How has Nathan's Famous's restaurant operations — operating income changed year-over-year?

Nathan's Famous's restaurant operations — operating income decreased by 13.9% year-over-year, from $1.07M to $920K.

What does restaurant operations — operating income mean?

This is the net profit or loss generated by the restaurant operations segment after accounting for all direct costs, labor, and operational expenses. It serves as the definitive measure of the segment's contribution to the company's overall bottom line.

Nathan's Famous (NATH) Restaurant Operations — Operating Income

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$13.54M+9.8%

Branded Product Program

$1.33M-41.6%

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$54.1M+15.0%

Gross profit$18.9M+1.5%

Operating income$12.7M-1.0%

Net income$8.8M-1.1%

EPS (diluted)$2.14-0.9%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$24.7M-8.1%

Total debt$51.0M-7.1%

Total equity-$7.2M+23.3%

Total assets$64.8M+2.1%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$949.0K+531%

CapEx$67.0K-41.7%

Free cash flow$882.0K+363%

Valuation

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Market cap$401.61M-1.1%

Enterprise value$427.94M-1.4%

P/E20.2×+3.0×

P/S2.4×-0.3×

Profitability

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Gross margin33%-5.2pp

Operating margin17.7%-5.9pp

Net margin11.8%-4.0pp

FCF margin11.3%-1.8pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity21.3%—

Debt / equity-7.1×—

Current ratio2.4×-0.3×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Nathan's Famous in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:OperatingIncomeLoss.

The source filing: Nathan's Famous’s 10-Q, filed August 7, 2026.

Filed: Aug 7, 2026, 7:00 AM EDT
Fiscal quarter: Q1 FY2027
Calendar quarter: Q2 2026
Accession: 0001437749-26-026427

June 28, 2026	Branded Product Program	Product Licensing	Restaurant Operations	Corporate	Total
Payroll expense	317	-	418	952	1,687
Depreciation and amortization	30	-	169	40	239
Advertising fund expense	-	-	-	411	411
Income from operations	1,330	13,541	920	(3,123)	12,668
Interest expense	-	-	-	(638)	(638)
Interest and dividend income	-	-	-	133	133
Other income, net	-	-	-	-	-
Income before provision for income taxes	1,330	13,541	920	(3,628)	12,163

Item 1. Financial Statements.

FAQ

What is Nathan's Famous's restaurant operations — operating income?: Nathan's Famous (NATH) reported restaurant operations — operating income of $920K in Q2 2026.
How has Nathan's Famous's restaurant operations — operating income changed year-over-year?: Nathan's Famous's restaurant operations — operating income decreased by 13.9% year-over-year, from $1.07M to $920K.
What does restaurant operations — operating income mean?: This is the net profit or loss generated by the restaurant operations segment after accounting for all direct costs, labor, and operational expenses. It serves as the definitive measure of the segment's contribution to the company's overall bottom line.