Stocks · Consumer Defensive · Packaged Foods
Nature's Sunshine Products, Inc. NATR
$12.40 -0.40% Close, Oct 5, 2026 · NASDAQ · Market cap $218.9M
High qualityInexpensive vs sector
Next earnings report: Nov 9, 2026
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Three things to know
- The shares trade at 12.3× trailing earnings, lower than 95% of the company's own readings over the past five years.
- Diluted EPS over the last four quarters was $1.01, up 35.9% year over year.
- The stock is 55% below its highest close of the past year.
PromtFinance scores
Each score is a percentile within the Consumer Defensive sector (0–100). Under each score: how the stock ranks in its sector on every component. As of Oct 6, 2026.
Growth54Neutral
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are growing.
- Revenue growth (TTM, YoY)Top 33%
- EPS growth (TTM, YoY)Top 20%
- FCF growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 28%
- Revenue growth, 3-year CAGRTop 41%
- Revenue growth accelerationBottom 36%
Quality89Strong
Returns on capital, margins, earnings quality and balance-sheet strength.
- Return on invested capitalTop 33%
- Gross marginTop 6%
- Operating marginTop 49%
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Bottom 39%
- Accruals (lower is better)Bottom 27%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Top 7%
- Interest coverTop 3%
Value98Exceptional
How cheap the shares are relative to earnings, cash flow and their own history.
- Earnings yieldTop 9%
- Free-cash-flow yieldTop 34%
- EBITDA / enterprise valueTop 2%
- Sales / enterprise valueTop 8%
- P/E vs own 5-year history (lower is better)Top 14%
Momentum22Very weak
Strength and persistence of the price trend, including versus the S&P 500.
- 12-month return excluding last monthBottom 45%
- 6-month returnBottom 3%
- 1-year return vs S&P 500Bottom 43%
- Distance from 52-week highBottom 14%
- Trend checklist (0–4)Bottom 22%
Revisions77Positive
Earnings surprises and analyst sentiment (estimate-revision history is being collected).
- Average EPS surprise, last 4 quartersTop 13%
- Consecutive EPS beatsBottom 15%
- Share of analysts rating BuyTop 50%
- Upside to consensus price targetTop 4%
Stability50Neutral
Low volatility, shallow drawdowns, low market sensitivity and modest leverage.
- Volatility, 60 days (lower is better)Bottom 19%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 yearsBottom 46%
- Beta vs S&P 500 (lower is better)Top 47%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Top 7%
What changed
Latest four quarters versus the same period a year earlier (growth: versus one quarter earlier).
| Measure | Before | Now | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | 7.3% | 6.8% | ↓ |
| EPS growth (YoY) | 106.4% | 35.9% | ↓ |
| Gross margin | 71.8% | 73.2% | ↑ |
| Operating margin | 4.4% | 6.0% | ↑ |
| FCF margin | 4.9% | 3.7% | ↓ |
Fundamental momentum
| Measure | Now (TTM) | Year / quarter before | Sector rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM, YoY) | 6.8% | 7.3% | ↓ | Top 33% |
| EPS growth (TTM, YoY) | 35.9% | 106.4% | ↓ | Top 20% |
| Gross margin | 73.2% | 71.8% | ↑ | Top 6% |
| Operating margin | 6.0% | 4.4% | ↑ | Top 49% |
| Net margin | 3.7% | 3.1% | ↑ | — |
| Free-cash-flow margin | 3.7% | 4.9% | ↓ | — |
| Return on invested capital | 9.8% | — | Top 33% | |
| Revenue growth, 3-year CAGR | 4.4% | — | Top 41% |
Quality of earnings and balance sheet
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Above 1× means profits are backed by cash.
- 1.51×
- Accruals (net income − OCF) / assetsLower is better; high accruals can signal weaker earnings quality.
- -3.6%
- Stock-based compensation / revenueA cost to shareholders through dilution.
- 0.1%
- Receivables growth vs revenue growthReceivables growing much faster than sales can be a warning.
- -0.4 pp
- Net debt / EBITDABelow 1× is conservative; above 3× is high leverage.
