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Nathan's Famous, Inc.
NATH Consumer Cyclical Restaurants
Nathan's Famous, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2026 (year ended March 2026) was $162.1 million, up 9.37% from fiscal 2025. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue grew 15.0%, EPS was flat, free cash flow grew 363.3% and total debt fell 4.67%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Dividend growth for five consecutive years, revenue growth for five.
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Free accountTen years at a glance Fiscal years to March
| Group | Line | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | Trend | 2027e | 2028e | 2029e |
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| Price, $ | |||||||||||||||
| Price, $ | Low | 52.90 | 60.35 | 63.13 | 39.01 | 53.96 | 45.50 | 61.35 | 63.01 | 75.15 | 89.43 |
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| High | 100.90 | 107.05 | 82.18 | 76.30 | 78.89 | 70.54 | 83.00 | 94.97 | 118.50 | 102.46 | |||||
| People | |||||||||||||||
| People | Employees | 180 | 205 | 149 | 120 | 146 | 131 | 138 | 147 | 131 | 129 | ||||
| Revenue/emp, $m | 0.53 | 0.51 | 0.68 | 0.86 | 0.52 | 0.88 | 0.95 | 0.94 | 1.13 | 1.26 | |||||
| Income, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Income, $m | Revenue | 96 | 104 | 102 | 103 | 76 | 115 | 131 | 139 | 148 | 162 | ||||
| Gross margin, % | 42.84 | 40.25 | 44.72 | 43.90 | 52.79 | 40.09 | 39.48 | 36.97 | 36.51 | 31.55 | |||||
| EBT | 12 | 4 | 29 | 18 | 15 | 19 | 27 | 27 | 33 | 28 | |||||
| EBT margin, % | 12.26 | 3.95 | 28.88 | 17.43 | 20.21 | 16.13 | 20.49 | 19.80 | 22.11 | 17.39 | |||||
| Net income | 7 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 20 | |||||
| Depreciation | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Per share, $ | |||||||||||||||
| Per share, $ | Revenue | 23.07 | 24.92 | 24.33 | 24.51 | 18.43 | 27.92 | 31.98 | 33.96 | 36.27 | 39.61 | ||||
| Earnings | 1.79 | 0.63 | 5.13 | 3.19 | 2.69 | 3.30 | 4.80 | 4.81 | 5.88 | 4.89 | |||||
| Cash flow | 2.50 | 4.51 | 2.66 | 2.93 | 2.86 | 4.00 | 4.85 | 4.90 | 6.18 | 4.46 | |||||
| Capex | (0.27) | (0.13) | 2.94 | (0.21) | (0.13) | (0.15) | (0.15) | (0.08) | (0.06) | (0.09) | |||||
| Free cash flow | 2.23 | 4.38 | 5.61 | 2.72 | 2.72 | 3.85 | 4.70 | 4.82 | 6.12 | 4.37 | |||||
| Book value | (15.94) | (20.23) | (16.75) | (15.75) | (15.18) | (13.36) | (10.90) | (8.07) | (4.04) | (3.48) | |||||
| Shares, m | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |||||
| Valuation, × | |||||||||||||||
| Valuation, × | P/E | 35.00 | 110.55 | 13.49 | 19.06 | 23.45 | 16.42 | 15.75 | 14.44 | 16.36 | 20.60 | ||||
| P/S | 2.72 | 2.84 | 2.85 | 2.49 | 3.42 | 1.94 | 2.36 | 2.05 | 2.66 | 2.54 | |||||
| P/B | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |||||
| EV/Sales | 3.49 | 3.68 | 3.54 | 3.17 | 4.32 | 2.46 | 2.75 | 2.34 | 2.81 | 2.69 | |||||
| EV/FCF | 36.18 | 20.93 | 15.34 | 28.55 | 29.18 | 17.86 | 18.74 | 16.45 | 16.65 | 24.40 | |||||
| Cash, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Cash, $m | Operating cash flow | 10 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 18 | ||||
| Capex | (1) | (1) | 12 | (1) | (1) | (1) | (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Free cash flow | 9 | 18 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 25 | 18 | |||||
| Balance, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Balance, $m | Working capital | 57 | 54 | 72 | 75 | 80 | 49 | 31 | 23 | 28 | 28 | ||||
