EYENational Vision Holdings, Inc.

$18.65

Is it safe?

Can EYE take a bad year?

National Vision Holdings, Inc. carries $169M of net debt at 0.99× EBITDA: a load its earnings can carry.

$169M

Net debt · as at Q1 2026 · under two and a half years of EBITDA, comfortable

Net debt / EBITDA
0.99×

Net debt / EBITDA · 3.09× a year ago · the load is coming down

Altman Z-score
1.95

Altman Z-score · grey zone, between 1.8 and 3

Debt / equity
0.26×

Debt / equity

Details
Total debtQ1 2026
$237M
Cash and short-term investments
$68M
Net debt
$169M
EBITDA, trailing twelve months
$170M
Operating profit, trailing twelve months
$78M
Debt / equity
0.26×
Total debt / EBITDA
1.40×
Annualised volatilitytwo years of daily moves
52%
Worst drawdown on file
−85%
Below its 52-week high
−37%

Balance sheet from SEC filings; drawdown and volatility from end-of-day closes; Altman Z from the filed statements.