Stocks · Consumer Defensive · Packaged Foods
J&J Snack Foods Corp. JJSF
$78.25 +0.86% Close, Oct 2, 2026 · NASDAQ · Market cap $1.47B
Next earnings report: Nov 16, 2026
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Three things to know
- Diluted EPS over the last four quarters was $2.59, down 39.5% year over year.
- Earnings beat analyst estimates in each of the last 5 quarters (average surprise over the last four: +12.1%).
- Revenue over the last four quarters was $1.52B, down 4.7% from a year earlier, slowing from -2.0% a quarter earlier.
PromtFinance scores
Each score is a percentile within the Consumer Defensive sector (0–100). Under each score: how the stock ranks in its sector on every component. As of Oct 5, 2026.
Growth33Weak
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are growing.
- Revenue growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 19%
- EPS growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 28%
- FCF growth (TTM, YoY)Top 26%
- Revenue growth, 3-year CAGRTop 40%
- Revenue growth accelerationBottom 17%
Quality75Positive
Returns on capital, margins, earnings quality and balance-sheet strength.
- Return on invested capitalBottom 35%
- Gross marginBottom 44%
- Operating marginBottom 42%
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Top 10%
- Accruals (lower is better)Top 26%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Top 32%
- Interest coverTop 16%
Value63Neutral
How cheap the shares are relative to earnings, cash flow and their own history.
- Earnings yieldBottom 50%
- Free-cash-flow yieldTop 48%
- EBITDA / enterprise valueTop 44%
- Sales / enterprise valueTop 42%
- P/E vs own 5-year history (lower is better)Top 36%
Momentum51Neutral
Strength and persistence of the price trend, including versus the S&P 500.
- 12-month return excluding last monthBottom 39%
- 6-month returnTop 41%
- 1-year return vs S&P 500Bottom 38%
- Distance from 52-week highTop 37%
- Trend checklist (0–4)Top 44%
Revisions88Strong
Earnings surprises and analyst sentiment (estimate-revision history is being collected).
- Average EPS surprise, last 4 quartersTop 37%
- Consecutive EPS beatsTop 23%
- Share of analysts rating BuyTop 20%
- Upside to consensus price targetTop 43%
Stability62Neutral
Low volatility, shallow drawdowns, low market sensitivity and modest leverage.
- Volatility, 60 days (lower is better)Top 41%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 yearsBottom 35%
- Beta vs S&P 500 (lower is better)Top 31%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Top 32%
What changed
Latest four quarters versus the same period a year earlier (growth: versus one quarter earlier).
| Measure | Before | Now | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | -2.0% | -4.7% | ↓ |
| EPS growth (YoY) | -23.7% | -39.5% | ↓ |
| Gross margin | 29.7% | 31.1% | ↑ |
| Operating margin | 7.0% | 4.6% | ↓ |
| FCF margin | 4.2% | 6.0% | ↑ |
Fundamental momentum
| Measure | Now (TTM) | Year / quarter before | Sector rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM, YoY) | -4.7% | -2.0% | ↓ | Bottom 19% |
| EPS growth (TTM, YoY) | -39.5% | -23.7% | ↓ | Bottom 28% |
| Gross margin | 31.1% | 29.7% | ↑ | Bottom 44% |
| Operating margin | 4.6% | 7.0% | ↓ | Bottom 42% |
| Net margin | 3.2% | 5.2% | ↓ | — |
| Free-cash-flow margin | 6.0% | 4.2% | ↑ | — |
| Return on invested capital | 4.8% | — | Bottom 35% | |
| Revenue growth, 3-year CAGR | 4.7% | — | Top 40% |
Quality of earnings and balance sheet
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Above 1× means profits are backed by cash.
- 3.00×
- Accruals (net income − OCF) / assetsLower is better; high accruals can signal weaker earnings quality.
- -8.7%
- Stock-based compensation / revenueA cost to shareholders through dilution.
- 0.4%
- Receivables growth vs revenue growthReceivables growing much faster than sales can be a warning.
