | $0.96 | $5.00 | $5.51 | $4.21 | $4.05 |
| Operating cash flow per share | $8.45 | $8.90 | $8.92 | $1.36 | $5.30 | $4.84 | $7.78 | $6.56 | $6.66 | $6.46 |
| Free cash flow per share | $4.21 | $5.12 | $3.50 | −$3.19 | $2.50 | $1.80 | $4.77 | $3.37 | $2.83 | $3.86 |
| Cash per share | $5.42 | $3.77 | $2.57 | $2.04 | $15.22 | $12.98 | $12.84 | $7.04 | $7.98 | $8.22 |
| Book value per share | $49.45 | $49.20 | $47.17 | $44.93 | $44.20 | $42.53 | $43.98 | $40.34 | $36.26 | $33.99 |
| Tangible book value per share | $31.15 | $30.32 | $28.10 | $25.35 | $33.77 | $31.84 | $35.67 | $31.82 | $27.56 | $27.16 |
| Dividends per share | $3.11 | $2.93 | $2.79 | $2.52 | $2.34 | $2.21 | $1.93 | $1.76 | $1.64 | $1.52 |
| Capex per share | $4.24 | $3.78 | $5.42 | $4.54 | $2.80 | $3.04 | $3.01 | $3.19 | $3.84 | $2.60 |
| Debt per share | $8.37 | $8.25 | $6.31 | $5.81 | $3.16 | $3.24 | $0.06 | $0.06 | $0.07 | $0.09 |
| Shares outstanding | 19.5M | 19.4M | 19.3M | 19.2M | 19.1M | 19.0M | 19.0M | 18.8M | 18.8M | 18.8M |
| Change in shares outstanding | +0.5% | +0.6% | +0.6% | +0.4% | +0.5% | +0.4% | +0.8% | +0.0% | +0.3% | −0.3% |
| Returns & profitability | ||||||||||
| Return on equity (ROE) | 6.8% | 9.3% | 8.9% | 5.5% | 6.7% | 2.2% | 11.9% | 14.4% | 12.0% | 12.3% |
| Return on invested capital (ROIC) | 6.2% | 8.4% | 8.4% | 6.1% | 8.6% | 2.4% | 14.4% | 16.7% | 15.0% | 15.4% |
| Return on assets (ROA) | 4.8% | 6.6% | 6.3% | 3.9% | 5.0% | 1.7% | 9.7% | 11.5% | 9.6% | 9.9% |
| Return on tangible assets | 6.4% | 8.7% | 8.7% | 5.4% | 5.8% | 2.1% | 11.0% | 13.4% | 11.3% | 11.5% |
| Free cash flow margin | 5.2% | 6.3% | 4.3% | −4.4% | 4.2% | 3.4% | 7.6% | 5.6% | 4.9% | 7.3% |
| Income quality (OCF / net income) | 2.52 | 2.00 | 2.18 | 0.55 | 1.83 | 5.03 | 1.56 | 1.19 | 1.58 | 1.60 |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Total debt | $163.6M | $160.5M | $121.9M | $111.6M | $60.5M | $61.6M | $1.1M | $1.1M | $1.2M | $1.6M |
| Cash & short-term investments | $105.9M | $73.4M | $49.6M | $39.2M | $291.2M | $247.0M | $243.5M | $132.5M | $150.1M | $154.2M |
| Net debt | $57.7M | $87.1M | $72.3M | $72.4M | −$230.6M | −$185.4M | −$242.4M | −$131.4M | −$148.8M | −$152.6M |
| Debt / equity | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.07 | 0.08 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Debt / assets | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.10 | 0.09 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.36 | 0.46 | 0.41 | 0.62 | −1.87 | −2.49 | −1.46 | −0.84 | −0.90 | −0.97 |
| Current ratio | 2.72 | 2.59 | 2.46 | 2.45 | 3.49 | 3.72 | 4.18 | 3.25 | 3.21 | 3.47 |
| Quick ratio | 1.73 | 1.59 | 1.48 | 1.45 | 2.75 | 2.91 | 3.22 | 2.29 | 2.34 | 2.60 |
| Interest coverage | 56.5 | 64.4 | 23.1 | 60.3 | — | 204.7 | 62.2 | 99.8 | 98.8 | 917.2 |
| Working capital | $302.7M | $276.3M | $255.3M | $262.8M | $417.1M | $365.4M | $385.1M | $264.9M | $262.8M | $252.8M |
