LESLIE'S INC (LESL) Stock Fundamental Analysis

USA • Nasdaq • NASDAQ:LESL • US5270642086

1.33 USD
+0.02 (+1.53%)
Last: Feb 10, 2026, 11:09 AM
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Fundamental Rating

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Overall LESL gets a fundamental rating of 2 out of 10. We evaluated LESL against 120 industry peers in the Specialty Retail industry. Both the profitability and financial health of LESL have multiple concerns. LESL has a expensive valuation and it also scores bad on growth.


Dividend Valuation Growth Profitability Health

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

  • In the past year LESL has reported negative net income.
  • LESL had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
  • In multiple years LESL reported negative net income over the last 5 years.
  • In the past 5 years LESL always reported a positive cash flow from operatings.
LESL Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFLESL Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 100M -100M 200M -200M

1.2 Ratios

  • With a Return On Assets value of -31.96%, LESL is not doing good in the industry: 86.67% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
  • Looking at the Return On Invested Capital, with a value of 3.21%, LESL is in line with its industry, outperforming 51.67% of the companies in the same industry.
  • LESL had an Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years of 6.59%. This is significantly below the industry average of 12.16%.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -31.96%
ROE N/A
ROIC 3.21%
ROA(3y)-10.52%
ROA(5y)-1.02%
ROE(3y)N/A
ROE(5y)N/A
ROIC(3y)6.59%
ROIC(5y)13.56%
LESL Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICLESL Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 20 -20 40 -40 -60 -80

1.3 Margins

  • LESL has a Operating Margin of 1.74%. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: LESL outperforms 49.17% of its industry peers.
  • In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of LESL has declined.
  • LESL's Gross Margin of 35.40% is in line compared to the rest of the industry. LESL outperforms 46.67% of its industry peers.
  • LESL's Gross Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM 1.74%
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 35.4%
OM growth 3Y-51.52%
OM growth 5Y-34.04%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y-6.37%
GM growth 5Y-3.09%
LESL Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsLESL Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 20 40

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

  • The Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), so LESL is destroying value.
  • The number of shares outstanding for LESL has been increased compared to 1 year ago.
  • Compared to 5 years ago, LESL has less shares outstanding
  • Compared to 1 year ago, LESL has a worse debt to assets ratio.
LESL Yearly Shares OutstandingLESL Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2M 4M 6M 8M
LESL Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsLESL Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 200M 400M 600M 800M 1B

2.2 Solvency

  • LESL has an Altman-Z score of 0.99. This is a bad value and indicates that LESL is not financially healthy and even has some risk of bankruptcy.
  • LESL has a Altman-Z score of 0.99. This is in the lower half of the industry: LESL underperforms 71.67% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity N/A
Debt/FCF N/A
Altman-Z 0.99
ROIC/WACC0.47
WACC6.9%
LESL Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFLESL Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 500M -500M 1B

2.3 Liquidity

  • A Current Ratio of 1.57 indicates that LESL should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.
  • LESL has a better Current ratio (1.57) than 64.17% of its industry peers.
  • LESL has a Quick Ratio of 1.57. This is a bad value and indicates that LESL is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
  • LESL's Quick ratio of 0.58 is in line compared to the rest of the industry. LESL outperforms 55.00% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 1.57
Quick Ratio 0.58
LESL Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesLESL Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 200M 400M 600M

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

  • The earnings per share for LESL have decreased strongly by -2555.00% in the last year.
  • The Revenue has decreased by -6.63% in the past year.
  • Measured over the past years, LESL shows a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue has been growing by 2.23% on average per year.
EPS 1Y (TTM)-2555%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%-77.5%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-6.63%
Revenue growth 3Y-7.36%
Revenue growth 5Y2.23%
Sales Q2Q%-2.17%

3.2 Future

  • Based on estimates for the next years, LESL will show a very strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS will grow by 20.43% on average per year.
  • LESL is expected to show a decrease in Revenue. In the coming years, the Revenue will decrease by -0.27% yearly.
EPS Next Y57.96%
EPS Next 2Y35.97%
EPS Next 3Y20.43%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year-4.49%
Revenue Next 2Y-1.17%
Revenue Next 3Y-0.27%
Revenue Next 5YN/A

3.3 Evolution

  • When comparing the Revenue growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is decreasing.
LESL Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesLESL Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 500M 1B 1.5B
LESL Yearly EPS VS EstimatesLESL Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 0 5 -5 10 15

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • The Price/Earnings Ratio is negative for LESL. In the last year negative earnings were reported.
  • Also next year LESL is expected to report negative earnings again, which makes the also the Forward Price/Earnings Ratio negative.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE N/A
LESL Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsLESL Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 0 20 40 60

4.2 Price Multiples

  • LESL's Enterprise Value to EBITDA is on the same level as the industry average.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF N/A
EV/EBITDA 12.7
LESL Per share dataLESL EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 0 50 100

4.3 Compensation for Growth

  • LESL's earnings are expected to grow with 20.43% in the coming years. This may justify a more expensive valuation.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y35.97%
EPS Next 3Y20.43%

