MTN Consumer CyclicalBeta data

Vail Resorts, Inc.

$153.36-0.94%

Price as of close on Nov 3, 2026 · Financials updated Sep 30, 2026

Basics

Sector: Consumer Cyclical
Industry: Resorts & Casinos
Country: United States
Market cap: 5.5B USD
Enterprise value: 9.1B USD
Full-time employees: 6,500

Overall health

Drawback: its shares are priced higher than most peers relative to what it earnspriced higher than peers for its earnings
Drawback: higher risk than most peers: less short-term liquidity (current ratio 0.80 vs a peer median of 1.48) and more debt relative to equity (6.12× vs a peer median of 0.46×)higher risk: less liquidity (current ratio 0.80 vs peers 1.48) and more debt vs equity (6.12× vs peers 0.46×)
About average: profitability and growth

Ranks #1,161 of 1,502 consumer cyclical companies (bottom 23%)

See how it ranks against its peers

Worth knowing

Much more borrowing than peers. Debt is 6.1× equity vs a peer median of 0.5×.Debt is 6.1× equity vs peers 0.5×.
Debt is 6.1× shareholders' equity, against a peer median of 0.5×, among the highest 10% of its peer group.Debt is 6.1× shareholders' equity, vs peers 0.5×, among the highest 10% of its peer group.
Profit is backed by cash. Free cash flow is 105% of reported profit.
Vail Resorts's free cash flow is 105% of its reported profit, so its earnings are turning into cash it can reinvest, pay out or use to reduce debt.
Wide margins. Operating margin 18% (fiscal year to Jul 2025) vs a peer median of 6.4%.Operating margin 18% (fiscal year to Jul 2025) vs peers 6.4%.
Vail Resorts keeps 18% of revenue as operating profit, more than 89% of peers (median 6.4%).

StockQuotient Score

36/ 100▼ 1 since Oct 27 close

Oct 5 37 → Nov 4 36 (-1)

Fundamentals: Yahoo Finance, not primary filings

Valuation

Is the price right?

38/100

Weak▼ 1 since Oct 27 close

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Why it changed since the Oct 27, 2026 close: Score 39 → 38

Share price +1.3%-1

Each step re-scores the company against its peers as they were on Oct 28, 2026; the parts add up to the change. Price effects on EBITDA yield are approximate.

Why

Weaker than most peers on:

▼ FCF yield
▼ Earnings yield

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Sector-normalized EBITDA, earnings, and free cash flow yields.

Earnings yield3.0%

Yahoo Finance · trailing 12 monthsReported value30% base weight · Z-score -0.42Sector median: 0.0439 · MAD: 0.0329

EBITDA yield8.1%

Yahoo Finance · trailing 12 monthsReported value50% base weight · Z-score -0.13Sector median: 0.0877 · MAD: 0.0461

Free cash flow yield3.2%

Yahoo Finance · trailing 12 months · operating cash flow − capital spendingReported value20% base weight · Z-score -0.54Sector median: 0.0614 · MAD: 0.0545

Other data (not scored)

Book yield10.1%

Yahoo FinanceReported valueInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.5650 · MAD: 0.3500

Growth

Is it growing?

57/100

Moderate

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Why

Helped by:

▲ EPS growth

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Revenue and earnings-per-share growth over one year, and revenue growth over three years.

Earnings per share growth24.1%

Yahoo Finance · fiscal year to Jul 2025Reported value33% base weight · Z-score 0.78Sector median: 0.0420 · MAD: 0.2537

3-year revenue growth5.5%

Yahoo Finance · 3 fiscal years to Jul 2025Reported value33% base weight · Z-score 0.19Sector median: 0.0425 · MAD: 0.0636

Revenue growth2.7%

Yahoo Finance · fiscal year to Jul 2025Reported value33% base weight · Z-score -0.15Sector median: 0.0373 · MAD: 0.0653

Profitability

Does it earn well?

44/100

Moderate

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Why

Mixed versus peers:

▲ Operating margin
▲ ROA
▼ ROIC

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Return on invested capital, operating margin, and return on assets.

Operating margin18.1%

Yahoo Finance · fiscal year to Jul 2025Reported value33% base weight · Z-score 2.55Sector median: 0.0638 · MAD: 0.0461

Return on assets4.8%

Yahoo Finance · trailing 12 monthsReported value33% base weight · Z-score 0.58Sector median: 0.0331 · MAD: 0.0254

Return on invested capital-44.7%

Yahoo Finance · trailing 12 monthsOutlier capped at sector 5th/95th percentile33% base weight · Z-score -3.50Sector median: 0.0733 · MAD: 0.0600

Other data (not scored)

Gross margin43.7%

Yahoo Finance · trailing 12 monthsReported valueInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.3025 · MAD: 0.1399

Return on equity26.0%

Yahoo Finance · trailing 12 monthsReported valueInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.0746 · MAD: 0.0674

Risk

Debt, liquidity, price swings

Higher

Higher relative risk

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Why

Weaker than most peers on:

▼ Debt / equity
▼ Current ratio

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Relative to sector peers: 0 = lower relative risk · 1 = moderate · 2 = higher. Based on leverage, beta and liquidity.

Beta0.70

Yahoo Finance · 5-year monthly beta vs the marketReported value33% base weight · Z-score -0.22Sector median: 0.6345 · MAD: 0.2980

Current ratio0.80×

Yahoo FinanceReported value33% base weight · Z-score -1.22Sector median: 1.4800 · MAD: 0.5570

Debt / equity6.12×

Yahoo FinanceOutlier capped at sector 5th/95th percentile33% base weight · Z-score -9.02Sector median: 0.4646 · MAD: 0.3556

Valuation, growth and profitability scores: higher is better. Risk: 0 is lower, 2 is higher. Risk is a relative proxy, not a bankruptcy probability. Scores depend on available sector peers.

