VESTIS CORP (VSTS)
Industrials · Uniform rental and facilities outsourcing services · NYSE
Vestis Corp provides comprehensive uniform and facility supply services to North American businesses to enhance workplace safety, cleanliness, and brand identity.
What VESTIS CORP does
Vestis Corp is a facilities and work services company that was recently separated from Aramark. The company provides outsourced facilities, linen supply, and support services to various customers across industries. It operates through service contracts with recurring revenue models, supported by manufacturing and distribution capabilities for uniforms and linens.
Themes: Facilities outsourcing and management, Uniform rental services, Business services, Supply chain resilience
Fundamentals
- Price$12.69 as of 2026-08-21 close
- Market cap$1.7B as of 2026-08-21
- 1-year return+170.6% 2025-08-21 close $4.69 → 2026-08-21 close $12.69
- P/En/a negative earnings
- Net margin-0.6% as of 2026-08-24
- Gross margin+26.1% as of 2026-08-24
- ROE-2.0% as of 2026-08-24
- Debt / equity1.48 as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue growth (YoY)-0.8% as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+0.6% SEC XBRL
- Beta1.12 as of 2026-08-24
- Last reported earnings2026-08-11 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
Dividend: at least 2 years of non-decreasing per-share dividends (SEC XBRL) — we do not hold the year before it, so the real streak may be longer.
How VSTS compares in its sector
- net profit marginbottom 25% 457 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- operating marginmiddle range 457 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- gross marginmiddle range 455 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- return on equitybottom 25% 460 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- 3-year revenue CAGRmiddle range 426 covered Industrials peers
- free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)bottom 25% 414 covered Industrials peers, as of FY2025
Position among covered Industrials companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
Dividend coverage (FY2025)
Exceeded at least one reported measure. In FY2025, VSTS's dividend exceeded at least one reported measure of what it earned or generated (free-cash-flow payout 240%). A payout above 100% in one year is not necessarily unsustainable, but it is not fully covered by that measure.
- Earnings payoutnot assessable earnings were not positive that year
- Free-cash-flow payout240% dividends / (operating cash flow − capex)
Coverage derived from reported SEC EDGAR XBRL figures for FY2025 (dividends paid vs. net income and free cash flow, same fiscal year). This describes PAST coverage for one fiscal year — it does not predict whether a dividend will be maintained, raised, or cut, and a one-year payout ratio can be distorted by non-recurring items. Informational only — not financial advice.
How VESTIS CORP looks technically
VESTIS CORP (VSTS) is trading 34.4% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend. Its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 152 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal. A strong downtrend is in place — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 28, with sellers in control. Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 31, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). It just made a new 20-day low, its first since 2026-06-08, breaking below its recent trading range. It is 24.9% below its highest point of the past year.
Trend
8
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 34.4% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend | +34.4% |
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| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $14.22 | $14.22 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $9.44 | $9.44 |
| Swing structure | each recent peak has been lower than the one before it and each dip deeper — the pattern chart-watchers call a downtrend, which describes where price has already been and not where it goes next | lower highs and lower lows |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing high 9 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 9 sessions |
| Wave structure | its recent swings can be read as a five-part downward sequence — what Elliott-wave chartists call an impulse — now in leg 3 of five; the labelling fails if price closes above 15.059. It is one of several labellings that fit, and it describes the swings already printed, not what comes next. The same swings also read as a three-part correction in leg C. | possible downward five-wave sequence, in wave 3 (one of several readings) |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 152 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal | 152 sessions |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | a strong downtrend is in place — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 28, with sellers in control | 27.8 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 31, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 30.7 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading near the bottom of its 14-day range ($12.54 to $15.06) — its "stochastic" reading is 6 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been slipping within that range over the last few sessions. | 6.1 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, is in negative territory (momentum leaning bearish) | 21 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $16.90 | $16.90 |
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| From the 52-week high | it is 24.9% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -24.9% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 218.8% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +218.8% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 24.9% below its highest point of the past year | 24.9% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it just made a new 20-day low, its first since 2026-06-08, breaking below its recent trading range | 1 session |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day high about 26 trading days ago | 26 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $22.37 (set on 2024-02-02) | $22.37 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($4.06 to $16.50), and it has given back roughly a third of its rise from last year’s low — 31% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $8.41 to $8.81. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 30.6% |
