John B. Sanfilippo & Son
John B. Sanfilippo & Son's revenue rose 6.2% to $1.2 billion in fiscal 2026. Its operating margin was 7.6%, down from 7.7% a year earlier. Free cash flow was $36 million. It paid out $47 million in dividends and buybacks, 131% of free cash flow. The diluted share count rose 0.5%.
Operating margin is operating income as a share of revenue. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending. Return on capital is after-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash. Market cap is the last closing share price times the latest diluted share count, so it is approximate. P/E is the last close divided by diluted earnings per share over the last four quarters, or the latest fiscal year where the quarters aren't available; there is none when the company made a loss.
Charts show fiscal years, from the 10-K filings.
Revenue and margins
Net income and earnings per share
From fiscal 2017 to 2026, earnings per share grew 5.8% a year and net income 6.2% a year, as new shares raised the share count by 4% and diluted each share's earnings.
Returns on capital
Cash flow
Payouts and share count
Valuation
Two ways to value John B. Sanfilippo & Son yourself, both starting from its filings: a discounted cash flow model and the price-to-earnings method.
Discounted cash flow (DCF)
A discounted cash flow (DCF) model values a business as the cash it may generate in future, discounted back to today. The starting figures come from John B. Sanfilippo & Son's 10-K and the assumptions are yours: start from one of three example scenarios, then change any figure to see what it implies for a share, and how that compares with the last share price.
Value per share on three example scenarios, from John B. Sanfilippo & Son's cash from operations minus depreciation in fiscal 2026 (free cash flow before spending to grow: capital spending was 3.1 times depreciation, which holds its free cash flow down) of $96M, net cash of −$48M at June 25, 2026 and 12 million diluted shares, from its filings. The scenarios are fitted to John B. Sanfilippo & Son: the base scenario's growth in years 1 to 5 is its revenue growth over the last 3 years, 5.6% a year; the cautious and optimistic ones are lower and higher, and growth in years 6 to 10 is halfway to the long-run rate. The base scenario's discount rate is 8%: 7% for a stable business (Packaged Foods & Meats), plus 1 point as a smaller company, worth $795M; the cautious and optimistic ones use a point more and a point less. Select one to load it into the calculator. These are the model's arithmetic on those assumptions, not a forecast or a price target.
- Last close, October 26, 2026
- $67.37
- Value on these assumptions, against the last close
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- Cash flows in years 1 to 10, valued today
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- Everything after year 10, valued today
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- Plus net cash
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- Share of value from after year 10
How the value changes with two assumptions
Price-to-earnings (P/E) method
Another common way to value a company is to multiply its earnings per share by a price-to-earnings (P/E) multiple: the number of years of today's earnings an investor pays for a share. A higher multiple usually means investors expect earnings to grow. Choose a multiple, for example from similar companies, to see the value it gives.
Value per share on three example scenarios, from John B. Sanfilippo & Son's earnings per share of $5.26 (in fiscal 2026). Each grows earnings for a year at the cash flow scenarios' rates and applies a multiple to next year's earnings: 24.4×, the middle of John B. Sanfilippo & Son's own P/E today, its peers' median and its sector's median (its peers' median) for the base scenario, 20% less and more for the cautious and optimistic ones. The price is brought back a year at 9%, 8% and 7%. Select one to load it into the calculator. These are the model's arithmetic on those assumptions, not a forecast or a price target.
- Last close, October 26, 2026
- $67.37
- Value at this multiple, against the last close
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- John B. Sanfilippo & Son's P/E at the last close
- 12.8×
| Company | Last close | Earnings per share | P/E today |
|---|---|---|---|
| J&J Snack FoodsJJSF | $83.02 | $2.61 | 31.8× |
| FreshpetFRPT | $64.75 | $3.80 | 17.0× |
| John B. Sanfilippo & SonJBSS | $67.37 | $5.26 | 12.8× |
Balance sheet
| Fiscal year end | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Debt incl. finance leases | 11 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 50 |
| Net debt (negative means net cash) | 10 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 48 |
| Net debt to EBITDA | 0.1x | 0.1x | 0.1x | 0.1x | 0.4x |
| Debt to equity | 0.0x | 0.0x | 0.0x | 0.0x | 0.1x |
| Interest coverage | 45.5x | 41.8x | 33.4x | 23.9x | 36.7x |
| Current ratio | 2.3x | 3.0x | 2.3x | 2.2x | 2.1x |
| Quick ratio | 0.6x | 0.9x | 0.8x | 0.6x | 0.6x |
Insider trades
Over the 12 months between October 27, 2025 and October 26, 2026, no insider bought John B. Sanfilippo & Son shares on the open market, and 4 insiders sold $1.4 million, all of it under trading plans set up in advance.
