Nathan's Famous, Inc. (NATH) Stock Analysis 2026

Consumer CyclicalRestaurants

BriMind AI Score

Proprietary
31
Weak
Price CAGR
7.0%
1Y Return
-5.6%
Rev Growth
15.0%

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NATH Revenue & Profitability Breakdown

This chart shows how NATH's revenue flows through to profit. Each row deducts a layer of costs: first the direct cost of making products/services (Cost of Revenue), then operating expenses like marketing and R&D, then taxes. What remains at the bottom is net income — the actual profit shareholders own. High gross and net margins indicate a business with strong pricing power and efficiency.

Revenue
$169.1M
Cost of Revenue
-$119.9M
Gross Profit
$49.2M29.1% margin
Operating Expenses
-$8.7M
Operating Income
$40.5M23.9% margin
Tax & Other
-$20.6M
Net Income
$19.9M11.8% margin
Gross Margin
29.1%
Operating Margin
23.9%
Net Margin
11.8%

Key Financial Metrics

Nathan's Famous, Inc. trades at a trailing P/E of 20.22x, generates $19.0M in free cash flow, hasn't disclosed a debt/equity ratio, and hasn't disclosed return on equity. For context: P/E ratio measures how much you pay for $1 of earnings (lower = cheaper, but fast-growing companies command higher P/E); Free Cash Flow is the cash left after running the business; Debt/Equity shows how leveraged a company is; Return on Equity shows how efficiently it turns shareholder capital into profit.

Market Cap
$401.0M
P/E (Trailing)
20.22
PEG Ratio
1.56
Revenue
$169.1M
Revenue Growth
15.0%
Earnings Growth
-0.9%
EPS (Trailing)
$4.84
Gross Margin
29.1%
Operating Margin
23.9%
Net Margin
11.8%
Return on Assets
32.6%
Free Cash Flow
$19.0M
Current Ratio
2.45
Quick Ratio
2.33
Beta
0.28
Dividend Yield
2.0%
Payout Ratio
41.4%
Insider Ownership
30.0%
Inst. Ownership
57.2%
Short % Float
5.0%
Book Value / Share
$-1.75

Intrinsic Value Estimates for NATH

We use 1 valuation model to estimate NATH's intrinsic value. Intrinsic value is what a stock is truly worth based on the company's fundamentals, independent of what the market prices it at today. If multiple models agree the stock is undervalued, that convergence is a stronger signal.

P/E Based (15× trailing)
$72.60
Multiplies trailing 12-month earnings per share by 15× — a historically average P/E for the stock market. Simple but ignores future growth.
Fair Value Range
$72.60 – $72.60
Average Estimate
$72.60

Intrinsic value estimates use simplified models (Graham, DCF, P/E) and conservative assumptions. They should be used as one input among many — not as sole buy/sell guidance. For advanced analysis, see the full platform.

Technical Price Signals

NATH is currently in a mixed technical position. Moving averages smooth out day-to-day volatility to reveal the underlying trend — a Golden Cross (50MA crosses above 200MA) is a classic bullish signal, a Death Cross is bearish, though both are lagging indicators that confirm trends rather than predict them.

50-Day MA
$98.93
200-Day MA
$98.80

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