| From the all-time high | it is 43.3% below its all-time high | -43.3% |
| Nearest price level | it is trading 2.6% below a resistance level at $13.02 — a price it turned at twice since 2024-11-20, most recently on 2026-08-11. Since 2024-08-21 it has 12 such levels below the current price and 5 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | +2.6% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $3.98 (set on 2025-09-10) | $3.98 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 218.8% above its all-time low | +218.8% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are about average versus its own recent 6-month history | 46th percentile |
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| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $0.5959 between its high and its low — about 4.7% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $0.5959 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $12.44 and $15.44 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $12.44 – $13.94 – $15.44 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 4.7% in a typical session — about typical for the companies we cover. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 4.7% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 5.5 daily ranges above its 200-day average price (34.4% above it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 5.5 daily ranges above its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average | 0.64× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts have raised their average price target by 25.0% since the prior reading | +25.0% |
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| Change in the consensus rating | not available for this company yet | n/a |
Candlestick patterns
1
| Since a bearish engulfing | 3 sessions ago it opened above the previous session's close and finished below that session's open — a "bearish engulfing" pair, where one down day more than undid the up day before it | 3 sessions ago |
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Price gaps
2
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-08-21 0.4% above the previous session's close — an overnight gap, the part of the move that happened while the market was shut, and traded back through that level before the close | +0.4% |
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| Gap filled | a 4.5% gap up opened on 2026-08-12 has been "filled" 6 sessions ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it took 1 session to close | 6 sessions ago |
Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it has closed lower 2 sessions in a row, a -2.76% move over the run — an unbroken run of down days, which describes what has already happened and says nothing about the next session | 2 sessions down |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock lagged the market by 23.1 percentage points (the stock lost 20.7% while the market gained 2.3%) | -23.1% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock beat the market by 6.2 percentage points (the stock gained 9.3% while the market gained 3.1%) | +6.2% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock beat the market by 48.0 percentage points (the stock gained 59.0% while the market gained 11.1%) | +48.0% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock beat the market by 150.1 percentage points (the stock gained 170.6% while the market gained 20.5%) | +150.1% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 4 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state: a "golden cross" — its 50-day average is above its 200-day, trading above its 200-day average, outperforming the market over 6 months, near the bottom of its 14-day range (oversold) — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 4 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 4 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bearish state: a strong downtrend, with sellers in control, a fresh 20-day low, MACD momentum is negative, trading below the Ichimoku cloud — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 4 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading 1.6% below the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-07-16 and projected forward over today's price, the side traders read as an established downtrend, with the band above acting as the level that would have to be cleared. The band itself is thick, spanning 15.3% of the share price, which is taken to mean a barrier that has held for a while and takes effort to cross. | -1.6% |
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Volume-weighted price
1
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 23% above the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $10.29 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 154 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +23.3% |
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Price levels it has turned at before
VSTS last closed at $12.69 on 2026-08-21. Since 2024-08-21 it has turned at 12 prices below its last close and 5 above; the 3 nearest below and the 3 nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $13.02 | Resistance | 2.6% above the last close | turned there twice · 2024-11-20 to 2026-08-11 |
| $13.40 | Resistance | 5.6% above the last close | turned there three times · 2024-10-04 to 2026-07-07 |
| $10.45 | Support | 17.6% below the last close | turned there twice · 2025-03-27 to 2026-04-21 |
| $15.04 | Resistance | 18.6% above the last close | turned there four times · 2024-12-19 to 2026-08-12 |
| $8.12 | Support | 36.0% below the last close | turned there twice · 2026-03-05 to 2026-03-26 |
| $7.36 | Support | 42.0% below the last close | turned there four times · 2025-04-07 to 2026-04-02 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
Its recent swings can be read as a five-part downward sequence — what Elliott-wave chartists call an impulse — now in leg 3 of five.
This labelling fails — stops being a possible reading at all — if it closes above $15.06.
This is one of several labellings that fit the same swings, so treat it as a reading rather than the reading. It was chosen from 2 labellings that survived the rules, counting shorter readings of the same bars.
