Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. JBS scored 43.5, HSY scored 60.7 — HSY leads.
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Different reporting periods. HSY's fundamentals are as of June 2026, but JBS's are as of December 2025 — a 6-month gap. Growth, margin and valuation figures below therefore describe different windows and aren't strictly like-for-like.
JBS
JBS N.V.
Packaged Foods · Quality-Growth
43.5
$12.98 · $13.9B
fundamentals as of
Score gap
17.2
HSY leads
HSY
The Hershey Company
Confectioners · Quality-Growth
60.7
$162.74 · $32.7B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
CheapestJBS12.1x
Fastest growthJBS+11.7%
Strongest balance sheetHSY1.30
Highest qualityHSY82 / 100
Largest discount to fair valueHSY-9%
Side by side · every name on one set of axes
Growth against the P/E multiple. Up and to the right is cheaper and faster — the quality-growth idea in one picture. Points beyond the axis are pinned to the edge and marked off-scale rather than allowed to compress everything else.
The model, pillar by pillar (0–100 each)
JBS
stronger →← stronger
HSY
72
Qualityreturns · margins · balance sheet
82
38
Growthrevenue & earnings expansion
66
30
Valuevaluation vs sector peers
41
HSY is stronger on 3 of 3 pillars.
Fundamentals, head-to-head
JBS
HSY
$833mC+
FCF
$2.2bB
+11.7%B
Rev
+4.4%C+
2.83D
D/E
1.30C+
12.1xA
P/E
22.2xB
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PEG
0.82B+
Winner per row is the stronger grade; where grades tie, the better figure breaks it. A true tie or a missing value shows no highlight.
Valuation · DCF cross-check
JBS
HSY
38% above
Price vs fair valuelower is cheaper
9% below
~7%/yr
Growth the price impliesyr-1 FCF growth, fading to 4% · lower = less priced in
~4%/yr
-19%
1-yr DCF upside
+5%
-28%
5-yr DCF upside
+10%
-38%
10-yr DCF upside
+18%
The DCF is a cross-check on intrinsic value, separate from the quality-growth score above.
Model signals
JBS
Why this score
Short track record
HSY
No notable signals flagged.
The companies
JBSJBS N.V.
Packaged Foods · $12.98
Why now
Packaged Foods · market cap $13.9b. Down 30% from 52-week high of $18.65 — deep drawdown territory. Revenue growing +12%, comfortably above the S&P median. 15 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $18.91 (implying +46% upside).
Moat
ROE 23% is above 15% — the equity base is compounding at a rate the market struggles to discount accurately.
Risk
D/E 2.83 is elevated — limits strategic flexibility and raises refinancing exposure if rates stay higher for longer. Down 30% from the 52-week high — the market is pricing in something the screen can't see; verify the bear case before sizing up. Dividend payout 93% of earnings on a 7.8% yield — distribution coverage is thin; one earnings stumble could force a dividend cut.
HSYThe Hershey Company
Confectioners · $162.74 · beta 0.09
Why now
Confectioners · market cap $32.7b. Down 32% from 52-week high of $239.48 — deep drawdown territory. PEG 0.82 — paying under fair value for the growth rate. 21 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $202.19 (implying +24% upside).
Moat
Net margin 12% beats the market median by a meaningful margin — the company is keeping more of every revenue dollar than the average S&P constituent. ROE 33% — top-decile capital efficiency. Either pricing leverage, low capital intensity, or aggressive buybacks; the durability story depends on which. FCF converts 150% of net income — earnings translate cleanly into cash.
Risk
Down 32% from the 52-week high — the market is pricing in something the screen can't see; verify the bear case before sizing up.
Verdict — model-derived comparison
Despite equal overall scores, the model highlights HSY's stronger underlying business, with its Quality pillar (82) significantly outperforming JBS's (69). However, a contrarian might prefer JBS for its deeper discount to fair value at -14% and its superior Value pillar (88), though the model flags JBS with a "Short track record" signal.
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Where JBS and HSY diverge
On the headline score the gap is 17.2 points in favor of HSY. The widest single difference is Growth, where HSY leads by 27.4 points.
GrowthJBS 38.5 · HSY 65.9HSY +27.4
ValueJBS 29.8 · HSY 41.2HSY +11.4
QualityJBS 71.7 · HSY 82.4HSY +10.7
Pillars run 0–100. Value is judged against each company's own sector, so a Value score is a statement about a company relative to its own industry rather than to the other name here. A wide Value gap usually means the market already prices the difference in quality or growth — which is the trade-off this comparison comes down to.
Common questions
Is HSY or JBS the better stock?
HSY scores higher: HSY 60.7, JBS 43.5 out of 100 on the Bull Rankings quality-growth score, which blends business quality, growth and valuation into one number. A higher score means a stronger business at a more reasonable price — it is not a price target or a recommendation.
Where do HSY and JBS differ most?
The widest gap is growth, where HSY leads by 27 points on the 0–100 pillar scale. HSY leads all three pillars, so the gap is broad rather than a single-measure difference.
How are HSY and JBS scored?
Each carries the same 0–100 quality-growth score used everywhere on the site, built from three pillars — quality (profitability and returns on capital), growth (revenue and earnings), and value (what you pay for them) — combined as a geometric mean, so a weak pillar cannot be papered over by a strong one.
How current is this comparison?
The whole universe is re-scored every trading day after the US market close, so the scores and fundamentals here reflect the latest published edition.