Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc. (TR) Stock

Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc. (TR) is a Consumer Staples stock trading at $41.00 (as of 2026-08-21), with a market capitalization of $3.08B and a trailing P/E of 32.2. Figures are sourced from first-party U.S. SEC EDGAR filings and market data.

Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in manufacture and sale of confectionery products in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and internationally. It sells its products under the Tootsie Roll, Tootsie Pops, Child's Play, Caramel Apple Pops, Charms, Blow-Pop, Charms Mini Pops, Cella's, Dots, Junior Mints, Charleston Chew, Sugar Daddy, Sugar Babies, Andes, Fluffy Stuff, Dubble Bubble, Razzles, Cry Baby, NIK-L-NIP, and Tutsi Pop trademarks. The company sells its products directly to wholesale distributors of candy, food and groceries, supermarkets, variety stores, dollar stores, chain grocers, drug chains, discount chains, cooperative grocery associations, mass merchandisers, warehouse and membership club stores, vending machine operators, e-commerce merchants, the United States military, and fund-raising charitable organizations, as well as through food and grocery brokers. Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc. was founded in 1896 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.

Understand Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc.: how it makes money

Tootsie Roll Industries manufactures and sells branded confectionery candy (for example Tootsie Roll and Tootsie Pops) and makes money by selling through wholesale distributors to retailers and other distribution channels.

Because the company manufactures branded candy and sells it through wholesale distributors of candy, food and groceries, its profit model is driven by consumer demand and pricing carried through the distribution channel, supported by its manufacturing gross margin.

Business quality (Weak): Segment detail is insufficient here (only one candidate net sales figure is provided and it does not sum to total revenue), so segment split is omitted rather than forced.

Valuation: At 28× earnings, TR trades in line with the Food Products average (26×). Note: one-time items can distort reported P/E.

Bull case

  • Branded confectionery portfolio across many candy trademarks: The company sells multiple well known confectionery brands, which can support demand in a food products category.
  • Profitable operating profile in the latest quarter provided: For the period ending 2026-03-31, it reported gross margin of 33.8% and operating margin of 15.3%.

Bear case

  • Dependence on the wholesale distribution channel: The company sells directly to wholesale distributors, which can concentrate risks related to distributor ordering patterns and retail inventory cycles.
  • Limited segment transparency in the provided data: With only an incomplete segment breakdown shown here, it is harder to pinpoint which parts of the business drive changes in results.
Valuation — source: SEC EDGAR (first-party)
Price$41.00
Market Cap$3.08B
P/E Ratio32.2
EV / EBITDA28.2
Price / Book3.23
Price / Sales4.19
FCF Yield2.6%
DCF Value (model)$17.04
DCF Upside vs Price-58.4%
Profitability & Growth — source: SEC EDGAR
Revenue (TTM)$732.52M
Net Margin13.7%
Revenue Growth (YoY)-0.6%
EPS Growth (YoY)-25.0%
FCF Growth (YoY)116.7%
Financial Health — source: SEC EDGAR
Altman Z-Score6.86 (safe)
Valuation vs Sector & Industry
Stock P/E32.2
Sector P/E (Consumer Staples)26.7
Industry P/E (Food Products)26.1
vs Sector20.6%
vs Industry23.6%
Smart-Money Activity — SEC Form 4 / 13F / Congressional disclosures
Top Institutional HolderBlackRock, Inc. ($129.38M)
Institutional Holders Tracked10
Company
SectorConsumer Staples
IndustryFood Products
CEOEllen R. Gordon
Employees2,300
CountryUS
IPO Date1980-03-17

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Data as of 2026-08-21.

Figures sourced from U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC EDGAR) filings and market data. Not personalized investment advice.