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Bridgford Foods profit margin BRID

Gross, operating and net profit as a share of revenue over the last twelve months, from 2011.

Net margin, 12 months
−6.4%
Operating margin, 12 months
−8.8%
Net margin on a year earlier
−3.2 pts
Peer median
8.6%

Over the twelve months to Jul 10, 2026, Bridgford Foods kept −6.4% of its revenue as net profit, with an operating margin of −8.8% and a gross margin of 18.8%.

Five years earlier its net margin was 0.1%.

The median for 9 consumer staples stocks of a similar size is 8.6%.

Profit margin over time

GrossOperatingNet

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Fiscal year by fiscal year

Fiscal yearNet marginOperating marginGross margin
FY2025−5.8%−8.1%19.3%
FY2024−1.5%−2.8%25.2%
FY20231.4%1.8%28.0%
FY202216.9%24.3%27.1%
FY2021−2.3%−3.4%21.4%
FY20203.7%2.2%30.1%
FY20193.4%4.7%32.7%
FY20183.7%3.8%32.4%
FY20175.3%n/a36.8%
FY20165.5%n/a39.4%
FY201511.8%n/a35.9%
FY2014−3.3%n/a29.0%
FY20132.3%n/a35.2%
FY20122.9%n/a34.8%
FY2011−0.4%n/a31.7%

Quarter by quarter

QuarterEndedNet margin, 12 monthsChange on a yearOperating margin
Q3 FY26−6.4%−3.2 pts−8.8%
Q2 FY26−6.1%−2.8 pts−8.9%
Q1 FY26−5.6%−3.0 pts−7.7%
Q4 FY25−5.8%−4.3 pts−8.1%
Q3 FY25−3.2%−2.8 pts−4.3%
Q2 FY25−3.3%−3.9 pts−4.1%
Q1 FY25−2.6%−4.1 pts−4.2%
Q4 FY24−1.5%−2.9 pts−2.8%
Q3 FY24−0.4%−2.2 pts−1.4%
Q2 FY240.6%−16.8 pts0.3%
Q1 FY241.5%−15.8 pts1.8%
Q4 FY231.4%−15.6 pts1.8%

Against its peers

Companies in Consumer Defensive nearest Bridgford Foods' size, closest first, today.

CompanyProfit margin
BRIDBridgford Foods−6.4%
DITAmcon Distributing0.1%
AXILAxil Brands9.3%
RAVERave Restaurant22.3%
JVACoffee4.9%
LGCYLegacy Education11.4%
EDUCEducational Development8.6%
LWAYLifeway Foods4.5%
ARKOARKO0.2%
WEYSWeyco12.4%
Peer median8.6%

Where Bridgford Foods ranks

What the profit margin tells you

Profit as a share of revenue at three levels: gross (after making the product), operating (after running the business) and net (after everything, including tax and interest).

Compare within an industry. 10% is superb for a retailer and poor for a software company.

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