profit from every $100 of sales.
$0$100
Nathan's Famous
$102.05+0.00% today
-5.6% in 1 year
1-year low $89.871-year high $110.34
Trading in the middle of its range for the past year.
The essentials
Four questions every investor asks, answered in one line each.
more sales each year, on average, 2022 to 2025.
0%20% a year
You pay $17.39 for every $1 of profit it makes in a year.
CheapExpensive
of earnings would pay off all its debt.
No debt5 years
Money in, money out
What Nathan's Famous sold, what it kept, and what it did with the cash.
Sales went from $115 million in 2022 to $148 million in 2025, with $24.0 million of profit last year.
SalesProfit
Nathan's Famous handed back 33% of the cash it generated last year.
$8M
Free cash flow 2025$25M
Bought back its own shares–
Paid as dividends$8M
Cash vs. debt$28M vs. $56M
Nathan's Famous vs. similar companies
Nathan's Famous grows in the middle of these 5 and is the cheapest for its profits.
| Company | Profit from $100 of sales | Sales growth a year | Price per $1 of profit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan's Famous | 17.4× · Fair price | ||
 McDonald's | 22.6× · Fair price | ||
 Starbucks | 67.5× · Very expensive | ||
 Compass Group | 30.6× · Expensive | ||
 Chipotle Mexican Grill | 30.2× · Expensive |
AI analysis
An AI analyst reads Nathan's Famous's last five years, its segments, earnings, insiders and peers, and writes the bull case, the bear case and what the price expects.
Run the AI analysisFull statementsIncome, balance sheet and cash flow, year by year
Income statement
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 115 | 131 | 139 | 148 | |
| 44 | 50 | 49 | 52 | |
| 30 | 34 | 33 | 36 | |
| 30 | 36 | 34 | 38 | |
| 14 | 20 | 20 | 24 | |
| 3.30 | 4.80 | 4.80 | 5.87 | |
| 38.4% | 38.0% | 35.5% | 35.1% | |
| 26.0% | 26.3% | 23.5% | 24.6% | |
| 11.8% | 15.0% | 14.2% | 16.2% |
Balance sheet
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 79 | 59 | 49 | 53 |
| Cash | 50 | 30 | 21 | 28 |
| Total debt | 117 | 86 | 66 | 56 |
| Total liabilities | 134 | 103 | 82 | 70 |
| -55 | -45 | -33 | -17 | |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
| 36.8% | 65.5% | 77.4% | 73.9% | |
| -24.7% | -44.0% | -59.6% | -145.5% |
Cash flow
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 20 | 20 | 25 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | 19 | 20 | 25 | |
| Dividends paid | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| 0 | 2 | 0 | – | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Valuation
- 17.4×
- –
- 0.82
- -29.2×
- 2.8×
- 16.7×
- 11.8×
- 6.0%
- 5.8%
- 4.4%
Profitability
- 35.1%
- 24.6%
- 16.2%
- 21.5%
- 58.4%
- -13.1%
- -191.8%
- 40.0%
- 91.5%
- –
Growth
- +8.9%
- +21.2%
- −28.6%
- +26.3%
- −0.1%
Financial health
- 0.7×
- -0.45
- 11.8%
- 10.7×
- 2.49
- 2.45
- 2.94
How it ranks in Consumer Discretionary
Each dot is where the company stands among every company over $300M in the sector. Further right is better.
Top 1%of 978
Top 6%of 992
Top 45%of 854
Top 47%of 993
Top 42%of 979
Recent earnings
Our results feed has not updated since May 21, 2026. Results reported after that are not in this table yet.
| Date | EPS | Expected | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 5, 2026 | 0.75 | – | – |
| Nov 6, 2025 | 1.26 | – | – |
| Aug 8, 2025 | 2.16 | – | – |
| Jun 10, 2025 | 1.03 | – | – |
| Feb 6, 2025 | 1.10 | – | – |
| Nov 7, 2024 | 1.47 | – | – |
| Aug 8, 2024 | 2.27 | – | – |
| Jun 12, 2024 | 0.96 | – | – |
4.4%of the share price, paid each year
On $1,000 invested$44a year at today's yield, before tax
+26.3%2020 to 2025
Raised1 yearin a row, in our data
Paid per share, each year
$25.00 in 2015 → $4.50 in 2025
How safe it looks
34.0% of its profit
Room to growStretchedMore than it earns: 32.7%
News
No recent news on file.
Insider trades
Our insider feed has not updated since May 26, 2026. Trades filed after that are not listed yet.
No insider trades on file.
The seven classic investing rulebooks
7/7Passes 7 of 7. Each bar is how well the company fits that investor's published rules, from 0 to 100; 60 or more counts as a pass.
Warren Buffett
66Pass
Benjamin Graham
84Pass
Philip Fisher
74Pass
Peter Lynch
79Pass
Joel Greenblatt
82Pass
Charlie Munger
71Pass
Terry Smith
66Pass
Questions about Nathan's Famous
Is Nathan's Famous a good stock to buy?
A solid business at a fair price. 7 of the 7 famous investors' published rulebooks we apply pass it. Whether it suits you depends on your goals and the price you pay; invest-like never tells anyone to buy or sell. The AI analysis lays out the case for and against. Read the Nathan's Famous AI analysis
What does Nathan's Famous do?
Nathan's Famous, Inc. (NATH) operates primarily within the foodservice sector, encompassing both direct operations and an extensive licensing model. It is in Restaurants.
Does Nathan's Famous pay a dividend?
Yes. At today's price the dividend is 4.4% a year, about 34% of its yearly profit. In 2025 it paid out $8.17 million in dividends.
Is Nathan's Famous stock halal?
Yes. Nathan's Famous passes our halal screen: its business is permitted and its debt is 13% of its market value, under the 30% limit. How we check
How has Nathan's Famous stock done over the past year?
Down 5.6% over the past twelve months, to $102.05. It traded between $89.87 and $110.34 and is 7.5% below its high.
Who are Nathan's Famous's competitors?
The largest listed companies in the same industry are McDonald's, Starbucks, Compass Group and Chipotle Mexican Grill. The peers table on this page compares their profit, growth and price with Nathan's Famous's.
Prices: daily closes to Oct 27, 2026. Fundamentals: company reports via invest-like data.