UTZ BRANDS INC (UTZ) Fundamental Analysis & Valuation

NYSE:UTZ • US9180901012

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-0.33 (-4.02%)
At close: Mar 10, 2026
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After Hours: 3/10/2026, 7:00:00 PM
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This UTZ fundamental analysis includes valuation metrics, fair value assessment, financial health analysis, profitability trends, growth metrics and dividend sustainability analysis.

Fundamental Rating

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Overall UTZ gets a fundamental rating of 3 out of 10. We evaluated UTZ against 88 industry peers in the Food Products industry. UTZ has a bad profitability rating. Also its financial health evaluation is rather negative. UTZ has a decent growth rate and is not valued too expensively.


Dividend Valuation Growth Profitability Health

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1. UTZ Profitability Analysis

1.1 Basic Checks

  • In the past year UTZ was profitable.
  • UTZ had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
  • The reported net income has been mixed in the past 5 years: UTZ reported negative net income in multiple years.
  • In the past 5 years UTZ always reported a positive cash flow from operatings.
UTZ Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFUTZ 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 50M -50M 100M

1.2 Ratios

  • Looking at the Return On Assets, with a value of 0.03%, UTZ is in line with its industry, outperforming 43.18% of the companies in the same industry.
  • UTZ has a Return On Equity (0.11%) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.
  • UTZ has a Return On Invested Capital of 0.33%. This is in the lower half of the industry: UTZ underperforms 60.23% of its industry peers.
  • Measured over the past 3 years, the Average Return On Invested Capital for UTZ is significantly below the industry average of 7.13%.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 0.03%
ROE 0.11%
ROIC 0.33%
ROA(3y)-0.1%
ROA(5y)0.09%
ROE(3y)-0.44%
ROE(5y)0.33%
ROIC(3y)1.01%
ROIC(5y)0.69%
UTZ Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICUTZ Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 -5 -10 -15

1.3 Margins

  • The Profit Margin of UTZ (0.06%) is comparable to the rest of the industry.
  • The Operating Margin of UTZ (0.72%) is comparable to the rest of the industry.
  • UTZ's Operating Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
  • Looking at the Gross Margin, with a value of 24.91%, UTZ is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 62.50% of the companies in the same industry.
  • UTZ's Gross Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM 0.72%
PM (TTM) 0.06%
GM 24.91%
OM growth 3Y29.9%
OM growth 5Y-25.26%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y-7.91%
GM growth 5Y-6.31%
UTZ Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsUTZ Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 10 -10 20 30

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2. UTZ Health Analysis

2.1 Basic Checks

  • With a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) below the Cost of Capital (WACC), UTZ is destroying value.
  • The number of shares outstanding for UTZ has been increased compared to 1 year ago.
  • Compared to 5 years ago, UTZ has more shares outstanding
  • UTZ has a worse debt/assets ratio than last year.
UTZ Yearly Shares OutstandingUTZ Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 50M 100M
UTZ Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsUTZ Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 500M 1B 1.5B 2B 2.5B

2.2 Solvency

  • Based on the Altman-Z score of 0.73, we must say that UTZ is in the distress zone and has some risk of bankruptcy.
  • UTZ's Altman-Z score of 0.73 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. UTZ is outperformed by 71.59% of its industry peers.
  • The Debt to FCF ratio of UTZ is 92.59, which is on the high side as it means it would take UTZ, 92.59 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.
  • UTZ's Debt to FCF ratio of 92.59 is in line compared to the rest of the industry. UTZ outperforms 47.73% of its industry peers.
  • A Debt/Equity ratio of 1.17 is on the high side and indicates that UTZ has dependencies on debt financing.
  • The Debt to Equity ratio of UTZ (1.17) is worse than 73.86% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 1.17
Debt/FCF 92.59
Altman-Z 0.73
ROIC/WACC0.05
WACC7.14%
UTZ Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFUTZ Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 200M 400M 600M 800M

2.3 Liquidity

  • UTZ has a Current Ratio of 1.19. This is a normal value and indicates that UTZ is financially healthy and should not expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
  • With a Current ratio value of 1.19, UTZ is not doing good in the industry: 67.05% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
  • UTZ has a Quick Ratio of 1.19. This is a bad value and indicates that UTZ is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
  • UTZ has a Quick ratio (0.82) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 1.19
Quick Ratio 0.82
UTZ Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesUTZ Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 100M 200M 300M

