Nathans Famous PE ratio NATH

Share price divided by earnings per share over the last twelve months, since 2012.

Today, Oct 23, 2026: 21.1×
10-year median: 18.1×
Against its 10-year history: 72nd; percentile: 0 is its lowest day, 100 its highest
10-year range: 12.4× to 162×
Peer median: 26.5×

Nathans Famous' PE ratio is 21.1× as of Oct 23, 2026: a share price of $102.05 against $4.83 of earnings per share over the last twelve months.

That is above its ten-year median of 18.1×, higher than on 72% of days in the last ten years.

Over that time it ranged from 12.4× in Aug 2019 to 162× in Jul 2018.

The median for 10 restaurant stocks of a similar size is 26.5×.

PE ratio over time

median 18.1×

The dashed line is the 10-year median and the shaded band the middle half of its days.

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Year by year

Year	End of year	Low	High
2026 so far	21.1×	16.4×	21.1×
2025	17.0×	14.4×	19.6×
2024	14.8×	13.8×	16.8×
2023	16.2×	12.9×	17.7×
2022	15.9×	14.4×	18.9×
2021	18.9×	18.8×	26.4×
2020	19.0×	13.1×	21.5×
2019	14.4×	12.4×	55.1×
2018	46.8×	39.6×	162×
2017	42.7×	34.0×	56.5×
2016	38.9×	26.1×	38.9×
2015	26.2×	12.0×	36.6×
2014	34.7×	25.9×	36.5×
2013	27.2×	22.2×	36.4×
2012	22.0×	18.8×	25.2×

Against its peers

Companies in Restaurants nearest Nathans Famous' size, closest first, today.

Company	PE ratio
NATHNathans Famous	21.1×
LOCOEl Pollo Loco	12.3×
BRCBBlack Rock Coffee Bar	164×
PTLOPortillo's	23.4×
PZZAPapa Johns International	22.9×
FWRGFirst Watch Restaurant	37.6×
BLMNBloomin' Brands	29.7×
JACKJack in the Box	6.4×
SGSweetgreen	98.2×
WENWendy's	9.4×
BJRIBJs RESTAURANTS INC	30.2×
Peer median	26.5×

Where Nathans Famous ranks

#11of 28Restaurant stocks with the lowest PE ratio

What the PE ratio tells you

Share price divided by earnings per share over the last twelve months. It is the price tag on a dollar of profit: 20× means you pay $20 for $1 of yearly earnings.

Blank while earnings are negative. A very low PE can mean the market expects profits to fall, so read it with growth and the company's own history.

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Valuation data, not investment advice. Prices as of Oct 23, 2026. Reported figures come from the company's filings with the SEC.