NYSE · UTZ

Utz Brands, Inc.

Consumer Defensive · Packaged Foods

$14.28▲ 0.32% ($0.04)today

As of 1:25 PM ET

52-week

$6.78$14.30

Market cap

$1.26B

P/E

1,566.21

Volume

403.36K

Shares outstanding

88.61M

What the market price implies · Reverse DCF

Historical revenue grew by 5.07%/yr over the past 4 years.

Selected forecast · Base scenario

1.82%/yr · actual 10-year annualized revenue growth

Year 1 growth: 2.85%

Market-implied · Base operating assumptions + edited margins

Unavailable · flat 10-year annualized revenue growth

Reverse DCF solves revenue growth itself using Base operating assumptions and your edited margins. Changing forecast growth alone does not change the implied rate. This is a model-implied requirement, not an analyst forecast.

No supported revenue growth rate matches this price with these operating assumptions.

Valuation

Recommended · Revenue & margin DCF

Price used

$14.28

Estimated value / share

Unavailable

Base scenario

USD · TTM ending 2026-06-28

Every projected year produces negative free cash flow, so the model returns a negative enterprise value. A discounted-cash-flow valuation cannot be defended on those inputs, so it is not shown.

Year 1 growth 2.85% · Ending margin 0% · Discount rate 8.65%

Assumption scenarios, not statistical confidence intervals.

Method, dates & sources

Estimated from future revenue, operating margins, and the investment needed to support them.

Price timestamp: Sep 15, 2026, 5:25 PM UTC
Financial statement period: TTM ending 2026-06-28
Data refreshed: Sep 15, 2026, 5:25 PM UTC · provider

Why this method?

FCFF is positive, but it is still too unstable and too short-lived to anchor even a normalized FCFF DCF. Use revenue and margin assumptions instead of compounding current FCFF.

Is FCFF positive and has it been for 3+ consecutive years? 3 consecutive positive FCFF years are available.

Is FCFF stable (not swinging >30% year to year)? The largest recent FCFF swing is 679.1%.

Do you have 5+ years of positive FCFF history? Only 3 consecutive positive FCFF years are available.

Price vs Fundamentals

Why The Stock Is Moving

Mixed / unclearLow confidence

1Y Price: 13.98%Revenue (TTM): 1.95%FCF (TTM): 311.83%P/FCF: 14th pct

What changed

The stock rose 13.98% over the last year. Revenue grew 1.95% over the trailing twelve months. Operating margin moved from 2.72% to -5.21%. Free cash flow grew 311.83% over the trailing twelve months.

What the market seems to be pricing

The stock has moved higher against modestly improving underlying metrics. The operating data does not yet tell a clear story — the move may reflect sentiment, sector rotation, or macro factors rather than company-specific earnings power.

What would invalidate this read

Operating margin currently stands at -5.21%. A decisive move in revenue — currently up 1.95% — would be the clearest signal to resolve the ambiguity.

Performance

Return analysis

Company profile

Utz Brands, Inc. operates as a leading producer and marketer within the snack food industry.

CEOHoward A. Friedman

SectorConsumer Defensive

IndustryPackaged Foods

Employees3,200

IPO dateNov 26, 2018

https://www.utzsnacks.com

Market multiples

Forward P/E—

EV/EBITDA15.61

Enterprise value$1.95B

Stock splits

No stock splits recorded for this ticker.

Profitability & growth

Revenue growth1.39%

Gross margin (FY2025)22.39%▼12.7ppvs FY2024

Operating margin (FY2025)6.85%▲2.7ppvs FY2024

ROE-4.06%▼4.2ppvs FY2025

Analyst consensus

RatingHold

Target price$13.14▼7.95%

Buy

Hold

Sell

Analyst ratings tend to be lagging indicators. Use as one signal among many.

Earnings

Full quarter-by-quarter history of actuals vs estimates. Switch into compare mode to inspect one metric year-over-year.

Next report

Oct 29, 2026

Q4 FY26 · EPS est $0.24 · Revenue est $385.04M

View

Dividends

$0.25/shareQuarterlyEx-div Sep 21, 2026 · in 6dAt Risk

UTZ pays a dividend with a 1.77% declared yield, growing at 3.71% annually, covered 0.4× by free cash flow.

Declared Yield

1.77%

Annual Div / Share

$0.25

5yr CAGR

+3.71%

Doubles every ~19.0yr

Payout Ratio

—

At Risk

Dividend Growth Rate

3yr CAGR

+3.39%

5yr CAGR

+3.71%

Dividend Safety

0/10At Risk

Dividend History

Annualized dividend cycles per share

YearAnnual DivYoY

2026$0.25-1.2%

2025$0.26-4.1%

2024$0.27+16.7%

2023$0.23+5.6%

2022$0.22+2.9%

2021$0.21—

Income Projection

Invest

USD

Growth rate:

Reinvest dividends

Today

$18/yr

$1/mo

In 5 yrs

$21/yr+20%

$2/mo

In 10 yrs

$25/yr+44%

$2/mo

Today	In 5 yrs	In 10 yrs
$18/yr $1/mo	$21/yr+20% $2/mo	$25/yr+44% $2/mo

Yield-on-cost grows from 1.77% → 2.54% over 10yr

Analysis

Dividend Strengths

No strong strength signal stands out from the latest period pair.

