Utz Brands, Inc.
NYSE•UTZ
CEO: Mr. Howard A. Friedman
Sector: Consumer Defensive
Industry: Packaged Foods
Listing Date: 2018-11-26
Utz Brands, Inc. engages in manufacture, marketing, and distribution of snack foods. It offers a range of salty snacks, including salty snacks, including potato chips, tortilla chips, pretzels, cheese snacks, pork skins, veggie snacks, pub/party mixes, tortilla chips, salsa and dips, ready-to-eat popcorn, and other snacks under the Utz, Zapp's, ON THE BORDER, Golden Flake, Boulder Canyon, Hawaiian, TORTIYAHS!, etc. The company sells its products to wholesale and other distributors, grocery stores, convenience and drug stores, discount stores, mass merchandisers, membership club stores, hard discounters, and specialty and e-commerce retailers. Utz Brands, Inc. was founded in 1921 and is headquartered in Hanover, Pennsylvania.
Contact Information
Market Cap
$915.35M
P/E (TTM)
160.7
17.5
Dividend Yield
2.5%
52W High
$15.84
52W Low
$9.20
52W Range
Rank59Top 76.7%
2.6
F-Score
Modified Piotroski Analysis
Based on 7-year fundamentals
Weak • 2.6 / 9 points
Scoring Range (0-9)
8-9: Excellent Value
6-7: Strong Fundamentals
4-5: Average Quality
0-3: Weak Performance
Data Period: 2018-2024
Financial Dashboard
Q3 2025 Data
Revenue
$377.80M+3.36%
4-Quarter Trend
EPS
-$0.17+536.70%
4-Quarter Trend
FCF
$27.70M-4.58%
4-Quarter Trend
2025 Q3 Earnings Highlights
Key Highlights
Net Sales Increased 3.4% Thirteen-week Net Sales reached $377.8M, driven by 4.5% favorable volume/mix benefit offsetting price realization.
Strategic Acquisition Closed Acquired California DSD assets in October 2025, accelerating expansion into the $4.1B US salty snack market.
Warrant Liability Settled Cashless exercise of remaining 7.2M Warrants in August 2025 eliminated the derivative liability balance.
Brand Share Surges Boulder Canyon brand share grew 199.0% for the thirty-nine weeks ended September 28, 2025, per Circana data.
Risk Factors
Gross Margin Compression Q3 Gross Margin compressed to 33.6% versus 35.8% due to increased investments supporting capacity expansion.
Higher Interest Costs Variable rate debt increased to $708.7M, increasing exposure to potential interest rate volatility impacting net income.
Operating Cost Inflation Selling, distribution, and administrative expenses rose 11.9% for the quarter due to higher people and delivery costs.
Supply Chain Restructuring Closing Grand Rapids facility by early 2026 introduces operational transition risks across the manufacturing network.
Outlook
Supply Chain Optimization Plan Closing Grand Rapids facility is key to cost savings, fixed cost leverage, and enhanced automation across remaining network.
Marketing Investment Focus Accelerating marketing and innovation investments to drive top-line growth and achieve share gains in Expansion Geographies.
Debt Structure Refinancing Term Loan B refinanced in January 2025, extending maturity to 2032 and reducing SOFR applicable rate.
Product Innovation Pipeline Focusing innovation on Positive Choices, including BFY snacks, to meet evolving consumer preferences and demand.
Peer Comparison
Revenue (TTM)
HLF$4.96B
$3.34B
$2.81B
Gross Margin (Latest Quarter)
HLF78.0%
66.1%
65.9%
Key Metrics
Symbol | Market Cap | P/E (TTM) | ROE (TTM) | Debt to Assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPB | $1.45B | 14.5 | 5.2% | 19.4% |
| HLF | $1.38B | 4.2 | -41.2% | 85.7% |
| THS | $1.20B | -4.9 | -16.5% | 43.2% |
Long-Term Trends
Last 4 Quarters
Revenue
Net Income
Operating Cash Flow
4Q Revenue CAGR
3.5%
Moderate Growth
4Q Net Income CAGR
N/M
Profitability Shift
Cash Flow Stability
75%
Volatile Cash Flow
Research & Insights
Next earnings:Feb 19, 2026
EPS:$0.26
|Revenue:-
Reports
All Years
Form 10-Q - Q3 2025
Period End: Sep 28, 2025|Filed: Oct 30, 2025|Revenue: $377.80M+3.4%|EPS: $-0.17+536.7%MissForm 10-Q - Q2 2025
Period End: Jun 29, 2025|Filed: Jul 31, 2025|Revenue: $366.70M+3.0%|EPS: $0.12-50.0%MissForm 10-Q - Q1 2025
Period End: Mar 30, 2025|Filed: May 1, 2025|Revenue: $352.08M+1.6%|EPS: $0.04-185.5%MissForm 10-K - FY 2024
Period End: Dec 29, 2024|Filed: Feb 20, 2025|Revenue: $1.41B-2.0%|EPS: $0.19+161.3%MissForm 10-Q - Q3 2024
Period End: Sep 29, 2024|Filed: Oct 31, 2024|Revenue: $365.52M-1.7%|EPS: $-0.03-113.3%MissForm 10-Q - Q2 2024
Period End: Jun 30, 2024|Filed: Aug 1, 2024|Revenue: $356.19M-1.8%|EPS: $0.24-571.5%BeatForm 10-Q - Q1 2024
Period End: Mar 31, 2024|Filed: May 2, 2024|Revenue: $346.52M-1.4%|EPS: $-0.05-55.5%MissForm 10-K - FY 2023
Period End: Dec 31, 2023|Filed: Feb 29, 2024|Revenue: $1.44B+2.1%|EPS: $-0.31-6226.5%Miss