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3. UTZ Growth Analysis

3.1 Past

  • UTZ shows a small growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year, the EPS has grown by 7.89%.
  • UTZ shows quite a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. Measured over the last years, the EPS has been growing by 14.24% yearly.
  • The Revenue has been growing slightly by 2.09% in the past year.
  • The Revenue has been growing by 8.33% on average over the past years. This is quite good.
EPS 1Y (TTM)7.89%
EPS 3Y14.24%
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%18.18%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)2.09%
Revenue growth 3Y0.71%
Revenue growth 5Y8.33%
Sales Q2Q%0.34%

3.2 Future

  • UTZ is expected to show a small growth in Earnings Per Share. In the coming years, the EPS will grow by 4.26% yearly.
  • Based on estimates for the next years, UTZ will show a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue will grow by 6.19% on average per year.
EPS Next Y-1.85%
EPS Next 2Y1.81%
EPS Next 3Y4.26%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year3.85%
Revenue Next 2Y2.71%
Revenue Next 3Y3.07%
Revenue Next 5Y6.19%

3.3 Evolution

  • When comparing the EPS growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is decreasing.
  • 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.
UTZ Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesUTZ Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 500M 1B 1.5B
UTZ Yearly EPS VS EstimatesUTZ Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8

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4. UTZ Valuation Analysis

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • A Price/Earnings ratio of 9.61 indicates a reasonable valuation of UTZ.
  • UTZ's Price/Earnings ratio is rather cheap when compared to the industry. UTZ is cheaper than 85.23% of the companies in the same industry.
  • Compared to an average S&P500 Price/Earnings ratio of 26.25, UTZ is valued rather cheaply.
  • The Price/Forward Earnings ratio is 9.79, which indicates a very decent valuation of UTZ.
  • 89.77% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than UTZ, based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio.
  • Compared to an average S&P500 Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 24.39, UTZ is valued rather cheaply.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 9.61
Fwd PE 9.79
UTZ Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsUTZ Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 5 10 15 20 25

4.2 Price Multiples

  • The rest of the industry has a similar Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio as UTZ.
  • The rest of the industry has a similar Price/Free Cash Flow ratio as UTZ.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF 120.53
EV/EBITDA 20.82
UTZ Per share dataUTZ EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 0 5 -5 10

4.3 Compensation for Growth

PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y1.81%
EPS Next 3Y4.26%

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5. UTZ Dividend Analysis

5.1 Amount

  • UTZ has a Yearly Dividend Yield of 2.67%. Purely for dividend investing, there may be better candidates out there.
  • In the last 3 months the price of UTZ has falen by -22.97%. A price decline artificially increases the dividend yield. It may be a sign investors do not expect the dividend to last.
  • UTZ's Dividend Yield is a higher than the industry average which is at 2.30.
  • UTZ's Dividend Yield is a higher than the S&P500 average which is at 1.82.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 2.67%

5.2 History

  • UTZ has been paying a dividend for over 5 years, so it has already some track record.
  • UTZ has not decreased its dividend in the last 3 years.
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
Div Incr Years4
Div Non Decr Years4
UTZ Yearly Dividends per shareUTZ Yearly Dividends per shareYearly Dividends per share 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0.05 0.1 0.15 0.2 0.25

5.3 Sustainability

  • UTZ pays out 2780.55% of its income as dividend. This is not a sustainable payout ratio.
DP2780.55%
EPS Next 2Y1.81%
EPS Next 3Y4.26%
UTZ Yearly Income VS Free CF VS DividendUTZ Yearly Income VS Free CF VS DividendYearly Income VS Free CF VS Dividend 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 20M -20M -40M -60M -80M
UTZ Dividend Payout.UTZ Dividend Payout, showing the Payout Ratio.UTZ Dividend Payout.PayoutRetained Earnings

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UTZ Fundamentals: All Metrics, Ratios and Statistics

UTZ BRANDS INC

NYSE:UTZ (3/10/2026, 7:00:00 PM)

After market: 7.88 0 (0%)

