TOOTSIE ROLL INDUSTRIES INC (TR)
Consumer Staples · Packaged Foods / Confectionery · NYSE
A legacy American confectionery company known for its iconic candy brands like Tootsie Rolls and Junior Mints, maintained through a portfolio of globally recognized snack staples.
What TOOTSIE ROLL INDUSTRIES INC does
Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc. is a leading manufacturer and seller of confectionery products. Its well-known brand portfolio includes Tootsie Roll, Tootsie Pop, Dots, Charms, Blow-Pop, Junior Mints, Sugar Babies, Sugar Daddy, Charleston Chew, and Andes mints. The company sells its products primarily through candy and grocery brokers to various retail channels, including supermarkets, warehouse clubs, chain stores, and convenience stores.
Themes: confectionery brands, snack foods, packaged foods, branded consumer goods
Fundamentals
- Price$41.31 as of 2026-08-26 close
- Market cap$3.0B as of 2026-08-26
- 1-year return+5.4% 2025-08-26 close $39.19 → 2026-08-26 close $41.31
- P/E31.12 as of 2026-08-26
- Net margin+13.6% as of 2026-08-26
- Gross margin+35.0% as of 2026-08-26
- ROE+10.8% as of 2026-08-26
- Debt / equity0.01 as of 2026-08-26
- Revenue growth (YoY)+2.4% as of 2026-08-26
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+2.2% SEC XBRL
- Beta0.06 as of 2026-08-26
- Last reported earnings2026-07-23 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
Dividend: yield +1.0%; pays a dividend.
How TR compares in its sector
- price-to-earnings ratiomiddle range 93 covered Consumer Staples peers, as of 2026-08-26
- net profit margintop 25% 116 covered Consumer Staples peers, as of 2026-08-26
- operating margintop 25% 116 covered Consumer Staples peers, as of 2026-08-26
- gross marginmiddle range 116 covered Consumer Staples peers, as of 2026-08-26
- return on equitymiddle range 116 covered Consumer Staples peers, as of 2026-08-26
- 3-year revenue CAGRmiddle range 109 covered Consumer Staples peers
- indicated dividend yieldbottom 25% 77 covered Consumer Staples peers, as of 2026-08-26
- free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)middle range 110 covered Consumer Staples peers, as of FY2025
Position among covered Consumer Staples companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
Dividend coverage (FY2025)
Covered by reported results. In FY2025, TR's dividend was covered by reported results (earnings payout 26%, free-cash-flow payout 27%). This describes past coverage, not a forecast.
- Earnings payout26% dividends / net income
- Free-cash-flow payout27% dividends / (operating cash flow − capex)
Coverage derived from reported SEC EDGAR XBRL figures for FY2025 (dividends paid vs. net income and free cash flow, same fiscal year). This describes PAST coverage for one fiscal year — it does not predict whether a dividend will be maintained, raised, or cut, and a one-year payout ratio can be distorted by non-recurring items. Informational only — not financial advice.
How TOOTSIE ROLL INDUSTRIES INC looks technically
TOOTSIE ROLL INDUSTRIES INC (TR) is trading 5.4% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend. Its 50-day average crossed below its 200-day average about 29 trading days ago — a "death cross", a bearish long-term signal. There is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 16, below the 25 that marks a real trend). Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 60, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). It made a new 20-day high about 5 trading days ago.
Trend
8
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 5.4% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend | +5.4% |
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| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $39.17 | $39.17 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $39.20 | $39.20 |
| Swing structure | each recent peak has been lower than the one before it and each dip deeper — the pattern chart-watchers call a downtrend, which describes where price has already been and not where it goes next | lower highs and lower lows |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing high 28 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 28 sessions |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed below its 200-day average about 29 trading days ago — a "death cross", a bearish long-term signal | 29 sessions |
| Above the 200-day after a dip | it recently dipped to its 200-day average (the long-term trend line) and has since climbed back above it — now about 5.4% above | +5.4% |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | there is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 16, below the 25 that marks a real trend) | 15.8 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 60, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 60.3 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading in the upper half of its 14-day range ($39.02 to $41.98) — its "stochastic" reading is 77 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been slipping within that range over the last few sessions. | 77.3 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, is in positive territory (momentum leaning bullish) | 22 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $45.06 | $45.06 |
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| From the 52-week high | it is 8.3% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -8.3% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 23.5% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +23.6% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 8.3% below its highest point of the past year | 8.3% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it made a new 20-day high about 5 trading days ago | 5 sessions |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day high about 5 trading days ago | 5 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $49.39 (set on 2021-01-27) | $49.39 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($33.91 to $44.81), and it has given back roughly a third of its rise from last year’s low — 32% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $37.73 to $38.08. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 32.1% |
| From the all-time high | it is 16.4% below its all-time high | -16.4% |
