# Nathan's Famous Inc. (NATH) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NASDAQ, United States. Sector: Consumer Cyclical / Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure. Price $98.67, market value $404 million.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 20.4×** (5-yr avg 15.6×, 3-yr avg 16.6×). Nathan's Famous Inc. trades at 20.4× trailing earnings, well above its own five-year average of 15.6×: investors are paying up relative to the company's past. The Consumer Cyclical median in the September 2026 study was 19.5×.
- **Price / sales: 2.4×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 2.4×.
- **EV / EBITDA: 13.8×**. Enterprise value is 13.8× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 4.7%** (5-yr avg 6.7%). Free cash flow equals 4.7% of the market value, below its five-year average of 6.7%, so the shares are pricier on cash than usual.
- **Earnings yield: 4.9%**. The inverse of the P/E: 4.9% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 33.0%**. Nathan's Famous Inc. keeps 33.0% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells.
- **Operating margin: 17.7%**. 17.7% of revenue is left after running the business, a healthy level in most sectors.
- **Net margin: 12.4%**. 12.4% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: -140.8%**. Return on equity is negative because earnings are negative.
- **Return on invested capital: 248.9%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 248.9%: comfortably above what that capital costs.
- **Return on assets: 37.1%**. Each dollar of assets produces 37.1% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 9.4%** (3-yr 7.4%/yr, 5-yr 16.4%/yr). Revenue grew 9.4% over the last year, against 16.4% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -17.4%** (3-yr 0.3%/yr, 5-yr 12.5%/yr). Earnings per share fell 17.4%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): -2.4%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at -2.4% a year over three years, keeping pace with earnings: the growth is real cash.

## Financial health
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 0.8×**. It would take 0.8 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, within the comfortable range.
- **Altman Z-score: 8.08**. A Z-score of 8.08 places the company in the safe zone for bankruptcy risk.
- **Piotroski F-score: 4/9**. 4 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 2.03%** ($2.00 per share, trailing). Nathan's Famous Inc. yields 2.03%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 7**. 7 straight years of increases.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 26.3%/yr** (1-yr 125.0%). The dividend has compounded at 26.3% a year over five years, doubling roughly every 3 years at that pace.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): -2.6%** (YTD 6.5%, 3-mo -2.6%). The shares are down 2.6% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -13.3%** (11.3% above the low). Trading 13% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 55**. An RSI of 55 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.23** (volatility 21%). Beta of 0.23 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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