VSTS · Vestis Corp
$13.78
+0.42 (+3.14%)
At close · Oct 1
Return incl. dividend (before tax)
Market Cap
$1.80B
Shares
132.16M
Volume · Oct 1
1.52M
Avg daily vol (3M)
1.39M
Price & Indicators
20d MA
50d MA
200d MA
Earnings
Filing
Insider
Congress
Investor day
Close$13.36
Open$13.48
Day$13.31–13.67
52W close$4.53–16.50
Avg vol 30d1.4M
Short int9.6M · 7.2% float · 6.3d
Short vol66%
Last earningsAug 11, 2026
DataSep 2023–Sep 2026
Filing10-Q · Aug 11
Up next
Next earnings call
Nov 10, 2026
Est · unconfirmed
· in 6 wks
filed Aug 11, 2026
call held Aug 11, 2026
Metrics snapshot
Useful current figures from the complete screener profile.
Revenue (TTM)
$2.70B
Trailing 12 months
Net income (TTM)
−$5.30M
Trailing 12 months
Revenue growth YoY
-1.8%
Year over year
Operating margin
3.6%
Trailing 12 months
P / E (TTM)
—
Trailing earnings
FCF yield
7.6%
TTM · current market cap
Return on invested capital
—
Trailing 12 months
Net cash
−$1.03B
Latest balance sheet
Dividend yield
—
Trailing 12 months
Shares change YoY
+1.9%
Year over year · more shares
Price change (1Y)
+194.9%
Trailing year
Short interest
7.2%
Latest settlement · 6.3 days to cover
Equibles Rating
blended score · not investment adviceOverall
Neutral
SellHoldBuy
Technical
Buy
Momentum
Very Strong
Sentiment
Neutral
Fundamentals
Poor
Quant / Vol
High
Market backdrop
VIX 16.3 · calm
Equity put/call 0.53
Technical
price trend
50 / 200-day cross
No cross
Price vs 200-day avg
+26%
above
Price vs 50-day avg
−2%
below
RSI (14)
47
neutral
MACD trend
Positive
52-week position
74%
mid-range
Momentum
relative strength
1-month return
+10%
trailing
6-month return
+56%
trailing
YTD return
+100%
this year
Relative strength
+43%
vs S&P · 6-mo
Sentiment
smart money
Trend (MA cross)
No cross
50d $14 › 200d $11 — 50d above 200d
Institutional flow
Accumulating
+6% holders QoQ · +55 funds added
Insider flow
Accumulating
Net +$1.0M over 90 days · 0% sells
Short interest
Rising
7.25% of float · ▲ +20.6% MoM · 6.3 days cover
Volume signal
Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth
Steady
284 holders — mid 3-yr range
Squeeze score
69
elevated · 0–100
Fundamentals
Revenue growth
−3%
Y/Y
EPS growth
−294%
Y/Y
Balance sheet
$1.1B
net debt
Quant / Vol
risk profile
Volatility
58%
annualized · 1-yr
Max drawdown
−26%
past year
ATR
3.9%
of price · 14-day
Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.
Guidance & track record
Latest guidance
· from the Earnings Call filed Aug 11, 2026
full-year fiscal 2026
Free cash flow
Initiated
$160M – $170M
Cash capital expenditures
Initiated
$60M – $70M
Cash paid for transformation-related expenses
Initiated
$35M – $40M
Adjusted EBITDA
Non-GAAP
Initiated
$310M – $315M
Effective tax rate
Initiated
25%
fiscal fourth quarter
Adjusted EBITDA
Non-GAAP
$84M – $89M
Q4 standalone
Effective tax rate
30%
Guided vs delivered
· last 2 settled
Sales
first quarter of fiscal 2022
guided $600M – $620M
$700.7M
Beat +14.9%
EPS
first quarter of fiscal 2022
guided $0.80 – $0.90
$0.26
Miss −69.4%
Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.
