JJSF Stock Analysis: J & J Snack Foods | NASDAQ

Pretzels, Frozen Novelties, Frozen Beverages, Bakery Items

Total Rating 50

Safety 87

Buy Signal 0.15

Packaged Foods
Industry Rotation: -3.3

Market Cap: 1.65B
Avg Turnover: 20.1M

Risk 3d forecast

Volatility27.7%

VaR 5^th Pctl4.61%

VaR vs Median1.17%

Reward TTM

Sharpe Ratio-0.60

Rel. Str. IBD31

Rel. Str. Peer Group56.7

Character TTM

Beta-0.134

Beta Downside-0.118

Hurst Exponent0.567

Drawdowns 3y

Max DD59.22%

CAGR/Max DD-0.28

CAGR/Mean DD-0.63

EPS (Earnings per Share)

EPS CAGR: -5.05%
EPS Trend: -67.1%

Last SUE: 0.63
Qual. Beats: 0

Revenue

Rev. CAGR: -0.42%
Rev. Trend: -28.0%

Last SUE: -0.35
Qual. Beats: 0

Warnings

Below Avwap Earnings

Tailwinds

Shakeout

Seasonality 11.6 years of data

Jan -5.5% 46

Feb -0.7% 8

Mar -1.0% 19

Apr -0.1% 16

May +0.9% 2

Jun +0.4% 8

Jul +0.5% 10

Aug +0.1% 2

Sep -1.8% 15

Oct -0.1% 5

Nov +4.6% 19

Dec -0.1% 0

How good or bad each month usually is (without trend). The score below shows how much you can trust it: 0 = pure chance, >40 gets interesting and >55 is strong.

Description: JJSF J & J Snack Foods

J&J Snack Foods Corp. (NASDAQ: JJSF) is a U.S.-based manufacturer and distributor of nutritional snack foods and frozen beverages, operating across the food service and retail supermarket channels in the United States, Mexico, and Canada. Founded in 1971 and headquartered in Mount Laurel, New Jersey, the company runs three reporting segments: Food Service, Retail Supermarkets, and Frozen Beverages, reaching customers through food brokers, independent distributors, and a direct sales force.

JJSF maintains a broad branded portfolio across multiple snack categories, including soft pretzels (SUPERPRETZEL, BAVARIAN BAKERY), frozen novelties (DIPPINDOTS, ICEE, LUIGIS), churros (HOLA!, CALIFORNIA CHURROS), bakery items (MARY BS, HILL & VALLEY, READI-BAKE), and frozen beverages (ICEE, SLUSH PUPPIE), alongside private-label production for retailers. The company also sells equipment and machine parts to other food and beverage operators, providing a recurring equipment revenue stream alongside its consumables business.

JJSFs distribution footprint spans a wide range of venues, including convenience stores, stadiums and arenas, theme parks, movie theatres, quick-service and casual dining restaurants, schools, warehouse clubs, and mass merchandising chains, giving it exposure to both everyday grocery purchases and out-of-home consumption occasions. As a small-cap stock in the Consumer Staples sector (Packaged Foods & Meats), JJSF fits the profile of a niche branded food manufacturer with diversified end markets and a long operating history since its 1990 IPO.

Headlines to Watch Out For

Food service sales recover as restaurants and theme parks rebound
Input cost inflation pressures snack and beverage gross margins
ICEE frozen beverage demand softens with weaker theme park attendance

Piotroski VR-10 (Strict) 7.5

Net Income: 49.3m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue
FCF/TA: 0.07 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA 2.08 > 1.0
NWC/Revenue: 17.38% < 20% (prev 17.73%; Δ -0.35% < -1%)
CFO/TA 0.12 > 3% & CFO 166.9m > Net Income 49.3m
Net Debt (292.7m) to EBITDA (139.2m): 2.10 < 3
Current Ratio: 2.34 > 1.5 & < 3
Outstanding Shares: last quarter (18.7m) vs 12m ago -4.13% < -2%
Gross Margin: 31.07% > 18% (prev 29.70%; Δ 1.37% > 0.5%)
Asset Turnover: 110.1% > 50% (prev 113.1%; Δ -3.04% > 0%)
Interest Coverage Ratio: 28.83 > 6 (EBIT TTM 62.3m / Interest Expense TTM 2.16m)

Altman Z'' 5.61

A: 0.20 (Total Current Assets 462.3m - Total Current Liabilities 197.3m) / Total Assets 1.36b
B: 0.61 (Retained Earnings 833.0m / Total Assets 1.36b)
C: 0.04 (EBIT TTM 62.3m / Avg Total Assets 1.38b)
D: 1.92 (Book Value of Equity 892.1m / Total Liabilities 463.8m)
Altman-Z'' = 5.61 = AAA

Beneish M -3.03

DSRI: 1.07 (Receivables 210.5m/206.0m, Revenue 1.52b/1.60b)
GMI: 0.96 (GM 29.70% / 31.07%)
AQI: 1.02 (AQ_t 0.26 / AQ_t-1 0.26)
SGI: 0.95 (Revenue 1.52b / 1.60b)
TATA: -0.09 (NI 49.3m - CFO 166.9m) / TA 1.36b)
Beneish M = -3.03 (Cap -4..+1) = AA

What is the price of JJSF shares?