- -1.45×
- Interest cover (operating income / interest)How many times operating profit covers interest.
- 255.0×
Shareholder returns
- Dividend yield (dividends paid, TTM)
- 0.00%
- Net buyback yield (TTM)
- -4.64%
- Shareholder yield
- -4.64%
- Share count change, 1 year
- -3.3%
- Share count change, 3-year CAGR
- -2.4%
Shareholder yield = dividends + net buybacks over the last four quarters, divided by market cap.
Based on the four quarters through Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 6, 2026).
Earnings and expectations
Earnings momentum
- Consecutive EPS beats
- 0
- Beats in the last 8 reports
- 6 of 8
- Average EPS surprise, last 4
- +43.9%
- Average 2-day reaction, last 8
- -2.0%
- Positive 20 days after report
- 4 of 8
Analysts
- Consensus price target
- $31.00
- Target vs current price
- +150.0%
- Analysts with a rating
- 4
- Share rating Buy or Strong Buy
- 50%
- Consensus rating
- Buy
How the stock reacted to recent reports
| Report date | EPS surprise | 2 days | 5 days | 20 days | 60 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 2026 | -22.2% | +1.4% | -22.7% | -29.4% | — |
| May 7, 2026 | +46.3% | -6.4% | -14.9% | -25.0% | -19.4% |
| Mar 10, 2026 | +62.2% | -0.2% | -3.2% | -1.2% | -20.8% |
| Nov 6, 2025 | +89.5% | -2.8% | +46.4% | +49.8% | +82.9% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | +94.4% | -2.8% | +6.9% | +17.1% | -1.8% |
| May 6, 2025 | +47.1% | -0.7% | +15.5% | +17.4% | +12.1% |
| Mar 11, 2025 | -110.0% | -1.6% | -10.8% | -22.2% | -2.2% |
| Nov 7, 2024 | +64.3% | -2.5% | +12.2% | +13.9% | +4.0% |
Returns from the close before each report. Past reactions do not determine future ones.
Earnings history
| Report date | EPS | Estimate | Surprise | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 2026 | $0.21 | $0.27 | -22.2% | $117.0M |
| May 7, 2026 | $0.30 | $0.21 | +46.3% | $122.9M |
| Mar 10, 2026 | $0.30 | $0.19 | +62.2% | $123.8M |
| Nov 6, 2025 | $0.36 | $0.19 | +89.5% | $128.3M |
| Jul 31, 2025 | $0.35 | $0.18 | +94.4% | $114.8M |
| May 6, 2025 | $0.25 | $0.17 | +47.1% | $113.2M |
| Mar 11, 2025 | -$0.02 | $0.20 | -110.0% | $118.2M |
| Nov 7, 2024 | $0.23 | $0.14 | +64.3% | $114.6M |
Valuation in context
| Multiple | Now | 5-year median | 5-year percentile | Sector rank (cheapness) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (trailing) | 12.3× | 20.1× | 5th | Top 9% |
| P/E (forward) | 11.5× | — | — | — |
| EV / EBITDA | 3.7× | — | — | Top 2% |
| EV / Sales | 0.32× | — | — | Top 8% |
| Free-cash-flow yield | 8.26% | — | — | Top 34% |
| Earnings yield | 8.15% | — | — | Top 9% |
P/E over the past five years
Range 11.8× – 48.1× since Jun 30, 2021. Each point: price on the filing date divided by trailing-twelve-month EPS known then.
What moved the stock over the past year
- Price return, 1 year
- -18.6%
- Earnings per share growth (TTM)
- +35.9%
- Change in P/E multiple
- +6.8%
Most of the move came from earnings growth.