Questions investors ask about Vail Resorts

Is Vail Resorts getting weaker?: Filing-by-filing changes are tracked only for companies that file with the US SEC. Its overall score is 36/100, down 1 since Oct 28, 2026.
How is Vail Resorts valued vs its peers?: Priced higher than most peers relative to what it earns. Valuation scores 38/100 against 1,612 consumer cyclical peers. Free cash flow yield 3.2% vs a peer median of 6.1% (weaker than 68% of peers).Free cash flow yield 3.2% vs peers 6.1% (weaker than 68% of peers).
Is Vail Resorts growing?: At about the same pace as its peers. Growth scores 57/100 against 1,612 consumer cyclical peers. Earnings per share growth 24.1% vs a peer median of 4.2% (stronger than 71% of peers).Earnings per share growth 24.1% vs peers 4.2% (stronger than 71% of peers).
How profitable is Vail Resorts?: About as profitable as its peers. Profitability scores 44/100 against 1,612 consumer cyclical peers. Operating margin 18.1% vs a peer median of 6.4% (stronger than 89% of peers).Operating margin 18.1% vs peers 6.4% (stronger than 89% of peers). Return on invested capital -44.7% vs a peer median of 7.3% (weaker than 100% of peers).Return on invested capital -44.7% vs peers 7.3% (weaker than 100% of peers).
How risky is Vail Resorts?: Higher risk relative to 1,612 consumer cyclical peers, judged on debt, liquidity and share-price swings. Debt / equity 6.12× vs a peer median of 0.46× (weaker than 100% of peers).Debt / equity 6.12× vs peers 0.46× (weaker than 100% of peers). A relative measure, not a bankruptcy probability.

Industry valuation context

Sector: Consumer Cyclical · 182 companies

Valuations in Consumer Cyclical are within their usual range since 2016.

36% of months since 2016 were valued lower than now.
15% of companies are in the most expensive fifth of their own price-to-sales history.
Over 24 months, company values +0% and earnings +10% (medians): prices and earnings moved broadly together.
Median price-to-sales is −55% vs the whole market, against a usual −41%.

2016Shaded: most expensive fifth of its range2026

Shown for Consumer Cyclical: too few Resorts & Casinos companies have a long enough history of their own.

Financials

Detailed annual statements come from structured SEC filing data, which most US companies and some foreign filers provide. They aren’t available for this company yet.

MTN price history

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Bringing the fundamentals into focus…

Overall health

Drawback: its shares are priced higher than most peers relative to what it earnspriced higher than peers for its earnings

Drawback: higher risk than most peers: less short-term liquidity (current ratio 0.80 vs a peer median of 1.48) and more debt relative to equity (6.12× vs a peer median of 0.46×)higher risk: less liquidity (current ratio 0.80 vs peers 1.48) and more debt vs equity (6.12× vs peers 0.46×)

About average: profitability and growth

Ranks #1,161 of 1,502 consumer cyclical companies (bottom 23%)

See how it ranks against its peers

Worth knowing

Much more borrowing than peers. Debt is 6.1× equity vs a peer median of 0.5×.Debt is 6.1× equity vs peers 0.5×.

Debt is 6.1× shareholders' equity, against a peer median of 0.5×, among the highest 10% of its peer group.Debt is 6.1× shareholders' equity, vs peers 0.5×, among the highest 10% of its peer group.

Profit is backed by cash. Free cash flow is 105% of reported profit.

Vail Resorts's free cash flow is 105% of its reported profit, so its earnings are turning into cash it can reinvest, pay out or use to reduce debt.

Wide margins. Operating margin 18% (fiscal year to Jul 2025) vs a peer median of 6.4%.Operating margin 18% (fiscal year to Jul 2025) vs peers 6.4%.

Vail Resorts keeps 18% of revenue as operating profit, more than 89% of peers (median 6.4%).

Questions investors ask about Vail Resorts

Is Vail Resorts getting weaker?

Filing-by-filing changes are tracked only for companies that file with the US SEC. Its overall score is 36/100, down 1 since Oct 28, 2026.

How is Vail Resorts valued vs its peers?

Priced higher than most peers relative to what it earns. Valuation scores 38/100 against 1,612 consumer cyclical peers. Free cash flow yield 3.2% vs a peer median of 6.1% (weaker than 68% of peers).Free cash flow yield 3.2% vs peers 6.1% (weaker than 68% of peers).

Is Vail Resorts growing?

At about the same pace as its peers. Growth scores 57/100 against 1,612 consumer cyclical peers. Earnings per share growth 24.1% vs a peer median of 4.2% (stronger than 71% of peers).Earnings per share growth 24.1% vs peers 4.2% (stronger than 71% of peers).

How profitable is Vail Resorts?

About as profitable as its peers. Profitability scores 44/100 against 1,612 consumer cyclical peers. Operating margin 18.1% vs a peer median of 6.4% (stronger than 89% of peers).Operating margin 18.1% vs peers 6.4% (stronger than 89% of peers). Return on invested capital -44.7% vs a peer median of 7.3% (weaker than 100% of peers).Return on invested capital -44.7% vs peers 7.3% (weaker than 100% of peers).

How risky is Vail Resorts?

Higher risk relative to 1,612 consumer cyclical peers, judged on debt, liquidity and share-price swings. Debt / equity 6.12× vs a peer median of 0.46× (weaker than 100% of peers).Debt / equity 6.12× vs peers 0.46× (weaker than 100% of peers). A relative measure, not a bankruptcy probability.