---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-25-101733"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "TR"
cik: "0000098677"
company_name: "TOOTSIE ROLL INDUSTRIES INC"
filed_at: "2025-10-23T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-17T02:39:56.732424+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Tootsie Roll Q3 EPS $0.49 vs $0.45; sales up 3% to $230.6M

## Summary
- Q3 2025 net sales $230.6M (+3% YoY); net earnings $35.7M; EPS $0.49 (+9% YoY).
- Nine months 2025 net sales $530.3M (+1%); net earnings $71.3M; EPS $0.98 (+13%).
- Cocoa and chocolate costs remain elevated; expects higher costs into Q4 2025 and 2026.
- Net earnings included $3.4M cumulative after-tax bond accretion adjustment and higher investment income.
- Effective tax rate rose to 26.7% from 22.6% due to nondeductible deferred compensation.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-25-101733
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: TR
- cik: 0000098677
- company_name: TOOTSIE ROLL INDUSTRIES INC
- filed_at: 2025-10-23T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/98677/000110465925101733/0001104659-25-101733-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/98677/000110465925101733/tr-20251022x8k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-25-101733.txt

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