On past moves of this shape the leg has usually ended somewhere between $8.64 and $11.09 — that is where it has tended to end if the count holds, not a forecast of where the price goes.
Alternate reading: The same swings also read as a three-part correction in leg C, which fails on a close above $15.06.
This reading has stood for 1 trading day, since 2026-08-21.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-08-21.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Trading above the 200-day moving average · Pulled back from the 12-month high · Broke down to a new 20-day low · Analyst price target recently RAISED · beating the market · At the bottom of its 14-day range (stochastic below 20) | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · breakout · fifty two week high low
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-08-21. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Consensus ratingHold (3.00 mean, 1=Strong Buy…5=Strong Sell) — 7 analysts
- Mean price target$13.00 range $9.30 – $17.00
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-08-18. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Analyst EPS estimate for VSTS
- Consensus EPS estimate$0.0992 next reporting period, as of 2026-08-18
Change over time is not available yet: it needs two readings of the same reporting period at least 30 days apart, and we have been recording these estimates since 2026-08-04. An estimate for a DIFFERENT quarter is not a revision, so a reading from before the last report is never compared with one after it.
The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Macroeconomic headwinds and customer contract retention risk—failure to renew existing contracts or attract new customers could result in significant revenue decline and potential goodwill impairment","High leverage and covenant compliance—substantial debt and reliance on accounts receivable securitization facility, plus exposure to net leverage ratio covenants in credit agreements","Labor cost inflation and unionization pressure—increased labor costs, workforce hiring challenges, and ongoing unionization efforts could materially impact operating margins"]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of VSTS's 10-Q filed 2026-05-12 against the prior one filed 2026-02-10.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
- Added:
- Newer filing (2026-05-12) specifies MD&A covers 'three and six months ended April 3, 2026 and March 28, 2025' whereas older filing (2026-02-10) covered 'three months ended January 2, 2026 and December 27, 2024'
- Newer filing adds detailed discussion of geopolitical tensions including 'United States, Israel and Iran' and specifically mentions 'Strait of Hormuz' where 'approximately 20% of the world's oil supply transits daily'
- Newer filing adds: 'In response to increased energy costs during the second fiscal quarter of 2026, we have implemented an energy surcharge to help mitigate the impact on our operating results'
- Newer filing expands discussion with: 'The extent to which these macroeconomic conditions and geopolitical developments will impact our operational and financial performance will depend on future developments, including the duration and severity of geopolitical instability, such as any ongoing or future closures of the Strait of Hormuz or other reductions or disruptions in global energy supply; governmental responses to inflation and trade policies; and our ability to mitigate cost increases through pricing actions and operational efficiencies'
- Removed:
- Older filing (2026-02-10) mentions 'Russia and Ukraine' and 'Israel' separately; newer filing removes Russia and Ukraine reference and refocuses on 'United States, Israel and Iran'
- Older filing states 'conflicts in those regions further disrupted global supply chains and heightened volatility and disruption of global financial markets' - this specific phrasing removed in newer filing
- Older filing references 'tariffs' as a factor; newer filing removes this reference
- Older filing states 'our ability to effectively hire and retain personnel' as a key factor; this specific phrase removed in newer filing
- Reworded:
- Older filing: 'The impact on our longer-term operational and financial performance will depend on future developments'; Newer filing: 'The extent to which these macroeconomic conditions and geopolitical developments will impact our operational and financial performance will depend on future developments' (expanded scope and more specific focus)
- Older filing discusses 'ongoing volatility and disruption of global financial markets caused by these global events, as well as other current global economic factors, triggered inflation'; Newer filing shifts to 'instability in these regions has contributed to increased volatility in global energy markets and broader economic uncertainty' (narrower focus on energy markets rather than financial markets)
- Older filing: 'Some of these future developments are outside of our control'; Newer filing: 'Many of these factors are outside of our control' (changed 'Some' to 'Many')
- Notes:
- Text provided is truncated at 'Developed in collaboration with leadin' for newer filing; complete comparison of Transformation and Restructuring Plan section not possible
- Page numbers differ between filings (33 vs 29), suggesting different document lengths or formatting
Risk Factors
- Added:
- Added risk factor language: 'geopolitical instability including as a result of the military conflict among the United States, Israel and Iran' (filed 2026-05-12)
