# MTY Food Group Inc. (MTY.TO) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. TSX, Canada. Sector: Consumer Cyclical / Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure. Price C$35.07, market value C$801 million.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 7.1×** (5-yr avg 19.2×, 3-yr avg 21.1×). MTY Food Group Inc. trades at 7.1× trailing earnings, well below its own five-year average of 19.2×: cheap by its own standards. The Consumer Cyclical median in the September 2026 study was 19.5×. Forward P/E is 7.8×, higher than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to fall.
- **PEG: 0.02**. A PEG of 0.02 means the P/E is low relative to expected earnings growth: the market is not paying much for that growth.
- **Price / sales: 0.7×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 0.7×, a low multiple typical of thin-margin businesses or out-of-favour stocks.
- **Price / book: 0.9×**. The shares trade below book value, which can signal a bargain or a balance sheet the market doubts.
- **EV / EBITDA: 8.4×**. Enterprise value is 8.4× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 19.5%** (5-yr avg 13.9%). Free cash flow equals 19.5% of the market value, above its five-year average of 13.9%, so the shares are cheaper on cash than they have usually been. Above 5% is generally attractive.
- **Earnings yield: 14.0%**. The inverse of the P/E: 14.0% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 24.0%**. MTY Food Group Inc. keeps 24.0% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells, a thin margin typical of retail, distribution and commodity businesses.
- **Operating margin: 16.7%**. 16.7% of revenue is left after running the business, a healthy level in most sectors.
- **Net margin: 10.0%**. 10.0% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 13.9%**. 13.9% on shareholders' equity is solid.
- **Return on invested capital: 7.1%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 7.1%.
- **Return on assets: 4.5%**. Each dollar of assets produces 4.5% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 2.6%** (3-yr 18.4%/yr, 5-yr 18.4%/yr). Revenue grew 2.6% over the last year, against 18.4% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 412.9%** (3-yr 19.2%/yr). Earnings per share rose 412.9%, faster than revenue, so margins expanded or the share count shrank.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 9.2%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 9.2% a year over three years, lagging earnings: check whether profits are turning into cash.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 1.78**. Debt is 1.78 times equity, a leveraged balance sheet that needs steady cash flow to service.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 5.5×**. It would take 5.5 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, above the 3× level most lenders treat as comfortable.
- **Interest coverage: 4.6×**. Operating profit covers interest 4.6× over, a safe margin.
- **Current ratio: 0.66** (quick 0.62). Current liabilities exceed current assets, so the company depends on ongoing cash generation or refinancing to pay the next year's bills.
- **Altman Z-score: 1.44**. A Z-score of 1.44 is in the distress zone, a signal to examine the balance sheet closely.
- **Piotroski F-score: 7/9**. 7 of 9 fundamental checks pass: strong and improving financials.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 4.22%** (C$1.40 per share, trailing). MTY Food Group Inc. yields 4.22%, an income-level yield.
- **Payout ratio: 25%** (20% of free cash flow). 25% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 5**. 5 straight years of increases.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 48.1%/yr** (1-yr 17.9%). The dividend has compounded at 48.1% a year over five years, doubling roughly every 1 years at that pace.
- **Shareholder yield: 4.4%**. Dividends plus net buybacks return 4.4% of the market value a year.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): -6.3%** (YTD -6.3%, 3-mo -10.8%). The shares are down 6.3% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -23.6%** (10.0% above the low). Trading 24% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: below**. The price sits below its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of a downtrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 49**. An RSI of 49 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.41** (volatility 31%). Beta of 0.41 against the S&P/TSX Composite: the shares move much less than the market.

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