Stocks · Industrials · Rental & Leasing Services
Vestis Corporation VSTS
$14.03 +1.81% Close, Oct 2, 2026 · NYSE · Market cap $1.85B
Strong trend
Next earnings report: Dec 7, 2026
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Three things to know
- Over the past year the stock returned +184.6%, ahead of the S&P 500 by 169.5 percentage points.
- Net debt is 5.8× EBITDA, a high level of leverage.
- The stock is in an uptrend: above its 200-day average for 207 trading days, with the 50-day average above the 200-day.
PromtFinance scores
Each score is a percentile within the Industrials sector (0–100). Under each score: how the stock ranks in its sector on every component. As of Oct 5, 2026.
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are growing.
- Revenue growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 19%
- FCF growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 21%
- Revenue growth, 3-year CAGRBottom 31%
- Revenue growth accelerationBottom 38%
Returns on capital, margins, earnings quality and balance-sheet strength.
- Return on invested capitalBottom 42%
- Gross marginBottom 42%
- Operating marginBottom 35%
- Accruals (lower is better)Top 28%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Bottom 12%
- Interest coverBottom 31%
How cheap the shares are relative to earnings, cash flow and their own history.
- Earnings yieldBottom 32%
- Free-cash-flow yieldTop 18%
- EBITDA / enterprise valueTop 39%
- Sales / enterprise valueTop 26%
Strength and persistence of the price trend, including versus the S&P 500.
- 12-month return excluding last monthTop 1%
- 6-month returnTop 6%
- 1-year return vs S&P 500Top 1%
- Distance from 52-week highTop 31%
- Trend checklist (0–4)Top 10%
Earnings surprises and analyst sentiment (estimate-revision history is being collected).
- Average EPS surprise, last 4 quartersTop 13%
- Consecutive EPS beatsTop 34%
- Share of analysts rating BuyBottom 3%
- Upside to consensus price targetBottom 2%
Low volatility, shallow drawdowns, low market sensitivity and modest leverage.
- Volatility, 60 days (lower is better)Top 34%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 yearsBottom 11%
- Beta vs S&P 500 (lower is better)Top 48%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Bottom 12%
What changed
Latest four quarters versus the same period a year earlier (growth: versus one quarter earlier).
| Measure | Before | Now | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | -0.8% | -0.4% | ↑ |
| Gross margin | 27.4% | 25.0% | ↓ |
| Operating margin | 2.8% | 3.7% | ↑ |
| FCF margin | 9.5% | 5.1% | ↓ |
Fundamental momentum
| Measure | Now (TTM) | Year / quarter before | Sector rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM, YoY) | -0.4% | -0.8% | ↑ | Bottom 19% |
| Gross margin | 25.0% | 27.4% | ↓ | Bottom 42% |
| Operating margin | 3.7% | 2.8% | ↑ | Bottom 35% |
| Net margin | -0.2% | -1.1% | ↑ | — |
| Free-cash-flow margin | 5.1% | 9.5% | ↓ | — |
| Return on invested capital | 4.0% | — | Bottom 42% | |
| Revenue growth, 3-year CAGR | 0.6% | — | Bottom 31% |
Quality of earnings and balance sheet
- Accruals (net income − OCF) / assetsLower is better; high accruals can signal weaker earnings quality.
- -7.0%
- Stock-based compensation / revenueA cost to shareholders through dilution.
- 0.4%
- Receivables growth vs revenue growthReceivables growing much faster than sales can be a warning.
- -18.3 pp
- Net debt / EBITDABelow 1× is conservative; above 3× is high leverage.
- 5.75×
- Interest cover (operating income / interest)How many times operating profit covers interest.
- 1.1×
Shareholder returns
- Dividend yield (dividends paid, TTM)
- 0.00%
- Net buyback yield (TTM)
- 0.00%
- Shareholder yield
- 0.00%
- Share count change, 1 year
- +1.9%
- Share count change, 3-year CAGR
- +0.9%
Shareholder yield = dividends + net buybacks over the last four quarters, divided by market cap.
Based on the four quarters through Jul 3, 2026 (filed Aug 11, 2026).
Earnings and expectations
Earnings momentum
- Consecutive EPS beats
- 3
- Beats in the last 8 reports
- 4 of 8
- Average EPS surprise, last 4
- +44.6%
- Average 2-day reaction, last 8
- +6.6%
- Positive 20 days after report
- 4 of 8
Analysts
- Consensus price target
- $10.75
- Target vs current price
- -23.4%
- Analysts with a rating
- 7
- Share rating Buy or Strong Buy
- 14%
- Consensus rating
- Hold
How the stock reacted to recent reports
| Report date | EPS surprise | 2 days | 5 days | 20 days | 60 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 11, 2026 | +81.8% | +0.1% | -3.3% | -1.6% | — |
| May 12, 2026 | +77.8% | +29.0% | +30.9% | +38.4% | +48.9% |
| Feb 10, 2026 | +66.7% | +16.1% | +3.1% | +6.4% | +26.0% |
| Dec 1, 2025 | -47.7% | +3.7% | +8.0% | +3.5% | +20.8% |
| Aug 5, 2025 | +0.0% | +0.5% | -25.5% | -24.5% | -9.7% |
| May 6, 2025 | -133.3% | -1.9% | -26.2% | -28.0% | -31.8% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | +16.7% | -11.7% | -13.2% | -25.2% | -44.3% |
| Nov 21, 2024 | -15.4% | +17.4% | +21.6% | +17.1% | +1.1% |
Returns from the close before each report. Past reactions do not determine future ones.
