# Weis Markets Inc. (WMK) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Consumer Defensive / Food & Staples Retailing. Price $71.98, market value $1.8 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 18.0×** (5-yr avg 16.3×, 3-yr avg 16.8×). Weis Markets Inc. trades at 18.0× trailing earnings, close to its own five-year average of 16.3×. The Consumer Defensive median in the September 2026 study was 20.1×.
- **Price / sales: 0.4×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 0.4×, a low multiple typical of thin-margin businesses or out-of-favour stocks.
- **Price / book: 1.3×**. The shares trade at 1.3× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 6.8×**. Enterprise value is 6.8× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed; below 8× is inexpensive for most sectors.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 2.1%** (5-yr avg 3.4%). Free cash flow equals 2.1% of the market value, below its five-year average of 3.4%, so the shares are pricier on cash than usual.
- **Earnings yield: 5.6%**. The inverse of the P/E: 5.6% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 25.5%**. Weis Markets Inc. keeps 25.5% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells.
- **Operating margin: 2.5%**. 2.5% of revenue is left after running the business, which leaves little cushion in a downturn.
- **Net margin: 1.9%**. 1.9% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 6.9%**. 6.9% on shareholders' equity is weak; the business earns little on the capital its owners have in it.
- **Return on invested capital: 8.0%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 8.0%.
- **Return on assets: 4.8%**. Each dollar of assets produces 4.8% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 3.5%** (3-yr 1.7%/yr, 5-yr 3.8%/yr). Revenue grew 3.5% over the last year, against 3.8% a year compounded over five years.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -7.4%** (3-yr -7.8%/yr, 5-yr -3.8%/yr). Earnings per share fell 7.4%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): -63.1%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at -63.1% a year over three years, lagging earnings: check whether profits are turning into cash.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.00**. Debt is 0.00 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: net cash**. Weis Markets Inc. holds more cash than debt.
- **Current ratio: 1.93** (quick 1.93). Current assets cover the next year's liabilities 1.93 times.
- **Piotroski F-score: 6/9**. 6 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 1.89%** ($1.36 per share, trailing). Weis Markets Inc. yields 1.89%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 37%** (86% of free cash flow). 37% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 8**. 8 straight years of increases.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 1.9%/yr** (1-yr 0.0%). The dividend has grown 1.9% a year over five years.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 1.6%** (YTD 13.9%, 3-mo -7.5%). The shares are up 1.6% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -14.0%** (20.0% above the low). Trading 14% 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): 48**. An RSI of 48 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.02** (volatility 26%). Beta of 0.02 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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