| Nearest price level | it is sitting right on a support level at $41.13 — a price it turned at three times since 2025-09-18, most recently on 2026-07-02. Since 2024-08-26 it has 13 such levels below the current price and 1 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | -0.5% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $12.20 (set on 2009-03-06) | $12.20 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 238.7% above its all-time low | +238.7% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are about average versus its own recent 6-month history | 34th percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $0.9533 between its high and its low — about 2.3% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $0.9533 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $38.70 and $41.93 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $38.70 – $40.31 – $41.93 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 2.3% in a typical session — calmer than most companies we cover. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 2.3% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 2.2 daily ranges above its 200-day average price (5.4% above it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 2.2 daily ranges above its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average | 0.89× |
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Candlestick patterns
1
| Since a bullish engulfing | 8 sessions ago it opened below the previous session's close and finished above that session's open — a "bullish engulfing" pair, where one up day more than undid the down day before it | 8 sessions ago |
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Price gaps
2
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-08-26 0.2% above the previous session's close — an overnight gap, the part of the move that happened while the market was shut, and traded back through that level before the close | +0.2% |
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| Gap filled | a 2.6% gap down opened on 2026-07-09 has been "filled" 34 sessions ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it closed again during the very session that opened it | 34 sessions ago |
Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it has closed lower 2 sessions in a row, a -0.31% move over the run — an unbroken run of down days, which describes what has already happened and says nothing about the next session | 2 sessions down |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock beat the market by 6.4 percentage points (the stock gained 10.1% while the market gained 3.7%) | +6.4% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock beat the market by 8.4 percentage points (the stock gained 10.5% while the market gained 2.1%) | +8.4% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock lagged the market by 9.8 percentage points (the stock gained 1.4% while the market gained 11.1%) | -9.8% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock lagged the market by 13.3 percentage points (the stock gained 5.4% while the market gained 18.7%) | -13.3% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 3 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state: trading above its 200-day average, MACD momentum is positive, trading above the Ichimoku cloud — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 3 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 2 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bearish state: a "death cross" — its 50-day average is below its 200-day, lagging the market over 6 months — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 2 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading 4.3% above the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-07-21 and projected forward over today's price, the side traders read as an established uptrend, with the band below acting as the level that would have to give way. The band itself is moderate, spanning 2.4% of the share price. | +4.3% |
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Volume-weighted price
1
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 5% above the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $39.46 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 160 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +4.7% |
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Price levels it has turned at before
TR last closed at $41.31 on 2026-08-26. Since 2024-08-26 it has turned at 13 prices below its last close and 1 above; the 3 nearest below and the nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $41.13 | Support | 0.5% below the last close | turned there three times · 2025-09-18 to 2026-07-02 |
| $40.20 | Support | 2.7% below the last close | turned there 7 times · 2025-10-14 to 2026-07-29 |
| $43.09 | Resistance | 4.3% above the last close | turned there four times · 2025-10-06 to 2026-05-08 |
| $39.12 | Support | 5.3% below the last close | turned there four times · 2025-07-28 to 2026-05-13 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
No Elliott-wave labelling currently fits its swings: the recent highs and lows do not satisfy the three rules a five-wave count has to obey, so there is no count to show rather than a count we are unsure about.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-08-26.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Trading above the 200-day moving average · Recent death cross (50-day crossed below 200-day) · Tested and reclaimed 200-day support · trendless / choppy (low ADX) · lagging the market · Trading above the Ichimoku cloud | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · breakout
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-08-26. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Volatility in prices for key raw materials such as sugar, corn syrup, and packaging materials.","Intense competition within the confectionery industry and potential changes in consumer preferences.","Exposure to regulatory changes and potential supply chain disruptions."]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of TR's 10-Q filed 2026-05-08 against the prior one filed 2025-11-07.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
- Added:
- Newer filing references Form 10-K for year ended December 31, 2025 (older filing references year ended December 31, 2024)
- Newer filing reports first quarter 2026 results; older filing reports third quarter and nine months 2025 results
- Newer filing discusses cocoa commodity market retreat from extraordinarily high 2025 price levels but remaining above historical levels
- Newer filing states expectation of lower cocoa and chocolate costs in late 2026 and into 2027
- Newer filing mentions packaging suppliers increasing prices due to higher energy costs and higher resin costs
- Newer filing notes energy costs have recently increased and expects higher freight and delivery unit costs in future due to higher diesel costs and fuel surcharges
