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NATHANS FAMOUS, INC. NATH

Nasdaq · stock · Retail-Eating Places · website · IPO 1993-03-01

NATHANS FAMOUS, INC. statistics & valuation

Market cap$418.0M
P / E20.9×
P / S2.6×
P / FCF23.4×
Net margin12.4%
FCF margin11.0%
Net debt$23.7M
Net debt / EBITDA0.8×
Enterprise value USD$441.7M
EV / EBITDA14.2×
Earnings yield EBIT/EV6.8%
Return on capital86.6%

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
2.50% 21.10% 13.00% 14.60% 11.80% 15.00% 14.20% 16.20% 12.40% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Gross margin (%)
40.00% 39.50% 34.30% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Operating margin (%)
26.00% 27.50% 26.30% 33.60% 26.00% 26.30% 23.50% 24.60% 18.60% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Return on equity (%)
2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Shares outstanding
4.2M 4.2M 4.2M 4.2M 4.1M 4.1M 4.1M 4.1M 4.1M 4.1M 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Net debt ($)
$77.3M $87.4M $70.0M $69.0M $65.8M $59.9M $50.1M $38.5M $22.7M $23.7M 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Share buybacks ($)
2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Return on assets (%)
3.30% 22.80% 12.80% 10.20% 17.30% 33.50% 40.10% 44.90% 37.30% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Free cash flow margin (%)
17.60% 10.50% 11.10% 14.80% 13.80% 14.70% 14.20% 16.90% 11.00% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Debt / equity (×)
2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
EPS ($)
$0.62 $5.09 $3.19 $2.69 $3.30 $4.80 $4.80 $5.87 $4.85 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

NATHANS FAMOUS, INC. trades at about 20× earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 13.5×–132.2×, median 17.6×).

13.5× 132.2×

Shaded band = 10-year range (13.5×–132.2×); dot = today's 20×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017
Gross margin34.3%39.5%40.0%———————
Operating margin18.6%24.6%23.5%26.3%26.0%33.6%26.3%27.5%26.0%—
Net margin12.4%16.2%14.2%15.0%11.8%14.6%13.0%21.1%2.5%—
FCF margin11.0%16.9%14.2%14.7%13.8%14.8%11.1%10.5%17.6%—
Return on assets37.3%44.9%40.1%33.5%17.3%10.2%12.8%22.8%3.3%—
Return on equity-140.8%-145.5%-59.6%-44.0%-24.7%-17.7%-20.2%-30.6%-3.1%—
Debt / equity-3.38×-3.06×-1.81×-1.80×-2.00×-2.35×-2.20×-2.07×-1.71×-1.70×
Current ratio2.492.692.492.833.986.496.145.843.982.67

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2026-03-29. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.