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

  • No dividends for LESL!.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%

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LESLIE'S INC

NASDAQ:LESL (2/10/2026, 11:09:30 AM)

1.33

+0.02 (+1.53%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS IndustryGroupConsumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail
GICS IndustrySpecialty Retail
Earnings (Last)02-04
Earnings (Next)05-06
Inst Owners68.53%
Inst Owner Change-5.74%
Ins Owners0.83%
Ins Owner Change0.06%
Market Cap12.36M
Revenue(TTM)1.24B
Net Income(TTM)-236.97M
Analysts73.85
Price Target3.44 (158.65%)
Short Float %10.32%
Short Ratio4.25
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%
Yearly DividendN/A
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DPN/A
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)0
Avg EPS beat(2)-61.59%
Min EPS beat(2)-93.23%
Max EPS beat(2)-29.95%
EPS beat(4)0
Avg EPS beat(4)-31.59%
Min EPS beat(4)-93.23%
Max EPS beat(4)-0.6%
EPS beat(8)3
Avg EPS beat(8)-24.03%
EPS beat(12)3
Avg EPS beat(12)-21.85%
EPS beat(16)6
Avg EPS beat(16)-12.72%
Revenue beat(2)1
Avg Revenue beat(2)-2.35%
Min Revenue beat(2)-7.65%
Max Revenue beat(2)2.95%
Revenue beat(4)1
Avg Revenue beat(4)-2.94%
Min Revenue beat(4)-7.65%
Max Revenue beat(4)2.95%
Revenue beat(8)2
Avg Revenue beat(8)-3.11%
Revenue beat(12)4
Avg Revenue beat(12)-2.23%
Revenue beat(16)6
Avg Revenue beat(16)-1.02%
PT rev (1m)-38.98%
PT rev (3m)-57.88%
EPS NQ rev (1m)-3.64%
EPS NQ rev (3m)-0.53%
EPS NY rev (1m)-18.28%
EPS NY rev (3m)-14.31%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)0.09%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)-5.19%
Revenue NY rev (1m)-1.65%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-4.1%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE N/A
P/S 0.01
P/FCF N/A
P/OCF 1.4
P/B N/A
P/tB N/A
EV/EBITDA 12.7
EPS(TTM)-5.31
EYN/A
EPS(NY)-2.23
Fwd EYN/A
FCF(TTM)-1.79
FCFYN/A
OCF(TTM)0.95
OCFY71.4%
SpS133.68
BVpS-43.92
TBVpS-47.23
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham NumberN/A
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -31.96%
ROE N/A
ROCE 4.06%
ROIC 3.21%
ROICexc 3.65%
ROICexgc 3.91%
OM 1.74%
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 35.4%
FCFM N/A
ROA(3y)-10.52%
ROA(5y)-1.02%
ROE(3y)N/A
ROE(5y)N/A
ROIC(3y)6.59%
ROIC(5y)13.56%
ROICexc(3y)7.33%
ROICexc(5y)18.96%
ROICexgc(3y)10.02%
ROICexgc(5y)27.77%
ROCE(3y)8.35%
ROCE(5y)17.16%
ROICexgc growth 3Y-55.15%
ROICexgc growth 5Y-41.78%
ROICexc growth 3Y-49.91%
ROICexc growth 5Y-37.08%
OM growth 3Y-51.52%
OM growth 5Y-34.04%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y-6.37%
GM growth 5Y-3.09%
F-Score3
Asset Turnover1.67
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity N/A
Debt/FCF N/A
Debt/EBITDA 13.65
Cap/Depr 76.17%
Cap/Sales 2.05%
Interest Coverage 0.33
Cash Conversion 16.01%
Profit Quality N/A
Current Ratio 1.57
Quick Ratio 0.58
Altman-Z 0.99
F-Score3
WACC6.9%
ROIC/WACC0.47
Cap/Depr(3y)110.73%
Cap/Depr(5y)108.75%
Cap/Sales(3y)2.75%
Cap/Sales(5y)2.49%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)-2555%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%-77.5%
EPS Next Y57.96%
EPS Next 2Y35.97%
EPS Next 3Y20.43%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-6.63%
Revenue growth 3Y-7.36%
Revenue growth 5Y2.23%
Sales Q2Q%-2.17%
Revenue Next Year-4.49%
Revenue Next 2Y-1.17%
Revenue Next 3Y-0.27%
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y-67.72%
EBIT growth 3Y-55.09%
EBIT growth 5Y-32.57%
EBIT Next Year209.29%
EBIT Next 3Y52.02%
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y-127.68%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y-91.79%
OCF growth 3Y-49.02%
OCF growth 5Y-38.72%

LESLIE'S INC / LESL FAQ

What is the fundamental rating for LESL stock?

ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 2 / 10 to LESL.


Can you provide the valuation status for LESLIE'S INC?

ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 1 / 10 to LESLIE'S INC (LESL). This can be considered as Overvalued.


How profitable is LESLIE'S INC (LESL) stock?

LESLIE'S INC (LESL) has a profitability rating of 2 / 10.