Risks to Watch

Dividend exceeds free cash flow

Free cash flow covers only 0.42× the dividend. The company is paying out more than it generates in cash, which is unsustainable without borrowing or asset sales.

NYSE · UTZ

Utz Brands, Inc.

Consumer Defensive · Packaged Foods

$14.28▲ 0.32% ($0.04)today

As of 1:25 PM ET

52-week

$6.78$14.30

Market cap

$1.26B

P/E

1,566.21

Volume

403.36K

Shares outstanding

88.61M

What the market price implies · Reverse DCF

Historical revenue grew by 5.07%/yr over the past 4 years.

Selected forecast · Base scenario

1.82%/yr · actual 10-year annualized revenue growth

Year 1 growth: 2.85%

Market-implied · Base operating assumptions + edited margins

Unavailable · flat 10-year annualized revenue growth

No supported revenue growth rate matches this price with these operating assumptions.

Valuation

Recommended · Revenue & margin DCF

Price used

$14.28

Estimated value / share

Unavailable

Base scenario

USD · TTM ending 2026-06-28

Every projected year produces negative free cash flow, so the model returns a negative enterprise value. A discounted-cash-flow valuation cannot be defended on those inputs, so it is not shown.

Year 1 growth 2.85% · Ending margin 0% · Discount rate 8.65%

Assumption scenarios, not statistical confidence intervals.

Method, dates & sources

Estimated from future revenue, operating margins, and the investment needed to support them.

Price timestamp: Sep 15, 2026, 5:25 PM UTC
Financial statement period: TTM ending 2026-06-28
Data refreshed: Sep 15, 2026, 5:25 PM UTC · provider

Why this method?

FCFF is positive, but it is still too unstable and too short-lived to anchor even a normalized FCFF DCF. Use revenue and margin assumptions instead of compounding current FCFF.

Is FCFF positive and has it been for 3+ consecutive years? 3 consecutive positive FCFF years are available.

Is FCFF stable (not swinging >30% year to year)? The largest recent FCFF swing is 679.1%.

Do you have 5+ years of positive FCFF history? Only 3 consecutive positive FCFF years are available.

Price vs Fundamentals

Why The Stock Is Moving

Mixed / unclearLow confidence

1Y Price: 13.98%Revenue (TTM): 1.95%FCF (TTM): 311.83%P/FCF: 14th pct

What changed

The stock rose 13.98% over the last year. Revenue grew 1.95% over the trailing twelve months. Operating margin moved from 2.72% to -5.21%. Free cash flow grew 311.83% over the trailing twelve months.

What the market seems to be pricing

What would invalidate this read

Operating margin currently stands at -5.21%. A decisive move in revenue — currently up 1.95% — would be the clearest signal to resolve the ambiguity.

Performance

Return analysis

Company profile

Utz Brands, Inc. operates as a leading producer and marketer within the snack food industry.

CEOHoward A. Friedman

SectorConsumer Defensive

IndustryPackaged Foods

Employees3,200

IPO dateNov 26, 2018

https://www.utzsnacks.com

Market multiples

Forward P/E—

EV/EBITDA15.61

Enterprise value$1.95B

Stock splits

No stock splits recorded for this ticker.

Profitability & growth

Revenue growth1.39%

Gross margin (FY2025)22.39%▼12.7ppvs FY2024

Operating margin (FY2025)6.85%▲2.7ppvs FY2024

ROE-4.06%▼4.2ppvs FY2025

Analyst consensus

RatingHold

Target price$13.14▼7.95%

Buy

Hold

Sell

Analyst ratings tend to be lagging indicators. Use as one signal among many.

Earnings

Full quarter-by-quarter history of actuals vs estimates. Switch into compare mode to inspect one metric year-over-year.

Next report

Oct 29, 2026

Q4 FY26 · EPS est $0.24 · Revenue est $385.04M

View

Dividends

$0.25/shareQuarterlyEx-div Sep 21, 2026 · in 6dAt Risk

UTZ pays a dividend with a 1.77% declared yield, growing at 3.71% annually, covered 0.4× by free cash flow.

Declared Yield

1.77%

Annual Div / Share

$0.25

5yr CAGR

+3.71%

Doubles every ~19.0yr

Payout Ratio

—

At Risk

Dividend Growth Rate

3yr CAGR

+3.39%

5yr CAGR

+3.71%

Dividend Safety

0/10At Risk

Dividend History

Annualized dividend cycles per share

YearAnnual DivYoY

2026$0.25-1.2%

2025$0.26-4.1%

2024$0.27+16.7%

2023$0.23+5.6%

2022$0.22+2.9%

2021$0.21—

Income Projection

Invest

USD

Growth rate:

Reinvest dividends

Today

$18/yr

$1/mo

In 5 yrs

$21/yr+20%

$2/mo

In 10 yrs

$25/yr+44%

$2/mo

Today	In 5 yrs	In 10 yrs
$18/yr $1/mo	$21/yr+20% $2/mo	$25/yr+44% $2/mo

Yield-on-cost grows from 1.77% → 2.54% over 10yr

Analysis

Dividend Strengths

No strong strength signal stands out from the latest period pair.

Risks to Watch

Dividend exceeds free cash flow

Free cash flow covers only 0.42× the dividend. The company is paying out more than it generates in cash, which is unsustainable without borrowing or asset sales.