Medifast (MED) Short-term Investments (2009 - 2026)
Medifast's Short-term Investments was $114.16 million in Q3 2026, up 54.3% from $73.99 million a year earlier and up 16.6% from the prior quarter.
Medifast (MED) Short-term Investments (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Short-term Investments at Medifast came in at $77.97 million, up 9.2% from FY2024.
- Short-term Investments shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 48.6% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Short-term Investments was $71.42 million in FY2024 (+28.4%), $55.6 million in FY2023 and $5.36 million in FY2021 (-50.1%).
- The Q3 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Short-term Investments in data going back to Q4 2010.
- Compared with a year earlier, Short-term Investments has increased for nine straight quarters, with growth averaging 31.9% over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Short-term Investments over five years was Q2 2026 (growth of 60.6%); the worst was Q4 2021 (a decline of 50.1%).
- Per Business Quant data, MED's Short-term Investments in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was $97.91 million (Q2 2026), $97.42 million (Q1 2026) and $77.97 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Procter & Gamble | 393.58 Bn | 345.38 Bn | 11.60 Bn |
| 2 | Colgate Palmolive | 79.23 Bn | 74.06 Bn | 3.23 Bn |
| 3 | Estee Lauder Companies | 40.61 Bn | 27.71 Bn | 2.81 Bn |
| 4 | Kenvue | 37.02 Bn | 32.73 Bn | 2.31 Bn |
| 5 | Kimberly Clark | 36.40 Bn | 32.48 Bn | 1.44 Bn |
| 6 | Church & Dwight | 26.67 Bn | 25.06 Bn | 749.40 Mn |
| 7 | Clorox | 13.24 Bn | 11.66 Bn | 770.00 Mn |
| 8 | e.l.f. Beauty | 6.97 Bn | 5.79 Bn | 370.22 Mn |
| 9 | Reynolds Consumer Products | 5.22 Bn | 4.91 Bn | 236.00 Mn |
| 10 | Medifast | 144.93 Mn | -533.64 Mn | 50.04 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 114.16 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 97.91 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 97.42 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 77.97 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 73.99 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 60.98 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 72.88 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 71.42 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 54.65 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 55.49 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 58.96 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 55.60 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 45.01 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 4.06 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 5.36 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 5.38 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 5.44 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 6.88 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 10.75 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 13.43 Mn |
Medifast Short-term Investments API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=short-term-investments&ticker=MED&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "short-term-investments", "ticker": "MED", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=short-term-investments&ticker=MED&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();