As of August 28, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 87.75 with a total of 151,646 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by -0.78%, over one month by +12.92%, over three months by +14.56% and over the past year by -19.99%.

Current recommended Stop Loss: 84.10 (which is 4.2% or 1.3 ATR below the current price).

Is JJSF a buy, sell or hold?

J & J Snack Foods has received a consensus analysts rating of 4.00. Therefore, it is recommended to buy JJSF.

StrongBuy: 2
Buy: 0
Hold: 2
Sell: 0
StrongSell: 0

What are the forecasts/targets for the JJSF price?

Analysts Target Price	110.5	25.9%

J & J Snack Foods (JJSF) - Fundamental Data Overview as of 22 August 2026

Market Cap USD = 1.65b (1.65b USD * 1.0 USD.USD)
P/E Trailing = 35.2351
P/E Forward = 23.753
P/S = 1.0836
P/B = 1.9005
P/EG = 5.1232
Revenue TTM = 1.52b USD
EBIT TTM = 62.3m USD
EBITDA TTM = 139.2m USD
Long Term Debt = 28.0m USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 24.3m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 355.8m USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 163.9m
Net Debt = 292.7m USD (calculated: Debt 355.8m - CCE 63.1m)
Enterprise Value = 1.94b USD (1.65b + Debt 355.8m - CCE 63.1m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 28.83 (Ebit TTM 62.3m / Interest Expense TTM 2.16m)
EV/FCF = 21.14x (Enterprise Value 1.94b / FCF TTM 92.0m)
FCF Yield = 4.73% (FCF TTM 92.0m / Enterprise Value 1.94b)
FCF Margin = 6.03% (FCF TTM 92.0m / Revenue TTM 1.52b)
Net Margin = 3.23% (Net Income TTM 49.3m / Revenue TTM 1.52b)
Gross Margin = 31.07% ((Revenue TTM 1.52b - Cost of Revenue TTM 1.05b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 35.45% (prev 28.39%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 1.43 (Enterprise Value 1.94b / Total Assets 1.36b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 0.61% (Interest Expense 2.16m / Debt 355.8m)
Taxrate = 19.87% (12.2m / 61.5m)
NOPAT = 49.9m (EBIT 62.3m * (1 - 19.87%))
Current Ratio = 2.34 (Total Current Assets 462.3m / Total Current Liabilities 197.3m)
Debt / Equity = 0.40 (Debt 355.8m / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 892.1m)
Debt / EBITDA = 2.10 (Net Debt 292.7m / EBITDA 139.2m)
Debt / FCF = 3.18 (Net Debt 292.7m / FCF TTM 92.0m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 912.9m (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 3.56% (Net Income 49.3m / Total Assets 1.36b)
RoE = 5.40% (Net Income TTM 49.3m / Total Stockholder Equity 912.9m)
RoCE = 6.62% (EBIT 62.3m / Capital Employed (Equity 912.9m + L.T.Debt 28.0m))
RoIC = 4.46% (NOPAT 49.9m / Invested Capital 1.12b)
WACC = 4.62% (E(1.65b)/V(2.01b) * Re(5.51%) + D(355.8m)/V(2.01b) * Rd(0.61%) * (1-Tc(0.20)))
Discount Rate = 5.51% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: -64.94 | Cagr: -1.55%
[DCF] Terminal Value 77.97% ; FCFF base≈81.8m ; Y1≈93.8m ; Y5≈138.0m
[DCF] Fair Price = 95.53 (EV 2.08b - Net Debt 292.7m = Equity 1.78b / Shares 18.7m; r=8.35% [WACC [floored]]; 5y FCF grow 15.0% → 2.50% )
EPS Correlation: -67.10 | EPS CAGR: -5.05% | SUE: 0.63 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: -28.05 | Revenue CAGR: -0.42% | SUE: -0.35 | # QB: 0
EPS current Quarter (2026-12-31): EPS=0.00 | Chg30d=N/A | Revisions=N/A | Analysts=0
EPS current Year (2026-09-30): EPS=3.99 | Chg30d=+1.96% | Revisions=-25% | GrowthEPS=-6.6% | GrowthRev=-4.5%
EPS next Year (2027-09-30): EPS=4.32 | Chg30d=-0.31% | Revisions=+0% | GrowthEPS=+8.4% | GrowthRev=+2.3%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: -17% (up=1, down=2)