Nathans Famous (NATH) Debt Ratio (2015 - 2026)

Nathans Famous (NATH) posted quarterly Debt Ratio of 0.94 for Q1 2026, down 4.72% year-on-year from 0.99 in Q1 2025, and down 6.14% on a QoQ basis from 1.0 in Q4 2025.

Nathans Famous (NATH) Debt Ratio (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Nathans Famous (NATH) has reported Debt Ratio for 12 consecutive years, with 0.94 the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Debt Ratio fell 4.72% year-over-year to 0.94 in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.94 (down 4.72% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at 0.94, down 4.72% from the prior year.
  • Debt Ratio retreated to 0.94 in Q1 2026 per NATH's latest filing, from 1.0 in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Debt Ratio for NATH reached as high as 1.39 in Q4 2023 and fell as low as 0.82 in Q3 2025.
  • A 5-year average of 1.14 and a median of 1.2 in 2023 frame the typical range for Debt Ratio.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Debt Ratio advanced 4.51% — and 2024, when it dropped 20.87%.
  • Year by year, Debt Ratio stood at 1.33 in 2022, then rose by 4.51% to 1.39 in 2023, then decreased by 20.87% to 1.1 in 2024, then declined by 8.52% to 1.0 in 2025, then decreased by 6.14% to 0.94 in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Debt Ratio over the past three periods registered 0.94, 1.0, and 0.82 for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt Ratio (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 117.61 Bn 115.91 Bn 6.32 Bn 0.49
2 Chipotle Mexican Grill 41.20 Bn 40.33 Bn 2.61 Bn -
3 Yum Brands 40.68 Bn 39.99 Bn 1.38 Bn 1.46
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.13 Bn 25.66 Bn 2.14 Bn 0.53
5 Darden Restaurants 22.23 Bn 21.99 Bn 3.68 Bn 0.18
6 Yum China Holdings 15.22 Bn 14.47 Bn 2.31 Bn 0.00
7 Texas Roadhouse 12.56 Bn 12.37 Bn 1.40 Bn 0.01
8 Dominos Pizza 10.74 Bn 10.60 Bn 478.23 Mn 2.77
9 Dutch Bros 8.14 Bn 8.10 Bn 107.48 Mn 0.07
10 Nathans Famous 402.02 Mn 384.32 Mn 12.49 Mn 0.94

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 29, 2026 0.94
Dec 28, 2025 1.00
Sep 28, 2025 0.82
Jun 29, 2025 0.82
Mar 30, 2025 0.99
Dec 29, 2024 1.10
Sep 29, 2024 1.03
Jun 30, 2024 1.02
Mar 31, 2024 1.22
Dec 24, 2023 1.39
Sep 24, 2023 1.21
Jun 25, 2023 1.20
Mar 26, 2023 1.35
Dec 25, 2022 1.33
Sep 25, 2022 1.29
Jun 26, 2022 1.30
Mar 27, 2022 1.38
Dec 26, 2021 1.64
Sep 26, 2021 1.26
Jun 27, 2021 1.29