Technicals
trend & momentum for long-term holders Buy
50 / 200-day cross
No cross
Neutral
Price vs 200-day avg
+26%
Bullish
Price vs 50-day avg
−2%
Neutral
RSI (14)
47
Neutral
MACD trend
Positive
Bullish
52-week position
74%
Neutral
Market signals — smart money & positioning
Bullish · 2 of 6
Trend (MA cross)
No cross
50d $14 › 200d $11 — 50d above 200d
Institutional flow
Accumulating
+6% holders QoQ · +55 funds added
Insider flow
Accumulating
Net +$1.0M over 90 days · 0% sells
Short interest
Rising
7.25% of float · ▲ +20.6% MoM · 6.3 days cover
Volume signal
Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth
Steady
284 holders — mid 3-yr range
Price context
position in its 52-week range
Range low $5
Now $13 · 74%
Range high $17
vs 200-day avg +26%
vs 50-day avg -2%
Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.
Key metrics
the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings| Metric | Latest | Period | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adjusted Basic (Loss) Earnings Per Share non-GAAP | $0.45 | Nine months ended July 3, 2026 | — |
| Adjusted Diluted (Loss) Earnings Per Share non-GAAP | $0.44 | Nine months ended July 3, 2026 | — |
| Adjusted Diluted EPS non-GAAP | $0.18 | Q3 FY2026 | — |
| Adjusted EBITDA non-GAAP | $80.9M | fiscal third quarter | — |
GAAP → non-GAAP reconciliationGAAP Net Income (Loss) 11.05M
+33.27M Depreciation and Amortization
+3.3M Provision (Benefit) for Income Taxes
+20.12M Interest Expense
+3.29M Share-Based Compensation
+1.58M Severance
+6.14M Transformation Costs
+0K Separation Related Charges
+2.79M Securitization Fees
+0K (Gain) loss on disposals of property and equipment
+0K Loss (Gain) on Sale of Equity Investment
+0K Third Party Debt Amendment Fees
-661K Legal Reserves and Settlements, net of insurance proceeds
-14K Gains, Losses and Other
= Adjusted EBITDA 80.85M
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| Adjusted EBITDA (Non-GAAP) non-GAAP | $225.78M | Nine months ended July 3, 2026 | — |
| Adjusted EBITDA Margin non-GAAP | 12.2% | fiscal third quarter | — |
| Adjusted EBITDA Margin (Non-GAAP) non-GAAP | 11.4% | Nine months ended July 3, 2026 | — |
| Adjusted Free Cash Flow non-GAAP | $55.5M | fiscal third quarter | — |
GAAP → non-GAAP reconciliationGAAP Free Cash Flow (Non-GAAP) 46.98M
+7.23M Cash paid for Transformation Costs
+1.34M Cash paid for severance
= Adjusted Free Cash Flow 55.55M
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| Adjusted Free Cash Flow (Non-GAAP) non-GAAP | $155.1M | Nine Months Ended July 3, 2026 | — |
| Adjusted Free Cash Flow (year to date) non-GAAP | $155.1M | FY 2026 year to date through F3Q26 | — |
| Adjusted Net Income (Loss) (Non-GAAP) non-GAAP | $59.1M | Nine months ended July 3, 2026 | — |
| Adjusted Operating Expenses non-GAAP | $580.81M | Q3 FY2026 | — |
GAAP → non-GAAP reconciliationGAAP Operating Expenses 624.42M
-33.27M Depreciation and Amortization
+0K Covenant-related adjustments
-3.29M Share-Based Compensation
-1.58M Severance
-6.14M Transformation Costs
+0K (Gain) loss on disposals of property and equipment
+0K Separation Related Charges
+661K Legal Reserves and Settlements, net of insurance proceeds
+0K Third Party Debt
+14K Other Gain and Losses
= Adjusted Operating Expenses 580.81M
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| Adjusted Operating Expenses (Non-GAAP) non-GAAP | $1.76B | Nine Months Ended July 3, 2026 | — |