| Invested capital | $1.02B | $1.04B | $983.8M | $935.5M | $615.0M | $624.1M | $591.3M | $627.6M | $533.5M | $485.4M |
| Tangible asset value | $609.0M | $589.6M | $542.9M | $487.0M | $646.0M | $606.0M | $676.3M | $598.8M | $518.5M | $509.7M |
| Net current asset value | $63.5M | $42.3M | $64.5M | $63.4M | $278.3M | $223.1M | $320.8M | $209.9M | $196.9M | $202.6M |
| Graham number | $61.10 | $70.19 | $65.83 | $49.85 | $53.76 | $30.34 | $70.35 | $70.69 | $58.59 | $55.64 |
| Graham net-net per share | −$4.26 | −$5.46 | −$4.23 | −$4.98 | $8.81 | $6.30 | $11.69 | $6.13 | $5.86 | $6.38 |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Dividends paid | $60.8M | $57.0M | $53.9M | $48.4M | $44.8M | $42.1M | $36.6M | $33.1M | $30.9M | $28.5M |
| Share buybacks (net) | $8.0M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $9.0M | $9.0M | $0 | $2.8M | $18.2M | $15.3M |
| Dividend payout ratio | 92.6% | 65.8% | 68.3% | 102.5% | 80.5% | 229.7% | 38.6% | 31.9% | 39.0% | 37.5% |
| Dividends + buybacks / free cash flow | 83.6% | 57.2% | 79.8% | — | 112.2% | 148.6% | 40.5% | 56.6% | 92.3% | 60.4% |
| Capex / revenue | 5.2% | 4.7% | 6.7% | 6.3% | 4.7% | 5.7% | 4.8% | 5.3% | 6.7% | 4.9% |
| Capex / operating cash flow | 50.2% | 42.5% | 60.8% | 334.9% | 52.8% | 62.7% | 38.7% | 48.7% | 57.6% | 40.2% |
| Capex / depreciation | 1.13 | 1.04 | 1.66 | 1.64 | 1.08 | 1.09 | 1.18 | 1.29 | 1.70 | 1.21 |
| Stock-based compensation / revenue | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.2% |
| R&D / revenue | — | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| SG&A / revenue | 23.4% | 23.4% | 23.0% | 22.2% | 19.8% | 21.0% | 19.6% | 19.8% | 19.6% | 19.3% |
| Efficiency | ||||||||||
| Days sales outstanding | 43.0 | 44.9 | 47.6 | 49.1 | 46.2 | 47.8 | 42.0 | 41.2 | 37.5 | 36.9 |
| Days of inventory on hand | 57.1 | 57.8 | 59.0 | 54.8 | 50.1 | 52.4 | 50.0 | 49.2 | 46.5 | 44.9 |
| Days payables outstanding | 28.1 | 30.2 | 33.3 | 37.0 | 36.7 | 33.8 | 30.9 | 32.4 | 32.7 | 32.1 |
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | 72.0 | 72.5 | 73.2 | 66.9 | 59.6 | 66.4 | 61.1 | 58.0 | 51.4 | 49.7 |
| Receivables turnover | 8.48 | 8.13 | 7.67 | 7.44 | 7.91 | 7.64 | 8.68 | 8.86 | 9.73 | 9.88 |
| Payables turnover | 12.97 | 12.09 | 10.95 | 9.87 | 9.95 | 10.80 | 11.81 | 11.27 | 11.18 | 11.36 |
| Inventory turnover | 6.39 | 6.32 | 6.19 | 6.66 | 7.29 | 6.96 | 7.30 | 7.42 | 7.85 | 8.13 |
| Asset turnover | 1.15 | 1.19 | 1.24 | 1.15 | 1.02 | 0.97 | 1.22 | 1.27 | 1.31 | 1.29 |
| Average receivables | $186.7M | $193.7M | $203.2M | $185.6M | $144.8M | $133.8M | $136.6M | $128.4M | $111.4M | $100.5M |
| Average payables | $85.8M | $90.0M | $99.5M | $102.5M | $85.0M | $72.6M | $70.8M | $71.2M | $67.4M | $60.6M |
| Average inventory | $174.2M | $172.3M | $176.0M | $151.8M | $116.0M | $112.5M | $114.5M | $108.1M | $96.0M | $84.7M |
