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BRIDGFORD FOODS CORP (BRID)

As-reported financials and SEC filings for BRIDGFORD FOODS CORP. The latest annual period is FY2025. The latest reported quarter is Q3 FY2026. Financial statements come straight from the company’s EDGAR filings; valuation figures such as P/E and market cap use market data.

About BRIDGFORD FOODS CORP

Bridgford Foods Corp produces and distributes frozen and snack food products. The company serves retail and foodservice customers through various channels including direct store delivery, distributors, and warehouses. Its products are sold to major retailers such as Walmart and Dollar General.

Snapshot

Revenue
$231.0M
Revenue growth (YoY)
3.3%
Net income
$-13.4M
Diluted EPS
Gross margin
19.3%
Operating margin
-8.1%
Net margin
-5.8%
FCF margin
-4.0%
ROE
-11.6%
net income / fiscal-year-end equity
P/E
trailing when available, otherwise FY EPS
Market cap
$55.6M
Long-term debt / equity
0.01×
non-current term debt only

Fundamentals are from SEC filings for FY2025, the latest annual period (ended October 31, 2025). P/E and market cap are derived from stored market prices, last retrieved on a rolling basis and typically within the past week.

What changed at Bridgford Foods

  • Revenue grew 3.3% to $231M in FY2025, after a 11.1% decline the year before.
  • Operating margin is -8.1% in FY2025, -4.7 pp against -3.4% in FY2021.
  • Most recent quarter Q3 FY2026: revenue $47M, down 9.5% from Q3 FY2025.
  • Free cash flow was negative $9M in FY2025.
  • Net loss widened to $13M in FY2025, from $3M in FY2024.

Computed from the as-reported figures in the statements below. A change we cannot state from filed figures is left out rather than estimated.

Peer comparison

Where Bridgford Foods’s fundamentals sit among the 113 Consumer Staples companies. Each figure is ranked only against peers that report it, from lowest (left) to highest (right).

Gross margin19.3%
20th percentile of 97
Operating margin-8.1%
19th percentile of 100
Net margin-5.8%
20th percentile of 105
FCF margin-4.0%
19th percentile of 99
Revenue growth (YoY)+3.3%
51st percentile of 110
ROE-11.6%
26th percentile of 99
Long-term debt / equity0.01×
7th percentile of 74
Short interest2.82d
35th percentile of 111

Bridgford Foods’s long-term debt to equity of 0.01 ranks in the 7th percentile of the 74 Consumer Staples companies reporting it.

7 reported insider purchases (code P) totaling $19,312 in the last 90 days. For context, about 15% of companies in the universe saw any reported insider purchase (code P) in the same window. Browse insider activity →

Percentiles describe where a figure sits among sector peers reporting it (100th = highest). They are position within a peer group, not a rating, and not investment advice. Short interest ranking uses days to cover from FINRA Consolidated Short Interest data; FINRA is the owner and source of that data, included at no additional charge.

Recent insider activity

Non-derivative buys and sells (codes P/S) reported by officers, directors and 10% owners on SEC Form 4. Multiple insiders have bought recently (a cluster buy).

Buys (90d)
7
4 insiders
Bought (90d)
$19K
code P value
Sells (90d)
0
Reported activity
Cluster buy
≥2 insiders buying
Trade dateInsiderTypeSharesPriceValue
2026-08-28
filed 2026-08-31
Bridgford BaronInsiderBuy473$6.15$3K
2026-08-26
filed 2026-08-31
Bridgford Allan Jr.InsiderBuy1.0K$6.20$6K
2026-06-17
Bridgford Allan Jr.InsiderBuy687$6.95$5K
2026-06-16
filed 2026-06-17
Bridgford Allan Jr.InsiderBuy67$6.95$466
2026-06-15
Matthews-Morales CindyCFO, SecretaryBuy500$6.86$3K
2026-06-15
filed 2026-06-16
Bridgford Richard EugeneInsiderBuy150$6.95$1K
2026-06-12
filed 2026-06-16
Bridgford Allan Jr.InsiderBuy70$6.99$489

Reported non-derivative purchases and sales (codes P/S) — which may be open-market or private; excludes option exercises, grants, and shares withheld for taxes. Dates shown are the trade date; a Form 4 can be filed days to years later. A sale can be routine (e.g. a pre-set 10b5-1 plan), so read individual transactions in context. From SEC Form 4. Not investment advice.