- +6.9 pp
- Net debt / EBITDABelow 1× is conservative; above 3× is high leverage.
- 0.93×
- Interest cover (operating income / interest)How many times operating profit covers interest.
- 32.5×
Shareholder returns
- Dividend yield (dividends paid, TTM)
- 4.15%
- Net buyback yield (TTM)
- 5.14%
- Shareholder yield
- 9.29%
- Share count change, 1 year
- -4.1%
- Share count change, 3-year CAGR
- -1.0%
Shareholder yield = dividends + net buybacks over the last four quarters, divided by market cap.
Based on the four quarters through Jun 27, 2026 (filed Aug 6, 2026).
Earnings and expectations
Earnings momentum
- Consecutive EPS beats
- 5
- Beats in the last 8 reports
- 5 of 8
- Average EPS surprise, last 4
- +12.1%
- Average 2-day reaction, last 8
- -3.5%
- Positive 20 days after report
- 2 of 8
Analysts
- Consensus price target
- $101.00
- Target vs current price
- +29.1%
- Analysts with a rating
- 11
- Share rating Buy or Strong Buy
- 73%
- Consensus rating
- Buy
How the stock reacted to recent reports
| Report date | EPS surprise | 2 days | 5 days | 20 days | 60 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 2026 | +15.3% | +7.7% | +14.6% | +10.6% | — |
| May 6, 2026 | +2.6% | -7.0% | -17.4% | -10.4% | -9.6% |
| Feb 3, 2026 | +3.1% | -15.4% | -14.4% | -9.3% | -8.6% |
| Nov 17, 2025 | +27.4% | +1.1% | +9.3% | +14.3% | +2.5% |
| Aug 5, 2025 | +14.9% | +1.9% | -5.7% | -5.1% | -21.5% |
| May 6, 2025 | -49.3% | -11.9% | -9.5% | -12.7% | -14.4% |
| Feb 3, 2025 | -46.8% | -3.3% | -10.9% | -3.5% | -4.6% |
| Nov 13, 2024 | -13.5% | -0.9% | -5.6% | -3.3% | -27.4% |
Returns from the close before each report. Past reactions do not determine future ones.
Earnings history
| Report date | EPS | Estimate | Surprise | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 2026 | $1.96 | $1.70 | +15.3% | $426.0M |
| May 6, 2026 | $0.40 | $0.39 | +2.6% | $344.8M |
| Feb 3, 2026 | $0.33 | $0.32 | +3.1% | $343.8M |
| Nov 17, 2025 | $1.58 | $1.24 | +27.4% | $410.2M |
| Aug 5, 2025 | $2.00 | $1.74 | +14.9% | $454.3M |
| May 6, 2025 | $0.35 | $0.69 | -49.3% | $356.1M |
| Feb 3, 2025 | $0.33 | $0.62 | -46.8% | $362.6M |
| Nov 13, 2024 | $1.60 | $1.85 | -13.5% | $426.8M |
Valuation in context
| Multiple | Now | 5-year median | 5-year percentile | Sector rank (cheapness) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (trailing) | 30.2× | 38.3× | 29th | Bottom 50% |
| P/E (forward) | 19.6× | — | — | — |
| EV / EBITDA | 11.5× | — | — | Top 44% |
| EV / Sales | 1.05× | — | — | Top 42% |
| Free-cash-flow yield | 6.27% | — | — | Top 48% |
| Earnings yield | 3.32% | — | — | Bottom 50% |
P/E over the past five years
Range 25.5× – 72.7× since Jun 26, 2021. Each point: price on the filing date divided by trailing-twelve-month EPS known then.
What moved the stock over the past year
- Price return, 1 year
- -20.4%
- Earnings per share growth (TTM)
- -39.5%
- Change in P/E multiple
- +36.5%
Most of the move came from earnings growth.