Earnings history
| Report date | EPS | Estimate | Surprise | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 11, 2026 | $0.18 | $0.10 | +81.8% | $661.7M |
| May 12, 2026 | $0.16 | $0.09 | +77.8% | $659.4M |
| Feb 10, 2026 | $0.10 | $0.06 | +66.7% | $663.4M |
| Dec 1, 2025 | $0.03 | $0.06 | -47.7% | $712.0M |
| Aug 5, 2025 | $0.05 | $0.05 | +0.0% | $673.8M |
| May 6, 2025 | -$0.05 | $0.15 | -133.3% | $665.2M |
| Jan 31, 2025 | $0.14 | $0.12 | +16.7% | $683.8M |
| Nov 21, 2024 | $0.11 | $0.13 | -15.4% | $684.3M |
Valuation in context
| Multiple | Now | 5-year median | 5-year percentile | Sector rank (cheapness) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (forward) | 22.9× | — | — | — |
| EV / EBITDA | 14.1× | — | — | Top 39% |
| EV / Sales | 1.16× | — | — | Top 26% |
| Free-cash-flow yield | 7.36% | — | — | Top 18% |
| Earnings yield | -0.31% | — | — | Bottom 32% |
P/E over the past five years
Range 10.1× – 187.9× since Sep 30, 2022. Each point: price on the filing date divided by trailing-twelve-month EPS known then.
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
- 2
- Days above the 200-day average
- 207
- 50-day average slope (20 days)
- -3.8%
- 200-day average slope (20 days)
- +7.1%
- Distance from 50-day average
- +3.2%
- Distance from 200-day average
- +31.5%
- RSI (14)
- 57.8
- Relative volume
- 1.21×
Risk and drawdowns
- Volatility, 60 days (annualized)
- 35.2%
- Volatility vs own 5-year history
- 3th percentile · Low for this stock
- Beta vs S&P 500 (2 years, weekly)
- 1.04
- Correlation with S&P 500
- 0.28
- Current drawdown from 1-year high
- -15.0%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 years
- -81.8%
Largest declines in the past six years
| From peak | To low | Decline | Length | Recovery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 6, 2024 | Sep 17, 2025 | -81.8% | 404 days | Not yet recovered |
| Sep 28, 2023 | Oct 19, 2023 | -26.7% | 15 days | 41 days (Dec 18, 2023) |
Declines of 10% or more from a closing high, measured on daily closes.
Financial statements
- Market cap
- $1.85B
- EPS, diluted (TTM)
- -$0.04
- Revenue (TTM)
- $2.70B
- 52-week range
- $4.50 – $16.90
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $2.46B | $2.69B | $2.83B | $2.81B | $2.73B |
| Gross profit | $690.9M | $777.3M | $855.1M | $815.9M | $724.8M |
| Operating income | $96.2M | $192.2M | $217.9M | $158.0M | $64.4M |
| Net income | $74.3M | $141.7M | $213.2M | $21.0M | -$40.2M |
| EPS (diluted) | $0.57 | $1.09 | $1.63 | $0.16 | -$0.31 |
| Q4 2024 | Q1 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q4 2025 | Q1 2026 | Q2 2026 | Q3 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $684.3M | $683.8M | $665.2M | $673.8M | $712.0M | $663.4M | $659.4M | $661.7M |
| Net income | -$2.3M | $832,000 | -$27.8M | -$676,000 | -$12.5M | -$6.4M | $2.6M | $11.0M |
| EPS (diluted) | -$0.02 | $0.01 | -$0.21 | -$0.01 | -$0.10 | -$0.05 | $0.02 | $0.08 |
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $244.3M | $232.8M | $257.0M | $471.8M | $64.2M |
| Capital expenditure | -$90.1M | -$76.4M | -$77.9M | -$78.9M | -$58.5M |
| Free cash flow | $154.2M | $156.4M | $179.1M | $392.9M | $5.8M |
| Dividends paid | -$95.6M | -$134.5M | -$1.69B | -$19.9M | -$13.8M |
| Net share buybacks | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Cash outflows are shown as negative numbers.
- Cash and short-term investments
- $57.7M
- Total assets
- $2.83B
- Total liabilities
- $1.95B
- Total debt
- $1.34B
- Net debt
- $1.28B
- Shareholders’ equity
- $877.7M
As of Jul 3, 2026 (filed Aug 11, 2026).
Dividends
| Ex-date | Amount | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 21, 2025 | $0.04 | Mar 18, 2025 |
| Dec 13, 2024 | $0.04 | Jan 6, 2025 |
| Sep 13, 2024 | $0.04 | Oct 3, 2024 |
| Jun 14, 2024 | $0.04 | Jul 2, 2024 |
| Mar 14, 2024 | $0.04 | Apr 4, 2024 |
| Dec 14, 2023 | $0.04 | Jan 4, 2024 |
Short interest
- Shares sold short
- 9,575,357
- Days to cover
- 6.27
- Change vs previous report
- +20.6%
FINRA short interest, settlement date Sep 15, 2026.