| Available liquidity | $351.8M | fiscal third quarter | — |
| Business transformation cash (included in F3Q26 Free Cash Flow) | $8.6M | F3Q26 | — |
| Capital expenditures (included in F3Q26 Free Cash Flow) | $18M | F3Q26 | — |
| Cost Per Pound non-GAAP | $1.24 | Q3 FY2026 | — |
| Covenant Adjusted EBITDA (Non-GAAP) non-GAAP | $225.78M | Nine months ended July 3, 2026 | — |
| Covenant Adjusted EBITDA Margin (Non-GAAP) non-GAAP | 11.4% | Nine months ended July 3, 2026 | — |
| Excess availability on revolving credit facility non-GAAP | $294.18M | Q3 FY2026 | — |
| Free Cash Flow non-GAAP | $47M | fiscal third quarter | — |
GAAP → non-GAAP reconciliationGAAP Net cash provided by operating activities 64.94M
-17.96M Purchases of property and equipment and other
= Free Cash Flow 46.98M
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| Free Cash Flow (Non-GAAP) non-GAAP | $120.84M | Nine Months Ended July 3, 2026 | — |
| Free Cash Flow (year to date) non-GAAP | $120.8M | FY 2026 year to date through F3Q26 | — |
| Investments in Capital Assets non-GAAP | $62.5M | first nine months of fiscal 2026 | — |
| Net Debt (Non-GAAP) non-GAAP | $1.21B | As of July 3, 2026 | — |
| Net Leverage Ratio (Non-GAAP) non-GAAP | 4.1 | As of July 3, 2026 | — |
| Operating Leverage non-GAAP | $0.18 | Three Months Ended July 3, 2026 | — |
| Operating Leverage Per Pound non-GAAP | $0.14 | F3Q26 | — |
| Plant productivity improvement | 9% | fiscal third quarter | — |
| Pounds Processed | 467.3M | Three Months Ended July 3, 2026 | — |
| Return on Working Capital non-GAAP | 167.8% | Three Months Ended July 3, 2026 | — |
| Revenue Per Pound year-over-year growth | 2.9% | F3Q26 | — |
| Total Liquidity non-GAAP | $351.84M | Q3 FY2026 | — |
| Trailing Twelve Months Adjusted EBITDA (Non-GAAP) non-GAAP | $290.44M | Trailing Twelve Months Ended July 3, 2026 | — |
| Trailing Twelve Months Covenant Adjusted EBITDA (Non-GAAP) non-GAAP | $294.04M | Trailing Twelve Months Ended July 3, 2026 | — |
| Uniforms product mix | 37% | F2Q26 | — |
| Volume | 467.3M | Q3 FY2026 | — |
| Volume (Pounds processed by our facilities) | £467.3M | F3Q26 | — |
| Volume in pounds processed | 4.5% | fiscal third quarter | — |
| Workplace supplies product mix | 63% | F2Q26 | — |
Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period
Versus peers
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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VSTS
this stock
Vestis Corp
|
$1.80B | +100.3% | -2.5% | — | 7.2% |
|
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|
$65.59B | +23.7% | +4.9% | 26.7 | 2.5% |
|
SUNB
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|
$30.76B | — | +3.4% | — | 2.1% |
|
AER
AerCap Holdings N.V.
|
$22.91B | -0.2% | +6.5% | — | 2.2% |
|
UHAL
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$11.85B | +19.4% | +3.6% | — | 0.8% |
Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding
At a glance
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Financials
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Earnings & Events
Performance
| 5D | 20D | 120D | MTD | YTD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VSTS | -3.7% | +10.1% | +55.5% | +6.8% | +100.3% |
| SPY | -0.7% | +0.1% | +12.2% | -0.6% | +11.8% |
| vs SPY | -3.0% | +10.0% | +43.4% | +7.4% | +88.5% |