Short interest

Total shares sold short as of each twice-monthly FINRA settlement. Rising short interest means more investors are positioned against the stock; days to cover estimates how many trading days of average volume that position represents.

Shares short
8.9K
settled 2026-08-14
Change vs prior
+14.5%
vs previous settlement
Days to cover
2.82
at avg daily volume
Avg daily volume
3.1K
FINRA reported
SettlementShares shortChangeDays to cover
2026-08-148.9K+14.5%2.82
2026-07-317.8K-5.6%1.75
2026-07-158.2K+0.4%2.27
2026-06-308.2K-16.3%1.13
2026-06-159.8K+26.6%1.15
2026-05-297.7K-3.7%2.44
2026-05-158.0K+15.4%4.14
2026-04-306.9K-10.0%7.02

Source: FINRA Consolidated Short Interest. FINRA is the owner and source of the FINRA-supplied data, which is included at no additional charge for your own personal or professional use; republishing or redistributing it is not permitted. Settlement dates are shown; FINRA publishes each settlement about nine business days later, so the latest figure can be two to four weeks old. Not presented as a percentage of float. No FINRA endorsement of this product is implied. Not investment advice.

Income statement (as reported)

 FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Revenue$231.0M$223.6M$251.6M$265.9M$240.4M
Gross profit$44.6M$56.3M$70.4M$72.1M$51.4M
Operating income$-18.8M$-6.3M$4.6M$64.6M$-8.2M
Net income$-13.4M$-3.4M$3.5M$45.1M$-5.5M
Diluted EPS

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.

Balance sheet (as reported)

 FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Cash and equivalents$876,000$10.2M$15.7M$16.3M
Current assets$63.6M$78.0M$87.5M$92.9M$70.3M
Total assets$147.2M$157.4M$167.0M$176.3M$156.8M
Current liabilities$21.3M$16.5M$18.0M$26.9M$25.6M
Long-term debt$673,000$1.7M$2.8M$3.8M
Total liabilities$31.7M$29.2M$37.5M$50.0M$81.8M
Total equity$115.5M$128.1M$129.5M$126.3M$75.0M

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.

Cash flow (as reported)

 FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Operating cash flow$-5.7M$-497,000$4.0M$-7.8M$-6.0M
Capital expenditure$3.6M$3.9M$2.6M$3.8M$6.2M
Free cash flow$-9.3M$-4.4M$1.4M$-11.6M$-12.2M

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.

Quarterly trend (as reported)

QuarterRevenueRevenue YoYNet incomeDiluted EPS
Q3 FY2026$47.0M-9.5%$-2.0M$-0.22
Q2 FY2026$50.0M-1.2%$-4.9M$-0.54
Q1 FY2026$55.3M5.3%$-843,000
Q4 FY2025$75.8M5.0%$-6.7M
Q3 FY2025$52.0M5.5%$-1.6M$-0.18
Q2 FY2025$50.6M7.0%$-3.9M$-0.43
Q1 FY2025$52.5M-4.2%$-1.1M
Q4 FY2024$72.2M-10.1%$-651,000

Latest 8 reported quarters, from company XBRL filings on SEC EDGAR.

Company facts

ExchangeNasdaq
SectorConsumer Staples
SIC industrySausages & Other Prepared Meat Products
Latest annual periodFY2025 (ended October 31, 2025)
Latest reported quarterQ3 FY2026 (ended July 10, 2026)
Oldest indexed filing1995
SEC CIK14177

Selected SEC filings

10-K2026-01-28
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10-K2025-01-29
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10-Q2026-08-24
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10-Q2026-06-01
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10-Q2026-03-06
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10-Q2025-08-22
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8-K2026-04-14
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8-K2026-03-27
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Data sourced from SEC EDGAR. Figures are as-reported and may be unaudited or restated; verify against the source filing before relying on them. Informational only. Not investment advice.