Technical state
Trend checklist
- ✗ Price above 20-day average
- ✗ Price above 50-day average
- ✗ Price above 200-day average
- ✓ 50-day average above 200-day
- ✗ MACD histogram positive
Trend quality
- Days above the 50-day average
- 0
- Days above the 200-day average
- 0
- 50-day average slope (20 days)
- +1.8%
- 200-day average slope (20 days)
- -1.4%
- Distance from 50-day average
- -6.2%
- Distance from 200-day average
- -5.2%
- RSI (14)
- 40.3
- Relative volume
- 0.99×
Risk and drawdowns
- Volatility, 60 days (annualized)
- 33.1%
- Volatility vs own 5-year history
- 74th percentile · Normal for this stock
- Beta vs S&P 500 (2 years, weekly)
- 0.24
- Correlation with S&P 500
- 0.11
- Current drawdown from 1-year high
- -20.5%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 years
- -61.0%
Largest declines in the past six years
| From peak | To low | Decline | Length | Recovery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 3, 2021 | May 12, 2026 | -61.2% | 1240 days | Not yet recovered |
| Nov 16, 2020 | Dec 2, 2020 | -13.7% | 11 days | 36 days (Jan 26, 2021) |
Declines of 10% or more from a closing high, measured on daily closes.
Financial statements
- Market cap
- $1.47B
- P/E (TTM)
- 30.2
- EPS, diluted (TTM)
- $2.59
- Revenue (TTM)
- $1.52B
- Dividend yield
- 4.09%
- 52-week range
- $68.87 – $98.98
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.14B | $1.38B | $1.56B | $1.57B | $1.58B |
| Gross profit | $298.9M | $369.6M | $469.9M | $486.1M | $469.9M |
| Operating income | $71.2M | $61.8M | $109.5M | $117.5M | $84.3M |
| Net income | $55.6M | $47.2M | $78.9M | $86.6M | $65.6M |
| EPS (diluted) | $2.91 | $2.46 | $4.08 | $4.45 | $3.36 |
| Q4 2024 | Q1 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q4 2025 | Q1 2026 | Q2 2026 | Q3 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $426.8M | $362.6M | $356.1M | $454.3M | $410.2M | $343.8M | $344.8M | $426.0M |
| Net income | $29.6M | $5.1M | $4.8M | $44.2M | $11.4M | $883,000 | $1.7M | $35.3M |
| EPS (diluted) | $1.52 | $0.26 | $0.25 | $2.26 | $0.58 | $0.05 | $0.09 | $1.88 |
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $101.5M | $26.1M | $172.3M | $173.1M | $165.1M |
| Capital expenditure | -$53.6M | -$87.3M | -$104.7M | -$73.6M | -$82.9M |
| Free cash flow | $47.9M | -$61.2M | $67.5M | $99.5M | $82.3M |
| Dividends paid | -$44.8M | -$48.4M | -$53.9M | -$57.0M | -$60.8M |
| Net share buybacks | $20.3M | $16.2M | $15.2M | $15.7M | -$3.7M |
Cash outflows are shown as negative numbers.
- Cash and short-term investments
- $63.1M
- Total assets
- $1.36B
- Total liabilities
- $463.8M
- Total debt
- $191.9M
- Net debt
- $128.8M
- Shareholders’ equity
- $892.1M
As of Jun 27, 2026 (filed Aug 6, 2026).
Dividends
| Ex-date | Amount | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 2026 | $0.80 | Oct 6, 2026 |
| Jun 16, 2026 | $0.80 | Jul 7, 2026 |
| Mar 17, 2026 | $0.80 | Apr 7, 2026 |
| Dec 16, 2025 | $0.80 | Jan 6, 2026 |
| Sep 16, 2025 | $0.80 | Oct 7, 2025 |
| Jun 17, 2025 | $0.78 | Jul 8, 2025 |
| Mar 18, 2025 | $0.78 | Apr 8, 2025 |
| Dec 17, 2024 | $0.78 | Jan 7, 2025 |
Short interest
- Shares sold short
- 1,122,143
- Days to cover
- 6.45
- Change vs previous report
- +6.7%
FINRA short interest, settlement date Sep 15, 2026.
Stock splits
- Jan 6, 2006
- 2-for-1
- Aug 15, 1989
- 2-for-1
- Jun 6, 1986
- 3-for-2