Central Garden & Pet Company (CENT) vs J & J Snack Foods Corp. (JJSF)

Central Garden & Pet Company and J & J Snack Foods Corp. are both Packaged Foods companies. Central Garden & Pet Company is the larger, with a market value of $2.2B against $1.4B — 1.5× the size. Central Garden & Pet Company trades at the lower P/E: 14.6× against 29.6×. Central Garden & Pet Company grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: −1.16% against −4.69%. Central Garden & Pet Company has the higher net margin (5.39% vs 3.23%) and the higher return on invested capital (8.10% vs 4.38%). Across the 22 metrics below, Central Garden & Pet Company leads on 18 and J & J Snack Foods Corp. on 4.