# Village Super Market Inc. (VLGEA) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NASDAQ, United States. Sector: Consumer Defensive / Food & Staples Retailing. Price $43.37, market value $642 million.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 11.8×**. Village Super Market Inc. trades at 11.8× trailing earnings. The Consumer Defensive median in the September 2026 study was 20.1×.
- **Price / sales: 0.3×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 0.3×, a low multiple typical of thin-margin businesses or out-of-favour stocks.
- **Price / book: 1.2×**. The shares trade at 1.2× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 5.7×**. Enterprise value is 5.7× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed; below 8× is inexpensive for most sectors.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 8.8%**. Free cash flow equals 8.8% of the market value. Above 5% is generally attractive.
- **Earnings yield: 8.5%**. The inverse of the P/E: 8.5% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 28.2%**. Village Super Market Inc. keeps 28.2% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells.
- **Operating margin: 2.8%**. 2.8% of revenue is left after running the business, which leaves little cushion in a downturn.
- **Net margin: 2.4%**. 2.4% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 11.5%**. 11.5% on shareholders' equity is solid.
- **Return on invested capital: 12.1%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 12.1%.
- **Return on assets: 5.4%**. Each dollar of assets produces 5.4% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 3.8%** (3-yr 4.0%/yr, 5-yr 5.2%/yr). Revenue grew 3.8% over the last year, against 5.2% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): -1.8%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at -1.8% a year over three years.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.12**. Debt is 0.12 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: net cash**. Village Super Market Inc. holds more cash than debt.
- **Altman Z-score: 3.99**. A Z-score of 3.99 places the company in the safe zone for bankruptcy risk.
- **Piotroski F-score: 6/9**. 6 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 2.31%** ($1.00 per share, trailing). Village Super Market Inc. yields 2.31%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 24%** (24% of free cash flow). 24% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 4**. 4 straight years of increases.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 4.6%/yr** (1-yr 25.0%). The dividend has grown 4.6% a year over five years.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 19.0%** (YTD 24.0%, 3-mo 9.0%). The shares are up 19.0% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -10.0%** (44.2% above the low). Trading 10% 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): 51**. An RSI of 51 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): -0.17** (volatility 35%). Beta of -0.17 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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