Tootsie Roll makes branded candy, chiefly Tootsie Roll, Junior Mints, Charms Blow Pops and Dubble Bubble, and sells it mostly through grocery, mass and convenience channels in the US. The moat is shelf presence and brand longevity in a category where consumers buy by habit, though that franchise has not translated into top-line growth, with revenue down 0.6% and operating margin at 8.9% against a 34.5% gross margin. The near-term catalyst is margin recovery as input costs (sugar, cocoa, corn syrup, packaging) ease and pricing holds, which would matter more than volume. What makes it worth a look is the valuation: at 30.4x trailing and 26.7x forward earnings, the stock is priced for a growth profile the fundamentals do not currently show, and a 10.3% ROE with no index membership makes it a narrow, under-followed name. The score of 38/100 reflects that gap, so the question for the team is whether margin repair is visible in the next few quarters or whether the multiple is simply too full.
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| Date | Type | New | Previous | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Oct 2026, 16:04 CEST | Rating | Overvalued | first publication | $37.26 |
| 20 Oct 2026, 16:04 CEST | Fair value | $23.51 | $28.29 | $37.26 |
| 16 Oct 2026, 00:00 CEST | Fair value | $28.29 | $27.66 | $38.23 |
| 11 Oct 2026, 00:00 CEST | ACCE price target | $33.00 | first publication | $37.48 |
| 11 Oct 2026, 00:00 CEST | Fair value | $27.66 | $27.25 | $37.48 |
| 7 Oct 2026, 00:00 CEST | Fair value | $27.25 | $27.65 | $37.61 |
| 30 Sept 2026, 00:00 CEST | Fair value | $27.65 | $28.45 | $37.78 |
| 25 Sept 2026, 00:00 CEST | Fair value | $28.45 | $28.07 | $37.97 |
| 20 Sept 2026, 00:00 CEST | Fair value | $28.07 | $27.44 | $37.60 |
| 17 Sept 2026, 00:00 CEST | Fair value | $27.44 | $28.34 | $37.76 |
Answered from Tootsie Roll Industries Inc. Common Stock fundamentals + recent valuations. Every number shows its source and date.
| Company | Price | Fair value | vs fair value | P/E | ROE | Quality | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TR Tootsie Roll Industries Inc. Common Stock | $34.78 | $24 | 48% above | 27.6x | 10.3% | 66 | 38 |
| CLA-B.ST Cloetta AB (publ) | kr 58.35 | kr 38 | 52% above | 19.2x | 15.1% | 68 | 71 |
| BARN.SW Barry Callebaut AG | CHF 1171.00 | CHF 762 | 54% above | 26.1x | 9.4% | 30 | 44 |
| HSY The Hershey Company Common Stock | $175.64 | $128 | 37% above | 23.2x | 32.8% | 76 | 61 |
| MDLZ Mondelez International Inc. Class A Common Stock | $65.19 | $49 | 32% above | 23.0x | 13.3% | 63 | 64 |
| LISN.SW Lindt & Spruengli | CHF 86900.00 | CHF 59050 | 47% above | 27.4x | 15.9% | 75 | 38 |
| SOWG Sow Good Inc. Common Stock | $1.90 | - | - | - | -82.3% | 30 | 33 |
Where TR ranks against its sector peers on each metric.