7.88

-0.33 (-4.02%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorConsumer Staples
GICS IndustryGroupFood, Beverage & Tobacco
GICS IndustryFood Products
Earnings (Last)02-12
Earnings (Next)04-29
Inst Owners86.8%
Inst Owner Change-9.81%
Ins Owners12.8%
Ins Owner Change5.02%
Market Cap1.13B
Revenue(TTM)1.44B
Net Income(TTM)802.00K
Analysts80
Price Target13.57 (72.21%)
Short Float %7.82%
Short Ratio3.29
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 2.67%
Yearly Dividend0.16
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DP2780.55%
Div Incr Years4
Div Non Decr Years4
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)1
Avg EPS beat(2)-0.09%
Min EPS beat(2)-0.9%
Max EPS beat(2)0.71%
EPS beat(4)2
Avg EPS beat(4)-1.15%
Min EPS beat(4)-7.42%
Max EPS beat(4)2.99%
EPS beat(8)6
Avg EPS beat(8)4.79%
EPS beat(12)9
Avg EPS beat(12)5.6%
EPS beat(16)13
Avg EPS beat(16)8.81%
Revenue beat(2)0
Avg Revenue beat(2)-0.73%
Min Revenue beat(2)-1.35%
Max Revenue beat(2)-0.1%
Revenue beat(4)1
Avg Revenue beat(4)-0.42%
Min Revenue beat(4)-1.35%
Max Revenue beat(4)0.28%
Revenue beat(8)1
Avg Revenue beat(8)-1.01%
Revenue beat(12)1
Avg Revenue beat(12)-0.95%
Revenue beat(16)5
Avg Revenue beat(16)0.61%
PT rev (1m)-8.28%
PT rev (3m)-13.35%
EPS NQ rev (1m)-16.02%
EPS NQ rev (3m)-16.51%
EPS NY rev (1m)-10.38%
EPS NY rev (3m)-10.69%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)0.24%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)0.14%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0.87%
Revenue NY rev (3m)0.4%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 9.61
Fwd PE 9.79
P/S 0.79
P/FCF 120.53
P/OCF 10.1
P/B 1.59
P/tB N/A
EV/EBITDA 20.82
EPS(TTM)0.82
EY10.41%
EPS(NY)0.8
Fwd EY10.21%
FCF(TTM)0.07
FCFY0.83%
OCF(TTM)0.78
OCFY9.9%
SpS10.01
BVpS4.96
TBVpS-7.76
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham Number9.57
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 0.03%
ROE 0.11%
ROCE 0.42%
ROIC 0.33%
ROICexc 0.35%
ROICexgc 1.56%
OM 0.72%
PM (TTM) 0.06%
GM 24.91%
FCFM 0.65%
ROA(3y)-0.1%
ROA(5y)0.09%
ROE(3y)-0.44%
ROE(5y)0.33%
ROIC(3y)1.01%
ROIC(5y)0.69%
ROICexc(3y)1.03%
ROICexc(5y)0.7%
ROICexgc(3y)4.85%
ROICexgc(5y)3.37%
ROCE(3y)1.27%
ROCE(5y)0.87%
ROICexgc growth 3Y30.35%
ROICexgc growth 5Y-27.33%
ROICexc growth 3Y34.09%
ROICexc growth 5Y-19.12%
OM growth 3Y29.9%
OM growth 5Y-25.26%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y-7.91%
GM growth 5Y-6.31%
F-Score5
Asset Turnover0.52
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 1.17
Debt/FCF 92.59
Debt/EBITDA 8.98
Cap/Depr 124.76%
Cap/Sales 7.14%
Interest Coverage 0.23
Cash Conversion 121.02%
Profit Quality 1172.07%
Current Ratio 1.19
Quick Ratio 0.82
Altman-Z 0.73
F-Score5
WACC7.14%
ROIC/WACC0.05
Cap/Depr(3y)115.64%
Cap/Depr(5y)97.95%
Cap/Sales(3y)6.22%
Cap/Sales(5y)5.55%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)7.89%
EPS 3Y14.24%
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%18.18%
EPS Next Y-1.85%
EPS Next 2Y1.81%
EPS Next 3Y4.26%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)2.09%
Revenue growth 3Y0.71%
Revenue growth 5Y8.33%
Sales Q2Q%0.34%
Revenue Next Year3.85%
Revenue Next 2Y2.71%
Revenue Next 3Y3.07%
Revenue Next 5Y6.19%
EBIT growth 1Y-82.51%
EBIT growth 3Y30.83%
EBIT growth 5Y-19.03%
EBIT Next Year23.83%
EBIT Next 3Y10.95%
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y655.23%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y5.68%
OCF growth 3Y32.54%
OCF growth 5Y30.45%

UTZ BRANDS INC / UTZ FAQ

Can you provide the ChartMill fundamental rating for UTZ BRANDS INC?

ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 3 / 10 to UTZ.


What is the valuation status for UTZ stock?

ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 5 / 10 to UTZ BRANDS INC (UTZ). This can be considered as Fairly Valued.


What is the profitability of UTZ stock?

UTZ BRANDS INC (UTZ) has a profitability rating of 3 / 10.


Can you provide the PE and PB ratios for UTZ stock?

The Price/Earnings (PE) ratio for UTZ BRANDS INC (UTZ) is 9.61 and the Price/Book (PB) ratio is 1.59.


Can you provide the expected EPS growth for UTZ stock?

The Earnings per Share (EPS) of UTZ BRANDS INC (UTZ) is expected to decline by -1.85% in the next year.