| Intangibles / total assets | 25.9% | 26.9% | 28.9% | 30.2% | 17.3% | 18.7% | 15.4% | 17.2% | 18.9% | 16.2% |
Computed from JJSF's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed November 26, 2025) 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.
JJSF valuation and financial ratios
At the end of fiscal 2025 (September 30, 2025), J&J Snack Foods traded at 28.6 times earnings, against a 10-year median of 38.5. Based on the latest twelve months, the trailing P/E is 30.5 and the forward P/E is 23.8. J&J Snack Foods earned a return on equity of 6.8% and a return on invested capital of 6.2% in fiscal 2025. It ended the year with $163.6 million of debt and $105.9 million in cash and short-term investments, net debt of $57.7 million. It returned $68.8 million to shareholders: $60.8 million in dividends and $8.0 million in share buybacks, 84% of free cash flow. The share count rose 4.2% from 18.8M to 19.5M over 9 years.
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JJSF key metrics FAQ
What is J&J Snack Foods's P/E ratio?
J&J Snack Foods's trailing P/E ratio is 30.5 based on the last twelve months of earnings (as of October 18, 2026), and its forward P/E is 23.8. At the end of fiscal 2025 it was 28.6, compared with a 10-year median of 38.5.
What is J&J Snack Foods's EV/EBITDA?
J&J Snack Foods's enterprise value was 12.0 times EBITDA at the end of fiscal 2025 (enterprise value $1.9 billion, EBITDA $161.3 million); the current EV/EBITDA is 12.1.
What is J&J Snack Foods's return on equity?
J&J Snack Foods's return on equity (ROE) was 6.8% in fiscal 2025: net income of $65.6 million on average shareholders' equity of $961.8 million.
What is J&J Snack Foods's ROIC?
J&J Snack Foods's return on invested capital was 6.2% in fiscal 2025, using after-tax operating income divided by average debt plus equity minus cash.
How much debt does J&J Snack Foods have?
J&J Snack Foods had total debt of $163.6 million at the end of fiscal 2025, a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17 and $57.7 million of net debt (0.36 times EBITDA).
What is J&J Snack Foods's dividend yield?
J&J Snack Foods's forward dividend yield is 4.06%. J&J Snack Foods paid $60.8 million in dividends in fiscal 2025 ($3.11 per share), a payout ratio of 92.6%.
Does J&J Snack Foods buy back its shares?
Yes. J&J Snack Foods spent $8.0 million on net share repurchases in fiscal 2025 Shares outstanding changed +0.5% over the year, to 19.5M..
What is J&J Snack Foods's free cash flow yield?
J&J Snack Foods generated $82.3 million of free cash flow in fiscal 2025, a free cash flow yield of 4.4% on its market value at year-end ($1.9 billion).
What is J&J Snack Foods's current ratio?
J&J Snack Foods's current ratio was 2.72 at the end of fiscal 2025: current assets were 2.72 times current liabilities.