Packaged foods · Consumer Defensive · Fiscal year ends Dec 31
Tootsie Roll Industries reported revenue of $733M in the fiscal year ended Dec 2025, up 1.3% from the year before. Operating income was $101M, an operating margin of 13.8%, and net income was $100M. Operating cash flow of $131M less capital expenditure of $34M left free cash flow of $96M.
Ranks among the 21 packaged foods companies we cover (1st = best; for debt, the least indebted). Green = top third, red = bottom third.
Last 5 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 571 | 687 | 769 | 723 | 733 |
| Cost of revenue | 372 | 454 | 513 | 470 | 474 |
| Gross profit | 199 | 233 | 257 | 253 | 258 |
| Selling, general & admin | 132 | 122 | 155 | 153 | 158 |
| Operating income | 67.1 | 111 | 102 | 101 | 101 |
| Interest expense | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Pre-tax income | 85.7 | 98.1 | 120 | 127 | 137 |
| Income tax | 20.4 | 22.2 | 28.0 | 40.1 | 37.3 |
| Net income | 65.3 | 75.9 | 91.9 | 86.8 | 100 |
| Diluted EPS | 0.91 | 1.04 | 1.28 | 1.18 | 1.37 |
| Fiscal year | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & equivalents | 106 | 53.3 | 75.9 | 139 | 127 |
| Receivables | 54.9 | 58.6 | 55.6 | 43.8 | 47.9 |
| Current assets | 268 | 309 | 341 | 334 | 321 |
| Net PP&E | 209 | 212 | 223 | 220 | 238 |
| Goodwill | 73.2 | 73.2 | 73.2 | 73.2 | 73.2 |
| Total assets | 1,019 | 1,019 | 1,084 | 1,147 | 1,254 |
| Payables | 15.0 | 25.2 | 15.8 | 13.4 | 15.9 |
| Current liabilities | 80.0 | 90.1 | 94.9 | 87.3 | 98.5 |
| Total liabilities | 250 | 236 | 261 | 277 | 313 |
| Shareholders' equity | 769 | 783 | 823 | 871 | 941 |
| Fiscal year | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | 85.3 | 72.1 | 94.6 | 139 | 131 |
| Capital expenditure | 31.4 | 23.4 | 26.8 | 18.0 | 34.3 |
| Free cash flow | 53.9 | 48.7 | 67.8 | 121 | 96.4 |
| Depreciation & amortisation | 17.6 | 17.7 | 18.2 | 18.2 | 19.1 |
| Share buybacks | 30.2 | 31.9 | 33.1 | 13.5 | 6.5 |
| Dividends paid | 24.1 | 24.6 | 25.1 | 25.5 | 26.1 |
| Fiscal year | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | – | 20.4% | 12.0% | −6.0% | 1.3% |
| Operating income growth (YoY) | – | 65.0% | −8.1% | −1.3% | 0.4% |
| EPS growth (YoY) | – | 14.3% | 23.1% | −7.8% | 16.1% |
| Gross margin | 34.9% | 33.9% | 33.4% | 35.0% | 35.3% |
| Operating margin | 11.8% | 16.1% | 13.2% | 13.9% | 13.8% |
| Net margin | 11.4% | 11.1% | 11.9% | 12.0% | 13.7% |
| Return on equityBlank when equity is negative | 8.5% | 9.7% | 11.2% | 10.0% | 10.6% |
| ROCEEBIT ÷ (assets − current liabilities) | 7.2% | 11.9% | 10.3% | 9.5% | 8.7% |
| Free cash flow margin | 9.4% | 7.1% | 8.8% | 16.7% | 13.2% |
| Cash conversion (CFO ÷ net income) | 1.31x | 0.95x | 1.03x | 1.60x | 1.31x |
| Receivable days | 35 | 31 | 26 | 22 | 24 |
| Payable days | 15 | 20 | 11 | 10 | 12 |
| Interest cover | 1459x | 1065x | 302x | 197x | 226x |
| Current ratio | 3.36x | 3.43x | 3.59x | 3.82x | 3.27x |
Standardised figures from the company's XBRL filings with the SEC (10-K, 10-Q). Line items follow US GAAP tags, so a company's own statement layout may differ and some lines show “–” where the company does not report that item. Ratios are calculated from these figures. For education only; not investment advice or a recommendation.