# Vestis Corporation (VSTS) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Industrials / Commercial Services & Supplies. Price $13.26, market value $1.8 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): n/a** (negative earnings). Vestis Corporation reported negative earnings over the last twelve months, so the P/E is not meaningful; use price-to-sales, EV/EBITDA and free-cash-flow yield instead.
- **Price / sales: 0.6×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 0.6×, a low multiple typical of thin-margin businesses or out-of-favour stocks.
- **Price / book: 2.0×**. The shares trade at 2.0× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 12.2×**. Enterprise value is 12.2× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 7.8%** (5-yr avg 9.3%). Free cash flow equals 7.8% of the market value, in line with its five-year average of 9.3%. Above 5% is generally attractive.

## Profitability
- **Operating margin: 3.6%**. 3.6% of revenue is left after running the business, which leaves little cushion in a downturn.
- **Net margin: -1.5%**. The company reported a net loss over the last twelve months.
- **Return on equity: -4.6%**. Return on equity is negative because earnings are negative.
- **Return on invested capital: 3.9%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 3.9%: close to or below the cost of capital, so growth may not create value.
- **Return on assets: -0.2%**. Each dollar of assets produces -0.2% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): -2.5%** (3-yr 0.6%/yr). Revenue fell 2.5% over the last year.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -293.8%**. Earnings per share fell 293.8%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): -66.7%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at -66.7% a year over three years.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 1.33**. Debt is 1.33 times equity, a leveraged balance sheet that needs steady cash flow to service.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 4.8×**. It would take 4.8 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, above the 3× level most lenders treat as comfortable.
- **Altman Z-score: 1.95**. A Z-score of 1.95 is in the grey zone; not distressed, not clearly safe.
- **Piotroski F-score: 3/9**. 3 of 9 checks pass: weak or deteriorating financials.

## Dividends
- **Dividend: none**. Vestis Corporation does not currently pay a dividend.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 194.0%** (YTD 98.8%, 3-mo 3.2%). The shares are up 194.0% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -21.5%** (233.2% above the low). Trading 22% 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): 50**. An RSI of 50 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.83** (volatility 58%). Beta of 0.83 against the S&P 500: the shares move roughly with the market.

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