Nathan's Famous/$NATH
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About Nathan's Famous
Nathan's Famous Inc is a branded licensor, wholesaler and retailer of products marketed under its brand. Its products are currently marketed for sale in thousands of locations, including supermarkets, mass merchandisers and club stores, selected foodservice locations and its company-owned and franchised restaurants throughout the United States and in twenty foreign countries. It considers itself to be in the foodservice industry. It has three segments Branded Product Program, Product Licensing, Restaurant Operations, of which majority of revenue is from Branded Product Program which derives from the sale of hot dog products either directly to foodservice operators or to various foodservice distributors. It generates majority of revenue from United States.
- Ticker
- $NATH
- Sector
- Consumer Discretionary
- Primary listing
- NASDAQ
- Employees
- 129
- Headquarters
- Jericho, United States
- Website
- www.nathansfamous.com
Nathan's Famous Metrics
BasicAdvanced
$416M
20.99
$4.83
0.28
$4.00
1.97%
Price and volume
Market cap
$416M
Beta
0.28
52-week high
$113.86
52-week low
$88.67
Average daily volume
30K
Dividend rate
$4.00
Financial strength
Current ratio
2.446
Quick ratio
2.328
Long term debt to equity
-6.516
Total debt to equity
-7.123
Dividend payout ratio (TTM)
92.38%
Interest coverage (TTM)
12.23%
Profitability
EBITDA (TTM)
34.4
Gross margin (TTM)
29.09%
Net profit margin (TTM)
11.78%
Operating margin (TTM)
19.79%
Effective tax rate (TTM)
29.10%
Revenue per employee (TTM)
$1,310,000
Management effectiveness
Return on assets (TTM)
32.62%
Return on equity (TTM)
-241.41%
Valuation
Price to earnings (TTM)
20.989
Price to revenue (TTM)
2.454
Price to book
-58.01
Price to tangible book (TTM)
-54.95
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
21.748
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
4.60%
Free cash flow per share (TTM)
4.662
Dividend yield (TTM)
3.94%
Forward dividend yield
1.97%
Growth
Revenue change (TTM)
12.44%
Earnings per share change (TTM)
-16.22%
3-year revenue growth (CAGR)
8.33%
10-year revenue growth (CAGR)
5.43%
3-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
-0.24%
10-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
11.07%
3-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
1.72%
Bulls say / Bears say
Branded Product Programme momentum is strong: first-quarter sales rose 20%, with hot-dog volume up 8% and average selling price up 17%. This shows Nathan’s is still increasing distribution and demand despite a higher-price environment. (Nathan's Famous)
The royalty model provides a relatively stable, asset-light earnings base. First-quarter licence royalties increased 10%, while fiscal 2026 licence royalty revenue was broadly flat at $37.4 million and franchise restaurant sales rose about 5%. (Nathan's Famous, Nathan's Famous)
The proposed Smithfield transaction offers a defined $102-per-share cash outcome, and CFIUS clearance has now been obtained. The merger has no financing condition and a shareholder vote is scheduled for 23 October 2026, reducing one major source of transaction uncertainty. (Nathan's Famous)
Beef inflation is eroding the benefit of higher prices. In the first quarter, beef and beef-trimming costs rose 22%, while Branded Product Programme operating income fell from $2.3 million to $1.3 million despite sales growth. (Nathan's Famous)
The restaurant channel is not showing clear unit or traffic growth. Company-owned restaurant sales fell 1% in the first quarter, franchise restaurant revenue also declined, and fiscal 2026 saw 23 franchise openings against 32 closures. (Nathan's Famous, Nathan's Famous)
Nathan’s remains heavily dependent on Smithfield for its licensing economics and has concentrated branded-product customers. A disruption to the Smithfield relationship, or weaker purchasing by a major customer, could materially reduce royalties or sales; the pending merger also still requires approval from holders of a majority of the shares. (Nathan's Famous, Nathan's Famous)
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 25 Sept 2026.
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Funds containing Nathan's Famous
AllEURGBP
Fund name | Fund size | $NATH weighting |
|---|---|---|
SPDR Russell 2000 US Small Cap€R2US | €4.8B | 0.01% |
SPDR Russell 2000 US Small Cap£R2SC | £4.1B | 0.01% |
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