Technical state
Trend checklist
- ✗ Price above 20-day average
- ✗ Price above 50-day average
- ✗ Price above 200-day average
- ✗ 50-day average above 200-day
- ✓ MACD histogram positive
Trend quality
- Days above the 50-day average
- 0
- Days above the 200-day average
- 0
- 50-day average slope (20 days)
- -17.7%
- 200-day average slope (20 days)
- -3.7%
- Distance from 50-day average
- -17.7%
- Distance from 200-day average
- -42.2%
- RSI (14)
- 19.9
- Relative volume
- 1.02×
Risk and drawdowns
- Volatility, 60 days (annualized)
- 51.6%
- Volatility vs own 5-year history
- 80th percentile · Normal for this stock
- Beta vs S&P 500 (2 years, weekly)
- 0.37
- Correlation with S&P 500
- 0.12
- Current drawdown from 1-year high
- -55.4%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 years
- -55.4%
Largest declines in the past six years
| From peak | To low | Decline | Length | Recovery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 2021 | Dec 13, 2022 | -61.6% | 405 days | 733 days (Nov 14, 2025) |
| Mar 2, 2026 | Oct 5, 2026 | -55.4% | 150 days | Not yet recovered |
| Oct 13, 2020 | Nov 6, 2020 | -19.3% | 18 days | 7 days (Nov 17, 2020) |
| Mar 22, 2021 | Mar 26, 2021 | -10.8% | 4 days | 24 days (Apr 30, 2021) |
Declines of 10% or more from a closing high, measured on daily closes.
Financial statements
- Market cap
- $218.9M
- P/E (TTM)
- 12.3
- EPS, diluted (TTM)
- $1.01
- Revenue (TTM)
- $492.0M
- 52-week range
- $12.31 – $28.14
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $444.1M | $421.9M | $445.3M | $454.4M | $480.1M |
| Gross profit | $328.6M | $299.8M | $321.1M | $324.7M | $347.7M |
| Operating income | $34.7M | $16.3M | $18.7M | $20.1M | $24.7M |
| Net income | $28.9M | -$390,000 | $15.1M | $7.7M | $19.5M |
| EPS (diluted) | $1.42 | -$0.02 | $0.77 | $0.40 | $1.06 |
| Q3 2024 | Q4 2024 | Q1 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q4 2025 | Q1 2026 | Q2 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $114.6M | $118.2M | $113.2M | $114.8M | $128.3M | $123.8M | $122.9M | $117.0M |
| Net income | $4.3M | -$321,000 | $4.7M | $5.3M | $5.3M | $4.1M | $5.1M | $3.5M |
| EPS (diluted) | $0.23 | -$0.02 | $0.25 | $0.28 | $0.30 | $0.23 | $0.29 | $0.19 |
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $34.6M | $710,000 | $41.2M | $25.3M | $35.3M |
| Capital expenditure | -$6.7M | -$7.6M | -$10.5M | -$11.0M | -$6.5M |
| Free cash flow | $27.9M | -$6.9M | $30.7M | $14.3M | $28.8M |
| Dividends paid | -$19.9M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Net share buybacks | -$9.7M | -$13.6M | -$6.4M | -$8.9M | -$16.3M |
Cash outflows are shown as negative numbers.
- Cash and short-term investments
- $82.5M
- Total assets
- $259.8M
- Total liabilities
- $90.5M
- Total debt
- $21.4M
- Net debt
- -$61.1M
- Shareholders’ equity
- $169.3M
As of Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 6, 2026).
Dividends
| Ex-date | Amount | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 2021 | $1.00 | Apr 9, 2021 |
| Mar 20, 2017 | $0.10 | Apr 3, 2017 |
| Nov 21, 2016 | $0.10 | Dec 5, 2016 |
| Aug 19, 2016 | $0.10 | Sep 2, 2016 |
| May 23, 2016 | $0.10 | Jun 6, 2016 |
| Mar 9, 2016 | $0.10 | Mar 22, 2016 |
| Nov 16, 2015 | $0.10 | Nov 30, 2015 |
| Aug 21, 2015 | $0.10 | Sep 8, 2015 |
Short interest
- Shares sold short
- 828,002
- Days to cover
- 5.95
- Change vs previous report
- +2.8%
FINRA short interest, settlement date Sep 15, 2026.
Stock splits
- Mar 25, 1996
- 3-for-2
- Feb 13, 1995
- 11-for-10
- Feb 1, 1993
- 4-for-3
- Mar 2, 1992
- 3-for-2
- May 6, 1991
- 11-for-10