- Added reference to 'disruptions in international shipping through the Strait of Hormuz' in supply chain risk bullet (filed 2026-05-12)
- Removed:
- Removed standalone risk factor bullet: 'risks associated with our international operations' (was in filed 2026-02-10)
- Reworded:
- Changed first bullet from 'unfavorable macroeconomic conditions including as a result of government shutdowns, inflationary pressures and higher interest rates' to 'unfavorable macroeconomic conditions and geopolitical instability including as a result of the military conflict among the United States, Israel and Iran, government shutdowns, inflationary pressures and higher interest rates' (filed 2026-05-12 vs 2026-02-10)
- Changed supply chain disruptions language from 'including as a result of military conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East' to 'including as a result of disruptions in international shipping through the Strait of Hormuz and the military conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine' (filed 2026-05-12 vs 2026-02-10)
- Notes:
- The financial statements section contains different comparative periods (April 3, 2026 vs March 28, 2025 in newer filing; January 2, 2026 vs December 27, 2024 in older filing) but this reflects different quarters being reported, not a change to the Risk Factors section being compared
- Page numbers changed from 38-39 to 45-46, indicating section relocation within document structure
AI-assisted comparison of two SEC filing sections. It describes wording and theme changes only, makes no materiality, legal, or investment judgement, and is not financial advice. Informational only — not financial advice.
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
No open-market insider purchases or sales are on record for VSTS — recent Form 4 activity was compensation-related (awards, option exercises, or tax withholding), not open-market buying or selling.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsOnly open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
Institutional ownership (13F)
5 institutional 13F filers reported holding VSTS as of 2026-03-31 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 5
- Reported shares held 31,896,948
- Reported value $250,710,011
reported quarterly holdings change (2025-12-31 → 2026-03-31): 0 new, 2 increased, 3 decreased, 0 exited. Change counts cover only managers that filed 13F reports in BOTH quarters, derived between two quarter-end snapshots — not same-day trades; a single manager is never said to have "bought" or "sold".
Institutional holdings are quarter-end long positions reported on SEC Form 13F-HR, filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends — they are delayed, are not real-time trades, exclude short positions and most non-US securities, and are not investment advice. Any increase/decrease is a reported change between two quarterly snapshots, not a same-day purchase or sale. These are quarter-end snapshots from the 13F filings on SEC EDGAR, filed within 45 days — not real-time, and any change is a difference between two quarterly reports, not a same-day trade. Informational only — not financial advice.
Short interest (FINRA)
VSTS had 7,068,594 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
VSTS had 5.35% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 5.52 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 7,068,594
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 5.35%
- Prior settlement (shares) 7,230,651
- Reported change -2.24%
- Days to cover (reported) 5.52
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-07-31 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- Aramark (ARMK)
- Cintas Corporation (CTAS)
- UniFirst Corporation (UNF)
- Alsco Uniforms
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Frequently asked questions
What does VESTIS CORP (VSTS) do?
Vestis Corp is a facilities and work services company that was recently separated from Aramark. The company provides outsourced facilities, linen supply, and support services to various customers across industries. It operates through service contracts with recurring revenue models, supported by manufacturing and distribution capabilities for uniforms and linens.
What sector is VESTIS CORP (VSTS) in?
VESTIS CORP (VSTS) is classified in the Industrials sector. Its industry is Uniform rental and facilities outsourcing services. It trades on NYSE.
Does VSTS pay a dividend?
Yes — VESTIS CORP (VSTS) pays a dividend, with an indicated yield of about 0.00% and at least 2 years of non-decreasing per-share dividends (SEC EDGAR XBRL) — we do not hold the year before it, so the real streak may be longer (market data, as of 2026-08-24). Informational only — not financial advice.
Who are VESTIS CORP's (VSTS) competitors?
Notable peers of VESTIS CORP (VSTS) include Aramark, Cintas Corporation, UniFirst Corporation and Alsco Uniforms. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Is VESTIS CORP (VSTS) overbought or oversold right now?
VESTIS CORP (VSTS) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 31, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-08-21). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on VSTS come from?
Fundamentals and prices come from market data, as of 2026-08-24; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: market data, as of 2026-08-24. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-08-21.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.