Utz Brands, Inc. (UTZ) stock
UTZNYSEMiscellaneous Food Preparations & Kindred ProductsFiscal year ends January 3
Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Sep 27, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Nov 6, 2026Score 4/30196% above fair value
$14.28+0.03 (+0.21%)
Close on Nov 13, 2026Market cap $2.06BP/E –Yield –
Utz Brands statistics
94 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.
Important dates
- Next earnings
- Feb 11, 2027 (estimated, before the open)
- Last ex-dividend date
- Sep 21, 2026
- Fundamentals through
- Sep 27, 2026
- Share price as of
- Nov 13, 2026
Valuation ratiosIndustry
- P/OCF Ratio
- 34.55
- 10.33
Enterprise valuationIndustry
- EV / Sales
- 2.40
- 1.02
- EV / FCF
- 1446.16
- 19.52
Share statisticsIndustry
- Shares Change (YoY)
- 1.18%
- 0.58%
- Float
- 82M
- 46M
- Shares Held by Insiders
- 43.0%
- 10.2%
- Shares Held by Institutions
- 53.5%
- 57.3%
Short sellingIndustry
- Short Interest
- 5M
- –
- Short Interest Change
- 15.2%
- 1.45%
- Short % of Float
- 6.43%
- 6.50%
- Short % of Shares Outstanding
- 3.66%
- 4.93%
- Days to Cover
- 2.60
- 4.50
Stock price statisticsIndustry
- 52-Week High
- $14.36
- –
- 52-Week Low
- $6.78
- –
- 20-Day Moving Average
- $14.28
- –
- 50-Day Moving Average
- $14.27
- –
- 200-Day Moving Average
- $10.58
- –
- Average True Range (14)
- $0.04
- –
- Price Change (1 Week)
- 0.28%
- 0.59%
- Price Change (1 Month)
- -0.28%
- 1.37%
- Price Change (3 Months)
- 0.92%
- -4.99%
- Price Change (6 Months)
- 102.8%
- -5.78%
- Price Change (YTD)
- 37.6%
- -14.3%
- Price Change (1 Year)
- 36.4%
- -12.5%
- Price Change (3 Years)
- 10.4%
- -32.3%
- Price Change (5 Years)
- -17.4%
- -40.7%
- Average Volume (10 Days)
- 2M
- –
- Average Volume (20 Days)
- 2M
- –
- Average Volume (90 Days)
- 3M
- –
- Relative Volume
- 1.35
- 0.71
- Relative Strength Index (14)
- 57.1
- 49.9
- Volatility (1 Year)
- 96.7%
- 46.1%
- Beta (5 Years)
- 0.43
- 0.46
MarginsIndustry
- Pretax Margin
- -3.88%
- 4.13%
- EBITDA Margin
- 5.19%
- 5.70%
- FCF Margin
- 0.17%
- 6.10%
Returns on capitalIndustry
- Return on Equity (ROE)
- -5.51%
- 5.06%
- Return on Assets (ROA)
- -1.39%
- 1.47%
- Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
- -0.81%
- 4.43%
- Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
- -0.63%
- 5.34%
Financial positionIndustry
- Current Ratio
- 1.07
- 1.39
- Quick Ratio
- 0.59
- 0.56
- Debt / Equity
- 1.30
- 0.60
- Debt / EBITDA
- 11.69
- 3.17
- Debt / FCF
- 364.83
- 4.95
- Net Debt / EBITDA
- 10.75
- 2.76
- Interest Coverage
- -0.37
- 1.36
GrowthIndustry
- Revenue Growth (YoY)
- 0.48%
- 2.72%
- Net Income Growth (YoY)
- -789.3%
- -12.4%
- EPS Growth (YoY)
- -714.3%
- -12.0%
- Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)
- 0.71%
- 1.93%
EfficiencyIndustry
- Asset Turnover
- 0.52
- 0.91
- Inventory Turnover
- 9.01
- 5.29
- Revenue Per Employee
- $465.97K
- $664.16K
- Profits Per Employee
- -$12.45K
- $16.51K
- Employee Count
- 3,100
- 600
- WACC
- 6.53%
- 7.48%
Income statement (TTM)Industry
- Pretax Income
- -$56.00M
- $11.82M
Balance sheetIndustry
- Net Cash (Debt)
- -$805.50M
- -$512.30K
- Net Cash Per Share
- -$5.60
- -$0.04
- Equity (Book Value)
- $674.90M
- $143.59M
- Book Value Per Share
- $4.69
- $5.66
- Tangible Book Value
- -$1.13B
- $4.47M
- Working Capital
- $25.20M
- $25.54M
Cash flow (TTM)Industry
- Capital Expenditures
- -$57.10M
- -$60.19M
- FCF Per Share
- $0.02
- $1.40
Dividends and yieldsIndustry
- Earnings Yield
- -1.88%
- 2.59%
- FCF Yield
- 0.12%
- 4.77%
- FCF Payout Ratio
- 950.0%
- 54.3%
Taxes and interestIndustry
- Interest Expense
- $41.80M
- $13.84M
- Income Tax
- -$2.20M
- $11.70M
Scores and fair valueIndustry
- Altman Z-Score
- 1.14
- 2.54
- Piotroski F-Score
- 5
- 4
- Beneish M-Score
- -2.86
- -2.62
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 13, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | UTZ | S&P 500 | Difference | UTZ per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | -0.1% | -3.0% | +2.9 pts | ||
| 3 months | +1.3% | -2.8% | +4.1 pts | ||
| Year to date | +40.6% | +11.5% | +29.1 pts | ||
| 1 year | +41.2% | +13.5% | +27.7 pts | ||
| 3 years | +23.2% | +77.7% | −54.5 pts | +7.2% | +21.1% |
| 5 years | -9.6% | +72.6% | −82.2 pts | -2.0% | +11.5% |
| 10 years | -32.2% | +308.2% | −340.3 pts | -3.8% | +15.1% |
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.
5M UTZ shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, up 15.2% from the previous report, or 6.43% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 2.6 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 58.7% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.
| Settlement date | Shares short | Change | Avg. daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | 5,271,199 | +15.2% | 2,024,205 | 2.6 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 4,574,410 | -37.5% | 1,942,359 | 2.4 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 7,314,025 | -20.4% | 1,501,927 | 4.9 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 9,194,177 | +30.1% | 1,620,889 | 5.7 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 7,066,971 | -1.2% | 2,361,638 | 3.0 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 7,154,126 | -3.9% | 2,248,714 | 3.2 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 7,440,974 | -16.7% | 10,251,312 | 1.0 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 8,932,422 | +12.1% | 1,743,875 | 5.1 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 7,965,668 | -8.4% | 2,020,205 | 3.9 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 8,695,214 | -2.0% | 1,569,220 | 5.5 |
| May 29, 2026 | 8,869,436 | -1.0% | 2,073,808 | 4.3 |
| May 15, 2026 | 8,963,033 | +17.1% | 2,345,621 | 3.8 |
Ratios use trailing-twelve-month results and the latest balance sheet. How we calculate.
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