| Date | Insider | Trade | Shares | Price | Value | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 2026 | Jasper Brian Sanfilippo JrCOO, President, Director, 10% owner | Sold plan | 7,212 | $80.97 | $583,956 | Form 4 |
| Mar 2, 2026 | Jeffrey T SanfilippoChief Executive Officer, Director, 10% owner | Sold plan | 7,212 | $80.08 | $577,537 | Form 4 |
| Mar 2, 2026 | Lisa SanfilippoDirector, 10% owner | Sold plan | 2,272 | $81.43 | $185,009 | Form 4 |
| Mar 2, 2026 | James J SanfilippoDirector, 10% owner | Sold plan | 1,268 | $80.63 | $102,239 | Form 4 |
Piotroski F-score
The F-score counts how many of nine simple tests of profitability, funding and efficiency a company passed in a year (Piotroski, 2000). The more tests passed, the stronger the year: 8 or 9 is strong, 0 to 2 weak. Companies that report no gross profit are scored on the other eight.
| Test | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | Pass | Pass | Pass |
| Cash from operations is positive | Pass | Pass | Pass |
| Return on assets rose | Pass | Fail | Fail |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | Pass | Fail | Pass |
| Debt fell relative to assets | Pass | Fail | Fail |
| Current ratio rose | Fail | Fail | Fail |
| Share count didn't rise | Fail | Fail | Fail |
| Gross margin rose | Fail | Fail | Fail |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | Pass | Fail | Fail |
| F-score | 6 of 9 | 2 of 9 | 3 of 9 |
| Accruals ratio | −8.8% | 5.1% | −9.9% |
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| John B. Sanfilippo & Son | FY26 | 6.2% | 7.6% | 3.0% | 16.6% | 0.4x | 3 | |
| Freshpet | FY25 | 13.0% | 6.9% | 1.1% | 5.9% | 0.9x | 8 | Compare |
| Simply Good Foods | FY25 | 9.0% | 10.8% | 10.9% | 6.1% | 0.8x | 4 | Compare |
| J&J Snack Foods | FY25 | 0.5% | 5.3% | 5.2% | 7.3% | −0.7x | 4 | Compare |
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10 years of figures
| Fiscal year | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||||||||
| Revenue | 847 | 889 | 876 | 880 | 858 | 956 | 1,000 | 1,067 | 1,107 | 1,176 |
| Revenue growth | −11.1% | 5.0% | −1.4% | 0.4% | −2.5% | 11.3% | 4.6% | 6.7% | 3.8% | 6.2% |
| Gross profit | 142 | 139 | 158 | 176 | 185 | 200 | 212 | 214 | 204 | 211 |
| Research and development | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| Operating income | 60 | 56 | 58 | 78 | 85 | 87 | 90 | 85 | 85 | 89 |
| Net income | 36 | 32 | 40 | 54 | 60 | 62 | 63 | 60 | 59 | 62 |
| Diluted EPS (US$) | 3.17 | 2.84 | 3.43 | 4.69 | 5.17 | 5.33 | 5.40 | 5.15 | 5.03 | 5.26 |
| Diluted shares (millions) | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Cash flow | ||||||||||
| Cash from operations | 53 | 66 | 84 | 64 | 105 | 20 | 125 | 102 | 30 | 124 |
| Capital expenditure | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 25 | 18 | 21 | 28 | 51 | 88 |
| Free cash flow | 42 | 53 | 68 | 49 | 80 | 2 | 104 | 73 | −20 | 36 |
| Dividends paid | 56 | 28 | 29 | 69 | 58 | 34 | 55 | 35 | 24 | 47 |
| Share buybacks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Acquisitions | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 59 | 0 | 0 |
| Stock-based compensation | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Balance sheet at fiscal year end | ||||||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Debt incl. finance leases | 29 | 34 | 28 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 50 |
| Total assets | 398 | 416 | 391 | 408 | 398 | 447 | 425 | 516 | 598 | 659 |
| Total liabilities | 163 | 173 | 137 | 169 | 156 | 168 | 133 | 193 | 237 | 279 |
| Shareholders' equity | 236 | 243 | 255 | 238 | 242 | 279 | 292 | 323 | 361 | 380 |
| Margins and ratios | ||||||||||
| Gross margin | 16.8% | 15.6% | 18.1% | 20.0% | 21.6% | 20.9% | 21.2% | 20.1% | 18.4% | 18.0% |
| Operating margin | 7.1% | 6.3% | 6.7% | 8.9% | 9.9% | 9.2% | 9.0% | 8.0% | 7.7% | 7.6% |
| Net margin | 4.3% | 3.7% | 4.5% | 6.2% | 7.0% | 6.5% | 6.3% | 5.7% | 5.3% | 5.3% |
| Free cash flow margin | 4.9% | 6.0% | 7.8% | 5.5% | 9.3% | 0.2% | 10.4% | 6.9% | −1.8% | 3.0% |
| Return on capital | 14.9% | 13.8% | 15.8% | 21.8% | 24.8% | 24.2% | 22.6% | 20.5% | 18.2% | 16.6% |
| Return on equity | 14.8% | 13.6% | 15.9% | 22.0% | 24.9% | 23.7% | 22.0% | 19.6% | 17.2% | 16.7% |
| Return on assets | 9.2% | 8.0% | 9.8% | 13.6% | 14.8% | 14.6% | 14.4% | 12.8% | 10.6% | 9.9% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | 0.3x | 0.5x | 0.3x | 0.2x | 0.1x | 0.1x | 0.1x | 0.1x | 0.1x | 0.4x |