| Total debt | 131 | 145 | 145 | 148 | 149 | 110 | 81 | 60 | 50 | 48 | |||||
| Net debt | 75 | 87 | 70 | 71 | 68 | 60 | 51 | 39 | 23 | 24 | |||||
| Shareholders’ equity | (66) | (85) | (70) | (66) | (62) | (55) | (45) | (33) | (17) | (14) | |||||
| Returns, % | |||||||||||||||
| Returns, % | ROA | 10.00 | 3.32 | 24.65 | 13.46 | 10.35 | 14.52 | 28.62 | 36.51 | 46.96 | 37.38 | ||||
| ROIC | 203.56 | 594.09 | 0.00 | 403.86 | 311.10 | 374.71 | 336.01 | 362.01 | 370.42 | 197.71 | |||||
| ROE | (10.78) | (3.48) | (27.78) | (19.68) | (17.19) | (23.15) | (39.42) | (50.63) | (97.20) | (130.27) | |||||
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Fiscal years to Mar 2026 · latest quarter Jun 2026
Charts ten years each
Nathan's Famous, Inc. vs peers in Restaurants (Q) = latest quarter vs a year earlier
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PZZA Papa John's International, Inc. | $644.3M | 23.9× | 22.7× | −8.84% (below 0%: shrinking) | −10.71% (below 0%: shrinking) | −31.42% (below 0%: shrinking) | 29.72% | 4.81% | Compare |
| HDL Super Hi International Holding Ltd. Unsponsored ADR | $634.3M | 37.9× | — | +9.99% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | +43.42% (above 0%: growing) | 65.85% | 5.26% | Compare |
| LOCO El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. | $496.7M | 13.8× | 14.0× | +2.97% (above 0%: growing) | +79.17% (above 0%: growing) | +155.53% (above 0%: growing) | 32.80% | 14.42% | Compare |
| BH.A Biglari Holdings Inc. | $491.2M | — (loss-making) | — (loss-making) | −1.19% (below 0%: shrinking) | −18.71% (below 0%: shrinking) | −73.82% (below 0%: shrinking) | 30.05% | 0.00% | Compare |
| KRUS Kura Sushi USA, Inc. | $475.3M | — (loss-making) | — (loss-making) | +16.17% (above 0%: growing) | −40.00% (below 0%: shrinking) | +46.90% (above 0%: growing) | 11.94% | (0.05%) | Compare |
| DIN DINE BRANDS GLOBAL, INC. | $417.8M | 65.3× | 8.5× | +4.38% (above 0%: growing) | −60.67% (below 0%: shrinking) | −97.04% (below 0%: shrinking) | 37.86% | 13.16% | Compare |
| NATH Nathan's Famous, Inc. | $417.5M | 20.9× | 24.9× | +15.03% (above 0%: growing) | −0.92% (below 0%: shrinking) | +363.28% (above 0%: growing) | 32.63% | 23.43% | |
| BRCB Black Rock Coffee Bar, Inc. | $414.1M | — (loss-making) | 31.3× | +25.01% (above 0%: growing) | — | −27.71% (below 0%: shrinking) | 73.07% | 6.51% | Compare |
| PTLO Portillo's Inc. | $363.8M | 24.6× | 19.4× | +5.57% (above 0%: growing) | −23.08% (below 0%: shrinking) | +13.07% (above 0%: growing) | 65.03% | 6.92% | Compare |
| Median of peers | $483.2M | 24.6× | 19.4× | +4.98% | −20.89% | −7.32% | 35.33% | 5.89% |
Nathan's Famous, Inc. (NATH) key facts
- Concern: Net income was $20.0 million, or $4.89 per share (basic), a net margin of 12.4%.
- Strength: Nathan's Famous, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2026 (year ended March 2026) was $162.1 million, up 9.37% from fiscal 2025.
- Nathan's Famous, Inc. (NATH) is a Restaurants company in the Consumer Cyclical sector, listed on Nasdaq.
- As of October 16, 2026, NATH traded at $101.90, a market capitalization of $417.5 million.
- At that price the stock trades at 20.9× trailing-twelve-month earnings and 2.5× sales; its P/E is higher than 66% of its own readings over the past ten years.
- Nathan's Famous, Inc. pays an annual dividend of $1.50 per share, a yield of 1.47%, with a payout ratio of 31.1%.
- Return on equity was −130.3% and debt-to-equity -6.64.
- Its Piotroski F-score is 4 out of 9 and its Altman Z-score is 9.36 (safe zone) for fiscal 2026.