Nathans Famous (NATH) FCF Payout Ratio (2015 - 2026)

Nathans Famous (NATH) posted quarterly FCF Payout Ratio of 0.82 for Q1 2026, up 169.01% year-on-year from 0.3 in Q1 2025, and down 62.07% on a QoQ basis from 2.15 in Q4 2025.

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

Nathans Famous (NATH) has reported FCF Payout Ratio for 12 consecutive years, with 0.82 the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly FCF Payout Ratio rose 169.01% year-over-year to 0.82 in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 1.03 (up 215.46% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at 1.03, up 215.34% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio eased to 0.82 in Q1 2026 per NATH's latest filing, from 2.15 in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, FCF Payout Ratio for NATH reached as high as 3.51 in Q2 2022 and fell as low as 0.21 in Q3 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 0.87 and a median of 0.49 in 2022 frame the typical range for FCF Payout Ratio.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — FCF Payout Ratio plunged 68.36% — and 2025, when it surged 277.81%.
  • Year by year, FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.53 in 2022, then soared by 76.92% to 0.95 in 2023, then plunged by 39.77% to 0.57 in 2024, then jumped by 277.81% to 2.15 in 2025, then plunged by 62.07% to 0.82 in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, FCF Payout Ratio over the past three periods registered 0.82, 2.15, and 0.3 for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q1 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 117.61 Bn 115.91 Bn 6.32 Bn 7.69
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 0.61
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.13 Bn 25.66 Bn 2.14 Bn 1.67
5 Darden Restaurants 22.23 Bn 21.99 Bn 3.68 Bn 0.46
6 Yum China Holdings 15.22 Bn 14.47 Bn 2.31 Bn 0.04
7 Texas Roadhouse 12.56 Bn 12.37 Bn 1.40 Bn 0.22
8 Dominos Pizza 10.74 Bn 10.60 Bn 478.23 Mn 0.40
9 Dutch Bros 8.14 Bn 8.10 Bn 107.48 Mn -
10 Nathans Famous 402.02 Mn 384.32 Mn 12.49 Mn 0.82

Historic Data

Download Data
DateValue
Mar 29, 2026 0.82
Dec 28, 2025 2.15
Mar 30, 2025 0.30
Dec 29, 2024 0.57
Mar 31, 2024 0.32
Dec 24, 2023 0.95
Sep 24, 2023 0.45
Mar 26, 2023 0.32
Dec 25, 2022 0.53
Sep 25, 2022 0.21
Jun 26, 2022 3.51
Mar 27, 2022 0.29
Dec 26, 2021 1.69
Sep 26, 2021 0.17
Jun 27, 2021 -14.69
Mar 28, 2021 0.24
Dec 27, 2020 -0.41
Sep 27, 2020 0.24
Jun 28, 2020 0.52
Mar 29, 2020 0.28