- Newer filing reports investment income from available for sale securities and cash equivalents of $6,028 in Q1 2026 vs $3,416 in Q1 2025
- Newer filing reports effective income tax rates of 25.1% in Q1 2026 vs 21.6% in Q1 2025
- Removed:
- Older filing discussion of nine months 2025 sales comparison ($530,325 vs $524,174)
- Older filing discussion of seasonal sales timing between second and third quarter 2025
- Older filing discussion of customer and consumer resistance to higher prices in nine months 2025
- Older filing discussion of benefits from higher price realization and plant manufacturing operating efficiencies in Q3 2025
- Older filing discussion of older supply contracts at lower prices expiring in early 2025
- Older filing statement that LIFO method results in lower current net earnings and income taxes
- Older filing discussion of higher advertising expense and adverse effects of higher wages and salaries in Q3/nine months 2025
- Older filing discussion that many selling, marketing and administrative expenses are fixed
- Reworded:
- Domestic sales percentage: 92.3-92.5% in older filing (Q3/nine months 2025) changed to 92.7% in newer filing (Q1 2026)
- Foreign net product sales change: decreased 6.1-12.2% in older filing changed to decreased 13.0% in newer filing
- Product cost of goods sold deferred compensation treatment: older filing shows positive expenses ($315, $240, $627, $727); newer filing shows negative/credits ($(245), $(155))
- Selling, marketing and administrative deferred compensation: older filing shows positive expenses ($7,019, $4,560, $13,963); newer filing shows negative/credits ($(5,190), $(3,459))
- Freight and delivery favorability narrative: older filing states 'favorable' in Q3 and nine months 2025; newer filing states 'more favorable' in Q1 2026 but adds caveat about future increases
- Notes:
- The two filings cover different reporting periods (Q1 2026 vs Q3/nine months 2025) and are not directly comparable quarters; differences may reflect seasonal and period-specific variations
- Deferred compensation line items appear with opposite signs (expenses vs credits), likely reflecting different market conditions in equity values between periods
- Text in newer filing appears truncated at the end ('higher effective tax in first quarter 20'), limiting full assessment of certain statements
Risk Factors
The two filings could not be meaningfully compared for this section.
AI-assisted comparison of two SEC filing sections. It describes wording and theme changes only, makes no materiality, legal, or investment judgement, and is not financial advice. Informational only — not financial advice.
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
No open-market insider purchases or sales recorded in the last 90 days.
Most recent open-market transaction: 2021-08-20. As of 2026-08-27.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsAsk about TR's insider activity →
Only open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
Institutional ownership (13F)
5 institutional 13F filers reported holding TR as of 2026-03-31 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 5
- Reported shares held 4,345,678
- Reported value $185,647,378
reported quarterly holdings change (2025-12-31 → 2026-03-31): 0 new, 2 increased, 3 decreased, 0 exited. Change counts cover only managers that filed 13F reports in BOTH quarters, derived between two quarter-end snapshots — not same-day trades; a single manager is never said to have "bought" or "sold".
Institutional holdings are quarter-end long positions reported on SEC Form 13F-HR, filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends — they are delayed, are not real-time trades, exclude short positions and most non-US securities, and are not investment advice. Any increase/decrease is a reported change between two quarterly snapshots, not a same-day purchase or sale. These are quarter-end snapshots from the 13F filings on SEC EDGAR, filed within 45 days — not real-time, and any change is a difference between two quarterly reports, not a same-day trade. Informational only — not financial advice.
Short interest (FINRA)
TR had 2,354,672 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
Short interest as a percent of shares outstanding is not shown for TR because we do not hold a verified share count to divide it by. The reported figures above are unaffected.
- Reported short interest (shares) 2,354,672
- Prior settlement (shares) 2,301,506
- Reported change 2.31%
- Days to cover (reported) 14.42
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-07-31 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- The Hershey Company (HSY)
- Mondelez International (MDLZ)
- Ferrero Group
- Mars, Incorporated
- Perfetti Van Melle
- Ferrara Candy Company
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Frequently asked questions
What does TOOTSIE ROLL INDUSTRIES INC (TR) do?
Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc. is a leading manufacturer and seller of confectionery products. Its well-known brand portfolio includes Tootsie Roll, Tootsie Pop, Dots, Charms, Blow-Pop, Junior Mints, Sugar Babies, Sugar Daddy, Charleston Chew, and Andes mints. The company sells its products primarily through candy and grocery brokers to various retail channels, including supermarkets, warehouse clubs, chain stores, and convenience stores.
What sector is TOOTSIE ROLL INDUSTRIES INC (TR) in?
TOOTSIE ROLL INDUSTRIES INC (TR) is classified in the Consumer Staples sector. Its industry is Packaged Foods / Confectionery. It trades on NYSE.
Does TR pay a dividend?
Yes — TOOTSIE ROLL INDUSTRIES INC (TR) pays a dividend, with an indicated yield of about 1.05% (market data, as of 2026-08-26). Informational only — not financial advice.
Who are TOOTSIE ROLL INDUSTRIES INC's (TR) competitors?
Notable peers of TOOTSIE ROLL INDUSTRIES INC (TR) include The Hershey Company, Mondelez International, Ferrero Group, Mars, Incorporated and Perfetti Van Melle. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Is TOOTSIE ROLL INDUSTRIES INC (TR) overbought or oversold right now?
TOOTSIE ROLL INDUSTRIES INC (TR) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 60, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-08-26). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on TR come from?
Fundamentals and prices come from market data, as of 2026-08-26; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: market data, as of 2026-08-26. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-08-26.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.